Before noon had even arrived, cultivators had already packed the shores of Leisure Cloud Lake.
The recruitment and exchange gathering hosted by the Illusion Alliance had drawn tremendous attention.
Many of the cultivators gathered near the Great Qian Kingdom had taken time out to come watch the excitement.
The cultivators clustered in groups of three or five, talking among themselves.
"Who do you think will take first place in the first round?"
"Do you even have to ask? It has to be Han Xian from the Azure Peak Sect... a hundred thousand cultivators were playing 'Exquisite Tower Wonderrealm' by its third day."
"Zhong Yi from the Spirit Cloud Sect is pretty good too, isn't he? I found 'Brave the Demon-Locking Tower' pretty addictive..."
"'Brave the Demon-Locking Tower' is decent, but it doesn't have much staying power... since they're comparing playtime, the endless 'Exquisite Tower Legend' is sure to win!"
"Why hasn't anyone mentioned Old Devil Lu? He's the greatest Illusion Crafter of our age!"
"Old Devil Lu is too full of himself... he actually dared to give everyone else a three-day head start. Their 'Exquisite Tower Wonderrealm' isn't bad, and it had three extra days... I'm afraid Old Devil Lu can't win."
"I've heard everyone saying 'Slay the Immortal Spire' is too hard... I wouldn't dare try it. Last time, 'Getting Over It' tortured me so badly I didn't enter an illusion realm for an entire year."
"You're all calling him Old Devil Lu so openly... aren't you afraid he'll get revenge?"
"Heh, what's there to fear? I might fear him a little inside an illusion realm, but in the real world, he'd have to call me Senior!"
"You're that impressive, Senior? May I ask what great hero you are?"
"Hmph, I am Wang Qingfan, an elder of the Myriad