I Can Travel between Two Worlds-Chapter 48 - 47: Obtaining the Spirit Gathering Array, Black Market Deal

Chapter 48: Chapter 47: Obtaining the Spirit Gathering Array, Black Market Deal

Lin Chen looked up.

He saw that the steward was wearing the Inner Sect disciple attire of the Array Peak, his Qi and Blood perfectly unified, likely having reached Qi Refining Perfection.

"Hmm, it seems there is a similar task within the Sect. Sect disciples can hold positions in the Marketplace shops, and the salary is decent..."

Lin Chen only needed to recall briefly and then clasped his hands, saying:

"I’ve met Senior Brother... This time, Junior Brother has come hoping to purchase one or two sets of arrays, but I know very little. I hope Senior Brother can advise me?"

This Array Peak disciple, seeing his politeness and youth, knew he was part of the new batch of inner disciples.

"No problem, no problem. My name is Li Fengping, Junior Brother can call me Senior Brother Li."

"I wonder what kind of array Junior Brother plans to purchase?"

Li Fengping pointed inside the building with some pride, saying:

"The Celestial Array Pavilion is an industry of our Array Peak Master... Inside, there are all kinds of arrays, such as offensive, defensive, illusion arrays, or auxiliary arrays..."

"If Junior Brother has dabbled in arrays, I recommend you buy some array materials... If you want a ready-made array, I can give you a 10% discount!"

Lin Chen’s face held a smile. This Inner Sect disciple status was indeed useful in the lower mountain Marketplace.

After all, there are only a few hundred Inner Sect disciples, and those slightly older have some status in the Marketplace.

Under such kinship, trading was quite convenient for Lin Chen.

After a moment of thought, Lin Chen said:

"Senior Brother Li, my name is Lin Chen, I want to buy a Spirit Gathering Array..."

"The range doesn’t have to be too large, just a radius of a few dozen zhang will do."

"A Spirit Gathering Array?"

Li Fengping thought for a moment, went to the shelf, and took out an array plate and four array flags.

"Presumably, Junior Brother Lin wants to speed up cultivation progress?"

"This First Tier small Spirit Gathering Array is just suitable for Junior Brother... It covers a radius of about thirty zhang and can gather surrounding Spiritual Energy, speeding up cultivation by twenty to thirty percent."

"Of course, you can also directly consume spirit stones to obtain Spiritual Energy, which is more effective, speeding up cultivation by more than fifty percent..."

Lin Chen examined the array set carefully.

This array was exactly what he needed.

With a radius of thirty zhang, it formed a circle with a diameter of one hundred meters, covering an area as large as four and a half soccer fields!

Such an array was enough for hundreds to cultivate simultaneously.

Moreover, the array could be powered by spirit stones, making it very suitable for use on Blue Star.

So Lin Chen asked calmly:

"This array is exactly what I need... I wonder, Senior Brother, the price?"

Li Fengping laughed upon hearing this and said:

"The First Tier small Spirit Gathering Array is priced at 200 spirit stones. Since we’re fellow disciples, I’ll give you a 10% discount, making it 180 spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen frowned slightly.

One hundred eighty spirit stones weren’t expensive, but he couldn’t come up with that much at the moment.

Seeing Lin Chen’s embarrassed look, Li Fengping thought for a moment and said:

"Is Junior Brother short on funds? This array really isn’t expensive at one hundred eighty spirit stones... I wonder how much Junior Brother can afford?"

Lin Chen took out all the spirit stones from his Storage Bag, totaling only one hundred fifty.

Seeing this, Li Fengping thought a bit and said:

"How about this, Junior Brother gives me one hundred spirit stones first, and I’ll hand over the array to Junior Brother... You can pay the remaining spirit stones when you have more funds."

Lin Chen was naturally happy to agree.

"In that case, many thanks, Senior Brother!"

After handing over one hundred spirit stones, Lin Chen learned the activation method of the array.

