Abandoned Ward

Shen Luo had already asked Guan Feng. Changping Ward lay in the southwest corner of Chang'an City, far from Xuande Gate, and it would take quite some time to get there.

He surveyed the shops lining the streets, searching for one that sold items related to cultivation.

Quite a while passed. The carriage had traveled through several streets, yet all he saw were ordinary people, not a single cultivator. The goods in the nearby shops were likewise mundane items, with nothing related to cultivation in sight.

"Guan Feng, they say Chang'an City is a sacred land for cultivation, with countless practitioners. Why have I not seen a single cultivator after looking around for so long? The shops on both sides are selling nothing but ordinary goods as well?" Shen Luo asked.

"Immortal Master, you may not know this. Although Chang'an is known as Great Tang's sacred land of cultivation, immortals and mortals are ultimately different. The imperial court does not wish for cultivators to have too much contact with common folk, so it set aside West Market in the western part of Chang'an City for Immortal Masters to conduct their affairs. If you need anything, you will have to go there. You cannot buy such things elsewhere," Guan Feng said.

"I see." Shen Luo nodded and said nothing more.

The carriage rumbled onward, galloping for over half an hour before finally stopping outside a secluded alley.

"Immortal Master, we have arrived at Iron Hat Alley," Guan Feng said.

Shen Luo looked ahead and was slightly taken aback.

There were very few people in this ward, and the roads were rarely maintained. Fallen leaves covered the ground, making it completely unlike the other Hua-prosperous and bustling parts of Chang'an City.

Most households within the ward had their doors tightly shut. It