Chapter 127: Top-grade magic tools, our black market is just like this

Dahe Square has a black market; this is something most people know.

Or rather, any market will have a black market.

Specifically used for loose cultivators to trade some things that are not very presentable.

Just like Wang Yuan, who used to do dirty work for the Poshan Gang.

But the things he sold in the loose cultivator market were mostly low-grade and medium-grade magic tools, and the books on cultivation techniques were also basic introductory spells, or things like "Records of the Six Domains" which had no great value.

So, for such a huge force as the Poshan Gang, are the dirty things that need to be handled only at this level?

Obviously not!

Anything slightly higher-end easily involves enemies.

Therefore, basically, they were all put into the black market for trading.

But black markets also have high and low distinctions!

A low-end black market might just be organized by a group of Qi Refining loose cultivators, and the good things involved might at most be top-grade magic tools or some first-grade top-tier spiritual materials.

The participants are mostly in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining.

But today, the Zhenlong Black Market that Luo Chen participated in, not one of the attendees was weak!

Luo Chen's spiritual sense was extremely keen; even though most of the dozens of people present restrained their aura like him.

But more than half still gave him a feeling of danger.

And those who could make him feel danger were currently basically only those at the Qi Refining ninth layer and above.

In other words, almost all the attendees today were Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivators.

And there were three others who, even sitting there motionless, no one dared to look directly at.

Three Foundation Establishment cultivators!

"Didn't they say all the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Dahe Square went to the Core Formation ruins?"

"How come there are still three here!"

"Ceng Wen really overestimated me, recommending me directly here."

"I wanted to go to a lower-end black market!"

Luo Chen complained frantically in his heart.

And with the arrival of the subsequent two cultivators, the door was tightly closed.

Among the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, one wearing a golden mask stood up.

He was thin, looking like a candle in the wind, but combined with that golden mask and the majestic Foundation Establishment aura emanating from his whole body, no one dared to underestimate him.

With a clap of his hands, in the originally dim underground hall, a series of pattering sounds rang out.

Immediately, more than a dozen crystal glass lamps emitted a soft light.

Illuminating the central area as if it were broad daylight.

A golden animal skin carpet, antique sandalwood tables, and a huge compass with five colors were revealed before everyone.

Seeing that compass, Luo Chen couldn't help but be shocked.

A magic treasure!

The owner of this place actually placed a magic treasure outside so carelessly.

Is it a deterrent? Or does it have another use?

He observed the others unobtrusively and found that except for a few cultivators whose spiritual power aura leaked due to fluctuations in their minds, most people were sitting quietly in their chairs.

These people seemed to be accustomed to it, already knowing that such a magic treasure would be there?

They are all old-timers!

In other words, those few people who were accidentally shocked were also new faces like him?

While he was observing his surroundings, the thin Foundation Establishment cultivator coughed twice.

"Old man Tianxingzi, I am the owner of the Zhenlong Black Market, and I am also responsible for hosting the trade today."

"Very happy to see many old friends, and also welcome the new fellow Daoists."

"The rules of this market are very simple. First, we, the hosts, auction some cultivation resources, and those interested can bid. If you don't have enough spirit stones, you can also bid with equivalent resources. As for whether the resources are worth the corresponding spirit stones, I can judge. I believe everyone trusts my judgment, right!"

"The second stage is for fellow Daoists to display and auction on their own. Bidding is free, and the highest bidder wins. If anyone questions whether the auctioned item is genuine, you can ask me to judge. If you don't trust me, this Five-Color Treasure Compass will also give a satisfactory answer."

While speaking, Tianxingzi's hand fell on that huge Five-Color Treasure Compass.

"However, if you want to use the Five-Color Treasure Compass, you need to submit a handling fee of ten spirit stones each time."

"To avoid new fellow Daoists not understanding this magic treasure, I will briefly introduce it."

"The Five-Color Treasure Compass comes from the hands of the forging master Huyan Zhuo of Tianfan City; it is a low-grade magic treasure. Its function is to identify spiritual materials, magic tools, elixirs... It can be said that as long as it is a treasure below the third grade, it can give a relatively accurate grade identification."

Huyan Zhuo again?

Hearing this name, Luo Chen's heart skipped a beat.

He remembered Mi Shuhua's Sky Moon Purple Gold Wheel and his own Four Symbols Cauldron, which seemed to come from that person.

This person is a forging maniac, with such high output!

"Alright, the introduction of the magic treasure ends here. The last link is for fellow Daoists to trade on their own. The pricing in the trading process is not fixed, and you can also use the Five-Color Treasure Compass, with the same handling fee of ten spirit stones each time."

