"But no matter how you look at it, the three of them are bound together now.
The Wenren Household must have something on the Heavenly Dawn Sect that keeps it from acting rashly.
As for the Heavenly Dawn Sect, the contest between its two factions isn't just about supporters within the sect. They need to take in fresh blood, too. Those homeless little wretches from the disbanded Vast Righteousness Sect are their hunting targets."
"Then their sudden attempt to stir up trouble with us wasn't just a whim, either..."
Feng Qi smiled with undisguised mockery. "They probably wanted to show their newly recruited disciples how powerful their faction was. The result speaks for itself-their boat capsized."
Yang Guo, who had remained silent all this time, couldn't help inwardly sighing. What a tragic story. But on closer thought, if their plan had succeeded, it would have meant serious trouble for the Azure Tide Sect as well.
Although most of the cultivators attending the ceremony were friendly, plenty were neutral. If they were left with a bad impression at a time like this, those rumors would probably be flying everywhere by the next day.
Then the Heavenly Dawn Sect cultivators belonging to the Fifth Elder's faction would have demonstrated their strength to the newly arrived Vast Righteousness Sect disciples while putting the Azure Tide Sect in check-two birds with one stone.
It had to be said that the scheme was a good one. The people carrying it out were simply a little short on brains...
Peace City now bustled with voices, visitors coming and going in an endless stream. Peddlers walking the streets, cries ringing out from roadside stalls, children laughing and playing-everything proclaimed the city's prosperity.
With the Nightmare Demon on Great March Mountain gone, Peace City had become exceptionally