Wang Lin stayed at the inn in Lian Mo City for three days. During these three days, many Nascent Soul cultivators came to visit. Wang Lin changed his indifferent attitude and received them one by one, making him acquainted with many eccentric people.
Most of these Nascent Soul cultivators weren't from the city and had specifically come to participate in the secret market. Wang Lin's battle with the bald man immediately caused them to feel respect. It must be known that in the world of cultivation, strength speaks the loudest. Wang Lin's casual manner in killing the bald man immediately caused these people's hearts to tremble, causing them to personally pay a visit.
Three days passed by in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the secret market to open. Early in the morning, a Core Formation cultivator came to the inn and respectfully handed Wang Lin an invitation to the secret market. Then, he personally led the way to the store.
When the old man saw Wang Lin, his eyes revealed an extremely respectful expression and he carefully welcomed Wang Lin into the store. Soon after, he struck a spell seal on the wall of the rear courtyard, causing the wall to ripple.
After doing this, he took out a raincoat from his storage pouch and respectfully handed it over to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stood in place and didn't take a step forward. Instead, he swept the interior with his spiritual sense and immediately discovered that there was a completely different world inside. It was an extremely exquisite pavilion with seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators sitting inside. All of them wore raincoats and were either sitting alone or quietly conversing with each other.
When Wang Lin's spiritual sense swept inside, apart from a middle-aged scholar who had his eyes closed, no one else noticed him.
This person was also the only one who wasn't wearing a raincoat.
The middle-aged scholar's expression remained the same, but a trace of astonishment flashed through his eyes.
Wang Lin's heart tightened. When he swept the hall with his spiritual sense, he discovered that most of the cultivators in the hall were at early Nascent Soul stage. Only this cultivator, who appeared to be at early Nascent Soul stage, was actually at the peak of late Nascent Soul stage and was only a step away from Deity Transformation stage.
It was unknown what kind of cultivation technique this person cultivated, but his Divine Sense was quite strong and could actually detect Wang Lin's Divine Sense.
After withdrawing his divine sense, Wang Lin took the straw cape and put it on his head. Without saying a word, he stepped forward and entered the wall. When he reappeared, he was already in the main hall. He found a seat and sat down, then closed his eyes to rest.
His actions immediately caused some of the cultivators who were about to talk to him to change their minds.
Although Wang Lin's eyes were closed, his divine sense seemed to be staring at the middle-aged scholar in the corner. The moment he entered, the middle-aged scholar's gaze had been on him for a long time.
After a while, a few more cultivators arrived. Most of them were wearing straw raincoats that covered their appearances. Some of them even had a layer of black fog around them.
When Wang Lin saw this, he already knew that these people were obviously afraid of being recognized. If they revealed the treasures they were trading, it would bring trouble to themselves.
However, among the cultivators here, there were many who didn't cover their appearances. It was obvious that they had something to rely on and weren't afraid of exposing their identities.
However, Wang Lin had a doubt in his heart. How could there be so many Nascent Soul cultivators coming to a small secret market in Lian Mo City?
He looked around and saw that there were more than thirty seats in the main hall. Could it be that there were more than thirty Nascent Soul cultivators participating in the secret market today?
Although he had doubts in his heart, on the surface, Wang Lin was calm and at ease.
After waiting for a while, no more cultivators came. At this moment, a man wearing a straw cape that was sitting at the head of the table coughed. He swept his gaze around and slowly said, "This secret market is jointly held by the three cities, so there are a few more people. However, everyone is here to trade for what they need, so I believe you will return with a full load.
The Old Man will go first. "
As he spoke, he took out a storage bag and poured it in front of him. Suddenly, several Inner Cores and a few magic treasures flew out.
On top of the magic treasures, there was a hidden sharpness. It was obvious that they possessed great power.
"The Inner Cores are from middle rank spirit beasts. As everyone knows, middle rank spirit beasts are equivalent to late Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
These magic treasures are all made from the bones of middle rank spirit beasts. Their power is not bad, especially this bell. It is made from the ear drum of a Secondary Wing Beast, so its effect is extraordinary.
These items will only be exchanged for Spirit Stones. "The person slowly said.
These items floated in front of the person. If someone were to take a fancy to them, they only needed to reach out and the items would immediately fly into their hands.
In this kind of secret market, there was no need to worry that someone would act shamelessly after obtaining the items. It must be known that there was a powerful formation in the main hall. If someone were to run away after stealing the treasures, they would only be asking for trouble.
These things were all learned by Wang Lin from the conversations he had with people over the past few days.
