Longevity: Start Farming with Entries

Chapter 721 - 565: Black Market Transaction

At the same time, the Demon Sect in the Blood Realm was also preparing for the Descent Realm in full swing.On this day.

Qin Ming left Wangyue Island and went on a journey far from home.

He aimed to exchange for some Top-Grade Spirit Stones to activate a Tier Five Array during the upcoming battle and to gather the remaining spiritual materials needed to refine the Divinity Transformation Ointment.

In Qin Ming’s storage pouch, there were high-tier demon treasures from the Demon Monarchs he had encountered before. Since he had no use for them, it was better to trade them with Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Not long ago, he had learned from Hua Tianxiong that the Great Jin’s Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance was about to hold a black market trade among Nascent Soul-related cultivators, so Qin Ming set out to join it as soon as possible.

With the imminent battle approaching, the Nascent Soul Old Monsters were restless, bringing out their hidden treasures to trade for life-saving artifacts and more.

Items like Top-Grade Spirit Stones and Tier Four Spiritual Materials were controlled mainly by top-tier cultivators in the Human Realm.

Typically, they would not trade them lightly unless a crisis like the one now forced them to.

Therefore, the trade event hosted by the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance was timely.

Several days later.

Qin Ming was steering the Lingxiao Imperial Carriage, crossing the Beast Roar Mountain Range, heading towards the Great Jin Cultivation Realm.

Along the way, Qin Ming encountered no trace of demonic forces, and it seemed exceptionally calm.

He knew it was the calm before the storm, and the day of the real battle might not be far away.

This made his plan to catch a Nascent Soul Demon Monarch for a Soul Search quite difficult.

Upon reaching the location of the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance’s trade event, he concealed his aura and descended. This place, named Red Maple Valley, belonged to the Business Alliance.

To ensure secrecy, the trade event was conducted in the form of a black market trade, open to anyone with Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

Upon entering the valley, a servant from the Business Alliance escorted the arrivals into separate private rooms.

These rooms were made from materials that blocked Divine Thought investigations, preventing mutual spying.

The one attending Qin Ming was a young maid with Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and quite a fair appearance.

Everyone here had disguised their aura and identity, as the items being traded were not the sort of things one wanted publicized.

Like the items Qin Ming brought for trade, if word got out, and the demonic forces of Blood Realm learned about it, he would undoubtedly become a target.

The Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance’s approach greatly protected the privacy of its guests.

After bringing Qin Ming to his room, the maid handed him a finely crafted Jade Talisman and explained, "Honorable Senior, when the trade event starts, you can activate this Jade Talisman to enter the ’Celestial Ruins Cloud Realm’ through Divine Thought Cloud Platform to conduct virtual trades with the arriving seniors. Specific treasures and Spirit Stones can then be settled through our alliance."

’Celestial Ruins Cloud Realm? Elder Wanbao really has a knack for business, coming up with an online trade system...’

’This might as well be the largest black market trading venue.’

Qin Ming marveled at the Jade Talisman in his hand, praising it quietly to himself.

After the maid’s introduction, a variety of spiritual foods and fine wines were brought, attending to every need with meticulous service.

Then.

Qin Ming activated the Jade Talisman, injecting his Divine Thought into a transparent pearl placed in the room.

As his vision blurred, the scene before him changed suddenly, and he found himself inside a luxurious and magnificent hall.

Arriving, he noticed that there were already fifty or sixty people inside, even more than the Nascent Soul Cultivators during the Five Great Cultivation Realms Alliance.

This was enough to show the significant influence of the black market trade hosted by the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance.

But mainly due to the impending decisive battle between the righteous and demonic forces, the crisis felt by the Nascent Soul Old Monsters had pushed them all to seek life-saving items here.

In the Celestial Ruins Cloud Realm, Qin Ming realized everything was entirely virtual, only the projections of the Divine Thoughts of Nascent Soul Old Monsters.

Like a standalone virtual space.

After entering, one could freely change appearance and identity, and since everything was illusory, identities were impossible to detect.

In the center of the grand hall was a large light screen where the cultivators could use ’Mind Visualization’ to present the items they wanted to exchange, which was extremely convenient.

Soon, the trade event began promptly.

"Since all you fellow cultivators are gathered here in this manner, allow this old one to start." A vague figure spoke, presenting the item up for trade onto the light screen through Mind Visualization.

It was a simple yet ancient-feeling white jade pendant.

With one glance, Qin Ming could tell it was a Tier Four High-Grade talisman treasure, crafted by a Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with expiring lifespan, sealing one-third of their power within.

What surprised Qin Ming was that the items appearing in the Celestial Ruins Cloud Realm seemed almost real, truly magical.

"Hiss! Isn’t this the Protective Talisman of Elder Yu’s son from the Northern Cold Cultivation Realm’s Ice God Hall?"

"I heard he died unexpectedly decades ago, yet his close belonging shows up here."

A voice broke the silence in the grand hall, slightly surprised.

With the son of a Late-stage Nascent Soul Elder meeting a mysterious demise, those present didn’t need much thinking to guess that something foul had happened...

Qin Ming mused silently, as they were indeed shady items, even daring to kill the son of a Divinity Transformation Sect Elder, showing the trader was no decent person.

However, a Tier Four Top-Grade talisman treasure indeed was a good item.

"Hehe! This item can still be used twice, withstanding two attacks from a Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator. I seek two pieces of Top-Grade Spirit Stones or a Tier Four Longevity Pill in exchange," the person dryly chuckled, stating their request.

In the days leading to the righteous and demonic battle between both realms, such life-saving items were hot commodities, prompting this cultivator to raise their demand.

Qin Ming had no intention to go for this item, choosing to watch quietly.

Unexpectedly, this sort of life-saving item was truly popular among the Nascent Soul Old Monsters present, leading to a scramble.

Qin Ming even suspected if the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance deliberately released it to liven up the atmosphere.

Soon after, the next item for trade appeared.

"Tier Four High-Grade Profound Jade Celestial Root Grass... exchange for any defensive-type Spiritual Treasure, Spirit Stones difference can be adjusted."

"Isn’t this the prized treasure of the West Nether Misty Sect? I heard it was stolen years ago... and now it turns up here..."

Such scenes occurred repeatedly.

As time ticked by.

The trade event continued in full swing, with rare treasures from the cultivation realm appearing one after another, as various stored treasures were laid bare.

During this period, Qin Ming exchanged some Heaven-Continuing Pills for four or five auxiliary materials to refine the Divinity Transformation Ointment.

Seeing the opportune moment, Qin Ming also crafted a Mind Visualization and projected a Black Tower into the center of the grand hall.

"A Tier Four Top-Grade Demon Treasure, Soul Weeping Tower, with potential over time to grow into a Tier Five Spirit Communication Treasure, exchanging for ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones or equivalent spiritual materials..."

As Qin Ming’s words gently echoed down, the virtual space of Celestial Ruins Cloud Realm instantly exploded.

Whoa!

"What? Is this for real?"

"Wow, isn’t this the Lifebound Demonic Treasure of Celestial Hatred Demon Monarch?"

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