Time flew like an arrow, the sun and moon flashing past like a shuttle on a loom. In the blink of an eye, a hundred and twenty years had passed since the Ten-Thousand Regions Ghost Kingdom changed hands.
Now, in the Netherworld Pure Land, a new city named Windless Ward towered beside Ten Thousand Yin Cavern. Cultivators came and went in an endless stream, with great numbers of ordinary mortals mingled among them.
Several travel-worn cultivators who looked like rogue cultivators seemed to have just returned from the wilderness outside. Once they passed beneath the gateway arch, the wind and sand suddenly ceased, and the chilling wind that had made their skin crawl stopped short.
The city's arrays and restrictions had begun protecting them. An incense-rhyme flowing wind circulated with a comforting warmth, bringing the sensation of sunshine on a winter's day.
The cultivators involuntarily breathed sighs of relief, genuine pleasure showing on their faces. Their feet never stopped, however, and they continued deeper into the city.
"Bone blossom grass, clearance sale! Bone blossom grass to strengthen your body and bones! Ten years old for ten talisman currency, twenty years old for twenty-five, thirty years old for fifty..."
"Nightglow stone from Bottomless Cave, freshly mined hematite ore! Buy while stocks last, prices negotiable..."
"Evil-repelling incense! Evil-repelling incense! Finest-quality evil-repelling incense, newly made to ward off yin winds..."
"An incense formula personally approved by the Immortal Venerable for public distribution, secretly crafted with our exclusive techniques! Finest-quality Ghost-Feeding Incense, essential for raising ghost slaves, commanding ghost beasts, and taking ghost concubines and ghost consorts! Just a hundred coins a block! Come take a look..."
"New shop opening, special discounts for all our customers! Come have some fun, gentlemen..."
Tall buildings rose in rows, and neatly arranged houses lined the streets. The