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"Senior brother, are you in dire need of pills?"

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, Lin Wanli suddenly asked.

"Um?"

Ye Chen paused, turned around to look at Lin Wanli, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a gleam in his eyes.

"What... do you have elixirs?"

He had previously stolen Lin Wanli's storage bag, finding only two spirit stones inside. He suspected Lin Wanli had deliberately given him an empty bag, hiding the real treasures elsewhere...

Meeting Ye Chen's gaze, Lin Wanli quickly shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Senior brother, don't you know perfectly well whether I have the pills or not?"

"The only pills I have right now were given to me by you..."

He wasn't pretending to be poor; he was genuinely poor. The two spirit stones in his storage bag were all he had...

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned and said irritably.

"Then what did you ask?"

He was indeed lacking in medicinal pills; otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted pills from his disciples to fight on their behalf...

If he had plenty of money, he wouldn't bother doing such tiring work.

"Senior brother, don't misunderstand..." Lin Wanli waved his hand and quickly explained, "If you need spirit-replenishing pills, you can buy them on the black market as long as you have spirit stones..."

"black market?"

Ye Chen was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

"Does a place like the Qingyun Sect have a black market?"

Lin Wanli immediately nodded in agreement, "Some senior brothers... are at the foot of Thousand-Ren Peak..."

He still found it strange that even he, who had been in seclusion for a long time, knew about the existence of the black market, so how could his senior brother not know?

"A thousand-foot peak?"

Ye Chen vaguely remembered that this was one of the eighteen outer peaks, located in a relatively central position among the surrounding peaks...

It's not far from Tianling Peak, as the mountain ranges are all connected.

"If you'd like to go, senior brother, I can show you the way..." Lin Wanli immediately volunteered, seeing that Ye Chen seemed interested in the black market.

His purpose in doing this was not only to express his gratitude for Ye Chen's guidance, but also to hope that Ye Chen could provide him with more guidance a few more times...

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen glanced at Lin Wanli, nodded, and said, "Alright, lead the way..."

Since he searched the storage bags of numerous disciples and two Nascent Soul cultivators from the sect, he had amassed countless spirit stones...

If he could spend spirit stones to buy Spirit Replenishing Pills or even higher-grade pills, then with sufficient spirit liquid, he could acquire the necessary pills to break through to the Golden Core realm in a short time...

"Senior brother, could you take me with you?"

"I've never been to the black market before..."

Lin Ningxue came closer and looked at Ye Chen expectantly.

Her cultivation level was low, and she had few friends in the sect, making her practically invisible. She had never been to the black market before, but hearing Lin Wanli and Ye Chen's conversation, she felt a surge of excitement and wanted to go see what was going on...

"Okay, let's go together then..." Ye Chen nodded in agreement.

This is within the sect, not some dangerous secret realm. Since Lin Ningxue wants to go with her, Ye Chen naturally has no objection...

Soon, the three arrived at the foot of Thousand-Ren Peak...

"Senior brother, the black market is in that valley ahead..." Lin Wanli said, pointing to a dark valley in front of him.

Ye Chen looked up at him and frowned slightly...

"Would there be anyone there?"

"Could this black market have already gone out of business?"

"How could that be, senior brother... you'll know once you go in..." Lin Wanli said with a wry smile.

Where there are people, there is demand; the black market was born from this environment. As long as there are disciples in the outer sect, the black market will never disappear...

Hearing Lin Wanli say this, Ye Chen didn't think much of it and walked straight towards the valley ahead...

Lin Ningxue and Lin Wanli, who were standing nearby, immediately followed.

At the valley entrance, a disciple stood guard. Upon seeing Ye Chen and his group approach, he took out three exquisitely crafted small face masks from his robes...

"Please wait, all three of you. It's the rule in the black market that you must wear a mask, whether you're just there to watch or to buy..."

"The three of you probably don't want to be recognized, right?"

"I have three masks here, only three spirit stones. No cheating, young or old..."

The disciple stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Three spirit stones for three masks? That's way too expensive..." Lin Ningxue couldn't help but exclaim in surprise...

One spirit stone could buy hundreds of these masks...

Lin Wanli frowned slightly. "Why don't you just rob it?"

Although he usually didn't care much about cultivation resources, he knew the other party's asking price was too high...

Hearing this, the disciple was not annoyed and replied with a smile.

"The three of you can also skip buying masks and just openly go to the black market to trade..."

"If you don't want it, then I'll be going now..."

He turned to leave as he spoke...

He didn't necessarily have to force a sale; he could easily enter the black market without wearing a mask...

"etc!"

Ye Chen called out to him, and tossed three spirit stones over...

The disciple, quick-witted and agile, immediately caught the spirit stones and put them into his pocket, then cheerfully handed over the three masks he was holding...

"Thank you for your support, senior brother..."

Ye Chen took the masks, chose one with a black face, and handed the other two to Lin Ningxue and Lin Wanli beside him...

"Put it on..."

Three spirit stones were nothing to the wealthy Ye Chen. Wearing a mask to avoid being recognized was a good thing, lest word get out that his large-scale purchase of pills would be discovered by those with ulterior motives...

Lin Ningxue was still a little heartbroken about the spirit stones, but seeing that Ye Chen had already bought them, she didn't say anything, took the mask Ye Chen handed her, and put it on...

"Let's go..."

The three put on masks and headed straight into the valley...

The disciple selling masks watched the three figures disappear into the distance, lost in thought...

"strangeness..."

"Those two senior brothers seem familiar... I feel like I've seen them somewhere before..."

"Sigh, seeing so many people every day, it's normal to recognize them."

He muttered a few words to himself, and seeing more disciples approaching, he immediately scurried over to sell masks...

In the valley...

Ye Chen was initially filled with doubt, wondering if he had come to the wrong place.

Just as I turned a corner, the view of the valley changed completely...

The place was brightly lit with lanterns and decorations, as bright as day...

Rows of exquisite stalls stood on both sides, with a wide road running through the middle, packed with people...

There are also many paths that run through the valley, connecting countless stalls.

As you get closer, you can clearly hear the vendors' shouts...

"New stock arriving today: Grade 2 Body Tempering Pills. Hurry if you want some..."

"A rare Grade 4 elixir, come quickly!"

"Anyone want a Spirit Replenishing Pill? First come, first served..."

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