Martial Cultivator

After having a casual exchange with Xie Nandu, it was almost noon. He counted the days and found that today was the right time. He grabbed an oil-paper umbrella and led Xie Nandu out.

Xie Nandu put down the umbrella that only had the peel on it, took the oil-paper umbrella, and asked casually, "Where are you going?"

Chen Chao didn't hide it and said casually, "Black market."

After hearing this, Xie Nandu became obviously excited. Regarding the black market, when he was in Bailu State, he often heard it from his family and knew that it was a place where monks used to trade. Outside the country, there was a sect specializing in this business. , but in the Liang Dynasty, there would be officially established shops in the capitals of the state capitals for monks to trade on their own. However, such official-led shops would often withdraw part of the heavenly money from both parties to the transaction. In this case, the black market came into being. , became a platform for the monks to trade.

Tianqing County is too remote, and there were no trading shops in the Liang Dynasty. If you want to get any elixirs and spiritual materials, you can only go to the black market.

Because it is too remote, the black market in Tianqing County is only open one day a month, and today is the day it is open.

The demon beads that Chen Chao had accumulated in the past month were originally planned to be exchanged for heavenly money today to buy the elixir needed to polish his body next month.

However, Chen Chao knew in his heart that although he could barely cope with it in the past few months, the days after that would definitely get worse and worse.

She glanced at Xie Nandu without leaving any trace. How she would live in the future after that would depend on whether she would have the conscience to send him a large amount of money or even send those elixirs directly to him after arriving in the capital. On his hands.

Walking on the long street, as usual, there were not many pedestrians, and Chen Chao seemed a little comfortable.

When passing by the county government office, the government official at the door glanced at Chen Chao with admiration. Chen Chao just nodded slightly and didn't say much.

He didn't know it until now. It turned out that Mi Ke and a group of government officials had been guarding Changyuan Street all night last night. In the end, Mr. Mi was frozen out of the cold. He heard that he was still in bed at this moment. After knowing this, , Chen Chaocai silently remembered that he had forgotten to say hello to Mi Ke before. He had been warming up on the porch all night, but he had made him feel the wind and cold all night in the heavy snow.

What a sin.

However, he heard that after Mi Ke fell ill, Chief Zhang was busy calling doctors and preparing medicine with a worried look on his face.

Master Mi really has a good subordinate!

After walking through the county government street, the two turned into Liuye Alley on the east side. When they reached the end, they arrived in front of a relatively spacious market.

There are many stalls on the street here, and many stalls have elixirs and magic weapons that exude all kinds of brilliance.

But these are just small things. Really powerful sellers will have a shop of their own on this street.

This is the black market in Tianqing County.

The Liang Dynasty still turned a blind eye to places where there were no shops set up by the government. In addition, the security in Tianqing County was surprisingly good, so the scale of the black market was still quite large. Over time, the black market here even became Except for the largest one in the state capital, martial artists from several nearby counties would come to Tianqing County to buy some elixirs every day.

But bits and pieces are not a big deal.

"Ambassador Chen!"

"Sufferer Chen, are you here?"

"Guardian Chen is here, please get out of the way!

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"Ambassador Chen, I have excellent blood ginseng here, which is of high quality and low price!"

"Ambassador Chen, my seven-leaf clover is absolutely the best!"

"Ambassador Chen Zhen, this is my sister..."

When Chen Chao heard this, he looked at the vendor with some surprise.

The vendor quickly added, "This is the elixir picked by my sister."

But after saying this, he said again, "It just so happens that my sister is not married yet. If Chen Zhenshou gives you some ideas..."

"No need!"

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As soon as Chen Chao appeared here, the owners of the stalls became excited. This is no wonder that they are not stable. It is really because Chen Chao has become the largest customer in this black market in the past two years. Every time he comes, no matter what he sells, The number of demon beads and the number of elixirs purchased are both unmatched by ordinary warriors.

