CHAPTER 330: BLACK MARKET

"Seniors, please change into these before you go in." The escort said.

At the same time, he handed over two robes and two masks.

"Thank you." Shen Xu said, took the things, and gave the escort ten spirit stones.

After changing, the escort opened the door and waited for the two to go through before closing it behind them.

The black market looked like an ordinary market.

It had pathways and stalls on both sides of the street.

However, everyone wore black robes and bronze masks.

"Daoist friends, come and take a look at my spirit grasses. These are what I just brought back from a small secret realm." Someone shouted, attracting Shen Xu’s attention.

"Let’s go and take a look." The double said and led Zhen Yuan to the stall.

The stall indeed sold spirit grasses.

However, the spirit grasses had yellowed and were bundled together without a care for their properties.

Seeing this, Shen Xu shook his head but didn’t leave.

After all, he had Xiaoren and the Chaos Flame Space.

As long as the grass was not completely dead, Xiaoren would find a way to grow it.

With such a mentality, Shen Xu began checking the grasses, but he was solely disappointed.

Although the spirit grasses were rare, most were low-level and already in his space. Realising this, Shen Xu was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.

’Qi sealing grass.’ He thought and forcibly suppressed his surprise.

The qi sealing grass was the main ingredient for the qi sealing pill.

Unfortunately, at some point in history, the qi sealing pill was banned, and most of the qi sealing grass was destroyed.

Because of this, Shen Xu had only seen the grass in his alchemy books but never in real life.

’If there is a qi sealing grass, there should also be a qi releasing grass.’ He thought and began looking at the bundles with feigned carelessness.

A moment later, he found what he was looking for, and his eyes subconsciously widened.

If the qi sealing grass was a poison, the qi releasing grass was the antidote.

As a result, the two grew together and balanced each other.

"How do you sell these bundles?" Shen Xu asked.

"Ten thousand spirit stones for each bundle." The stall owner said, and Shen Xu almost rolled his eyes.

"Ten thousand for three. Take it or leave it." Shen Xu countered.

On one hand, their group was broke and every spirit stone counted, and on the other, he wasn’t a sucker.

Although he could grow the spirit grasses, that had less to do with the grasses’ vitality and more to do with the space and Xiaoren.

Considering that, Shen Xu didn’t plan to buy the herbs at a premium.

"I will sell them to you at that price since you are my first customers for the day. It won’t be so cheap next time." The seller warned, and Shen Xu almost laughed.

However, he took out a high-grade level five healing pill and handed it to the seller.

After receiving the pill, the seller excitedly put it away and looked at Shen Xu with shining eyes.

"Brother, do you want a few more bundles?" He asked, but Shen Xu shook his head and chose the three bundles that he wanted.

After that, he and Zhen Yuan left the stall and continued walking down the street.

They saw weapon stalls, talisman stalls, and all kinds of stores along the way.

However, they didn’t see or sense anything interesting, so they continued walking.

Three streets and one corner later, the two finally stopped at another stall.

Like the previous stall, this store was not presentable and seemed to be selling junk.

[Ayuan, is there something good in this stall?] Shen Xu asked while looking around.

At a glance, he saw all kinds of junk, including old shoes, a broken plate, a cracked pot, and a dirty handkerchief.

"Daoist friends, don’t look down on them because of how they look." The seller started and quickly continued.

"All these are treasures that will reveal their true appearance after a contract is formed." He said.

"Is that so?" The double asked, suppressing the urge to laugh.

"You can ask around if you don’t believe me." The seller said, pointing at the neighbouring stall owners.

Seeing the gesture, several stall owners nodded.

"Someone contracted an immortal weapon just yesterday." One said.

"Is an immortal weapon worth mentioning? Don’t you remember the divine weapon twenty days ago?" Another argued.

"Now that you mention it..."

In this way, the neighbouring stall owners guaranteed that the two would not suffer a loss from buying the items.

Hearing the guarantees, Shen Xu pretended to think about it but soon nodded.

"I will believe you this time." He said and pointed at a wine gourd.

"My master likes to drink wine, and I have long wanted to give him a good gourd. Do you think that gourd could be an immortal weapon?" He asked.

"This Daoist friend has a good eye." The seller started and quickly continued.

"I have long suspected that this gourd is the legendary drunken immortal wine gourd."

"Drunken immortal wine gourd? I have never heard of it. What is it?"

The seller feigned horror when he heard this.

"Friend, how can you not know about the drunken immortal wine gourd?" He asked, and Shen Xu cooperated seamlessly.

"Friend, hurry up and tell me about it." He urged, and the seller nodded.

’The drunken immortal wine gourd was the natal weapon of the drunken immortal. When the immortal died, the gourd accidentally fell to the cultivation world and has been lost ever since."

"What can the gourd do?"

"It is said the gourd is not only a flying weapon but also an offensive and defensive treasure. Most importantly, when stored in the gourd, even the cheapest wine becomes a potent immortal brew."

"Is it so magical?" Shen Xu asked in an eager voice, and the seller excitedly nodded.

"Daoist friend is very lucky. I wouldn’t sell this gourd if I didn’t urgently need spirit stones for my father’s treatment."

"In that case, I will definitely not let down your sacrifice. How about one hundred thousand spirit stones for the gourd?" Shen Xu suggested.