Chapter 41: Secret Market, Ten Thousand Beasts Heart Sutra

  A green figure flashed by quickly and stopped at the edge of a wall in Luoyunzongfang City.

  "This must be the so-called secret market!" Wang Chen stared at the wall, muttering to himself, and then put on a mask before walking towards the wall. The next moment, the wall surface rippled with a wave, and Wang Chen actually disappeared in this ripple.

  It was as if time and space had reversed, for behind the quiet alley outside, it was packed with people inside. With a sweep of his eyes, Wang Chen discovered that most of the cultivators inside were actually from the Luo Yun Sect.

  "Those monks who aren't wearing the uniform of the Luo Yun Sect should also be disciples of the Luo Yun Sect!"

  Wang Chen thought to himself, but walked up and found an empty chair to sit down. The entire secret city was crowded with people, most of whom wore masks or hoods to conceal their faces.

  Sitting quietly in the chair, several doors around him were constantly coming and going with monks. After waiting for more than an hour, when almost no monks came, a slightly fat middle-aged man walked onto the central high platform.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated," the slightly chubby middle-aged man said in a loud and clear voice, with a hint of a smile. "This time's secret market has a rich variety of goods, I hope everyone will have a great harvest!"

  Before he had finished speaking, a short and stout man from below shouted out: "Boss Qian, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and start! We didn't come here to listen to your talk!"

  The dwarf monk's figure was so unique that even if he covered his face, he could still be recognized by others, so there was no need to hide!

  The short and stout monk's voice had just fallen when voices from all around started making a racket. "Elder Luo said so, let's hurry up and start!"

  Wang Chen felt a surge of surprise in his heart, thinking to himself that this short and stout cultivator's abilities were certainly not weak, or else he wouldn't have received such a strong response.

  "Haha, Brother Yue said it's true! Now, let's bring out the first item. A top-grade artifact, the Hun Tian Suo!"

  "Hun Tian Suo, an auxiliary artifact made mainly from the tail of an 800-year-old snake, capable of trapping people..."

  Qian Zhanggui was enthusiastically introducing the effects of Hun Tian Suo, but Wang Chen was secretly amazed in his heart. It's no wonder that it's a secret market in Luo Yun Zong Fang Shi, this auxiliary artifact is extremely precious, and during the Qi Refining period, it's only one level lower than the top-grade artifact. In other places, it would probably be a show-stopping item!

  With the first item, Wang Chen's interest grew even more.

  …….

  "Next is the routine auction, first is the pre-Qi refining period talisman, I won't introduce this one, the most ideal talisman for post-Qi refining cultivators, starting price of 1,100!"

  After hearing this, Wang Chen's fingers trembled slightly, obviously very moved. However, Wang Chen did not rush to make an offer. The talismans of the foundation-building period were indeed extremely powerful, equivalent to a top-grade artifact's strike at the peak of the Qi Refining stage, but they also had their drawbacks.

  Foundation Building Stage's Seal Script Practitioners, due to insufficient realm, cannot fully exert their power when using it, and there will be a delay of two or three seconds. In this way, if they are prepared in advance, almost all same-stage practitioners can dodge it.

  In this way, the foundation-laying period's talismans are less practical in the hands of a qigong practitioner than an extreme-quality magical tool.

  One thousand two

  Fifteen hundred

  "Two thousand"

  …..

  "Three thousand!" Wang Chen suddenly called out, instantly increasing the price by a thousand. The cultivators around him stopped bidding, after all, two thousand spirit stones could already buy a pretty good high-grade artifact. The foundation-establishing talismans were probably worth about this much too.

  Next, Wang Chen spent another 10,000 spirit stones to buy three more foundation-establishing talismans. It was only then that Wang Chen found out that the Secret Market would sell around twenty foundation-establishing talismans each time.

  But Wang Chen didn't regret it, the four talismans cost 13 million spirit stones which seemed like a lot, but in reality, he wasn't at a loss. The foundation period's talismans were more valuable to Wang Chen than others.

  Wu Cheng's swordsmanship has reached a level equivalent to that of the Foundation Establishment stage, allowing Wang Chen to instantly use Foundation Establishment stage talismans.

  In this way, one of the Earth Escape Talismans is simply a registration symbol for escaping danger.

  "Below are the nine-layered puppets of Qi Refining, these puppets originated from Wu Guo's Tian Qiao Gate, their quality is not to be mentioned, the key point is that they can be used with spirit stones and do not consume one's own spiritual power."

  "Ten thousand spirit stones as the starting price..."

  ……

  Wang Chen looked at the puppets in the plate with interest, but just a moment ago, he thought he was a small rich man, and in the blink of an eye, because of three talismans, he became penniless, so he wouldn't buy those puppets that were not very useful to him!

  Puppetry, as seen in the Jade Annals of the Sect, is a cultivation technique that combines parts of artifact refinement and array techniques. The strength of puppetry lies in having several fearless helpers that will never betray oneself.

