When Shi Chun arrived at the rendezvous with the Bright Mountain Sect group, the Four Cauldron Sect party was nowhere to be seen.
Perhaps his group had arrived early. Naturally, whoever arrived first had to wait.
They waited and waited, until dawn came, but there was still no sign of the Four Cauldron Sect.
Although they had only waited a little over two hours, Shi Chun still found it puzzling. The distance should not have been far, and the others should have had no trouble finding the place. This was where he had met Xu Anchang earlier.
If they lacked even the ability to remember a route and find their way, were they not courting death by entering the Divine Fire Domain?
If they wandered too far and could not find their way back, they would be a laughingstock.
Naturally, he also wondered whether something had happened.
"Chief, how much longer do we have to wait?" Zhu Xiangxin asked. Clearly, he was among the more anxious ones.
Shi Chun understood. Artifact refiners and alchemists wanted the same thing here. Wasting time at a moment like this was torment for them, and it was written all over their faces.
But he did not enjoy endlessly soothing people either. He replied flatly, "Wait. We'll wait as long as we can."
The words landed with a hard edge, immediately cooling much of Zhu Xiangxin's impatience. The same went for An Wuzhi.
If the Four Cauldron Sect did not come, Shi Chun did not particularly care. If the Demonic Path asked about it later, they could hardly blame him. The problem lay with the people they had arranged themselves.
After the long wait, a huge Orange Sun gradually emerged above the horizon. Glittering lights began appearing throughout the gravelly mountain landscape, all from crystals