Lu Xuan hurriedly lowered his head, avoiding eye contact with the Black Paper Kite. The evil thought that had swept over him quickly vanished.
"What the hell is that thing?"
He cursed inwardly, becoming even more wary of the forces behind the Black Market.
They could arrange for a dozen or so of those eerie paper kites to patrol the Black Market. One could imagine just how terrifying the power behind it was.
He walked slowly while carefully watching his surroundings.
"There are more cultivators entering the Black Market than I imagined. Two hundred people, and each person pays three Spirit Stones as an entrance fee—that's at least six hundred Spirit Stones. They're making a killing!"
"The spiritual energy inside this Black Market is a bit denser than on the outskirts of the Marketplace. I wonder how long three Spirit Stones lets you stay. If there's no time limit, I might as well stay in the Black Market and cultivate the whole time, shearing off a wave of spiritual energy."
He thought this to himself, but he had no intention of trying it. After all, who knew what consequences that would bring?
The purpose of the forces behind the Black Market was to earn Spirit Stones. There was no reason for them to let cultivators turn around and fleece them instead.
Management of the entire Black Market was rather loose. Cultivators who entered could set up stalls as they pleased. As long as they did not encroach on someone else's stall or cause other conflicts, the managers inside the Black Market would not step in.
Lu Xuan carefully searched through the items on the stalls.
His main purpose in coming this time was to find rare or Unknown Spirit Seeds, seedlings, Young Beasts, Demon Bird eggs, and the like.
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