This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 158: Black Market

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Black Market

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Su Youyi was stunned as soon as she entered; this black market was nothing like the gloomy place she had imagined.

Although the sunlight was dim, the town was quite spacious with numerous shops all around, not too crowded but not deserted, with everyone dressed similar to Liang Yi and herself, their true appearances concealed.

It was actually a small Secret Realm, more like a bustling marketplace than a black market.

"There are many Secret Realms under the control of the Immortal Dynasty, so it’s normal to use one of these small Secret Realms as a marketplace," Liang Yi explained.

However, the black market now is still quite different from the one in the past, the crowd is smaller and mostly locals.

Once the players’ Levels increase, this small Secret Realm won’t be enough, it was almost bursting at the seams. Later on, the Immortal Dynasty had to connect several small Secret Realms together to barely accommodate everyone.

"This is completely different from what I imagined. Shouldn’t the black market be that kind of place?"

Su Youyi naively described her own preconception of a black market to her senior brother with hand gestures.

"The black markets were indeed like that in the early days, but then the Immortal Dynasty stepped in to create new rules, and the first change they made was to the environment."

"A dirty, messy environment and a clean, spacious one give a completely different first impression; the former makes people think of sneaky, underhanded activities, while the latter seems more aboveboard."

Liang Yi aimlessly led Su Youyi from one shop to another, passing by many cultivators yelling to sell their wares.

"However, the Immortal Dynasty generally doesn’t manage the black market closely, as long as no one does anything too outrageous."

After all, a black market is still a black market. If the Immortal Dynasty controlled it too tightly, it would no longer be a black market; it might as well be renamed a branch of Wind God Commerce. Therefore, they only monitor the perimeter of the Secret Realm where the black market is located.

And there are many shady deals here involving an incredibly large network of interests, even including some officials of the Immortal Dynasty.

"Just browse around, and let me know if you see anything you like."

He had plenty of money on hand, and had recently come into possession of a treasure. If the Purple Crystal Heart could be dealt with here, he would do so; otherwise, he’d take it to Wind God Commerce, which would take almost anything of value.

"Sure!"

Su Youyi was a bit excited; it was her first time here and witnessing such a scene, and she was full of curiosity about everything.

Those who operate regularly in the black market would pay a certain rent to the Immortal Dynasty to open a shop, while transient cultivators would simply find a spot to set up a stall and sit there, some calling out to attract customers, others silent.

The more prosperous the city, the higher the chance of encountering powerful individuals, and the more high-end the black market within the city will be.

Liang Yi and Youyi saw many strange and curious items along the way, like the one in Liang Yi’s hands.

[Jade Fire Silkworm Feather]: Sixth Grade, purple quality, the plume shed by a Fourth Realm demon beast, the Jade Fire Silkworm, brilliant in color with high defensive power, can be used as material for Vestment robes.

The stall owner in front of them seemed to specialize in selling these kinds of demon beast materials; the stall had a myriad of similar items.

The stall owner, seeing customers, didn’t greet them but sat there with his head lowered and eyes closed, as if resting.

"Do you want this? There’s quite a lot here; buying some should be enough to make two Vestment robes."

Liang Yi noticed that his junior sister wasn’t interested in other items but seemed quite keen on the materials for making Vestment robes.

"Two robes. That means we can each have one!"

Su Youyi thought that now she could wear a pair of Daoist couple vestment robes with her senior brother.

Their Taoist Sect was unlike other Super Forces; they did not allocate high-grade vestment robes based on one’s status within the sect, so they were only wearing ordinary vestment robes.

What Su Youyi resented most was that the clothes were not attractive.

Liang Yi was stunned for a moment; what he originally wanted to suggest was making two different styles for his junior sister to alternate wearing.

"Owner, how much for these Jade Fire Silkworm feathers?"

Upon hearing someone speak, the stall owner slowly raised his head, revealing only a pair of vertical pupils beneath the hood, and spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Nine thousand spiritual coins, or trade with items, Spirit Pills, Magical Treasures, or materials I don’t have will do."

"Uh..."

The price was normal, about the same as what Liang Yi had seen at the auction in his previous life.

The stall owner’s realm seemed to be concealed with Daoist skills, but judging from the items on the stall, mostly materials from beasts around the Fourth Realm, it could be assumed that the stall owner was also a Fourth Realm Cultivator. After all, to acquire the feathers Liang Yi was interested in, it wasn’t necessary to defeat a Jade Fire Silkworm; one just needed to be quick in collecting the molten feathers after the Silkworm shed them.

"Would this work?"

Liang Yi took out a large piece of Purple Crystal, which he had casually collected a lot of in the Secret Realm, filling up an entire backpack compartment.

After all, this was all money. In principle, the Secret Realm belonged to the Immortal Dynasty, so its resources should also belong to the Immortal Dynasty. But Liang Yi and his junior sister had helped them a lot this time, so taking a bit of reward wasn’t too much to ask for, right?

"Purple Crystal, of high quality, acceptable."

The stall owner was an expert; just one glance at the Purple Crystal in Liang Yi’s hands and he could determine its quality.

"How much is required?"

Being able to use this as a substitute was convenient. Liang Yi looked at his compartment filled to the limit with Purple Crystals.

"Thirty pieces," the stall owner calculated and quoted a quantity.

Liang Yi directly handed over thirty Purple Crystals to the stall owner and put the Jade Fire Silkworm feathers into his ring.

"You can look around to see if there’s anything else you want. If it’s not on the stall, you can ask me, and I will check my stock." Presumably because the business was done, the stall owner became more talkative.

"Let me think."

Just one material was not enough to make a vestment robe; other materials needed to be supplemented, and what Liang Yi was looking for was a material that could match the Jade Fire Silkworm feathers to enhance their defensive properties.

This combination was discovered by a player with a secondary profession in a previous life, who found that combining the two materials resulted in vestment robes with much higher attributes than those made with a single material. He made a good profit from it until the secret was discovered by other players and became widely known.

"Do you have Yundie Bead Delicate Milk?"

Liang Yi looked around and didn’t find it, so he had to ask the stall owner directly.

"Yundie Bead Delicate Milk? Not many people ask for this, but I do have a small bottle, want it?"

The stall owner’s tone was surprised. Yundie, known as Jade Fire Silkworms that have cocooned to become butterflies, secrete the Yundie Bead Delicate Milk. However, its uses are very rare, and not many people seek it.

"Fifteen thousand spiritual coins, or fifty Purple Crystal Stones."

The stall owner took out a transparent bottle from his ring, a small bottle the size of half a palm, filled with a light red viscous liquid.

Liang Yi rustled out a large amount of Purple Crystal Stones to the stall owner and took the bottle from his hands.

[Yundie Bead Delicate Milk]: Sixth Grade purple quality, the secretion of the mutated species Yundie, a variant of Jade Fire Silkworms. Rare and difficult to find, and contains a potent poison.