"That's good. But don't exhaust your high-tier items just to trade for things at the outside stalls. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to obtain anything from the Trading Meet," Xuan Kongzi cautioned.
These were words born of experience, so Gu He nodded seriously in agreement.
While the two were talking, Xuan Yi and Tian Lei Zi also arrived. The four of them then headed toward the ancient pavilion.
Seeing the Ancient Treasure Pavilion's distinctive black cloaks, one of the two gray-robed elders guarding the entrance stepped forward and led Gu He's group inside.
Upon entering the ancient pavilion, Gu He found the lighting rather dim. However, it did not feel gloomy, instead making one feel as though night had just fallen.
Further inside stood a bronze gate. Obvious spatial fluctuations rippled across it, indicating that some unknown expert had placed a spatial restriction upon it. Its defensive power was quite formidable.
Once they reached this point, the gray-robed elder cupped his hands, then turned and returned to the pavilion to continue guarding the entrance outside.
Xuan Kongzi's expression remained unchanged. With practiced ease, he pushed open the gate, and with a flicker of his body, vanished beyond it. Gu He and the other two followed him through the bronze gate.
Beyond the bronze gate was an ancient hall about the size of a football field. A raised platform stood in the center. According to Xuan Kongzi, the trades would be conducted atop the platform, while circular seating surrounded it for those attending the meet.
At this moment, quite a few figures were already present in the hall. Like Gu He's group, they all wore black cloaks that concealed their true identities.
The four chose seats relatively close to the platform. After checking that the seats had not been tampered with, they