The time traveler does not die from cause and effect

Chapter 144 Black Market
Continuing to stroll around, the old man seemed to have some real knowledge; he quickly learned about the conflict between himself and the Lin family.

After walking around for a while, we arrived at the foot of the provincial library.

It was already past midnight, and the library had long since closed.

However, Ling Yuanzi brought Ye Zhoutian to the library entrance.

He gently knocked on the library door.

Snap, snap snap snap, snap snap...

With a special frequency of tapping, the side door opened silently.

Ye Zhoutian memorized this frequency.

A man in black robes appeared and slowly said:
"There are treasures in the world!"

Ling Yuanzi replied:

"Eighty percent of it is on the black market!"

"Please come in, sir!"

After saying that, he handed over two black robes.

Ling Yuanzi shook his head, did not take the black robe, and led Ye Zhoutian inside.

Naturally, Ye Zhoutian did not wear a black robe.

Upon entering the library, one is not directed upwards, but downwards, into an underground space.

Ye Zhoutian watched all of this with curiosity.

"This is the black market! How amazing!"

"What's so amazing about it? Almost every county and province has it."

"Ah, there's one of each, so who controls this place...?"

"From the three northern prefectures, it's naturally the Qi family. Besides them, who else can operate a black market in their territory?"

"With such huge profits existing for thousands of years, the Qi family is not stupid, so naturally they control this place."

Even in some counties and provinces where control is impossible, they still account for a significant portion.

Ye Zhoutian was speechless, but logically speaking, that was the case.

Ling Yuanzi continued:
"What black robes, what midnight, it's all nonsense..."

If you're selling stolen goods here, don't expect secrecy or security. The old folks over there know about everything; it's just that some things don't involve their interests, so they don't care if they pretend not to know.

After entering the underground area and turning around a few times, a brightly lit underground hall suddenly appeared in front of us.

There were stalls everywhere, and all sorts of hawking calls could be heard.

“Look at these stalls, each one has a secret mark.”

That purplish-red Qilin belongs to the Chen family, and that blue ghost face belongs to the Qi family. There won't be any problems with buying and selling goods or money through them.

Those without hidden marks are retail investors, so be careful; their authenticity and purity cannot be guaranteed.

However, the prices at these large family stalls are transparent, so there's little chance of finding a bargain.

Those individual investors, however, might be able to buy good stuff.

Ye Zhoutian nodded and said, "Understood!"

"Hey, give me 1,500 spirit stones, I'll go buy a magic weapon."

Ye Zhoutian immediately took out the spirit stones and handed them to Ling Yuanzi.

This old guy is capable and has real skills. Before Ye Zhoutian knew it, he had already gained his trust.

Ling Yuanzi nodded. The journey had been arduous, but he had managed to seduce the person.

He pointed to a stall in front of him.

"That's the stall of the Wang family, one of the Four Tigers. They sell magic manuals. Go take a look."

You're not wearing a black robe, so you're obviously an expert. They wouldn't dare lie to you.

Go and choose a good manual on the principles of power and form. Once you've condensed your inner energy, you'll need to start cultivating.

However, as with any skill, you get what you pay for; getting good stuff comes at a high price.

Ye Zhoutian nodded, parted ways with Ling Yuanzi, and headed straight for the Wang family's stall.

Wang's stall was run by a middle-aged, overweight man.

He nodded slightly when he saw that Ye Zhoutian wasn't wearing a black robe.

Ye Zhoutian arrived at his place and inspected the goods on the other person's stall.

Sure enough, most of them were secret manuals.

"The Vajra of No Fixed Form," "The Great Compassion of Splitting the Heavens," "Sweeping the Ground to Borrow the Whale," "Wind and Clouds Stealing the Soul," "The Great Elephant Has No Form," "The Three Powers Return to the Origin and Reverse Yang Finger," "The Seven Steps of True Martial Stance," "The Vajra Opening Heaven Great Handprint," "The Seven Stars Flicking in the Sky"...

These manuals are divided into two parts. One part contains the cultivation methods for the magical characteristics of the Daoist path, which can be used to cultivate the magical abilities or characteristics of the Daoist path.

Some are universal secret manuals, like "Borrowing a Whale by Sweeping the Floor," which can be practiced on any path.

Ye Zhoutian's cultivation technique, "Borrowing a Whale by Sweeping the Floor," has two prices: 6,300 gold coins for personal use and 84,000 gold coins for family inheritance.

For personal use, one must swear an oath to the Styx River and can only cultivate it oneself.

The kind of family heirloom that Ye Zhoutian possessed can be passed down to family members and preserved as a family tradition.

So, Bai Ruoye is quite particular; she only sold the heirloom version for a thousand gold coins.

