The mouth of a gigantic, twisted "horn."
Although some factions had already begun returning, the true Great Sea Market still drew countless cultivators. Disguised figures came and went in groups, their expressions wary and guarded. Many had weakened presences, while others hurried past, unable to conceal their delight...
The entrance to the Great Sea Market was astonishing enough from afar, but only upon drawing near did Wang Ba and the others truly feel how insignificant they were.
Beyond their shock at the entrance's grandeur, they could also faintly sense waves of fluctuations coming from the depths of the Great Sea Market.
The Corpse-Cooking Ghost King whispered:
"Everyone, be careful. After we enter the Great Sea Market, there'll be a stretch where the changes in the rules aren't very pronounced. It's also the most chaotic and dangerous place. Some people lie in wait there to intercept and kill cultivators and seize their resources..."
The others listened without much change in their expressions.
The Great Sea Market was full of opportunities, and naturally had no shortage of dangers.
Aside from the dangers caused by changes in the rules, fierce beasts, widespread natural disasters, and cultivators fighting and slaughtering one another for resources were all reasons many cultivators dared not enter rashly.
As for killings within the Great Sea Market, so long as those involved did not expose their identities and have the victims' people come knocking, or cause too great an impact, almost no one pursued the matter. This was an implicit rule among the various factions.
Perhaps some weaker factions objected, but once their objections proved useless, they could only accept it helplessly.
Treasure hunters had flourished as a result.
The safe stretch just inside the Great Sea Market, where the rules changed relatively little, was where treasure hunters were most