Wolf City's underground black market for demon hunters lay in an alley behind the Demon Hunter Bar. Compared to the demon hunter black market in Moge City, this one was somewhat smaller, but the goods inside were not necessarily inferior.
Because of the rain, water had leaked through the awnings overhead and splashed onto the cobblestone ground, leaving it damp and slick. A thin layer of moss covered the stones by the walls. Under the dim green glow of fluorite lamps, everyone's shadows stretched long across the wet alleyway. The people coming and going through the alley all wore hooded cloaks and masks. Their voices had been altered, either unnaturally deep or shrill; some even spoke with ventriloquism, their voices seeming to come straight from their bellies, making them even harder to identify.
On a rainy night, masked figures wandered through such a secluded alley like drifting ghosts. Anyone seeing such a scene for the first time would probably be badly startled. As a result, the alley carried an eerie atmosphere.
Zhang Tie likewise wore a black hooded cloak and mask as he walked through the alley, carefully observing the goods displayed in the windows on either side.
Only after truly reaching that level did Zhang Tie understand why his master Zhao Yuan had told him that reaching that level was merely the beginning of cultivation. Apart from the vast number of dark Bright Points that needed to be ignited afterward, many martial arts and combat skills could indeed only be cultivated after reaching that level.
Take movement techniques, for instance. Before reaching that level, the only basic movement skill Zhang Tie was qualified to learn was the Leaping Technique. The Leaping Technique used the spine to exert force and could greatly enhance a person's jumping ability. Before learning it,