Chapter 672: Chapter 265: Purchasing Intelligence, Entering the Black Market

But as of now, no definitive news had been released.

’A sixty-thousand-zhang Buddha body?’

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Wasn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?

If this intelligence had come from the Spiritual Communication Pavilion, he could have understood it even if it was six hundred thousand zhang. After all, rumors were often untrue.

But for it to appear here, the problem seemed a bit more serious.

Although Xiao Chen didn’t know much about the cultivation practices of the Buddhist Sect.

He had heard of Nascent Soul True Monarchs who could cast magic that covered ten thousand zhang.

’By that logic, a sixty-thousand-zhang Buddha body must be at least equivalent to a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, right?’

’Why the east again?’

Xiao Chen immediately recalled the letter he had obtained from a Sword Pavilion disciple ten days ago, which mentioned an anomaly in the Spiritual Qi Tide to the east.

Putting these two pieces of intelligence together, they seemed somewhat related.

Of course, the connection was a bit tenuous. After all, there was a four-month time gap between them.

But there was one thing he could be almost certain of.

Something really had happened in the east.

’Uh, it’s so far away. It shouldn’t be a huge problem, right?’

Xiao Chen really didn’t want to see this kind of unknown development.

But often, things tended to develop toward the worst possible outcome.

The second major event was that five million li north of the Compassion Sea, someone had discovered an abnormally large scallop.

It was said to be three thousand zhang long and two thousand zhang wide. When floating on the sea’s surface, it was like a small island.

’How big?’

If he weren’t sitting in his Quiet Chamber right now, Xiao Chen would have thought he had gone to the Spiritual Communication Pavilion today.

’Three thousand zhang... If I caught one and brought it back, I probably couldn’t finish eating it in a year.’

Of course, that wasn’t the main point. The key was, wasn’t this kind of news supposed to be classified as top secret? Why was it being sold?

Oh, right.

This was the Clarity Sect, and they weren’t in the same camp as the Five Great Sects.

’You know, having competition is sometimes a good thing. At least it provides another channel to learn more information.’

Xiao Chen was certain that if he were in the Cangming Tower today, he definitely wouldn’t have seen this piece of intelligence.

’I hope I can get the Nine Orifice Clear Jade in the new Relic.’

At this point, all he could do was hurry and prepare for his breakthrough.

As long as he could break through in time, he would be able to seize the initiative in many matters.

Then, whether it was catching that giant scallop to make soup or returning to the Storm Sea to settle accounts with the Yin Corpse Sect, it would all be up to him.

Thinking of the Relic, Xiao Chen immediately picked up the intelligence report about it.

Unfortunately, it only provided a large map marking the Relic’s location and a brief description of the surrounding powers.

It didn’t even give a definite opening time.

’Looks like I’ll probably have to go to a nearby Marketplace to find out.’

Finally, of course, was the intelligence about the Black Market.

As long as a so-called Black Market accepted outsiders, it was impossible for it to remain completely secret.

Therefore, not only did Xiao Chen get a map with the address and a relevant description, but he also saw a message on the back.

If he was interested in the Black Market, he could obtain an Identity Token for an additional nine thousand Spirit Stones.

The other party even made a special point of it: There are currently only two Tokens in the tower. Buy now while supplies last!

’Well, I’ll be. So they even do this kind of business.’

It was an eye-opener for Xiao Chen; they actually had side businesses.

Too bad he already had a Token—two of them, in fact.

If he didn’t distrust the Clarity Sect, he might have even considered selling one back to them.

Now that he had successfully obtained the Black Market’s address, there was no rush.

After all, today was only the sixth, so he still had two free days.

So, after leaving the Film Appreciation Tower, Xiao Chen chose to continue strolling down the street.

It was a way to relax and also to browse the different shops.

"Fellow Cultivators, Red Gold Spiritual Silk for cheap! This is the same type of Spiritual Silk the Fan Family is using to recruit a son-in-law! Step right up, don’t miss out!"

In front of a small shop on the street, a Host was calling out energetically.

Quite a few Cultivators were actually drawn over by the mention of the Fan Family recruiting a son-in-law, and they went to inspect the bright red Spiritual Silk.

’Oh, right. I think I saw the Fan Family’s notice about that before.’

Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that this event was supposed to happen in the next few days.

He paid closer attention and noticed that many of the Cultivators in the Marketplace looked like outsiders.

Many of them were gathered in front of the Spiritual Silk, excitedly discussing the martial competition to recruit a son-in-law in a few days’ time.

It seemed the Fan Family’s goal of using this event to build their reputation had been achieved.

To be fair, for the vast majority of Loose Cultivators, competing to become a live-in son-in-law for the Fan Family seemed like a pretty good deal.

It was a classic case of paying a fortune for horse bones to attract real talent.

With such large-scale publicity, whoever won the competition would surely be well-rewarded by the Fan Family.

However, Xiao Chen had no intention of participating. He happened to belong to the very small minority who weren’t interested.

So he walked right past the related shops and crowds.

After wandering around for a while, he arrived at the largest Spiritual Artifact Shop in the Marketplace.

"Welcome, Sir!"

The attendant at the door greeted him and discreetly fell in behind him, maintaining a certain distance.

But Xiao Chen had a clear goal this time.

So he simply waved his hand. "Where are the concealment Spiritual Artifacts?"

To go to the Black Market, he first needed to acquire a Spiritual Artifact that could hide his identity.

Actually, Xiao Chen himself didn’t care. Even if he showed his real face, he wasn’t afraid of being hunted down by Tribulation Cultivators.

But the information he’d read earlier mentioned that all Cultivators participating in the Black Market had to conceal their faces.

If you didn’t have a concealment Spiritual Artifact, you couldn’t get in.

’The rule is a bit strange, but since I’m going to someone else’s turf, it’s best to respect their rules.’

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