Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371 - Zhao Is Shocked
Chapter 372 - Raging Flames
Chapter 373 - Bloodline’S Counter-Attack
Chapter 374 - Strange Change In Left Hand
Chapter 375 - Leaves
Chapter 376 - Testing
Chapter 377 - Hundred Thousand Volcanoes
Chapter 378 - Meets An Old Friend On The Way
Chapter 379 - Fire Miasma And Tiger Beast
Chapter 380 - Displays Only A Small Part Of One'S Talent
Chapter 381 - Preparation For Cultivation
Chapter 382 - Condition Of Exchange
Chapter 383 - In Hot Water
Chapter 384 - Victory Secured Through One’S Wits
Chapter 385 - Fund Raising
Chapter 386 - A Substitute
Chapter 387 - Puncturing The Void
Chapter 388 - A Seal
Chapter 389 - Be Imperative!
Chapter 390 - Tracking
Chapter 391 - A Foolproof Plan
Chapter 392 - Assuming A Demon’S Form
Chapter 393 - It’S A Pass!
Chapter 394 - I Decline
Chapter 395 - Infiltration
Chapter 396 - The Cross
Chapter 397 - True King, False King
Chapter 398 - The Demonbound Nails And The Dragon-Subduing Pillars
Chapter 399 - A Test
Chapter 400 - The Heaven Ascension Treasure Vault
Chapter 401 - A Terrible Turn Of The Tide
Chapter 402 - The Second Drop
Chapter 403 - By My Own Means
Chapter 404 - Shocking One Hit
Chapter 405 - Another Dire Duel Has Begun
Chapter 406 - To The Rescue
Chapter 407 - Resurrection
Chapter 408 - Guardian
Chapter 409 - The Death Of Liu An
Chapter 410 - The Fallen Angel Canon
Chapter 411 - To Subdue
Chapter 412 - A Head
Chapter 413 - Breakthrough And Corruption
Chapter 414 - Balancing The Dynamic With Static
Chapter 415 - Bone Worm
Chapter 416 - Hounding
Chapter 417 - Consuming Its Flames
Chapter 418 - True Visage
Chapter 419 - Revival
Chapter 420 - The Integration
Chapter 421 - Conquest
Chapter 422 - The Fray
Chapter 423 - A Mysterious Visitor
Chapter 424 - The World Of The Cerulean Sea Star
Chapter 425 - The Biggest Crisis
Chapter 426 - The Second Awakening
Chapter 427 - The Mystery Of The Spirit Stone Quarry
Chapter 428 - A Farewell
Chapter 429 - Goodbye, Old Friend…
Chapter 430 - Doubt
Chapter 431 - A Visitor Not Of This World
Chapter 432 - Parental Affairs
Chapter 433 - Welcoming Dispute
Chapter 434 - A Domineering Mien
Chapter 435 - Immortal-Maiming Seven Star Array
Chapter 436 - The Fallen Formation
Chapter 437 - Slaughter
Chapter 438 - : Enemies, To The Death!
Chapter 439 - Clash Of The Behemoths
Chapter 440 - Jeopardy
Chapter 441 - The Regalia Descends
Chapter 442 - A Sky-Rending Blow
Chapter 443 - Blood Washed
Chapter 444 - Relentless Pursuit Above The Sea
Chapter 445 - Incessant Stalker
Chapter 446 - Legion Of Undead!
