The Sword Tower opened, and Sword Qi shot into the sky like a rainbow. The Saints behind the one mountain, one sect, and two families took action, laying down restrictions that made it difficult for outsiders to approach.
Before long, the disciples of the various Saint orthodoxies arrived.
The first to arrive were the members of the Murong Family. Murong Yu led several family disciples who were qualified to enter the Sword Tower with him.
Next came the Linghu Family, Fengyun Mountain...
Chu Kuangren arrived with Nangong Huang and the others as well.
Their arrival drew quite a few gazes, most of which focused on Chu Kuangren at the very front of the group.
A few days earlier, Chu Kuangren had slain a Supreme Being with two-thirds of his Sword Qi. Word of this had long since spread, causing a sensation in Hidden Sword Gorge.
The Heavenly Prides of the various orthodoxies were all intensely curious about him.
"So this is Chu Kuangren, the number one on the Sword Rankings!"
"He truly is beyond the ordinary."
"Rumor has it that his combat strength is peerless, and he can easily slay Supreme Beings, even Supreme Supremes. It seems he'll be our greatest rival on this trip."
After seeing Chu Kuangren, some female cultivators' beautiful eyes shone with fascination, and they immediately felt that the men around them were not worth so much as a smile.
In the direction of Fengyun Mountain, a swordsman in plain cloth clothes and shoes, cradling a sword, looked at Chu Kuangren with fighting spirit in his eyes.
Chu Kuangren noticed his gaze and looked over as well.
Unlike the plain-clothed swordsman's gaze brimming with fighting spirit, however, his expression was utterly calm. He merely glanced over before looking away.
"Oh, is he looking down on me?"