Mang Mountain

Mang Mountain Marketplace.

At noon, the marketplace was at its busiest. Shadows flickered beneath the archway at its entrance from time to time.

Amid the bustling crowds, a black-robed cultivator strode slowly into the marketplace.

His face was hidden beneath a wide hood. Beneath it, he wore a mask painted with a demon wolf.

It was a magical treasure capable of blocking probes from Spiritual Sense.

A petite figure dressed in the same way followed close behind him. Though the black robe was especially baggy, her movements revealed her to be a young girl.

The girl wore a Demon Fox mask, another magical treasure that concealed her aura.

Those passing by all instinctively glanced at the two.

Black robes and hoods were commonplace in the marketplace, but magical masks capable of blocking Spiritual Sense were rarely seen.

Both had completely concealed their auras, leaving them almost imperceptible.

Before long, they blended into the marketplace alongside the many Rogue Cultivators around them.

The marketplace was located within the territory of Jiuyi Mountain, right next to Mang Mountain.

Mang Mountain was said to stretch for a hundred thousand li of wilderness. Deep in its forests were powerful demonic beasts and the cave abodes of immortals. Setting those legends aside, its resources were extraordinarily abundant.

As a result, cultivators from every direction had long flocked to the Mang Mountain Marketplace in search of cultivation resources, traveling thousands of li to get there. The place was exceptionally prosperous and lively.

Everywhere one looked, signs of all kinds crowded the streets. Nearly every shop was packed with customers and doing brisk business.

Despite the crowds, however, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Occasionally, when a deal fell through and a dispute broke out, blue-robed cultivators with mountain-range insignias embroidered on their collars would promptly step in. They