Among the mountains in the southwestern Feather Transformation Marquisate lay a deep valley halfway up a mountain.
Miasma shrouded the valley's entrance year-round, and wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards roamed there. It was said that even monsters had gained sentience there. The people at the foot of the mountain regarded it as a forbidden land and dared not take half a step closer.
Little did they know that beyond the miasma, deep within the valley, lay a world of its own.
Inside the valley was a broad plaza, illuminated by a dome of light overhead.
Gatehouses stood on all four sides of the vast plaza, with buildings stretching on and on.
Rows of shops spread out, alongside vendors who had set up stalls on the ground, all selling goods related to cultivators.
Pills, talismans, formations, spiritual materials... everything was available.
Most of those coming and going along the streets were Human Race cultivators, interspersed with some shapeshifted demon cultivators who retained a few bestial features.
There were even cultivators of different races with bizarre appearances and unusual auras.
The cultivators on the streets asked prices, selected goods, and made trades... there was order amid the bustle.
Within the market, some cultivators clad in black beast-hide leather armor, with special runes inscribed on their breastplates, maintained order.
This was the scene Gu Chenfeng saw after entering Azure Cloud Market.
The bustling sight before him made his eyes brighten as he arrived for the first time.
Two Source Venerable Realm guards stationed at the entrance to Azure Cloud Market saw Gu Chenfeng, dressed in an ordinary blue robe, walk through the restriction and immediately swept their divine sense over him.
Sensing his unfathomable aura, both hastily cupped their fists respectfully.
"Senior, welcome to Azure Cloud Market. Entry requires a payment of two