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Chapter 129: The Sparrow Meets Another Sparrow, the Fool Hears Another Fool
Chapter 129: The Sparrow Meets Another Sparrow, the Fool Hears Another Fool
After deducing the formula for the Blood-Boiling Pill, more than three months had passed.
During this time, Luo Chen attempted to refine it over ten times, with only two successful attempts.
The first batch yielded five pills, and the second batch, thanks to improved refining techniques, yielded seven.
In total, he had twelve Blood-Boiling Pills.
He used one to test on a demon beast.
He gave two to Wang Yuan.
Thus, he now had only nine Blood-Boiling Pills left in his possession.
For this black market auction, he put up six pills, leaving only three for himself.
The number "three" was carefully chosen.
The Blood-Boiling Pill had extremely unique effects, but its side effects were also very obvious.
Each use would damage the user's body.
If more than three were used consecutively, the damage would be irreparable.
Unless one was a cultivator like Wang Yuan, who focused on body refinement, ordinary Qi Cultivation cultivators could not avoid such injuries.
Luo Chen had grand aspirations and naturally did not want to end up in such a state.
The six Blood-Boiling Pills were auctioned off at prices of 120, 90, 80, 90, and 100 spirit stones, respectively.
The first pill was purchased by Tianxingzi, who had previously stated he would buy it at the highest auction price.
Thus, Luo Chen unexpectedly earned a total of 600 lower-grade spirit stones.
He had not expected such a high price for a mere First-Class Lower-Grade Pill!
However, seeing the cultivators who eagerly snatched up the pills and quickly stored them away, Luo Chen seemed to understand something.
Times have changed!
Since the Dao Forum Platform closed, conflicts in the Great River Market have increased.
It is like a massive powder keg, ready to explode at any moment.
With the discovery of the Golden Core Relic, the Great River Market has become even more chaotic.
The Blood-Boiling Pill can burst with combat power at critical moments, catching enemies off guard and potentially saving one's life.
If one looks only at the results and not the side effects, the Blood-Boiling Pill is not a pill of the Demon Dao but a righteous pill that saves lives!
"Yes, I refine righteous pills!"
After this realization, Luo Chen's initial joy from earning 600 spirit stones became even more pronounced.
After a few cultivators listed their items for auction, it was time for the last cultivator to conduct a private transaction.
Luo Chen had a target in mind.
"Do you want these five bottles of Pearl Brightening Liquid?"
The elegant female cultivator was surprised, thinking no one would be interested in this item.
Hearing this voice, Luo Chen felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
However, he could not immediately recall where, so he did not dwell on it.
"I heard this medicine can effectively treat eye damage caused by overusing the Spirit Eyes Technique, so I want to buy it as a backup. What is the price?"
"Would the starting bid I listed earlier be acceptable?" the elegant female cultivator asked nervously.
Luo Chen frowned, "If that was the price, I could have bid on it directly earlier."
The female cultivator smiled bitterly, "But if I lower the price, I won't even recover my costs."
"Oh?"
Costs!
Luo Chen probed, "As far as I know, this medicine is produced by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect and is rarely sold externally, usually only at official auctions. Where did you obtain these five bottles of Pearl Brightening Liquid? Of course, if it's inconvenient to say, that's fine."
The elegant female cultivator shook her head, "There's nothing that can't be said. Now, this medicine is available on the shelves of the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion in other markets, priced at 100 spirit stones. I bought five bottles from the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion in Mount Tai Market, hoping to make a profit by reselling them here."
The Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion in Mount Tai Market has already stocked it.
Why hasn't it been distributed to the Great River Market yet?
Luo Chen thought for a moment and took out 500 spirit stones.
"Thank you for the information. Let's trade at your starting bid!"
The elegant female cultivator did not hesitate and quickly handed over the five jade bottles to Luo Chen.
The transaction was complete, and they should have parted ways.
However, the elegant female cultivator asked curiously, "Do you have more Blood-Boiling Pills?"
"Hmm?"
"Here's the thing, my siblings and I have connections in Mount Tai Market, Snow Lotus Auction House, and Flowing Light Market. If you have a large number of Blood-Boiling Pills, we can collaborate."
Are they middlemen?
Luo Chen recalled that during the auction, the elegant female cultivator and her two companions had brought many cultivation resources not from the Great River Market.
Initially, he thought they were raiders, and those miscellaneous items were obtained through killing and looting. However, it turned out they were more like traveling merchants.
Those who engaged in this business either had extensive connections or were powerful enough to travel far and wide.
They were just missing a Foundation Establishment cultivator to lead them; otherwise, they could have formed a force like the Lianyun Merchant Alliance.
Faced with the elegant female cultivator's hopeful gaze, Luo Chen firmly shook his head.
