Zhao Ning shook his head, "Zhao Ning has no way out."
"Today is the day when the black market opens. There will be an auction. Do you want to go and see it?"
Zhao Ning said happily, "Listen to Uncle Master's arrangements."
Zhao Ning followed Qin Keyuan to the entrance of the black market and discovered that the black market was actually a small and hidden junk shop right behind the Sanxiu Alliance.
The clutter in the shop has aged a lot, and a lot of it has even accumulated dust.
Lying on the couch behind the cabinet was an old man dozing off. The old man's aura was restrained, and Zhao Ning could not tell that his cultivation level was at least in the realm of foundation building.
Hearing the voice, the old man said vaguely, "This store only looks at it, not sells it. If you want to buy it, please wait until I am in a good mood."
Zhao Ning looked strange, "The old man seems to be in a good mood now."
Unexpectedly, the old man straightened his left arm and waved his hand, "No, no, no, I haven't sold anything today, so how can I be in a good mood?"
This statement is contradictory. First, it is said that the store will be in a good mood before selling, and then it is said that the store will be in a good mood only after selling. It seems to be an endless cycle.
Zhao Ning realized that unraveling this cycle might be the key to entering the black market. She looked at Qin Keyuan, and Qin Keyuan only said, "Then just buy it. If you feel good, how about it?"
"Hey, who is it that speaks so nicely?"
The old man squinted one eye, but when he saw Qin Keyuan's face, he was so horrified that he almost fell off the couch. He quickly got up and bowed, "It turns out that he is the Qin Chief of Qingxiao Sect. The old man was offended. I heard that the Qin Chief formed a top-ranking group. Golden elixir, congratulations."
Zhao Ning paused for a moment, but the black market gatekeeper knew clearly what happened a few hours ago.
Qin Keyuan nodded slightly, "Old Lin's true energy has condensed, and I think he will form a golden elixir soon."
"Hehe, the first auspicious words of the Qin Dynasty." Old man Lin raised his head and looked at the two of them, "You two are going to the black market. This little girl should be here for the first time, and she deserves this."
As he said this, Old Man Lin handed Zhao Ning a half-mask.
Zhao Ning looked at it, half of it was dark brown, made of unknown vines, and the tail end was twisted and flying.
"Old Xie Lin."
Mr. Lin waved his hand and said as he quickly walked around the debris in the store and opened the broken wooden door leading to the backyard. There was actually a one-way teleportation array hidden in the backyard.
"Come with me."
Qin Keyuan led the way.
Zhao Ning said goodbye to Mr. Lin, put on a vine half mask, and followed Qin Keyuan.
The spiritual light of the formation was shaking, but before his vision became clear, the sound of small business transactions had already reached his ears.
When the inspiration fell, I realized that this black market was far from the dark and cold place portrayed in the rumors.
This is an open underground place. The black market shops are all wooden pavilions of the same shape, arranged in an orderly manner. The tops are covered with interlaced red silk, and countless lanterns are hung among the red silks.
Compared with Guiyuanchengfang City, this place is more deserted. The sounds of buying and selling are almost only heard by the buyers and sellers, but the things for sale are strange and beautiful.
Given Qin Keyuan's level, this half-mask is useless to him. If he doesn't want to be noticed, no one will notice him.
Zhao Ning followed Qin Keyuan. If they entered a deserted place, the crowd would automatically avoid them.
Not far away, a shop screamed sky-high prices.
"Tianqianhai, Dingbo Pearl, 30,000 spiritual stones, one price!"
Chapter 124
"The book says that the sea is at the ends of the earth." Zhao Ning looked at Qin Keyuan, "Uncle Qin, is this sea really like this?"
Qin Keyuan replied, "Yes and no. The edge of the outer sea area of the Tiancha Sea is shrouded in thick fog all year round. The longest distance known to be covered by the fog in Kyushu is more than a thousand miles. If you can successfully pass through the fog, you can reach the other side of Kyushu. .”
"The other side?" Zhao Ning was puzzled.
"If you start from the outer sea of Kunxu and pass through the mist of the sky, you can reach the sea area in the far west of the Demonic Wilderness of the West. The other states are similar. Therefore, there has been a saying that the general shape formed by Kyushu and the outer sea can actually be It’s likened to Cuju.”
Zhao Ning felt curious. If one day he could fly thousands of miles above the sky, he might be able to see if the earth was curved.
"Then what's the use of this Dingbo Pearl? It can be sold for such a sky-high price!"
In just a few words, three groups of people had gathered in front of the stall selling Dingbo beads. Each wave of people wanted to get this bead, which was no bigger than a long eye. They raised the price to each other, and the price had soared to 50,000 souls. Stone.
Zhao Ning looked at these groups of people without leaving a trace. The vines half-hidden their cultivation and descriptions, but the only thing he could see was that they were either building a foundation or a family member who was spending money.
