Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques Chapter 1071: Chapter 1027: Calling Out

Chapter 1071: Chapter 1027: Calling Out

The black market is located within Jiguang City, and though nominally a black market, to a great extent, it is more akin to a market tailored for pract.i.tioners in the Rule Integration Realm.

The resources required for the Rule Integration Realm are not abundantly produced within the human race’s territory, thus, even slightly rarer spirit materials are not available for purchase in regular shops.

This black market in Jiguang City is the place where those in the Rule Integration Realm exchange resources with each other.

The only thing is that formations here shield one’s aura and appearance, making it impossible to clearly sense someone’s exact Cultivation Realm.

What to sell in such a market requires careful consideration.

If someone brought goods obtained through betraying the human race, trading them here would be akin to seeking death.

However, if the goods were obtained through personal grudges between individuals of the Rule Integration Realm within the human race, there would be no issues trading them here.

Those in the Rule Integration Realm are considered the human race’s high-end battle strength, each valued greatly.

However, it is impossible for all individuals of the human race’s Rule Integration Realm to live in peace and harmony; such a situation is completely out of the question.

Even among the nineteen imperial sovereigns, in reality, some harbor private grievances.

But upon reaching the Emperor Realm, in order to ensure the survival of the human race, these grievances must be set aside.

As for ordinary pract.i.tioners in the Rule Integration Realm, who would have such considerations? If there were life-and-death feuds, they would certainly seek revenge if given the opportunity.

Even the human imperial sovereigns could only advise against such private grudges at best, and could not forcibly suppress them.

The entire black market could be seen at a glance, consisting of just one street.

People coming and going, each with a shroud of black mist on their faces, not even their eyes visible.

Along the street, all stalls are run by Rule Integration Realm pract.i.tioners, with goods displayed on shelves for sale.

To Chen Fei, this market evoked a sense of familiarity.

This was because, back in Pingyin County’s black market, people traded with each other in a similar manner.

There was a black market in Pingyin County because the resources there were monopolized by a few large families, forcing ordinary martial artists to rely on other means to obtain what they needed.

In contrast, the resources within Jiguang City were not monopolized, but rather in pure shortage; with too few places to carry out transactions, this gave rise to such a method of trade.

Chen Fei stepped forward, examining the various spirit materials displayed on the stalls in detail.

All were Sixth-Tier precious treasures; if there were any Fifth-Tier materials, they would be rare enough to help those at the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Realm to break through to the Rule Integration Realm.

Such Fifth-Tier materials, to some degree, were worth much more than many low-grade Sixth-Tier spirit materials.

After all, for those in the Sun Moon Realm to break through to the Rule Integration Realm, it signified a completely new world.

The black market’s street spanned only a li in length, so Chen Fei quickly reached the end.

He saw nothing he wanted to buy; the truly advanced spirit materials or pills that could lead to leaps in progress for Rule Integration Realm pract.i.tioners would probably be used by the owners themselves, not put up for sale.

As for other common Sixth-Tier spirit materials, Chen Fei had no use for them.

Each day, two thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals shattered, not just rich in spirituality but also in the vital energy of heaven and earth.

Absorbing this vital energy was enough to rapidly increase Chen Fei’s cultivation, rendering those common pills for enhancing cultivation unnecessary.

Chen Fei observed the people on the street and found a free spot. With a wave of his hand, dozens of spirit materials flew out from the Concealment Bell, spreading out in front of him.

Speaking of the Concealment Bell, after absorbing the spiritual essence of five early stages of the Rule Integration Realm, it had lived up to Chen Fei’s expectations and transformed into a mystical treasure.

The Concealment Bell itself knew that if it did not evolve successfully this time, it would probably not have many opportunities in the future.

It was not a problem with Chen Fei, but if it couldn’t evolve successfully after receiving so many resources, the Concealment Bell would be disappointed in itself.

Fortunately, the end result was not too bad. The Concealment Bell made a qualitative leap from a Top Grade Profound Treasure into a low-grade mystical treasure.

Seeing a new stall owner appear, and one who brought out dozens of Sixth-Tier spirit materials no less, many people out of curiosity came over.

Chen Fei had a lot of low-grade Sixth-Tier spirit materials, not just from the newly slain five early stages of the Rule Integration Realm.

The spirit materials obtained from the four early stages of the Rule Integration Realm that Chen Fei had previously slain in Pushan City’s boundary had not yet been sold by him either.

Therefore, the value of the Sixth-Tier spirit materials Chen Fei now possessed was worth at least 120,000 low-grade Primordial Crystals.

Such an immense value was beyond what regular shops could absorb, making the black market in Jiguang City a viable option.

Moreover, Chen Fei did not plan to sell off all the Sixth-Tier spirit materials all at once. He could split them up and sell them gradually over time.

This black market was managed by Jiguang City in the background, but under normal circ.u.mstances, neither imperial sovereigns nor late-stage Rule Integration Realm powerhouses would pay much attention here, unless there were situations involving human race traitors.

Chen Fei saw the crowd growing at his stall and after some thought, took out a low-grade mystical treasure.

Chen Fei had decided not to allow the Qianyuan Sword and the Concealment Bell to absorb those five low-grade mystical treasures.

Extracting spiritual essence was indeed effective, but it seemed somewhat wasteful. Chen Fei now needed an ample amount of low-grade Primordial Crystals for cultivation, so he decided to sell them for Primordial Crystals instead and accelerate the increase of his cultivation first.

If Chen Fei had plenty of low-grade Primordial Crystals, there would be no need to worry about cost-effectiveness, and he could use the crystals in whatever way would allow for the quickest cultivation.

