Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the banquet began on schedule.
In the Heavenly Dawn Sect's grand hall, cups crossed amid the revelry, and most faces wore somewhat perfunctory smiles.
Of course, the disciples of the smaller sects were the most eager to fawn over the Heavenly Dawn Sect.
Compared with the bustle surrounding the Heavenly Dawn Sect's disciples, the areas around the other major sects seemed far quieter.
During this time, Su Jiu saw Qin Ming, Gu Ningyun, and Lie Wushuang.
She noticed that although Elysium Valley had its own contingent, Lie Wushuang still clung to Gu Ningyun and stayed with her.
They even lodged in the same courtyard.
Su Jiu did not know whether she was imagining it, but she felt that Gu Ningyun's features had grown much colder and harder since their last meeting, and she smiled far less than before.
Su Jiu recalled what had happened on Netherworld Mountain. Perhaps that had something to do with it.
But to Su Jiu, this was someone else's business, after all, and it was not her place to pry.
Then there were the looks directed at her by disciples from sects she did not recognize.
Some were envious, some jealous, some disdainful, and naturally, a few took pleasure in her misfortune.
Su Jiu did not need to think to know that this probably had something to do with Ming Yun again.
Aside from that, Su Jiu also spotted someone she had not expected to see: the Righteous Female Cultivator she had met twice before.
What puzzled her was that after glancing at her, the Righteous Female Cultivator looked at the people around her, seemingly searching for someone.
But when the Righteous Female Cultivator failed to find the person she sought, she withdrew her gaze.
Then