Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox! Cloud Chasing Steps! Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt! Wind and Cloud Six Slashes!

Though called a black market, it was actually just a rather secluded open space on the edge of Blackwater County.

The surroundings were screened by numerous woods.

Wearing a mask, Su Xian entered without encountering any obstruction.

Once inside, Su Xian observed his surroundings.

He discovered that nearly everyone here was much like him, either wearing a mask or concealing their face with a black veil.

None of them revealed their true appearance.

There were not many people in the black market; Su Xian estimated roughly at a glance that there were only a few dozen, the majority of whom had set up small stalls.

Though called a stall, it simply meant a piece of cloth spread on the ground with some items displayed upon it.

Everyone in the black market was extremely silent, not speaking much at all.

They merely swept their gazes constantly across the surroundings while scanning the nearby stalls for anything they might need.

Su Xian glanced past several stalls in turn, and these stall owners were basically all martial artists!

Their auras were extremely restrained.

Su Xian even discovered the Pure Yang Art of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School at one stall, though the asking price was extremely low, requiring only a single tael of silver.

After all, this Pure Yang Art only cost five taels of silver, which one could learn simply by joining the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.

Su Xian continued observing and finally found what he needed at a small stall.

Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox! Wind Chasing Steps!

Su Xian walked up to this stall, where the owner was dressed in black and wore a black veil, revealing only his eyes and mouth.

Quite a few martial arts manuals were laid out before him; taking a rough look at the titles, they were basically all martial techniques.

Su Xian pointed at Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox and asked in a hoarse voice, "How much for this?"

"Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox, a third-grade footwork technique, fixed price five hundred taels."

The stall owner glanced at Su Xian and spoke indifferently.

Hearing this price, Su Xian frowned inwardly; he currently did not have that much money.

"Can I quickly flip through it to take a look?" A thought stirred in Su Xian's mind, and then he asked softly.

Hearing this, the stall owner frowned and sized Su Xian up carefully.

"Fifty taels of silver, and you can flip through it once. After reading it, if you decide to buy, the fifty taels of silver won't be refunded."

The stall owner said indifferently, his tone somewhat stiff, while a trace of mockery arose in his heart!

Third-grade martial techniques contained extremely complex records!

All sorts of cultivation routes were incomparably intricate; how could anyone remember them just by flipping through once?

He understood Su Xian's intentions, which were undoubtedly to take advantage of the chance to look through it and memorize the martial technique inside.

Yet how could he let things go as Su Xian wished?

The martial techniques he sold were all duplicate copies, and during the transcription, he had even used some of his own habitual words to replace the original sentences of the techniques.

Even if someone memorized them, trying to cultivate them would easily lead to deviations.

In the past, he would only produce a 1:1 transcribed copy for someone after they had truly paid in full.

"What about these?" Su Xian pointed to the other martial techniques and asked.

"All the same!" The stall owner stared fixedly at Su Xian before him, his tone growing somewhat impatient.

"Fine!"

Su Xian nodded, tossed out fifty taels of silver, and then quickly flipped through the copy of Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox in his hand.

He wanted to test whether the Demon Strategy could record this Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox within itself.

If it truly could, he would be able to save countless taels of silver!

After quickly flipping through it once, Su Xian checked the Demon Strategy, and sure enough, it had recorded this volume of Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox!

Seeing this, Su Xian felt a surge of secret joy!

It actually really worked, which meant saving four hundred and fifty taels of silver! He made a killing!

Su Xian had briefly looked over Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox and learned that it was a combat technique.

It excelled at dodging and shifting within tight spaces, making it perfect for the dense forest environment Su Xian would enter tomorrow when heading into Green Dragon Mountain.

"Do you have cultivation methods for the Bone Tempering Realm here?" Su Xian looked at the stall owner, placed Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox back in front of the stall, and asked.

If there truly were Bone Tempering Realm methods, perhaps he could acquire them cheaply this way as well!

"No! Even if I did, I wouldn't bring it here."

Seeing that Su Xian had genuinely just flipped through it quickly and then returned Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox to the stall, the stall owner's tone softened.

