The Cultivators within the Alliance were thrilled. This was not only a rare chance to examine a secret treasure, but also a stage on which to prove their worth and earn recognition. Volunteers rushed to sign up.
Among the Five Clans' Cultivators who were still watching from the sidelines, many quick-witted people with rare skills or deep knowledge felt their hearts stir.
Joining the New Alliance meant better prospects, and now there was even a chance to take part in a high-level, open discussion like this?
For many Cultivators devoted to their crafts or to learning, the temptation was immense.
Some mid-ranking members of the Five Clans who had still been hesitating even hurried to defect because of it.
Three days later, at the Myriad Laws Tower in Abyss-Suppressing City.
The tower rose nine stories, embodying the saying, "The Great Dao numbers fifty; heaven's workings reveal forty-nine." It was one of the symbolic buildings constructed through the Alliance's combined efforts after the new-order trial zone was established, and housed public texts while hosting large lectures and discussions.
Today, every Formation on the top floor of the Myriad Laws Tower was active. The space had been expanded until it was vast enough to hold over a thousand people.
At the center of the hall, a White Jade platform rose above the floor. The mysterious dark-gold Scroll rested on an equally ancient-looking Cold Jade table, protected by several layers of soft yet resilient Restriction barriers.
Fang Chen had not come in person, but his divine sense enveloped the entire hall, watching everything.
Below the platform, heads filled the hall.
More than eight hundred people had been invited.
Cultivators of the Human Race and Demon Race made up the majority. Every one of them had an impressive bearing—some looked like immortals above worldly