Chapter 449: Chapter 445: Coronation Ceremony

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Strictly speaking, Tang Luo’s coming-of-age ceremony should have taken place in the early autumn of his thirteenth year. However, since the entire Tang Clan believed he would successfully enter the Martial Saint Mountain, no one brought it up.

Then, he unfortunately lost all his cultivation. Subsequently came the opening of the Astral Pavilion by the Astral Child. It was not until he demonstrated his supreme cultivation at the clan meeting earlier this year that he once again returned to the center of the Tang Clan’s attention.

Although he had long known that his coming-of-age ceremony would be grand, the guest list still made Tang Luo somewhat dazed. Thirteen Elders of the Tang Clan, seven of which were present, along with the Clan Leader Tang Zhi, Clan Keeper Tang Zu, Mount Guardian Tang Kuan, Law Keeper Tang Lan, Head of the Wind Media Department Tang Feng, Head Instructor Tang Bin, Martial Ancestors Tang Zhen and Tang Qian, and his grandfather Tang Hao.

Almost all of the key power holders in the current generation of the Tang Clan were present. Their participation in such a ceremony on this exceedingly busy day indicated that the entire Tang Clan acknowledged Tang Luo’s contribution. Otherwise, why would a fifteen-year-old boy be worth the effort of so many important figures all coming together?

Since his mother was not present, only his father Tang Sen was there from the main family, along with his younger brother Tang Xing. Being a man of few words, Tang Sen entrusted Tang Hongtao, the esteemed teacher, with the duty of playing host to their guests.

The coming-of-age ceremony consists of three parts and is only deemed complete once all are meticulously executed.

The first stage: Abandoning Juvenile Will, symbolizing the severance of dependency on the clan and becoming an independent adult. This signifies the death of the youthful self.

This stage takes place on the eve of the ceremony, with father Tang Sen cutting Tang Luo’s hair and burying the trimmings. He then puts on a dark crown, formal attire, ties the belt, steps into plain shoes, and sits in the eastern part of the ceremony hall to welcome the guests when the time comes.

The second stage is where Tang Luo, wearing the ceremonial robe, is bestowed with his adult crown in the ceremony hall, led by their host.

The ceremonial robe is a long cloak with golden threads, which is draped over his body without a belt, indicating the solemnity of the occasion.

leads Tang Luo to the center of the ceremony hall, accepts the libation (usually liquor – in this case, Tang Luo’s favorite beverage, bamboo leaf green) from the steward (the person holding the tray for the person being crowned and the guest of honor – Chang Fu), and announces to the audience: “On this auspicious day

of honor raises his glass and responds:

Holding the glass with both hands, Tang Luo looks at the clear liquor in front of him, a strange feeling suddenly rising in his heart. Although he

this glass means he is officially recognized as an adult by the elders of the clan, that he has abandoned his juvenile will to embrace virtuous ways. It signifies that he must begin

in a single gulp, Tang Luo returns

to the guests: “On this auspicious day, you put on your suit, respectfully maintaining your prestige,

guest of honor raises his glass again: “Prestige

prestige and virtue given utmost importance. What does prestige and virtue mean? Simply put, it means being strong enough that others must respect you, with prestige coming first and virtue

after being beaten you still don’t respect me, then I’ll

Thus, prestige and virtue!

Luo finishes the second glass in one gulp, places it back on the

righteousness of this year and the auspiciousness of this month, we all honor your dress. The presence of your kinsmen signifies your virtues. The Way of Martial Arts is

of Martial Arts are: knowing oneself, knowing the world, and knowing all living

have never truly known themselves. Therefore, on their deathbed, they comprehend that the world they thought they knew was not the true

combining knowledge and action can one ride the winds and break the waves

last cup, toasting

the drink into his mouth, the sharp taste shooting straight

phase of the crowning ceremony officially

crown and went to Tang Luo’s side, then solemnly

with a complex look in his eyes, Tang Sen sighed,

establish his place in the world. Tang Sen is not worried about this. What he suddenly feels regretful about is that Tang Luo, since he was small, had never

in any family gatherings, let alone enjoying pleasures or games. Other children all have some time to enjoy their parents’

fiercely. The milk had to be squeezed into a cup and

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