270: Advanced Thunder Body, Black Market Taobao

Camp A, Courtyard No. 3.

“Boom!”

With a thunderous roar, a large expanse of lightning suddenly erupted from Chu Jiang’s body, revealing his brand-new musculature, shimmering with a crystalline luster, pure and flawless.

His Physique seemed to have evolved, activating a Thunderous Divine Treasure within his Physical Body. His entire skeletal structure resonated, his heartbeat like thunder, and his body was covered in a layer of white-blue divine light, illuminating the entire Cultivation chamber like daylight.

“Thunderous Body, achieved!”

Chu Jiang rose, his black hair cascading like a waterfall, his face handsome and cold.

“Congratulations, Host, for advancing to Thunderous Body. Cultivating Thunder-attribute martial arts or Divine Abilities will double Cultivation efficiency and increase power.”

Abnormal Thunder, Nine Revolutions Magic Thunder.

Divine Ability, Five-Wheeled Thunder Fire Method.

Physique, Thunderous Body.

Cultivation Technique, Azure Wood Emperor Skill.

He was absolutely invincible among those of the same Realm. Within the Faxiang Realm, no one could withstand his full-power strike.

Now, even without using the Azure Emperor Dharma Form, he could easily suppress a Heaven and Earth Realm First Layer, and easily handle a major battle against a Heaven and Earth Realm Second Layer without needing to risk his life.

Using the Azure Emperor Dharma Form, he estimated he could likely overwhelm a Heaven and Earth Realm Third Layer. Whether he could kill them, he didn't know, as after the Heaven and Earth Realm, a single layer difference represented a huge chasm.

Coupled with the Major Achievement Heavenly Peng Step, even a Heaven and Earth Realm Fourth Layer expert couldn't kill him.

Once he entered the Blood Dragon Pond, his strength would advance again, and his combat power would increase further.

Chu Jiang's gaze then fell upon the “Black Dragon Eighteen Styles.” This manual recorded eighteen deadly moves, extremely brutal, a close-quarters combat technique that returned to its original simplicity.

“Black Dragon Claw, Empty-Handed Weapon Seizure!”

“Flying Dragon Riding Water!”

“Iron Mountain Lean?”

...

Goodness, how did such strange things get mixed in here?

Never mind, let's just get started.

“Seventh Hundred Year, your Black Dragon Eighteen Styles has entered the Initial Stage.”

“Thirteenth Hundred Year, Black Dragon Eighteen Styles Minor Achievement.”

“Two Thousandth Year, your Black Dragon Eighteen Styles Major Achievement.”

“Faxiang · Black Dragon Eighteen Styles (Major Achievement)”

“demon life essence: One Thousand Three Hundred Years.”

...

Chu Jiang temporarily stopped the infusion. The remaining demon life essence was insufficient to support the continued advancement of this martial art.

With this matter settled, it was time to acquire some demon life essence; he simply didn't have enough to spend.

Just as he was pondering.

A figure was knocking at the courtyard gate; it was Sun Taian.

“Brother Sun, is there something important?”

Chu Jiang waved his hand, opening the gate, and asked casually.

Sun Taian, mysterious, whispered, “Today, I'll take you to a good place!”

A good place?

Chu Jiang was confused.

Seeing Chu Jiang's confusion, Sun Taian explained, “It's the black market inside Zhen Gui Pass. They have everything you could imagine there, and if you're lucky, you might even find a treasure!”

“Zhen Gui Pass still allows such things to exist?” Chu Jiang said, following Sun Taian out.

He was quite curious about such a black market.

“Some things aren't suitable for open trade, so they naturally emerge. Although there was a ban at first, it didn't really work, so they just let it go later!”

Sun Taian said.

As the two spoke, they arrived at an underground entrance.

“General Sun, Lord Marquis Chu!”

The two guards at the entrance cupped their hands. Chu Jiang's defeat of Niu Dali a few days ago had already caused quite a stir in Zhen Gui Pass, and many people recognized him.

The two nodded slightly and entered this underground black market.

Once inside, they discovered that it was a world of its own, covering a vast area with an enormous flow of people. The streets were filled with crowds and various shouts.