Chapter 447 - Bidding For More Time
Chapter 448 - A Hard Blow On The Enemy
Chapter 449 - The Beast Within
Chapter 450 - Reunion With The Azure Ape King
Chapter 451 - The Sea Race’S Forbidden Land
Chapter 452 - Burst
Chapter 453 - Dead Star
Chapter 454 - A Battle Among The Stars
Chapter 455 - Skyshielding Monstrous Ape
Chapter 456 - The Truth About The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art
Chapter 457 - In The Heart Of Star Field
Chapter 458 - A Trip To The Star Field Dimension
Chapter 459 - Arriving At Qing Lan
Chapter 460 - Guarantor
Chapter 461 - Holy Tree Summon
Chapter 462 - Ma Lie
Chapter 463 - Verdant Hills And Green Waters
Chapter 464 - First Entry To The Secret Territory
Chapter 465 - Little Hints
Chapter 466 - It’S An Ambush
Chapter 467 - The Silt Dragon
Chapter 468 - Caught In Danger
Chapter 469 - Chi Ni Zi
Chapter 470 - An Earth-Shuddering Punch
Chapter 471 - Two In One
Chapter 472 - Deep Into The Secret Territory
Chapter 473 - Spider-Mantis
Chapter 474 - Hair Like Vipers
Chapter 475 - A Mutual Distrust
Chapter 476 - The Sudden And Unexpected
Chapter 477 - Each Magical Charm
Chapter 478 - A Desperate Chase
Chapter 479 - The Blue Root Man
Chapter 480 - The Holy Tree Fluid
Chapter 481 - A Powerful Challenger Has Joined
Chapter 482 - The Clash Of The Eyes
Chapter 483 - Shape Shifting
Chapter 484 - The Holy Spirit
Chapter 485 - Elites
Chapter 486 - Crossing The Borders
Chapter 487 - To Capture The Tree
Chapter 488 - A Bizarre Wooden Stick
Chapter 489 - Leaving The Realm
Chapter 490 - Sheng, Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang
Chapter 491 - By The End Of Ten Years
Chapter 492 - Sites In Qinglan
Chapter 493 - Xuanling Point
Chapter 494 - The Caving Residence
Chapter 495 - The Servant Named Cui Huan
Chapter 496 - Accomplished In Just One Turn
Chapter 497 - A Big Heart
Chapter 498 - Spirit Weapons And The Guardian
Chapter 499 - An Ordeal
Chapter 500 - An Endless Maze
Chapter 501 - Wandering Endlessly
Chapter 502 - Five Lines Of Tes
Chapter 503 - The Extreme Yin Aura
Chapter 504 - The Search For The Imfamous Master Of Refining
Chapter 505 - An Execution
Chapter 506 - Eighteen Staves Through Heaven
Chapter 507 - Trouble At The Door
Chapter 508 - Lights Off
Chapter 509 - Victory With The Staff Technique
Chapter 510 - Deep Underground
Chapter 511 - Frost Spider
Chapter 512 - An Unexpected Joy
Chapter 513 - Enemies Everywhere I Go
Chapter 514 - The Barter System
Chapter 515 - Two Submersible Turns
Chapter 516 - : The Coming Ten Years
Chapter 517 - Mission Of A Man
Chapter 518 - Xiulin Wood
Chapter 519 - The Holy Land
Chapter 520 - The Eve
Chapter 521 - First Fine Exposure
Chapter 522 - A Gamble
Chapter 523 - Two Rounds Of The First Battle
Chapter 524 - Successive Challenges
Chapter 525 - Missing Out On A Good Show
Chapter 526 - A Showdown With Liao Yong
Chapter 527 - A Rise In Fame
Chapter 528 - Pretending
Chapter 529 - A Clue
Chapter 530 - Vile Of The Inferno
Chapter 531 - The First Challenge
Chapter 532 - Evenly Matched
Chapter 533 - Settled By Dust
Chapter 534 - The Vast Temple Of Spirit Medicine
Chapter 535 - Three Years Of Retreat
Chapter 536 - Descendants Of The Azure Ape
Chapter 537 - Immanent
Chapter 538 - Float Like A Bee
Chapter 539 - In For The Kill!
Chapter 540 - Wrath
Chapter 541 - The Art Of The Vanishing Gods
Chapter 542 - Power Of The Negative Yin
Chapter 543 - The Enchanted Road
Chapter 544 - Beast Shock
Chapter 545 - Sharpen
Chapter 546 - The Heaven And Earth
Chapter 547 - A Mighty Uproar
Chapter 548 - The Third Challenge
Chapter 549 - An Endless Fantasy
Chapter 550 - Like A Wasteland
Chapter 551 - The Peak Of The Battle
Chapter 552 - Self-Talk
Chapter 553 - Endless Slaughter
Chapter 554 - Lost Mystery
Chapter 555 - Dakou Village
Chapter 556 - A Rebelion
Chapter 557 - The Final Step
Chapter 558 - A Mental Breakthrough
Chapter 559 - A Mysterious Summoning
Chapter 560 - The Holy Spirit Animal
Chapter 561 - Farewell
Chapter 562 - The Move To The Second Floor
Chapter 563 - Ignition Of The Spirit Waterfall
Chapter 564 - Idleness
Chapter 565 - Streak Of Victory
Chapter 566 - Knocking On Mountains
Chapter 567 - The Male And The Female
Chapter 568 - Late Night Detective Work At The Spirit Waterfall
Chapter 569 - The Guardian Demon Spirit
Chapter 570 - Life-Saving Bristle
Chapter 571 - Chaotic Powers Of Ying And Yang
Chapter 572 - A Spiritual Change
Chapter 573 - Fortress Of The Fang Clan
Chapter 574 - Retriving The Sword
Chapter 575 - Deep Into The Mine
Chapter 576 - The Ragged Man
Chapter 577 - Secrets Of The Fang Clan
Chapter 578 - Exposed!
