But in truth, only after Ye Tian arrived did he realize that the mountain peak looked that way merely because Demon Cave Mountain's massif was far too enormous, making its tip appear tiny by comparison.
In reality, there was a vast stretch of open ground at the peak.
More precisely, the mountaintop held a gigantic circular depression, resembling a dormant volcanic crater.
At this moment, numerous cultivators had already gathered in the sky around the crater. They stood in groups of twos and threes, each occupied with their own affairs as they waited for the Heavenly Pool to truly open.
Anyone daring to come and claim a share of the Heavenly Pool's bounty was at least a Void Returning Dao Seeking expert. Flying through the air was as easy to them as eating and drinking, so there was naturally no issue.
Cultivators continued arriving from time to time, so Ye Tian's arrival drew no notice whatsoever.
Ye Tian casually found a corner, controlled the Dream Slaying Sword to hover in the air, and silently began to wait.
Although there were many cultivators present, a motley mix of fish and dragons, Ye Tian noticed that even so, the divisions between them were faintly quite distinct.
They were basically gathered according to their respective sects and factions. For example, at the very front was a group of cultivators whose clothing identified them as the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples Ye Tian had encountered when he first arrived on Eastern Extreme Star.
Besides these factions, there were also quite a few Rogue Cultivators like Ye Tian, though most of them stayed in corners toward the outskirts.
From this, one could see that even the positions in the sky above Demon Cave Mountain's summit mattered.
Top-tier sects such as the Heavenly Sword Sect, along with