At this moment, when he heard that the secret market was jointly held by the three cities, he immediately understood that this place was certainly an existence similar to a spatial crack. Within the three cities, there were definitely many shops like the one Wang Lin had just entered. These cultivators only needed to choose one and they would be transported here.
As a result, the safety of the traders was guaranteed.
After waiting for a long time, aside from a masked cultivator who used Spirit Stones to exchange for the bell, none of the other cultivators moved. Soon, it was the next person's turn.
Slowly, all kinds of magic treasures, pills, and manuals were taken out by the people in the main hall. All of these things were very valuable and not something a normal cultivator could obtain.
Even one of them could be placed on the highest floor of the Treasure Refining Pavilion and be sold for a sky-high price.
Most of the cultivators in the main hall only traded and didn't sell. Their favorite things were alchemy and treasure refining materials. Of course, if they had finished magic treasures or pills to trade, then they would be even more popular.
Aside from these, there were also Spirit Stones.
Before the fog in the Sea of Devils dissipated, the consumption of Spirit Stones wasn't that high. Therefore, their value gradually decreased and they were only used for cultivation.
However, after the fog in the Sea of Devils dissipated, there were many beasts. As a result, it became very dangerous to travel in the wild. Therefore, more and more people chose to use transfer arrays.
It has to be said that there were two types of transfer arrays. One was the auspicious transfer array. It was made by cultivators during the auspicious era. Not only were there not many left, most of them were damaged, so not many could still be used.
Once activated, depending on the consumption, they could be transported millions of kilometers away.
However, to use the auspicious transfer array, one could only use top quality Spirit Stones. As a result, almost no one in the Sea of Devils could use it.
After all, top quality Spirit Stones were almost extinct. Even if someone had a top quality Spirit Stone, very few people would be willing to use it.
The other type was the normal transfer array. This type of transfer array was very simple. Depending on the distance, the consumption of Spirit Stones ranged from 10 low quality Spirit Stones to 100 mid quality Spirit Stones. Although the teleportation distance was only a few hundred thousand kilometers, it was very cheap. It was currently the most common method of travel for cultivators in the Sea of Devils.
However, as a result, a large amount of Spirit Stones were consumed and the value of Spirit Stones gradually increased.
After trading with a few people, it was the turn of a cultivator wearing a raincoat. He lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't have many items, just some ancient books. If any of you are interested, you can trade for them. However, due to the uniqueness of these items, I won't let you see them up close." With that, he slapped his bag of holding and seven or eight jades flew out.
These jades were all very dim and some were even cracked. They gave off an ancient aura, indicating that they were very old.
There was a green barrier around these jades. It was obvious that this person had set up some kind of treasure to prevent others from looking at them.
"This is the Ancient Demonic Beast Catalog. This is the secret of the ancient cultivation world. This is the blueprint of the ancient transfer array. This is … These things can only be traded for cores. The lowest quality must be mid quality Spirit Beasts. Five cores for one jade." After the cultivator finished introducing them one by one, he no longer spoke and waited for people to ask questions.
Some of the surrounding people immediately frowned and thought that this person's price was too high. Five jades for a mid quality Spirit Beast Core was not worth it, let alone the other way around.
In truth, the cultivator in the raincoat also let out a sigh. He didn't have anything good to take out. He found these jades in the secret cave of an ancient cultivator. That ancient cultivator was very poor, so aside from these jades, there was nothing else in the cave.
When the cultivator in the raincoat first started, the price wasn't expensive. However, after participating in many secret fairs, no one showed any interest. In his anger, he directly asked for a sky-high price. In his mind, these things were worthless in the hands of useless people, but if they met someone who really needed them, they would buy them no matter how high the price was.
In fact, his guess was correct.
When Wang Lin heard the words "ancient transfer array blueprint," his expression remained the same, but his heart skipped a beat. He didn't think he would be able to find the ancient transfer array jade he had been searching for.
Without a word, his right hand suddenly moved. While the cultivator in the woven rush raincoat was still in shock, he easily broke the green light shield around the jade slips. He directly grabbed the jade slips that recorded the ancient teleportation formation and took them.
The cultivator in the raincoat was shocked. His face immediately became ugly. He knew that although the azure light shield wasn't strong, to be able to break it so easily was something he couldn't do. He also believed that even a mid Nascent Soul Cultivator wouldn't be able to break it so easily. The only explanation was that this person was a late Nascent Soul Cultivator.
After receiving the jade slips, Wang Lin swept them with his divine sense and immediately put them into his bag of holding. At the same time, he threw out five mid quality Spirit Beast Cores.
