Jade Spring Immortal Market.
Azure Firmament Tower.
Before long, Xue Wan’er, her face bright with delight, offered a formal curtsy and left first with several serving women.
Then Chen Heng and Peng Qing also stepped out through the doorway.
Led by several attendants, they left Azure Firmament Tower and boarded a flying vessel. After traveling several miles, they descended from the clouds at the foot of a verdant mountain.
Looking out, they saw numerous Daoist temples and pavilions arranged gracefully across the mountain. From time to time, streaks of escaping light shot up from among them, plunging deep into the clouds.
The mountain rose steeply, its woods and rocks shaded and secluded. Two jade waterfalls poured from the clifftop like a pair of dancing jade dragons.
Its spectacle of billowing clouds and radiant mists.
Was indeed one of the immortal market's finest sights...
When they reached a courtyard with three successive sections, screened by emerald bamboo and adorned with exotic flowers, Peng Qing cautiously stopped.
He handed Chen Heng the hexagonal talisman plaque that opened the restrictions and said with an ingratiating smile:
"Honored guest, the treasure fair will begin in two months. I will come to escort you to the venue then. Please forgive the intrusion."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Chen Heng offered a Daoist salute.
Peng Qing hurriedly returned the salute several times. Without lingering, he turned, summoned a clear breeze, and flew away into the sky.
Once his figure had vanished, Chen Heng infused a strand of true qi into the hexagonal talisman plaque in his hand.
Then he waved it gently. The restrictions instantly fell away, leaving no obstruction.
Upon entering and inspecting the place, he found that the courtyard Azure Firmament Tower had specially provided for his stay was simple and elegant, with few