"The Nine Heavens Mystic Sect! People from the Nine Heavens Mystic Sect are here..."
The crowd saw the Flying Ships and turned their gaze to the black flags. The words "Nine Heavens" were faintly visible on every one of them, and someone immediately cried out in excitement.
"That's right! They really are the Nine Heavens Mystic Sect's Flying Ships!"
"Now that the Nine Heavens Mystic Sect is here, the people from Wenjian Cliff and the Tianyan Dao Sect should be arriving soon, too..."
The crowd murmured among themselves.
As the Flying Ships slowly came to a stop in the air outside Cloud Water Marsh, several more appeared silently in the distance.
Before the crowd could react, several Flying Ships emerged from the other side as well, drawing closer from afar...
Seeing this, everyone perked up. "Those are the Tianyan Dao Sect and Wenjian Cliff's Flying Ships! People from both Holy Lands have arrived!"
Quite a few people were already rubbing their hands together. "Hey, great! After waiting so long, all three Holy Lands are finally here. They'll probably storm Cloud Water Marsh next. We just have to follow behind them, and we should be safe enough."
"Exactly! Who knows how many Heaven and Earth Treasures and rare spirit herbs are hidden in Cloud Water Marsh? The three Holy Lands will certainly take the lion's share, but if we're lucky, we might still find some scraps and get a piece of the pie!"
Just as everyone was brimming with anticipation, figures appeared at the prows of the leading Flying Ships from each of the three Holy Lands.
"Fellow Daoists, now that everyone has arrived, let's go straight into Cloud Water Marsh and attack!"
The speaker was aboard a Flying Ship from the Tianyan Dao Sect.
Someone recognized him and cried