As the sun moved higher, more guests arrived.
Powerful Experts walked through the streets.
Elders from famous sects spoke with polite smiles. Independent cultivators watched everything with wide eyes.
Even the demonic cultivators from Wild Devil Lands had come and were on their best behaviours.
And since Emerald Cove was basically like another neutral state Haan Di, the Spirit cultivators from the righteous faction could do nothing but grit their teeth as they watched the so-called savages from the demonic regions make their appearances.
High above the island, apart from the 3rd Order Devil's Den that had been put dormant, smaller protective arrays hummed softly, steady and calm. They did not feel threatening, but their presence was clear. This much security was necessary to keep the righteous and demonic factions from acting against each other and had nothing to do with unforeseen external threats.
Serenity Peak was more crowded than it had ever been.
