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95: Chapter 94: Mount Xiao Zhe (10/10, asking for first subscription, asking for monthly votes~) 95: Chapter 94: Mount Xiao Zhe (10/10, asking for first subscription, asking for monthly votes~) The Black Market of Xuanye City was complex.

According to Iron Hand’s explanation, this place was originally an underground fortress where local residents fought against the evil demons from the Wilderness during the Catastrophe.

Spilled with demonic blood and filled with decaying demonic corpses, the monstrous filth seeped into the local Earth Vein, causing the land to be entwined by poisonous fiends, making it difficult for cultivators to circulate their Qi smoothly and project their Divine Sense effectively.

After the Catastrophe, Xuanye City was established.

This area, being unique in its condition, attracted very few normal residents willing to settle down, gradually becoming an unregulated zone on the outskirts of the city.

Over time, a large number of gangs and free individuals eyeing this area free of Divine Sense monitoring gathered here to purify the contamination and restore the flow of Qi.

Yet, they reinforced the prohibition on ‘Divine Sense’, leading to the embryonic shape of the Black Market as it is known today.

Here, one could buy firearms, Magic Artifacts, elixirs, and cultivation techniques.

There were even specialized artificers who could perform reconstructive surgeries, replacing deformed body parts with artificial organs made from Evergreen Wood as the base, allowing one to continue to cultivate Qi and not end their path due to deformities, even enhancing their Life Force.

Rumor had it that with enough Good Deeds, one could even buy a ‘Foundation Establishment Pill’ in the Black Market.

An Jing still remembered when Iron Hand mentioned this, his face was filled with an uncontrollable longing.

In the Tianyuan Realm, everyone practiced cultivation, but due to the scarcity of resources and the contamination of Spirit Qi by Demonic Qi, only a small number of true geniuses and children of influential families could travel further on this path.

Even if one was fortunate enough to reach the verge of Foundation Establishment, if they failed, Essence Qi would spill over and Divine Sense collapse, resulting in a loss of at least twenty years of lifespan.

Whereas the Foundation Establishment Pill not only increased the success rate of Foundation Establishment but also protected the cultivator’s Purple Mansion and body.

Even in failure, one would only suffer a significant loss of Blood Qi and a half year’s reduction in lifespan, nothing too serious.

But such an effective elixir was near extinction due to the rarity of its materials and the difficulty to produce them in a resource-scarce environment.

As soon as one appeared on the market, it would be immediately snapped up by wealthy businessmen and senior managers from the Upper City District.

The Black Market’s Foundation Establishment Pill was like an urban legend, but even so, it remained an aspiration in the hearts of all the cultivators from the Floating Dust Plains and Lower City District.

“Foundation Establishment Pill?

Is it really that precious?

Is Tianyuan Realm so impoverished?

Despite the prevalence of Artifacts…”

Sword Spirit was quite doubtful at that time, but An Jing understood, “Elixirs require natural biological resources, even if they are farmed or cultivated.

And with Tianyuan Realm’s harsh natural environment, finding suitable land for cultivating Spiritual Medicine is probably quite challenging…”

And now, thinking of this matter stirred An Jing’s thoughts, “Tianyuan Realm faced the Catastrophe, except for a few Spirit Veins, the entire world was contaminated, the civilization of cultivators contracted, resources dwindled…

but they are strong in manufacturing and precision in Artifact crafting.”

“Embracing the Void Realm, although also tainted by demons, has much more abundant resources than Tianyuan Realm.”

“This preparation wasn’t sufficient, but if there is a next time, can I exploit the needs of both realms to trade and obtain a massive amount of cultivation resources?”

“Also, that piece of Spirit Jade left over from my cultivation, could it also be some kind of precious resource in Tianyuan Realm?”

Although Tianyuan Realm has ‘Spirit Qi Furnaces’, which seem to completely replace the function of Spirit Jade, An Jing felt there should be some differences between the two.