"Bone Tempering Realm cultivation methods are extremely precious! They are usually the closely guarded secrets of various lineages! Even if they exist, they are never passed outside."

"If you want one, one hundred taels of gold and I can procure a copy for you, guaranteed to be the real deal!"

The stall owner stared intently at Su Xian and spoke softly.

Su Xian shook his head slightly upon hearing this; it seemed he could forget about obtaining a Bone Tempering Realm cultivation method in the black market.

Earlier, Su Xian had swept through the black market, and the methods circulating within it were basically all first- or second-grade cultivation methods—meaning those for the Muscle Forging Realm.

Third-grade methods were exceedingly rare, and Su Xian had only spotted one or two, with no way of knowing whether they were genuine.

"Can I look at two more martial techniques?" Su Xian asked again.

Hearing this, the stall owner's eyes narrowed slightly as he carefully sized up the Su Xian before him.

Could it be that my secret sale of martial techniques has been exposed? Is this fellow here to scout the situation?

The stall owner thought darkly to himself. He was not a native of Blackwater County, but had come from another county.

The martial techniques he was selling were also taken from a lineage in another county.

He had merely taken some and run over to Blackwater County to sell them.

Seeing that Su Xian still wanted to view other martial techniques, the stall owner could not help wondering if his affairs had come to light and the other party had tracked him down.

Did he want to check whether these martial techniques belonged to their lineage?

Thinking of this, the stall owner hesitated.

To sell these martial techniques more safely, he had even deliberately changed the names of all of them.

Damn it, money left on the table is a waste! At worst, I'll just run after I finish selling!

The stall owner gritted his teeth and thought to himself.

He had absolute confidence in his fleeing speed; even if the strongest expert of that lineage came, it would be impossible for them to catch up to him!

At this thought, the stall owner nodded:

"Very well! Hand over the money!"

Su Xian tossed out one hundred and fifty taels and selected three martial techniques from the stall.

Cloud Chasing Steps Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt Wind and Cloud Six Slashes

"Can you tell me about these few?" Su Xian asked, holding the three martial techniques.

"Cloud Chasing Steps, a third-grade martial technique, suitable for long-distance rapid marches, used for fleeing or pursuing enemies."

"Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt, a third-grade martial technique, used for external conditioning! It can substantially increase physical strength and defense!"

"Wind and Cloud Six Slashes, a third-grade saber technique, swift as wind and fluid as clouds, six slashes in a single instant, with boundless might."

The stall owner nodded slightly, explaining to Su Xian.

"Very well!" Su Xian nodded, directly picking up the three martial techniques and quickly flipping through them once.

Seeing that the Demon Strategy had recorded all three martial techniques within itself, Su Xian was somewhat satisfied.

These three martial techniques suited his intentions perfectly.

With Nine Revolutions Spirit Fox, he indeed still lacked a long-distance movement technique, and Wind Chasing Steps fit the bill precisely.

As for his physical body, defense was of the utmost importance!

Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt was simply perfection!

Based on his brief glance just now, once Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt was cultivated to perfection, there would be no blind spots left on the exterior of his body at all.

He would only sustain injuries if someone used piercing palm force to penetrate his exterior and strike his internal organs directly!

Moreover, once his strength increased, the power of Su Xian's martial techniques would likewise increase!

As for the final technique, Wind and Cloud Six Slashes, it was a third-grade saber technique.

When it came to facing enemies, Su Xian still preferred using a saber.

Furthermore, with the foundation of the Second Grade Blazing Fire Demon Subduing Saber Technique, cultivating this saber technique would cost him even less lifespan!

After finishing his reading, Su Xian returned the three manuals to the stall and then departed in a brisk stride.

Just as Su Xian left the black market, the stall owner also packed up the items before him.

"Good fortune! I made a profit!"

"An interesting kid! It seems his affairs haven't been exposed after all; I can still sell here for a while longer."

The stall owner looked at Su Xian's retreating back and smiled slightly.

"Time to slip away!"

The next instant, the stall owner quickly packed up his goods and rapidly vanished from the black market.

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