But for now, it was necessary to consider how to use the low-grade Primordial Crystals more efficiently.

“How much for this sword?” someone leaned over, closely examining the Demon Bone Sword on the stall.

In the black market, there’s an unwritten rule: nothing on the stalls can be handled, only observed with the eyes and sensed with the soul.

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After all, once it changed hands, any mishap could easily spark a dispute.

Everyone here was to exchange resources, not to fight—there was no sense in that.

“Forty thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals,” Chen Fei quoted a fairly reasonable price.

The Demon Bone Sword was originally in good condition, having been nurtured by an early stage cultivator of the Rule Integration Realm for several thousand years, and it was a Rule Integration Realm that possessed more than a dozen fragments of rules.

Among the many low-grade mystical treasures, it was already considered quite remarkable.

However, since Chen Fei had erased its spirituality and it was a mystical treasure of the alien races, its value had to be discounted. After all, it would need to be modified after being purchased.

Otherwise, if it were a mystical treasure used by the human race, this Demon Bone Sword would have to fetch at least fifty thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals.

“A bit expensive, how about thirty-five thousand?” the person pondered a moment before quoting a price.

“Only low-grade Primordial Crystals, no other spirit materials to offset the price, I’ll sell it to you for thirty-nine thousand,” Chen Fei said with a smile on his face when he saw the counteroffer.

After all, willingness to make an offer indicated an intention to buy.

A moment later, the Demon Bone Sword was sold for thirty-eight thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals.

While cultivating on Moya Mountain, Chen Fei had depleted his low-grade Primordial Crystals to just over eighty thousand. Now with this replenishment of thirty-eight thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals, Chen Fei’s pockets were suddenly bulging.

Chen Fei didn’t plan to bring out a second low-grade mystical treasure, instead, he began selling sixth-tier spiritual materials at his stall.

Chen Fei’s trip to the black market emphasized thin profits and quick turnover, aiming to exchange the sixth-tier spiritual materials in his pocket for low-grade Primordial Crystals quickly to avoid wasting too much time there.

Sixth-tier spiritual materials could also be shattered to obtain epiphanies.

But compared to low-grade Primordial Crystals, using sixth-tier spiritual materials to get epiphanies was akin to a sheer waste, with an abysmally poor cost-efficiency ratio.

After all, the value of many spiritual materials was not just in the number of rule particles they contained, but in the entirely different effects produced after fusing with certain characteristics of the spiritual materials themselves.

Whereas low-grade Primordial Crystals really were purely about the number of rule particles, which determined their value.

Chen Fei sold each type of spiritual material at a price slightly below the market rate, with only one demand: buyers had to use low-grade Primordial Crystals, and bartering with other goods was not accepted.

The requirement was somewhat odd, but not a big deal since there really was a discount.

Therefore, the dozens of portions of sixth-tier spiritual materials that Chen Fei had placed on his stall sold out within an hour.

The low-grade Primordial Crystals in Chen Fei’s pocket increased by more than twenty thousand.

Chen Fei stood up, choosing not to continue selling spiritual materials and instead walked toward the exit of the black market.

Today’s objective had been met, and the total number of low-grade Primordial Crystals inside the Concealment Bell reached one hundred forty thousand.

Even if Chen Fei didn’t return to the black market after this, the quant.i.ty of low-grade Primordial Crystals he now possessed was sufficient for over two months of uninterrupted cultivation.

Seeing Chen Fei leave, many watched with subtly flickering gazes.

However, no one followed him, as this was Jiguang City; the low-grade Primordial Crystals from just now were not worth the risk.

The next morning, Qin Yunfang found Chen Fei.

“There was a traitor tipping off the enemy, so the late-stage Rule Integration Realm powerhouse from the Evil Clans didn’t show up. But our efforts weren’t in vain, we found a traitor,” said Qin Yunfang, a hint of regret in his demeanor.

“Does this mean I need to continue back to guard Moya Mountain?”

Unable to kill that late-stage Rule Integration Realm being from the Evil Clans went as Chen Fei had antic.i.p.ated; after all, he had almost been ambushed on his way back to Jiguang City.

“You’ve been holding the fort for three months already, and now that the Ice Race and Evil Clans are targeting you, you don’t need to go back to Moya Mountain for the time being,” Qin Yunfang shook his head.

Sending Chen Fei back to Moya Mountain would mean giving the Ice Race and Evil Clans a chance to attack him.

They could not guarantee to receive intelligence every time, so sending Chen Fei back would be too much of a risk.

After a while, Qin Yunfang left; if there were new tasks, he would inform Chen Fei. For the time being, Chen Fei could cultivate in peace on Jiguang Mountain.

As long as he had low-grade Primordial Crystals, it didn’t make much difference to Chen Fei where he cultivated.

Of course, cultivating on Jiguang Mountain had some additional benefits and was safer.

Chen Fei did not return to the black market but resumed his expensive cultivation, spending two thousand low-grade Primordial Crystals a day.

In the blink of an eye, a month pa.s.sed, and Chen Fei did not step out of the cultivation room.

Outside Jiguang City, at the location where the two armies confronted each other, a new change occurred.

The Ice Race and Evil Clans began to provoke battles.

No longer able to achieve effects through wit and strength, and with retreat not an option.

Initially, the Ice Race and Evil Clans might have been coveting something from the human race, but it had now turned into a fight to the death.

In the Rule Integration Realm, same rank one-on-one battles had no concept of surrender; the losing side faced death.

This was not just in Jiguang City, but in the other three cities under siege as well.

Eradicating human cultivators of the Rule Integration Realm was effectively a way to weaken the power of the Qiankun Cauldron.

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