Sword River City.
This was a Safe Zone built by Jihuang Sword Palace, only ten thousand li from Star Sea City.
Previously, because of Xinghe City's existence, Sword River City had not seen much development, as its Teleportation Array had not been linked to Tianli Sect's other cities.
The flow of people had been small, and even Jihuang Sword Palace's martial artists had been unwilling to come.
But all of that had begun to change over the past two days. Great numbers of martial artists flooded into Sword River City. In just one day, the flow of people doubled, and many merchants arrived as well.
Sikong Dao stood above Sword River City. Looking at the bustling city below, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Tianli Sect has gone mad. Over nothing more than a clash of pride, they actually withdrew all those Safe Cities and intend to retreat to that godforsaken place, Red Rock Continent!"
Sikong Dao laughed. It had been a long time since he had felt this good.
Previously, he had established Black Stone City, but the moment it was completed, Taichu Peak immediately rebuilt a city nearby, crushing Black Stone City in every respect. He had no choice but to abandon it. Knowing it could not be done, continuing to build would only have been inviting humiliation upon himself.
The second time, he had set his sights on Star Sea City and built Sword River City ten thousand li away from it.
Yet from the day the city was completed, his suffering began.
The daily operating costs were enormous. Personnel, defenses, and the grand array consumed a sea of resources every day it operated, yet the flow of people never increased. On top of that, they had to face wave after wave of beast-tide attacks.
Thus,