At the Eye of the Storm

Since Heyang City had gradually become a gathering place for independent cultivators from Yu Prefecture, the distinction between day and night had slowly blurred.

The construction of the Heaven-Linking Railway had brought immense convenience to the transport of goods from other regions. The days when cultivators had goods in hand but could never trade them for what they truly wanted had gradually vanished as resources grew more abundant.

It was precisely because they saw these benefits that the major sects made an exception for Heyang City, turning a blind eye to its existence.

After all, the major sects fundamentally did not trust one another. If one of them acted as the organizer, cultivators from the other great sects would be uneasy. Yet if they brought their own goods into another sect's territory, they themselves would feel unsafe.

They might as well designate Heyang City as the trading ground. Everyone came and went at the same time anyway, and there was no need to worry that a power built by independent cultivators would suddenly strike some unspeakable, shadowy deal with one of the great sects.

As for security, that was even easier to resolve.

After all, the powerful figures across the world had now been drawn away by the Heaven-Piercing Divine Tree. Purple Palace cultivators, who had once merely been middle-tier forces, could now become overlords in their own right. Under such constraints, even if someone unruly appeared, Heyang City's current strength would certainly be enough to resist them.

If Heyang City were flattened without even the ability to resist, then it would surely mean that one of the great sects had grown restless. Against someone who had ruined everyone's interests, the other sects would then have reason to join forces.

You were the one who broke the rules first!

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