"No, just those few."
After saying this, he did not hesitate and turned to leave.
He did not want to sell the Blood-Boiling Pill on a large scale yet.
Its effects were too unique, and if sold in large quantities, it would eventually attract the attention of Foundation Establishment experts.
After all, even Tianxingzi had directly acquired one.
He would consider this matter when he had the necessary strength in the future!
Seeing him leave, the elegant female cultivator's eyes showed a hint of regret.
"Huiniang, he doesn't have a large number of Blood-Boiling Pills, does he?"
Luo Chen Leaves the Black Market for High-Value Resources
Luo Chen stood at the entrance of the black market, gazing at the exquisite embroidery ball in his hand, feeling somewhat surprised.
"If I'm not in Dahai Fang, will it still work?"
"It will, but the display time will be different for each Fang market's black market."
Upon hearing this response, Luo Chen was even more surprised.
What does this mean? A chain of black markets?
"The black market has a branch in every Fang market."
The Black Market is Not Safe
The black market is not safe, which is common knowledge.
This "not safe" refers to many things.
Auction Items Have No Quality Guarantee
Auction items have no quality guarantee, no after-sales service, and may encounter subsequent troubles, such as robbery and murder after the black market auction ends. Even regular auctions held by major organizations have many robberies and murders after they end, let alone the inherently unsafe black market.
Luo Chen had made preparations before coming.
Disguise, Alias, and Breath Control
Disguise, alias, and breath control, even prepared to fight at any moment.
However, he didn't expect that when leaving, a black-robed cultivator surnamed Wang gave him some advice.
Even more, based on experience, he specifically mentioned which roads to avoid after leaving the black market.
This was clearly because of the few "Burning Blood Dan" pills.
"However, his advice is worth considering."
Luo Chen stroked his chin, thinking carefully about where his experience came from.
Was it from hosting black markets and summarizing the frequent fights that broke out after participants left? Or was it because he often engaged in underhanded tactics and knew the safest routes?
"Or, I could do the opposite and intentionally avoid those roads."
"Haha, Sima Huiniang, you're too far behind! The Yu Ding Sword Sect's management of the outer city's security is lax."
A rough-looking man in the shantytown laughed maniacally.
Find a House and Wait Until Dawn to Sneak Back into the City
On the north street, there were many vacant houses, occasionally occupied by scattered cultivators.
Originally, the Yu Ding Sword Sect's management of the outer city's security had become lax.
Luo Chen planned to find a house and wait until dawn to sneak back into the city.
The Shantytown Suddenly Erupts into Battle
A rough-looking man in the shantytown laughed maniacally.
"Oh well, since you're all so stubborn, let's just take everything!"
When she saw the flag, the beautiful female cultivator was taken aback.
"It's a high-quality treasure, the Qing Mei Ju Jiang flag!"
"Run!"
Luo Chen Leaves the Exquisite Hall
Returning to the Main Road of the Inner City is Not Safe
On the north street, there were many vacant houses, occasionally occupied by scattered cultivators.
Originally, the Yu Ding Sword Sect's management of the outer city's security had become lax.
Luo Chen planned to find a house and wait until dawn to sneak back into the city.
Luo Chen Stands at the Entrance of the Black Market
Luo Chen stood at the entrance of the black market, preparing to leave.
Luo Chen Leaves the Exquisite Hall
Luo Chen left the Exquisite Hall, and the rough-looking man laughed maniacally.
"Oh well, since you're all so stubborn, let's just take everything!"
When she saw the flag, the beautiful female cultivator was taken aback.
"It's a high-quality treasure, the Qing Mei Ju Jiang flag!"
"Run!"
However, with a loud laugh, a large cloud of white mist suddenly enveloped the surroundings, blocking their path forward and back.
"Something's wrong, he must have set up a trapping array long ago. He's come prepared."
"You realize this too late. Do you think I left the black market so early for nothing?"
Qiu Bai sneered, and in an instant, three-tenths of his spirit energy surged out.
In the next moment, three enormous green dragons, with their fangs bared and claws outstretched, flew out.
After circling in the sky, they pounced on the three people below.
These three were not ones to be easily overcome. They each summoned their magic artifacts to counter the attack.
It must be said that cultivators who dare to travel far and wide, running solo, and earn spirit stones from the price difference of goods between two places, are indeed quite powerful.
Facing the attack of the supreme magic weapon, they unexpectedly held their own despite the suddenness of the attack.
However, after a short while, the female cultivator named Sima Huiniang's expression changed drastically.
"Something's wrong, this magic weapon is imbued with the fragrance of green musk, which will block our spirit energy and greatly reduce our combat power."
"Big Brother, Third Brother, hold your breath!"
