Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chen Han was too lazy to wait a few more days, so he decided to find the materials himself.

He immediately went to the Xu family, borrowed a thousand taels of silver from Master Xu, and then inquired about the location of the underground market in the imperial city.

The so-called underground market is no different from the black market. Most of the businesses there are shady dealings, and of course, they support many people who can't be brought to the light of day.

This was an old street in the imperial city. Chen Han walked into it without noticing anything amiss, but as he went deeper, his vision became somewhat blurry, as if the sunlight was being blocked.

Chen Han looked up and saw towering trees.

He was not surprised by this. The imperial city was so vast that it stretched as far as the eye could see, covering thousands of miles. Its terrain was complex, with mountains and fields everywhere. Although it was called a city, it was actually like a small country. It would take an ordinary horse caravan two or three days to travel from the inner city to the outer city. Only the inner city of the imperial city could be called a truly prosperous city.

Therefore, it is not surprising that underground markets were set up directly within the city.

Chen Han continued walking without stopping. The surrounding air gradually became foul and damp, and everything in sight was a hazy gray. If Chen Han had not already drawn his Qi into his body, he probably would not have been able to tell which way to go.

As he walked, he unknowingly arrived at the end of the street, where a large gate blocked the entire street, making it impossible to go around it.

There were a few guards at the gate. When they saw Chen Han standing there, not knowing what was going on, they went up to ask him.

"Hey, hey, I'm talking to you, the one wearing the monkey mask."

Chen Han had unknowingly covered his face. As for why he didn't use the black veil hat, it was because he had used it too many times. If he ran into someone he knew, it would easily lead to associations. Therefore, it was necessary to change his look occasionally.

"Show me your travel permit, or get out of here!"

Despite the guard's shouts and curses, Chen Han remained completely unmoved. He had long since stopped caring about such trivial matters and simply took out the travel permit that Master Xu had given him.

This is a wooden sign with what appears to be some kind of special marking.

Chen Han remained silent, tossing the travel permit to the gatekeeper. The guard caught it, examined Chen Han for a moment, then checked the permit. After confirming there were no problems, he tossed it back to Chen Han.

"Go in, newbie, I suggest you be careful. There are a lot of bad guys inside, don't die in there."

Chen Han ignored the group as if they were invisible and strode into the market.

Once he actually entered the black market and saw the horrific things sold by roadside vendors and shops, Chen Han had already become accustomed to it.

Wherever there is a large population, there will always be hidden dark sides; this is unavoidable.

The back-and-forth trading involved nothing more than women, children, and strange and unusual junk. Chen Han used to be somewhat curious about it, but now he was tired of seeing it. Only rare and precious materials from the martial arts world could catch his eye.

Chen Han wandered around this so-called underground market and found that it was much larger than the black market in Black Lion City, and some of the large shops did indeed have treasures.

However, he only has a thousand taels on him right now, and he still needs to buy materials to cultivate the Thunderclap Technique, so he is still a poor man.

"Damn it, this bastard is playing us for fools! Beat him! Beat him to death!"

Just then, Chen Han heard a commotion ahead. Looking up, he saw five or six men who were clearly skilled in martial arts. Their faces were red and their necks were thick, indicating that they were very angry. They were kicking a small, thin figure on the ground.

Chen Han was curious and looked closely, only to find that it was an old acquaintance—Wang Yue.

His guide in the Black Lion City black market, that dwarf.

"I didn't expect this guy to be doing the same thing in a different place, but it looks like he won't be leading the way this time."

Chen Han initially didn't want to get involved, but seeing that it was an acquaintance, he couldn't help but feel curious, so he stepped forward and tried to stop him.

"Alright, stop it. If you keep kicking people, you'll turn them into mincemeat."

Chen Han's voice was calm. During his time in the wilderness, his relentless killing had shaped his appearance, and his demeanor carried an inherent air of authority. With just a calm and unwavering word, he made the group involuntarily stop what they were doing.

Wang Yue, who was lying on the ground with his head in his hands and on the verge of death, finally came to his senses. He looked at the person who saved his life, whose face he could not see clearly, and hurriedly crawled to Chen Han in two or three steps as if he had grabbed a lifeline. He tried to hug Chen Han's leg, but Chen Han blocked him with his foot and he could not get in even halfway.

"Master, master, please save me! These men want me dead! Please save me, and I'll serve you like a slave, my life is yours!"

Wang Yue then knelt down, his head hitting the ground repeatedly, and cried out in anguish.

"What happened? Why do these people want to kill you?"

"He, they—"

"It's because this little dwarf deliberately tricked someone!"

Before Wang Yue could speak, he was interrupted by a fierce-looking man behind him who resembled a bear.

Seeing this man stirred up some memories for Chen Han. The man was burly and had a fierce face, bearing a striking resemblance to Xiong Li of the Black Mountain Gang, whose grave was probably overgrown with weeds.

However, this person was a martial artist with internal strength, several levels stronger than Xiong Li.

"Oh? How did I deceive you?"

"Gambling on jade!"

The man stepped forward, indignantly saying, "This shorty claimed to be in the jade gambling business, and tricked me by saying he had ten pounds of blood jade at his stall. I bought more than ten pieces, but none of them turned out well, so I just bought them all in a fit of anger."

"But who would have thought that this little dwarf would refuse to do business with me no matter what, and even tried to turn around and leave? Don't you think he's trying to cheat me!"

Chen Han sneered inwardly, 'I didn't expect Wang Yue to get involved in such an easy business. The worst part is he dares to cheat people in the black market; he's got a death wish.'

Is that so?

Chen Han asked.

"I, I..."

Wang Yue's face turned a deep purplish-red, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Chen Han sneered disdainfully, "How about this, give them all the money you have on you, consider it compensation."

"How can this be allowed! Anyone who dares to try and outsmart us here will only meet their end in death. And... who are you to presume to make decisions for him?"

The men had grim eyes. They were all heinous criminals who had been forced to make a living in this underground market. They were quite familiar with the connections and relationships in this place. But Chen Han's appearance left them at a loss. They could only stare intently at this unfamiliar face and try to find out his identity.

If the person is of high status, he might give them face, but if the person is just a dog on the street, he would kick them to death along with him.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Han smiled faintly, took out ten silver notes worth a hundred taels of silver from his pocket, and slowly placed them on the table next to him. The eyes of the people around him were wide open when they saw this, but no one dared to be greedy.

"How about this, if you can land three punches on me, this thousand taels is yours... How about it?"