"Security really is lax..."
"But that's hardly surprising. It's only the Black Market of an aboveground city, after all."
"If they turned it into a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, people would think it was the lair of some Grand Artisan!"
"For an aboveground Black Market like this, having a few top Qi Refining experts stationed here is already impressive. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator standing right before me might not spot me immediately unless he was watching every moment."
Li Chen was quite confident in his concealment skills. After all, he had spent over a year mingling among demons and replaced all the blood in his body with spirit blood. In certain respects, his physical cultivation had already surpassed that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Strength was the source of confidence. Never mind that this was no dragon's pool or tiger's den-even if it truly were, he would still dare to venture inside.
But the moment Li Chen stepped into the building, his heart jolted. He immediately sensed a deep, hidden sweep of divine sense passing over him.
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator?"
"How is that possible? Whatever I dread comes straight at me. There's actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding this place?"
But his heart soon loosened, and he relaxed.
"Damn it, that scared me. This isn't a Foundation Establishment cultivator, just someone gifted with unusually powerful divine sense. His cultivation is still in the Qi Refining Realm!"
The other man did not appear, instead scanning through the building.
But the spirit blood transfused into Li Chen's body once again worked its extraordinary magic. Under its interference, the man's divine sense naturally bent around him, like refracting light or a deflected magnetic field.
The surrounding doors, windows, and walls also offered a measure of protection. Cultivation was widespread