After the two had agreed on an alliance, Li Yunjing went out for a look around.
This outpost was a marketplace.
Cultivators from various sects and schools filled it, along with members of Lineages and Rogue Cultivators. It was bustling.
According to Ying Qianqian, the outpost would eventually grow into a large marketplace and serve as one of the checkpoints guarding the Hengyue Mountain Range.
The Divine Firmament Dao Sect intended to develop the Hengyue Mountain Range completely!
Apart from the dragon vein in the far north, every other stretch of land would be turned into a place suitable for cultivators to live.
Aside from land reserved for the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, most areas would be developed as marketplaces and cultivator settlements.
Li Yunjing aspired to become Sect Leader of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect. Now that he was here, he naturally wanted to see the policies the sect's leadership had drawn up for himself.
After disguising himself, Li Yunjing donned an ordinary black robe and a broad-brimmed hat, then slipped into the marketplace crowd.
He wandered between stalls, seemingly browsing at leisure. In truth, he was gauging what the vendors, customers, and cultivators staying here thought of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.
After passing dozens of stalls, Li Yunjing reached a secluded corner of the outpost and heard two cultivators speaking quietly nearby.
Their conversation immediately piqued his curiosity.
With his cultivation, hearing the slightest rustle of grass in the wind was no trouble at all.
Li Yunjing stopped at another stall and pretended to inspect the goods, listening to the two men as he browsed.
"Have you heard? A batch of magical treasures of unknown origin has been changing hands quietly in the marketplace lately. Some mysterious force seems to be pulling the strings."
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