Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 92 - 00 Black Market Rush (Please save and

Chapter 92 -0092: Black Market Rush (Please save and recommend)

Chapter 92 -0092: Black Market Rush (Please save and recommend)

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The black market’s influence is considerable, there’s no denying that, but there are entities on their watchlist they can’t afford to provoke, such as the City Lord’s Mansion and the Cai family. They are the ones they try to avoid offending at all costs.

When Qi Tian, a clearly unfamiliar face, entered the slums, he was noticed. As Qi Tian gradually approached the entrance of the black market, several people started to encircle him.

“Who are you? Do you know where you are? Are you barging in without permission?” one of them asked curtly.

Qi Tian had a small pebble in his mouth beforehand, giving his speech a minor change. He said, “I’m a bandit, here to see Mr. Black Cao. This is my badge.”

Based on the black market’s vernacular, “bandit” implies a high-risk profile, and “Mr. Black Cao” is a reference to the patron of Guchuan City’s black market. As for the badge, it’s an identification card issued by the black market to regular customers, with a universally designed pattern and no special serial numbers. It’s not unusual for regular customers to send familiar faces or younger relatives on errands when they’re too busy to come themselves.

The men, hearing Qi Tian speak so fluently, became less suspicious of him. However, they weren’t entirely convinced and asked, “What are you here for? What have you got on you?”

“I’m here to buy some stuff, didn’t bring anything else, just brought a Willow Plate Grass.” Qi Tian continued nonchalantly.

What Qi Tian meant was that he had brought one million coins to buy things this time. Such a figure makes him an esteemed client, which is rare for this black market.

Seeing that Qi Tian was speaking fluently without any hesitation and that he was planning to spend one million coins, the men quickly put on a smiley face and made way for him. “Turns out it’s a regular. Please, step inside.”

Qi Tian chuckled, handing a handful of coins to the cultivator who was questioning him, saying, “Grab yourself a cup of tea.”

There were at least five to six hundred coins in that handful. The cultivator hadn’t expected Qi Tian to be so generous and was almost entirely convinced of Qi Tian’s intent to spend one million coins in the black market. “Please, come right in.”

Qi Tian smiled and strode past them into the black market.

The black market in Guchuan City is not hidden in a dark, uninhabited place. It is more like an antique market built in the slums, divided into the Direct Market and the Flea Market. The Direct Market is for merchants with fixed shops, and the items sold here are somewhat reliable. The Flea Market, on the other hand, is for itinerant peddlers selling real and fake items. There are indeed good things to buy in the black market, some of which can’t be found anywhere else, but there are even more fakes. Many people get tricked into buying these fake items for cheap. To get something of value here, you need to rely on your own abilities.

After entering the black market, the Flea Market is the first thing you see.

Qi Tian knew that many eyes were watching him, and the more anxious he seemed, the more likely he would draw attention. So he strolled leisurely around the Flea Market.

For bandits and thieves like Shi Yufeng who rob or steal spirit military abroad, they often choose to sell their stolen goods in the black market instead of letting corrupt Direct Market vendors buy them cheap. However, many are just shrewd imposters, faking stolen goods with counterfeit items collected from various channels. They skillfully disguise the counterfeits as real ones, persuading unwitting customers to part with their money with their extravagant claims.

Before Qi Tian advanced to the Lianying Realm, he had little exposure and understanding of spirit military. Upon entering the Lianying Realm, both his exposure and understanding were elevated. However, this doesn’t mean he can distinguish counterfeit spirit military. But it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a way around it, and that way is the Heavenly Dao Engine.

The Heavenly Dao Engine can absorb any item with Spirit Qi as its fuel. The higher the Spirit Qi content, the more it likes it. After having the Heavenly Dao Engine for a while, Qi Tian discovered a pattern: the Heavenly Dao Engine is like a hunting dog, and items infused with Spirit Qi are like prey. He is the owner holding the leash, and whenever high-value prey is spotted, the hunting dog struggles even more. Sometimes, when the prey’s value is too high, Qi Tian might not be able to control the hunting dog’s eagerness.

Following this pattern to look for treasure, there was absolutely no way he could go wrong.

Qi Tian was like any ordinary tourist browsing through the black market. He did not intentionally walk around the market, but instead casually chose a path and leisurely moved forward. On the surface, it seemed slow and steady, but in reality, he was constantly waiting for a signal from the Heavenly Dao Engine. Honestly, there were many items in the black market that possessed Spirit Qi, but the vast majority of them had very weak Spirit Qi and were not of much value. The Heavenly Dao Engine was constantly struggling but only mildly, unable to arouse its significant interest. If Qi Tian was willing to release the Transporting Whirlwind and let it move freely, the Heavenly Dao Engine would consume it, but as Qi Tian had no intention of stopping, the Heavenly Dao Engine remained rather lethargic.

