The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Chapter 461 Black Dragon's Mysterious Arena Market Guardian Dragon Sea Smoke Crab (Please Subscribe)

Outside the Kowloon black market.

Bai Jingjing simply tied her hair up, wiped the water stains from her pale face, looked at the figure holding the banner ahead, mustered her courage, and cautiously asked, "My lord, what kind of monsters are you planning to keep?"

Zhu Yu paused slightly, turned to gesture for her to come to his side, and asked as he walked towards the shore, "My name is Qingyang."

"To be honest, I don't know much about running haunted places and keeping monsters. Do you have any suggestions?"

Bai Jingjing wasn't surprised at all. After all, if she knew about the ghost field, even if Zhu Yu wanted to plunder her ghost field, she would have to wait for the ghosts to mature. If she picked them up half-ripe, she would lose most of her "blood money" for nothing.

The thought flashed through her mind, but she suppressed it, pondered for a moment, and replied, "Sir, the 50,000 mu of ghost field you rented is a deep-sea ghost field. Manager Hou said that the average water depth is about 1,000 meters."

"As far as I know, the deeper the Black Sea is, the denser the eerie atmosphere at the bottom, the lower the water temperature, and the stronger the corrosiveness of the seawater—"

"That's right."

Zhu Yu nodded slightly. He had previously discovered that the eerie aura at the bottom of the Black Sea was indeed very strong when he and the trench were digging a temporary cave. It was indeed a breeding ground for monsters.

However, seawater is also highly corrosive.

If ordinary people or monsters fall into the deep sea, they probably won't last long before being eroded and killed by the seawater.

Seeing him nod, Bai Jingjing's pale face showed a hint of joy, and she continued, "According to the information I have, my lord, you can further subdivide the ghost field into three layers."

"A three-layered eerie environment—"

Zhu Yu stroked his chin, signaling her to continue.

Bai Jingjing said excitedly, "This is what I'm thinking: in the lower seas you can raise rare and fierce monsters with thick skin, and in the middle seas you can raise rare and intangible monsters."

"As for the upper waters, you can raise common monsters. The more common they are, the easier they are to raise. It's best to raise a variety of monsters together. I've found that the more types of monsters you raise together, the faster they grow, even though they will eat each other. You can get a harvest in just one year."

"If the density of captive breeding is high, it might not even take a year—"

She paused, then added, "The upper-level monsters can serve as bait for the middle and lower-level monsters."

"My lord, you may not know this, but artificially induced monsters, compared to naturally occurring monsters, will never develop intelligence and will have all sorts of defects, making them very easy to die. The rarer the monster, the more so."

"Choosing some common monsters that are beneficial to them, or even those that are part of their food lineage, makes it easier for those rare monsters to survive and thrive."

Bai Jingjing said a lot in one breath.

From selecting the strange seedlings, to choosing blood food, to feeding them, and so on—

Zhu Yu sighed, "It seems running a haunted place isn't so easy after all—"

Bai Jingjing talked about a lot of things, which in his view was to artificially create a simple ecosystem, using ordinary monsters to stimulate rare monsters to speak and have an appetite, and using rare monsters to stimulate ordinary ones, stimulate their potential, and create a fish effect.

have to say.

His impression of the water monster changed drastically.

Zhu Yu immediately waved his hand and said, "After we've seen the strange field, we'll purchase the strange seedlings according to your plan. As for the 'blood offerings,' I have my own methods."

By building the simple ecosystem envisioned by Bai Jingjing and then using the "Eye of True Sight" to analyze bizarre foods, it will be difficult to lose money in the future.

"Yes, sir."

A smile appeared on Bai Jingjing's pale face as she bowed and replied.

"Work hard for me, and I won't treat you unfairly."

Zhu Yu waved his hand, and before Bai Jingjing could react, he gently shook the long banner. A cloud of black energy surged out, carrying the two of them into the sky. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the coast and walked along the coast.

I don't know how long it has been.

Suddenly, from the turbulent sea ahead, rows of gray-white stone pillars rose into the sky, dozens of which supported a huge gray-white archway.

It has four large characters written on it.

"Black Dragon's Ghostly Arena".

The bottom is engraved with a simplified nautical chart for the four zones: A, B, C, and D.

The nautical chart is not a complete square, but rather resembles two opposing triangles, with C and D in the lower corner and A and B in the upper corner.

The 50,000 mu of ghost fields rented by Zhu Yu are located on the upper edge.

The entire site is approximately 10,000 meters long, 3,000 meters wide, and 1,000 meters deep.

Arrive at the "Black Dragon's Ghostly Field" archway.

It is evident that people and ghosts below are coming and going frequently, creating a lively scene. Some are members of the Black Dragon Gang dressed in black with golden dragons embroidered on their backs, but most of the people and ghosts are clearly not members of the "Black Dragon Gang".