Those warriors only fight in small ways at most, but Chen Chao always makes a big deal.

Everyone's eyes were on Chen Chao, but no one paid attention to Xie Nandu on the side.

Chen Chao bowed his hands to everyone, and without talking nonsense, he led Xie Nandu into a shop called Changming Pavilion on the street.

The shop was simple, and there was only an old man with gray hair sitting behind the counter, taking a nap. However, when Chen Chao walked in, the old man opened his eyes, and his cloudy eyes returned to clarity in an instant.

"Ambassador Chen Zhen, you are indeed on time."

The old man squinted his eyes and smiled. In such a small place, the young guard in front of them was their biggest customer, so he should naturally remain enthusiastic.

"Who is this girl?" The old man glanced at Xie Nandu and frowned imperceptibly. Based on his years of seeing people, he naturally knew that this girl had an extraordinary background and was by no means simple.

"a friend."

Chen Chao took out a heavy black cloth bag, handed it to the old man, and said, "Calculate the price."

The old man nodded, took the bag, took out a disk as big as a millstone from under the counter, put it on the counter, and then poured out all the demon beads in the bag.

For a moment, crisp sounds sounded here, varying in size, and the sound of collision was as pleasant as a mountain spring falling onto a stone.

Big beads and small beads fall into the jade plate.

Martial arts practitioners do not need demon beads, but other monks find them useful, so every time they obtain demon beads, Chen Chao will sell them and then buy the elixirs he needs.

Most of those elixirs were grown by monks outside the sect in their own sect's medicine gardens, and a small amount were found in deep mountains and old forests. Some monks specialized in this business and were called herb collectors.

The old man smiled and counted the demon beads, sorted them according to their quality and effect, and then said, "The number is a little less than last time. I think there shouldn't be many monsters nearby."

He seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact he was reminding Chen Chao that if he didn't think of another way, it would be difficult to say what would happen next.

Chen Chao was also a human spirit and said straightforwardly, "I killed a blood demon a few days ago."

"Blood demon?!"

The old man's narrowed eyes suddenly opened, somewhat unbelievable.

Among the monsters that had not transformed in the Liang Dynasty, the blood monster was an extremely terrifying existence. After an ordinary monk encountered it, it was a luxury to escape unscathed, let alone kill him.

"Where's the demon bead? Show it to me." The old man was also excited. The blood demon's demon bead is definitely a good thing.

Chen Chao did not hesitate, took out the bloody demon bead, placed it on the plate, and then looked at the old man calmly.

"Ah..." The old man wiped his hands, gently picked up the blood bead, looked at it for a moment, and murmured, "It's top quality."

There is no doubt that the quality of this demon bead is excellent, and the blood energy inside is even more abundant. I am afraid that the blood demon is at least a demon in the Lingtai realm, and it should be only one step away from entering the Shenzang realm.

But such a monster was still killed by Chen Chao.

The old man looked at Chen Chao. What kind of state was this young guard envoy?

When cultivating the Sixth Heaven, the second level is the Lingtai, while Shenzang is already the third level.

At such an age, if he is in the divine realm, this means that the young man in front of him is definitely a real genius!

Such a genius only serves as a guard envoy in a small county town?

The old man was in a trance, but soon he heard someone tapping on the counter.

When he came to his senses, the boy in black in front of him also withdrew his hand.

"Make a price."

Chen Chao didn't want to waste too much time here.

The old man thought for a moment, and then quickly said, "These demon beads, a total of two thousand pieces of heavenly money. I will give you five thousand of this blood demon pearl!"

The price is not low, but Chen Chao still immediately said, "Ten thousand!"

The old man's face suddenly turned ugly, as if he was a little angry, but he hid it well. He squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "Ten thousand is too much, six thousand at most!"

The prices of those ordinary demon beads have long been transparent, and what they are talking about is only the blood demon's demon beads.

