"Alright, I'll send someone to retrieve it right away!"
The boss hesitated for a moment before replying.
As valuable as this artifact was, it was only an item in the underground market. Compared to his life, it was far more valuable. Naturally, he knew what to do.
The old man hurriedly left, and not too long later, a large jade box was passed over to Zhang Xuan.
Flipping it open, Zhang Xuan saw an ancient book within. Its pages were slightly yellowed, and the words on it carried a unique spiritual aura.
"Un."
After confirming that it was the real Ancient Book of Bedstead Discourse, Zhang Xuan nodded before keeping it into his storage ring. "Let's go!"
With a jolt, he flew out of the underground market.
Zhang Jiuxiao and the other sabers followed closely behind him.
Looking in the direction that they had disappeared in, the hatred in the boss' eyes surged like a torrential river.
"Boss, are we just going to let it go?"
The old man from before asked.
Their underground black market had been established for more than ten thousand years, and it had never suffered such a huge loss before.
"Let it go? How can it be that easy to take away my belongings? "
The boss narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fists tightly together.
This wasn't just a loss of spirit stones. More importantly, if they were to swallow this humiliation, how could they continue to remain in Qianchong City?
"Then … what should we do?"
Given how the other party was able to subdue even the boss, what could they do?
"Bring me my [Sword of Tranquility]!"
The boss gestured grandly.
"Sword of Tranquility? Could it be that the boss intends to … "
The old man narrowed his eyes in disbelief. "That's right.
I'm going to that place to get him to make a move! "
The boss said with a cold glint in his eyes.
"Yes!"
The old man hurriedly backed out of the underground market, and not too long later, he returned with a sword.
It didn't look too different from an ordinary sword, but as soon as one drew it, sword qi immediately gushed out from it, making one feel as if one had been plunged into the depths of winter. This was especially so for the murmurs that would echo in one's ears.
The Sword of Tranquility was a Saint intermediate-tier pinnacle artifact, comparable to a Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle expert!
It was one of the most powerful weapons in the Qianchong Empire!
"Investigate Zhang Xuan's background!"
With the sword in hand, the boss's aura suddenly became many times stronger than before.
"Yes!"
The old man retreated and arranged for people to gather information. The owner took some healing medicine and sat down to treat his wounds.
Not too long later, Zhang Xuan passed a jade token over and said, "This contains all of the information regarding Zhang Xuan. He hails from Qingyuan Empire, and he has successfully passed the preliminary examination of the Sanctum of Sages."
As expected of the black market, the information network was dense. In such a short time, they had already found out everything about Zhang Xuan.
"So, he is a genius master teacher. No wonder he dares to cause trouble here …"
The owner stood up.
After this period of adjustment, although the injuries on his body were serious, he could already control them.
"You stay here and control the situation. I'm going out for a while!"
With a wave of his hand, the boss walked out with his sword in hand.
After leaving the black market, Zhang Xuan flew for an unknown period of time before he finally arrived outside a cluster of fog.
"You're here …"
A faint voice came from the fog.
"Yes, I want you to help me kill someone!" The owner gritted his teeth.
"The price!"
"The Sword of Whispers is yours!" With a flick of his wrist, the sword in the Workshop Master's hand floated into the air.
"Are you sure?" The voice in the fog sounded excited.
"That's right!" The boss narrowed his eyes. "You are guarding this place for the sake of that legend, but you should know that without the Sword of Whispers, it's impossible for you to succeed …"
"Who do you want me to kill?"
There was a moment of silence before the voice in the fog continued.
"His name is Zhang Xuan, and he's a master teacher who has cleared the preliminary examination of the Sanctum of Sages. Here is his information!"
With a flick of his wrist, he tossed the information he had just gathered into the fog.
"A master teacher who has successfully crashed a pavilion? From the looks of it, he's a genius! "
The voice in the fog hesitated for a moment before speaking.
A master teacher who had successfully crashed a pavilion was bound to be highly valued by the headquarter. If news of the matter were to leak out, the consequences would be dire.
"Just tell me if you agree or not!"
The boss couldn't be bothered to waste his breath.
"I don't have much time left in my lifespan. If I can't open that place, there's a good chance that I'll die within three years … Since that's the case, I don't mind killing a genius. However, I'll have to plan this carefully so that no one will be able to see through it … "
The voice in the fog sounded.
"Of course I know that!"
The boss replied.
Regardless of whether the other party was the boss of the black market or not, if he were to kill a genius of the Mingshi Tang Empire, he would still be wiped out.
This was precisely the reason why no one dared to touch a genius of the Mingshi Tang Empire!
After all, he was the number one occupation of the Master Teacher Continent.
Just like the disciples of major sects.
Even if one knew that his cultivation was lacking and that he had a powerful artifact on him … would one dare to make a move on him?
"Alright, you should leave first. I'll find a way to deal with this matter. I'll give you a reply within three days!"
After a moment of hesitation, the voice in the fog seemed to have thought of something and said.
"There's no need to give me a reply. I'll wait here and see you kill him with my own eyes. As soon as he dies … I'll pass the Sword of Whispers to you immediately!" the boss said.
"Alright then!"
The voice in the fog paused for a moment before saying, "Come in then!"
"Un!"
Hugging the sword, the boss walked into the fog, and soon, he vanished from sight.
