Ling Yi turned and glanced at the person beside him.
This person was also dressed in a black hooded long robe and wore a mask of Son Goku.
Without a doubt, this person was Hu Bin's shill.
Otherwise, why would a stranger like him, with nothing better to do than jump out and boss people around when they're buying things?
If you buy something good, you won't be appreciated; if you buy something bad, you'll be blamed, and you might even get beaten up.
No normal person would get involved in other people's transactions, especially this kind of blind gambling.
Ling Yi didn't even need to Narration Bullet Comments; he knew this person was definitely a shill.
So Ling Yi ignored him and said to Hu Bin, "Just these three, please hurry."
"Kid, you're definitely going to lose money buying blind boxes like this!" the Son Goku mask said again.
Ling Yi ignored him and instead looked at his boss, Hu Bin.
Seeing this, both Hu Bin and Son Goku Mask knew that they were doomed to lose money this time.
Clearly, this young man is a very opinionated person.
Or perhaps the boy had already guessed the relationship between them.
With a dark expression, Hu Bin took out the three blind boxes and handed them to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi didn't open the blind boxes; instead, he simply stuffed the three boxes into his pre-prepared backpack and turned to leave.
"Damn it, what bad luck!" Hu Bin said dejectedly after Ling Yi left.
"This kid isn't even at the Qi Refining Realm yet, should we...?" Son Goku asked, making a chopping motion with his mask.
"It's not worth it for a dozen Spirit Stone. It would be troublesome if it alerted the Guard Army." Hu Bin shook his head, accepting his bad luck.
Meanwhile, Ling Yi, who was about to visit another Spirit Stone blind box stall, was stopped by a woman.
This is a woman wearing a cat-face mask and a dark red cesium trench coat.
"What's wrong?" Ling Yi frowned and took a few steps back.
" Ling Yi, what are you doing here in the black market?"
Hearing the other person call out his name directly, Ling Yi was immediately startled, but then felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
He asked uncertainly, " Zhao Wenwen?"
"It's me!"
Just as Ling Yi was about to ask how the other person had figured him out, he remembered Gao Xiaoshuai's narration from yesterday.
This Zhao Wenwen has already exceeded 10 points of Spiritual Power, reaching the Qi Refining Realm. And once you reach the Qi Refining Realm, you will have Spiritual Sense!
Ling Yi gave a wry smile. He suddenly realized that his entire outfit was nothing more than self-deception.
Almost everyone who enters the black market is a cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm or above, or someone with Ability User, Magic Mage, Martial Practitioner, or something similar.
Those with Ability User and Martial Practitioner are alright, as they lack Spiritual Sense and cannot use it to Spiritual Sense Probe others.
Cultivators Spiritual Sense, Magic Mage possess Divine Power; both can be used as scanners.
Even if Ling Yi wore a mask, it wouldn't make a difference; he could even be stuffed into Iron Bucket.
"Is this your first time at the black market?" Zhao Wenwen asked.
"Yes, this is my first time here."
"You're really bold. You dared to enter the black market without any techniques to conceal your Aura or Spirit-Concealing Bracelet. If someone targets you, you won't even know how you died."
"What is the Spirit-Concealing Bracelet?" Ling Yi asked.
"A magical artifact capable of shielding others' Spiritual Sense."
As Zhao Wenwen spoke, she reached across her left wrist with her right hand, and a black jade bracelet appeared in her hand.
He then handed it to Ling Yi: "This is the Spirit-Concealing Bracelet. Put it on quickly. Although it's only Second Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet, it's enough for you."
Ling Yi didn't stand on ceremony and directly took the jade bracelet, then put it on his wrist.
The moment Ling Yi put on the Spirit-Concealing Bracelet, he felt a strange sense of security.
"Are there different grades for the Spirit-Concealing Bracelet?" I finally ran into someone I knew, and they seemed to know a lot about the black market.
Ling Yi naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to gather information.
"Of course there are grades. First Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet can only shield the Spiritual Sense of the Qi Refining Realm, Second Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet can shield the Spiritual Sense of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, or the Divine Power of Magic Mage of the corresponding level."
"However, the black market in Dafeng City is specifically for cultivators; very few other cultivators enter."
Ling Yi nodded and carefully wrote down this information.
Then he asked, " Spirit-Concealing Bracelet expensive?"
He was just worrying about how to conceal his Spiritual Power in the future, and this Spirit-Concealing Bracelet was just the right solution to that problem.
No, this Spirit-Concealing Bracelet has a huge drawback.
This thing is very easy to spot.
He was the worst student in the school, but a hidden Fledgling Phoenix in the eyes of the teachers. If he were to bring Spirit-Concealing Bracelet to school, it would only arouse more suspicion.
" First Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet costs ten Low-Grade Spirit Stone, Second Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet costs one hundred, and Third Pin Spirit-Concealing Bracelet costs one thousand. The price increases roughly tenfold for each grade."
Ling Yi shook his head. "I can't afford it. Then, do you have any techniques to conceal one's Aura? Are they expensive?"
Zhao Wenwen gave Ling Yi a strange look.
Why would someone with less than 5 Spiritual Power and barely qualifying Spiritual Root need to conceal their cultivation techniques?
Unless, Ling Yi possesses some secret that requires a technique to conceal his Aura.
This aroused Zhao Wenwen's great curiosity about Ling Yi.
"Techniques for concealing one's Aura are extremely rare. As for the price, even the lowest-level technique for concealing Aura will cost at least 100,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stone."
