At the border between Forest Kingdom and Martial Kingdom.
On a desolate mountain, several streaks of light suddenly descended, revealing the cultivators within.
One of them was an elderly man with a weathered face, dressed in coarse cloth and carrying a jade-green hoe. He appeared to be a spirit farmer. Turning to the two behind him, he said, "Fellow Daoist Fang, Fellow Daoist Shen... not much farther ahead lies Three Mountains Market... Three Mountains Market stands at the border of Forest Kingdom and Martial Kingdom. It originally belonged to the East Gate Family, but after that great war, the righteous and demonic paths of the two nations ceased hostilities and made peace... East Gate Valley was tacitly recognized by both sides as a buffer zone, with each promising not to send any forces to operate there. Instead, it became a paradise for Rogue Cultivators."
"Now... East Gate Valley is maintained by an organization founded by Rogue Cultivators, the Three Mountains Association. It is the most prosperous market in these two nations."
The old man spoke as though he shared in its glory.
"Could that great war have been the righteous-demonic war from sixty-five years ago?" Aaron asked with an innocent, curious look.
Disguised as a Rogue Cultivator, he had wandered around East Gate Valley for quite some time before finding these two "fellow Daoists."
The old man was named Qian Fu'er, a spirit farmer. The other, Fellow Daoist Shen, wore white robes and carried a jade flute. A wine gourd with a jade mouth hung from his waist, and he cut the figure of a handsome, carefree gentleman.
However, of the two, Shen Zui was addicted to the pleasures of the cup, and his cultivation was only at the fourth layer of the Qi Refining Realm—the lowest among them.
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