Space Trading Fair—these five words were quite unfamiliar, if not entirely unheard of, to the vast majority of people and even many dominant factions across the sprawling, talent-filled lands of the Middle Continent.
Its existence was veiled behind an invisible curtain, cut off from the noise and prying eyes of the mundane world.
Across the entire Dou Qi Continent, only those ancient factions that truly stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid and possessed a long heritage, along with certain lone experts whose strength defied comprehension and who had traveled widely across the continent, could learn scattered bits of information about the Space Trading Fair through secret channels.
The origins of this so-called Space Trading Fair had long since vanished into the river of time, impossible to verify.
It was said that in its earliest days, it had been more like an irregular, small-scale barter gathering held privately among top-tier experts. There had been no fixed organizer; everything depended on the initiator's reputation and the participants' self-restraint.
However, as time passed, this high-level trading model became increasingly attractive, while the number and backgrounds of its participants grew more and more complicated. No matter how free something was, it ultimately required rules to keep it in check. Otherwise, even the finest platform for exchange would collapse amid chaos.
Thus, as the Space Trading Fair gradually expanded in scale and its influence grew by the day, order was finally established.
It was worth mentioning that the organizers were not a single renowned giant faction, but three sects that were usually obscure—sects whose names were not even particularly familiar to ordinary cultivators. Together, they maintained the fair's order and operations.
These three sects were the Earth Line Sect, the Empty Profound Gate, and Treasure Appraisal Mountain.
Though these three sects might be far