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Chapter 269: Underground Trade Fair
Translator:
Novel Saga
Editor:
Novel Saga
Hou Sai Lei reappeared at the door after some time, and nodded to Shi Mu.
Shi Mu understood his signal. Then, his body moved and followed Hou Sai Lei.
Shi Mu soon found himself in a room with relatively simple decoration.
A white-faced middle-aged man was seated on a sandalwood chair. He was clad in a grey robe. His eyes swept over Shi Mu. Then, his gaze returned to Hou Sai Lei who stood beside Shi Mu.
“Deacon Quan, this person is the Senior Mu I just mentioned about. He’s one of the subordinates in Qian City’s sub-altar. There exists a very strong bond of friendship between us. We two were indulged in a general discussion while passing through Pi City when he inquired about the matters related to the sea-trip. But, the matter of going to the sea always falls in the jurisdiction of the Main Altar. This reminded me of Deacon Quan since he has direct access to the highest authorities. Honorable Quan also has a friendly relationship with many people in the cult’s Main Altar. So, Honorable Quan could introduce us to someone,” Hou Sai Lei cupped his hands toward the white-faced middle-aged man, and said in a flattering manner.
Shi Mu also wore a smile as he cupped his hands in obeisance while facing the white-faced middle-aged man. After that, he took out the Dark Moon Order and passed it to him.
Shi Mu had concealed his martial warrior’s aura this entire time, but he hadn’t masked his magician’s cultivation. So, his whole body was faintly emanating the magic power waves of a Star-Ranked magician at this time.
“Oh… So, this is our honorable friend Shi Mu! It’s nice to meet you. Your Excellency is planning to set out on a sea trip for hunting sea beasts, right?” The white-faced middle-aged man glanced at the Dark Moon Order in Shi Mu’s hand. But, he didn’t hold out his hand to receive it.
“Honorable Quan sees through the matters as if they are covered with glass. He has indeed made a correct guess,” Shi Mu put away the token, and replied.
“The fact is that there was no difficulty in going to the sea for hunting sea beasts in the past. In fact, a person could go to the sea by the cult’s canoe once every two months as long as he was registered to the Quyang City. However, the situation has changed these days. I would advise Your Excellency to drop this plan in order to avoid running a fruitless trip,” the white-faced man said.
“How can you say this?” Shi Mu was dumbfounded.
“This matter is related to the Main Altar’s matters that haven’t been announced yet. So, it will be inappropriate to speak more about it,” The white-faced man shook his head, and revealed an expression of helplessness.
“Honorable Quan, this matter is very important to me. I’ll be deeply grateful to you if you can give us some light in this direction,” Shi Mu drew out ten low-grade spirit stones from his Vast Earth Ring, and placed them on the middle-aged man’s table in a gentle manner.
“Fine! After all, neither is this matter considered a secret… nor were you an outsider to begin with…” The white-faced middle-aged brushed his sleeve in a gentle manner, and received the spirit stones therein. Then, he thought for a moment and spoke in a lowered voice.
Shi Mu and Hou Sai Lei leaned a bit closer to him as they assessed the situation. Then, they revealed a serious look, and it seemed as if they were listening to him with keen attention.
The two people listened to the middle-aged man’s narration for some time. Then, they finally understood the crux of the matter.
The fact was that the Dark Moon Cult’s high-ranked authorities had planned to select a group of people. This group would be assigned to go and explore the Western Continent which was situated on the other side of the Yellow Sea. It was reported that the place was blessed with a plentiful amount of practice resources. In fact, they were far greater than the Eastern Continent’s resources. Moreover, a large number of evil demon-beasts resided there, and they were obviously great for offering sacrifices.
However, the selection quota for this operation was very limited. The higher authorities of the Cult had eventually arrived at a decision after a round of discussions. And, they would only select 200 elite disciples through competitive matches. In addition, they had decided to suspend their sea-trips in order to focus on coordinating this operation.
The selection process would take place in Quyang City — the Capital City of ancient Xixia country after six months.
However, they had also planned to hold preliminary selection competitions in a dozen or more cities’ sub-altars prior to the main selection process. And, Pi City was also one of those primary selection sites.
The preliminary selection competition that was to take place in Pi City was scheduled to be conducted one month later. After that, the winners would proceed to the Quyang City.
Shi Mu got up, and expressed gratitude to the white-faced man after he had listened to this explanation. Then, they exchanged a few words. After that, Shi Mu left the room along with Hou Sai Lei.
The two people reemerged in a certain street in Pi City. There weren’t many pedestrians on this street at this time.
