Chapter 169: Chapter 30 Fu Yingying [Two in One]
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Xuan couldn’t understand what was going on. The books he had seen in the Library of Heaven’s Path had no explanations for it either, so he simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
“Young Master, it is said that there are Destiny Plates for sale in the Underground City of Han Yuan, and anyone with money can purchase them…” Seeing the Young Master finish, Sun Qiang approached him and lowered his voice.
Zhang Xuan looked puzzled, “Underground City?”
“Yes!”
Sun Qiang nodded, “It’s said to be an unregulated black market, not governed by the Han Yuan Royal Family or the Heaven Mandate Hall. You can buy anything there, including human lives!”
“That might be worth checking out!” Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.
Although he had resolved the Fate Lock of the Xuanlong Palm and gained a lot of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, helping Nie Lingxi and others to stabilize the Source Pool and collecting Divine Soul Realm cultivation methods and deducing secret manuals all required consumption, and by now, he didn’t have much left.
Since there were items for sale, he might as well take a look.
Moreover, the enhancement of the soul was clearly more difficult. If there were suitable artifacts, buying some could also improve his cultivation faster.
“If it’s a black market, shouldn’t it be very secretive, and wouldn’t it be difficult to know about unless one has a certain status?” Zhang Xuan asked curiously.
Being called the “Underground City,” it must definitely be kept secret from the Government and the Heaven Mandate Hall. It was incredible that Sun Qiang, who had only been here for three days, could find out about it.
Sun Qiang scratched his head, “Firstly, I was lucky; secondly, my strength has reached the Divine Soul Realm, and moreover, I am a suddenly emerging wandering cultivator, naturally, some people want to make connections…”
In the Divine Soul Realm, even in Han Yuan City, one is considered powerful. With such strength, and no background, it was not surprising that many people wanted to make connections, and knowing some inside information was not unusual.
The Han Yuan black market was only over thirty miles away from where they were staying. Dao Li galloped madly on all fours, and it did not take long before they arrived.
Jumping off the horse, he let it wander on its own while he walked towards the direction Sun Qiang had mentioned.
What appeared before him was a small teahouse that looked unpopulated, with the tea master idly sitting at the table, fidgeting with the teaware.
Zhang Xuan casually sat down and began tapping the tabletop: “A bowl of clear tea. No water, no tea leaves, no bowl!”
The tea master’s eyes brightened, and he bowed: “Sir, such a tea might not be enough to satisfy you! How many bowls would you like?”
Zhang Xuan casually took out a silver note and handed it over: “As many bowls as there are, drink as many bowls, I am not greedy.”
The tea master accepted the silver note, and upon seeing that it was worth 100 taels, he nodded excitedly: “Sir, right this way, please!”
Zhang Xuan nodded and followed him closely.
Leaving the room, the tea master handed over a black cloth. Zhang Xuan knew the rules and covered his eyes, then got on a carriage. After winding around for half an hour, under the guide’s lead, he boarded a small boat. He didn’t know how far they slid before he finally felt a brightness before his eyes as the black cloth was removed.
“Sir, we’ve arrived!”
Zhang Xuan looked up and found himself in a spacious Subterranean Gallery. A dark river flowed below, and wooden bridges extended, embedding into the stone walls to form long corridors with countless stalls placed among them, brightly lit with bustling traffic.
“Quite lively!”
Expecting that it would be difficult to get here and there wouldn’t be many people, he was surprised to see hundreds at first glance.
“This way, please, sir…”
The tea master led the way onto the wooden walkway.
Zhang Xuan followed closely behind.
Along the sides of the wooden walkway, there were all kinds of banned items that were difficult to find in the outside world.
“The last two portions of Purple Jade Paste, effective for treating asthma, agitation, fire-element internal injuries, and men’s unspeakable problems, with great benefits…”
As he walked past, a stall owner said with a smile.
Zhang Xuan slightly puzzled, gently touched the Purple Jade Paste in front of him, and immediately, the corresponding books appeared in the Library of Heaven’s Path.
“Purple Jade Paste, unborn babies chopped, mixed with Ice Leaf Grass and Illusion Fire Fruit, fused with the blood essence of Primordial Beasts, synthesized with great fire, and solidified…”
Zhang Xuan’s pupils constricted.
Made from unborn babies?
Was this not using humans as medicine?
While he was shocked, someone nearby shouted out: “Three Corpse Bone Worms, which feed on corpses. When mature, they can enter through a person’s anus, consume the intestines and viscera, simultaneously excreting an anaesthetic to remain undetected. By the time they are discovered, the viscera are almost completely consumed, perfect for murder and robbery. They can easily kill anyone below the Viscera Realm…”
Zhang Xuan looked over, and in the gold bowl at the stall, three black beetles with light silver heads were slowly crawling, resembling dung beetles, flapping their wings making a “squeak” sound, like a lullaby.
Zhang Xuan was astonished.
Corpse Bone Worms, he had read about them in books before, considered extremely obscure and he assumed they were just legend. Yet here were people who actually cultivated and sold them.
“Here, we only have the unexpected, not the impossible… as long as you have the money, even beast meat from Divine Soul Realm Primordial Beasts can be fried up for your enjoyment.”
Seeing his expression, the tea master laughed.
Every first-time visitor had this kind of reaction. This one seemed to be no exception.
Even with the sinister items like Purple Jade Paste and Corpse Bone Worms available, meat from Divine Soul Realm Primordial Beasts seemed quite ordinary in comparison.
“Can trained beast pets be bought here?” Zhang Xuan asked curiously.
“There are beast pets, but you must tame them yourself!”
The tea master said, “Sir, you must also know, without the Beast Taming Fate blessing, it’s impossible to learn the art of beast taming. And in Han Yuan City, there’s no Fate Master specialized in beast taming…”