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Chapter 912 - 884 Marketplace

Chapter 912: Chapter 884 Marketplace

Walking through the forest, Li Chen glanced at Ji Changfeng with a slightly peculiar expression.

To be honest, he really couldn’t sense any jaded aura from Ji Changfeng.

He was just an inexperienced kid.

That was Li Chen’s first impression.

However, he truly enjoyed interacting with kids like this.

Moreover, regarding Ji Changfeng’s thoughts, while Li Chen found them amusing, he couldn’t agree more.

If he were in Ji Changfeng’s shoes, he too would use his own strength to defeat that unfair competitor.

It’s just that "his own strength" would never be limited to a straightforward duel.

Given Li Chen’s personality, when faced with someone stronger than him, yet resorting to unfair means to compete,

Li Chen would ensure the other party understood what real cruelty meant.

Having mingled with all sorts of people until now, Li Chen felt that although he still retained a pure heart, it had long been surrounded by various types of schemes and stratagems.

He couldn’t possibly handle things as purely and earnestly as Ji Changfeng did in a head-on manner.

Whether it’s ambushing someone with a sneak attack, framing them, or outright slandering them, Li Chen could do all of it without batting an eye.

After all, who told the other person to provoke him first?

Of course, while Li Chen didn’t think of himself as a good person, he also wouldn’t regard himself as a bad person.

It’s just that, from his perspective, the way one deals with others should depend on what kind of person the other party is.

You can reason with someone, but it doesn’t mean they’ll reason with you.

"Changfeng, have you cultivated to your current realm all on your own?" Walking side by side, Li Chen turned his head and asked Ji Changfeng in what seemed like a casual tone.

"Yes, I have." Ji Changfeng nodded and then grumbled a little, "But the ancestor occasionally sends someone over with some truly awful medicine, claiming it’s beneficial for cultivation. But... those medicines taste just terrible!"

Li Chen couldn’t help but twitch his lips.

At merely over twenty years old, possessing the strength of the Upper Yellow Rank—this cultivation speed might even earn Yao Chou’s respect.

Li Chen had wondered earlier: if this kid truly cultivated on his own, his talent would be extraordinary. As expected, Elder Ji stepped in after all.

Considering the medicines that could aid cultivation, they must be quite valuable. If Elder Ji learned that his painstakingly obtained medicinal aids were being described as merely "terrible-tasting" by Ji Changfeng, it’d be amusing to see his reaction.

Li Chen couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Ever since he left Panlong Village, he hadn’t enjoyed such treatment anymore.

The cultivation resources he had now were all scavenged by himself.

It seemed even the four grandfathers barely mentioned anything to him anymore.

"Looks like it’s just ahead," Ji Changfeng pointed toward the distant valley and said, "I remember coming here once before, but I was only around ten years old back then."

"Up ahead?" Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He had heard of this marketplace before, but he had never actually entered any of such places.

The marketplace Ji Changfeng referred to was clearly something beyond ordinary.

Moreover, an ordinary marketplace wouldn’t be built in such a location. Clearly, this was a marketplace exclusively for martial artists!

"It seems there are still many things I don’t know about this world after all."

"We’re here!" Ji Changfeng turned his head to Li Chen and said, "Big Brother Li, it’s just ahead. Let’s go in."

"Here?" Li Chen’s gaze was surprised; all he saw in front of him was an empty valley.

"Well... this marketplace can be considered a miniature enchanted world, surrounded by a concealment formation. As long as we use True Qi to protect our body, we can enter it," Ji Changfeng explained, then curiously glanced at Li Chen and asked, "Could it be Big Brother Li has never visited a marketplace before?"

"I really haven’t been to such a place." Li Chen admitted a bit sheepishly with a nod.

"No wonder." Ji Changfeng didn’t seem too surprised, nodding as well before wrapping his body in True Qi and stepping forward.

As Ji Changfeng took his step, Li Chen was shocked to find that he had truly disappeared.

Gathering True Qi and enveloping his body, Li Chen took a step forward as well.

However, with that step, it felt as though he instantly arrived in another world entirely.

Unlike the previously silent valley, as soon as he stepped inside, Li Chen was greeted by a cacophony of sounds.

It was an entrance to a street, and he, along with Ji Changfeng, stood at the gate of the street.

"Big Brother Li, let’s go." Seeing Li Chen enter, Ji Changfeng smiled and urged him forward.

Li Chen followed, but as they progressed, his expression grew increasingly peculiar.

It didn’t feel like a mere marketplace; rather, it seemed like a chaotic space comprised of countless eras.

Here were soldiers clad in ancient battle armor, alongside men in Zhongshan suits who resembled revolutionaries, as well as individuals in business suits who looked like modern-day executives arguing with a stall owner dressed in a Qing dynasty official uniform.

"This..." Li Chen couldn’t help but feel speechless.

"Marketplaces often intersect with enchanted worlds," Ji Changfeng explained after catching sight of Li Chen’s expression. "Some enchanted worlds sealed earlier, some later, and there are also martial artists like me who have always lived outside. That’s why you’ll see such a mix here."

"By the way," Ji Changfeng suddenly asked, "Big Brother Li, where did you live before? You seem completely unfamiliar with Huaxia’s circumstances."

"Uh..." Li Chen scratched his head. He hadn’t expected his unusual reactions to be so obvious, drawing Ji Changfeng’s attention.

"I used to live abroad, so I’m not that familiar with Huaxia’s situation." Li Chen found an excuse.

Though he wasn’t lying—he had indeed lived abroad before—it was just that he hadn’t been a martial artist back then.

"Ah, that explains it," Ji Changfeng nodded in sudden realization. "No wonder."

"Changfeng, you mentioned you came to this marketplace for the Barrier-Breaking Pill. So, where exactly is it, and can we go buy it now?" Li Chen quickly changed the subject.

"It can’t be bought." However, upon hearing Li Chen’s question, Ji Changfeng stopped in his tracks and shook his head.

"The Barrier-Breaking Pill is something unique to the market owner. If he doesn’t want to sell it, no one can buy it," Ji Changfeng replied.

"Then we’re here to..." Li Chen discreetly gestured with his hand.

"Of course not!" Ji Changfeng waved his hands frantically.

"But this time, we’re indeed here to seize the Barrier-Breaking Pill!"