“What’s your view on this selection process?” Shi Mu glanced at Hou Sai Lei and asked.
“Senior Mu, can it be that you are interested in participating in this selection?” Hou Sai Lei asked.
“Yes.” Shi Mu nodded.
“Forgive me for being blunt, but the cult will verify the identity token of each disciple for such an important selection competition. So, merely possessing a Dark Moon Order token won’t be sufficient this time. Wouldn’t it be better if Senior Mu were to become a disciple of the Dark Moon Cult instead?” Hou Sai Lei moved two steps forward, and whispered in a suggestive manner.
“It won’t be so simple to join the Dark Moon Cult, right?” Shi Mu asked.
“You only need to attend a ceremony to worship the Dark Lord, and your spirit will be baptized at that ceremony,” Hou Sai Lei replied.
“I don’t have any intention to join the Dark Moon Cult. So, you consider this matter once again. Is there no other means to participate?” Shi Mu shook his head and asked.
“Oh, that’s right! Based on previous years’ competitions… the competition for preliminary selection is set up in various sub-altars. However, special envoys are dispatched by the Main Altar. And, these special envoys are responsible for supervising these matches as well as deciding the number of people who can participate. So, we could request Deacon to help us in making contact with that special envoy at a designated time. We will have to spend some spirit stones to buy a spot in the competition. In fact, this doesn’t seem to be a difficult matter. Moreover, your identity won’t be inspected again before the main selection process after you have gone through the preliminary selection process,” Hou Sai Lei pondered over this matter for a moment. Then, he explained.
Shi Mu nodded after a momentary consideration.
Thereafter, the two men started to look for a temporary accommodation in this city.
Shi Mu rented two ordinary rooms in a family inn after half an hour or so; it was situated on the eastern side of the city.
The rooms didn’t look very large. However, each room could isolate and protect the guest’s spirit sense from outside interference. Therefore, the price that they were charging was very alarming. In fact, the rent of two rooms reached up to 12,000 silver per day.
Such an alarming price gave a powerful jolt to Hou Sai Lei.
This seemed to be related to the approaching competition for the sea trip.
The Dark Moon Cult’s Main Altar hadn’t formally announced this matter yet. However, many people seemed to have gotten this information from the rumors that were circulating in various channels. Therefore, the influx of people who aspired to participate in this competition had already begun.
The majority of these people were the disciples of the Dark Moon Cult. However, there were many others who had converged here to seize this opportunity in order to make a huge fortune.
The Pi City wasn’t a big city. Therefore, the rooms in the inns were suddenly in great demand due to the emergence of an increasing number of people in the city these days. Naturally, the prices of these rooms soared.
However, Shi Mu still had more than ten-thousand spirit stones in his bag at the moment. So, he didn’t care about the expenditure.
Five days later… in the evening…
In a certain remote alley in Pi City…
Shi Mu was clad in a black gown. He stood in front of the entrance to a dilapidated residential courtyard. Hou Sai Lei was dressed similarly, and stood behind Shi Mu.
The fact was that Hou Sai Lei had obtained information from one of the cult’s members two days back.
A large number of people had rushed towards Pi City from all directions. They were either cult members or outsiders. In fact, all kinds of people had converged here. Some were good, while some were bad. Therefore, some of the influential people of the city had planned to take advantage of this situation, and had decided to hold an underground trade fair in the city. It was said that there would be plenty of rare things in this fair. This news had also piqued Shi Mu’s curiosity as soon as he had heard about it. So, he had planned a trip to explore this fair.
Hou Sai Lei stepped forward and knocked on the door. Shi Mu followed him at a moderate pace.
“Dong… Dong… Dong Dong Dong.” Altogether five knocks on the door were heard; two long and three short.
“Squeak” the sound of the door opening was heard a moment later.
The courtyard’s door opened up, and two young men appeared before their eyes. They wore green trousers, while the upper part of their bodies was bare. They stood behind the door with a vigilant look on their faces as they sized up Shi Mu and Hou Sai Lei in a cautious manner.
Shi Mu used his spirit sense, and swept over these two men. He found that both of them were Hou Tian consummate stage martial warriors.
Hou Sai Lei didn’t wait for them to speak anything, and took out a jade token. It was faintly emitting waves of magic power. He held the token in front of the two men. The two green-dressed men’s countenance relaxed. Then, they moved sideways to give them the way.
Shi Mu and Hou Sai Lei appeared in an underground space below that residential courtyard after some time. They were dressed in a long black gown; this gown also had a head covering on the top. So, only their eyes could be seen at the moment.
Shi Mu’s eyes moved as he examined his surroundings.