Zhu Yu's mind stirred slightly, and he descended on the light of his escape.

Sensing the aura of the "Blood Realm," the people and monsters in the arena merely glanced at it before moving away to attend to their own business.

Zhu Yu and Bai Jingjing then manifested their forms.

A group of people dressed in Black Dragon Gang uniforms quickly surrounded them. The bald man with a scar on his face, who was leading the group, exuded the aura of a "Rising Sun Realm" martial artist.

Zhu Yu remained completely calm, surveying his surroundings with great interest.

Beneath the archway lay a miniature market, selling all sorts of things: bizarrely shaped plants, blood-soaked delicacies, and strange, unusual seedlings that seemed to leap from waterwheels—

When Bai Jingjing saw the Black Dragon Gang members, she instinctively shrank back, her pale face constantly dripping with water that she couldn't wipe away.

The burly man at the head of the group approached, sized them up, and his gaze settled on Zhu Yu. He spoke politely, "I am Zhao Da. Have you two come to my Black Dragon Gang's Ghost Grounds for some business?"

"I am Qingyangzi, here to witness the strange spectacle."

Zhu Yu replied politely and handed Zhao Da the token for renting the haunted place and the contract.

After verifying the information, Zhao Da waved to make way for him, speaking with even greater enthusiasm, "Brother Qingyang, come visit me for a drink sometime. I won't keep you from watching the ghost story."

"Definitely, thank you."

Zhu Yu put away the tokens and contract, nodded politely, and led Bai Jingjing, who didn't dare to raise her head, toward the small market.

Looking at the backs of the two ghosts.

A member of the Black Dragon Gang scoffed, "A mere ghost, acting all high and mighty—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was sent flying like a shrimp, crashing heavily onto the muddy wetland not far away. He rolled several times in a disheveled manner, his head hitting the ground, and remained motionless.

Zhao Da put his leg down, raised his hand to touch his head, turned to look at the other Black Dragon Gang members, grinned and cursed: "What kind of thing is he? He's only at the initial stage of Qi and Blood Refinement, yet he dares to challenge the 'Netherworld' monsters. I don't even have his guts."

He pointed at one of the men and said, "Hey you, go skin him alive and throw him out. Damn it, so he doesn't drag me into this."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards a room under the archway with the words "Black Dragon Gang" written on it. As he walked, he cursed and muttered, "The quality of the gang members is getting lower and lower. We should take these greenhorns to the Inner Sea to see what monsters are like and see some blood, so they won't all become useless cowards who bully their own kind."

The remaining gang members looked at each other, stripped the unconscious gang member of his clothes, and carried him into the darkness.

Not far away.

Zhu Yu withdrew his gaze, secretly marveling, "This Black Dragon Gang leader is quite a character." He then shook his head, ceasing his thoughts, and turned to Bai Jingjing, who was standing silently with her head down, saying, "Wake up, see if there are any 'mysterious seedlings' worth keeping here."

"Ah—oh—"

Bai Jingjing looked up and, seeing no Black Dragon Gang members around, breathed a sigh of relief like a thief, then began to look at the stalls selling goods.

When they landed at a stall selling "mysterious seedlings," her eyes lit up. She turned to Zhu Yu, pointed to the stall, and exclaimed happily, "Sir, please take a look at the mysterious seedlings being sold at that stall—"

Zhu Yu looked where he was pointing. The stall was small, with only a transparent water tank. Inside the tank was a creature about the length of an arm, shaped like a shark, with a layer of white bony structure on its surface.

At this time.

Bai Jingjing's voice came from the side.

"My lord, this strange seedling is called the 'White Bone Shark.' Upon reaching adulthood, it can advance to the 'Black Fiend' level, reaching a length of eighteen meters. Its bones can be used to forge 'strange artifacts,' and its flesh can be refined into 'blood pills.' Its strange crystals are pure, making it one of the best strange seedlings on the market."

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Let's go take a look."

The two arrived at the stall.

The stall owner was a fat man with piles of fat, and the aura he exuded was clearly at the "Ascension to the Sun" level. He was lying on a recliner, looking utterly bored.

Two obviously strange young women were gently fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up, his eyes lighting up instantly. He stood up with a speed belying his physique, his face a mass of fat, and said enthusiastically, "This strange brother, you've got your eye on the 'White Bone Shark'?"

As he spoke, he patted his chest proudly and said, "I'm not bragging, but throughout the entire 'Moonlit City,' who doesn't know that our 'White Bone Sharks' are the most authentic and have the purest bloodline? —"

He boasted for a while, then finally revealed his true intentions.

"How about we get a hundred or two to test the waters?"

Bai Jingjing frowned and looked at him, clearly distrustful.

