Unsurpassed Spirits

Chapter 202 Black Market
Luo Qingli took the jade slip and glanced at it lightly.

Yan Shitian raised his eyes and said: "Only 3000 people are allowed to enter this Chongyuan secret realm every time it is opened. Only monks with entry jade talismans can enter. This jade talisman was distributed in various ways as early as half a year ago. Yan got it by luck. For two pieces, I would like to invite a sixth-level alchemist to go with me to pick white moon grass and refine the soul-fixing pill."

He said frankly: "There will definitely be certain dangers in this secret realm, but with Yan's ability, the safety of Fellow Daoist Luo can basically be guaranteed."

Luo Qingli believed that he had a certain ability to protect himself, and Yan Shitian was not necessarily required to guarantee safety.

She asked with some curiosity: "Fellow Daoist Yan, I have a question. What would you do if you didn't meet me today?"

There are definitely not many sixth-level alchemists in the foundation-building stage certified by the alchemy test. Even if there are, most of them are like Dou Yue and Hui Tongguang, who were trained by various forces. It is really not easy for Yan Shitian to get in touch with them. But she thought it was just a coincidence that she would pass by this drug store to buy something.

Mentioning this, Yan Shitian shook his head and sighed softly: "If we really can't find a sixth-level alchemy master, then Yan has no other choice but to retreat and look for a fifth-level alchemy master nearby. Maybe it's a fluke. Maybe we can even make a furnace.”

Yan Shitian said this in a half-joking tone.

The fifth-level alchemy master in the foundation-building stage was indeed much easier to find than the sixth-level alchemy master. This was also his last choice when he was desperate. After all, the white moon grass was really hard to find, so he could only take a gamble.

If you miss this Chongyuan Secret Realm, you will have to wait another 50 years, but in 50 years, Yan Shitian may have already formed an elixir.

At this point, there was nothing to continue talking about. Luo Qingli agreed to go back and think about it carefully, and Yan Shitian got up and sent them away.

On the way back to the inn, Ye Wangshu asked her: "Qingli, what do you think? Do you want to go to the Chongyuan Secret Realm with that fellow Taoist Yan?"

"I have to first determine how true or false what this fellow Taoist Yan said is true."

Luo Qingli said with a smile: "We are Nanzhao monks. We have a very limited understanding of the Central Plains. We have only just met Yan Shitian. What is the Chongyuan Secret Realm like? We cannot just listen to his words. It is best to Ask around and if what he says is proven to be true, then you can then consider whether to go or not."

Ye Wangshu thought for a while and felt that it made sense, "Yes, this Yan Shitian seems to be quite upright, and it is quite pleasant to talk to him, but we don't know what his character is. If we really agree to talk to him If you are traveling with me, at least this person must be trustworthy."

She patted her chest and said, "Leave this matter to me. Most of the monks in Shouyue City are from the Central Plains. It is very convenient to inquire about this!"

Ye Wangshu was very enthusiastic about many things, Luo Qingli smiled and thanked him.

The two of them strolled around the market again, and made an appointment to go to the city lord's mansion in five days to watch the martial arts competition, and then returned to the inn.

Luo Qingli took out the jade slip given by Yan Shitian and looked at it carefully. It contained records related to the Chongyuan Secret Realm. This secret realm had existed for a long time, but it had been closed for tens of thousands of years. Because of this, when the secret realm was opened again thousands of years ago, there were simply mountains of treasures inside.

But the gold and silver mountains will also be hollowed out one day.

The Chongyuan Secret Realm is in the hands of several Tao Towers nearby. Not only does it require a large number of spiritual stones to open, it also requires many high-level monks to cast spells at the same time.

At first, this secret realm was opened once every ten years, and eight thousand monks could enter each time. However, the consequence of this was that a large number of resources inside the Chongyuan Secret Realm were mined, and the repair speed could not keep up with the mining speed. If things go on like this, this secret realm will gradually become deserted. As a result, it evolved into the current one that opens every 50 years and can only accommodate 3000 people each time.

This secret realm is divided into inner and outer parts. The outer part is roughly divided into five plates, namely grottoes, plains, volcanoes, glaciers, and yellow sand, which correspond to the attributes of the five elements. The inner part is wrapped in a mist. According to legend, in the mist There are groups of high-level monsters, and no monk who enters the inner circle can come out alive. Over time, the inner circle has been listed as a forbidden area in the Chongyuan Secret Realm.

