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

In the end, the muscle-strengthening pills did not end up in the hands of Master Li, but were instead auctioned off to a group of low-key individuals for the exorbitant price of four thousand taels of silver.

The group of people wore black robes and hats, and like most of the people present, their faces were not visible.

Chen Han, however, was listening to the discussions around him.

"Given Black Lion City's current situation, there aren't many forces that can afford to come up with so much silver."

"That's natural. Almost half of the Black Mountain Gang members went to the front lines, and the Chen family had an accident while hunting a few days ago, which led to their decline. Now they are probably struggling to protect themselves."

"The city's powerful and wealthy are already preparing to flee for their lives, spending huge sums of money on this, so they have no spare money to come and join the fun."

"Yes, everyone in Black Lion City is living in fear these days, and no one has enough silver. I suppose only the Zhao family can afford to pay these four thousand taels..."

Chen Han listened silently for a while and finally got the gist of it.

Paying four thousand taels for a single muscle-strengthening pill is a losing proposition even for the city's powerful and wealthy. With that money, they might as well train more martial artists.

The Zhao family is just a small force in Black Lion City, but it is the one that Black Lion City cannot afford to offend.

What we fear is not the Zhao family itself, but the real Zhao family behind it.

The capital of Chu was the imperial city of Chu, and the Zhao family was the most powerful entity below the royal family.

They were so rich they were practically rolling in money, they didn't even consider money a commodity.

To put it another way, the Zhao family doesn't care about money at all, and they're not short of money at all.

The Zhao family of Black Lion City is just an insignificant branch of the Zhao family of the Imperial City. What we fear is not him, but the power behind him.

Chen Han couldn't help but think of the elegant young man, Zhao Liuye, whom he had unexpectedly encountered on the night he killed Hou Chun, and the man who later rescued Zhao Liuye from his grasp.

"So that person wasn't lying to me after all. I really can't afford to kill Zhao Liuye."

This extraordinary world is full of bizarre and outlandish methods; even being reduced to ashes doesn't guarantee peace of mind.

Chen Han felt fortunate, "Luckily, I didn't kill him back then, otherwise I would have been in real trouble."

The auction continued, but the items that appeared next caused Chen Han's expression to change repeatedly.

"Kirin clothes."

"Skin-nourishing jade".

"Black Lion Chainmail".

Without exception, all of these auction items were things that Chen Han had heard of in the Chen family; they were probably personal belongings of one of his senior or junior brothers or sisters.

Now that these items are appearing at auction, their fate is predictable.

However, this was something Chen Han had anticipated, and it only stirred up some emotions in him.

After a few breaths, Chen Han stopped thinking about it. There were just too many people around him who had died, and he couldn't possibly keep up. He could simply stop thinking about it; they were dead, so what? They weren't important figures anyway.

On the other side, "Dad, this one is fine. I feel this armor suits me very well."

Li Mubai spoke to the wealthy man beside him.

Master Li carefully examined the heavy black armor on the arena. "This armor weighs at least two hundred pounds. With your current strength, can you wear it and make it effective?"

"Brother Shisheng, what do you think?"

Master Li then asked Zhang Shisheng on the other side.

This Zhang Shisheng is a true master of internal strength martial arts!

As for why he curried favor with the Dark Force martial artist, it all started a few days ago when the Chen family suffered an accident and fell into decline.

After learning of the Chen family's decline, he decisively severed ties with them and took advantage of their misfortune to make a hefty profit.

He had made a fortune and gained both fame and wealth by relying on the martial arts influence of the Chen family.

Now, if he were to return to a situation where he had no martial arts forces to cooperate with, his income had been greatly reduced, and no one was willing to vouch for him, he would be extremely unwilling.

Therefore, he spent most of his fortune to curry favor with the Black Lion Gang.

Although the Black Lion Gang made exorbitant demands and asked for many benefits, he didn't feel it was a pity. As long as he got on this big ship, his business career would definitely go higher and higher, and even a thousand or so taels of silver would be easy to obtain.

"You're right. Your son has only recently embarked on the path of martial arts and is merely a Ming Jin martial artist. Such heavy armor is indeed too burdensome for him, and he will inevitably find it difficult to exert his strength in battle."

Zhang Shisheng continued, "Don't worry, I will help your son choose suitable items, but before that, my master needs something..."

"Well, we should finish what the master ordered us to do first."

Master Li said with a forced smile.

Looking at the beaming face of Master Li, Zhang Shisheng smiled with satisfaction. "It's good that Master Li knows..."

"Next item: Lightning-struck wood."

Upon hearing Liu Xixi's words on the stage, Zhang Shisheng's gaze immediately turned serious.

This is exactly what his master wants, and it's also what Master Li must obtain in order to curry favor with the Black Mountain Gang. Otherwise, there's no point in talking!

Master Li narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart couldn't help but feel nervous. He hadn't brought much money this time, only three thousand taels, but it was more than enough to take this item.

The main reason was that he also wanted to find some items for his son who practiced martial arts, so it seemed that the three thousand taels of silver were a bit tight.

"Lightning-struck wood, also known as lightning-struck peach wood, is a pure and yang substance that wards off evil spirits and dispels yin. The starting bid is 500 taels of silver, and each bid must be at least 50 taels higher."

"Six hundred taels!"

"Six hundred and fifty taels!"

Immediately, several people started bidding, clearly indicating that this item was quite sought after.

In the wilderness, there are no shortage of ghosts and lewd creatures. Now that disaster is imminent, they are all preparing to flee. Such top-quality exorcism items are naturally in high demand.

"But I am determined to have this!"

"Eight hundred taels!"

He ordered his men to provide a quote.

"Eight hundred and fifty taels!"

Someone placed a bid, and he snorted coldly, ordering his servants to bid again, "One thousand taels!"

They advanced with unstoppable momentum, without the slightest hesitation.

Finally, after several rounds of fierce bidding by Master Li, it was won at a high price of 1,500 taels.

At the next auction, he took Zhang Shisheng's advice and bought several items for his son, spending almost all of the little money left in the house.

"Two Blood Yang Flowers are excellent for strengthening yang, dispelling cold, and nourishing qi and blood. Taking them during the bottleneck period below the Dark Force level can greatly increase the probability of breaking through the bottleneck."

"Oh, I didn't know they sold this."

Upon seeing this, Zhang Shisheng immediately sat up.

"Increases the success rate of unlocking the gate... Brother Shisheng, this item can also help my son unlock the hidden power of the gate..."

"Of course... I didn't expect this thing to appear here, otherwise I would never have let you take pictures of those items."

Master Li's face immediately turned ugly, but he had no one to blame but himself; he could only blame the fact that this thing hadn't come out sooner.

"The starting price for each plant is three hundred taels of silver, and each bid cannot exceed thirty taels of silver."

Oh no, he only has four hundred taels on him right now. If no one bids higher, it'll be fine, but if someone else takes a fancy to this item, then things will get complicated.

Fortunately, the lack of interest from the crowd relieved him, and he immediately ordered his servants to quote a price: "Three hundred and fifty taels."