"Judging by the looks of it, why did they seem to have come with ill intent?"
Although the phenomenon and the Clear Light had touched and vanished in but an instant, most of those who had come were extraordinary cultivators.
Yet, thinking of the Nine Heavens' current, unprecedented situation, many cultivators' minds stirred.
Clearly, after that phenomenon vanished, the Divine Path lineage that had come did not make any further moves. They had merely brought gifts as well.
Even so, their actions had lent the atmosphere a slightly different air.
Not until the True Inheritance Assembly officially began.
Bai Changshou stood to one side, while Liao Bufan held a Talisman brush in his hand and idly turned it over.
"It is truly lively. This is probably the liveliest the sect has ever been in all the years I have seen."
Liao Bufan looked outside and could not help shaking his head as he spoke.
Many disciples within the sect had taken on their respective duties for the True Inheritance Ceremony. Some received guests, some served spiritual meals and delicacies, while others patrolled within and beyond the mountain gate.
"We cannot let our guard down. Those who came this time have paid a heavy price as well. I saw several figures whose auras were exceedingly obscure."
Bai Changshou sighed softly.
Lively though it was, beneath that bustle undercurrents surged violently, making one feel as though a great tide of Fate Allotment was rolling and battling within.
And this True Inheritance Ceremony was destined to gain many more twists and turns.
"The Supreme Unity Immortal Court sent Xuanyangzi. Senior Brother has advanced to the Dongzhen Realm; this time, Xuanyangzi most likely..."
Ordinarily, the True Inheritance Ceremony was an internal affair of the Dao Sect itself. Yet on certain occasions in the past,