This underground place was very expansive. It was approximately a thousand feet in size. A stone table was set-up in the middle of the large circular open space. It was nearly ten-feet long.
Three or four hundred people had assembled in this room. Moreover, most of the people had a formidable aura around them. They were either Xian Tian warriors or Star-Ranked magicians.
Everyone was dressed a long black robe that was wider than them. Therefore, they were obstructing the effectiveness of people’s spirit sense to a certain extent. Hence, everyone in the room looked almost the same apart from the height difference.
Shi Mu seemed very satisfied with this arrangement.
This fair couldn’t be compared with the scale of Heavenly Yu City’s Ascension to Immortality Auction. However, the presence of many powerful people could still be felt here. In fact, this trade fair had a pack of interesting things that made Shi Mu’s heart beat fast for a while.
He looked for a place in the back row along with Hou Sai Lei. Then, he sat down and waited patiently.
Around a hundred more people entered the room in succession within half-an-hour. After that, the underground trade fair began.
“Ke ke, the time has come. I hope all friends have arrived here by now. The trade fair starts now,” an aged voice rang from behind the stone table.
It couldn’t be said when a man’s silhouette had appeared behind that long table. He was attired in a long and green gown.
The voices of the people in this underground room gradually stopped. Simultaneously, an inquisitive look gleamed in everyone’s eyes as they gazed toward the stone table.
“There is no limitation in this trade fair. Rare and precious stuff, pills, magic tools, and all other important things related to martial and magic arts can be traded here. However, everything will be price-marked by spirit stones only. And, a person can come to the table only once during the fair. In addition, both parties concerned have to pay a commission of 3% of the transaction price once the deal is done,” the green-robed man once again opened his mouth to say.
The man’s voice had barely faded when a droning sound of discussion erupted in the secret underground room.
Shi Mu nodded inwardly.
It was no wonder that the influential people of the city had held such an underground trade fair. Nearly five-hundred people were present at the scene right now. The transactions could only be done through spirit stones, and each completed transaction would be charged at 6% commission. So, the fair’s organizers could probably reap a huge profit over the night.
Moreover, the organizers could collect a lot of rare resources in these kinds of underground trade fairs.
The privacy and security of buyers and sellers seemed to be taken care of in this trade fair. Therefore, everyone was ready to pay such a big commission for their transactions.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m a slightly-impatient type of a person. So, I’ll take the lead to offer a humble remark so that others may offer their valuable ideas,” A thin and short black-robed man couldn’t wait for the humming sound to subside. His stature rose and fell a few times before he arrived beside the long table.
Five or six people had also decided to step up. But, they were a step behind. So, they could only retrace their steps in resentment.
…
Shi Mu returned to the inn after two hours.
There was no stuff in this underground trade fair that seemed particularly valuable to him except for a “Charm Book on the Heaven-Trigram”. This book had been passed down from the Dark Moon Cult.
The former owner’s introduction had stated that dozens of high-level magic charms’ secret techniques were recorded in this ancient book.
The fact was that Shi Mu also wanted to try some high-ranked magic charms since he could practice Star-Ranked formula arts now. In addition, he had a pair of spirit eyes to draw support from.
Consequently, Shi Mu had spent nearly one-thousand-five-hundred spirit stones, and had bought this book in one fell swoop.
This act had aroused a lot of attention as well as laughter at the scene.
After all, everyone knew that charm magician was a very expensive career to pursue. So, a person must belong to an influential family to maintain a steady flow of resources that could support their practice. Even a primary-level charm magician might fail to perfect his skill and gain accomplishment if he relied solely on his own strength. Therefore, this kind of ancient book that had been passed down from the Dark Moon Cult had appeared tasteless to many people gathered here.
However, there had been a few high-ranked charm magicians in Shi Mu’s sect who had the ability to draw some high-level magic charms. And, they certainly had such kinds of ancient books on magic charms.
Of course, there was no shortage of people who would like seeing others do what they had loved to do once. But, there were also a group of people who had a hobby of collecting things.
And, Shi Mu had been evidently surrounded by the latter category of people at the trade fair.
But, such things obviously didn’t matter to Shi Mu.
Shi Mu carefully removed Cai from his bosom, and placed him to the side. Cai was still in that sleeping state. After that, he sat down on a wooden bed, and stuck the grey jade of the “Charm Book on the Heaven-Trigram” on his forehead. Then, he started to read it in a careful manner.
Total Chapters in book: 578
Estimated words: 1420577 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7103(@200wpm)___ 5682(@250wpm)___ 4735(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1420577 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7103(@200wpm)___ 5682(@250wpm)___ 4735(@300wpm)
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