The exchange meeting concluded much faster than an auction, ending in less than an hour.0

Everyone left satisfied.0

The elderly host made a considerable profit and was all smiles with everyone.0

The attendees departed through a hidden passage, emerging not into the stone house they had entered earlier, but rather into a secluded alley—demonstrating the old man's caution.0

Once outside, the cultivators silently dispersed, each going their own way.0

Despite his show of strength in the black market, Qin Sang was well aware that such tactics wouldn't deter truly formidable experts. He remained highly vigilant to avoid being tailed.0

The moonless night cast a veil of darkness.0

Even cultivators were not entirely free from the influence of mortal habits—working by day and resting by night. Unless necessary, they rarely moved about at night, preferring to return to their rented stone houses...0