Three days slipped by quietly, amidst a restless stir of frustration and anticipation among the disciples of both the Inner and Outer Sects.
On the third day, as the morning sun began to rise.
The Inquiry Platform.
The Inquiry Platform was situated on a wide, open terrace halfway up one of the main peaks.
It was fashioned entirely from polished Mountain Guardian Green Jade, forming a perfect circle roughly fifty zhang in diameter and rising three feet from the ground.
The surface was as smooth as a mirror, with complex Array Patterns faintly visible within, serving both to reinforce the structure and to contain the shockwaves of any duels fought upon it.
Nine jade pillars, carved with archaic cloud patterns, stood at the platform's edge. Rumor had it they were connected to the Mountain Defense Array, adding to the site's solemn and majestic atmosphere.
