The Ghost City was not completely dark. The stone buildings on both sides of the street were inlaid with a kind of crystal that emitted a faint white light. It was soft and delicate, allowing martial artists to see the items in front of them clearly.
The Ghost City was large and quiet. The uniform black coat made every martial artist look almost the same from the outside. It was difficult to distinguish them at all. This was specially arranged by the Ghost City.
At the stalls on both sides of the street, both sides of the transaction were whispering in low voices. It seemed very gloomy.
Xiao Chen did not stop. Instead, he continued walking down the street. He discovered that the Ghost City was also divided into different grades. At the outermost part of the Ghost City, there were only ordinary cultivators trading their items. The further he went in, the higher the grade of the items. There were also all sorts of rare treasures.
A large number of martial artists rushed over from all over the Desolate Border Territory, constantly looking for their own items in the Ghost City. But this also required eyesight. Some ancient objects exuding a strong aura of vicissitudes might just be a pile of waste stones. Of course, among these messy items, there might really be the existence of a high grade treasure.
"This is?"
This was a stall in front of him. There was a faint flash of crystal. After taking a closer look, it was found to be a skeleton, and it was the skeleton of a Heavenly Building Realm martial artist. The whole skeleton was shining with a pale golden light. When it was lightly tapped, it emitted the sound of gold and iron, showing the sturdiness of the skeleton.
There was no need to be surprised about what appeared in the Ghost City. Casting material veins, precious herbs, spirit fruits, bones, blood, fur, spirit weapons, battle armors, these were just some common things.
Just like the bones of vicious beasts, Heavenly Building Realm martial artists corresponded to three-star vicious beasts. Moreover, after the martial artists passed the Heavenly Tribulation, their flesh and bones were tempered, which could also be regarded as a kind of casting material.
As for where this Heavenly Building Realm martial artist's skeleton came from, there was no need to delve into it!
Xiao Chen wandered aimlessly. He had three purposes for this trip. The Bronze Ancient Key needed by Near and End of the World Pavilion, top-grade Primordial Stones and even Spirit Crystals, and the middle-grade Earth Level Formation Board. As for the others, he needed to see what he would find.
The Ghost City had only just begun, and the Earth-step array disc had not yet appeared. Not only that, but the six great treasures had also not appeared yet. Xiao Chen was not in a hurry. If these treasures really appeared, it would definitely attract countless martial artists. At that time, he would naturally know.
As he walked forward, he observed the stalls on the side to see if there were any items he needed. Suddenly, a stall in front of Xiao Chen caught sight of it.
One must know that the Ghost Market had only just begun, but the stall in front of them was already surrounded by a large crowd. Each and every one of them was pointing curiously and discussing spiritedly.
When Xiao Chen saw this, a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes. He walked up to the stall and glanced at it.
Behind the stall in front of them, a cultivator wearing a straw raincoat sat cross-legged on an ancient rock. It was hard to tell if he was a man or a woman. In front of him was a pile of rubble.
These rubble were mottled and broken. Some were big and some were small, and they all had different shapes. Some were covered in scars and had different colors. There were even some stones that had been weathered, as if they were randomly picked up from the desolate land.
However, from these stones, one could feel a faint trace of Primordial Qi.
Primordial Stone Gambling!
The pile of stones in front of him were primordial stones mined from primordial stone mines.
Mines. Moreover, the price of a primordial stone mine was a middle-grade primordial stone, regardless of its size.
As for whether a cultivator could obtain a high-grade primordial stone from a primordial stone mine or not, it depended on their luck.
"Ai, there's nothing here. Could it be that these are all useless stones? There are no primordial stones in them at all. We have already chosen more than ten primordial stones, but there is not even a single low-grade primordial stone."
"These stones are weathered and brittle. There are even large and small holes in them, and mottled with cracks. One look and you can tell that they have been exposed to the sun for who knows how long. They are just ordinary stones."
"Primordial stones, primordial stones!"
At this time, a cultivator on the side exclaimed loudly. In his hand, a watermelon-sized primordial stone mine was opened. In the middle, there was a fist-sized primordial stone. Such a primordial stone could be divided into five ordinary primordial stones, and he had only spent one primordial stone.
"One blade to heaven, one blade to hell. Primordial stone gambling all depends on your eyesight and luck."
At this time, a cultivator behind the stall said. His voice was a bit hoarse, as if it came from an old man. Xiao Chen had already sensed that the owner of this stall was an old man.
Perhaps it was because they saw that someone's luck was good, but the cultivators who came later all made a move. Very quickly, all the raw Yuan Stone ores in front of the old man's stall were sold out. The old man waved his hand and another hundred raw Yuan Stone ores of various sizes appeared in front of everyone.
"This old man's primordial stone mines all come from the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range, so everyone can rest assured. If you can get a top quality primordial stone or spirit crystal, then you will be lucky and will be able to make a great fortune."