"Nine thousand, I believe you can sell it for more." Chen Chao said with a smile, "I'll come back to you next time if I have something good."

The old man looked helpless and said, "Ambassador Chen, this price is really not good."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Definitely."

The old man shook his head and insisted on his opinion.

Chen Chao said nothing, put away the demon bead, turned around and left.

The old man didn't respond, but sighed in disappointment.

It was only when Chen Chao had already stepped out of the shop that the old man gritted his teeth, as if he had made a great deal of determination, and shouted, "Seven thousand is just what it's worth!"

Chen Chao turned around and said with a smile, "Eight thousand."

After hearing this, the old man sat down in frustration and nodded dejectedly.

Chen Chao didn't have any emotions. He came to the counter again and put the demon bead on the counter casually, waiting for the boy behind him to take the money. However, he also asked about the demon bead of the monster he killed last night. How much is it worth.

"This demon bead is not common, but it is very useful for cultivation.

There is not much benefit, but the noble ladies in the state capital may pay a high price. I want a thousand pieces. "

The old shopkeeper knocked on the counter and squinted his eyes.

Chen Chao shook his head. He had no intention of selling it right now. The price of this thing in small places was definitely less than one-tenth of that in state capitals.

The old shopkeeper also knew Chen Chao's nature, so he didn't say much, and just casually talked about how to use this thing.

After taking a day's worth of money and walking out of the shop, Chen Chao rubbed his head, feeling somewhat satisfied.

He took the blood demon's demon bead and sold it elsewhere. Naturally, it wouldn't be at that price, but it would be too much trouble and he didn't like it very much.

As for why he didn't take out the things he found on the young man last night, it was also to avoid complications. Chen Chao would naturally not be so stupid.

Xie Nandu suddenly said, "The acting goes on and on, people's hearts are complicated."

Chen Chao didn't refute, just said calmly, "You must have never experienced it, but there is nothing special about bargaining. As long as he is willing to buy, he will never lose money, and I will lose money no matter how I sell, I just It’s about losing as little as possible.”

"Sometimes you are really hard to see through. When I think you are worldly, you seem to have your own persistence in other aspects."

Xie Nandu felt a little emotional. She still thinks it's crazy that Chen Chao refused to help him get a place to take the college exam.

Chen Chao was in trouble and could only hold on by himself.

Chen Chao didn't say much. After that, he walked up and down the street, went in and out of many shops, and bought a lot of elixirs for body polishing. The blood demon's demon bead was sold for a huge amount of money. When Chen Chao purchased the elixir, he bought an extra month's share. As for why he didn't spend it all at once, he vaguely felt that he would not stay in this realm for too long.

On top of the spiritual platform is the divine treasure.

After several years of practice, Chen Chao has touched the threshold of that realm. It will not be long before he will break through that realm and become a divine warrior.

And that is the most difficult state for a martial artist, and many warriors cannot overcome this state throughout their lives.

Reaching that state meant that he needed more elixirs.

That means a huge amount of money.

Chen Chao sighed, knowing that then would be his biggest headache.

When he came to his senses, he was about to leave this place.

But after walking a few steps and arriving at the street corner, a black shadow suddenly came out of the alley on the side. Chen Chao turned slightly to one side to avoid the hand that was about to grab him, and then he saw the shadow. His true appearance was that of a dark and thin young man, wearing a gray cotton robe full of patches. After seeing the young man clearly, Chen Chao had a smile on his face.

He put his hand on the thin black boy's shoulder, and the boy couldn't move.

Seeing this, the thin black boy looked helpless, "Brother Chen, can't you let me do it just once?"

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Definitely next time."

The thin black boy twitched his lips, and then quickly noticed Xie Nandu behind Chen Chao. He quickly looked away and asked, "Brother Chen, who is this sister?"

Chen Chao said calmly, "Friend."

"I've met my sister-in-law!" The thin black boy chuckled and scratched his head, looking a little silly.