Hanging Bamboo Market lay beyond the Jade Bamboo Mountain Range. It was one of the Five Elements Sect's external markets, a place where countless independent cultivators and cultivators from sects across the land came and went.
However, to enter this market, one had to pass through a vast bamboo forest filled with towering, upright stalks. Any mortal who wandered in by mistake could only become lost within it.
A gentle breeze swept past, and the bamboo forest swayed softly, producing rhythmic chimes that drifted over like beautiful music.
When independent cultivators and sect cultivators from all walks of life saw a figure approaching, their expressions changed in shock. They hurriedly cupped their fists and made way, yet the man responded to them all with a smile, remarkably amiable, while leading a Black Ox spirit beast by a rope.
He wore the cyan-grey robes of the Five Elements Sect. He was undoubtedly a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator from that great sect!
Once they passed through the bamboo forest, the view suddenly opened up. Countless orderly pavilions came into sight. The market was bustling, with small auctions held from time to time.
The independent cultivators all carried vigilance in their eyes. The market might be safe, but outside was another matter entirely. Everyone hurried along.
Chen Xun chuckled softly, as though he had seen his former self. Back then, they too seemed to have lived such a precarious life, never knowing whether they would survive the day.
"Moo~" Big Black Ox looked around. They were Big Brothers now too. This feeling truly was different.
No one dared look at them strangely anymore, and every face held respect. Big Black Ox could not help wagging his tail. It felt wonderful.
"Old Ox, let's go. He's at the sect's Talisman Shop."
"Moo!" Big Black