Duanmu City was indeed a place of trade. The city was bustling with people. Every day, tens of thousands of tribesmen and countless warriors who fought in the Great Desolation would gather here. There were countless rare treasures like the Great Desolation's Bone Blood Pellets. There were too many to count.
As he traveled through the city, Xiao Chen realized that the streets were straight and crisscrossed, paved with bluestone. The streets were more than a hundred feet wide, and even though both sides of the streets were crowded with human vendors, it didn't seem crowded at all.
On the bluestone streets, countless human compatriots were casually sitting cross-legged. In front of them were a few pieces of beast skin. On top of the beast skin, there were precious herbs, beast bones, ores, divine weapons, and even some armored beasts.
Just these alone weren't enough to shock Xiao Chen. As he went deeper into the city, he saw people exchanging cultivation techniques, martial skills, and some strange items that he had never heard of before. The Great Wilderness was boundless, and there were a lot of resources.
Xiao Chen kept observing his surroundings. His goal was clear. He didn't care about the items that he and the Gu Yuan Tribe didn't need.
"These ordinary beast bones, precious herbs, weapons, and the like are no longer of much use to my Gu Yuan Tribe. My chief's sons can easily obtain these things in the Great Wilderness. Also, we can use this opportunity to temper our bodies and improve our martial arts. This time, we can purchase some rare materials and medicinal seeds."
Xiao Chen had his own Heavenly Abode, which was a supreme treasure created by an almighty being. It was used to rear strange beasts and cultivate herbs. However, Xiao Chen had been busy with the tribe's affairs for a long time, so he had forgotten about it.
"One thousand kilograms of low-ranked Starlight Iron for two low-ranked combat weapons. First come, first served."
"Three hundred years old Frosty Flower for one set of herbs of the same grade."
"Come and take a look! This is the Subduing Tiger and Subduing Dragon Fist of the Human Rank. When mastered, you can fight tigers and lions, or fight flood dragons. It's fierce and powerful. Warriors who walk the path of cultivation, come and take a look!
You only need a hundred primeval stones, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! "
Hearing this coarse man's shameless shout, Xiao Chen could not help but smile. This man was really good at flattering. If it was a Medial Grade Human Tier Martial Technique, how could it only be worth a hundred Primal Stones? It would be worth at least ten thousand Primal Stones. If it was a Medial Grade Martial Technique, it would be worth far more than this.
In the Great Desolate, whether it was the Human Race or the Hundred Races of the Great Desolate, due to various reasons, most of the time they used barter. However, when it came to high-grade martial artists and large quantities of goods, both parties would usually use Heaven and Earth Essence Stones.
Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones were an extremely peculiar energy condensed form. They were divided into several grades, each containing a large amount of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. However, only martial artists at the Blood Refining realm and above could truly absorb the Yuan Qi within them to cultivate.
The Great Desolate had existed for countless eras. During this period, countless Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones had been excavated by the creatures of the Great Desolate. The amount of Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones consumed was even more unfathomable. Although the Great Desolate was boundless, it could not withstand the development of so many creatures. Therefore, every Heaven and Earth Yuan Stone was extremely precious to the Human Race.
Take the entire Gu Yuan Tribe as an example. The entire tribe had accumulated for eight hundred years, but when he took over the position of Patriarch, he only had around two hundred Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones. This was the result of the previous Patriarchs' saving.
For this trip, Xiao Chen had brought a total of a thousand Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones with him. This was the result of the combined efforts of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Black Mountain Tribe, Ku Mu Tribe, and the Scorpion Tribe's four tribes. The value of Heaven and Earth Yuan Stones could be seen.
However, for an alchemist like Xiao Chen, money was just an object. As long as he could improve his strength, there was no need for him to be stingy with money. Even if he had not encountered Muyun Tian, he had already considered the trip to Duanmu City. Therefore, he refined a batch of Bone-tempering Pills for martial artists in the Bone Tempering Realm and used them to exchange for some resources.
Just like that, Xiao Chen wandered aimlessly in Duanmu City. It could be said that this city was built for trade. The entire city was filled with shops of all sizes. After walking around, not only did he see a lot of things, but Xiao Chen also gained a lot of benefits.
There were more than ten kinds of various kinds of medicinal herbs. These were the kinds that he had selected that were not commonly seen but had a wide range of uses.
"Four Way Pavilion, this is it."
At this moment, Xiao Chen arrived in front of a White Jade Building. Before coming here, Xiao Chen had already inquired about the main forces in Duanmu City. This White Jade Building was the place that Hu Guyue had specifically urged him to go to.
On top of this small white jade building, there was an ink-colored horizontal board. Three bold and powerful words were written on it, causing people to feel a majestic aura rushing towards them.
Xiao Chen did not lament over the aura of the three large words "Four Way Pavilions". He raised his leg and stepped into it. When he entered, he discovered that the shop that looked very imposing from the outside was very simple and crude. There was only a counter that ran through the building. An old man sat behind the counter with his eyes closed, resting.
If Master Hu Guyue had not told him that this Four Way Pavilion was a treasure house opened by a big force, he would not have believed that such a simple and crude place would have what he wanted.
The sound of Xiao Chen's footsteps awakened the old man who was resting with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes slightly, and his cloudy eyes fell on Xiao Chen's body. A ray of light flashed, and then it became cloudy again.
"Which hero has come to patronize this old man's business?"
Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Chen was not arrogant. The feeling that this old man gave him was indistinct. Suddenly, he was like a rotten wood with dried up Qi and blood, and suddenly, he was unfathomable like the abyss of the sea.
Therefore, he stated his request concisely. "Old shopkeeper, it's like this. This junior needs a secret method to move Qi and blood and refine the body."
"Oh, nowadays, our human race martial artists are all pursuing the condensation of Battle Qi. They can't wait to break through the realm instantly. But you are indeed putting your head and tail upside down, going back to refine the body from the Blood Refining Realm. Little guy, you are a bit interesting."
"This junior thinks that the great secret of the human body is the foundation. The path of cultivation is to develop one's own body's potential. The Bone Tempering Realm is just a simple refining of the martial artist's bones and meridians. It is far from reaching the extreme state.
I heard that a long time ago, there was a human ancestor who only used the great secret of the human body to beat the Rhinoceros Clan of the foreign race. "
Although he was a bit surprised by Xiao Chen's request, in the path of business, the customer was the most important. The old man's fingers flashed with a blue light, and two secret books made of animal skin appeared on the counter.
"This old man sees that your Qi and blood are strong and vigorous. Your strength should not be as simple as the Blood Refining Realm. Your body's strength is at least more than thirty thousand pounds. So, this old man has two secret methods to move Qi and blood that will be of some help to you."
Xiao Chen was not surprised that the old man could see through his strength. But the fact that the old man could see through his body's strength at a glance surprised Xiao Chen. "How did you see through it, senior?"
"Hehe, generally speaking, when the outstanding human race martial artists reach the Bone Tempering Realm, they will have the strength of ten thousand pounds. After that, the Essence Qi will billow like smoke. Ordinary people can't see it, and only with special methods can they see it. This old man has cultivated a special Qi and Blood secret method, which can sense the strength of a martial artist's Qi and blood."