Ling Yi was frustrated; let alone 100,000, he couldn't even come up with 100 yuan right now.
Seeing Ling Yi's silence, Zhao Wenwen knew that the price of 100,000 Spirit Stone must have shocked Ling Yi.
However, Zhao Wenwen wasn't talking nonsense.
That's indeed the price for techniques that allow one to conceal their Aura.
Furthermore, there are too many people who want to be the Old Liu these days, which is the main reason why techniques for concealing one's Aura are so expensive.
"I saw you bought the Spirit Stone Blind Box before. How was it? Did you get anything?" Zhao Wenwen changed the subject and asked.
"You noticed me a long time ago?"
"I didn't realize it was you at first either. After all, using Spiritual Sense Probe others is very impolite, especially for a low-level cultivator to use Spiritual Sense Probe a high-level cultivator, as it can easily cause misunderstandings."
"Those with bad tempers might even get beaten up."
Ling Yi nodded, naturally understanding the principle that strength is the ultimate measure of success.
"I only used my Spiritual Sense on you because your voice sounded familiar," Zhao Wenwen explained.
"Never buy these cheap Spirit Stone blind boxes again. The probability is too low; it's practically a scam," Zhao Wenwen warned.
"There's nothing I can do. I don't even have ten Spirit Stone on me, and I can't afford the expensive ones," Ling Yi said helplessly.
"Those three Spirit Stone of yours are probably going to go down the drain."
After a pause, Zhao Wenwen added, "Why don't you open the blind box and see? Maybe you'll get lucky?"
Ling Yi originally intended to open the blind boxes, but he simply didn't want to do so in front of Hu Bin.
The earnings of just over ten Spirit Stone tonight are not enough.
Since I've come all this way to the black market, I should at least make a good profit.
So the two found a corner, and Ling Yi took out the three Spirit Stone blind boxes and opened them all at once.
"Wow, Ling Yi, I didn't expect you to be so lucky!" Zhao Wenwen, somewhat surprised.
Although there weren't many Spirit Stone, only thirteen, Ling Yi only spent three of Spirit Stone.
Several times the return is already incredibly incredible.
"Looks like I'm really lucky today," Ling Yi said with a smile.
He paused, then asked, "Let me ask you a question, how many Spirit Stone are safe?"
"Huh?" Zhao Wenwen didn't understand at first.
"Exactly, let's say I open Spirit Stone blind boxes, how many Spirit Stone should I use to avoid being targeted and having someone steal my treasure? You know what I mean?"
"It's hard to say," Zhao Wenwen shook her head.
Ling Yi's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong with saying it?"
"The black market in Dafeng City is still quite safe; there haven't been any cases of people stealing treasure in decades. But as you know, safety is relative."
"Generally speaking, as long as the Spirit Stone is less than a thousand, it's basically safe. A thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone isn't worth the effort, after all, the Dafeng City Guard Army is no joke."
"But once the Spirit Stone exceeds a thousand, things become unpredictable."
"A thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone, when converted, is a small fortune, enough for some people to take the risk."
Ling Yi curled his lip. If they really wanted to take the risk, a hundred Spirit Stone would be enough for a round.
He wouldn't gamble on this supposed 1,000 Spirit Stone cap.
"There is, however, a method that can guarantee 100% safety."
"What method?" Ling Yi asked quickly.
"You're strong enough."
Ling Yi rolled his eyes. "Isn't that obvious? If he had real strength, would we be worrying about this?"
"Or, there's a Black Market Token."
" Black Market Token? What's that?"
" The Black Market Token is issued by the people behind the black market. With the Black Market Token, no one in Dafeng City will dare to touch you."
"This thing must be very hard to obtain, right?" Ling Yi shook his head.
He's just a nobody with only 6 points of Spiritual Power. Why would the big boss behind the black market give him a Black Market Token?
However, Zhao Wenwen did not answer Ling Yi's question, but instead asked, " Ling Yi, how much Spiritual Power do you have now?"
Ling Yi was taken aback. "What do you mean by suddenly asking me how much Spiritual Power I have?"
With a sudden thought, Ling Yi turned on the Narration Bullet Comments.
[ Narration Bullet Comments 7: Zhao Wenwen thinks you must have some secret, otherwise she wouldn't be so interested in techniques for concealing one's Aura, nor would she ask about the safety limit of Spirit Stone.]
Ling Yi: "..."
[ Narration Bullet Comments 6: Zhao Wenwen suspects that you must have some means to see through the contents of the blind box, but she needs to continue testing to see if that's true.]
Holy crap! Ling Yi was a little flustered. Had he really revealed so much without even realizing it?
After carefully recalling the conversation between the two, it seemed that I had indeed overreacted.
[ Narration Bullet Comments 5: For others, Black Market Token and techniques for concealing one's Aura are difficult to obtain, but for Zhao Wenwen, they are easy. She currently possesses a Black Market Token and has cultivated the " Spirit-Concealing Art " (which can Copy )]
Ling Yi was somewhat surprised. Did this woman have such an impressive background?
Could it be that this black market is run by her family?
[ Narration Bullet Comments 4: Zhao Wenwen asked Ling Yi Ling Yi his Spiritual Power Spiritual Power because she wanted to know if there was anything unusual about it. If there was, it would prove that Ling Yi definitely had a secret.]
Upon hearing this, Ling Yi suddenly felt an urge to get away from this woman immediately.
But the next Narration Bullet Comments Ling Yi completely dumbfounded!