The Street-Stall District

The next day.

Immortal Alliance City.

Inside a C-Grade Cave Mansion on Immortal Mansion Spirit Mountain.

Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged on the Mind-Clearing Spirit Jade Bed. With every breath, he drew vast amounts of spiritual energy into his body.

Suddenly.

The dense spiritual energy surrounding him, so thick it seemed tangible, receded like a tide.

Cheng Buzheng opened his eyes. A glint of light flashed in them, then vanished!

At once.

He rose to his feet and headed outside!

Before long.

Cheng Buzheng arrived at the Treasure Pagoda and sold all the spiritual treasures he had meant to deal with earlier.

As a Third-Order Honorary Alchemist of the Treasure Pagoda, he received a price only half a percent below the market rate.

That was a price ordinary cultivators could not get when selling their wares.

So the Treasure Pagoda made almost no profit from this deal.

It was also one way the Treasure Pagoda drew cultivators of value to its side.

After selling the spiritual treasures, Cheng Buzheng left the Treasure Pagoda and walked along the bustling street before heading straight back to his Cave Mansion!

The Immortal City was prosperous and lively!

Most of the cultivators coming and going were in the Qi Refining Stage, but there were also quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, and every now and then he spotted a few Golden Core cultivators.

As for Nascent Soul cultivators, they were rarely seen.

At that moment, as Cheng Buzheng walked down the street, every Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivator approaching him wore a look of respect and stepped aside. Only after he had passed did they continue on their way.

Though the many cultivators looked deferential, they were green with envy inside.

When he encountered Golden Core cultivators, however, they seemed to share an unspoken