At dusk, starlight cascaded down, washing away the sunset. The scenery was entirely different from that on a Life Star.
"The trial grounds will open tomorrow. Everyone, make your preparations!"
At last, the official announcement came down. Every cultivator who had set foot on the Starry Ancient Road felt their hearts tremble. It was finally beginning.
Lin Yi frowned. Some people had known before the official announcement was released. It seemed that injustice existed everywhere.
Before the last faint rays of sunset vanished, Su Tianwen found him and brought news unfavorable to him.
"That Daoist nun has been moving around constantly today, lobbying everyone. She says you killed a Saint and intends to eliminate you in the trial grounds."
"That only means she's tired of living!" Lin Yi said calmly.
"She truly has persuaded a group of cultivators—more than twenty of them. And if that terrifying Lord Junwei takes action, then with his dreadful prestige, I'm sure even more people will join them."
"How many muddleheaded people can there be among those who have walked the Starry Ancient Road? They know perfectly well whether I am an assassin.
"If they still attack me, it can only mean they want to use this opportunity to get rid of me. That's fine too. Better to lure out those hostile toward me early and cut them all down at once!"
Su Tianwen looked worried for him. These were all people who had embarked upon the trial path, each a hero of their own region. No matter how strong Lin Yi was, could he withstand a pack of wolves devouring a tiger?
The night was peaceful. Everyone from foreign regions meditated, adjusting their states of mind in this unfamiliar Ancient City as they quietly awaited the opening of the trial gate.
At dawn, a