The Violet Thorn Sacred Land's mountain-protecting formation did not cover only Violet Thorn Peak. Spanning ten thousand li, it also enclosed several surrounding peaks.
Halfway up one of those peaks stood a residence for ordinary disciples. It covered nearly a hundred zhang in every direction and was no smaller than the estate of a wealthy family in the mortal world.
Such residences were commonplace in the Violet Thorn Sacred Land. This one was home to the thirty-odd disciples of the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect.
To high-level cultivators, ten thousand li was a distance they could cross in an instant. Yet even with nearly a million cultivators living here, the Violet Thorn Sacred Land was not crowded. It still felt sparsely populated, and most disciples' cave residences stood far apart.
In the residence's spacious reception hall, Qin Huaian sat in a circle with the others, chatting.
"Huaian, you're saying the Violet Thorn Sacred Land will take all of us in?" Shen Canglan asked.
The others were discussing it among themselves as well.
Qin Huaian had just told them they could choose to join the Violet Thorn Sacred Land. Alternatively, once the siege was lifted, they could reestablish the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect under the sacred land's protection.
The news thrilled the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciples, who had been uncertain about their future.
When they entered the Violet Thorn Great World, their cultivation was too low. Back in the Cultivation World, every Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciple had possessed excellent aptitude.
But in the Violet Thorn Great World, many of them were unremarkable. Even joining a somewhat larger sect was extremely difficult.
Most could only become Rogue Cultivators or join tiny sects.
The Violet Thorn Sacred Land might not compare to the Seven Great Powers, but it had survived being besieged