Activating this small Spirit Gathering Array wasn’t difficult; just insert the array flags in the Qian, Kan, Kun, Li directions in sequence.

If you need to supplement Spiritual Energy, simply bury spirit stones near the array flags.

Apart from the four array flags, the array plate in hand was crucial.

It controlled the concentration of Spiritual Energy and turned the array on or off.

Moreover, once the array flags were placed, the array shouldn’t be moved easily, or it would consume a lot of spirit stones to supplement.

...

After leaving the Celestial Array Tower, Lin Chen walked on the Marketplace street, calculating in his mind. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Changchun Mountain Marketplace, covering several miles, filled with Sect disciples and Loose Cultivators from all directions, is truly a Cultivation Town."

"Half of the shops are run by inner sect disciples or elders, making things convenient for someone with my status."

"However, it seems most pill shops are run by Loose Cultivators."

Lin Chen pondered with furrowed brows.

Pill Peak had a sparse population, including him, there were only four Inner Sect disciples and one Peak Master.

While Outer Sect disciples at Pill Peak were numerous, numbering nearly a hundred, most hadn’t even reached mid Qi Refining and were not a significant force.

"If I want to bring various resources from the Cultivation Realm to Blue Star... I fear it’s not enough with just my personal power."

"But if I could open a pill shop in the Marketplace, leveraging the name of Pill Peak and gathering Outer Sect disciples, it could become a formidable force..."

With Lin Chen’s modern mindset, it wasn’t hard to see that this Changchun Mountain Marketplace was a blue ocean.

Especially the pill business, where Pill Peak wasn’t adept at management, but it wouldn’t be difficult for Lin Chen to run it.

"Yes, this matter shows great potential... But the specifics need to be prepared."

This trip down the mountain greatly broadened Lin Chen’s knowledge, and he planned to inform Blue Star of this idea.

"However, setting up a pill shop isn’t urgent for now... I don’t have many spirit stones left."

"With only fifty spirit stones left, I can’t maintain my cultivation for half a month, and I also owe an additional eighty spirit stones..."

Lin Chen paused slightly, deciding to take a look at the black market in the Marketplace.

But before that, he needed some preparation.

He turned and entered an inn, renting it for three days.

The entire day afterward, Lin Chen stayed in the inn cultivating.

Not until the afternoon of the second day did Lin Chen change clothes and take out a human skin mask from his Storage Bag.

A moment later, Lin Chen transformed from a dashing young man into an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

Examining himself in the copper mirror for a moment, Lin Chen blinked and said:

"This human skin mask is truly lifelike, wearing it is like becoming another person!"

"However, with Blue Star’s technological level... replicating such human skin masks is certainly easy."

Indeed, this mask was something he had the institute create in preparation for trading outside.

Such realistic human skin masks are rare in the Cultivation Realm, mostly used by Flower Thieves and Tribulation Cultivators.

That’s the benefit of having a nation’s support.

For an item like a human skin mask, Lin Chen would have to search hard personally.

But now he just needed to express the idea slightly, and the institute’s personnel would fully support him.

After confirming there were no flaws in the appearance, Lin Chen also put on another layer of the mask and slipped out of the inn through the window.

Heading toward the deeper part of the Marketplace, he soon found a small alley, turned into it, and arrived at a tavern named "Huaman Building."

This tavern was located in a remote area within a small alley, seldom visited by cultivators, and didn’t seem to have regular guests.

The young attendant, dozing off at the counter, approached and asked upon seeing Lin Chen:

"This... Fellow Daoist, are you here to stay or dine?"

This person wasn’t an ordinary attendant but a Qi Refining Perfect Cultivator, likely a black market guard in disguise.

He noticed Lin Chen’s unrevealed mid Qi Refining cultivation.

Lin Chen recalled the code Senior Brother had mentioned and asked:

"I wonder, is the inner hall full today?"

Hearing this, the young attendant’s face changed slightly, glanced around, and said softly:

"Why did you come only now? Today’s trade is about to start... Follow me."