Chapter 50 - Kite

  "Come on, Fellow Daoist Lu, try this aged wine I have kept for nearly ten years."

  At the home of the monk surnamed Wu, the two were drinking to their heart's content.

  Lu Xuan shook the silver wine cup in his hand, and the golden wine in the cup rose and fell with his movements, and a mellow and heavy wine smell escaped.

  "I really didn't expect that Wang Shan, a patrol guard of the Law Enforcement Hall, was actually contaminated by evil spirits. Fortunately, it was discovered early and did not affect us neighbors."

  The monk surnamed Wu put down the wine cup and thought of the possible consequences, and couldn't help but feel scared.

  "Yes, if the evil spirits were not discovered and eliminated in time, it would be difficult for those of us who live nearby to ensure our own safety."

  Lu Xuan echoed.

  "Those wastes of the Law Enforcement Hall have been guarding this area for a while, and it is inconvenient for them to go out and do anything."

  "Don't you see, they can't even protect their own people and are invaded by evil spirits. What's the point of coming to control us? It's better to thoroughly investigate the inside, maybe we can find a few more!"

  The old man surnamed Wu was obviously a little drunk, and his eyes were blurred.

  "Daoyou Lu, why don't you plant those spiritual plants suitable for brewing spiritual wine? If you do, I'll buy as many as you have!"

  As he was talking, the cultivator surnamed Wu turned the topic to Lu Xuan.

  "I've been thinking about it recently, but the spiritual field in the courtyard is too small. There is no extra space to plant other spiritual plants, and I don't have the energy to cultivate other spiritual plants for the time being."

  "If you have that plan, you must come to cooperate with Daoyou Wu."

  The two continued to drink.

  "By the way, Daoyou Wu, do you know the black market in Linyang Market?"

  Lu Xuan asked the old man.

  "Black market? Why, do you want to go in?"

  "I have this idea, but I have never been in it before, so I don't know much about it. Daoyou Wu, you have superb cultivation and have been in the market for a long time, so I want to ask Daoyou Wu about the relevant situation."

  Lu Xuan smiled.

  "I have indeed been in it several times, the most recent time was about two years ago."

  The old man sobered up a little and showed a look of reminiscence.

  "The black market is located in the center of the city. Rumor has it that it is managed by several underground forces in the city, but I guess there is the shadow of one or several big families in the city behind it." "The

  city was originally built on an abandoned secret realm. The black market is located in a natural maze. You can only enter it after purchasing a guiding talisman with several spirit stones."

  "It is called the black market, so it is very different from the casual cultivator market and those big shops. Those who appear there are generally not allowed to see the light. The cultivators who enter will usually hide their faces or cultivation."

  "The same is true for the goods inside. There will be many treasures that are difficult to see in the market and shops. Their origins are unknown. There are treasures that are stolen from people and cannot be sold normally. There are also various weird and strange materials, and there is no shortage of evil things."

  Lu Xuan nodded from time to time.

  "Then can ordinary casual cultivators be guaranteed safety when entering the black market?"

  "It is definitely safe inside, with powerful cultivators guarding it, and it is rare to hear of anyone causing trouble inside."

  "As for the outside, it is not under the jurisdiction of the black market. Among the cultivators entering and leaving the black market, there are many vicious and vicious people, or evil cultivators who practice evil techniques, so the safety is much lower than inside, and occasionally there will be incidents of murder and robbery."

  "Under normal circumstances, there is no problem. After all, the black market is in the center of the town. Anyway, I have been there more than once when I was at a low level of Qi training, and I didn't encounter any unexpected situations."

  "If you really want to go in, just be cautious. If you are really scared, you can go in with a familiar cultivator."   

  "I'm grateful for your advice. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wu, for sharing this important information with me."

  The old man surnamed Wu waved his hand.

  "These are nothing. You can get them by asking around outside."

  The two of them were not very close, so he did not ask Lu Xuan what his purpose was in going to the black market.

  Lu Xuan stayed for a while, then returned to his home with the young Cloud-stepping Lynx that had been quietly resting on his shoulder.

  He pondered for a moment, and decided to go to the black market.

  According to what the old man surnamed Wu said, there would be many strange things on the black market, so the possibility of finding unknown spirit seeds would be greater than in the casual cultivator market.

  Moreover, going in and out of the black market was generally safe. Lu Xuan felt that as long as he did not expose his belongings and did not cause trouble, he would be able to get out of it safely.

  Moreover, he had full confidence in his current strength.

  The sixth level of Qi training, the Gengjin Sword Art that is close to the Grandmaster level, the first-grade special magic weapon, the Silver Blade, two second-grade sword Qi Wanqian Talismans, the second-grade flying sword Lihuo Sword, the first-grade treasure Thunder Fire Pearl, and many talismans...

  Even if he faces a high-level Qi training cultivator, Lu Xuan has a good chance of killing him.

  On the second day, Lu Xuan inspected the spiritual field and kept all the spiritual plants in the best condition. Then he went to the black market according to the location provided by the cultivator surnamed Wu.

  Because the young Cloud Lynx was too obvious and there was no suitable means to cover it up, Lu Xuan left it at home.

  After learning that he could not follow Lu Xuan out, the Cloud Lynx stared at Lu Xuan with a pair of green eyes, motionless.

  Lu Xuan's mind was focused on its body, and he felt that the young beast seemed to be afraid that he would abandon it, and his heart was full of helplessness and fear.

  This almost made Lu Xuan soft-hearted, but in the end, considering that his true identity might be exposed, he finally comforted him for a while, left a pile of dried meat strips for the Cloud-walking Lynx, and went alone.

  About half an hour later, Lu Xuan arrived outside the black market.

  Although the black market is close to the center of the market, it is quite desolate around it, with no courtyards or houses. Only a few monks on the road are in a hurry and wary of each other.

  The entire black market is shrouded in a large mass of thick black fog. When the spiritual consciousness probes into the black fog, it seems to be blocked by something and cannot move forward.

  Lu Xuan, wearing a simple mask on his face, came to the monk guarding the entrance of the black market.

  Along the way, he saw that almost all the monks were dressed like him. Most of them wore masks or cloth towels on their faces, a few covered their faces with special magic tools, and a few did not care much and showed their true faces to others, but Lu Xuan did not know whether it was their true faces.

  He observed the movements of the monk in front of him and handed three spirit stones to a monk with black fog lingering all over his body at the entrance.

  Then, he got a guide talisman with black runes drawn on it, and on it there was a slightly moving black arrow.

  Entering the black fog, the front was hazy, and the black arrow was flashing, constantly and slightly adjusting the direction of the arrow, leading Lu Xuan forward in the black fog.

  After a while, Lu Xuan felt refreshed, passed through the black fog, and came to the black market.

  The black market was more spacious than he had imagined. There were one or two hundred monks within sight. The scene was relatively quiet, with only slight discussions.

  The sky above the black market seemed to be covered by a thick black cloud. In the sky, there were a dozen black kites flying slowly.

  It was unknown what material the kites were made of. At first glance, they looked like the skin of a monster floating in the sky.

  When flying over Lu Xuan's head, he could feel an evil thought sweeping through his body, causing Lu Xuan's skin to be covered with dense goose bumps.

  (End of this chapter)