"Damn, there are way too many people here. Can the East Pavilion even hold this many?"
"The assembly starts today, so of course there are crowds. I heard everyone from the Four Pavilions has already arrived at the East Pavilion."
"The Wind and Thunder Pavilion won last time. I wonder who'll win this time?"
"Hard to say. Apparently, a few of them entered the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool in the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range not long ago. Their strength must have improved!"
"Heh, I just wonder whether any of them used the Blood Pool's power to break through to Dou Zong."
"Who knows? Dark horses turn up at every Four Pavilions Assembly. I wonder who it'll be this time?"
Xiao Yan paid no attention to the noisy chatter around him. With his current strength, he had nothing to fear from young experts of his generation, or even some experts of the older generation.
After enduring the clamor all along the way, Xiao Yan finally passed through the entrance to the mountain range without incident. Disciples of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion were stationed around the entrance to maintain order.
As for the airspace above the Wind and Thunder Mountain Range, ordinary visitors were forbidden to fly there; only specially invited guests were exempt. Thus, Xiao Yan could only enter the mountains on foot.
Once inside, Xiao Yan quickly broke away from the bulk of the crowd, turned into a secluded stretch of dense forest, and accelerated, darting deeper into the mountain range.
According to what he had heard along the way, the Four Pavilions Assembly should begin today.
The Wind and Thunder Mountain Range covered an enormous area. Even at Xiao Yan's speed, it took nearly half an hour to reach its center, where a majestic, precipitous peak towered above