"Make sure you don't lose your way in the Tianqianhai." Qin Keyuan explained a few more sentences, "Since Kyushu is a large Cuju, a circle of fog appears out of thin air, which must contain secrets. Therefore, in ancient times, seniors have been going to the Tianqianhai to investigate. , and indeed they found many ancient ruins. But under the fog of the Tiancha Sea, everyone from Nascent Soul to Qi Lian lost their way until they refined the demon elixir of the Xuanhan Sea-Cracking Whale living in the Tiancha Sea. Only when you stay calm will you rarely get lost."
Until the end, Dingbo Pearl was delivered to the last wave of buyers with 57,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
After the crowd dispersed, Zhao Ning was amazed by the price. He had never seen so many spiritual stones in his entire life.
The two of them walked along the dark street of the black market until they reached the end. They saw a small building with the inscription "Qianying Tower" written on it. The small building was very impressive and bright. The red silk hanging all the way from the top fell down behind the small building. There were strings of red lanterns one after another. As soon as the two walked in, they saw a middle-aged man coming up to them.
"Fang Yi has met the Chief Qin, and congratulates the Chief Qin on the high-grade golden elixir."
"Boss Fang." Qin Keyuan nodded, "Is there any room available today?"
"Master Qin is joking, Master is here. Not to mention the empty seat, the upper room is also empty." Boss Fang turned sideways to lead the way, "This way please."
There are nearly forty seats in the hall on the first floor, and most of them are occupied by people. Some are wearing black robes and hoods to completely hide their appearance, and some are not even wearing vines, sitting and looking at them. The clothes seem to be those of sect disciples.
There are eight upper rooms on the second floor, and at least four of them are guarded by high-level Qi practitioners outside.
The two of them followed Boss Fang into Room No. Jiazi. The round window in the room faced the auction table below. Maybe Room No. A was special. There were restrictions on the round window. The outside could be seen from the inside, but the inside could not be peeked from the outside. However, other rooms on the second floor The room did not have such preferential treatment. Zhao Ning only glanced at it and saw a familiar figure.
"Master Qin, that seems to be Master Wu from Luoxia Sect."
In the room number C, Wu Hanhai's expression seemed unhappy. From such a distance, you could clearly see his frowning eyebrows. He and three other disciples of the Luoxia Sect came out of the room.
"Today is really lively." Qin Keyuan stood in front of the hanging window. Boss Fang smiled and said, "Tonight's auction will not only include Wu Zhenzhuan of the Luoxia Sect, but also Elder Zhang of the Yuhua Sect, all for the finale of the auction. Come."
Then he handed over the jade slips and gave one to each of Zhao Ning and Qin Keyuan.
Qin Keyuan took it but did not open it directly. He gestured towards Wu Zifang, "Xu Bingyuan of Yuhua Sect."
Zhao Ning knew that Qin Keyuan was introducing him to him, but he was still slightly surprised when he looked at him, "Elder Xu looks very young."
His appearance is still that of a young man. A cultivator's face ages very slowly, but he will grow like a mortal when he is young. He will not be able to describe his body until his physical condition reaches its peak. Unless a large amount of lifespan is consumed or the lifespan is approaching, he will gradually look older. In this state, unless Xu Bingyuan took the Zhuyan Pill when he was young, he would only look about eighteen or nineteen years old.
"Brother Xu Bingyuan is Master Yunwei. Master Yunwei ignores the affairs of the sect, and Xu Bingyuan is in charge of all matters."
It's no wonder that his cultivation level is almost the same as that of Zhao Ning, and he is already in a high position.
Zhao Ning was not in a good mood just looking at Elder Xu. His gaze kept falling on the hanging window of Room C, as if he was watching Wu Hanhai's every move.
Qin Keyuan sat at the tea table. Boss Fang poured two cups of tea and said, "Take your time."
After Boss Fang exited, Zhao Ning looked at the jade slips. The items for sale today were recorded on the slips. There were many types of items, from soul skills to rare elixirs, from heavenly materials and earthly treasures to medium-grade spiritual weapons. The building has everything you need, and it truly lives up to its name.
Zhao Ning's eyes fell on the genius treasure and sighed slightly, but it was a genius treasure with the fire attribute.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that there are a lot of fire-attributed heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but my Taiyi Five Elements Refining Technique can no longer use the fire-attributed heavenly materials and earthly treasures."
"Kunxu's heavenly materials and earthly treasures are rare, and most of them come from the surrounding cultivation world. Bianzhou, which is adjacent to the north, is blocked by the Qianren Mountains, and treasure resources are not easily exchanged with Kunxu. Therefore, the treasures in Kunxufang City Most of the natural materials and earth treasures come from Yanzhou in the southeast, Yangzhou in the south, and Zhuzhou in the southwest. These states are places with high temperatures and scorching heat, so natural materials and earth treasures tend to have more fire attributes."
Zhao Ning put down the jade slip. She was just curious to see the excitement of the auction, and didn't care that much about the auction items.
She refilled Qin Keyuan's half cup of tea.
"Listening to Master Qin's knowledge of Jiuzhou, Master Qin must have traveled to many places when he was building the foundation and killing mortals."
Zhao Ning looked at him with slightly bright eyes, "You must have encountered many stories."
"I've heard it, I've seen it, I'm just watching." He raised the tea cup but only took a sip before putting it down. "The tea is a bit astringent."
