The attendant was only in his thirties, and his cultivation was only at Half-Saint. Initially, he did not pay much attention to the high-tier spirit stones that he was exchanging for, but upon seeing the countless items on the floor, his eyes immediately widened in astonishment.
As the prices in the black market were exorbitant, very few people would choose to exchange for high-tier spirit stones here unless they were in urgent need. Thus, it was inconceivable that a random customer would actually throw out so many items at him.
"Gongzi, are you exchanging for all of these items?"
The attendant took a moment to recover from his shock, and he asked.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded.
Some of these items were stolen from the Qingtian Lineage, and some were extorted from the Qingyuan royal family. In the past, they could have been considered as invaluable treasures to him, but after his cultivation reached Primordial Spirit realm advanced stage, they were no longer of any use to him.
Rather than keeping them to himself, he might as well exchange them for high-tier spirit stones and raise his cultivation.
"Alright, I'll go through the calculations right now."
Knowing that a big customer had arrived, the attendant hurriedly rushed into the black market, and it did not take long before he returned with an old man.
After going through the items, the old man looked at Zhang Xuan and said, "All of your items should be worth 113 concentrated high-tier spirit stones. Here is the list."
Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. Just hand over the spirit stones."
He had already made a rough calculation when he was going through the items, and it was roughly the same as what the other party had calculated.
"Alright. Bring the concentrated high-tier spirit stones over! "the old man nodded.
The attendant walked into the black market, and not too long later, he returned with a storage ring.
Grabbing the storage ring, Zhang Xuan took a look at it. 113 concentrated high-tier spirit stones, no more, no less.
"Zhang gongzi, since you have exchanged more than a hundred concentrated high-tier spirit stones, you have automatically become an esteemed guest of our black market. It just so happens that we have an auction open to esteemed guests tonight. Would you like to participate in it?"
The old man asked with a smile as he passed a token to Zhang Xuan once more.
To be able to exchange so many concentrated high-tier spirit stones at once, he could be considered as a big customer even in the black market.
"Auction?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I'm not interested at the moment."
What he lacked right now was spirit stones. Everything else didn't matter to him.
"Gongzi, there's no need for you to turn me down so quickly. Perhaps, you might change your mind!" the old man said with a smile.
"Oh?"
"Among the items up for auction this time around, there are two Leaving Aperture realm intermediate stage Saint intermediate-tier artifacts and a quasi grade-8 pill that can recover all of a Leaving Aperture realm cultivator's strength within three breaths. It's one of the best items for overcoming the Leaving Aperture Ordeal!"
The old man said.
In the Leaving Aperture Ordeal, if one's strength was insufficient, it would be easy for one to be killed.
In order to prevent any accidents, many people would spend a great deal of money to buy quasi-Level-8 medicinal pills that could recover their Essence in a short period of time, allowing their strength to remain at its peak.
With such a thing, the success rate would be much higher.
Of course, the price of this item was also very expensive. It was not something that ordinary people could afford.
"Forget it …" Zhang Xuan continued to shake his head.
After cultivating the Saint Ascension Decipher, the zhenqi in his body was boundless. Pills of that caliber were not of much use to him. As for saint artifacts, he already had Jin Yuan Ding and his puppets, so he did not really care about the rest.
"If Young Master is not interested in these, the last one will definitely like it!"
The elder chuckled softly before turning his gaze back to Zhang Xuan.
"Oh?" Zhang Xuan was confused.
"Bedstead Disquisition!"
The old man said.
"Bedstead Disquisition?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had never heard of this name before.
"It's said that Sage Luo passed by this place back then, and Pavilion Master Yan came to pay him a visit. Seeing that Sage Luo was resting, she stood motionlessly on the spot for three days and three nights, causing snow to fall all over her body, making her look like a snow sculpture. Out of sincerity, Sage Luo sat on the bed and began lecturing. Heavenly flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses burst forth from the ground, and Origin Energy shrouded the world … Pavilion Master Yan recorded down the teachings of her teacher, and it became known as the Bedstead Disquisition! "
The old man explained.
"Sage Luo?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Un. The old ancestor of the Luo Clan, Luo Tianyun!"
The old man nodded. "It's said that this ancient book contains some of the secrets of the Luo Clan's cultivation technique. If one were to study it diligently, they would be able to gain a deeper understanding of space. However, no one has been able to find it for many years … It was only recently that someone happened to find it, and it ended up here."
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
He wasn't too interested in ancient books, but since the Luo Clan was involved, he couldn't help but feel a little tempted.
If he could comprehend some of the secrets of the Luo Clan's cultivation technique through this, it would surely be of great help to him when he sought out Lozosy in the future.
"May I know how much this ancient book will sell for?"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before asking.
If he knew the price in advance, he would be able to find a way to earn some money.
Even though he had exchanged more than a hundred concentrated spirit stones, it was still far from enough to purchase something as valuable as this.
"Even though the Bedstead Disquisition wasn't written by Sage Luo personally, it contains the teachings of him. Even if only a tenth or twenty percent of it remains, it's still an invaluable treasure to Primordial Spirit realm and Leaving Aperture realm experts. Given that the starting bid is already more than five hundred concentrated high-tier spirit stones, the final price is likely to be more than a thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones. Gongzi, if you wish to purchase it, you'll have to prepare some concentrated high-tier spirit stones in advance! "
The old man said.
