Ancient Times

The blue sky was washed clean, stretching cloudless for ten thousand miles.

The flying vessel moved toward its destination. Its outer restrictions had already withdrawn, and as it drifted through the air, it resembled an immortal pavilion, exceedingly beautiful.

"Senior, the Yingluo Stone you requested."

Zhang Shi followed the passage all the way to the innermost room and lightly knocked three times.

Several days earlier, when Zhang Shi saw Chen Luo dismantling a cleaning puppet, he immediately realized this was an opportunity to ingratiate himself with the senior. The cleaning puppets aboard the flying vessel were not particularly precious treasures; outside in the market towns, one could buy them with only a few Spirit Stones.

"Leave it at the door."

Chen Luo's voice came from within.

The Zhang Brothers were both Rogue Cultivators who had scraped about outside, and they were exceptionally good at reading the room. So long as conditions permitted, Chen Luo did not mind letting them borrow some of his influence. This was an unfamiliar place, and having two locals help handle miscellaneous matters could save him quite a bit of time.

Through their conversations over the past few days, Chen Luo had gained a rough understanding of the Zhang Brothers' identities.

The two brothers were Registered Disciples under Elder Qu of Qingyan Market Town. As the overlord of this region, the Ancient Sword Sect could not possibly handle every matter personally. In order to control these resource-rich areas while saving the sect's disciples time for cultivation, the Ancient Sword Sect had developed a new method.

They allocated quotas.

The Ancient Sword Sect would distribute disciple Identity Tokens to designated regions. Those holding these tokens were disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect.

A single region could receive at most thirty tokens, while smaller places might receive only