"Everything is well. I made a few gains. I heard that many cultivators in Luofeng City go out to purchase rare materials, then sell them after returning to the city to profit from the price difference. Is that true?"
"Although Luofeng City's restrictions suppress cultivation, the area outside the city isn't affected by them. Quite a few cultivators take the risk of leaving the city and heading to the surrounding mountains and volcanoes to buy rare materials like spirit herbs and ores, then return to sell them to the nobles at high prices and earn spirit stones."
"Most of these cultivators aren't highly cultivated, so the restrictions' suppression affects them less. They're also familiar with the terrain outside the city and can avoid danger."
"Are the spirit herbs and ores outside the city connected to the restrictions in some way?"
"There is some connection. Some of the spirit herbs outside the city have absorbed the power leaking from the restrictions over a long period, forming unique properties that can slightly resist the force of the restrictions. For example, Clear Dew Herb and Qi Condensing Flower are the main ingredients for refining Evil-Clearing Pills, and they're extremely scarce within the city."
"There are also some ores that contain power similar to the restriction lines. After cultivators buy them, they can use them to refine magic artifacts that weaken the restrictions' influence."
"I bought some spirit herbs and ores at the banquet yesterday as well, and discovered that they can interact with the force of the restrictions. Today, I want to go to the market and take a look at the materials those cultivators have purchased."
"That works. I'll send two Guards to accompany you, in case someone doesn't know your identity and offends you again."
"No need. I can go by