Underground Black Market, White Tiger Essence Blood?

On the other hand, Lin Qingchen was unaware that his cultivation speed had made Qian Renxue begin to doubt whether her infiltrating the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was the right thing to do.

He had already left Heaven Dou City, and after casually renting a luxury carriage, he prepared to head to Suotuo City.

After leaving Heaven Dou City, Lin Qingchen's carriage headed south.

The Heaven Dou City to Suotuo City involves passing through the Silves Kingdom, and then entering the territory of the Balak Kingdom.

The Balak Kingdom is the strongest of the four kingdoms under the Heaven Dou Empire. Because it borders the Star Luo Empire to the south, a large number of troops are stationed along its border year-round. As a result, the people in the border towns are much more rugged than those in the interior, and can be described as having a simple and honest folk culture.

Of course, Lin Qingchen was not in a hurry to travel. Based on his understanding of Qin Ming, he knew that this trip would definitely take a long time, and he would not be able to travel for more than a month.

Therefore, he did not urge him along the way, and even stopped in some cities for several days.

And so, the carriage slowly entered the border area between the Balak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom.

The Coachman stopped to resupply at a place called Iron Rock City. Lin Qingchen lifted the curtain and took a look, finding the city quite interesting.

The city walls here are not high, but they are very thick. Moreover, the rocks used to build the walls are different from ordinary rocks. They have a metallic luster, and Lin Qingchen can sense the gold element inside them with just a little sensing.

Moreover, more than half of the people walking on the street were carrying fluctuations of Soul Power.

The signs hanging outside the roadside taverns were all sorts of things. Some of them had simple line drawings of Soul Beasts and slogans like "Hunting Request" and "Materials Purchase" written below them.

Lin Qingchen found a hotel in the city and didn't even need to ask around. While having dinner downstairs that evening, he overheard two Soul Masters at the next table chatting openly.

"Have you heard? That underground show in the west of the city is starting tonight."

"Oh? Really?"

"Absolutely true! We've been waiting here for so long, isn't it all for this?"

After listening for a while, Lin Qingchen finally understood.

Iron Rock City is located on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. A short walk to the southeast leads to the edge of the forest, so many Soul Masters take on jobs here.

Where there is demand, there is a market; with a large population, people will be willing to sell anything.

Iron Rock City, a place that's practically a lawless zone, secretly hosts underground black markets every now and then, where people buy and sell things, and of course, there are also auctions and the like.

Hearing this, Lin Qingchen became interested in this underground black market and immediately decided to go and take a look.

Of course, he didn't expect the items on the black market to be very legitimate.

Only illicit goods fetch high prices; who would sell genuine products here?

However, "unconventional" also means "unorthodox" or "unorthodox." And when you take an unorthodox approach, who knows what interesting things might come up?

Lin Qingchen secretly memorized the auras of these two Soul Masters.

He then went back to his room, changed into an inconspicuous gray robe, and took a mask to cover half of his face. After waiting for the right time, he secretly followed the two Soul Masters out of the hotel.

In the west of the city, at the entrance of an abandoned granary, two burly men blocked the doorway on either side. Seeing Lin Qingchen approach, they immediately stopped him, demanding, "Where's the receipt?"

Certificate?

How could such an irregular place possibly have any receipts? Besides, Lin Qingchen also noticed how the two Soul Masters in front of him were paying.

Lin Qingchen took out a few Gold Soul Coins from his sleeve and handed them over.

The burly man immediately beamed with joy and stepped aside to make way for him.

It's just a few Gold Soul Coins; it's money that came out of thin air anyway, so he doesn't care.

Upon entering the granary, there was a tunnel leading down, which was clearly the entrance to the underground black market.

Going down the tunnel, you'll find an even more hidden world inside.

This is a fairly large underground space, with dozens of rows of benches packed tightly together. In front of it is a platform with a wooden table on it.

Clearly, this is what's known as an underground auction house.

Most of the people who came were as secretive as Lin Qingchen; some wore masks, some wore cloaks, and some even smeared mud on their faces, making them look quite shabby.

Lin Qingchen found a seat in the back corner.

Before long, the place was almost full.

Suddenly, a hidden door in the wall opened, and a group of imposing men in black rushed in and took up positions in different places.

Clearly, these are the people from the organizers who are maintaining order.

Immediately afterwards, a person also dressed in a black robe walked onto the stage.

"Ahem, welcome everyone to Iron Rock City. As per the rules, the auction will be held first. After that, more areas will be opened for you to trade on your own."

After a few simple words, the auction began.

The first few items were all small things: a few herbs of average quality, a broken soul-guided short sword, and a tooth of some unknown Soul Beast.

The people below were also uninterested, and the transaction price ranged from a few to a few dozen Gold Soul Coins.

The fifth item was a jade bottle brought to the table. The bottom of the bottle was covered with a layer of dark red liquid, not much, just enough for a mouthful, but the color was extremely rich, and it gleamed with a heavy luster under the dim yellow light.

"Hehe, esteemed guests, this item was consigned by someone else. It is the essence blood of a 30,000-year-old Vajra White Tiger hunted within the Star Luo Empire. As you all know, White Tiger Soul Beasts are extremely rare and powerful. Some White Tigers are even kept by the Star Luo Imperial Family. Therefore, the starting bid is 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, and each bid must be at least 1,000."

Um?

Vajra White Tiger Blood Essence?

Lin Qingchen glanced sideways.

Before that, he had been pondering the laws of elements.

The combination of the Black Tortoise Bloodline and the Great Water Element Escape created the [Law of the Five Elements: Water], while the divine beast bloodline corresponding to the metal element is most likely the White Tiger.

The White Tiger resides in the west and governs the metal element Evil Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul of the Dai Family in the Star Luo Empire is a top-tier metal-attribute Power Attack System.

He originally planned to wait until he met Dai Mubai to see if he could obtain the White Tiger Bloodline, and perhaps replicate the path of the Black Tortoise Bloodline to obtain the [Law of the Five Elements: Metal].

Thinking about it later, I realized that I could try looking for the essence and blood of the White Tiger Soul Beast, hoping to obtain the White Tiger Bloodline.

Just consider it a form of security.

He was originally worried about where to find the White Tiger Blood Essence, but he bumped into it while stopping at the underground auction.

This luck isn't exactly phenomenal, but it's far better than finding a needle in a haystack in the Star Dou Great Forest.

After the auctioneer finished speaking, the audience fell silent instantly; not a single person uttered a word.

After a moment's thought, Lin Qingchen understood why this was the case.

After all, this is just a presentation by the auctioneer, but who knows if the auctioneer is lying?

After all, it's common knowledge that the underground black market is full of scams and rip-offs.