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Looking at the scene in the valley ahead, Ye Chen's doubts vanished without a trace...

"This place really does have a black market..."

"I didn't expect it to be so lively so late at night!"

Lin Wanli, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "Senior brother, I wasn't lying to you, was I?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen turned to look at him and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, you've become somewhat useful..."

Hearing Ye Chen say this, Lin Wanli wasn't angry at all; instead, he leaned closer with anticipation...

"Senior brother, could you give me some pointers a few more times?"

His eyes were filled with a longing for instruction in swordsmanship...

Ye Chen rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "Get lost..."

"Okay..."

Lin Wanli agreed, then shrank back inside...

Lin Ningxue was captivated by the scene before her, her eyes wide with astonishment...

"I never expected to find so many vendors in such a remote valley..."

This was her first time visiting the black market, and she found it incredible...

How did these people all come together to trade in this place without prior arrangement?

She had no idea about this before...

"Let's go take a look..."

Ye Chen was already quite impatient, and quickened his pace...

"Junior sister, stay close, don't get separated..."

The black market was bustling with activity, people coming and going, most of them wearing masks, making it very difficult to find someone if they got lost...

"good!"

Lin Ningxue immediately agreed...

As the three stepped into the street, a cacophony of noise surged forth like a tidal wave...

The vendors' voices were practically shouting right next to my ear...

Ye Chen's gaze swept back and forth across the stalls on both sides.

Here, some people are selling magical artifacts and implements, but there are even more various casting materials and herbs...

However, most of the materials and herbs are of lower grade. After all, most of the people coming and going here are outer sect disciples, and even if they wanted to sell high-end goods, they wouldn't have anything of great quality to offer...

"Second-grade Spirit Replenishing Pills, hurry up if you want them, or they'll be gone..."

A vendor nearby shouted loudly.

In an instant, it attracted many disciples who crowded around to inquire about the price...

Seeing this, Ye Chen immediately became interested...

"Let's go take a look..."

His purpose in coming to the black market tonight was to buy elixirs; he had absolutely no interest in forging materials and herbs...

Lin Ningxue and Lin Wanli, who were beside them, immediately followed...

As soon as I got closer to the stall, I immediately heard some disciples complaining...

"You dare sell a Grade 2 Spirit Replenishing Pill for ten spirit stones? You must be crazy for spirit stones!"

"Normally, a second-grade spirit-replenishing pill sells for a maximum of seven spirit stones. Are you trying to rip me off?"

"They're really asking for a high price! If this weren't on the black market, I'd smash your stall to pieces..."

......

After asking the stall owner about the price, many disciples immediately started cursing and swearing, and some even wanted to fight...

This price is almost double the normal price!

Lin Ningxue was also surprised when she heard this.

"This boss is too greedy! Selling a second-grade spirit-replenishing pill at such an exorbitant price, who can afford it..."

She couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Keep in mind that she only earns five spirit stones a month working hard in the spirit herb garden, which means she has to work for two months to earn just one second-grade spirit-replenishing pill...

If you calculate it that way, the sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill Ye Chen gave her before was practically enough to buy her life...

Ye Chen also frowned slightly.

"Who gave them the audacity to price things like that?"

Although he had anticipated that items on the black market would fetch a premium, he hadn't expected them to double in price...

He may have money, but he's not a sucker...

If he spends twice the price to buy pills, wouldn't that be equivalent to losing twice the amount of spirit stones?

He doesn't do business at a loss.

Faced with the crowd's complaints, the vendor calmly responded.

"You can leave if you don't want to buy; nobody's begging you..."

"You all know how scarce Grade Two Spirit Replenishing Pills are right now, don't you?"

"To ask Senior Brother Xu for help, you need fifty Grade Two Spirit Replenishing Pills. They're in such high demand right now, they might be gone if you don't buy some..."

"Besides, how is ten spirit stones expensive? The price might be even higher by the end of the month..."

......

Upon hearing the vendor's words, the previously grumbling crowd immediately fell silent, their gazes fixed on the spirit-replenishing pills on the stall, lost in thought...

They seemed to gradually come to agree with what the vendor had said...

The news had already spread throughout the outer sect that enough Spirit Replenishing Pills were needed to ask Ye Chen for help, making second-grade Spirit Replenishing Pills a scarce commodity, with even the black market frequently running out of stock...

Therefore, the price of Grade Two Spirit-Replenishing Pills also skyrocketed, more than doubling in value...

Many disciples are now seeking Ye Chen's help, and everyone is trying their best to raise Spirit-Replenishing Pills. If they don't buy them now, they might all be snatched up soon...

Faced with such an exorbitant price, none of the disciples present were willing to make the purchase...

In the crowd...

Ye Chen froze on the spot after hearing what the vendor said...

One moment he was wondering who gave the merchants the courage to double the price of pills, the next he was caught in the middle of it all...

So he's the one who inflated the price of the second-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill?

He became the culprit?

Because he was charging for Spirit-Replenishing Pills, more and more disciples were vying to buy them, causing the price to rise higher and higher...

Now, if he wants to buy spirit-replenishing pills, he'll have to spend twice as many spirit stones...

This is...

Lin Ningxue, standing to the side, paused for two seconds, then looked hesitantly at Ye Chen in front of her, her gaze strange...

It's as if it's saying you're the culprit!

Noticing Lin Ningxue's gaze, Ye Chen awkwardly touched his nose and hesitated for two seconds before speaking.

"I guess... he's the more ruthless one?"

"Perhaps other vendors sell the Rejuvenating Pills for a cheaper price?"

Just then, another vendor nearby shouted...

"Freshly arrived Grade 2 Spirit Replenishing Pills, hurry and get yours..."

Upon hearing this, many hesitant disciples turned around and went over to inquire about the price...

The next second, the crowd erupted in chaos...

"What! Eleven spirit stones? Are you crazy...?"

"They only charge ten spirit stones over there!"

"This is a second-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill, not some rare medicine, why is it so expensive!"

"The prices here are even higher! What unscrupulous merchants..."

......

Many disciples couldn't help but start cursing...

Many of them came specifically to buy Grade Two Spirit-Replenishing Pills, but with the price so much higher, even if they were determined to buy them, they wouldn't have enough spirit stones...

As soon as Ye Chen and the others approached, they heard the price of eleven spirit stones for one second-grade spirit-replenishing pill, and their expressions immediately darkened...

"Damn, it's so dark..."

"Today, I, the Great King, will drive down the price of the Spirit Replenishing Pill for you..."