Zhang Chunfeng's gift of "Eating Clouds and Rinsing in the Jade Spring" to himself was also a great act of righteousness!
But then I thought, if I have the heirloom version, I won't lose anything by giving it away, since it's not unique to my family.

This kind of gift only wastes a piece of paper, making it economical and practical, and the recipient will be very grateful.

I've learned another trick!
Ye Zhoutian checked and searched for myths, nest scenes, and silver-level cultivation manuals.

However, they did not discover that silver-level cultivation paths were so rare that even the inheritance of spells was not available for sale.

In fact, there aren't many paths to bronze-level cultivation. The only one I've seen is the "Jade Pivot Thunder" technique.

The so-called Jade Pivot refers to the state of being able to gaze at the stars from afar, with a clear and bright mind, where the ultimate Dao is profound and mysterious, beyond hearing and seeing.

In fact, all of this is nonsense. The characteristic of Jade Pivot Thunder is annihilation, turning everything into dust.

When used, it is silent, invisible, and kills without a trace.

Therefore, Yu Shu is also known as "under Tian Shu, all jade and stone perish!"
It costs 100,000 gold coins, ridiculously expensive! And it's a personal version, requiring you to swear an oath on the Styx River.

But Ye Zhoutian didn't hesitate at all: Buy it!
The so-called Styx Oath was useless to Ye Zhoutian. Once he mastered it, his followers could learn from him without being affected in any way.

In a sense, believers of the Lord are one, and must pass on the knowledge and not violate the Styx oath.

He carefully selected one secret manual, "Jade Pivot Thunder," from Feng Lei, three magic manuals from Yue Jin, and a maximum of seven magic manuals from Jie Zhi.

The strongman acquired the five missing strongman gold talismans and three auxiliary spell manuals.

The Daoist traditions within Ye Zhoutian's divine kingdom, including Calamity Root, Sea of ​​Fire, Leather Shackles, Bone Twilight, Deceptive Face, Skull Punishment, Chariot Slaughter, Golden Calamity, and Light Lord, all involved acquiring one or two related spell manuals.

These spells can enhance the strength of one's followers and increase the foundation of one's divine kingdom; they are a must-buy.

Then examine the general potential...

He couldn't help but ask, "Actually, these are all spells, so why are they called 'form'?"

The stall owner replied, "Mayor Ye, you are at the Condensation Realm, just beginning to develop magical power. To cultivate and cast spells, you must rely on hand gestures, external forms, incantations, and spells to operate them, hence the term 'form'."

Once one advances to the Profound Realm, spells flow from the outside in, requiring no external hand gestures for support; that is called magical supernatural power.

Ye Zhoutian didn't say his name, but he knew that Ye was the town mayor, which left him speechless.

However, Ye Zhoutian did not wear a black robe, which meant that he did not care about his identity, so the other party directly revealed it!
Ye Zhoutian nodded and said, "I've learned a lot. If you have any other good stuff, please bring it out. This is for my company to purchase and increase our resources."

Is there any universal trend here that surpasses the "Eating Mist and Rinsing the Jade Spring" series?

"Please wait a moment, I'll go get it!"

They quickly retrieved three secret manuals.

"The Three Primal Qi of Kunji and Xunfeng", "The Secret of Moving Mountains and Changing Peaks", and "Discussions on the Primal Qi of the Purple Mansion"

Ye Zhoutian looked over and said with a smile:

"Let's settle the accounts! By the way, we don't have enough gold coins, how about spirit stones?"

The other person's eyes lit up, and they said, "Spirit stones? That's great! One spirit stone is worth 110 gold coins."

These manuals cost a total of 11,357 spirit stones.

"Mayor Ye, since this is your first time here, let's round it down to 11,300 spirit stones!"

"Pack them all up, I'll buy them!"

Ye Zhoutian made payments directly; all of his purchases were made through direct payment.

Of course, they are all personal versions.

The other party was very happy, and the two made a deal. The other party even thoughtfully gave them a blank Miracle card to include these secrets.

During the transaction, a group of young men and women walked towards them.

Ye Zhoutian glanced at it casually, then suddenly froze.

Among the three or five people on the other side was a young girl dressed in a colorful silk dress. She had a beautiful figure, graceful curves, and her hair flowed like a waterfall. Her appearance was stunning, like an otherworldly fairy.

This girl's most striking feature is her fair skin! With her cool, pale complexion, you don't even need to look at her face to know she's stunningly beautiful!

So white that all flowers paled in comparison, so white that it was breathtaking, so white that snow paled in comparison, so white that rivers flowed backward!

Without a doubt, it must be Bai Xueqingxian Chen Lingdu!

Ye Zhoutian frowned; trouble was brewing!

(End of this chapter)