After arriving outside the marketplace, he followed the formal protocol by first releasing his aura to reveal his presence and proactively announced his identity and purpose.
But after listening to his intentions, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator inside the marketplace replied earnestly, "Taoist Friend Zhou, please forgive me. Due to incidents of traitors leading alien races to raid marketplaces previously, all major marketplaces now have strict inspection procedures for Nascent Soul Stage cultivators entering."
"Since Taoist Friend Zhou is here to provide support under the orders of Senior Tai Geng Divine Venerable, I, Xia, do not have the authority to connect you. I can only relay your message to the Taoists of the five major forces and ask them to send someone to verify and connect with you!"
This response caused Zhou Chun to frown slightly, but given the ample reasons provided by the other party, he could not act out.
