Winter gave way to spring, and all things revived.
The weather grew hotter by the day. The Bitter Banyan Ancient Tree was lush and verdant, brimming with ever greater vitality.
Its mountain-sized canopy was like a magnificent Sun-Obscuring Sky canopy, blocking most of the sunlight and bringing threads of coolness to the Market below.
Delicacies House stood on the second level of the canopy. Countless cultivators lingered there every day, sampling delicacies from across the world while gathering news from the city.
Over the past two months, one name had been mentioned more and more often.
Especially after the Spirit Treasure-grade flying sword, the Seven Seas Flawless Light Sword, had been successfully refined, all kinds of rumors concerning Grandmaster Shao Ling became the finest topic of conversation among cultivators.
"Master Shaoling, was he really that miraculous? I don't believe it!"
Inside Delicacies House, at a wine table by the window, a Golden Core True Person became drunk and suddenly began arguing stubbornly with his friend.
His tablemate was an old man with a rosacea nose. The man chuckled. "Heh heh, Brother Ruolin, you don't believe it? Let this old man lay it out for you. Seven months ago, Senior Fire Dragon came knocking on Grandmaster Shao Ling's door. And what do you think happened? In merely three months, a Spirit Treasure-grade divine weapon, the Fire Dragon Spear, was easily refined.
Four months ago, Grandmaster Shao Ling successfully repaired the Flying Bear Saber, which had already been broken in two. You should know that this Flying Bear Saber had a terrifying origin. It was Ancestor Nan Po's natal Spirit Treasure before he reached Return to Void, and it was immensely significant to the Deputy City Lord...
And seven days ago, while you were cultivating, did you faintly hear a crane's cry?"