Zhu Yu remained unmoved, raised his hand and scooped the "white bone shark" out of the pool, examined it in a seemingly serious manner, gently touched the white bones on its body, and stared intently.

An information panel appeared.

[Target: The Mystic Seed]

【Race:***】

[Rank: Unacceptable "56%"]

Status: Healthy

Zhu Yu glanced at Wei Long and said calmly, "Are you sure this is a white-boned shark?"

Wei Long's smile froze.

Bai Jingjing was stunned for a moment, then stared intently at the "mysterious seedling." When she saw the obvious signs of artificial carving, her expression changed drastically, and she said angrily, "You vendor are too shameless! This isn't a 'White Bone Shark' mysterious seedling; it's clearly a 'Bone Tempering Fish'!"

As she spoke, she turned to Zhu Yu and explained, "My lord, the Bone-Tempering Fish is a low-grade monster that likes to occupy bones as its shell. Over time, it becomes one with the shell and then occupies even larger bones, forming a thick bone shell."

"Some unscrupulous merchants will carve the Bone-Tempering Fish into something resembling a 'White Bone Shark' monster seedling, to cheat the monsters—"

Turning her head, Bai Jingjing was about to say something when she saw the unscrupulous merchant she had mentioned put the bone-tempering fish into his mouth and start chewing it with a crunching sound.

"Sorry, I'm greedy——"

Wei Long swallowed it and spread his hands innocently.

This made Bai Jingjing tremble with anger, and even more water seeped from her body, clearly indicating that she had suffered a similar loss before.

Zhu Yu shook his head and turned to leave.

Bai Jingjing snorted coldly upon seeing this and followed.

Wei Long hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and called out, "Wait." After saying that, he lightly jumped onto the carriage shaft and quickly pulled out a palm-sized, pale blue crab from the bucket, whose internal organs were vaguely visible.

With a few leaps, he blocked Zhu and Yu's path, saying with a forced smile, "It was just a little joke earlier. Please take a look at this 'Sea Smoke Crab' hatchling; it's absolutely a top-quality, rare hatchling."

He glanced around furtively and whispered, "This is a top-quality catch from the inland sea. It has no weird problems. As long as we raise it to adulthood, we can earn at least this much."

Wei Long solemnly raised his five thick, fat fingers.

"Five thousand, at least five thousand 'blood money' can be earned—"

Bai Jingjing glanced at the crab, which was clearly strange, rolled her eyes, and said sarcastically, "Who knows if it's some low-grade monster in disguise again?"

As he said this, Fu took it, turned around and handed it to Zhu Yu, winked at him, and begged silently.

"It's good stuff—"

Zhu Yu glanced at her speechlessly. Although the "Shengyang" loser did not have divine sense, his perception was sharp, no less than that of divine sense. Bai Jingjing's little trick could not escape Wei Long's perception.

Zhu Yu nodded slightly to Wei Long, took the crab seedlings, examined them for a few moments, and then fixed his gaze on Wei Long.

A virtual panel slowly unfolded.

[Target: The Mystic Seed]

【Race:***】

[Rank: Unacceptable "99%"]

[Trickery: Awakening in Progress]

Status: Healthy

"Sea crab? —"

Zhu Yuxiang glanced at the panel, then turned and gave Wei Long a deep look. This guy didn't have a single real item.

However, this crab "ghost seedling" is truly a good thing. It can awaken ghost magic as soon as it is processed, which means that it can at least grow to the "Black Fiend" level.

I wonder what kind of strange materials it can produce—

A thought flashed through his mind, and Zhu Yu asked directly, "How much 'blood money' is it per one? How many do you have?"

Bai Jingjing said sternly, "My master has rented the Black Dragon Gang's Five Virtuous Acre Ghost Ground. If you dare to cheat me again, hmph!"

Wei Long looked at Zhu Yu in surprise, his eyes darting around.

He didn't care about Bai Jingjing's warning. A business is a business, and if he was fooled, he could only blame himself.

Besides, if he could enter the Black Dragon Gang's den to sell fake magical seedlings, why would he be afraid of being held accountable later?

But Bai Jingjing's offer to rent the Five Good Mu Ghost Field made him hesitate. This was definitely a large customer base, and if he ripped them off, there might be no follow-up.

After a few moments of hesitation, Wei Long said seriously, "To be honest, Brother Gui, I bought these Gui seedlings through connections with the 'Coast Guard,' and there are only three hundred of them."

He paused, then held up one finger.

"One strange seedling costs one hundred 'blood coins'."

Bai Jingjing's eyes widened, and she blurted out, "Why don't you just rob it? A 'White Bone Shark' is only worth 150 'blood coins,' and this lousy crab is worth 100 'blood coins'?"

