The noise in the air, like the roaring of a savage beast, continued unabated. The enormous metal ring, seemingly stirred by several towering streams of Void Flame, kept drifting unpredictably through the sky.
"What are they doing?"
"Pinpointing the Divine Fire Domain. The alignment can't be off by even a hair. Miss by an inch, and you'll end up a thousand miles away."
Among the artifact refiners waiting in the valley, some asked questions and others answered. Listening nearby, Shi Chun and his companions broadened their horizons.
Of course, the artifact refiners gathered around them also glanced their way from time to time.
Almost everyone knew that the Bright Mountain Sect had been granted an exception to attend.
An arm could not overpower a thigh. Although the various sects had ultimately agreed to let the Bright Mountain Sect participate, they had all privately warned their disciples that Shi Chun was a cunning man and that they must be careful if they encountered him.
As a result, every single participant present knew about Shi Chun's exploits swindling people at the Skyfall Meteor Assembly.
The sects had also done everything they could to familiarize their participating disciples with Shi Chun's appearance, but few had actually seen him in person.
There was no helping it. Shi Chun and his companions had checked in late, leaving them insufficient time.
Still, there was a way to identify him. Shi Chun had a conspicuously tall man at his side, reportedly carrying either an absurdly large Broadsword or an enormous Gourd on his back.
Thus, after the commotion in the sky had continued for a long time and everyone had grown impatient, Shi Chun and his companions noticed that the people around them seemed to keep staring at them. Some were pointing at them, and others were