"The Ancestral Ritual begins."
Amidst the curling incense, the solemn and majestic Ancestral Ritual of the Miller Clan commenced.
Knox Miller stood at the forefront of the crowd, reciting the ancestral homage. Behind him, all the cultivators of the Miller Clan knelt down in unison, forming an impressive expanse.
Non-Miller cultivators sat observing the ceremony in the guest area, their numbers not insignificant, with at least a hundred people present.
Knox Miller continued solemnly with the procedure, finishing the homage and then bowing collectively before proceeding from the highest to the lowest ranks. Each disciple of the Miller Family had to come forward to offer incense individually while loudly declaring their identity.
The process was simple, but the personal visual impact was quite formidable.
As time passed, the incense offering slowly drew to a close, signaling the imminent end of the Ancestral Ritual.
Knox Miller stood to one side, quietly waiting.
