Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

Deep within the mass grave lies a valley.

At the entrance of the valley, there were several stalls selling black clothes and masks. They did not accept silver notes, only pills.

This is the first hurdle in the black market.

People who can't even produce a few bone-strengthening pills aren't qualified to go in.

Chen Mo took out a few bone-strengthening pills from his cloth bag, bought a set of black clothes, and deliberately bought five extra masks.

After changing his clothes and putting on a mask, he blended into the crowd and headed towards the bottom of the valley.

Inside, there was a cacophony of hawking, shouting, and haggling, just like a market day.

Chen Mo slung a cloth bag over his shoulder, which contained clothes and a few bottles of bone-strengthening pills—a blatant cover. Everything else was in his copper ring.

Stalls lined both sides of the valley, with tattered burlap sacks laid out on the ground, upon which were scattered manuals of martial arts techniques and yellowed animal hide scrolls.

After initial investigation, it was found that there is only one rule in the black market.

Cash on delivery, no returns or exchanges once the purchase is finalized.

Moreover, the contents of martial arts formulas are not shown to the public; if you want to see them, you have to pay to buy them first, and whether they are genuine or not depends entirely on your own judgment.

This rule was very unfriendly to Chen Mo.

He originally wanted to use the system to get something for free, but it seems that won't work.

He found a stall where the stall owner was wearing a monkey mask and was tall.

There was another stall next to it, the stall owner wore a smiling pig mask and was rather short, the two stalls were a few steps apart.

To avoid buying counterfeit goods from the same stall, he bought two books from two different stalls, spending four bottles of bone-strengthening pills each, and immediately began reading them.

After finishing the first book, the panel remained unchanged.

After finishing the second book, the expected notification panel still didn't pop up.

"Depend on!"

Chen Mo cursed inwardly, "It was all fake!"

These two old foxes have definitely fooled a lot of people. Even if they find out that one of the copies is fake, there's nothing they can do. Once you've bought it, there are no refunds or exchanges. Who can prove that the fake copy came from their stall?

Chen Mo brushed the dust off his knees, got up, and left.

The black market is too murky; continuing to buy things the old way is like throwing money into a hole, and who knows how many of them are counterfeit.

Could we turn it around and let martial arts techniques come to us on their own?

His bronze ring also contained C4, a pistol and bullets, as well as five bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor)...

Oh, right! Erguotou!

Chen Mo found an open space, spread the cloth bag on the ground, and laid out five bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) in a row.

Unscrew the cap of one of the bottles, and the aroma of the wine, like a knife, instantly cleaved through the surrounding murky air.

No one in the Tianxuan Continent had ever smelled this. It was highly distilled alcohol; once it entered your nose, your entire head would buzz.

The nearby stall owners and people all stopped doing business and turned to look over. Several masked people who were flipping through martial arts manuals also straightened up and looked in this direction.

He shouted at the top of his lungs.

"A century-old family-brewed, uniquely aged liquor! Authentic, secret-brewed nectar!"

There are only five bottles left in the entire Great Abyss Dynasty—absolutely unique! We're only offering them in exchange for martial arts techniques and rare pill formulas. Inspect the goods first, then discuss the price. Don't miss this opportunity!

The surrounding crowd immediately swarmed around.

A group of people squatted down to ask about the rules, and Chen Mo gave them all the same answers.

First, show him the cultivation technique briefly, and let him decide whether the technique is worth exchanging for.

Upon hearing this, someone quickly pulled out a Yellow-Rank martial art.

Chen Mo took it and flipped through it from beginning to end as quickly as possible. As soon as the panel popped up a prompt, he closed the booklet and handed it back to the other person.

[New martial art detected: Mountain Pushing Palm. Record it?]

"yes!"

Successfully got it for free.

He said calmly on the surface

"Your cultivation technique isn't worth enough. There are only five bottles of this wine in the entire Great Yuan Dynasty. You're offering a cheap, low-quality liquor in exchange. Do you think that's fair?"

Someone nearby chimed in, saying that it was someone else's secret recipe, and that he, a mere street vendor, had the nerve to talk about it. The person's ears turned red from the comments, and he stormed off with his booklet in his pocket.

The technique has been entered into the system, and his goal has been achieved.

Someone else tried the Yellow Rank Heart Method, following the same procedure.

After translating, enter the data, return it, or reject it.

Thirteen people in a row offered to exchange their Yellow-rank cultivation techniques for his techniques, but Chen Mo shook his head and refused after reading them.

He was secretly overjoyed, having obtained fourteen Yellow-Rank martial arts techniques for free.

Delicious.

Keep going.

A moment later, a man in a gray robe squeezed into the crowd and pulled out two booklets from his pocket.

"A Xuan-level martial art plus a Xuan-level mental cultivation technique, exchange for a bottle, but I want to test the wine first."

The surroundings were quiet for a moment.

Xuan-rank items are almost extinct in the black market stalls; anyone who has them keeps them to themselves, waiting to make a big sale.

Chen Mo took the two booklets.

"Can."

He took the bottle cap, poured out a little wine, and handed it to the man in gray. The man in gray took it, moved his mask so that only his mouth was exposed, and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Excellent wine! Excellent wine!"

