Establishing an Underground Black Market!

At the Purple Firmament Peak, thunder roared like a waterfall.

Shi Jian lay on the edge of the Thunder Pool, with purple-gold electric arcs running around his body. He raised his huge bear paw and condensed three drops of Essence Blood from the tip of his paw.

Upon witnessing this scene...

Purple Firmament's illusory image appeared in his sea of consciousness, and he curled his lip. "You've done a shrewd job. Three drops of Essence Blood, diluted into several large vats of blood water, is enough for those Human Race Rogue Cultivator to drink for ten years."

"You really treat them like livestock!"

"Don't Human Race use the same methods to raise Demon Beast?"

Shi Jian spoke calmly, then opened his mouth and spat out a jade box, sealing his Essence Blood inside and attaching a talisman to isolate his aura.

That night, the Lord Rat personally took the jade box and handed it over to two of the most capable Wind Rat, who then burrowed underground and headed straight for You Prefecture in the Liang Kingdom.

Half a month later, this batch of "Holy Blood" was delivered to Fallen Leaf County.

The underground blood pool of the black iron ore vein was filled once again, the dark red water churning, the aroma of medicine and the stench of blood mingling together.

Bi Luo stood on the high platform, looking down at the six cultivators with the strongest auras below.

These six individuals were all Demon Human who had forcibly elevated themselves to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage through the use of Holy Blood, and Li Tie was among them...

"From this day forward, six Dharma Protectors shall be established."

"Li Tie, bestowed the title ' Black Sha,' sits in the first seat. The remaining five are ranked in the same order and bestowed the titles: Mystic Sha, Blood Sha, Heavenly Sha, Earthly Sha, and True Sha."

"You six, each leading over a hundred followers, will be stationed in the six counties of Taizhen Commandery."

The six men kowtowed in unison, shouting enthusiastically.

With its structure established, the Sacred Blood Sect operated with increasing precision.

However, the daily consumption of blood offerings, spirit medicine, and weapons by the more than a thousand followers was a bottomless pit, and the Lin Household's meager assets simply couldn't fill this hole...

Cang Ya and Bi Luo met secretly in the Lin Household's secret chamber.

"Plundering and exterminating entire clans is not a sustainable solution."

"The Chen Household's affairs have already attracted the attention of the Mysterious Water Sect. If we wipe out a few more Lineage, we might provoke Golden Core True Person to take action, and we will both be exposed."

Cang Ya played with the iron walnut, analyzing it meticulously:

"We need to find a way to establish a stable source of income..."

"What are your thoughts, Chief?"

"Establish a black market."

Cang Ya pointed heavily at the map on the table with his fingertip. "Taizhen Commandery has tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of independent Rogue Cultivator, and the markets run by righteous sects have extremely high commission rates and are often exploitative."

"And so we established an underground black market in Coiling Dragon Valley, where the four counties of Fallen Leaf, White Water, Green Rock, and Red Valley meet."

"We only charge a 10% cut and provide the Sacred Sect with military protection."

"Once you enter Coiling Dragon Valley, you can trade anything, whether it's stolen goods from murder and robbery or shady Evil Cultivator Law Artifact used by evil cultivators."

"Our commission isn't high, but every little bit counts. Once we build a reputation, we can still make a fortune every day, enough to cover our expenses."

Upon hearing this, Bi Luo nodded slightly and clapped her hands in praise, saying, "Clan leader, this plan is brilliant!"

"It's a good way to make money, both by accumulating wealth and by selecting capable individuals to expand the following followers..."

"If development proceeds steadily in the future, we can also sell the output of White Cloud Temple at low prices and then resell it at higher prices, which will be a significant source of income."

The two apes hit it off immediately and got to work.

In just two months, the black market in Coiling Dragon Valley sprang up.

A maze was set up around the valley, and hundreds of stone caves were carved out inside. The six guardians took turns guarding the area, and their followers, fully armed, served as protectors.

There is only one rule: private fighting is strictly prohibited in the valley; violators will be killed without mercy.

At first, the Rogue Cultivator were skeptical.

It wasn't until several Bandit Cultivator to force a sale within the valley and were torn to pieces on the spot by Li Tie, whose remains were hung at the valley entrance as a warning to others, that Coiling Dragon Valley's reputation was finally established.

Inexpensive pumping, relatively safe environment.

Furthermore, the Sacred Blood Sect's righteous doctrines have inadvertently narrowed the distance between them and the lower-level Rogue Cultivator.

The moment this place opened, it attracted countless Rogue Cultivator from Taizhen Commandery. Every day, over a thousand cultivators entered and exited the black market, and Spirit Stone flowed into the Sacred Blood Sect's treasury like water...

For a time, they were incredibly popular!

With ample funds available, the Sacred Blood Sect recruited members and established branch offices everywhere, expanding its operations.

The situation during this period is becoming increasingly prosperous.

That's how a snowball is made, little by little, to roll...

However.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.

The lucrative black market in Coiling Dragon Valley directly threatened the interests of the Mysterious Iron Gang, the local underground force in Taizhen Commandery.

The Mysterious Iron Gang, led by Tie Wuya, is a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator.

This gang controls most of the smuggling channels and black market business in Taizhen Commandery, and is secretly backed by several powerful cultivation clans.

Now, only half a year after the opening of Coiling Dragon Valley, the black markets under the Mysterious Iron Gang are already deserted, with revenue plummeting by 70%.

Green Rock County, the headquarters of the Mysterious Iron Gang.

Tie Wuya sat upright in a tiger-skin chair, toying with two steel gallbladders in his hands. His face was ashen. Several Foundation Establishment Early Stage hall masters stood below, all trembling with fear...

"Has the matter been investigated thoroughly?"

"What exactly is this Sacred Blood Sect?"

"Reporting to the leader, we have investigated."

"This Sacred Blood Sect is extremely mysterious. We haven't found out its origins, and most of its members are low-level Rogue Cultivator..."

"But the cultivation Cultivation Method he uses is extremely unorthodox, and his physical body is incredibly strong."

"There are several Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed at Coiling Dragon Valley for a long time, and it's also protected by a high-level formation. They must be quite powerful."

"We simply can't find out who the force behind this is..."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

It wasn't that they were afraid, but for cultivators, the unknown was the real terror. Anyone with eyes could see that the Sacred Blood Sect was no ordinary sect.

First came the unfathomable Cultivation Method, then various formations, Law Artifact, and high-level talismans and elixirs...

These hard currencies couldn't be produced by some baseless cult, proving that there must be someone supporting them behind the scenes!

Moreover, the forces it supports are probably quite powerful.

It must have been the work of a powerful force, at least a Golden Core cultivator, to possibly support the Sacred Blood Sect...

That's precisely why they're so hesitant to act rashly.

They simply couldn't find out which force was in control behind the scenes. The Sacred Blood Sect appeared without warning and developed extremely rapidly, leaving them truly powerless to stop it.