Black Market Trading, Mask Law Treasure

After upgrading and enhancing his belongings in the cave and sorting through them, Lin Xiye braved the wind and snow that filled the sky and returned to his inn in the Three Origins Immortal Market.

In Guyuan City, as long as one was a cultivator, most ordinary inns would offer lodging for free.

But Lin Xiye had not stayed at an ordinary inn. Instead, he had rented a room at an inn enhanced by a Spirit Gathering Formation...

According to the information marked on the Black Market Location Map, Guyuan City's underground black market opened only once every half month.

The next time the underground black market opened would be in two days!

Lin Xiye was willing to wait two days.

Although the matter of the silver vein was extremely urgent,

Lin Xiye had upgraded and enhanced Origin Stabilizing Pills in his possession.

As long as Lin Xiye took Origin Stabilizing Pills to maintain his condition while traveling at full speed on his way back to Zichuan City, he could still spare a mere two or three days...

With that thought, Lin Xiye took out a Spirit Stone fragment and sat cross-legged in the inn to cultivate.

The path of cultivation was like thousands of soldiers and horses crossing a single-log bridge!

Not wasting a moment of cultivation time was a habit Lin Xiye had developed over many years.

Back then, Lin Xiye had only been able to enter the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect to cultivate thanks to his clan's Immortal Ascension Token!

Because his aptitude was extremely poor, Lin Xiye had had to fight for every second to avoid falling too far behind others!

For every measure of effort others put in, he put in ten, or even a hundred!!

It was precisely because of that persistence that he had been able to rely on his False Spirit Root aptitude to break through step by step to the Blood Refining Realm!

After all, although those with False Spirit Roots could often cultivate, most False Spirit Root cultivators found it difficult to break through even if they piled resources into their cultivation!!

"Phew..."

Lin Xiye closed his eyes slightly, sensing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowing along his meridians and nourishing his internal organs. His state of mind grew especially tranquil.

The waning moon sank, and the brilliant sun rose in the east.

Two days passed quickly.

In the inn at the Three Origins Immortal Market, the Spirit Stone fragment in Lin Xiye's hand had now lost its spiritual power and turned into a pile of powder.

Lin Xiye stood, casually waved away the powder, and left the inn at an unhurried pace.

After two days of cultivation, his cultivation had advanced another fraction.

But when it came to breaking through to the Spirit Nourishing Realm, that fraction of progress was almost like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.

Of course, Lin Xiye was still quite content with it.

As the saying went, "Three thousand streams can gather into a river"!!

Cultivation on the immortal path had always been a process of constant accumulation.

Every breath drawn and released would become part of one's cultivation, though most of the time, the feeling of that accumulation was not obvious.

Yet the instant one broke through to the next realm, all that accumulated cultivation would become a foundation, a sharp blade to cleave through the bottleneck on the immortal path!

Passing through the bustling streets of Guyuan City, Lin Xiye followed the Black Market Location Map to a desolate building in the outer city.

Ancient thorn trees grew all around the desolate building, blotting out the sky and moon.

Their branches and leaves were lush, and vines hung down from them, each vine as thick as an arm and covered in sharp thorns!

Most chilling of all... venomous snakes of every color, ferocious and fearsome, lurked among the ancient thorn trees!!

At the sight, let alone the mortals of Guyuan City, even cultivators at the Body-Tempering Skin Refining or Body-Tempering Blood Refining level would not dare enter lightly!

To enter Guyuan City's underground black market, one had to cross this thorn forest!

Looking at the thorn forest, where danger lurked on every side, Lin Xiye remained perfectly composed. He walked in step by step, without pausing for a moment.

Rustle!!

The instant he entered the thorn forest, the presence of Organ Refining Realm Perfection erupted from Lin Xiye.

Sensing the presence he gave off, the ferocious venomous snakes hurriedly moved aside...

As for the thorny vines, hard as iron and gleaming coldly, they were even less of a threat to Lin Xiye.

After he passed through the thorn forest without trouble, the scene before Lin Xiye gradually began to change.

The desolate building seen from outside had now become a magnificent, enormous stone gate!

"Greetings, Senior!!"

A dwarf stood outside the stone gate.

When the dwarf saw Lin Xiye, his face broke into a broad smile. He respectfully came forward to greet Lin Ye and cupped his hands in salute.

The dwarf gave off the presence of Body-Tempering Bone Refining!

He wore a cyan Daoist robe, and a bunch of masks hung from his waist, along with a token that marked his identity!

Clearly, the dwarf was one of the stewards of Guyuan City's underground black market.

He stood there to receive cultivators entering the underground black market...

"Senior, this should be your first visit to our Guyuan City's underground market..."

"This mask Law Treasure was personally refined by our market master. Once you put it on, even a cultivator at the Early Spirit Accumulation Stage won't be able to see your face or discern your presence!"

"Renting this mask Law Treasure once requires payment of one Spirit Stone fragment..."

"Our market master has a rule: anyone entering the underground market must rent a mask Law Treasure. I hope you'll understand, Senior."

As the dwarf spoke, he took a pitch-black mask Law Treasure from his waist.

Although the mask Law Treasure looked unremarkable, it was a genuine top-quality Spirit-Nurturing Grade Law Treasure!

However, this mask Law Treasure had neither offensive nor defensive power.

Its sole function was to conceal the wearer's face, voice, and presence...

Lin Xiye accepted the mask Law Treasure. Though he hesitated somewhat, he still took out a Spirit Stone fragment to rent one.

Although one Spirit Stone fragment was somewhat expensive for a single rental, Lin Xiye would have chosen to rent a mask Law Treasure even if Guyuan City's black market master had not made it mandatory.

The black market was full of treacherous hearts and powerful experts. Without a Law Treasure to conceal one's appearance and information, openly trading there could easily attract the attention of people with sinister intentions!

"Thank you, Senior!"

"I wish you smooth trading, Senior!!"

After accepting the Spirit Stone fragment, the dwarf cupped his hands and bowed to Lin Xiye once more.

After Lin Xiye put on the mask Law Treasure rented from the dwarf, his cultivation realm was instantly concealed. His voice and presence... were also completely changed under the influence of the mask Law Treasure's power!

"By the way, may I ask whether this mask Law Treasure is for sale?"

Having experienced the mask Law Treasure's effects, Lin Xiye looked at the dwarf and asked with considerable interest.

If he could purchase such a mask Law Treasure, then whether he traveled the cultivation world himself or sent his clansmen out on errands, they would be better able to guard all manner of secrets!

After Lin Xiye finished speaking, the dwarf shook his head and replied with an apologetic expression.

"I'm very sorry, Senior."

"Our market master doesn't sell mask Law Treasures like this..."

Hearing that, Lin Xiye immediately felt it was a pity.

If this mask Law Treasure had been for sale, he would have gritted his teeth and bought it even at a higher price!