Several years ago, Lujiao Mountain, under the guise of mediating a dispute, usurped the territory for itself.
They occupied Black Crow Mountain, using it as a branch for Lujiao Mountain.
However, this move made Lion's Mane Cave extremely wary.
As the hegemonic power in the surrounding region, Lion's Mane Cave did not permit any emerging force that showed signs of being a threat within its territory.
Lujiao Mountain already had seven Foundation Establishment Great Demons to begin with; such a move was naturally a violation of their unspoken rules.
Lujiao Mountain was suppressed by Lion's Mane Cave, and these past few years had been miserable.
Now, they had changed their strategy, using Black Crow Mountain as the core to establish a Marketplace.
They were ceding some of their profits to ease the tension with Lion's Mane Cave.
Langlang Mountain seized this opportunity to buy a few shops in the Marketplace, intending to get a piece of the action.