Sima Huiniang shouted, and she cast several talismans, continuously bombarding the nearby white mist.
What she mentioned was indeed one of the functions of the Green Musk Dragon-Gathering Flag, which Tianxingzi had openly admitted at the black market.
In the sky, the Qi Cultivation Great Perfection cultivator named Qiu Bai sneered:
"Too late, do you think covering your nose and mouth will do any good?"
"Tianxingzi never fully reveals the wonders of his magic weapons. Otherwise, wouldn't the cultivators who buy them expose their own methods?"
Sure enough, even though Sima Huiniang and her companions tried their best to hold their breath, their spirit energy circulation still became increasingly sluggish, though relatively better.
The musk-like fragrance seeped into their meridians through the acupoints on their bodies.
"Second Sister, what if we can't escape?"
"Huiniang, at this rate, we'll die sooner or later. I'll hold them back, you two escape!"
The eldest of the three roared, pressing several points on his body, his face turning an unnatural red.
Then, he swallowed a pill.
In the blink of an eye, his aura surged by three-tenths.
In a corner, Luo Chen blinked.
The eldest brother of the three siblings had swallowed the Blood-Boiling Pill he had auctioned off.
The impression was so deep because this person had timed his bid perfectly, using eighty spirit stones to buy a Blood-Boiling Pill.
This was the one with the lowest auction price among the six Blood-Boiling Pills.
Luo Chen had even wondered how someone could have such rich auction experience.
All the better!
He could now observe firsthand the effects of a Blood-Boiling Pill on a late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator.
As the effects of the Blood-Boiling Pill took hold, his aura surged instantly, almost approaching the level of Qiu Bai's Qi Cultivation Great Perfection.
The circular magic artifact in his hand glowed brightly, instantly forming three enormous rings.
Each ring encircled one of the continuously attacking wood-element dragons.
Judging by his actions, he intended to encircle all three wood-element dragons and create an opportunity for his younger siblings to escape.
Unfortunately.
The gap in realms between him and Qiu Bai was significant, and he was only using a high-grade magic weapon. How could he possibly match a Qi Cultivation Great Perfection cultivator wielding a supreme magic weapon?
He could barely hold back two dragons before he was overpowered.
Let alone the third dragon; even the two dragons he managed to restrain caused him to spit blood, his magic robe tearing apart, revealing bleeding wounds.
"Rebound of spirit energy?"
"Characteristics of the pill?"
"The Blood-Boiling Pill is a demonic pill primarily made from the blood of an exploding ape, which places a significant burden on the body. This is likely one of the pill's effects, albeit a negative one."
Luo Chen squatted in the corner, quickly recording the results of the Blood-Boiling Pill's trial.
He classified it as the third trial record.
The first was a beast trial, the second was a trial conducted by Wang Yuan with a mid-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator.
Now, the best test subject was a late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator!
In response to the eldest brother's burst of power, Qiu Bai's expression turned somewhat grim.
If things went as expected, this pill was brought out by a scatter cultivator at the auction after he left.
It was a pity he wasn't there; otherwise, he would have bought at least one as a backup.
As Luo Chen was recording, the battle in the field was approaching a fever pitch.
The eldest of the Sima three cultivators held back two wood dragons alone, while the second, Sima Huiniang, faced one wood-element dragon.
The youngest was frantically attacking the array, trying to find a way out.
Suddenly, a voice of despair rang out.
"Big Brother, Second Sister, it's no use, this array is being controlled by someone else!"
As the words fell, the eldest spat out a large mouthful of blood.
The circular magic artifact was instantly broken free by the wood dragon.
With a crack, it shattered into several pieces.
He himself was thrown back by the massive impact.
"Little Brother, assist me!"
Sima Huiniang shouted, extending her hand to cast a talisman.
A light barrier instantly expanded.
Perhaps knowing the effect of this talisman, the youngest quickly gathered, continuously releasing spirit energy to support the barrier.
The eldest also flew over from behind, joining in to help.
In the blink of an eye, the three dragons were constantly gnawing and ramming the barrier.
The situation was extremely precarious.
In the corner, Luo Chen was startled.
Because of the youngest's words—this array is being controlled by someone else!
"There's someone else?"
"Qiu Bai has an accomplice?"
Almost as soon as this thought crossed his mind, a massive explosion erupted from another direction.
However, it was just a single explosion.
In the next moment, an angry voice sounded.
"Damn it, a Fifth-Level Qi Cultivator dares to play the role of the third bird in the chain."
In the white mist, a figure appeared, holding a broken and mangled corpse in his hand.
He glanced at the critically injured Sima Sanxiu, then leaped forward to stand beside Qiu Bai, shoulder to shoulder.
His eyes fell enviously on the large flag in Qiu Bai's hand.
