Through Yun Chao, Su Jiu finally learned exactly where she was. This was Anping Town, only a few dozen miles from the Vast Righteousness Sect-close enough to count as being at the foot of its mountain.
Since the Vast Righteousness Sect rarely arranged accommodations for visiting guests within its grounds, everyone attending the Dao Companion ceremony was currently staying in this little town. As a result, the town had been particularly lively over the past two days.
Su Jiu frowned slightly. "With arrangements like these, isn't the Vast Righteousness Sect afraid of offending the other sects?" To her, its conduct was somewhat discourteous, no matter how she looked at it.
Back then, even the Heavenly Dawn Sect had not dared lodge its banquet guests at the foot of the mountain. It was truly strange for the Vast Righteousness Sect to do so.
Yun Chao shook his head. "Actually, most people can understand why the Vast Righteousness Sect is doing this. Over the past fifty years, strange incidents have occurred frequently across this continent, and the spread of demon seeds has been especially rampant. To prevent demon seeds from slipping into their ranks, the major sects rarely hold large banquets anymore.
"The Vast Righteousness Sect came up with this arrangement out of caution. A few days ago, their elders even made a special trip down the mountain to ask everyone's forgiveness."
Su Jiu's brows knitted slightly. She truly could not understand the Vast Righteousness Sect's approach. "If that's the case, it's only a Dao Companion ceremony. Why bother..." At this point, she abruptly stopped.
Exactly. At such a dangerous time, even the most important ceremony wouldn't need to be so ostentatious-unless they had an agenda of their own...
Yun Chao was a sword cultivator and rarely considered the twists and turns