  "Eleven Thousand Spirit Stones"

  …….

  "Below is the cultivation method 'Ten Thousand Beast Heart Sutra'. If you're a senior brother of the demonic beasts, don't be polite. Of course, following the old rules, the cultivation method only includes the Qi Cultivation stage. No more nonsense, let's start with a base price of 10,000 Spirit Stones!"

  This time, there were not many bidders because although the Wan Shou Xin Jing was a technique created by the Wan Shou Zun Zhe and was extremely ingenious, it only had a Qi-refining stage and could be infinitely replicated, so the price couldn't go up.

  Wang Chen spent 10,000 spirit stones to buy a copy. After taking the Jade Scroll of the Ten Thousand Beasts' Heart Sutra, Wang Chen glanced at it briefly and showed a satisfied expression. This Ten Thousand Beasts' Heart Sutra was indeed created by the Ten Thousand Beasts' Honored One, and could be described as being full of pearls of wisdom, making one unable to help but exclaim in admiration, and was several hundred times better than the Beast-Taming Jade Scroll Wang Chen had bought at Wuyang Market previously.

  Having bought the Jade Scepter, Wang Chen's mind was also settled. This trip to the Secret Market really wasn't a small gain. Next is just watching the excitement.

  For the next few hours, the items in the secret city were truly dazzling to Wang Chen's eyes.

  Three top-grade magical instruments sparked a frenzy of bidding, with the final prices not falling below 20 million spirit stones. One auxiliary-type top-grade instrument even sold for as high as 40 million spirit stones.

  This price is even more expensive than a general low-grade treasure, but it has to be said that some Qi Refining stage cultivators have a deep background and are worth a lot.

  The secret market that lasted for half a day finally ended with a medicinal pill that could slightly increase the chances of building a foundation, and most of the cultivators who had finished bidding left in a hurry.

  Wang Chen quietly walked towards the big gate he came from.

  King Chen returned to the wall where he had come in, and immediately King Chen used his light body skill to quickly leave. He only walked for a short while, but King Chen seemed to have sensed something, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Then a cold laugh, Wang Chen accelerated his pace.

  In less than a cup of tea's time, two black-robed monks rushed up from behind.

  "What happened to that kid? He suddenly stopped breathing!"

  "Be careful, this kid is not simple, I feel that he is somewhere nearby!"

  The black-robed monk was speaking in a low voice, cautiously guarding against his surroundings. Wang Chen, several zhang away, exerted all his strength to activate the Five Elements Concealment Technique, hiding all his spiritual energy fluctuations and breath.

  After waiting for half a time, the two were still cautiously on guard. Wang Chen felt impatient and decided to quickly end the battle after thinking about it in his heart.

  A puffing sound came.

  The two quickly raised their defensive magic tools, but the next scene stunned both of them. A young man with a vague figure scattered his hands like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers, pinching and shattering one after another, not just one or two, but dozens of talismans.

  It started with a fire rain, a fire rain composed of fireballs.

  Then came a flurry of golden swords, forming a golden sword technique.

  …….

  A burst of spiritual energy, and the two were suddenly shocked. The slightly older monk was fine, seeing that things were not going well, he immediately took out a round bead. The bead, driven by his spiritual power, dropped down a curtain of blue light, which was attacked by the enemy's offensive, but only made the curtain fade a bit.

  Top-grade magic weapon!

  The pearl was obviously a defensive top-grade magic weapon. Wang Chen looked at it with envy, but didn't rush to take it. Instead, he raised his high-grade golden sword magic weapon and killed another cultivator.

  Another monk didn't have a top-notch defensive artifact, and under the onslaught of symbol seals, the defensive artifact actually showed signs of collapse. Wang Chen's golden sword attacked, and the defensive artifact was instantly broken through.

  One monk let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, another monk heard this and suddenly shouted in surprise.

  "Brother, you dare to kill my brother! I'll make you pay with your life!" The monk was driven mad by his own brother's tragic death and glared at Wang Chen with a fierce gaze. He then pulled out a dozen talismans and flung them out.

  It was also a wave of magic, Wang Chen dodged the magic in an instant, and the cultivator opposite him took out a black flag. Immediately afterwards, he muttered to himself, spat out fresh blood, and the blood dripped onto the black flag, which instantly emitted a strange and eerie glow.

  Wang Chen dodged the symbol seal's instant and felt something was wrong, realizing the black flag's strangeness, Wang Chen raised his golden sword to kill.

  Boom!

  The golden sword struck the shield, stirring up ripples, but failed to break its defense. At this moment, the black flag finally fully released its aura.

  Wave after wave of eerie wind, thread after thread of ghostly energy!

  In an instant, a group of ghostly shadows surged out from the black banner and surrounded Wang Chen. "You little brat, go to your grave with my brother!", the crazed monk shouted as he commanded the ghostly spirits to charge at Wang Chen.

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