The cultivator in the raincoat caught the cores and let out a sigh. He didn't pursue the matter of Wang Lin forcefully breaking the azure light shield. He waited for a while, and seeing that no one was interested, he put away the jade slips.
When Wang Lin made his move, three of the Nascent Soul Cultivators paid attention to him. One of them was the middle-aged scholar. The other two were wearing raincoats. Although their faces couldn't be seen clearly, when they raised their heads, their eyes lit up.
After a short period of silence, another cultivator began to introduce his treasures.
It didn't take long before it was Wang Lin's turn. At this moment, the surroundings were completely silent and all the cultivators looked at each other. It has to be said that once an expert makes a move, it's easy to tell if someone is skilled or not. Wang Lin's grab made everyone realize that this fellow cultivator's cultivation wasn't simple.
These cultivators couldn't help but be curious about what items Wang Lin could take out.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he slapped his bag of holding and took out several mid quality Spirit Beast cores. In addition, there were also a few treasures he didn't use.
After seeing Wang Lin take out these common things, everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed. However, their faces didn't show any of it. After all, these people were all very cunning, and their control of their expressions had reached a peak.
"I'll trade for the Suzaku map. The more complete, the better."
Wang Lin's tone was calm as he slowly spoke.
The moment he spoke, the surrounding cultivators all had strange expressions. After a long time, one of them asked, "Fellow cultivator, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to trade for a map with these things. I'm afraid you won't even be able to trade for a map of the Sea of Devils."
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he said, "Oh?
Then what can I use to trade for a map? "
The middle-aged scholar let out a gentle smile and said, "Fellow cultivator, I presume you haven't been in the Sea of Devils for long. Let me explain to you. Forget about the Sea of Devils, a map of any cultivation country on the Suzaku is very valuable. After all, the Suzaku is too big, so it would be very inconvenient to travel without a map.
As for the Sea of Devils, it is even more so. A low quality map would be worth at least 100,000 high quality spirit stones.
As for mid and high quality maps, they are basically priceless. Fellow cultivator's items are simply not enough.
Not to mention the map of the entire Suzaku. That is not something a cultivator can obtain.
If fellow cultivator has something of equal value, then I do have a map of the Sea of Devils. However, this map is only low quality and there are a lot of places on it that are not very comprehensive. "
Wang Lin pondered a bit and slowly said, "Does fellow cultivator have a map of the surrounding cultivation countries?"
The middle-aged scholar bitterly smiled and shook his head. "I don't have that kind of map."
A cultivator wearing a raincoat sitting in the corner suddenly said, "I do!"
This person was one of the cultivators whose eyes lit up when Wang Lin attacked.
Wang Lin's eyes narrowed and landed on this person.
The cultivator wearing the raincoat slowly said, "What price are you willing to pay for a high quality map of the Sea of Devils and the surrounding four continents?"
The moment he said this, all the surrounding cultivators' eyes lit up. It has to be said that a high quality map was already very expensive, and this person's map included the surrounding four continents and 148 countries. That was almost 10% of the entire Suzaku.
The price of this map was unimaginably expensive!
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He currently had two maps. One was copied by Qiu Siping and the other was given to him by the woman from the War God's Shrine.
The woman's map was more comprehensive, but it only stopped at the Sea of Devils. It had the most detailed information on the Xuan Wu Continent where Hou Fen was located. As for the outer region of the Sea of Devils, it was a bit less detailed. Once you enter the inner region, there was only a rough map. There weren't even any transfer arrays.
As for the continent on the other side of the Sea of Devils, it couldn't even be considered a rough map. There were only some simple mountain ranges. According to Wang Lin's analysis, that continent should be where Zhao Nan was, but there was no detailed information. Wang Lin was only guessing, so he didn't act rashly. He was looking for a more comprehensive map.
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, "What do you want?"
The cultivator sent a voice transmission. "Fellow cultivator, this matter is not urgent. How about we talk in secret after the Ao City?"
Wang Lin looked at the person and nodded.
Everyone knew what was going on and no longer paid attention. However, they were all very curious about what Wang Lin was going to trade for such a precious item.
One hour later, the secret market ended and everyone left.
Wang Lin walked out of the main hall, took off his coat, and returned to the shop. A beautiful female cultivator was already waiting for him inside the shop.
After seeing Ren Lin, the woman quickly walked up and respectfully said, "Senior, my teacher said he has an appointment with you.
"Senior, my master said that he has an appointment with you and asked me to bring you to him."
