Chapter 266: Chapter 132: Workshop Master Ye Yanshu, Light Splitting and Shadow Transformation Skill
Here we are!
After nearly ten days of travel.
Zhou Changwang and his group finally truly entered the Divine Wind Valley Marketplace.
Especially outside the marketplace walls, stretches of Spirit Field, one next to another, residing side by side.
Although it’s mid-winter, there are quite a few Spirit Farmers and even Spirit Plant Masters busy in the Spirit Field. Around the Spirit Field, from time to time, there are cultivators resembling Market Guards patrolling the fields to ensure the Spirit Fields are not damaged.
"Is this Divine Wind Valley Marketplace? It looks so much more organized than Fengming Dock Marketplace."
Lu Wei’Er, visiting Divine Wind Valley Marketplace for the first time, couldn’t help but express her amazement.
Just this piece of Spirit Field alone gives her a feeling of cleanliness and tidiness.
Moreover, looking at the buildings in the marketplace in the distance, each one seems to be much prettier than those in Fengming Dock Marketplace, hardly distinguishing between Inner City and Outer City.
"There’s indeed a big difference between Divine Wind Valley Marketplace and Fengming Dock Marketplace.
The most crucial point is that there’s no distinction between inner and outer areas here.
Any cultivator or even mortal can reside within the marketplace, as long as they can afford Spirit Stones.
City Entry Fee, one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone per person per month.
And correspondingly, Market Guards will protect anyone entering the city.
As long as you’re in the marketplace, no one can engage in combat, or regardless of identity or power, you will be intercepted by the Market Guard.
It’s said there was once a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator who fought inside the marketplace and ended up getting suppressed by the Workshop Master personally."
Fang Shitong himself was from Divine Wind Valley Marketplace, and he began explaining.
"Workshop Master?"
Zhou Changwang, not far away, overheard the conversation and naturally questioned.
"Workshop Master is the Master of the Market."
Fang Shitong spoke, and a hint of respect and admiration emerged on his face, "Divine Wind Valley Marketplace isn’t like Fengming Dock Marketplace, where Qingyuan Sect holds all the power. Even the Workshop Master follows Qingyuan Sect.
If you can sort things out with Qingyuan Sect, you can compete for the marketplace ownership at will.
For example, this time’s Chen Family and Bai Family, and half a year ago Wu Family, all having backing within Qingyuan Sect. With Bai Family’s backing away for external training, missing for nearly a decade, presumed dead, that’s why they’re daring to act now.
In contrast, Divine Wind Valley Marketplace was developed nearly two centuries ago, with the development and construction belonging entirely to the Ye Family, a Cultivation Clan.
Even though it’s in Qingyuan Sect’s sphere of influence, with them leading overall, the true authority belongs to the Ye Family.
The Workshop Master is Ye Yanshu."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Changwang had a sudden realization.
The leader of a workshop, Ye Yanshu.
"The Workshop Master’s strength should be the strongest in the marketplace, right?"
Beside him, Lu Wei’er couldn’t resist asking.
"Certainly.
A Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, it’s said that within the same level, even in Qingyuan Sect, few can match."
Fang Shitong spoke with admiration.
"Master Ye is indeed a remarkable figure.
With a cultivation of the Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment Realm, ranked as one of the Eight True Cultivators of Li Fire Domain along with Bai Family Ancestor fifty years ago.
Rumored to have faced pursuit by a Core Formation Realm Powerhouse and escaped unscathed.
Unlike Bai Dongxian, whose potential has been exhausted, Ye Yanshu is merely over one hundred fifty years old and still has further potential, with hopes of breaking through this realm and condensing Golden Core within thirty years.
However, Ye Family’s ability to arbitrate in this marketplace is indeed related to Master Ye’s background."
Right at this moment, Shen Xinyue spoke.
Approaching the marketplace, especially seeing the terraced fields, she breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help joining the conversation when Zhou Changwang and others discussed Ye Yanshu.
"What background?"
Zhou Changwang curiously asked.
"I’m not exactly sure about the specifics.
Just heard from my senior sister that Ye Family isn’t as simple as it appears, rumored to be a branch of some Cultivation Clan."
Shen Xinyue’s eyes glimmered as she spoke.
"A branch of the Cultivation Clan?"
Zhou Changwang was taken aback.
From Fang Shitong’s words, he could already sense that Divine Wind Valley’s Ye Family is considered strong among Cultivation Clans, at least stronger than Fengming Village’s Bai Family.
And such a Cultivation Clan is merely a branch of another Cultivation Clan; doesn’t that mean the other Cultivation Clan is larger? Stronger?
Could it be a Core Formation Clan?
Speaking.
The group approached the marketplace entrance.
At this moment, everyone consciously put away their Spirit Beasts into Spirit Beast Bags.
Zhou Changwang, under the disappointed gaze of his Spirit Dog, placed it back in the Spirit Insect Bag to stay with the Gold-devouring Spirit Bee Swarm.
Entering and exiting Divine Wind Valley Marketplace requires a fee, a bit of Broken Spirit stone as a City Entry Fee allows one to roam the marketplace for a day but not stay overnight.
Either temporarily lodging at certain inns or finding marketplace supervisors to rent houses or Cave Mansion based on identity.
The group entered the city, with Shen Xinyue paying the entry fee collectively.
Upon entering the marketplace, the tidy streets gave a distinctive impression.
The marketplace had quite a few pedestrians, numerous small groups, all appearing very relaxed.
The main street was spacious enough to ride horses, and even the smaller side streets were well-organized, unlike Fengming Dock Marketplace with random buildings scattered haphazardly.
Though, in terms of size, Divine Wind Valley Marketplace doesn’t differ greatly from Fengming Dock Marketplace.
