Green Toad City

Green Toad Island was the largest island in the Green Toad Archipelago, as well as its largest market city. Several large-scale teleportation arrays had been built there. Every month, great numbers of cultivators came from all over to the Green Toad Archipelago to hunt Green Toad Beasts. Merchants and travelers gathered there in droves, making it exceptionally lively.

Viewed from high above, Green Toad Island was oval-shaped. A massive city built from azure bricks and stones stood upon the island. Its walls stretched over five thousand li and rose more than a hundred zhang high. Above the city gate hung a gilded plaque, bearing the three silver characters "Green Toad City" in a flourish of dragons and phoenixes. Under the sunlight, they were especially eye-catching.

Sun Ming had grown up on Green Toad Island. His parents were both Rogue Cultivators, and he also had a younger sister. All four members of the family were Qi Refining cultivators who made their living in the market city. Sun Ming was currently at the fourth level of Qi Refining and mainly worked as a guide for visiting cultivators. His parents took odd jobs within the market city, their income unstable, while his younger sister was only at the first level of Qi Refining and cultivated quietly at home.

The Green Toad Beasts had been hunted too heavily, and Green Toad Beasts of the fourth rank and above had become increasingly rare. As a result, the number of visiting cultivators had plummeted, and Sun Xin's income had also been affected.

The blazing sun hung high in the sky, without a cloud for thousands of miles.

Sun Ming and several Qi Refining cultivators stood at the city gate, baking beneath the scorching sun as they gazed into the distance. Whenever a cultivator entered Green Toad