The induction fate had concluded half a month ago, yet its aftershocks still lingered.
The renown of the Mountain and Sea Hermit had only just started to blossom. Previously showcased merely in the Heart Beast Black Market, this triumph over his peers made every cultivator recognize Li Mo's extraordinary talent.
Major and minor factions alike sought to establish ties with this newly ascended Weak Crown Stage cultivator of the Mountain and Sea Hermit lineage.
Unbeknownst to many, the market outside the Mountain and Sea Daoist Temple had already expanded severalfold, now hosting daily trades conducted by hundreds of loose cultivators.
Jin Li understood that the market's profits were too vast, and without sharing them, relying solely on their own resources to maintain stability would be impossible.
Shops sprouted around the Artifact Refining Shop, and Jin Li rented them at low rates in spirit stones to interested factions willing to cooperate.
