Jianghu Alliance Market

Iron Crutch Li smiled and said:

"The Jianghu Alliance all have a mark, which is this star symbol."

Remember this: in almost every prefecture, county, and state, there is Jianghu Alliance.

One main gate per prefecture, one branch gate per county, spread throughout the land, omnipresent.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "Then who exactly founded this Jianghu Alliance?"

"The Jianghu Alliance was not created by one person, but was established a hundred years ago by a hundred top masters from the first generation of the Earth Ranking, who jointly set the rules and carried out the project."

The first leaders established a rule requiring each state and prefecture to establish a department specifically for recruiting, regulating, and deploying top experts from the Human Ranking and the Earth Ranking.

This is how the Jianghu Alliance, spanning the entire land and omnipresent, came to be.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "Is there Jianghu Alliance?"

Iron Crutch Li looked at her and said:

"Of course there are, but the leader of the Jianghu Alliance usually doesn't appear. Some people say he is a Heaven Ranking expert."

Let's go inside and take a look.

With that, he led Zhou Wanwan into the ancient tomb.

The ancient tomb was actually quite large. As soon as Zhou Wanwan walked in, she felt a chill all over her body.

The passageway was wide and long, with lamps burning on both sides. It resembled an ancient tomb site that tourists would visit.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan reached the door, she saw more than a dozen disciples of the Jianghu Alliance guarding the entrance, checking the tokens in the hands of each person entering, and only letting them pass after verifying that everything was correct.

She couldn't help but ask softly, "Why set up the Jianghu Alliance in the Ancient Tomb?"

Iron Crutch Li listened, smiled faintly, and said:

"Ancient tombs are secluded, safe, and not easily disturbed by outsiders."

Moreover, this ancient tomb is a hidden world, not what it appears to be on the surface.

"You'll see once you go inside; the Jianghu Alliance is no ordinary place."

The moment they stepped into the ancient tomb, the Jianghu Alliance was greeted by a breathtaking view.

It turned out to be an extremely spacious underground plaza, exactly like the game scene, large enough to accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people coming and going.

The surrounding stone walls were inlaid with ever-burning lamps, which illuminated the entire square as brightly as day, without any trace of the eeriness of the ancient tomb.

The square was bustling with people, including masters and disciples of the Jianghu Alliance, as well as martial artists from all over the country who had come from the Human Ranking and Earth Ranking. The place was lively and bustling.

What caught Zhou Wanwan's eye even more was that the square was lined with stalls on both sides, one after another, with shouts and bargaining sounds rising and falling, just like an underground street market.

Some people set up cloth banners to sell healing pills and poisoned hidden weapons.

Someone laid out brocade and displayed the weapons, jade pendants, and rare treasures obtained from the secret realm that had just been replaced.

Some people even spread out herbs directly, with the aroma of precious medicinal materials such as Polygonatum, Ganoderma lucidum, He Shou Wu, and snow lotus faintly wafting out.

Zhou Wanwan was both surprised and amazed:

"Wow... there are even stalls here?"

Iron Crutch Li, watching from the side, found it amusing and slowly said with a smile:

"Of course there are. In our Jianghu Alliance, the rewards for missions are mostly pills, weapons, medicinal herbs, and treasures."

Many skilled individuals who received items they no longer needed would come here to resell them for silver, banknotes, or other items they urgently needed.

Over time, this became the rule, and also a unique form of excitement within our Jianghu Alliance.

Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up as she looked at the stalls. Wasn't this just like Taobao?

Lingbao peered out from inside the bag. "Wanwan, those medicinal herbs smell so good! So good!"

As Zhou Wanwan walked over to the medicinal herbs, the stall owner greeted her, saying, "These were all just picked from the mountains, young lady, would you like some?"

Zhou Wanwan squatted down and asked, "Are these medicinal herbs expensive?"

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive at all. All of it together costs only 2,000 taels."

Zhou Wanwan stood up abruptly and walked away.

"Hey! Little girl, don't be in such a hurry to leave! We can talk things over! These are all freshly dug from the mountains."

And you also have to check the quality! One thousand eight hundred taels, one thousand five hundred taels."

Zhou Wanwan turned around, looked at him, and said, "Five hundred taels, and I'll buy all of your things."

Upon hearing this, the stall owner's expression changed, and he said:

"Little girl, you've bargained way too hard!"

Every single one of these things I own was obtained through near-death experiences and arduous journeys.

This nine-leaf Ganoderma lucidum grows on a sheer cliff, so small that it's difficult for ordinary people to even get close.

I risked my life to find it; it would cost at least five hundred taels on the market!

And then there's this century-old wild ginseng; you might not find even one in a year or two deep in the mountains.

The medicine is potent enough to keep someone alive; three hundred taels is a bargain!

Do you see any ginseng this good on the market? If so, I'll give you all these medicinal herbs.

Zhou Wanwan coughed and looked at him, saying, "Is there really such a good thing?"

The stall owner chuckled and said, "Yes, of course it has to be bigger than my ginseng, otherwise I won't recognize it!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?"

The stall owner quickly nodded and said:

"Wow, so many people! We're top experts on the Human Ranking!"

The little girl probably came in with her family, right?

Don't worry! We're all experts; we wouldn't bully a child.

The old man's lips twitched. They wouldn't go so far as to bully a child; would a child bully an adult?

Zhou Wanwan pulled Lingbao out and said, "Look, this is my family's wild ginseng. What do you think? Isn't it much better than yours?"

A crowd gathered around, exclaiming, "My goodness! This wild ginseng is truly wild! It must be at least 300 years old!"

"Wow! Look at its roots, they look like they're 500 years old."

"More than that? Anyway, this is much better than that skinny ginseng."

The stall owner's face immediately changed. "Are you crazy, kid? You brought ginseng, and you're still eyeing my ginseng?"

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "Hey! That's not what you just said! Are you going back on your word?"

The stall owner naturally changed his mind; these medicinal herbs would have been worth a thousand taels of silver.

He spent a lot of effort digging it up yesterday.

He reluctantly gave the medicinal herbs to Zhou Wanwan, Zhou Wanwan directly transferred energy to them.

The old man put the Lingbao into his bag, coughed, and said:

"Girl, it's best not to flaunt your wealth in a place like this, or you'll easily attract attention."

"Although no one from the Jianghu Alliance will make a move here, if we go out, someone might follow us."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

Really? That's wonderful!

Our tree people are waiting outside! Perfect timing to give them some snacks.

Okay! Iron Crutch Li felt he wasn't in a position to give Zhou Wanwan any advice.

Because Zhou Wanwan is so incredibly powerful, he has no idea how many formidable figures are around Zhou Wanwan.

Zhou Wanwan didn't really know how powerful the Old Scholar Tree were; her attention was completely drawn to the stalls.

There are just so many great things...