…
"To think that the underground black market isn't located in the manor that I saw previously. Instead, it's hidden within a mountain range …"
After leaving the black market, Zhang Xuan stowed away the sabers that he had brought with him. From his vantage point, he looked down and realized that the black market wasn't underground, and it didn't have much to do with the manor either. Instead, it was hidden within a mountain range.
The manor was just a cover for the public.
It was no wonder why one had to cover one's eyes when entering the black market. Most likely, the black market was worried that the Mingshi Tang Empire would make a move on them.
"It's all thanks to your help this time. Here, take these thousand spirit stones!"
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a pile of spirit stones and passed it over.
"How did this happen …" Zhang Jiuxiao was astonished.
A thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones was something that he had never seen before.
"Take it. Raise your cultivation as soon as possible and clear the secondary selection first!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand casually.
If the other party hadn't told him about the black market and placed a bet on it, he wouldn't have been able to earn so much.
It could be said that half of the twenty thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones belonged to the other party. Giving him a thousand was already a huge bargain for him.
"Then … I'll have to thank you, Zhang Shi!"
Knowing that it wasn't easy for the other party to obtain the slot for him, Zhang Jiuxiao put the spirit stones into his storage ring with gratitude in his eyes.
Even though the young man before him was younger than him, he couldn't help but feel an urge to cultivate diligently whenever he interacted with him.
It was for this reason that both friends and foes were willing to stay by his side, unwilling to leave.
In the past, he had been filled with envy and resentment toward the other party, but at this moment, those emotions had already vanished without a trace.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony."
Unsure of the other party's thoughts, Zhang Xuan waved his hand casually.
…
By the time he returned to the Mingshi Tang Empire's residence, the sky had already turned completely dark.
He entered the Myriad Anthive Nest and took out the spirit stones.
Adjusting his state of mind, he began cultivating. Not too long later, he achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, reaching Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle.
"Time to cultivate my soul!"
With sufficient spirit stones, Zhang Xuan began driving the Heaven's Path Soul Art.
Four hours later, his soul cultivation had also reached Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle.
"My current fighting prowess is probably on par with a Half-Grand Dominion realm cultivator …"
Driving his zhenqi, Zhang Xuan could feel his grasp over space and his control over his strength, and he couldn't help but feel delighted.
Back when he was at Primordial Spirit realm advanced stage, even ordinary Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle cultivators wouldn't be a match for him. Now that he had achieved a breakthrough in his zhenqi cultivation and soul cultivation, his fighting prowess had more than doubled!
It could be said that with his current strength, even if he didn't use his puppets, Yue Yiquan would still be no match for him.
"Now that my cultivation has reached Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle, the effects of concentrated high-tier spirit stones are almost negligible …"
Even though his cultivation and fighting prowess had improved significantly, the effects of concentrated high-tier spirit stones on him had also become negligible.
Previously, a single concentrated high-tier spirit stone was sufficient to allow him to advance his cultivation by leaps and bounds. But now, the effects of a hundred concentrated high-tier spirit stones were negligible.
Even with the ten thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones in his possession, it would still be difficult for him to push for a breakthrough to Half-Leaving Aperture realm or even Leaving Aperture realm.
The Heaven's Path zhenqi was simply too demanding on one's spiritual energy. It was within his expectations that such a situation would occur, but … he still couldn't help but feel a little stifled inside.
It wasn't easy for him to gather enough concentrated high-tier spirit stones, but he ended up running out of them once more …
It seemed like he would have to continue working hard for high-tier spirit stones!
"Clone, this is the Heaven's Path Soul Art. Hurry up and cultivate it!"
Zhang Xuan said as he passed the Heaven's Path Soul Art and the concentrated high-tier spirit stones to his clone.
At this moment, his clone had already devoured the soul of the Qingtian Emperor, and his cultivation had reached an inconceivable level.
"Alright!"
Without any hesitation, his clone began cultivating.
As it was a split soul, the two of them cultivated at the same speed. A few hours later, his clone finally finished cultivating the Heaven's Path Soul Art. On top of that, after devouring the soul of the Qingtian Emperor, his cultivation had already surpassed Zhang Xuan's, reaching Quasi Leaving Aperture realm.
As long as he could clear the lightning ordeal, he would be able to become a true Leaving Aperture realm expert!
"How strong are you at the moment?"
Seeing how Zhang Xuan's cultivation had improved so much, Zhang Xuan could not help but ask.
"I should be able to crush a Half-Grand Dominion realm expert with ease! As for Grand Dominion realm primary stage cultivators, I might be able to put up a fight! "
Zhang Xuan's clone replied proudly.
Zhang Xuan's face twitched upon hearing those words.
Even though there was only a small gap between Grand Dominion realm and Half-Grand Dominion realm, there was a world of difference in terms of fighting prowess.
Grand Dominion realm, also known as the Invincible realm, allowed one to wield their Dominion within a certain radius. Regardless of how many people there were, as long as one's cultivation didn't exceed theirs, it would be impossible to defeat them!
For his clone to be on par with a Grand Dominion realm primary stage cultivator … Just this in itself made him far stronger than his main body.
Coupled with his monstrous defense and physical prowess … In a real battle, there was no one in the Qianchong Empire who would be a match for him!
Sigh, even after cultivating for so long, he still couldn't match up to his clone …
His main body was so ashamed of himself that he felt like committing suicide.
"My cultivation speed is still too slow …"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but lament.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
