Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 217 - 217 0199 You Are Tired of Living_2

Chapter 217: Chapter 0199 You Are Tired of Living_2 Chapter 217: Chapter 0199 You Are Tired of Living_2 Qi Tian continued to pleasantly seek his target in the Meat Market. Since he couldn’t purchase the flesh of Gold Core Stage monstrous beasts, he intended to prioritize purchasing the flesh of tiger monsters. He wandered around the Meat Market, even asking for directions, and finally found a stand that specialized in selling Tiger Demon meat.

This place offered tiger monster products, from tiger meat, to tiger bones, to tiger whips, to tiger skin, anything you could think of. Even when Qi Tian asked to buy the flesh and bones of a Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger, they claimed they could get it for him.

Qi Tian was overjoyed. He first bought a considerable amount of flesh and bones from a Foundation Stage Tiger Demon, then put down a deposit, asking the stall owner to help him source the flesh and bones of a Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger. The stall owner readily agreed, telling Qi Tian to come pick up the goods the next day.

After leaving the stand, Qi Tian continued to wander around the Meat Market, hoping to stumble upon a grand discovery like the corpse of the Demon Crane, but unfortunately, such opportunities aren’t always available. It can’t be said that there were none, the Heavenly Dao Engine actually sent him two signals. However, when he followed the signals, he found that the stall owner had already dug up the goods and was selling them openly, at a high price. Qi Tian had no profit margin, and they were too expensive for his own use, so he had eventually given up on the idea.

When he found nothing else to see in the Meat Market, Qi Tian left the place and returned to the safety zone. He found a hotel to stay in and waited until the next day to go back to the Meat Market to find the stall where he had ordered the flesh and bones of a Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger.

As expected, the stall owner prepared a corpse of a Gold Core Stage Tiger Demon for Qi Tian. However, the corpse wasn’t complete. The most valuable parts such as the monster core, tiger penis, etc., had been removed. Even the tiger skin wasn’t left for Qi Tian. The remaining flesh and bones were rotten and dirty.

Such mediocre quality meat would be difficult to sell, and even if it could be sold, it wouldn’t fetch a good price. The stall owner was clearly taking advantage of Qi Tian’s unfamiliarity and was hoping to make a quick profit.

Qi Tian frowned but still collected the pile of Tiger Demon meat. He then paid the stall owner as per their agreement. He wanted the Tiger Demon flesh for refining the Tiger Roar Pills. It didn’t matter to him if the flesh and bones of the Tiger Demon were of poor quality or somewhat dirty. What mattered to him was time. Arguing with the stall owner would be a waste of time. He could use that time to think about how to refine the Tiger Roar Pills.

Seeing how easy-going Qi Tian was, the stall owner immediately saw him as a wealthy and gullible target. He said, “Sir, my friend has a few more corpses of Gold Core Stage Tiger monsters like this. Would you like to buy them? I’ll give you a discount.”

Qi Tian didn’t immediately agree or reject the offer but asked, “Where is it?”

“Flood Street,” the stall owner replied without hesitation.

Flood Street was a green zone, a safe zone that Huang Liuyan had marked out for Qi Tian. Qi Tian felt relieved. He said, “If it’s on Flood Street, I can consider it.”

The stall owner laughed, “Sir, you sure are cautious. Rest assured, we all run legitimate businesses. We won’t do anything to harm our reputation.”

Qi Tian smiled and replied, “Then, please contact your friend.”

Soon, a man came over. The stall owner asked Qi Tian to follow this man to Flood Street.

Qi Tian followed this Foundation Cultivator out of the Meat Market and towards Flood Street. Along the way, being wary of any possible tricks, he clenched a few Thunder Talismans in his palm. If anything went south, he wouldn’t hesitate to strike first.

Seemingly aware of Qi Tian’s concerns, the man led him down a main street and crowded places, which eased some of Qi Tian’s suspicions. However, as they neared their destination, they turned into a small alley and after a few turns, stopped in front of a door.

