A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
Violet Myrtle Market had broad, clean streets crisscrossing in every direction, with carriages and horses flowing like water, pedestrians streaming like shuttles, and a bustling prosperity everywhere.
A nine-story Azure Pavilion stood there, its plaque bearing the three characters "Azure Lotus Pavilion" in bold, soaring script. Quite a few cultivators went in and out.
This was a shop opened by the Wang Family. It mainly sold Immortal Artifacts, Profound Heaven Treasures, Puppet Beasts, and other items, while also purchasing Refining Materials.
On the seventh floor, Wang Moxin was speaking with a burly black-robed man.
The black-robed man had thick brows, large eyes, a full beard, and a face covered in coarse flesh. Killing Intent surged skyward from his body.
"Ask the ancestor to help refine a set of Immortal Artifacts?"
Wang Moxin wore a troubled expression. This was not the first time this had happened. Rogue Cultivators at the True Immortal Stage often asked Wang Changsheng to help refine Immortal Artifacts.
The black-robed man was named Sun Qiang. He had been born a Rogue Cultivator and had once asked Wang Changsheng to help refine an Immortal Artifact.
"I know Grand Vast True Person is busy. Daoist Wang, do not rush to refuse. Take a look at this first."
Sun Qiang took out an exquisite black jade box and handed it to Wang Moxin.
Wang Moxin opened the jade box. Inside lay a black crystal stone that emanated intense soul-force fluctuations, with a faint black light shimmering across its surface.
"Soul Return Stone!"
Wang Moxin recognized the origin of the black crystal. The Soul Return Stone was the core material for setting up the Nine Revolutions Soul Return Formation. The Wang Family had been collecting this material all along to resurrect