Xu Qing nodded. He took the Black Mountain Tiger at in his hands and examined it for a mont. He confird that there were no issues with the at; in fact, its quality was even a little better than the Flesh Lingzhi.
"Good."
Xu Qing said, "I’ll take it."
"You have a good eye, sir."
A smile appeared on Black Tiger’s face as well.
Imdiately after, Xu Qing and Black Tiger completed the transaction. He spent 10,000 taels of silver to buy forty-six jin of ’Level 2 Spiritual Food: Black Mountain Tiger at’, which would be enough to last him for over a month.
’I’ve accomplished my goal for this trip to the Black Market.’
Xu Qing left, carrying the iron box. He had no desire to linger in the Black Market, so he kept his head down and walked away briskly.
"Follow him."
"Let’s go."
"..."
However, Xu Qing had only taken a few steps when several figures began to tail him, their eyes glinting with fierce greed.
The Black Market.
It had no laws and no rules, as long as you didn’t cause trouble within its confines.
So, from the mont Xu Qing walked into the Black Tiger Spiritual Food Store, he had been targeted by so of the "Hunters" in the Black Market. These "Hunters" were not weak. They spent their days watching for targets like Xu Qing who made large transactions, planning to ambush them and steal their money.
The danger of the Black Market wasn’t just in trading for convincing fakes; the greater peril was being targeted after revealing your wealth.
’It looks like Scarface and his crew have hit a steel plate this ti.’
Black Tiger glanced over and shook his head. He was used to seeing such things, but this ti, he feared it would be different. ’That man is no ordinary person. Scarface and his n don’t have the eye for it; they have no idea how strong that custor is. Daring to rob him is just asking for death.’
In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing had already walked out of the Black Market.
’Snake Body Technique.’
SWISH!
Xu Qing leaped up, landing on a rooftop.
"Where do you think you’re going?"
However, just as Xu Qing landed on the roof, he found his path blocked. These "Hunters" from the Black Market had already set up an ambush at the exit.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and scanned his surroundings. There were quite a few "Hunters"—five in total—and they were closing in from all directions.
"If you leave now, I can pretend this never happened."
Xu Qing’s tone was calm.
"Hahahaha..."
One of them, a man with a scarred face, let out a sinister laugh. He glared at Xu Qing and said viciously, "Hand over everything you have, and I might spare your life."
"Do you know what the Black Market is? It’s a place with no laws and no rules. If you want to buy things here, you have to be ready to put your life on the line."
"How absurd."
CLANG!
Xu Qing shook his head, his gaze indifferent. With a wave of his right hand, his Level 10 Iron Sword was unsheathed, flashing like a silver bolt of lightning in the night.
SPLAT!
Fresh blood splattered.
The scar-faced man didn’t even have ti to react before Xu Qing lopped off his head. Blood spurted high into the air like a fountain.
THUD!
The headless body collapsed. His head rolled several tis across the rooftop, its expression frozen in place.
"Boss!"
"This is bad!"
"Retreat!!!"
"..."
Without a mont’s hesitation, the four remaining "Hunters" turned and fled. With that single strike, Xu Qing had displayed terrifying power, beheading Scarface with one blow.
After all, Scarface wouldn’t have dared to form a Hunter Squad like this without so real strength; he was a true An Jin master.
And now, an An Jin master like him had been killed instantly by Xu Qing, decapitated with a single sword strike. It was utterly terrifying. His strength struck fear into the hearts of the remaining four n.
"Die!"
CLANG!
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!!
Xu Qing’s eyes were cold as he struck swiftly. He executed his Snake Body Technique and unleashed his Life-taking Thirteen Swords, each strike aid for the throat.
Blood flew.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing had killed the four remaining Hunters. Their bodies lay strewn across the rooftop. Xu Qing searched the corpses and found 3,500 taels in silver notes on them.
’Not bad.’
Xu Qing took all the silver notes. They were his spoils of war, after all.
Before long, Xu Qing was gone.
He returned to his courtyard.
He took off the Evil Ghost Mask, returning to his original appearance.
「In his bedroom.」
"Hmm."
Xu Qing mused, ’On this trip to the Black Market, I managed to buy Black Mountain Tiger at. For the next month or so, I won’t have to worry about Spiritual Food and can focus on my Cultivation.’
’Also...’
Xu Qing took out a piece of Black Mountain Tiger at and placed it in his palm. He focused his mind, communicating with the Encyclopedia of All Things. ’Record Black Mountain Tiger at.’
HUM!
A white light flashed.
[Recording Failed]
The corresponding ssage ca from the Encyclopedia of All Things.
’It failed, just as I expected.’
Xu Qing sighed softly. ’Actually, the first ti I obtained Tai Sui Spirit at, I tried to record it with the Encyclopedia of All Things.’
’However...’
’the Encyclopedia of All Things gave a "Recording Failed" ssage. I also tried with the Flesh Lingzhi, and that failed too. Now, the sa thing has happened with this Black Mountain Tiger at.’
’This proves one thing.’
’The Encyclopedia of All Things cannot record Spiritual Food Consumables like Tai Sui Spirit at, Flesh Lingzhi, or Black Mountain Tiger at. This is why I have to spend money to buy Spiritual Food. If I could record and upgrade them, it would save a lot of trouble.’
’Of course, the Encyclopedia of All Things isn’t truly omnipotent. If it were, it could have made an immortal on the spot.’
