"Boss, I've been watching this man for quite a while. Though he stopped at plenty of stalls, he was mainly buying demon beast essence blood. Heh, trying to muddy the waters-he's got some cunning, but he can't escape my eyes."
One of the men, a short cultivator, sneered and spoke in a low voice.
"Indeed. Demon beast essence blood isn't cheap. This man must be carrying quite a few spirit stones."
The other two nodded. The tall, burly cultivator in the middle considered it briefly and offered his deduction.
"Boss, your powers of deduction... I'm impressed! That's exactly right. I just saw him pull out a whole handful of spirit stones at Old Song's stall without batting an eye-nearly twenty!"
The short cultivator laid on the flattery shamelessly, then spoke with eager excitement, as though riches lay right before his eyes.
A glint of greed flashed through the burly cultivator's eyes, and he said gravely:
"Twenty spirit stones? Looks like a fat lamb... But anyone who dares spend that much in the Black Market is either a reckless greenhorn or has something to rely on."
"Don't worry, Boss. I deliberately observed him earlier. His aura might be at mid-Qi Refining, but my minor-accomplishment [Qi-Reading Technique] told me he's only at the Qi Refining fifth layer!"
"Besides, he's alone, without a single attendant or companion. Most likely a rogue cultivator. And we Black Wind Three Fiends have been roaming this territory for so long-are we really afraid of one lone wolf?"
The short cultivator chuckled and spoke dismissively in a low voice.
"Second Brother's [Qi-Reading Technique] is the biggest reason we've hardly ever made a mistake in all our attacks over the years."
The thin cultivator spoke for the first time, adding sinisterly, "Besides, most of the demon beast essence blood