Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 214 - 184 Swindling in the Black Market! The Fragile ’Miracle Item’!

Chapter 214: Chapter 184 Swindling in the Black Market! The Fragile ’Miracle Item’!

Yingze City, Southwest Suburb.

Chaotic Stone Forest, a black market.

It’s called a ’black market’, but in reality, it’s already semi-open and semi-visible. However, the majority of visitors are still New Martial Artists.

Academy!

Officials!

Military!

A mix of all kinds!

Private transactions are explicitly prohibited by the court, so most people wear cloaks to hide their bodies and faces, not wanting to be recognized, adding to the mystery, and making the ’black market’ live up to its name.

Yan Chuan was also in a black robe, walking among them, browsing around.

At this time, the Nine Counties gathered in Yingze City, and Jian Province’s New Martial Artists almost all assembled. For the ’Jian Province Competition’ and the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’, the Inner Court Elders and top elite of the academy urgently needed ’secret medicine’, ’Essence Stones’, and other cultivation resources, including surprise weapons that can enhance strength, and were willing to buy at high prices.

The academy has its needs.

Other New Martial Artists also have needs—

Either the painstaking ’secret techniques’ and ’secret skills’, not widely taught or shared, but can improve strength.

Or resources and materials from the Mountain and Sea Realm, either for personal use or for resale, all valuable.

Because of this, the black market could gather many people.

Yan Chuan, coming to the black market for the first time, noticed that although it was still daytime, the chaotic stone forest appeared dark, and among the trees and stones, martial artists hid and revealed themselves, either walking or occupying an area. Though not easy to see clearly, through breathing sounds and sensing human presence, there were no less than three to five hundred people.

"Quite a number."

Yan Chuan first walked past one temporary stall after another, seeing a dazzling array of various materials, herbs, and even stalls selling secret medicine slightly below the official price, targeting the willing.

But the secret medicine sold was at most at the ’Dragon Tiger Great Pill’ level. There was no sign of ’Heavenly King Pill’, nor could he see ’Essence Stone’. Resources comparable to ’Monkey Wine’ and ’Water Essence’ were also hard to find.

Mostly, there were various materials—

Ore!

Metal!

Alien Beast materials!

And various strange herbs.

Yan Chuan first took a rough look, then circled around again, squatting at different stalls for a closer look—

"This is ’Gold-plated Silk’, used to weave inner armor, with astonishing defense. There are twelve strands here, priced at twelve hundred taels, or equivalent goods."

A stall.

The stall owner introduced.

Yan Chuan leaned closer to take a careful look—

[Miracle Item·Golden Silk Silkworm Armor (Level 10): Woven with silkworm silk, hair, and golden silk monkey hair, it effectively prevents damage from sharp weapons like swords and spears, reduces damage from blunt objects like staffs, fists and feet, heavy hammers, and special traits like Qi-Blood and strength. (Traits: tenacity, resistance, light and thin, evasion.)]

(Not upgradable for now.)

(Searching for fusion materials.)

(Search complete. Following materials sorted by fitting degree—)

(① Spider Silk Gloves)

(② Gold-plated Silk)

(③ Tiger Skin War Boots)

(④ Heavy Mountain Shield)

(⑤ Sky Shattering Bow)

(⑥ Wind-cutting Saber)

...

"It’s not even as good as the ’Spider Silk Gloves’!"

Yan Chuan shook his head and stood up, walking away, continuing to look around.

"This is the second layer skin of the ’Swordfish Beast’, thin as a cicada’s wings, but extremely resilient. Friend, take a look first, the price can be discussed."

The stall owner introduced.

Yan Chuan took a look—

[Miracle Item·Golden Silk Silkworm Armor (Level 10): omitted]

(Not upgradable for now.)

(Searching for fusion materials.)

(Search complete. Following materials sorted by fitting degree—)

(① Spider Silk Gloves)

(② Gold-plated Silk)

(③ Swordfish Beast skin)

...

Click!

Not even as good as ’Gold-plated Silk’!

Yan Chuan got up and decisively walked away.

He walked like this, looked like this.

Finally—

[Miracle Item·Golden Silk Silkworm Armor (Level 10): omitted]

(Not upgradable for now.)

(Searching for fusion materials.)

(Search complete. Following materials sorted by fitting degree—)

(① Green Worm Silk)

(② Ghost Spider Silk)

(③ Spider Silk Gloves)

...

"Green Worm!"

"Ghost Spider!"