Anyway, it’s not troublesome.

Just ask for the price when the time comes.

With such thoughts, after showing his credentials, An Jing descended the long underground staircase and entered the interior of the Black Market.

Contrary to the usual impression, the Black Market was dark only in legality.

In reality, the entire underground area was very bright, and the shops were exceedingly orderly.

Except for the fierce and domineering demeanor of the security guards and attendants, the people coming and going were mostly dressed neatly and had a calm demeanor, only concealing their faces with veils and curtains.

Seeing An Jing’s cloak, which was quite damaged from enduring an attack by an Evil Born Demon, some gave him a second glance, but they quickly turned their heads away and paid him no further attention.

Do not pay attention to others – this was an unwritten rule of the Black Market.

Because the inside of the Black Market was extremely quiet, it even felt more formal than a typical, large-scale market.

“Sir, what do you need to purchase?”

As soon as An Jing entered the door, a gracefully composed clerk approached him and asked gently.

This level of service and the overall atmosphere of the Black Market were starkly different from the gang fights and enforced scapegoating Huo Qing faced when An Jing first arrived in the Tianyuan Realm.

It was as if these were not from the same world.

—Is this really the Black Market?

Or some underground industry of a major force in Xuanye City?

An Jing heightened his vigilance inwardly, but on the surface, he calmly said, “Metals from the heart of the earth, rare ores from the mountains, various refined forging materials.”

“Besides that, I also want to purchase weapons to fight against monstrous evils.”

The clerk nodded politely, then asked, “Do you want a large or small quantity for the Five Metals forging materials?

Do you have any specific requirements for the weapons?”

“Small quantity for the forging materials,” An Jing said.

“As for the weapons… they should be suitable for combating monstrous evils with strong regenerative abilities and robust physiques.

I prefer them to have attributes of ice and fire, and if they could incorporate the Thunder Method, that would be even better.”

“That requirement… seems to be for specific monstrous evils?” The clerk pondered for a moment, then shook her head slightly, “You might need to have them custom-made at an Artificing Shop.”

“No problem.” An Jing was aware that his request might be a bit much and said nonchalantly, “Let’s solve the issue with the forging materials first.”

“Then please follow me.” With a smile, the clerk led the way to a shop on the third underground level, then bowed and left.

Mount Xiao Zhe.

Under the crimson red sign was a round of pale golden dawn, signifying the store’s trademark of Sun Gold and Moon Silver of Mount Xiao Zhe.

A female cultivator, who also veiled her face, stood up to greet the customer when she saw one approaching, asking with a smile, “Sir, what are you looking for?”

Her voice was altered, obscuring details, but the enthusiasm was genuine.

An Jing, however, didn’t care about that detail: “I’d like to look around myself first.”

“Please take a look.

Do you need an introduction?”

Upon hearing that, the clerk didn’t say much else, switched on the lights inside the shop, revealing rows of transparent glass showcases containing samples of various metal ingots, and raw ores and gemstones, with prices marked on the outside.

“No need.” The clerk was very enthusiastic, even unexpectedly so, but An Jing had the Sword Spirit to inform him and didn’t want to give himself away.

He slowly stepped forward, looking at each item in turn.

The Mount Xiao Zhe store boasted a wide variety of ores, including all the ‘Five Metals of the Earth’ required by the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, refined Mysterious Iron, Purple Tin, Red Copper, as well as Sun Gold and Moon Silver, even ordinary gold and silver were on sale, though they were quite cheap.

The most important of the refined Five Metals was the Yang Attribute Metallic Essence of Gengjin.

Geng Metal was imbued with fiendish energy, representing the Gengjin from the heavens, fierce yet robust, also the foundation of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban.

The Metallic Essence of Gengjin required fire and hammering to refine, thus, the higher the purity of the refinement, the better, and the metal ingots in the Mount Xiao Zhe shop were of such high purity that even the Sword Spirit took notice.