Chapter 241: Troubles Arrive in Swarms

His being so carefree actually made the other party feel a bit uneasy.

"Your Heaven Martial is real, right?" Juanfa Nu asked anxiously.

"Of course it's real; I'm cultivating it myself."

Jiang Cheng replied without hesitation: "Not only the Introductory Chapter, but the later content can be exchanged as well, as long as you provide items of equal value or Secret Martial Arts."

"In— the Introductory Chapter is enough."

Juanfa Nu stammered.

For a Spiritual Thought Master, the Secret Martial Arts needed for cultivation aren't many; more effort should go toward increasing Spiritual Power.

The Human Weapons Jiang Cheng held weren't very appealing to her, but a Human Weapon that could upgrade to a Fifth-level Force Warrior, exchanged for the Shadowless Blade Technique Introductory Chapter, would be a sure profit if the latter were genuine.

"Alright, let's start the exchange. You state a part first, I'll state a part next, continuing until we finally reveal the Perfect Chapter. Hope you won't lie,"

"You don't lie either,"

Juanfa Nu quickly replied.

Time passed little by little.

The two completed the exchange.

Jiang Cheng looked at the extra line of small text on the Panel and nodded with satisfaction.

Not bad; it's a complete Secret Martial Arts.

With this, breaking through to Level Six after returning will be no problem.

Of course, if I can get one or two Earth Martial next, that would be even better.

"Want to exchange something else?"

"No, that's enough."

Juanfa Nu shook her head, and after obtaining what she wanted, stood up and left.

The room fell quiet again.

Jiang Cheng picked up the Auction Handbook and continued reading.

The floor price has already been secured.

From now until the Auction begins, he only needs to sit here and wait for a destined buyer to arrive.

Time ticked by.

Ten minutes later, knocking sounded at the door again.

"Number 72? I heard you want the Lotus Visualization Diagram. I happen to have one; shall we trade?"

A man's voice came from outside, sounding gentle.

"Lotus Visualization Diagram?"

Jiang Cheng startled, quickly went to open the door.

Outside stood a medium-built man wearing a Xiaolian Mianju.

Jiang Cheng glanced down and didn't see a scroll in the man's hand.

"I only said I have it; I don't have it on me right now, since I don't even know what you want,"

The man shrugged and added:

"But if we strike a deal, I can go fetch it; it won't take long."

"Alright, come in and let's talk."

Jiang Cheng nodded and stepped aside.

From his tone, leaving and returning wouldn't be hard for him, and since it's still daytime, the danger level is far lower than at night.

The two each found a seat.

"I saw in the chat group that you have a complete Heaven Martial that can open 70 acupoints, right?"

"Correct; once you enter, you can become a Level One Grandmaster, and if you open them all, you become a Fifth-Level Grandmaster," Jiang Cheng marketed enthusiastically.

He seemed to have seen through it.

The Human Weapons in his hand held no appeal at all for these Spiritual Thought Masters.

What he said to that person before was pure wasted effort.

"Is that so?"

The man let out an ambiguous laugh.

"How about this: I give you the Lotus Visualization Diagram, and you give me that complete Heaven Martial you have, okay?"

"What?"

Jiang Cheng stared at him wide-eyed.

"I don't know whether that Heaven Martial in your hand is real or fake, right? If it's fake, wouldn't I be at a loss?"

The man spread his hands. "When I go back later and bring you the Lotus Visualization Diagram, you'll be able to tell at a glance whether it's genuine."

"I can swear to the heavens that my Heaven Martial is absolutely real; I'm cultivating it myself,"

Jiang Cheng said resolutely.

"Moreover, I spent 1.8 million on this Heaven Martial; you want to swap it for a single Lotus Visualization Diagram—doesn't that seem a bit shady?"

"That's not right."

The man suddenly shook his head, "You did lie a bit."

"What did I lie about?"

Jiang Cheng was stunned.

"Are you sure you spent 1.8 million on that Heaven Martial?"

As the words fell, Jiang Cheng's expression changed.

"You really did lie."

The man let out a chuckle, "Tell me, how much did it actually cost?"

"One‑point‑five million."

Jiang Cheng had to answer honestly.

"Hmm, this time I'm telling the truth."

The man gave a slight nod.

"How did you know?" Jiang Cheng couldn't help asking.

He wore a Human Skin Mask on his face, and, just in case, also wore a mask.

Even if his facial expression changed, the other party shouldn't have seen it.

"When your Spiritual Power is as strong as mine, you'll naturally know how I did it."

The man pointed to his own head.

Jiang Cheng understood.

The other was probably a high‑level Spiritual Thought Master.

The stronger the Spiritual Power, the stronger the sixth sense; it can not only sense the arrival of danger but also discern whether the other is lying.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng suspected that if they were not in the Black Market now but anywhere else, the other could easily hypnotize him.

"The Heaven Martial I hold is indeed genuine, no counterfeit."

Jiang Cheng repeated.

A hint of surprise flashed in the man's eyes beneath the mask.

He sensed that the latter was not lying.

But that doesn't mean the Heaven Martial is truly authentic.

"So, this deal can't be completed?"

The man shrugged after speaking.

"Fine."

He stood up as if about to leave.

"If you're willing to add a decent Earth Martial, I might consider telling you everything."

Jiang Cheng said.

Though he spent one‑point‑five million to purchase this Heaven Martial.

But he hadn't expected that he could keep using this Heaven Martial to trade for items worth 1.5 million with others.

First, this Heaven Martial is indeed hard to sell; he knows it's genuine, but others don't, even the Grandmaster stationed here may not be able to assert it.

Second, when he obtained this Heaven Martial, the 1.5 million had already fulfilled its purpose; any future exchanges are pure profit.

Third, others aren't fools; after he got the Heaven Martial from Niutou Mianju, he traded it everywhere, and anyone who receives this Heaven Martial from him will later trade it again, so its value will naturally decline.

The man halted his steps upon hearing that.

"What you're saying isn't impossible, but as I said, you can't prove the Heaven Martial in your hand is genuine, so I can only give you a more ordinary Earth Martial, plus a Lotus Visualization Diagram."

"What does a more ordinary Earth Martial look like?"

Jiang Cheng asked.

"It can open forty Acupoints; its ceiling is a Level 7 Original Force Warrior."

The man looked at Jiang Cheng.

"If you have no objections, I'll go back now to fetch that Visualization Diagram and bring it over to complete the next part of the deal; if you refuse, just pretend I never came."

(End of Chapter)