Wei Long stepped back, avoiding the beggar's spittle, and said with an air of seriousness, "The sea smoke crab is a treasure from head to toe, no less valuable than the white bone shark. You can recoup your investment in a year, and make a fortune when it reaches adulthood—"

Bai Jingjing crossed her arms and sneered, "You call it a sea crab? Then tell me, what kind of strange materials can it produce?"

Wei Long's expression froze for a moment, then he said, looking around in confusion, "Crab shells can be used to forge magical weapons, crab meat is delicious, and crab roe strengthens the body's vital energy—"

"Heh, who knows if what you're saying is true or not? I've never heard of sea crabs before—" Bai Jingjing glanced at him sideways, disbelieving.

"You little devil—"

This made Wei Long's little eyes widen in anger.

Zhu Yu raised his hand to interrupt the argument and asked, "Do you have any other strange seedlings?"

"have."

Wei Long's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly, whispering, "Brother Gui, you've come to the right person. The ones in my Wei Long Danger Camp are all wild Gui seedlings, which are not comparable to those captive, defective Gui seedlings."

Bai Jingjing pouted and muttered, "That sounds nice, but it's not like they don't have their own seedling nursery—"

Wei Long's face instantly changed from red to white, from white to green, and from green to black.

Zhu Yu suddenly realized that Bai Jingjing's mouth was made of knives. Seeing that Wei Long's head was smoking, he shook his head and said, "I'll take the three hundred Sea Smoke Crab Ghosts, just as you said, one hundred 'blood coins'."

Wei Longhu shuddered, his pale face turning red in an instant, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Excellent! Excellent! Brother Gui is indeed destined for great things!"

Having said that, he leaped back to the carriage with a few bounds, picked up the water vat on the table, scooped out several translucent blue crabs from the bucket, quickly returned, handed them to Zhu Yu, and grinned, saying, "A token of sincere gratitude for the 'blood money' from the Three Kinds of Goodness."

Zhu Yu gestured for Bai Jingjing to accept it, then took out the Three Virtues "Blood Money" from the Ghost Realm and handed it to Wei Long, saying, "My Ghost Realm is in Grade A, Zone 1. If Brother Wei obtains any rare Ghost Seedlings, feel free to send them over. I will certainly provide some 'Blood Money'—"

Wei Longhu, who was examining the "blood money," trembled again. He stuffed the "blood money" into his pocket and hurriedly said, "There really is one that is no less powerful than the Sea Smoke Crab—the Black Ghost Snake Ghost Seedling. Brother Ghost, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Having said that, he abandoned the yoke and, with a few leaps, disappeared into the darkness.

Wait until he leaves the beggar.

Bai Jingjing's reluctant expression immediately softened, and like a squirrel that had stolen a pine nut, she excitedly leaned forward and whispered...

"My lord, although I don't know what kind of creature this Ghost Seedling is, its quality is definitely no lower than that of the White Bone Shark, and may even be much higher—"

Zhu Yu looked at her with surprise and praised, "You're quite good." After saying that, he temporarily took the Ghost Seed into the Ghost Domain and began to stroll through the market.

Having found a bargain, Bai Jingjing was in high spirits and chattered on and on about the many strange seedlings and blood foods the stall owner was selling.

"Blood food" does not refer to feed alone.

There are no flowers or plants, not even stones, and all kinds of strange creatures depend on it for survival. Everything that Cheng Gong has is called blood food.

According to Bai Jingjing's explanation, and the information and analysis included in "The Eye of Truth".

Zhu Yu quickly instructed them to select the right species of monsters to be kept in the upper waters.

There are four types.

Two kinds of monsters with physical bodies, and two kinds of monsters without physical bodies.

Those with fleshy bodies are the "Faceless Fish" and the "White Tower Jellyfish".

Those without physical bodies are "ghost-faced seaweed" and "fireflies floating".

Its advantages are that captive-raised animals are inexpensive to feed on, have a low mortality rate, and can be raised intensively.

Most importantly, the four low-level monsters are the "blood food" that most monsters like. They can coexist with each other and there is a certain mutual predation relationship.

Meanwhile, Zhu Yu and Bai Jingjing were choosing the mid-level waters of the Ghost Seed Oath.

Two horses entered the market, one after the other.

"Brother Weird!"

A shout rang out.

Zhu Yu turned his head and saw Wei Long's mountain of flesh, with a cold and unsmiling young man standing next to him.

He glanced at the horses beside the two of them and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"That's quick—"

soon.

Wei Long and the cold-looking young man led their horses closer.

Wei Long eagerly pulled a black, loach-like snake from the bucket in Lashing, handed it to Zhu Yu, and patted his chest to assure him, "Brother Gui, this is the Black Gui Snake you wanted. Let me tell you, its quality is no less than that of the Sea Smoke Crab—"