These are Limit-breaking Level alien beasts from the Mountain and Sea Realm. Among them, the ’Green Worm’ produces ’Insect Silk’ with only one trait: ’tenacity’. It can’t be torn or cut, and once it wraps around a human or beast, it tightens until death.

As for the ’Ghost Spider’, its ’Spider Silk’ has traits of ’absorption’, ’sticky’, and ’pain amplification’, much more flamboyant.

"The ’Green Worm Silk’ is more fitting for the ’Golden Silk Silkworm Armor’."

"The ’Ghost Spider Silk’ has better traits, using it to enhance the ’Golden Silk Silkworm Armor’ may develop more incredible uses."

Yan Chuan was somewhat conflicted.

Ultimately, he chose to take all of them: "Better safe than sorry!"

Only children make choices!

Adults, want them all!

...

Yan Chuan, during the day, scouted out the black market, incidentally using the two hundred taels of silver borrowed from Shao Yancong and Du Zhenzong to buy ’Green Worm Silk’ and ’Ghost Spider Silk’, intending to use them to further upgrade and enhance the ’Golden Silk Silkworm Armor’.

However, buying things and spending money were just secondary.

Yan Chuan came during the day, mainly for scouting.

His real actions were on moonless windy nights.

...

Yingze City, Southwest Suburb.

Chaotic Stone Forest, within the black market.

Helian Ba, dressed in a black robe, infamous for his evil deeds, had just violated a wealthy family’s lady and maidservant and turned to the black market, walking among them, intending to scout out some resources he could use.

Having just arrived in Yingze City, it was only through a friend’s introduction that he learned of this black market. As he arrived, he saw that night had fallen, and the chaotic stone forest was pitch black, appearing eerie and dark. Among the trees and stones, martial artists hid and revealed themselves, either walking or occupying an area. Though not clear to see, through breathing sounds and sensing human presence, there were no less than three to five hundred people.

"Quite a number."

Helian Ba became interested, first walking past one temporary stall after another, seeing a dazzling array of various materials and herbs, and even stalls selling secret medicine slightly below the official price, targeting the willing.

But nothing caught Helian Ba’s eye.

Suddenly.

Someone blocked his way, also dressed in a black cloak, tightly covering their body and face. This person sneakily approached and whispered, "Friend, do you have ’Essence Stone’? ’Heavenly King Pill’ will also do. I have a treasure you will be satisfied with!"

This person’s voice was hoarse, clearly disguised.

"Treasure?"

Helian Ba inwardly smiled, he took out a small box from his pocket and opened it to show the person: "’Essence Stone’ I don’t have, but I do have two ’Heavenly King Pills’. Can I take a look at your treasure?"

"Two ’Heavenly King Pills’, the official price is six hundred taels."

The person shook his head: "Not enough, not enough."

Saying that, the person turned to leave.

"Hey?"

Helian Ba’s interest was piqued. If two ’Heavenly King Pills’ weren’t enough to even see the treasure, he was even more curious: "Wait, take another look—"

He took out another cloth bag from his pocket, opened it, and shook it: "Five pounds of Essence Stone, the official price is five thousand taels. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Barely passable!"

"Fine!"

"I’ll let you see it!"

"However, five pounds of Essence Stone and two Heavenly King Pills aren’t enough to trade for my treasure, I’m just letting you have a look!"

This person mysteriously took out an item from his pocket.

Helian Ba looked and almost laughed out loud: "I thought it was some treasure, turns out to be a Thousand-mile Mirror?"

What the person pulled out was indeed a ’Thousand-mile Mirror’!

"Hehe!"

Yan Chuan, under the black robe, chuckled and handed the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ over, rasping: "No rush, take a look first. It’s just right for viewing at night, see into the distance, see into the water."

"Oh?"

"You can see at night too?"

Helian Ba was skeptical, but took it to look.

Hiss!

This Thousand-mile Mirror!

Surprisingly visible in the dark night!

First looking into the distance, the vision was far-reaching, every detail clear.

Then looking into the water, one could see down to the riverbed, the water undisturbed.

Looking around, even more, he saw red dots scattered throughout his field of view, some faint, some bright. Looking into the distance, there were even two red dots rapidly approaching the black market, one after the other.

Helian Ba was about to look further, but the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ was taken back.

"This—"

He looked at the person in bewilderment and exclaimed: "This ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ is a surprise weapon?"

"Correct."

