"I have not slept so well in a long time. Unexpectedly, it is already noon. It is time to go out and find a Fist Technique."
In a restaurant in the city, Xiao Chen ordered a table full of food and wine. Then, he called a waiter over and tossed a bag containing hundreds of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones to him.
"The underground market of the Ancient Desolate Land. Do you know where to go?"
When the waiter saw the heavy bag, he smiled happily and said, "Is Young Hero going to take something out or sell something?"
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and asked, "Is there a difference?"
The waiter smiled and said, "There is no difference. The place is the same. However, if you are going to sell something, you have to go to the Heavenly Extermination Union to register. It seems like this is your first time coming to Desolate City. I'm afraid you will take the wrong path."
Xiao Chen felt relieved and said, "It's fine. I am not going to sell anything. Just tell me how to get there."
The waiter said, "After you leave the shop, head west. There will be a lake in the middle of the city. We call it the Hidden Dragon Lake. The underground market is at the bottom of the lake."
After Xiao Chen finished his food and wine, he left the shop and immediately flew west.
There were many cultivators in the air. Occasionally, Xiao Chen would run into some cultivators rushing around without any fear.
He did not want to invite any unnecessary trouble, so he increased his height by a kilometer. Only then did he have much more peace and quiet.
The higher he flew, the more Essence he exhausted. If there was nothing urgent, most cultivators would not fly more than a kilometer.
Xiao Chen's vision immediately widened. Suddenly, he discovered that there seemed to be a pagoda behind the many buildings in the distance.
There were five sharp corners protruding from the top of the pagoda. A formless Spiritual Energy soared into the sky from the tip of the pagoda. It scattered the clouds and formed a semicircle of empty space.
Xiao Chen muttered, "Is this the Ancient Desolate Tower?"
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not have time now. Otherwise, he would have to go and take a look. He did not know what was inside this mysterious tower.
An hour later, a lake filled with spiritual energy appeared in Xiao Chen's vision. The lake was calm without any ripples.
But there seemed to be undercurrents surging within, and one could faintly hear the roar of a dragon.
"Hidden Dragon Lake. Could it be that there really is a dragon hiding in this lake? They really dare to randomly name it." Xiao Chen smiled lightly and landed on the surface of the lake.
Boom!
At this moment, a loud roar came from the center of the lake. The lake water suddenly exploded, creating waves. A terrifying aura spread out in all directions.
Swoosh!
Under the pressure of the aura, a circular wall of waves immediately appeared on the surface of the lake, continuously expanding.
A moment later, it arrived in front of Xiao Chen, passed through his body, and spread further away.
Xiao Chen's clothes were instantly drenched, and he looked like a drowned rat.
Strange, I seem to have been frightened by something just now. I could have dodged it, but I couldn't even muster my Ki.
I have to use my Essence to dry my clothes, Xiao Chen thought it was strange. At the same time, he felt very curious about that roar.
"How unlucky! I don't know what happened. This old ancestor has not been angry for several years."
"Stop talking. Let's go down first. It's just that our clothes are a little wet. We can use our Essence to dry them."
Some of the cultivators beside Xiao Chen, who were also standing on the surface of the water, cursed softly.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about other things. In any case, he could not figure it out. So, he covered his body with Essence.
Xiao Chen held his breath and slowly sank to the bottom of the lake with the cultivators beside him.
Many cultivators could be seen below the surface of the lake. They moved about, bobbing up and down. Xiao Chen followed the crowd and slowly sank.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Chen saw a bright white light in the center of the lake. Before he could react, a strong suction pulled him down.
When Xiao Chen reacted, he discovered that he was already in midair. There was a transparent barrier above him, separating him from the lake.
However, below him was a bustling market. It was brightly lit, and people moved about. The sound of people haggling could be heard everywhere.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen slowly floated to the ground. Soon, he disappeared into the crowd.
The market was densely packed with trade routes, like a spiderweb.
As Xiao Chen walked along the streets, he looked around with interest. Indeed, it was as Xia Xiyan had said.
There were many people from all walks of life here. He even saw many rare demonic cultivators.
The cultivators who set up stalls sold everything. There were Spirit Beast corpses of various ranks, Demonic Beast materials, Spirit Cores, Demonic Cores, Medicinal Pills, secret manuals, Cultivation Techniques, Spirit Weapons, and Secret Treasures.
There were countless of them. Furthermore, these were just the ordinary items. What was even more surprising were some extremely sinister items.
For example, there was a living woman placed at a stall with a price tag. After asking around, Xiao Chen found out that this woman had a rare Absolute Yin Body. She was a good cauldron for evil cultivators to practice.
Furthermore, to refine the Ten Thousand Blood Demon Pearl using human souls, one would have to kill ten thousand Martial Saints to refine it.
All sorts of extremely sinister items were common here. Along the way, Xiao Chen met many cultivators with deep cultivations.
Xiao Chen carefully withdrew his aura. He was nothing here. Those strong cultivators could easily squash him to death with one finger.
However, there was no need to worry about them killing him in the market. No one dared to disobey the rules of the Heavenly Extermination Union.
However, once Xiao Chen left the market, it would be hard to say.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped in front of a stall. He stared at a black stone the size of a human head.