This secret realm is very big. It is reported that a foundation-building monk does nothing after entering the secret realm. He flies around the peripheral imperial weapon without sleep, and cannot cover the entire peripheral landscape in a month.

There are a lot of monsters inside, but in the periphery, there are basically no monsters of the fifth level or above. For thousands of years, all the monks who entered the Chongyuan Secret Realm have traveled in the periphery. Therefore, the periphery has basically been Not much good stuff to find.

When you enter the secret realm, you will be teleported randomly. No one knows which tile in the periphery it will land on in advance.

The white moon grass that Yan Shitian is looking for mainly grows in the plains and grottoes. Occasionally, one or two plants can be seen in the yellow sand.

This is not a particularly valuable spiritual herb, and its range of use is also very small. Although White Moon Grass is almost extinct in the outside world, this thing will lose its medicinal effect within five days after being picked. It will be useless even if it is taken out of the secret realm, so Without monks to pick it, over time it became one of the most common spiritual herbs in Chongyuan Secret Realm.

After reading these basic introductions, Luo Qingli had a rough idea.

If the Chongyuan Secret Realm is really as stated on the jade slip, and Yan Shitian really went there to refine the soul-setting pill, then it wouldn't be a big problem for her to go together.

The opportunity to open a secret realm once every 50 years is indeed rare. Going in is enough to broaden your horizons. If you encounter monsters or conflict with monks from the Central Plains on the way, with her ability, you don't have to worry too much.

But she had to determine whether Yan Shitian was trustworthy.

Back then, Wan Qishan had openly invited her to go to the secret place in the sea, but in reality, she had evil intentions and plotted against all of them, and even Xiao Wu almost caught up with her.

She was not a person who was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years, but she had learned her lesson once, and she did not want to experience the same thing again.

After putting down the jade slip, Luo Qingli didn't think about it anymore. He took out the Tianxing Furnace and refined two furnaces of fourth-order heart-warming pills and one furnace of sixth-order Fierce Yang Pills. He originally planned to refine another furnace of spirit-quenching pills. But after calculating the time, the date she agreed with Ye Wangshu was almost here. There was no longer enough time to refine another batch of sixth-level elixirs, so she took a rest for a day and went to the Lord's Mansion of Shouyue City to find someone.

During these days, the city lord's mansion was open to all the monks who came to watch the competition because of the martial arts contest to recruit brides. There were even maids who brought tea and snacks.

The arena for recruiting brides was built on the back mountain, and a hilltop was circled with formations. At this time, there was already a ping-pong-pong fight on the field. Luo Qingli was watching carefully, trying to find out if there was anything that could be found in the fighting skills of the monks from the Central Plains. Ye Wangshu tugged on her sleeve to learn from it.

"Qingli, look there."

She pointed to the cloud platform set up in mid-air. There was a haggard old man sitting on the cloud platform. His face was expressionless, not angry and intimidating, and his whole body had a restrained aura, but it was completely incomprehensible. He must have been that person. The lord of Shouyue City is leisurely Sanren.

Sitting next to Youran Sanren is a woman who is in the early stage of foundation building. This woman has bright eyes and is as beautiful as a peach and plum. She is also wearing a bright red dress. Her whole person is as bright as a peony in full bloom.It's just that this woman is lacking in interest and bored at this moment, and she doesn't seem to be interested in the competition on the field at all.Ye Wangshu sent a message and said: "This city lord's daughter is a great beauty. As long as she wins the contest to recruit a bride, she will be able to inherit the position of city lord in the future and win the beauty back. These people must have the strength to feed her."

Luo Qingli smiled and said, "It's not easy to be successful all the time. Those who are fighting on the field are still in the middle stage of foundation building. If we encounter the late stage of foundation building, then all the previous wins will be in vain..."

Speaking of this, Luo Qingli looked at the withered old man on the cloud platform again, and said softly: "However, this leisurely Sanren has never wanted to take this opportunity to recruit some young talents. Those who are in the ring Even if a monk with outstanding performance cannot become a son-in-law, he can still become a disciple."

Ye Wangshu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, even though we are all casual cultivators, it is obviously different if we have Shouyuecheng as our backing. I believe most people will not refuse this olive branch."

The two didn't talk about the matter any more and continued to watch the fight on the field.

This competition will last for about half a month, with a challenger selected every day. Afterwards, there will be a two-by-two battle between these champions to determine the final winner, who will also become the leisurely Sanren's son-in-law. .

