"Those places up on the mountain are where the palace's elite disciples live. Outer Disciples like us can only stay at the foot of the mountain..." Gu Junjie gave another wry smile.
Tang Changsheng could not help sighing. He had seen only the tip of the iceberg of this Great Immortal Sect's power, yet it was enough to move him.
"Hahaha! Fellow Daoists, you've had a hard journey. Our palace has opened the spiritual mist these days precisely for your convenience. Please rest here. The mist will remain for a month, until you take part in the trial!"
Amid the laughter, several disciples of the Azure Sea True Void Palace came forward to welcome them warmly. They were brisk and straightforward, without the condescending air Tang Changsheng had imagined from disciples of a great sect.
Of course, that might have been because they were Guest Reception Disciples.
In any case, their warm welcome soon saw Tang Changsheng and the others settled in a sprawling cluster of courtyards at the mountain's foot. Disciples from other sects taking part in the trial stayed there too. Judging by its size, the place was practically a small city.
As luck would have it, enemies truly could not avoid crossing paths. Just as Tang Changsheng and the others were being shown to their lodgings, they ran into the people from Phoenix Cry Mountain.
Those people seemed to have arrived a step earlier and had already settled into the courtyard next door.
The sight of each other made both sides' eyes burn with hatred. But they knew where they were and dared not cause trouble on the Azure Sea True Void Palace's grounds. After glaring fiercely at one another for a long while, they went their separate ways.
*I can't believe these people were lucky enough