Hearing Murong Qingcheng's words, Ye Chen naturally planned to go to the trading palace in the inner city to have a look.
To enter the outer city, one would have to pay a low rank soul stone, and to enter the inner city, it would be a hundred times more, one hundred low rank soul stones. Just this entrance fee alone was enough to keep most of the Condensing Reality Realm warriors out. They were not that extravagant, throwing out one hundred low rank soul stones so casually. Most of them only had hundreds or thousands of low rank soul stones in their pockets.
After paying two hundred low-rank soul stones, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng entered the inner city.
"Four Astral Reaching Realm warriors drinking tea, and two Astral Reaching Realm warriors taking a walk. I saw six of them at once, it's unbelievable." Astral Reaching Realm warriors were rarely seen in the outside world, but there were already six of them on one street in the inner city of the Martial City. One of them had a cultivation that was even more horrifying than the Black Crow Man, which meant that he was most likely a Mid Astral Reaching Realm warrior.
"Eh? Isn't this Miss Murong? " Among the two Astral Reaching Realm warriors taking a walk, the silver-haired elder looked over with a smile on his face.
Murong Qingcheng said politely, "Greetings, Senior Diao!"
The silver-haired elder nodded and said, "Please send my regards to your Sky Flying Devil Martial School's Elder Li. Tell him that I will play chess with him when I have time. But you have to tell him that he is not allowed to think for a long time before making a move. If I did not win the last game so quickly, I don't know how many days it would have taken."
"Hehe, I will tell Elder Li. But, Senior Diao, you have to be careful this time. Elder Li has developed a special move that is specially used to deal with you." Murong Qingcheng smiled lightly.
"Alright, let him come. My cultivation is one level lower than his, but my chess skills are much better than his." The silver-haired elder laughed, then glanced at Ye Chen and teased, "Miss Murong, who is this? Don't tell me he is your sweetheart?"
Murong Qingcheng said, "He is my friend, his name is Ye Chen."
"So it is a friend. Work hard." The silver-haired elder looked very kind, without the slightest bit of arrogance of an Astral Reaching Realm warrior. Instead, he was teasing Ye Chen.
Seeing that he couldn't stay out of this, Ye Chen cupped his fists and said, "Greetings, Seniors."
The old man at the side nodded slightly and didn't say anything. The silver-haired old man waved his hand and said, "Go on with your business! We still have things to do. "
"Take care, Senior Diao."
Murong Qingcheng watched him leave.
Ye Chen couldn't help but ask, "Who is this Senior Diao? His cultivation is very terrifying!"
"Senior Diao doesn't belong to any sect, but he is very famous in the Black Dragon Empire. Among the martial artists of the same level, there are only a few who can beat him. His self-created Mountain Shaking Fist can shake a mountain into powder, so the martial artists of Jianghu call him Mountain Shaking Elder," Murong Qingcheng said.
"To be able to turn a huge mountain into dust, it is indeed terrifying!"
There was a huge difference between smashing a mountain and shaking a mountain into powder. In the former, even ten people would not be a match for Elder Zhenshan.
The trading hall was more than five miles in length and width. There were four entrances to the hall, and there were martial artists inspecting at each entrance.
"You two, please show your spirit stones. Only those with more than two hundred thousand low-rank spirit stones are qualified to enter."
The leading martial artist could see that the two of them didn't have the cultivation of Late Clasping Yuan Realm, so he said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
Ye Chen nodded. A dim light flashed on his storage ring, and a total of twenty big boxes landed on the ground. Each box contained ten thousand low-rank spirit stones.
"Indeed, there are two hundred thousand low-rank spirit stones. You can enter now."
Hearing this, Ye Chen put away the twenty big boxes, and suddenly thought that Murong Qingcheng might not have two hundred thousand low-rank spirit stones. However, to his surprise, Murong Qingcheng didn't need to show her spirit stones at all. She took out a black jade tag from her storage ring, and the guard saw the jade tag and directly let her in.
"Our Sky Flying Devil Martial School is a rank 6 martial institution. As long as you show your core disciple tag, you will be able to enter the trading hall." Murong Qingcheng said.
Ye Chen sighed. Super martial institutions indeed had a lot of face. Their core disciples could directly enter the trading hall, and their status was equivalent to that of Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists.
The inside of the hall was very spacious, and there were countless pillars made of jade. These pillars were hundreds of meters tall, and five meters thick. Flowers, birds, insects, and fishes were carved on the surface. The floor of the hall was paved with very expensive green jade, which looked crystal clear and smooth. Walking on it would feel like walking on a calm ocean, and it would make one feel much more relaxed.
As far as the eye could see, there was a crystal counter every twenty steps. The things inside the counters were all different. There were shining great weapons, demonic beast pellets that were releasing yuan qi, rare spirit herbs that emitted a strong spirit qi, and even manuals.
Right now, almost every crystal counter was surrounded by a group of martial artists. Eighty percent of them were Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists, and the rest were mostly Early Clasping Yuan Realm or Mid Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists. Occasionally, some Astral Reaching Realm martial artists could be seen.
Ye Chen roughly estimated that there were more than fifty thousand Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists in the hall, which was an amazing number.
Following the order of the crystal counters, the two walked and observed.
Stopping in front of a crystal counter, Ye Chen saw the words written on it, "Rank 6 demonic beast, Three Headed Snake pellet, worth fifty thousand low-ranked spirit stones."
"The Three Headed Snake is only slightly weaker than the Wind Wolf. Normal peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists are no match for it. I can't believe there is a Three Headed Snake pellet for sale here."
