Several months later, outside the Heavenly Imperial Sect marketplace.
Before the marketplace gates, countless cultivators were lining up in an orderly fashion to enter.
Among the crowd, quite a few cultivators could not help raising their heads to look into the distance.
Several hundred zhang to one side of the city gates, a Purple Flying Carriage measuring five or six zhang in both length and width hovered in midair, drawing curious and envious looks from everyone.
Not only was the carriage exquisitely crafted, but a golden flood dragon stood guard beside it.
The powerful aura it emitted made the many cultivators below turn solemn. It was clearly a mighty Demon Emperor whose cultivation had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
For such a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor to appear at the Heavenly Imperial Sect marketplace, the most prosperous marketplace of the Human Race—
Its background was obviously far from simple. It had to be a spirit beast that had already acknowledged a master.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Imperial Sect, the foremost Human Race sect of the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent, could not possibly stand by and ignore it.
Raising spirit beasts consumed an enormous amount of cultivation resources. Aside from the very few sects proficient in the art of beast taming, almost no one in the Cultivation World possessed a Nascent Soul-level spirit beast.
As they watched the majestic golden flood dragon in the distance, the many cultivators below all began guessing at the identity of the Flying Chariot's owner. What sort of person possessed such formidable backing?
"May I ask, fellow cultivator, which senior is aboard that carriage? To have raised such a powerful Nascent Soul spirit beast!"
"Take a closer look. That golden dragon's cultivation has already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, only one step