Ye Tian flew into the sky as well, following the crowd toward the Venerable Mansion.
The inn where Ye Tian was staying had originally been very close to the Venerable Mansion. Before long, he arrived at the densest part of the crowd—the main entrance of the Venerable Mansion.
Cultivators preparing to enter the Venerable Mansion had gathered here into a dense stream of people, surging through the gates.
There were not actually enough people for it to become crowded. The main reason was that someone was checking invitations at the entrance, and that process slowed their entry somewhat.
Although there were many people, today was a great day for Taiping Prefecture. Even if anyone harbored objections, intimidated by Immortal Venerable Ye Ming's prestige, they all endured in silence.
Ye Tian quietly blended into the crowd. After a while, he passed through the incomparably imposing gates of the Venerable Mansion.
Only after passing through the main gate and then crossing a second gate did one truly enter the Venerable Mansion. Before his eyes lay a vast plaza, and ahead of it stood a towering palace, seated upon a high platform.
At the foot of the high platform, countless seats had already been arranged in orderly rows across the plaza, all temporarily fixed in place.
Just as Ye Tian was surveying the surroundings within the Venerable Mansion, an attendant came over. After checking his invitation again, the attendant led Ye Tian to his seat according to the invitation's rank.
Ye Tian's invitation was of the lowest rank, so naturally his seat was at the very back.
By the time Ye Tian sat down, quite a few people were already around him. These people were basically at the Enlightenment stage; for someone at the True Immortal level to appear was already exceedingly rare.