The hoarse voice sounded again. In a short time, the middle grade primordial stones in front of the old man had piled up into a small mountain. There were more than a hundred primordial stones, all of which were bought by some cultivators who wanted to buy primordial stones at a low price.
It seemed that the cultivator who had opened five primordial stones had used up everyone's luck. The next hundred primordial stones that appeared only produced a few lower primordial stones. The largest primordial stone could only be divided into ten lower primordial stones, which was less than a tenth of the price of a middle grade primordial stone.
Even Xiao Chen was itching to buy a primordial stone.
However, he only obtained a useless primordial stone. What interested Xiao Chen the most was the primordial stone mine.
The origin of the mine.
"Are you lying to us? The Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range is real, but I think you are just casually taking out the useless primordial stones from the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range. Hundreds of primordial stones only produced a few lower primordial stones, but do you really think that we are so easily fooled?"
"That's right, do you really think that we can't do anything to you, you old liar, just because you are not allowed to use force in the Ghost City?"
"This old man's primordial stone mines are all in the depths of the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range. As for whether there are primordial stones in them, this old man does not know. Everything depends on luck."
"Hmph, the primordial stone mines in the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range have long been mined out. Now it has become a waste mine, and you still say that you are not lying to us."
After listening to the surrounding cultivators, Xiao Chen also understood the origin of the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range.
In the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range, it was rumored that a hundred thousand years ago, a cultivator found a primordial stone mine in this desolate forest. Not only that, this primordial stone mine was surrounded by an upper primordial stone mine. From inside to outside, there was also a large number of middle and lower primordial stones.
In the end, people even found a small spiritual crystal mine in the depths of the mine. There were almost a hundred lower spiritual crystals. Not to mention upper rank combat divisions, even Marquis combat divisions did not have such a heritage.
Spiritual crystals and primordial stones, a large number of upper primordial stones, and countless middle and lower primordial stones were found. The discovery of the lower primordial stones caused the entire Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range to fall into a century-long battle. Not only many tribes in the Desolate Border Region took action, even tribes from other regions wanted a share of the spoils.
Later on, there were hidden foreign tribes that infiltrated the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range. Many tribes excavated without caring about the cost. Finally, after a hundred years, the visible primordial stone mine was dug out and divided.
Later on, there were still some primordial stones and even spiritual crystal fragments. However, after tens of thousands of years, not to mention the primordial stones, even the middle grade primordial stones became less and less. The entire Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range was completely emptied, and the mine was a hundred miles underground, becoming a waste mine.
Even so, for tens of thousands of years, there were still warriors that entered the mine, hoping that they would be lucky enough to obtain the remaining primordial stones.
Wait!
At this time, a cultivator exclaimed. Suddenly, a crystal light shone in the dark night sky.
"Upper primordial stone!"
Unexpectedly, there was a martial artist who managed to obtain an upper grade Source Stone. Although it was only half the size of a fist, it was still comparable to three upper grade Source Stones. To be able to obtain an upper grade Source Stone from an abandoned ten thousand year old ore vein, one's luck was simply off the charts.
After stopping here for a while, Xiao Chen walked forward. He had heard about the news about the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range. Originally, he didn't want to stay here. He was planning to return to his tribe after the Ghost Market was over, but he was also quite tempted and prepared to go to the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range to try his luck.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen had already arrived at the center of the Ghost Market. This was a flat area that was no more than five miles wide. At this moment, there were more than ten thousand people gathered here. Aside from a few bartering places, it was hard to find a very spacious place.
At this moment, his eyes were attracted by a stall. In front of the stall, there were many people. There was not a single ordinary item on the stall, all of them were rare spirit items from the Desolate Border.
Thousand Year Ice Marrow, Raging Flame Heart, Wood Flame, Deep Blue Water, Nine Nether Blood Flame, these were all rare natural treasures. Not only could they be used as spirit materials for forging spirit weapons, but they could also be directly refined by martial practitioners to comprehend the various Concepts contained within them.
Fire Pear Tree, Blood Dragon Fruit Tree, Thousand Year Vermillion Fruit Tree, Clear Heart Tea Tree, White Jade Starlight Bamboo, Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine, and many other spirit roots that were not commonly seen in the Desolate Border.
This series of spirit items, the number of them simply made the surrounding martial artists' jaws drop. Although they were all covered by straw hats, one could still feel the shock and desire in their hearts from the changes in their bodies.
Although these spirit items were only at the Earth level, whether it was to refine spirit weapons, directly absorb and refine them, or cultivate spirit techniques, they were all rare treasures.
Normally, wanting to collect one would require countless days of hard work and might not even be able to find it. But now, they were casually placed in front of everyone. This was simply challenging everyone's psychological limits.