On the sixth day of the sixth month, beneath clear skies, Soul-Lost Bay became livelier than ever before. Boats converged from every direction, and the ferries meant to carry passengers were packed to capacity each trip. Most of these people came from Qinghe County; practically every person of status had arrived.
There were also quite a few from Qingxi County and Qingquan County. The reason for this was simple: today was the day the Peaceful Sect officially opened its gates.
In recent days, the glorious deeds of the Rainbow Sword Immortal had spread throughout Qinghe County, and even the neighboring two counties had heard of them. Everyone was curious about this Rainbow Sword Immortal. Combined with the Peaceful Sect's claim that it taught all without distinction, placed equal emphasis on immortality and martial arts, and united the two as one, many had been tempted to come and see for themselves.
Everyone knew that cultivating immortality was good, but the immortal path was too lofty, too distant, too difficult to seek. The existence of spirit apertures alone was enough to block most people's path to immortality. Though intelligent people knew that the so-called union of immortality and martial arts was merely a slogan, the unwillingness in their hearts and their longing for the immortal path still made them unable to suppress a thread of hope.
Thus, more and more people came to Soul-Lost Bay.
Dong! With a deep, powerful toll of a bell, the mist shrouding Soul-Lost Bay dispersed, and Wooden Fish Island was fully revealed before everyone.
The river was clear as a mirror, schools of fish frolicked within it, and birds spread their wings overhead, presenting a scene brimming with life. Wooden Fish Island lay in the deepest part of the river bend, shaped like a great fish with