Standing outside the door, they could smell a strong stench of blood emanating from the courtyard, along with the cries of monstrous beasts.

The guide pushed open the courtyard door and led the way inside. Qi Tian saw that there was a bustling slaughter scene in the yard; monster beasts were being butchered and their bodies dissected. Apart from him and the guide, there were three other people in the yard. Two were at the Qi Cultivation Period responsible for slaughtering the beasts, while one at the second level of the Foundation Establishment Stage was in charge of dissecting them.

“Lao Wu, we have a guest,” said the guide.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator who was cutting up the monster beast quickly put down his bone knife, wiped his hands, and asked with a smile, “Which cut would the esteemed guest like?”

The guide said, “Lao Wu, this guest wants the flesh and bones of a Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger. He didn’t haggle, just took it all. And he still wants more. The boss asked me to bring him here. Lao Wu, you’re the one in charge here, and you’re the most familiar with this. You arrange it.”

Lao Wu clued in immediately and smiled, “Sir, we have a dedicated room for storing monster beast meat, come take a look with me.”

Qi Tian followed Lao Wu to the storage room. From behind him, the cultivator who had brought him shouted, “Fu Shaowei, can you really kill monsters? Look, you let one escape again. What are you standing around for? Will you quickly activate the formation in the courtyard? Do you want to let the beast escape?”

“Sorry for the mess,” Lao Wu said as he noticed Qi Tian stopping in his tracks. “This is a slaughterhouse, it’s chaotic everyday. You’ll get used to it after a few visits. Let’s go to the storage room.”

Lao Wu led Qi Tian to the storage room. There was a large door with complicated runes on it, but it was wide open at the moment. Inside was a room of tens of square meters, chilly, with large pieces of meat hanging and some stored in boxes.

Lao Wu pointed to a pile of shoddy meat on the floor at a corner of the storage room, saying, “This is the Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger meat you wanted. You said you’d buy it all, didn’t you? Help yourself.”

Qi Tian only glanced at it and said, “This is tiger meat? Are you trying to con me because I couldn’t recognize tiger meat? These are clearly some leftover scraps from various kinds of monsters. You can buy this kind of stuff by the bagful outside the entrance of the Meat Market. And you’re selling this to me as Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger meat?”

Lao Wu chuckled and instantly wore a stern face, saying, “If I say it’s Demonic Tiger meat, it is Demonic Tiger meat. If I say it’s Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger meat, then that’s what it is. Sir, why don’t you have another look?”

As he spoke, Lao Wu unleashed the oppressive aura of his second-level Foundation Establishment, rolling it directly towards Qi Tian.

At this point, Qi Tian fully understood that these people were strong-arming him into a deal. He said coldly, “So if I don’t sell, you’ll still force it onto me, right? Aren’t you afraid of Wanjie City’s punishment?”

Upon hearing this, Lao Wu laughed, “Punishment? You’re preaching punishment to us? Lad, let me tell you, the greatest law in Wanjie City is that he who has the bigger fist rules. Actually, you should be grateful you ran into us. We’re just after your money, not your life. As long as you behave and buy the Gold Core Stage Demonic Tiger meat as instructed, we won’t make things hard for you.”

“And if I don’t?” Qi Tian shot back.

Lao Wu immediately bared his teeth and said, “Don’t forget what kind of place this is. This is a slaughterhouse. There’s no shortage of blood and meat here. There’s no big difference between a man dying here and a beast dying here. Maybe killing you would give us a bit more to sell. Lad, I’ll ask you one last time, are you buying or not?”

“Go screw yourself.” Qi Tian was not someone who allowed himself to be bullied without hitting back. He didn’t wait for Lao Wu to strike first, but initiated the Heavenly Dao Engine and violently threw a punch with the Eight Desolate Demon Tiger Fist.

Lao Wu’s eyes flashed. “Good lad, you dared to strike first. Seems like you’re tired of living.”