Zhao Ning understood immediately, removed the tea cup on the tea table, and replaced it with tea from the House of Ji Ling. The tea set was owned by the House of Ji Ling. The tea leaves were planted and picked in the garden during ordinary times, and the water was stored in it. The mountain spring here is generally more mellow and fragrant than the tea outside.
Sure enough, Qin Keyuan took half a sip and tasted it slowly with satisfaction.
"Do you know that ordinary people have clear rivers?"
Seeing Qin Keyuan telling the story seriously, Zhao Ning became very interested and put her chin on one hand, "Of course I have heard of it. There is a river in Zhaoyang County, Nanjing State, which is a hundred feet deep. Folklore always says that there is a Dragon Palace at the bottom of the river."
"Not only that, the source of the Qingmo River is not in Nanjing, but in Wuming, a neighboring country. More than ten years ago, I passed by Wuming and saw a village near the river in Wuming offering sacrifices to the Dragon King and sacrificing his life with a pre-term baby."
It sounds really irritating, but it is too common for stupid people in small countries to pray to gods in order to survive.
"Since uncle saw it, he must have helped." Zhao Ning was very sure.
"Not at all." Unexpectedly, Qin Keyuan actually denied it. Zhao Ning just waited for him to explain the secret, "On that day, two babies were sacrificed and flowed with the river, attracting something from the bottom of the river. It turned out to be a thousand-year-old black dragon. The black dragon leaned out of the river, and its fierce teeth were about to devour one of the babies. Just as I was about to take action, the baby suddenly made a babble. The black dragon actually gave up its murderous intent, leaned into the water, and circled the baby's wooden basin in the water. Rubbing the edge of the tub docilely. If I read correctly, the little baby's little hand was stroking the black dragon's horn."
Zhao Ning was surprised and miraculous when she heard this. The picture of the giant dragon acting coquettishly in the river, or the picture of a baby subduing the giant dragon, even appeared in his mind. Thinking about it, he almost made himself laugh.
At this time, I heard the voices in the pavilion downstairs become softer, and I saw a woman Pingping walking out on the stage. She was wearing a snake bun and bright makeup.
"My concubine, Lu Yin, has met all the monks. Qianying Pavilion has prepared sixteen pieces of auction for you today. They are all extremely valuable items from Kyushu and will be of great benefit to your practice. At the same time, we have also prepared residual items from Kyushu..."
"Okay, don't talk nonsense and get straight to the point." A monk in the hall interrupted forcefully. The man was sitting in the front row, wearing brocade robes and gorgeous clothes, on top of the foundation.
Lu Yin's smile did not change, and he responded with a smile, "Senior Zeng is very impatient. I won't say much, please take the first lot."
She patted it with her bare hands and saw a maid carrying a tray onto the stage. On the tray was placed a roll of silk with brocade patterns, tied properly with a gold braided rope.
Zhao Ning looked at the jade slip and saw that one of the items on the lot was called "Purple Saint Hidden Thunder Cultivation Technique". It was a book of exercises for the Qi Refining Period of the Spiritual Root Dao, and it was marked with a gold level.
This is Tianyinglou's self-determined grade. In order to indicate the rarity of the auction items, it is divided into five levels: cyan, blue, purple, gold and red. The higher the level, the more precious and rare it is.
The skills of this Spiritual Root Avenue are metal-based and can control thunder attacks. Their power is 50% of the ordinary skills of the same level.
"...The starting price is 1,000 low-grade spirit stones." Lu Yin's voice had just finished, and the prices were raised one after another. The price of the spirit stones had already been raised to 3,000.
Zhao Ning looked at it with his jaw raised. In addition to raising the price, all the monks in the hall were also attacking each other with words. Could it be that "This thing belongs to me. Anyone who robs it will be in trouble with me." How" and so on.
Most of the auction items were purple level or above, and Zhao Ning found that in addition to martial arts weapons and the like, most of the spiritual objects came from the outer sea, or even the sea.
Zhao Ning asked Qin Keyuan why, but Qin Keyuan was indifferent and only asked her, "Do you know how many years Jiuzhou has existed?"
"Although the book says that Kyushu existed in ancient times, the real record seems to be more than 100,000 years ago."
"That's right. In a hundred thousand years, the Jiuzhou Continent only has a radius of tens of millions, but there are hundreds of millions of monks and mortals. The growth conditions of spiritual creatures are harsh and slow, and all the major sects have mastered most of the secret realms. The cultivation of the Jiuzhou Continent Resources are gradually becoming scarce, and monks naturally look to the outer seas to explore."
Although this was not the first time I heard Qin Keyuan talk about the situation in Kyushu, it sounded even more profound now, coupled with the situation at the auction.
With this in mind, the fourth to last item in the auction on the stage was a triple spiritual weapon, which was given to the black-robed monk in the back row of the hall for 4,300 low-grade spiritual stones.
After seeing more than ten auction items, most of them were monks competing in the hall. The rooms on the second floor, including the Yuhua Sect and Luoxia Sect, did not take action. Zhao Ning guessed that they were all waiting for the last three final items.
I was looking forward to it, but I didn't want the last three items to be brought to the auction table next.
