"..."
Zhou Yi looked up at the sky and saw an Escape Light streaking toward him at breakneck speed.
Suppressing the urge to turn and run, he readied himself to unleash the Divine Bull Transformation at any moment. He cupped his hands and smiled. "This humble Daoist is Tang Xuan. Greetings, True Person Xuan Kong."
"So you are True Person Tang. Might I ask where you hail from?"
The Escape Light descended and became a Daoist in azure robes. He looked only around twenty, with a face like polished jade and an airy demeanor, like some refined young gentleman who had stepped out of the mortal world.
"This humble Daoist came from the Eastern Lands... sea."
Zhou Yi said with a smile, "This overseas Rogue Cultivator has only just arrived in this land and does not know the rules. Must I first report my name and origins?"
"No need."
Xuan Kong did not care whether Zhou Yi's origins were true or false; they were most likely false. He explained, "The Dan Ding Sect marketplace is meant to provide a place for Qi Refinement Rogue Cultivators to cultivate. Cultivators above Foundation Establishment may enter and leave freely, but they may not reside here permanently."
"I see."
Zhou Yi suddenly understood, immediately grasping why the Dan Ding Sect had made such rules.
Spirit veins were the foundation of the Dan Ding Sect's rule over Yun Province. The resident stewards were Foundation Establishment true disciples. If outside True Persons cultivated here for too long and passed down their inheritance for several generations, the spirit veins would practically change their surnames.
Lose one spirit vein today and another tomorrow, and the Dan Ding Sect would lose its position as overlord of Yun Province.
"Please, Fellow Daoist Tang. This humble Daoist obtained some spirit tea