The Market in Tianxing City dwarfed every cultivator marketplace Jing Wen had visited before.
Standing at the city gate and gazing into the distance, he saw a Market built along the mountainside, its tiers of towers and halls stretching beyond sight. The pale blue curtain of the mountain-guarding formation covered the entire city like an enormous overturned bowl.
As expected of one of the Yuanwu Kingdom's three great sects, Jing Wen marveled inwardly.
Compared with the Covering Moon Sect's Market, this place was at least three times as large.
It made sense. The Yuanwu Kingdom had only three top-tier sects, so its resources were naturally more concentrated.
The Heavenly Star Sect had built its foundation on formations. Its mountain-guarding Zhou Tian Star Dipper Formation was said to cover three hundred li in every direction when operating at full power, naturally accommodating more cultivators coming and going to trade.
Jing Wen strolled along the broad main street, shops packed together on either side like scales on a fish.
This time, he had deliberately concealed his aura and suppressed his cultivation to late Qi Refining. He had even changed into a plain gray robe commonly worn by rogue cultivators.
The lessons of his previous three visits to Markets had taught him that keeping his wealth hidden was the way to stay alive.
I'll get a clear picture of the situation first. Having made up his mind, Jing Wen decided to take a thorough look around.
After turning through several streets and alleys, he spotted a black signboard bearing the gold-lettered name "Treasure Gathering Pavilion."
The shop looked ordinary, but every cultivator entering or leaving moved briskly.
Jing Wen followed the crowd inside and was immediately dazzled by the profusion of rare treasures.
"What can I help you find, fellow Daoist?" A middle-aged