33: Chapter 33 Re-entering the Black Market

With this thought in mind, Lin Ye actively exited his Divine Kingdom's consciousness space, slowly opening his eyes. The miasma deep within his profound pupils was restrained, leaving only absolute calmness and composure.

Now that his dependents' combat power had completed a leap-forward upgrade, he was very clear that his Divine Kingdom still had major shortcomings.

At the present stage, the Miasma Wasteland was ultimately just a killing ground, containing only ferocious beast dependents along with miasma and spiritual qi. Its terrain was singular, resources were scarce, and it failed to form a complete ecological closed-loop.

Without spiritual plants for nourishment, mineral veins for production, spiritual springs for living water, or a multi-layered terrain layout, it completely relied on externally fed resources to sustain the evolution of his dependents, making it unable to be self-sufficient.

Once subsequent high-intensity cultivation and frequent battles by the dependents consumed resources, they would quickly dry up, completely failing to support long-term development.

If he wanted to thoroughly consolidate his foundation, sprint towards higher realms, and support the subsequent advancements of his dependents, he had to improve the Divine Kingdom's ecology as soon as possible and build a complete closed-loop system of self-production, self-sustenance, and self-healing.

Without further ado, Lin Ye tidied his clothes and pushed open the door to walk out of the room.

In the courtyard, Wang Hu was solidly practicing his physique. After recovering from his injuries, his condition had also returned to its peak.

Seeing Lin Ye coming out of seclusion, Wang Hu immediately stopped what he was doing and hurried forward, saying, "Brother Ye, has your seclusion ended? Was the dependents' evolution smooth?"

"Very smooth." Lin Ye nodded slightly and stated plainly, "Accompany me to the black market."

"The black market?" Wang Hu was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Are you going to purchase resources for the Divine Kingdom?"

"Mn." Lin Ye's gaze was calm as he spoke systematically, "The combat power of my Divine Kingdom has already taken shape, but the ecology is too poor, and the shortcomings are obvious. It only has wasteland miasma, few spiritual plants, mineral veins consisting only of miasma crystals, no spiritual springs, and no natural ecological circle. It belongs to a purely destructive, flawed Divine Kingdom, and its endurance is far too poor."

"We have sufficient resources right now, so we can just take the opportunity before the league to make up for all our shortcomings at once and build a complete ecological closed-loop."

Wang Hu nodded immediately without hesitation: "No problem! I'll go with you! Coincidentally, I've also wanted to improve my own Divine Kingdom during this period and stock up on a batch of reserve resources for the league along the way!"

The two did not delay much. After greeting Liu Yun, they immediately went out and headed straight for the largest federal official trading market in Cangnan City.

The Cangnan Federal Trading Market was regular and compliant with stable sources of goods, mainly offering popular Divine Kingdom cultivation materials, basic ecological materials, and conventional cultivation resources, making it suitable for building a standard spiritual-qi Divine Kingdom ecology.

But Lin Ye knew exceptionally well in his heart that his Divine Kingdom was extremely special; it was an extreme slaughter Divine Kingdom based on miasma. Ordinary spiritual-qi materials could only build a basic ecology and were completely incapable of adapting to the overall environment.

Those special spiritual plants, nether-miasma mineral materials, and esoteric nutrients that could survive or even thrive in the miasma-generated, extremely cruel environment would never be stocked by the official market. They belonged to controlled-level scarce resources strictly prohibited from open circulation, and could only be found in the chaotic, uninhibited underground black market.

Therefore, he had already planned his route: first go to the federal trading market to make up for conventional ecological materials, then divert to the black market to purchase scarce resources exclusive to the miasma Divine Kingdom.

Racing all the way, the two soon arrived inside the federal trading market first.

Lin Ye headed straight for various conventional zones to quickly purchase basic materials.

First was the conventional ecological spiritual plant system. He purchased large quantities of perennial spiritual plant seeds and seedlings such as high-tier Spirit-Refining Grass, Spirit-Gathering Flowers, Divine-Rhythm Ancient Trees, and Spirit-Condensing Vines, used to balance the fierce miasma of the Divine Kingdom, lay down a foundation for the spiritual-qi ecology, and prevent the Divine Kingdom's environment from becoming too extreme and completely losing its vitality.