"An exquisite magical weapon, truly of boundless power!"
Qiu Bai laughed loudly, "Exactly! It cost me nearly seven thousand Spirit Stones, no mistake!"
The face of the person beside him changed, and his hand had just raised when he heard Qiu Bai say,
"Tianxingzi, that old bastard, tricked me. He said a Ninth-Level Qi Cultivator could use the Green Musk Dragon-Gathering Flag twice, but even though I've reached Qi Perfection, with such formidable Spirit Energy, I can still only use it twice."
Hearing this, his companion couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Actually, he didn't lie to you. Qi Perfection is still Ninth-Level Qi Cultivation, right?"
"We can't drag this on any longer, or things might change! Liu Han, you keep an eye out for me."
With that, Qiu Bai let out a low growl.
Immediately, a massive torrent of pure Spirit Energy surged out like a great river.
"Roar!" "Roar!" "Roar!"
Three more dragons soared out.
Under the despairing gaze of Sima Sanxiu, a total of six wood-element dragons simultaneously collided with the light barrier surrounding them.
Even though they had activated a Second-Rank defensive talisman, it could not withstand a full-strength strike from an exquisite magical weapon.
Boom!!!
A massive sound rang out.
The shockwave from the explosion sent the three of them flying hundreds of meters away.
In mid-air, blood splattered uncontrollably.
When they hit the ground, they lay like broken sacks, unresponsive for a long time.
"Brother Qiu, to slay three peers with your own strength, truly impressive!"
Liu Han slapped Qiu Bai on the shoulder, marveling endlessly.
Qiu Bai took a breath and grinned, about to say something.
Suddenly, his pupils dilated.
"Damn you!"
"Ha ha."
Liu Han laughed lightly, then stepped back.
"Brother Qiu, why so angry? This is just a small odd magical weapon I bought at the Zhenlong Black Market, I merely wanted you to appraise it."
At that moment, a mouth resembling a human's appeared on Qiu Bai's shoulder.
The mouth bit down on Qiu Bai's shoulder, and a deep, dark light spread out like a halo.
Qiu Bai's eyes bulged in fury and fear.
He stood there, motionless, as if frozen.
In the next moment, his entire body was enveloped by the halo.
Then!
Ssh!
He vanished without a trace, leaving no remains.
A Qi Perfection cultivator of great renown thus fell.
Only a Storage Bag and a large flag fell gently to the ground.
Liu Han couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He truly feared Qiu Bai would counterattack in his final moments.
After all, he was a Qi Perfection cultivator. Who knew if the claim that the exquisite magical weapon could only be used twice was a lie.
However, with the success of his one-time-use odd magical weapon, everything was now set in stone.
Having obtained all of Qiu Bai's legacy and the legacy of Sima Sanxiu on the ground, along with his various preparations, he now had sufficient confidence to venture into the Golden Core Ruins alone.
Laughing lightly, he shot out two streams of Spirit Energy, one toward the Storage Bag and the other toward the Green Musk Dragon-Gathering Flag.
However, in the next moment, he was consumed by shock and anger, blurting out,
"Damn you!"
A figure, like a great roc, rose with the wind, aided by the already raging storm and thunder, bursting into incredible speed.
So fast that in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the Green Musk Dragon-Gathering Flag.
A surge of Spirit Energy formed a large hand, dispersing Liu Han's Spirit Energy.
He then grabbed the flag and fled.
Not only that, but before leaving, the figure launched two attacks.
One struck the Storage Bag in mid-air, the other hit a large stone mill in the white mist.
Liu Han's eyes blazed with fury, his anger almost igniting him.
Storage Bags were never known for their durability and stability.
Especially for low-tier cultivators, they often got damaged in battles.
The items inside usually disappeared, with only a few remaining.
This damn thing, not only did he steal the exquisite magical weapon and flee, but he also aimed to eliminate all traces.
He didn't dare hesitate, using all his strength to block the black attack.
Bang!
It felt like a gentle breeze, not even the power of a low-grade magical weapon.
Liu Han caught the Storage Bag in one hand and reached into the air with the other, only to grab a puff of jade powder, still carrying the smell of burnt herbs.
"Don't let me find out who you are, or I'll skin you alive and break your bones!"
Liu Han took a deep breath, consoling himself that he had at least obtained Qiu Bai's Storage Bag, which contained all the legacy of a Qi Perfection cultivator.
And on the ground were the legacies of three Ninth-Level Qi Cultivators.
Sima Sanxiu was a merchant who frequently traveled between several markets, and today he had sold most of his goods, so he must have had substantial wealth.
Substantial wealth
Liu Han stared in shock at the ground where the three bodies had been, now empty.
"Where are those three large Storage Bags?"
(End of Chapter)
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