The sect masters of the first batch of partner sects left Heyang City in satisfaction, laden with all manner of little trinkets.
The great advantage of bustling railway access was that travel could sometimes become truly simple.
Under normal circumstances, if these great cultivators wished to leave their own bases, the moment they made any move, the watchers from rival factions would spread the news everywhere.
It could not be helped. Once you became a new legend, every trait of yours could become a mark known throughout the entire cultivation world.
This was also something the great cultivators of every sect had no way of avoiding;
Without the prestige displayed by their great cultivators, how could an entire sect maintain its authority?
Their status meant that even if they wished to keep a low profile, it was difficult for them to do so.
Yet aboard the trains, this problem was easily resolved;
Heyang City was now the commercial hub of the entire Three Provinces, with cultivators coming and going by the millions each day.
With such an immense flow of people, even cultivators specifically tasked with tailing others found it difficult to distinguish ordinary people from great cultivators concealing their tracks.
After all, when great cultivators did not use spiritual power, the affinity with heaven and earth brought by their cultivation realms made it truly difficult for others to detect their presence.
Within the White Pagoda, the radiant Qi He pushed open the doors of the pavilion.
"Sir, the Alliance Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the partner sects have added another interest-free loan free of charge. Quite a few of the items are materials the research institute urgently lacks. It seems this meeting left all the guests thoroughly satisfied?"
"If you want to receive another's sharing, you must first