In his view, the fact that the young man before him was able to take out so many items meant that he was a wealthy young master. It shouldn't be too difficult for him to gather several hundred concentrated high-tier spirit stones.
"Alright!"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before nodding. "Reserve a seat for me. I'll make some preparations first. I'll rush over before the auction starts!"
There was still some time before nightfall, so he could head over to the Ring of Death to see if he could earn a thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones.
"Yes!"
The old man nodded before instructing his subordinate to make the necessary arrangements.
"Let's go!"
After dealing with the matters here, Zhang Xuan beckoned Zhang Jiuxiao over and had the latter lead the way to the Ring of Death.
The Ring of Death was located at the very center of the underground black market. Before entering, Zhang Jiuxiao first checked the candidates' cultivation before handing them a token that represented their cultivation.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had already reached Primordial Spirit realm advanced stage, Zhang Jiuxiao was rendered speechless.
The other party's rate of improvement left him a little frenzied.
The first time they met, the other party was only at Spiritual Perception realm, but in just a few days' time, the other party had already reached Primordial Spirit realm intermediate stage, the same level as him. Two hours ago, when he fought with Pavilion Master Yue and the others, the other party's cultivation hadn't changed at all.
All along, he had thought that he was a genius, but after seeing the other party's improvement, he realized that he was simply too lacking.
They weren't even on the same level at all.
"It's only because I have accumulated enough cultivation that I made a breakthrough …"
Seeing the devastated look on Zhang Jiuxiao's face, Zhang Xuan consoled him.
"You have accumulated enough cultivation?"
Hearing those words, Zhang Jiuxiao felt even more devastated.
Others usually took ten, twenty, thirty years to accumulate their cultivation, but that fellow only managed to accumulate it in a single day, two days …
There was no way he could compete with him.
"Forget it, he's a Celestial Master Teacher …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Jiuxiao sighed.
If a Celestial Master Teacher was just like him, how could he possibly receive the acknowledgement of the heavens?
"Which of you will be participating in the Ring of Death?"
While Zhang Jiuxiao was still deep in thought, a young manager walked over and asked.
"I …"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Un. Alright then. I'll explain the rules and requirements of the Ring of Death. Those who wish to participate in the Ring of Death will have to pay two concentrated high-tier spirit stones as the registration fee. During the duel, weapons, hidden weapons, and the like will have to be provided by the venue. You are not allowed to bring them in yourself. This is for the sake of fairness! "
The young manager explained.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded.
He had already guessed that weapons were not allowed in the Ring of Death. Otherwise, even if one were to bring a powerful weapon, it would be impossible for them to stand against the Ring of Death.
"Also, if you win five matches consecutively, someone will open the bet. Due to the stakes involved, you are not allowed to admit defeat unless you are half-dead or crippled. You have to be mentally prepared for this!"
The young manager continued.
"Half-dead or crippled?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
Zhang Jiuxiao hadn't mentioned this before.
"That's right. The stakes involved in opening the bet are huge. If one were to admit defeat intentionally despite being able to win, it would be a huge blow to the reputation of our market. Therefore, once anyone is found to have admitted defeat or admitted defeat on purpose, they will be severely punished! "
The young manager said.
"I understand!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Even though he didn't agree with this rule, he knew that if the rules weren't followed, there would be no point in the Ring of Death.
It would be impossible for countless people to place their bets on it.
"Alright, that's all. If you wish to continue with the duel, I'll register your name right now. Those who aren't, please head to the spectator stand!"
After saying what needed to be said, the young man said.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded. He took out two spirit stones and paid the registration fee before passing the storage ring over to Zhang Jiuxiao.
"Help me place my bets. Bet everything on me every single time that I win …"
"Alright!"
Zhang Jiuxiao nodded.
The reason why the other party was here was to earn spirit stones, so it went without saying that he knew how to place his bets.
After instructing the other party, he was brought to the spectator stand while Zhang Xuan was brought to the backstage to make preparations.
Hong long!
Passing by the spectator stand, Zhang Xuan glanced in and saw that there were people fighting on the dueling ring. Zhenqi rumbled in the air, and countless excited roars could be heard.
"Tear him apart! Tear him apart!"
Roars echoed in the air.
Looking at the dueling ring through the doorway, Zhang Xuan saw a middle-aged man dressed in metal armor roaring furiously as he lifted up a challenger.
The middle-aged man was extremely large, standing at around two meters tall. The moment he lifted the challenger up, it was as if he was grabbing a little chick.
Si la!
With a loud roar, the challenger was torn into two, and fresh blood splattered all over the ground.
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and he clenched his fists tightly.
He had fought with countless opponents, but this was the first time he had seen someone so violent. It was as if the other party treated human life as nothing more than a joke.
Previously, when he saw all kinds of goods on sale, he thought that the Black Market was no different from other shopping malls. However, after seeing this sight, he realized that the Black Market was indeed a Black Market. Life was worthless here, unless one possessed strength surpassing that of others.
Otherwise, it was only a matter of time before he lost his life on the dueling ring.
It was no wonder Zhang Jiuxiao had backed down after just five matches. The psychological impact was simply too great.
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