Six months later.
Song Wen assumed the appearance of a middle-aged cultivator, revealed a cultivation at the early Lingxu Dao Immortal stage, and arrived in Great Granary City.
Only a few days remained before the Big Dipper Trading House's teleportation array opened.
The Big Dipper Trading House's branch in Great Granary City occupied a vast stretch of prime land at the heart of the city, spanning more than a dozen li.
An ornamental gateway stood at the trading house's main entrance, with a pitch-black plaque hanging high above it, bearing the words "Big Dipper Trading House."
Beyond the gateway lay a broad, straight street. Towering halls stood in tightly packed rows, their glazed roof tiles gleaming with a cold blue-green light beneath the sun.
Song Wen entered through the main entrance, his gaze sweeping over the shops on either side of the street.
Each shop sold different spiritual goods. Spirit herbs, magical treasures, talismans, formations, puppets, demonic beast materials... they had everything one could want.
Song Wen eventually stopped outside a shop so deserted that sparrows could have gathered at its doors.
The moment he stepped inside, a beautiful female cultivator approached him.
This woman actually possessed the strength of the mid Tribulation Transcendence stage.
"Senior, are you looking to use the teleportation array?" she asked.
This shop handled only matters related to the teleportation array, hence her question.
"Indeed," Song Wen replied.
The woman's smile immediately blossomed like a flower.
"May I ask your esteemed name, Senior?"
"Gu Huang," Song Wen said.
"So it is Senior Gu Huang. Forgive my lack of courtesy." The woman shifted the conversation. "The teleportation array to Central Mu City will open in five days, and only one place remains. However... the fee is rather steep: three hundred thousand low-grade immortal spirit stones. If