Chen Mo ignored him and was quickly flipping through two booklets.

[New martial art detected: Soul-Chasing Sword Technique. Record it?]

Yes.

【Soul-Chasing Sword Technique (Beginner: 0/100)】

[Rank: Profound Martial Art]

[Description: An assassination-type sword technique, consisting of four forms—Soul Lock, Life Chaser, Soul Stealer, and Shadow Annihilation. The swordplay is fierce and silent; when combined with the power of one's qi and blood, it can break through protective qi. A Xuan-rank martial art, capable of killing in one strike.]

[Effect: Strength +50, Agility +40, Accuracy +30%]

[Special Effect: Breaking the Barrier - Deals additional damage to internal energy shields, with a 30% chance to ignore the shield and hit the target directly]

[Host detected access to a new internal cultivation technique: Xuan Yuan Jue. Record it?]

【Mysterious Origin Technique (Beginner Level: 0/100)】

[Grade: Profound Rank Internal Cultivation Technique]

[Description: A profound-level internal energy cultivation method that uses the dantian as a furnace to draw qi and blood into internal force. The internal force circulates like a ceaseless river, greatly increasing both the storage capacity and efficiency of its circulation.]

[Effect: Maximum internal energy +30%, internal energy recovery speed +30%, internal energy condensation efficiency +30%]

[Special Effect: Condensation of Qi - When circulating internal energy, the dantian automatically compresses internal energy, permanently increasing the purity of internal energy by 20%]

Two Xuan-rank manuals, one a martial arts manual and the other a mental cultivation manual.

Make big money!

He closed the booklet and picked up the bottle of Erguotou that he had already opened.

"This bottle of wine is yours."

The gray-haired man picked up the Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and turned to leave. At that moment, a burly man wearing a bronze mask squeezed into the crowd and slammed a booklet made of animal skin onto the stall.

"Earth-rank cultivation technique. Exchange it for the remaining wine."

The surrounding crowd instantly erupted in uproar.

Earth-rank cultivation techniques are almost never circulated on the black market. Whoever obtains them keeps them hidden and would never exchange them for anything.

Chen Mo suppressed his racing heartbeat and quickly flipped through the booklet.

[Host detected access to a new internal cultivation technique: Canghai Heart Sutra. Record it?]

【The Heart Sutra of the Vast Ocean (Beginner Level: 0/100)】

[Grade: Earth-rank Internal Energy Cultivation Method]

[Description: Earth-rank internal energy cultivation method. It uses the dantian as a sea, drawing energy from the meridians throughout the body like rivers, allowing internal energy to circulate like surging tides, layer upon layer, without ceasing. Earth-rank cultivation methods, when practiced to a high level, can significantly widen the meridians and enhance the foundation of internal energy.]

[Effect: Maximum internal energy +50%, internal energy recovery speed +50%, internal energy condensation efficiency +50%, internal energy purity +50%]

[Special Effect: Tide - Doubles the internal energy recovery speed in combat, automatically recovering 10% of internal energy every thirty breaths]

[Special Effect: Vast Ocean Body - Permanently increases meridian resilience, accelerates internal energy circulation, and reduces energy consumption when subjected to internal energy impact]

This is a genuine and complete Earth-rank internal energy cultivation method!

Chen Mo casually pushed the remaining four bottles of Erguotou forward.

"Great! All these drinks are yours!"

The crowd erupted in a frenzy, with exclamations and discussions rising and falling.

Chen Mo knew in his heart that in everyone's eyes he was now a piece of fat meat that was dripping with oil.

There must be many people waiting for him to leave the black market, ready to follow him, kill him, rob him, and steal his treasures.

It would have been better if you hadn't come. Now that you've come, I'll let you experience the power of C4.

Chen Mo didn't stay any longer, unsure of what might happen. Although he hadn't gotten the pill formula for free, his gains were already enough.

He put everything into the cloth bag, but actually he put the things into the bronze ring and took out three C4 bullets.

He clutched the cloth bag tightly to his chest, got up, and hurriedly left.

Not too far behind, but not too close either; every few steps, someone would quietly follow.

The two people who bought the fake cultivation technique earlier also followed behind. The allure of the Earth-rank cultivation technique was too great, enough to make them take the risk.

Chen Mo walked out of the black market and, taking advantage of the moonlight, sprinted forward.

After running a short distance, he glanced back and saw that more than twenty people had followed him out.

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, leave your stuff behind! Otherwise, you'll be torn to pieces today!"

Chen Mo held the cloth bag in his arms, looking calm.

"The stuff is right here. Come and take it if you dare."

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the cloth bag into the middle of the crowd, then turned and ran, pulling out a detonator as he did so.

Upon seeing this, the group of people rushed towards the cloth bag as if they had gone mad.

Chen Mo leaped more than twenty meters in one breath and pressed the detonation button without hesitation.

Three C4 missiles exploded on the spot in the crowd.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three loud bangs shook the night sky, and towering flames instantly illuminated the surrounding area.

The place where more than twenty people were just gathered has now become just a charred crater.

Chen Mo glanced at it and then traveled back to Earth.

P.S.: I've been quite busy these past few days and haven't had time to write. I'm also adjusting and learning to improve my writing skills.

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