Most people were far away, and even if they came, they could not arrive in a moment. Those who could make it here in such a short time were either cultivators from the Land of Chaos or rogue cultivators of the Southern Sea.
The cultivators in this region all knew that the Southern Sea had been reserved by a "Qianyuan great power of the Profound Yin Sect." Those below Qianyuan would not come looking for humiliation. At most, they would watch from afar and see whether they could pick up a peach.
Those who would appear directly at the scene were basically Qianyuan and above. The sort who had originally held little interest in fighting over this place's gains had finally been drawn here by the treasure.
The first to arrive was an old man in a scholar's robe at late Qianyuan. Qin Yi did not know him.
Though it seemed like he knew quite a few people, in truth, the number of cultivators Qin Yi knew probably ranked near the bottom in the cultivation world. He had cultivated for far too short a time. Compared to immortals who had spent thousands of years making friends and acquaintances, he truly knew very few people.
There was nothing wrong with human cultivators coming to seize a treasure. If Qin Yi himself saw a treasure appearing in the distance, he would go take a look as well. No one could be blamed for that.
But if they wanted to study the time barrier, they would inevitably slaughter the surrounding demons to clear the area. And the surrounding demons would likewise inevitably attack humans on their own initiative. That required no thought at all.
Slaughtering the Whale Clan and Shark Clan was different from previously capturing a few Clam Girls who had already