Chapter 3101: with translation of chapter title

"Can we fight freely here?" Ye Liuyun asked Hongbo.

Hongbo confirmed: "Of course, if you have the strength, you could loot this place entirely and no one would care."

Upon hearing that, Ye Liuyun really felt tempted.

Seeing this, Hongbo immediately sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun: "Master, many people here are quite familiar with each other, and there are also some larger gangs. They are martial cultivators who specialize in lurking here to ambush passersby, then strike and rob them when they leave."

So it's not easy for anyone who wants to rob this place. I've heard that some gangs even have good relations with inner disciples of the Xu Dan Sect.'

Ye Liuyun nodded upon hearing that and abandoned the idea. He still had official business to attend to at the Xu Dan Sect and didn't want to cause trouble here.

Next, under Hongbo's guidance, he began to survey some stalls, looking for a chance to pick up a bargain.

The sellers here all cover their faces with black robes, some even wearing masks, because they don't want to reveal their identities and fear they won't be able to leave after selling their goods. Some deliberately sell fake items to scam people, afraid of being recognized.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil could clearly see these people's faces and expressions. He even discovered that some, beneath their black robes, were wearing the attire of Xu Dan Sect disciples.

At that moment, a large stall selling beast hides, blood, bones, and Monster Beast elemental pellets caught Ye Liuyun's attention. The vendor also covered his face with a black robe, appearing as a middle‑aged man with a drooping mustache, a gaunt face, blood‑red eyes, and constantly licking his lips with his tongue.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also saw his soul—a black flying serpent with twin wings. The true cultivation level of this serpent demon was Guiyi Ninth Layer Mid Stage, but he deliberately displayed it as Guiyi Seventh Layer Mid Stage.

"A Monster Beast?" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, not expecting to see one here.

Quite a few people came to buy things at this Monster Beast stall; in just a moment, several individuals wearing Xu Dan Sect disciple robes arrived and purchased some beast blood and bones.

These Xu Dan Sect disciples didn't even ask the price; after picking their items, they simply handed over a Storage Ring, as if they were regular customers.

Ye Liuyun felt curious and couldn't help wanting to go over for a look. Seeing this, Hongbo immediately reminded Ye Liuyun: "The owner of this stall selling Monster Beast materials is called Hei Teng, and his relationship with the Xu Dan Sect is not ordinary—many Elders even send their disciples here to buy alchemical ingredients."

Hei Teng has been setting up his stall here for many years. His cultivation level has never changed; he is probably concealing it. Anyone who has tried to mess with him has never survived. Even the several gangs here dare not provoke him.

He was worried that Ye Liuyun might provoke that serpent demon, so he gave him a heads‑up beforehand. However, he didn't know that Hei Teng himself was a demon beast.

"Where do these Monster Beast materials come from?" Ye Liuyun sent a voice transmission to ask Hongbo.

Hongbo also replied to Ye Liuyun: "It is said to come from a Monster Beast World. However, no one has ever entered it. In the past, some Xu Dan Sect disciples even organized to follow him, but none returned. It's unknown whether they were killed by him or became trapped inside that world and couldn't get out."

The Elders of the Xu Dan Sect have also negotiated with Hei Teng about this, but it came to nothing. Consequently, everyone suspects his background is significant, and no one dares to target him anymore.

Some say he himself comes from that Monster Beast World and might even be a demon beast.

Although the Huo Yin Star System is not devoid of Monster Beasts, a vendor like Hei Teng who sells Monster Beast materials could not sustain his business long‑term without special channels.

"Maybe those people guessed right! Otherwise, where would all these Monster Beasts come from?" Ye Liuyun gave a casual reply, didn't explicitly tell Hongbo, and went to Hei Teng's stall to examine the Monster Beast materials.

Hongbo then greeted Hei Teng. To his surprise, Hei Teng recognized Hongbo and started chatting: "You little rascal, where have you been cheating people lately? You only come back when you've struck it rich?"

Hongbo gave an embarrassed smile: "My little tricks can't make me rich; just scraping together some resources is already not bad!" He also inwardly lamented his misfortune, having actually been captured and taken prisoner by someone.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun found several items that possessed metallic, fire, and demonic attributes.

The elemental pellets, he picked them out. These elemental pellets are of Guiyi Sixth‑Seventh Layer cultivation level and can be given to Monster Beasts for tempering.

Seeing Ye Liuyun pick out so many elemental pellets, and noting he wasn't an Xu Dan Sect disciple, Hei Teng was somewhat puzzled about what he intended to do.

He asked Hongbo: "Is this your friend?"

Hongbo nodded and confirmed: "Not bad. Rest assured, he genuinely wants to buy these things; he's not just browsing." Hongbo had also seen many Monster Beasts beside Ye Liuyun and knew he was selecting attribute‑endowed elemental pellets for them.

"Oh? What are you buying them for?" Hei Teng also curiously asked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun smiled but didn't reveal his purpose, merely asking Hei Teng: "How do you sell these attribute‑endowed Monster Beast elemental pellets? Do you have more? Do you have any with lightning and ice attributes?"

Hei Teng didn't answer Ye Liuyun's question and didn't mind; he simply sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun: "The more you buy, I'll exchange one elemental pellet for one Primordial Power."

Then he told Ye Liuyun how many of each attribute‑endowed elemental pellet he had, asking whether Ye Liuyun wanted to buy them all.

Ye Liuyun also quietly checked the price with Hongbo, and Hongbo said the price was fine.

"Good, I'll take all of those you mentioned!" Ye Liuyun also confirmed.

He felt Hei Teng's prices were truly cheap; even a Guiyi Fifth Layer Monster Beast elemental pellet contained far more energy than a Primordial Power, let alone one imbued with attribute power.

Upon hearing this, Hei Teng first glanced at Hongbo, then laughed: "You little rascal, you really have struck it rich, actually latching onto a big patron!"

Seeing that Ye Liuyun agreed without hesitation, he thought Ye Liuyun either truly had money or was deliberately causing trouble. He didn't know Ye Liuyun well, but Hongbo certainly knew the rules here.

Hongbo immediately understood his meaning, nodded at him, and assured: "He can afford it, feel free to relax! I wouldn't dare bring people here to cause trouble for you."

Upon hearing his confirmation, Hei Teng also felt Hongbo wouldn't dare come to take advantage of him, so he produced a Storage Ring and handed it to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun scanned it with his Divine Sense and indeed found inside the various attribute‑endowed elemental pellets he needed—over one hundred fifty of them, and quite a few were Guiyi Seventh Layer Monster Beast elemental pellets.

"It seems the Monster Beast World he comes from has many attribute‑endowed Monster Beasts as well; it must be a sizable world, and the cultivation levels of those Monster Beasts are also quite high."

Ye Liuyun's heart yearned even more for that Monster Beast World, yet he remained composed and sent back a Storage Ring containing the corresponding Primordial Power.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun could indeed afford it and paid without the slightest hesitation, Hei Teng probed further: "I still have higher‑level elemental pellets and a few treasures from Monster Beasts; do you want any more?"