Because such a terrifying ninth heaven thunder tribulation descended, exuding divine might, it deterred the countless demons, ghosts, and mythical creatures sealed within the Great Buddha, forcing all of them to hide; they could not afford to attack the human cultivators that they usually slaughtered mercilessly. Therefore, Qiu Yu just happened to catch the opportunity as these cultivators realized their chance and crazily flocked to the higher floors, fighting over the treasures that were usually protected by those malevolent beings on their way.
As such, even more people died than usual.
Human kills human.
Qiu Yu came to the Great Buddha to avoid the strong, not for protection, restraining her own desire for treasures like the Blood Refining Bead, and she became much safer, ultimately reaching the Twelfth floor.
On this floor, there were not many people, but not a few either, around a dozen or so.
She recognized quite a few of them.