Lu Ming continued to walk through the markets collecting the necessary6 materials for the seal. Pill Valley lived up to its name as the heaven for alchemists. Every single herb he required was available within the market. Lu Ming didn't have a shortage of funds and hence he bought quite a several herbs from the market.
The Keeper continued to feed him information regarding the people who were tailing him.
"They seem to be waiting for you to move into a secluded region."
"I admire their dedication towards following in my footsteps. I guess we should reward them for their efforts."
"Tell me the details regarding the other groups following me."
"Well, there seem to be three other groups following you. I sense that one of them is from the merchant guild we recently traded with. Their breaths are quite similar to the people in there. The other two groups are kind of a mystery for me."
"Are you sure they are not hostile in any way?"