Afterwards, he purchased basic terrain and water-system materials, including ordinary mineral vein cornerstones, soil solidification crystals, basic spirit spring cores, and living water divine crystals. These were used to transform the singular wasteland terrain, build a flowing water circulation and basic mineral vein system, improve the most basic landscape and terrain framework, and solve the basic shortcomings of the Divine Kingdom's barren terrain and lack of flowing water circulation.

With the conventional materials purchased, Lin Ye did not stay long. Directly bringing along a puzzled Wang Hu, he turned around and left the federal trading market.

"Brother Ye, the conventional materials have all been bought, why aren't we continuing to pick more?" Wang Hu hurriedly asked.

"Ordinary materials are enough as long as they suffice." Lin Ye did not stop his steps, his tone indifferent, "My Divine Kingdom is based on miasma; conventional spiritual plants and ordinary mineral veins cannot support a true closed-loop ecology, and will even be slowly eroded and withered by the dense miasma. If we want the dependents' combat power to rise to another level and completely stabilize the Divine Kingdom, we must use special materials adapted to the extreme miasma environment. These things simply do not exist in regular malls."

Wang Hu instantly came to a realization: "I get it! This kind of nether-miasma and extreme scarce goods can only be found in the black market!"

"Mn." Lin Ye nodded slightly, "The regular market seeks stability and only deals in compliant public resources. The black market hides truly unorthodox, esoteric, and slaughter-type materials. Let's go, to the Cangnan underground black market."

The two did not delay any longer, transferring vehicle streams and speeding towards the hidden underground black market in Cangnan City.

The Cangnan Federal Trading Center was the city's largest and most comprehensive trading market for Divine Lords. Officially regulated with regular sources of goods, it covered various scarce materials such as Divine Kingdom terrain modification materials, spiritual plant seeds, mineral vein cornerstones, water-system spiritual sources, array materials, and ecological nutrients, making it also the best place for ordinary deities to improve their Divine Kingdoms.

Speeding all the way, the two soon arrived inside the trading center.

Lin Ye had long made plans, heading straight to major specialized zones to begin targeted purchases, filling in all the missing core systems of his Divine Kingdom.

First was the ecological spiritual plant system. He purchased large quantities of various perennial spiritual plant seeds and seedlings such as high-tier Spirit-Refining Grass, Spirit-Gathering Flowers, Divine-Rhythm Ancient Trees, and Spirit-Condensing Vines.

He didn't know whether these types of spiritual plants could adapt to an environment intertwined with miasma and spiritual qi, but in a normal environment, these spiritual roots would take root as soon as they landed, continuously absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, feeding back into the Divine Kingdom's spiritual qi, nourishing the dependents' physiques and bloodlines, and solving the shortcomings of the Divine Kingdom having no self-produced spiritual qi and no natural vegetation.

Next was the terrain and resource system.

He purchased a large amount of mineral vein cornerstones, black gold ores, and spirit crystal mine cores, which could artificially build small spiritual mineral veins deep within the wasteland, allowing the Divine Kingdom to independently produce divine crystals and cultivation ores, realizing self-sufficiency in resources.

At the same time, he purchased mountain-creating landscape stones and soil solidification crystals to transform the singular wasteland terrain, piling up valleys, hills, and caves, crafting exclusive habitats for the Shadow Fox, Soul-Crying Crow, and Rot-Blood Mosquito to suit the survival habits of various dependents.

Immediately following was the water-system spiritual source system.

The original Divine Kingdom only had a narrow stream with barren water sources, unable to nourish a large-scale ecology or facilitate the habitat of the nether python and black turtle.

Lin Ye directly snapped up several spirit spring cores and living water divine crystals, which could open up permanent spirit springs within the Divine Kingdom, widen streams, build a living water circulation system, form a moistened ecology, balance the overly fierce miasma of the wasteland, and make the Divine Kingdom's environment warmer and more balanced, suitable for the survival of all dependents.

The Cangnan black market was hidden in the city's blind spots, unregulated and unrestrained by rules. It circulated a large number of special resources banned by officials; nether-miasma materials, extreme living creature nutrients, slaughter-attribute mineral materials, and poisonous spiritual plants were available in all varieties, perfectly matching all the needs of Lin Ye's miasma Divine Kingdom.

The moment he stepped into the black market, a unique aura mixed with blood, miasma, and chill rushed towards his face, completely different from the refined spiritual qi of the regular trading market.