To fully integrate the completely evolved Chaos Immortal Ship into the underlying laws of the Real Realm, Chu Qing needed an exceedingly rare Real Realm origin core. Guided by Liuli, he concealed his astonishing aura along with Madam Jin and Nangong Xue, changed their appearances, and quietly arrived at the largest True Immortal trading hub within tens of thousands of miles—the Tianyuan Immortal Market.
The entire market sprawled across a mountainside, countless floating jade palaces breathing immortal clouds into the air. Yet beneath this prosperous veneer, the Real Realm's naked law of the jungle flowed everywhere.
"My lord, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is the largest merchant house here. They say even princes of the Immortal Dynasty own shares in it." Disguised as a delicate-looking maid, Nangong Xue lowered her voice beside Chu Qing's ear.
Chu Qing walked barefoot along the jade street, his lips parting slightly. "I don't care who owns shares. As long as they have what I want, I'll buy it if I can. If I can't, I'll take it with my spear."
Madam Jin, holding Chu Qing's arm beside him, couldn't help letting out a laugh, her eyes brimming with affection.
The three entered the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. Mercenary calculation glittered in the portly shopkeeper's tiny eyes. When he noticed the wisp of origin of the Old World Progenitor that Chu Qing offered as a deposit, a vicious gleam of greed erupted in his gaze.
"Fellow cultivators, I suspect this wisp of origin came from less than clean hands." The shopkeeper sneered. As his words fell, more than a dozen black-armored market enforcers poured out of the rear hall and surrounded the three.
Chu Qing raised his brows. "I'm paying you good money, and you want to question where it came from? What, are the Real Realm's