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Yu Huai was somewhat surprised.

This black market was actually located within a mortal city.

Qingwu City.

Yu Huai now sports a disguised face and completely conceals his cultivation through the [Silver Ring], standing inconspicuously beneath the bustling city gate.

Yu Huai glanced at the towering city walls in front of him, finding them quite novel.

He took out the geomantic map and looked at it again. Finding nothing wrong, he stepped inside.

This city is quite special, and its understanding of ancient cities differs somewhat from Yu Huai's.

Because there were no soldiers checking passes at the gates, people could enter and leave the city at will.

However, he didn't delve into these matters.

Walking on the cobblestone streets, Yu Huai observed the daily lives of the ordinary people with great interest.

It doesn't seem too bad.

Perhaps there was interference from cultivators!

The Qingxuan Sect recruits disciples every year.

Therefore, the mortals here know of the existence of cultivators.

Nowadays, many officials in the Song Dynasty court have cultivators behind them, and the Song Dynasty royal family itself is supported by the Qingxuan Sect, so no one would be so blind as to overthrow it.

After wandering around for a while, Yu Huai arrived at a shop.

Guangyuan Grocery Store.

This shop is located in the northwest corner of the city. It looks like an ordinary shop, but the black market is located inside.

With these thoughts in mind, he removed the Silver Ring, revealing his sixth-level cultivation, and stepped inside.

If anything happens, he will throw out that top-grade talisman immediately.

The shopkeeper, dressed in brocade robes, was a middle-aged, overweight man. Upon seeing Yu Huai enter, he greeted him with a smile.

Looking at his aura again, it was clear that he was a late-stage cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, which made Yu Huai take a second look at him.

"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?"

The shopkeeper asked the question he already knew the answer to.

"Sell some things."

Yu Huai replied calmly.

"In that case, please accept this pearl, fellow Daoist."

"This bead is called the Concealment Bead. It is engraved with concealment runes. When crushed, it can cover one's face and hide one's cultivation level for a day. All cultivators who enter are like this, so please rest assured, fellow Daoist."

"If you wish to leave, there is a teleportation array inside. You can use it by spending spirit stones, or you can return to this shop and leave."

The shopkeeper flicked his wrist, and a grayish-brown bead appeared in his palm. He handed it to Yu Huai and explained.

That's quite a grand gesture.

They even brought in a teleportation formation.

I wonder which powerful clan is behind this black market.

As long as the price isn't too outrageous, he'll definitely use that teleportation array for safety's sake.

Yu Huai thought to himself, responded, and without hesitation accepted the concealment bead. He then followed a maid inside.

Most of those who come here are desperate criminals, but after the incident at Luofengfang, most of the cultivators in Qingyue County have been wiped out. If it weren't for the auction, how could so many cultivators have come?

The shopkeeper watched Yu Huai go inside, thinking to himself that he was about to leave when he saw another person enter, so he had to go and greet him again.

Not long after.

Yu Huai was led to the shop by the maid. At her prompting, he crushed the concealment bead and then passed through another curtain, arriving at a wide street.

The maid said goodbye and went back.

Yu Huai looked at the street, slightly surprised.

I never expected that there was such a street hidden behind this shop, yet no one noticed it. It must be concealed by some kind of formation!

Shops without signs lined both sides of the street, and many monks were setting up stalls on the ground.

However, whether they were cultivators walking on the road or setting up stalls, they were all covered by a layer of gray mist, making it impossible to see their faces or cultivation levels.

This should be the effect of the Concealment Bead.

As Yu Huai thought to himself, he glanced at himself, who was also enveloped in gray mist.

"Are you coming or not!"

Just as Yu Huai was pondering this, a sharp voice came from behind him, as if Yu Huai's pause had blocked the person's path.

Seeing this, Yu Huai merely glanced at the man and walked off in a certain direction.

After walking several dozen steps, Yu Huai suddenly noticed a problem.

There are quite a few monks on the streets.

This black market operates underground; there shouldn't be so many cultivators here.

Moreover, after the incident at Luofengfang, most of the Tribulation Cultivators in Qingyue County had been wiped out by the Tian family. Could so many Tribulation Cultivators have emerged during this period?

Yu Huai was puzzled.

He stood in front of a stall, casually picked out some small items, bought them for a few spirit stones, and then planned to ask the stall owner some questions.

Seeing that Yu Huai had agreed, the stall owner accepted the spirit stones, smiling as he said:

"Is this your first time here, fellow Daoist?"

"This is my first time here, recommended by a friend."

Yu Huai didn't hide it, after all, it was easy to see.

The stall owner, unfazed by this, waved his hand and said:

"What do you want to know? Ask quickly. There are quite a few cultivators here today, so don't disturb my business."

After asking a few questions, Yu Huai thanked the stall owner and left.

After asking around, he learned some things about the black market, which were similar to what he had heard outside.

No one knows the background of this black market; perhaps only the shopkeeper knows something about it.

The reason there are so many cultivators here today is because it is the annual auction of this black market.

The auction was hosted by the forces behind it.

An ordinary auction would not attract so many cultivators. From the stall owner, he learned that there were Foundation Establishment spiritual items at this auction.

Such treasures are not usually found at auctions.

Because of the calamity that befell Luofengfang, the flow of people in the black market has decreased significantly. In order to attract cultivators, the forces behind it have put up Foundation Establishment spiritual items for auction.

Through deliberate publicity, it attracted many cultivators, many of whom came from outside Qingyue County.

Foundation Establishment items can be spiritual herbs, spiritual ores, etc., and are precious items that can assist in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, apart from Foundation Establishment Pills.

Foundation Building Pills are monopolized by the four major immortal sects.

Only those Foundation Establishment clans that are vassals of the Immortal Sect have a chance to obtain something.

As for independent cultivators wanting Foundation Establishment Pills, it's practically impossible.

The difficulty of foundation building for independent cultivators is evident.

Since Foundation Establishment Pills are rare, Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects become the best aids for breakthroughs.

This is why a Foundation Establishment spiritual object can attract so many cultivators.

Yu Huai is currently only at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

This foundation-building spiritual item was useless to him.

He had no intention of competing with so many cultivators who might be at the peak of Qi Refining for this Foundation Establishment spiritual item.

Moreover, even if he were to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, he would still prefer to have Foundation Establishment Pills to assist him.

After all, Foundation Establishment spiritual items can only increase a cultivator's chances of breaking through; if the breakthrough fails, the cultivator will still face the risk of death.

Foundation Establishment Pills are only available to Immortal Sects.

He possesses the Ascension Token. If he reaches the late stage of Qi Refining and truly cannot find the Foundation Establishment Pill, he will likely join the Qingxuan Sect.

I wonder if this Ascension Token is still valid.

After much deliberation, Yu Huai stopped in front of a shop, glanced at it, and stepped inside.