Bai Zhang Market was vast in area and, overall, fairly orderly.
Under the cover of powerful formations, even Nascent Soul cultivators could not fly through the air.
Nascent Soul cultivators in uniform could be found throughout the market, responsible for maintaining order.
Cases of swindling and cheating were common. Su Shi'er had long grown used to such things. Yet truly fierce conflicts that escalated to the point of bloodshed and death were almost nonexistent.
Whenever a conflict escalated, cultivators from Bai Zhang Market responsible for maintaining order would appear.
Though their methods of handling disputes could be biased, or involve extorting both sides, they did maintain order in the market in a very real sense.
As for the Teleportation Array, the same scene East Sea Fist Emperor had encountered played out day after day.
However, those targeted were generally unfamiliar faces, or cultivators who clearly had never seen much of the world and had likely come from some remote backwater.
Su Shi'er had gradually learned some details about the middle-aged cultivator from several stall-owning cultivators.
The man's name was Tu Wenqi, and he had an extraordinary relationship with the stewards of Bai Zhang Market.
Colluding with the market elders to fleece others was hardly a one-time occurrence. Through such methods, he had filled his coffers to overflowing.
"From what I've observed these past days, Bai Zhang Market has no shortage of Nascent Soul and Out of Body stage cultivators."
"Yet the states of mind of many cultivators here are actually inferior to those of cultivators from smaller places. Is it because this Immortal Cultivation Holy Land possesses abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and plentiful resources, making cultivation advances and breakthroughs easier?"
*"The relationships throughout Bai Zhang Market are even more tangled and complex, their roots intertwined beneath the ground.