Ever since Qi Tian entered the Lianying Realm, he had been reaping a bounty of rewards, even acquiring several spirit militaries of the heavenly level. Ordinary spirit militaries and treasures hardly caught his eye. However, he did hold an interest in some essential natural treasures. However, such things also attracted a lot of cultivators, and the good ones were often quickly taken once they appeared. Uncovering high-quality natural treasures under their watchful eyes was not an easy task.

Walking on and finding himself in the middle of the path, the twitching of the Heavenly Dao Engine suddenly amplified as he passed by a stall. Qi Tian immediately squatted down and began to search among the dozens of items displayed on the small stall. The stall sold stones – raw stones to be precise, much like gambling stones in the jade markets on Earth.

These stones could potentially contain spirit stones, and the outer stones could isolate Divine Sense, preventing the Spirit Qi within the spirit stones from dissipating. Therefore, some merchants focused on these stones. They would mine some stones from the spirit stone mines and sell them as raw stones.

This was a business with quite a long history. Some made a fortune, while others lost everything.

Qi Tian quickly found the stone that was causing the Heavenly Dao Engine to struggle violently. He pointed it out and asked for a price.

The stall owner, a seemingly ancient cultivator, had on rather old clothes, even patched up in places. However, fluctuations of Spirit Qi and faint rune symbols visible on the clothes indicated that this was a Spirit Robe that had been worn quite a long time. He lazily lifted his eyelids, took a look at Qi Tian, then extended a finger. “1000 Yuan Coins.”

1000 Yuan Coins was equivalent to about 1000 taels of silver. The raw stone Qi Tian had pointed out was only about the size of a football, which made it a fairly pricey item.

Without saying another word, Qi Tian directly paid the amount, handing over the 1000 coins to the stall owner, then lifted the stone and tossed it into the Storage Bag. In the instant before the raw stone entered the Storage Bag, Qi Tian took the opportunity to release the Transporting Whirlwind, allowing the Heavenly Dao Engine to consume the stone.

Sparing no expense, Qi Tian planned to find some treasures at the black market, so naturally, he had to feed the Heavenly Dao Engine first.

Once again, Qi Tian used the Heavenly Dao Engine to search the stall and found another raw stone that produced a strong response from the Heavenly Dao Engine. He spent another 1000 coins to purchase it and fed it to the Heavenly Dao Engine.

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After that, Qi Tian got up and continued onto the next stall. After taking a few steps forward, he encountered another stall selling raw stones. Even before Qi Tian got close, the Heavenly Dao Engine began to struggle violently, threatening to burst free at any moment.

Qi Tian’s eyes brightened. This stall definitely had something valuable. He suppressed his impulse to rush forward and instead maintained his initial pace, sauntering leisurely over to the stall only to discover that over a dozen cultivators were already gathered there.

This stall had significantly more raw stones – over a hundred, some with unusually fresh stone skins.

Raw stones could be openly traded outside, but these stones here definitely had a dubious origin. They were likely stolen or looted, so they could only be sold on the black market. Many knew this and would camp here daily. As soon as new merchandise came up for sale, they would swoop in like alligators smelling blood and take a bite. As for whether the victims would come looking, they did not care. They had purchased these items fair and square; if anyone had any issues, they should take it up with the stall owner, not them. In the cultivation world, might was right. If one was strong enough, dealing in stolen goods was no big deal.

Upon reaching the stall, the Heavenly Dao Engine’s reaction grew even more intense. While the cultivators haggling with the stall owner were still looking things over, Qi Tian simply went straight for the items that strongly attracted the Heavenly Dao Engine. He called over the stall owner, asked for a price, and without further bargaining, tossed the coins at the owner. He then collected the purchased raw stone into the Storage Bag before moving on to the next one.

The stall owner was overjoyed with a customer like him. Upon noticing Qi Tian’s eagerness to buy, the owner began to hike up the prices. Qi Tian, keen on speed and not wanting to waste time haggling over prices, simply paid whatever the owner asked for. In this manner, he bought over ten stones, all those that excited the Heavenly Dao Engine on this stall, before he halted.

The appearance of Qi Tian dashed the hopes of the other cultivators who were intending to buy the raw stones. They were initially trying to wear down the stall owner to get the stones at a lower price, but now that was impossible. The stall owner not only refused to lower his prices, but he even raised them.