After finishing the day's competition, when he went back, Ye Wangshu told her what he had learned in the past few days, "That Yan Shitian is in the medicinal materials business and has no fixed address. He is only staying in Shouyue City for a short time. However, he is quite famous, and he ranks high on the list of young talents in the Central Plains. People who have interacted with him say that he is modest and magnanimous, and his actions can be said to be upright."

Luo Qingli pulled out the Central Plains Youth Talent List that he bought earlier in Taoyao Fairy City. At that time, he just glanced at it casually and didn't pay much attention. He only noticed Lu Heng at the top of the list.

Now that I took a closer look, I actually found Yan Shitian, and he was ranked in the top ten.

As a casual cultivator, ahead of many famous disciples, Yan Shitian must have a great reputation in the Central Plains, and the Chongyuan Secret Realm is indeed similar to what he said.

Ye Wangshu said: "People around him have pretty good comments about him, but these can only be used as a reference. The specific decision depends on you."

Luo Qingli paused and said, "I promised to travel to the Central Plains with you. If I accept Yan Shitian's invitation, wouldn't I be breaking my promise to you?"

"What's the matter?"

Ye Wangshuhun didn't care, "The Chongyuan Secret Realm will only be open for one month. You will come out after one month. There is no conflict between the two. At most, I will be in seclusion for a month and wait for you." As long as you make sure you come out completely, that's all."

Luo Qingli felt a little warm in his heart and thanked him sincerely: "Wang Shu, thank you very much."

Ye Wangshu smiled and hooked her neck, "Why are you so polite to me?"

Later, while waiting for the opening of the black market in Shouyue City, Luo Qingli and Ye Wangshu went to watch martial arts competitions to recruit brides almost every day. During this period, Luo Qingli did not contact Yan Shitian, and Yan Shitian did not come to them to have fun and increase their presence. It leaves all the decision-making power to her.

This made Luo Qingli feel quite comfortable.

The monks in the Central Plains are the same as those in Nanzhao. Most of them are orthodox Taoist cultivators, and their fighting methods are similar, but they have different gains every day.

But before the competition for marriage was over, another incident happened in the city lord's palace.

The heroine ran away from her marriage.

In this room, the leisurely people are still busy selecting their son-in-law and preparing for the wedding, while in the other room, the eldest lady has sneaked away to pursue freedom in life.

It is said that Youran Sanren was so angry that he ordered many people to find the whereabouts of the eldest lady and to kidnap her back.

The heroine was not there, but the competition for marriage continued, but at the end, the future bride made a trick, and the monks who participated in the marriage were somewhat dissatisfied. However, the city lord waved his hand and gave a lot of compensation, and then gave the person to the bride. Hold still.

However, after this incident, the original atmosphere of the competition to recruit a bride also changed. The city lord's palace closed the door and no longer disclosed the competition process to the public.

Luo Qingli didn't know who the winner was later, but the news was spreading all over the city. The young lady didn't know what method she used to hide it, or she hid somewhere. I heard that she was It has been many days and has not been found.

There was no way to prove whether it was true or false. Luo Qingli and Ye Wangshuquan just watched the excitement. However, the excitement here has not subsided yet, and the black market in Shouyue City has opened as scheduled.

The entrance to the black market was at a teahouse. When the two met and walked to the teahouse, they saw Yan Shitian standing tall and tall at the door, nodding towards them with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, Fellow Daoist Ye, I heard earlier that you wanted to visit the black market. I wonder if I would have the honor to be your guide?"

Luo Qingli and Ye Wangshu looked at each other and returned the salute, "Thank you, Taoist friend Yan."

The monks who come to the black market come from all levels. Most of them are foundation-building monks. There are also many golden elixir-level monks. Occasionally, you can even see Nascent Soul-level monks.

You can choose not to disguise yourself and show your true appearance, or you can choose to wear special clothing and masks to hide your identity.

Luo Qingli and the three of them all rented a set of equipment, armed themselves fully, and were taken to the underground black market by their maids.

To go to the black market, you need to walk up a long staircase. There are many luminous pearls inlaid on both sides of the aisle. Before you reach it, you can hear the sound of people.

Yan Shitian introduced them to them as he walked: "The stalls in the black market are clearly classified. In addition to the common elixirs, talismans, magic weapon arrays, there are also all kinds of skills, minerals, materials, spiritual herbs, animal eggs, and some things that are difficult to classify. , are all classified into other categories.”

Luo Qingli and Ye Wangshu's eyes met, and they knew that the cartilage powder they were looking for should be found among these other categories.

　Thanks to Shang Bie and Farewell Shang for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)