Ye Chen was very clear that the one who killed the Three Headed Snake was most likely a Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist. Astral Reaching Realm martial artists were not that bored, after all, fifty thousand low-ranked spirit stones were not that much for them. Furthermore, once they reached the Astral Reaching Realm, low-ranked spirit stones would no longer be enough for their normal training. Only mid-ranked spirit stones could help them refine the Yuan Qi from the spirit stones faster.
Murong Qingcheng said, "Don't underestimate all the martial artists in the world. Some of the less famous Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists are even more powerful than the top ten young martial artists in the Hidden Dragon Rank. The Wind Wolf and the Three Headed Snake are invincible existences for us, but for them, they might only need one attack to kill them."
"Killing the Wind Wolf with one attack, is there anyone below the Astral Reaching Realm who could do that?" As far as Ye Chen knew, the Wind Wolf was way more powerful than the leader of the Sky Cloud Martial School, Luo Xinglie. Luo Xinglie used to be an amazing martial genius, and now he was a peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist.
"Stepping into the Astral Reaching Realm is way too difficult. Although some people are already peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists, they might be stuck at this level for the rest of their lives. Therefore, these people would spend a lot of time and effort to study the most powerful martial arts, pushing their own power to the limit. The power they could unleash would be extremely horrifying. You can't underestimate them just because they are not talented enough. Otherwise, you will be in big trouble."
Ye Chen nodded, "No matter what, to be able to kill a peak-level 6 demonic beast, the Three Headed Snake, this person is indeed very powerful. I am far from being able to compete with him."
Right now, Ye Chen's power could only compete with normal Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists at most. If he ran into a slightly more powerful Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist, he would have to run away. If he ran into a peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist, he probably wouldn't even be able to run away.
Walking another few hundred meters, Ye Chen suddenly saw a bright red light in front of him.
The dazzling red light was emitted from the third crystal counter on the left. At the same time, a sharp and vigorous aura blew over, pressing down on his mind.
The two of them looked over.
"Mid-rank artifact – Blood Sun Axe, worth thirty-eight thousand mid-rank spirit stones!"
Murong Qingcheng said in surprise, "Someone is selling a mid-rank artifact, but the price is too high. Not many people below the Astral Reaching Realm can afford it."
"What's the usual price of a mid-rank artifact?" Ye Chen could feel the power of this Blood Sun Axe. Once his soul power got close to it, it felt like it was going to be crushed. He hurriedly asked.
"A normal mid-rank artifact is worth no less than thirty thousand mid-rank spirit stones. This Blood Sun Axe should be a slightly better mid-rank artifact."
"A normal mid-rank artifact costs thirty thousand mid-rank spirit stones. I remember that a mid-rank artifact can only increase one's attack power by thirty to forty percent, while a low-rank artifact can also increase one's attack power by ten to twenty percent. Why is the price difference more than a hundred times?"
Murong Qingcheng shook her head, "You have misunderstood. A low-rank artifact can increase a Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist's attack power by ten to twenty percent. In the hands of an Astral Reaching Realm martial artist, it would already be very difficult to increase it by five percent. However, a mid-rank artifact can increase an Astral Reaching Realm martial artist's attack power by thirty to forty percent. The two cannot be compared. Unfortunately, mid-rank artifacts are very rare. Even the inner elders of my Sky Flying Devil Sect rarely have one."
"I see. Then what if a mid-rank artifact falls into the hands of a Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist?" Ye Chen was very clear about normal items, but he only had a smattering of knowledge about these rare treasures. No one had ever told him about them, and they could not be found in any books. As for Astral Reaching Realm martial artists, although they knew about them, you could not expect them to chat with you and tell you about some of the more advanced items. Moreover, Ye Chen was only familiar with Thunder Freer, and judging from his appearance, he did not have a mid-rank artifact either.
"It is very difficult for a Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist to bring out the full power of a mid-rank artifact. At most, their attack power can increase by thirty to forty percent, which is the same as an Astral Reaching Realm martial artist. However, you have to be careful. Even if you have a mid-rank artifact, do not take it out. Some Astral Reaching Realm martial artists might even kill you and steal it."
"Thank you for the reminder."
Ye Chen nodded. She was indeed a core disciple of a super martial institution. She knew a lot. Compared to her, Ye Chen's knowledge was very limited.
"Blood Sun Axe, my luck is not bad." A sturdy middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties walked over, his eyes landing on the Blood Sun Axe.
Ye Chen's pupils shrank. This person was an Astral Reaching Realm martial artist.
Ding Ling Ling!
The sturdy middle-aged man pulled the string on the crystal counter, and a crisp bell sound rang out from the wall behind the crystal counter. Soon, a door opened in the wall, and an old man with an aura as deep as the sea walked out. His Zhen Yuan ripples seemed to be even more powerful than the sturdy middle-aged man's.
"You want to buy the Blood Sun Axe?"
"Indeed."
Seeing the two trading, Ye Chen shook his head. In the past, Astral Reaching Realm martial artists were rarely seen, but now, they were everywhere in the Martial City. He was already numb to it.
The interior of the trading palace was very spacious. It was more than five miles in length and width, which was much bigger than some of the small towns in the outside world. The two were not in a hurry as they walked along the rows of crystal counters.
"Yeah! It's a low-rank sword. I've finally found it. "
Ye Chen's soul power sensed a sharp sword aura. It was coming from a hundred meters in front of him, and it was very clear.
"Let's go take a look."
As he spoke, Ye Chen had already walked over, with Murong Qingcheng following beside him.
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