“Phoenix Bloodstone, containing Phoenix essence blood, only ten Spirit Stones! Passersby, don't miss it! You dare to buy, and I dare to sell…”

“God Slaying Blade Fragment, the personal blade of the Great Qin Dynasty's Crown Prince six thousand years ago, only three thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Demon Suppression Heavenly Book Incomplete Manual, a secret method rumored to be Cultivated by Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerable, three hundred Spirit Stones!”

...

Chu Jiang felt the atmosphere here. Some people weren't even there to sell things; they just brought some strange trinket to play around with.

Over ninety percent were street stalls, with only a scattered few shops.

The flickering lights made it feel as if they had entered a ghost market.

“This place is divided into two major areas: shops and street stalls!”

“You can trade with Spirit Stones or military merit points.”

“The shops are basically all verified, their quality is not an issue, and they have after-sales service. Of course, the possibility of finding a bargain is extremely low, and the prices are also higher!”

“As for the street stalls, that's entirely up to personal skill. You might spend a lot of money on a useless item, or you might buy a rare treasure for a very low price. It's all about the thrill!”

“Once, someone spent a hundred Spirit Stones and, from a fragment, uncovered a Faxiang Realm martial art, which made everyone envious.”

Sun Taian said, his eyes scanning the street stalls they passed, looking for anything that caught his eye.

Chu Jiang's first reaction after hearing this was whether this person was an accomplice, a setup specially designed by the black market owner.

Because using his Star Soul Eye to investigate, the street stalls they had just passed: the Phoenix Stone was just chicken blood stone, and the God Slaying Blade was just a Spiritual Artifact fragment. Whoever bought them would be a fool.

There were basically no genuine items.

“Boss, how much for this thing?”

Sun Taian walked up to a white-haired old soldier's stall, pointing at a large piece of decaying stone, and asked.

“My lord, you've got a good eye! This is the treasure of my stall, a Source Stone. As everyone knows, anything that can be sealed by a Source Stone is an extraordinary treasure, and also…”

The white-haired old soldier rambled on about the origin of this Source Stone, how astonishing and how incredible it was.

“Stop, stop, stop…”

“Just be direct, name a price!”

Sun Taian was getting a headache. He brought Chu Jiang here to help him find some treasures and bargains, after all, Chu Jiang had given him ten thousand military merits.

Just for leading the way, he got ten thousand military merits.

This was not a small sum.

The white-haired old soldier extended two fingers.

“Twenty thousand?”

Sun Taian raised an eyebrow.

“What are you thinking? This is eighty thousand, not twenty thousand!”

The white-haired old soldier said in a deep voice, then extended his thumb and forefinger again.

Chu Jiang also immediately used his Star Soul Eye to investigate, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

“Hmm?”

He actually couldn't see through it.

No wonder Sun Taian dared to bring him here to find a bargain; he really did have some tricks up his sleeve.

“Eighty thousand, are you robbing me? Be direct, give me your bottom price!”

Sun Taian naturally understood that the other party was asking for an exorbitant price and wouldn't easily fall for it.

“Then thirty thousand?”

The white-haired old soldier frowned, asking tentatively.

“Forget thirty thousand, how about three thousand!”

“Wrap it up for me!”

Sun Taian said seriously.

“Are you serious? Three thousand is impossible! I brought this Source Stone back from outside the pass at a huge cost, the travel expenses alone weren't enough!”

“Who bargains like you, cutting the price down to nothing!”

The white-haired old soldier was speechless.

“Alright, you don't need to fool me. You know how much this thing is worth. I'll add two thousand more. If not, forget it, keep your stall's treasure for the New Year!”

Sun Taian was about to make a move to leave, but the white-haired old soldier decisively said.

“Deal!”

Damn.

He gave too much again!

Sun Taian's lips twitched.

Never mind, worth eighty thousand, and he got it for five thousand, he could only comfort himself.

...

Holy cow.

“There's really something inside?”

Chu Jiang looked at the message on the panel in surprise. He had thought it was just an empty shell and was about to stop Sun Taian from buying it.

But then…

(PS: The previous mission to escort the Barbarian Emperors Son was rewarded with five thousand high-grade Demon Suppression Blades, but it was written as fifty Spirit Stones. It has been corrected.)