"This is an embryo of Astral Iron. After refining it, you can extract Astral Iron the size of a palm," Xiao Chen said, his heart thumping with excitement.
Astral Iron was obtained from a meteorite. It could be used to repair strong ancient Secret Treasures. It was also an important material for refining.
Xiao Chen had once obtained a small piece of Astral Iron and used it to repair the Eastern Emperor Bell. Unfortunately, the Eastern Emperor Bell's grade was too high.
That small amount of Astral Iron was not enough to repair it completely. As a result, the Eastern Emperor Bell became a piece of scrap metal again.
The owner of the stall was barely an Inferior Grade Martial King. He did not seem to recognize this Astral Iron.
Xiao Chen's expression did not change. He squatted down and picked up a Rank 7 Demonic Beast Demonic Core beside the Astral Iron. He asked, "How much is this Demonic Core?"
When the owner of the stall saw that there was business, he immediately smiled and said, "This is the Demonic Core of the Rank 7 wind-attributed Demonic Beast, the Green Hummingbird. When embedded in a Spirit Weapon, it can increase the attack speed of the Spirit Weapon. If you are a wind-attributed cultivator, you can use the Turbid Yin Water to extract the Demonic Beast's evil Qi. You can absorb the Demonic Beast's energy directly and use it to refine medicine …"
When Xiao Chen saw the other party introducing the Demonic Core nonstop, he interrupted, "I know. I am asking how much it is, not what it is used for."
The owner of the stall smiled embarrassedly and said, "It is not expensive. If it is Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, I will give you twenty thousand. If it is Medial Grade Spirit Stones, I will give you a hundred."
Xiao Chen took out twenty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and tossed them to the other party. He said, "I want this Demonic Core."
"Straightforward! The Demonic Core is yours!" The owner of the stall revealed a smile and tossed the Demonic Core to Xiao Chen. Clearly, he did not expect Xiao Chen to accept it so readily.
Xiao Chen played with the Demonic Core for a while. The expression on his face seemed to be very happy.
His intuition told him that Xiao Chen might be a big customer. He might even be a disciple of a noble clan. Since he was so generous, he could not miss this opportunity.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, the owner of the stall quickly said, "Young Hero, do you want to continue looking? I still have some good things that I can't hide."
Xiao Chen turned around and asked interestedly, "What good things?!"
The owner of the stall chuckled and took out some Secret Treasures from his Spatial Ring. Then, he placed them on display.
Xiao Chen held them in his hand and felt them carefully. He could not help but feel somewhat disappointed. They were all trash Secret Treasures. They would be useful for Martial Saints.
However, after Martial Kings, they would be useless. They were similar to the jade pendant that Xiao Chen obtained in the past; they were already outdated.
However, the expression on Xiao Chen's face did not change. He nodded his head heavily and said, "Good things, I want them all. How much are they? Don't talk nonsense with me, introducing a bunch of things. Just tell me how much they are."
When the owner of the stall heard this, he was slightly stunned. After a while, he rejoiced in his heart. It looked like he had met the rumored rich man.
Xiao Chen clearly did not know anything, yet he acted like he did. He said that a pile of trash was good.
Secret Treasures were valuable, but not all Secret Treasures were valuable. This pair of Inferior Grade Secret Treasures was just a pile of trash to Martial Kings.
Seeing the owner of the stall remain silent, Xiao Chen said somewhat impatiently, "How much are they? If you are not going to make a price, I will be leaving."
The owner of the stall recovered his wits and clenched his teeth, "Two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and one thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones."
Xiao Chen remained silent, not saying anything.
The owner of the stall knew that he had exaggerated the price. He quickly said, "One hundred and fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is fine as well."
Xiao Chen seemed to have just recovered his wits. He said, "One hundred and fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones? That's fine. Deal."
When the owner of the stall heard this, he could not help but vomit blood in his heart. It turned out that this fellow did not hear what he said earlier. I lost fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones just because I spoke too much.
The owner of the stall was filled with regret. When he saw Xiao Chen preparing to leave after paying the bill, he said unwillingly, "Wait a moment, Young Hero, I still have something good here."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "You still have something good? Bring it over and let me take a look!"
Good stuff, good stuff. The owner of the stall looked around his stall, but he could not find anything that he could use to bluff his way out of.
Suddenly, he saw that swarthy Astral Iron Raw Stone. His eyes lit up and he smiled, "This is it. What is this again …"
The owner of the stall was put in a difficult position. He did not know what this thing was. He only felt that it looked useful, so he casually put it out.
Now that he had to introduce it, he did not know how to do so. He felt very anxious, hoping that Xiao Chen would say, "Cut the crap, just make a price."
Xiao Chen said doubtfully, "What is this?!"
"Ha ha! Young Hero, you still don't know what this is?" The owner of the stall laughed embarrassedly. He said, "You know what this is. I'll just make a price, right?"
Xiao Chen shook his head, "I don't know. What is this? Isn't it just a black stone? What is its use? Just tell me."
The owner of the stall was very anxious. He did his best to search for words to describe this black stone. However, after thinking for a long time, he could not think of anything.
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