"Thank you, friend."
Stowing the map of the black market provided by the elder, Arius purchased five Ten-Year Tempering Grasses and a few ordinary pills from the Immortal Tower before leaving without delay.
After stepping out of the tower, Arius rented a room at an inn within the Immortal Market.
But, ever cautious, he refrained from using the Treasure Appraisal Mirror within the city. Instead, under the cover of night, he slipped out of Tiddis City with the mirror in hand.
Tiddis City was guarded by Level 1 cultivators and cloaked by a powerful formation. Even in the privacy of the inn, Arius suspected the Quillen family might have spies monitoring the premises.
Even if that weren't the case, he wasn't willing to gamble on the possibility.
As the saying goes: Better safe than sorry. Caution was the key to survival, and only through vigilance could one tread further down the path of cultivation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!