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If he hadn't met him, Lin Yi didn't even dare to imagine what would have happened that night.

"What, have you been trapped in a setup?"

The Senior Student saw that Lin Yi hadn't spoken for a long time.

He turned back to look him over, seeing right through him.

Lin Yi smiled awkwardly: "The last mission involved a Dog Demon, and I was trapped in their setup. Luckily, I met a man riding a motorcycle who gave me a few pointers, which allowed me to break the trap!"

As soon as he said this, the Senior Student stopped in his tracks.

He turned back and looked at Lin Yi in surprise, making him feel a bit uneasy.

"Brother Sheng, what's wrong?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

After a long while, the Senior Student said: "That man you mentioned, was he rugged-looking and wearing a pink helmet?"

"Yes, yes, that's him! Do you know him?" Lin Yi nodded quickly.

A flash of brilliance crossed the Senior Student's eyes: "How would I have the qualifications to know him? Do you know who he is?"

"I don't know!" Lin Yi shook his head.

The Senior Student's expression became somewhat excited.

"He is from the Monster Hunting Bureau, the captain of the Fifth Monster Hunting Squad, Chu Zhengxiong... Being able to receive his guidance is a massive stroke of luck for you..."

Seeing the Senior Student's tone becoming increasingly excited.

Lin Yi frowned slightly and said: "Are they also the Fifth Monster Hunting Squad?"

"Of course. They are the regular army, while we are just a ragtag outfit!"

"Let me put it this way: Chu Zhengxiong is famous within the Monster Hunting Bureau. The number of Yao Beasts that have died at his hands is at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand!"

"He also has a nickname, the Butcher—the butcher who slaughters Yao Beasts..."

"Moreover, his Realm had already reached 6 stars several years ago. After all these years, who knows if he has improved further!"

Listening to the Senior Student talk eloquently.

Lin Yi was surprised to discover that the man on the motorcycle he had met earlier was actually so badass?

He belonged to the Fifth Monster Hunting Squad under the Monster Hunting Bureau.

And he was the squad captain, nicknamed the Butcher?

No wonder his casual pointers could give Lin Yi such a huge improvement.

"It's just that Monster Hunting Squads usually hunt Yao Beasts in the New District or in the Forbidden Zones.

Why would they come to our Old District?" The Senior Student's tone shifted, becoming somewhat puzzled.

Lin Yi smiled: "To kill Yao Beasts, obviously!"

"Come to the Old District, or the city center, to kill Yao Beasts? It probably wouldn't be enough for him to kill alone. There's no need for the Monster Hunting Bureau to arrange for a Monster Hunting Squad to come here and do something so unnecessary..." The Senior Student shook his head.

He dismissed Lin Yi's explanation.

Lin Yi didn't care about this.

He just wanted to take a good look at what exactly this black market had to offer.

He wanted to keep in mind some shops and stalls that might be helpful to him in the future.

After paying the registration fee and moving out of his home, he also planned to rely on Monster Hunting to make money.

He hadn't realized until coming to the black market that there were simply too many places where Lin Yi needed money.

A mere thirty or fifty thousand wasn't enough for anything at all.

"Brother Sheng, don't think so much. How can we possibly guess the affairs of the Monster Hunting Bureau?

By the way, are there any masks for sale here?" Lin Yi interrupted the Senior Student's speculation.

Bringing him back to reality.

The Senior Student paused, then nodded: "Right, what you lack the most right now is a mask and a Spiritual Artifact for storage!"

"A Spiritual Artifact for storage?"

Lin Yi was surprised and quickly glanced at the Senior Student.

The Senior Student nodded: "Of course. A storage Spiritual Artifact can store items, such as weapons, Medicinal Pills, or the Yao Cores and Yao Beast corpses you obtain from killing Yao Beasts. Everything can be stored inside!"

"Do you intend to carry a sword and walk around the streets? Or carry Yao Beast corpses and parade them through the city?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi suddenly realized.

Back when he met Lei Hu, when he gave him that [Galaxy Qi Transformation Technique].

It seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

At the time, Lin Yi had focused all his attention on that Cultivation Technique.

Instead, he had overlooked this important detail.

If it weren't for the Senior Student bringing him here today and explaining so many things related to the Dao of martial arts.

Lin Yi still wouldn't know that such things as storage Spiritual Artifacts existed.

His knowledge of strange and unusual things had increased again.

Chapter 37: Risking One's Life, Just for a Few Pieces of Silver (Please add to library and follow)

"How much? A Low Grade storage Spiritual Artifact costs fifty thousand?"

The Senior Student took Lin Yi to a Spiritual Artifact shop.

When Lin Yi asked about the price of the storage Spiritual Artifact.

He was immediately shocked.

A Low Grade storage Spiritual Artifact with only one cubic meter of space costs fifty thousand?

And it wasn't even brand new; who knows how many hands it had passed through.

The owner of the Spiritual Artifact shop was a fat man.

He was wearing a pumpkin mask and nodded: "Storage Spiritual Artifacts have always been hot commodities, rare and hard to come by. I'm already giving you the lowest price; otherwise, it would cost at least eighty thousand..."

After the shop owner stated the price.

Lin Yi smiled awkwardly.

He really hadn't expected a Low Grade storage Spiritual Artifact to be so expensive.

And it wasn't even brand new.

To buy a brand-new Low Grade storage Spiritual Artifact, the price would probably be around one hundred thousand.

Given Lin Yi's current situation, he simply couldn't afford that much money.

The Senior Student seemed to see what was on Lin Yi's mind and smiled, saying: "Old Chu, he's still a student; how could he have that much money? Why don't you lower the price a bit and give him a discount!"

Clearly, the Senior Student seemed very familiar with the shop owner.

As soon as he said this, the owner sighed: "It's only because it's you. If it were anyone else, this price would be impossible... Kid, if you really want it, take it for thirty-eight thousand, how about that?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi shook his head.

"It's too expensive. I don't have that much money on me. But Lei Hu Chu, if you can hold it for me until I've earned enough money to come back, I might consider it!"

"Hold it for you?"

The shop owner looked at Lin Yi in surprise.

It was as if he had heard something as unbelievable as a fantasy.

Storage Spiritual Artifacts were always in high demand; that was absolutely true.

True Martial Artists were different from students like Lin Yi.

Before today, other than studying systematically every day to improve his Qi and blood, Lin Yi didn't understand the true Dao of martial arts.

He didn't even know that in Xinghai City, there was such a black market that provided convenience for those practicing the Dao of martial arts.

After arriving at the black market, Lin Yi's horizons were instantly broadened.

This made him clearly realize that his previous understanding of the Dao of martial arts wasn't even skin-deep.

It even made him think that this was just the Old District.

If he went to Martial Arts University in the future and lived in the New District.

Would the understanding of the Dao of martial arts there be deeper?

Or perhaps what he saw and heard there would be much more diverse.

"Forget it, forget it, kid. For the sake of the Senior Student, I can hold it for you for one week!"

"If you come to buy it within a week, I'll give it to you for thirty-eight thousand. If it exceeds a week, I'll have to sell it to someone else!" The shop owner made his final concession.

Hearing this, Lin Yi nodded quickly: "Okay, then within a week!"

After agreeing on the time and price of the transaction, Lin Yi left the Spiritual Artifact shop with the Senior Student.

They strolled around the first floor a bit more before leaving the black market.

The night was deep.

Not a single person could be seen on the street.

Even the scavengers and homeless people had disappeared without a trace.

The Senior Student turned back and looked at Lin Yi: "Do you still plan to continue Monster Hunting?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi shook his head: "It's too late; I should go home!"

"Brother Sheng, thanks to meeting you today, you've opened up a new world for me and broadened my horizons quite a bit!"

After he finished speaking, the Senior Student smiled and shook his head.

"There's no need to thank me. Everyone has gone through this stage. It's all for those few pieces of silver; otherwise, who would be willing to risk their lives running out to hunt monsters for money?"