Yan Chuan nodded: "This ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ of mine can see at night, observe fifty miles away, see through water and observe the bottom of lakes and rivers, and even detect the strength of life force in humans and beasts. Did you see those red dots just now? The brighter the glow, the stronger the power. I don’t need to say more about the uses of this treasure, you’re surely well aware!"

Of course!

Helian Ba naturally understood the usefulness of such a ’Thousand-mile Mirror’. In future solo journeys in the Mountain and Sea Realm or when leading troops in the realm, having such a treasure would mean the ability to anticipate the enemy, and strategize from afar.

This treasure!

Must be acquired!

"Five pounds of Essence Stone."

"Two Heavenly King Pills!"

"Deal or no deal?"

Helian Ba was straightforward, directly laying out his ’entire fortune’.

"Too little!"

Yan Chuan shook his head, not satisfied.

How precious is the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’? Its value is practically incalculable!

A mere five thousand taels’ worth of resources to purchase it?

Dream on!

Helian Ba pursed his lips, seeing the person about to leave, he quickly said: "Wait, I’ll add five more pounds of Essence Stone, three more ’Heavenly King Pills’!"

He fumbled around himself and indeed found another bag of Essence Stone and a box of pills.

This time, there were a total of ten pounds of Essence Stone and five ’Heavenly King Pills’, combined worth—

"Eleven thousand five hundred taels."

"Barely passable."

Yan Chuan was very reluctant, but his hands were not slow. After verifying the Essence Stone and Heavenly King Pills, he handed the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ to Helian Ba and gritted his teeth: "Deal!"

"Straightforward!"

Helian Ba laughed and handed over all the Essence Stone and Heavenly King Pills to Yan Chuan. After receiving the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’, he stepped back two steps and quickly looked again—

Far-sightedness!

Water penetration!

Night vision!

Red dots!

No difference, a treasure is still a treasure!

Not deceived!

"Great profit!"

Helian Ba was overjoyed. Compared to such a treasure, a mere ten pounds of Essence Stone and five ’Heavenly King Pills’ were nothing!

This treasure, hard to come by!

Priceless!

He held the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ and looked closely, intending to check the life force of the person he just traded with, but couldn’t find them. Instead, he saw the two red dots that were far away earlier, now one after another had already arrived at the black market, quickly locking onto him, stepping right in front—

"Thousand-mile Mirror!"

"Where is the person?"

The newcomers shouted.

Helian Ba’s brow furrowed, about to become angry, when he suddenly recognized the familiar voice of one of them. He tested: "Qingchi?"

"Jade Tower?"

The person indeed responded!

It was none other than his military friend Sun Wang, who had pointed out the location of the black market to Helian Ba during the day!

"Brother Qingchi, what’s happening?" In the black market, to avoid exposing identity, Helian Ba used their private nickname for Sun Wang, quickly asking.

Sun Wang pointed at the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ in Helian Ba’s hand and anxiously said: "Fifty miles, night vision, water penetration, life force?"

Hiss!

Indeed!

"Wrong! Wrong!"

Sun Wang gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Helian, we’ve been tricked!"

Huh?

How could it be?

The treasure is a real treasure, isn’t it?

Helian Ba was puzzled.

But Sun Wang was experienced, knew well the situation, and had no time to explain, quickly asking Helian Ba: "Where is the seller?"

"Over—"

Helian Ba looked around, didn’t see the person, picked up the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’, and looked around. All he saw was a not-so-weak-strength red dot rapidly departing towards the northeast.

Helian Ba’s heart sank: "He’s heading towards Yingze City."

"Oh no!"

"Chase quickly!"

Sun Wang pulled Helian Ba, rushing to chase.

Helian Ba followed but was confused: "What is happening exactly?"

"Brother Helian!"

"This Thousand-mile Mirror is fake!"

"I just spent fifty taels of gold, a vial of ’Heavenly King Pills’, and added six pounds of Essence Stone to trade with that person for a similar one. It was indeed useful. But not long after I left the black market, the Thousand-mile Mirror shattered!"

Sun Wang explained hastily.

"Thousand-mile Mirror!"

"Shattered?"

Helian Ba was baffled, eyes fierce. He looked at the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ in his hands, confused: "Perfectly fine, how could it shatter—"

Snap!

Before Helian Ba could finish his sentence, the ’Thousand-mile Mirror’ in his hand shattered, breaking into six or seven pieces!

"???"

Helian Ba quickly caught all the fragments of the Thousand-mile Mirror, his eyes widened, finally realizing: "Scoundrel!!!!"

The scoundrel does not act like a human!

He was deceived too!

...

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