’Growth takes ti. Any attempt to rush it or take shortcuts will only result in an unstable foundation.’
Ti flew by.
Before he knew it, more than a month had passed.
「One morning.」
Xu Qing finished a set of Baji Fist and slowly concluded his practice. He let out a breath of stale air, his eyes gleaming. His Essence, Qi, and Spirit had all reached their peak.
’I can’t believe forty-six days have passed so quickly.’
Xu Qing mused, ’I’ve already finished all forty-six jin of the Black Mountain Tiger at I bought from the Black Market last ti. It looks like I’ll have to make another trip to the Black Market tonight.’
「In forty-six days’ ti.」
...
[Baji Fist LV9: 2520/2560.]
...
[Life-taking Thirteen Swords LV4: 500/240 (Upgradeable!)]
...
[Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique LV6: 460/360 (Upgradeable!)]
...
’Upgrade Life-taking Thirteen Swords.’
HUM!
The Encyclopedia of All Things flickered with a fluorescent light.
It was as if Xu Qing’s consciousness had once again entered a mysterious space. Within this space, he continuously practiced the Life-taking Thirteen Swords while also developing the ’Fifteenth Sword of Life-taking’.
It should be noted that when Life-taking Thirteen Swords was upgraded to Level 4, the ’Fourteenth Life-taking Sword: Sword of Death’ had been fully completed and perfected, reaching the state of Perfection.
Therefore, when Life-taking Thirteen Swords was upgraded again, it began developing the ’Fifteenth Sword of Life-taking’.
CLANG!
Finally, with the ring of a sword, Xu Qing thrust his sword. Sword Qi surged, and the Sword Light was blinding. It carried an aura of destruction, its movents unpredictable and elusive.
[Life-taking Thirteen Swords LV5: 260/480 (This was originally an extrely exquisite Swordsmanship, consisting of thirteen swords. Each sword contains One Hundred and Eight Types of variations, emphasizing speed, precision, and ruthlessness. At the sa ti, each sword is imbued with an incredibly ferocious aura, representing a swordsmanship of death and destruction. After further developnt and evolution, the ’Fourteenth Life-taking Sword: Sword of Death’ has been further deduced and perfected. Now, it has even begun developing the ’Fifteenth Sword of Life-taking: Sword of Destruction’, but this is only a preliminary developnt, with just thirty-six variations.)]
’Excellent.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
"Upgrade Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique."
Xu Qing commanded.
HUM!
Similarly, it was as if Xu Qing’s consciousness entered that mysterious space again, where he continuously practiced and perfected the Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique.
[Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique LV7: 100/720 (...)]
With this upgrade, the effect of the Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique doubled again. The number of beasts he could control had now reached sixty-four.
This was already an outrageous number.
It could be said that if the effect of the Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique continued to double with each upgrade, Xu Qing could build an entire army of beasts relying on this technique alone.
「That evening.」
Xu Qing put on the Evil Ghost Mask again. He changed his appearance, once more becoming the mysterious swordsmanship expert ’Lv Dongbin’, and entered the Black Market for the second ti.
Compared to the first ti, Xu Qing was much more familiar with the place. He found the Black Tiger Spiritual Food Store and once again saw its owner, Black Tiger.
"Shopkeeper."
Xu Qing glanced at Black Tiger and said in a calm tone, "I want ’Level 2 Spiritual Food: Black Mountain Tiger at’."
"Of course."
Black Tiger was stunned for a mont, but he still recognized Xu Qing at a glance. He knew this was the major custor from last ti. The deaths of Scarface and his n hadn’t caused any major disturbance or trouble.
After all, people died in the Black Market every day.
"May I ask, sir, how much do you need this ti?"
Black Tiger asked.
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He took out all the silver notes he had on him, leaving only one thousand taels of silver for ergencies. "Here is forty thousand taels of silver. I want to spend it all on Black Mountain Tiger at."
"This..."
Black Tiger’s pupils contracted. He couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath, his gaze toward Xu Qing now tinged with awe. He still had to ask, "Sir, are you sure you want to buy this much?"
"I’m sure."
Xu Qing nodded.
"Alright."
Black Tiger also nodded solemnly and said, "Respected custor, please wait a mont."
Without hesitation, Black Tiger turned and went to the storeroom to get the at.
A short while later, Black Tiger returned.
This ti, he ca out carrying two large iron boxes. He set them down heavily in front of Xu Qing, opened them, and revealed neat rows of Black Mountain Tiger at.
"Respected custor,"
Black Tiger said, "the amount of this transaction is indeed quite large. A full forty thousand taels. For each jin of Black Mountain Tiger at, I can make an exception and give you a discount of ten taels. I’ll only charge you two hundred and ten taels."
"So,"
"with your forty thousand taels of silver, you can buy one hundred ninety and a half jin. I can round that up to one hundred ninety-one jin for you."
"Good."
Xu Qing nodded, not wasting any ti. "Let’s do that. Let’s make the trade."
"Very well."
Black Tiger appeared extrely respectful.
Afterward, the two completed the transaction. Black Tiger confird there were no issues with the silver notes, and Xu Qing confird there were no problems with the Black Mountain Tiger at. Once the deal was done, Xu Qing left, carrying the two iron boxes.
"Sir."
As he was leaving, Black Tiger offered a word of caution, "Please be careful."
"Mm."
Xu Qing gave a faint nod.
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