After finishing a large pile of rules and regulations, Tianxingzi paused.

Seeing no one asking questions, he stroked his beard under the mask with satisfaction.

"Then, let the trading begin!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall, which was more than ten zhang wide, suddenly became solemn.

In the serious atmosphere, there was a kind of scorched expectation that could not be explained clearly.

Luo Chen sat in the corner, keenly perceiving this strange atmosphere.

Could it be that today at the Zhenlong Black Market, there is some good thing that many Qi Refining cultivators are looking forward to?

"The first auction item, Green Musk Gathering Flood Dragon Banner, a top-grade attack magic tool!"

As Tianxingzi's words fell, Luo Chen's heart jumped fiercely.

His gaze fell on that banner, and his eyes showed a look of craving.

A top-grade magic tool!

He, Luo Chen, as an alchemist, is definitely wealthy, with a pile of high-grade magic tools.

But until now, he didn't have a single top-grade magic tool.

Even if it's just an attack magic tool, which is relatively cheap among magic tools of the same grade, it is still a top-grade magic tool!

In fact, not just him, 99% of Qi Refining cultivators find it very difficult to own a top-grade magic tool.

The reason is very simple; the price of top-grade magic tools is extremely high!

They start at five thousand spirit stones, and those with special functions are even close to the price of magic treasures.

There must be a reason why top-grade magic tools sell so expensively.

Mentioning the reason, one has to mention forging among the hundred arts of cultivation.

Not to mention forging techniques, forging taboos, inheritance, etc., just talk about the grade of the forged magic tools and magic treasures.

Magic tools and magic treasures are divided into high, medium, and low grades; this is the most standard division, based on compatible formations, materials, power, and many other standards to judge.

But unexpectedly, besides high, medium, and low, there is another grade: "top-grade".

This concept of top-grade magic tools is accepted by the world, but it is resolutely denied by orthodox forging masters.

Because in the world, top-grade magic tools do not exist at all.

There are only defective magic treasures!

When forging masters forge, they often aim for a set direction.

They also have an idea about the possible grade of the forged items.

Whether it is low-grade or high-grade, it is within their plan; whether it succeeds or not is the final result.

No forging master would think of forging a "top-grade" magic tool.

Because that is the most wasteful, most incompetent, and most stupid way to do things.

Any top-grade magic tool possesses more than three formations and has extremely excellent materials.

If a clever person thinks about it, they will find that there is only one thing that can be compared to it.

That is a magic treasure!

In fact, top-grade magic tools are defective products in the process of magic treasure forging.

And because of some special reasons, they were not forged badly and still retained one-tenth of the magic treasure's power.

The forging master had no choice but to sell them to recover a little bit of loss.

But don't underestimate this one-tenth of the power of a low-grade magic treasure; it is already enough to surpass all high-grade magic tools.

Without top-grade, one cannot resist top-grade.

The reason why Qin Liangchen could defeat Bai Qi, who possessed a sword pill, back then was because he had a top-grade magic tool that could also rival the sword pill—the Purple River Dao Robe.

Think about Qi Refining cultivators being able to use magic treasures, even defective ones, like Foundation Establishment True Persons and Core Formation True Persons.

It is only natural that the price is high.

Speaking of which, Luo Chen actually has a defective magic treasure in his hand.

The Four Symbols Cauldron!

Coincidentally, like the Five-Color Treasure Compass, it also comes from the forging master Huyan Zhuo of Tianfan City.

But why is the Four Symbols Cauldron only high-grade and not top-grade?

Because Huyan Zhuo was too whimsical back then, wanting to create a magic treasure that contained five wonderful uses: attack, suppression, defense, alchemy, and even forging.

Therefore, four formations were carved on the Four Symbols Cauldron.

Finally, when carving the fifth formation, it failed.

Because of the special material, the Four Symbols Cauldron was preserved.

But because the fifth formation was not engraved, it didn't even form the prototype of the magic treasure as envisioned.

Plus, the several formations were not subordinate to each other and faintly clashed, so the final product ended up as high-grade.

Many of these knowledge were heard by Luo Chen from Duan Feng.

The Duan family is also a forging family, and they know much more about these forging things than he does.

Even if it's just hearsay, it's well-founded.

"Green Musk Gathering Flood Dragon Banner, a top-grade attack magic tool!"

"It can summon three wood-attribute flood dragons, each with the power of a Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivator."

"Not only that, the flood dragons will also emit a green musk fragrance, which can cause the enemy's spiritual power to be blocked unknowingly, greatly reducing combat power."

"The shortcomings are also very obvious, which is the usual old problem of top-grade magic tools: extremely high spiritual power consumption."

