Over the next two days, the atmosphere within Tianbao Giant City grew increasingly subtle.
Although Que Sect and Tianbao Supreme Sect had reached the framework of a preliminary agreement, the specific details still required careful consideration. Meanwhile, private dealings among the various forces in the city became ever more frequent, with undercurrents surging beneath the surface.
Invitations to banquets large and small drifted toward the True Disciples of every peak like snowflakes, especially Chen Qing, the newly risen third-ranked True Disciple who had recently defeated Qiao Taiyue and was basking in the limelight.
However, Chen Qing knew that this was the time to keep a low profile, so he politely declined the invitations.
Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the Heavenly Birthday Festival arrived. It was also the day Que Sect and Tianbao Supreme Sect would sign their preliminary cooperation agreement.
The location was chosen to be Cloud-Watching Peak.
In the faint morning light, Cloud-Watching Peak was already packed with people and buzzing with excitement.
The enormous bluestone plaza had been meticulously arranged. Banners fluttered all around, and seats had been set up for the spectators. Elders and True Disciples from the various lineages of Tianbao Supreme Sect, along with representatives from Cloudwater Supreme Sect, Tianxing Alliance, Black Dragon Island, Swallow's Nest, the Jingwu Guard, Millennial Families, and other factions, had arrived one after another.
Chen Qing and Qu He approached and stopped near the True Martial lineage's area. They then saw Zhang Longhu walking over with Chen Youning.
"Brother Chen! Congratulations, congratulations!" Zhang Longhu called out with a hearty laugh from afar, clasping his hands in greeting.
One important trade route in this agreement had been explicitly designated to pass through the waters of Black Dragon Island. For Black Dragon Island, tucked