Wangjiang Mountain, on the shaded slope.
As dusk approached, the sunset rendered the entire sky resplendent. The strange, fiery clouds twisted into grotesque, leering faces, looking down upon the kaleidoscopic spectacle of the Mortal World.
Pinglan City was bustling. Smoke curled up from the chimneys of countless homes in the twilight.
Wangjiang Mountain was also bustling. Several thousand Cultivators stood upon its peak, looking up at the sky amidst the whistling wind.
Among them were not only the young Cultivators from the major families and their invited peers, but also Demon Slayer Guards and Demon Extermination Envoys from the Court's Lantern Hanging Department.
There were also some outstanding disciples from various major Sects—though, of course, these were all local Sects native to Cangling County.
The Great Zhou was vast and its Sects innumerable. There were one hundred and eight Upper Sects alone, to say nothing of the countless ordinary Sects.
