Old Master

"Qi Gathering Pills! Genuine Qi Gathering Pills crafted by a 2nd grade alchemy master! Only 100 spirit stones each!"

"Protection charms and escape talismans, the lowest go for 15 spirit stones!"

Vendors and merchants lined the streets of the city Ryker now found himself walking through, hawking their wares to whoever would give them any attention in the hot afternoon sun. After receiving a brief message from Caelus, he was heading northeast toward the Dabang Sect, which would take him through the cities of a few other sects along the way. The sect that this city was associated with was called the Wandering Battle School, a minor sect with less than a hundred members to its name.

Still, even a minor sect like this was influential enough to have a city crop up around it, and judging from the lively streets, it was rather prosperous, too.

"Wonder what all these people are doing here," Ryker said to himself aloud.