"Late-stage Qi Refining cultivators can only use it once, and those at the ninth layer can use it twice."

It must be said that Tianxingzi is very honest.

While extremely praising the power of the Green Musk Gathering Flood Dragon Banner, he also pointed out its flaws one by one.

In this way, even if someone buys it and uses it unsuccessfully, they cannot blame the Zhenlong Black Market for not reminding them in advance.

It's just that no one cares about this shortcoming.

Top-grade magic tools are ultimately aimed at magic treasures, and the most basic prerequisite is abundant spiritual power.

Even if they become defective products, top-grade magic tools mostly retain this shortcoming.

Even Luo Chen's Four Symbols Cauldron has this flaw.

It's just that his magic power is deep, far exceeding those of the same grade, so as long as he doesn't fight, he can use it normally.

During battle, he mostly only stimulates one of the wonderful uses to ensure that spiritual power will not be greatly damaged.

After listening to Tianxingzi's detailed introduction.

Luo Chen took a deep breath, faintly having the urge to join the bidding.

However, with the first bid of six thousand spirit stones, he was discouraged.

His total net worth was only five thousand spirit stones; how could he outbid these people.

"Six thousand one!"

"Six thousand five!"

"Six thousand nine hundred spirit stones. I am just missing a handy magic tool to seek opportunities in the Core Formation ruins. No matter how much you bid, I am determined to get this treasure!"

The speaker was a person wearing a black tiger mask.

The tone was impassioned!

Not only that, he took the initiative to release his spiritual power fluctuations.

The majestic aura of the Qi Refining Great Perfection instantly made most people silent.

Luo Chen's eyelids jumped—Qi Refining Great Perfection!

This person is definitely not a local cultivator of Dahe Square; he is likely a dragon from another market.

It seems the struggle for the Core Formation ruins is intensifying!

Even cultivators from other places have been attracted.

Some cultivators who still wanted to bid, seeing his strength, also gave up.

It's just the first auction item, and there are still good things behind.

It's not worth offending this person and forcing a bid.

Finally, the Green Musk Gathering Flood Dragon Banner, this top-grade magic tool, successfully fell into the hands of the black tiger mask cultivator.

However, when paying the spirit stones, an awkward scene occurred.

He couldn't take out enough spirit stones.

Fortunately, he took out several equivalent spiritual materials to make up the difference.

Seeing this scene, several cultivators who had given up earlier couldn't help but secretly feel it was a pity.

Although this person's realm is high, he is short of money; the just-now bid was just a bluff!

If they had insisted on bidding for a few more rounds, it's hard to say they couldn't have won it.

After getting the top-grade magic tool, the black tiger cultivator was also extremely satisfied, not even staying, and headed straight out of the Zhenlong Hall.

"Pfft!"

"Once obtained, one is even more afraid of being coveted by others and leaves quickly."

"After getting it, he is even afraid of being coveted, leaving quickly."

"Despicable outsider!"

Hearing the sneer from the side, Luo Chen suddenly realized a problem.

Black market auctions are not like the formal auctions of the Yuding Sword Pavilion.

As long as you leave the Zhenlong Black Market, they don't care about anything that happens later.

It wasn't just the cultivator next to Luo Chen who had an opinion about the black tiger mask cultivator's departure.

In other corners, there were also whispers.

And these were things they wanted others to hear.

Those who didn't want people to know mostly communicated via sound transmission.

The host Tianxingzi's expression didn't change at all, after all, he was wearing a mask.

Tapping his finger on the wooden table, he smiled: "Our black market is like this; bidding for things only depends on vision, financial resources, and courage. If you have the courage, you can also try to bid for good things at a low price."

That Green Musk Gathering Flood Dragon Banner had a true value of at least around seven thousand five hundred spirit stones.

Without the subsequent bidding round, the black tiger mask cultivator definitely saved a large sum of spirit stones.

"Alright, next is the second auction item!"

"Everyone, perk up!"

"Three bottles of Rejuvenation Water, starting bid five hundred spirit stones each, first bottle first."

The low price, but it couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the cultivators.

Almost after saying those three words, the originally deserted Zhenlong Hall instantly became lively.

"Six hundred!"

"Seven hundred!"

"Seven hundred and fifty spirit stones!"

"I bid eight hundred spirit stones; whoever competes with me, be careful not to walk out of this door."

"Who are you bluffing? This is the Zhenlong Hall; if you have the ability, try taking action. I bid eight hundred and one spirit stones."

"You!"

Bidding continued one after another.

Among them, there was no lack of shouting and cursing.

Amidst the bidding, Luo Chen's gaze was firm, and he shouted two words with an unyielding momentum.