At the gates of Dragon Sleep City.
When Dongguan arrived, travel-worn, he happened to see the young man in white he had met before registering the people aboard a transport Flying Boat.
"Guantian!" The man split off a strand of thought to handle his work and greeted Dongguan.
Especially after sensing Dongguan's aura, he seemed a little more enthusiastic.
"Mu Jie!" Dongguan returned the greeting politely, then entered the city.
God Emperor Mu Jie was only a bloodline cultivator at the early God Emperor stage, and had not even reached the God Emperor threshold, but he had a Hall Master backing him, which was why he had been assigned to registration at the city gates.
The greatest benefit of this work was getting many powerful figures familiar with his face. Although a passing acquaintance hardly counted as a connection, it was better than nothing.
As for Dongguan, who had risen from the Ultimate Realm to the mid God Emperor stage in just a hundred epochs, even a bloodline cultivator could see his potential.
After returning to the city, Dongguan came to a distinctive gray palace-style building.
"What is your business?" a voice asked from within.
"To buy information."
"About what?"
"A cultivator." Dongguan formed a phantom image of the dejected middle-aged man he had seen earlier.
After a short wait, an information crystal was passed out, along with its price.
After paying in Hunyuan crystals, Dongguan left and returned to his Cave Abode.
"Lu Yin Walker, a powerful figure from the Beigu World Cluster, an Overlimit Level cultivator, an existence on the same level as the city lord of Dragon Sleep City."
Dongguan examined the information in the crystal. The first sentence was a basic introduction to the man.
"The Beigu World Cluster?"
He had heard of this world group.