The Information Merchant Qian Duoduo!

Li Qingshan remained impassive as he took out an immortal stone card and lightly waved it over the old man's stall.

Seeing the balance on the card, greed flashed through the old man's eyes, but he immediately shook his head.

"A treasure like the Nine-Orifice Immortal Vine—how could a little stall like mine possibly have it? If you truly want to find one, fellow Daoist, you might as well check out the Treasure Pavilion over there. However..."

He chuckled darkly and did not continue.

Li Qingshan understood what he meant. The Treasure Pavilion's goods cost at least three times as much as those outside.

He exchanged a glance with Tantai Yue, then headed in the direction the old man had indicated.

The Treasure Pavilion was one of the largest shops in the underground black market. It was lavishly decorated, with two Heavenly Immortal-level guards standing at its entrance.

The moment Li Qingshan and Tantai Yue stepped inside, a shop assistant came forward to greet them.

"Fellow Daoists, what do you need?"

"Do you have a Nine-Orifice Immortal Vine?"

The assistant froze, then gave a bitter smile. "You must be joking, fellow Daoist. How could a treasure like the Nine-Orifice Immortal Vine be found in a small shop like ours? Forget us—even the entire underground black market of Profound Yang Ancient City probably couldn't produce a single stalk."

Disappointment rose in Li Qingshan's heart, but he did not show it. He merely nodded and turned to leave.

He and Tantai Yue wandered through the black market for another half hour, asking at nearly every immortal herb stall. The result was always the same: none.

Forget the Nine-Orifice Immortal Vine—even the supplementary ingredients for the Nine-Orifice Immortal Pill could not be gathered here in sufficient variety.

"Looks like this trip was for