Wang Lin's heart skipped a beat and he became vigilant, but his eyes were still calm. He looked at the woman and found that she was no longer a virgin. She was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but her body was lacking spiritual energy. It was obvious that she had been harvested a lot.
Wang Lin already had an analysis in his heart. That cultivator must be good at harvesting.
Under the guidance of the woman, Wang Lin arrived at an ordinary house in Lian Mo City. The woman stopped outside the door and said, "Senior, please enter. Junior will wait outside."
Wang Lin didn't waste any time and directly pushed open the door. He had already spread out his divine sense and could see everything inside.
He saw an old man with a hooked nose wearing a red robe sitting in the courtyard. There was a green teapot next to him. When he saw Wang Lin come in, he laughed and clasped his hands. "Fellow cultivator, please come in. This is the best fire tea from Hou Fen. I specially brought it out to welcome fellow cultivator."
Wang Lin clasped his hands and sat across from the old man. He didn't even look at the teacup and calmly looked around.
With just a glance, he could tell that the old man was at the mid stage of Nascent Soul.
The old man didn't mind. He personally poured two cups of tea and took a sip. He looked at Wang Lin and smiled. "Fellow cultivator, what is your name?"
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, "Wang Lin!"
The old man put down the teacup and gently smiled. "Wang Daoyou, my name is Zhou Wude."
Wang Lin was startled and looked at the old man.
The old man saw Wang Lin's expression and asked, "Has Wang Daoyou heard of me?"
Wang Lin shook his head and calmly said, "No, it's just that fellow cultivator has the same name as an old friend of mine, so I was a bit absent-minded."
The old man laughed, but his heart tightened. What did this person mean by that?
Could it be that this person was trying to trick him?
The old man didn't know what Wang Lin was thinking, but on the surface, he laughed and said, "Oh, if there is a chance, I'd like to get to know this person."
With that, he slapped his bag of holding, took out a piece of jade and said, "Wang Daoyou, this piece of jade is the map I was talking about. I'll show it to fellow cultivator and after you confirm there is no mistake, we can talk."
The old man sent out some spiritual energy and the piece of jade released a gentle light. Shortly after, a large map appeared before Wang Lin.
The map was extremely detailed and even detailed the degree of damage to each ancient transfer array. In addition, there were introductions to the powers, sects, and cultivation clans. There were even names of Nascent Soul cultivators and above.
However, these weren't the important points. The important point was that there was a detailed description of the ancient transfer arrays. Just this point alone made the value of the map even higher.
What made Wang Lin even more excited was that there were some simple descriptions of the powers behind the cultivation countries. There were even detailed descriptions of the mines and spirit beast habitats. As a result, the value of this map was obvious.
If this was tempting, then what made Wang Lin's heart tremble was that he could clearly see that the Sea of Devils wasn't just two continents like the one on the War God Shrine's map.
There were a total of four continents on the map, and on the left side, there was a very small area with the word "Zhao" written on it.
The old man casually pointed at a location on the map and the map suddenly disappeared. It turned into the location the old man pointed at. This area continued to expand until it appeared before Wang Lin. It was as clear as if he was looking at it from the sky.
Then the old man waved his hand and the map disappeared back into the jade. He put it back into his bag of holding and looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's eyes were calm as he looked at the old man. Right now he had the urge to kill. As long as he killed the old man and took the jade, he would be able to return to Zhao as soon as possible.
The old man quickly took a few steps back. His expression was serious as he said, "Fellow cultivator, this jade is very old and can easily break. In order to prevent it from breaking, I have used my divine sense to connect to it."
Wang Lin's eyes were calm as he slowly said, "What do you want? Speak."
The old man clenched his teeth and said, "If you work together with me to kill one person, I will give you this jade!"
"What cultivation level!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed with coldness.
"Peak of the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, demigod realm!" The old man quickly said.
Wang Lin stood up and said calmly, "Now?
Bring enough! "
The old man was startled. He hesitated for a while and then said, "Okay, Wang Daoyou, please follow me!" Then, his body flashed and he flew into the air. Wang Lin followed closely behind.
In the blink of an eye, the two left Lian Mo City. Three thousand miles outside of the city, there was a basin. Not long after, the two arrived in the air above the basin. Wang Lin scanned the area with his divine sense and laughed coldly in his heart. He had felt that something was wrong. This person seemed to have known about him, especially the female cultivator in the shop. As soon as she saw him, she immediately went up to him. At that time, he felt that something was wrong.
Inside the house, he used the same name to test the old man. Although the old man's expression was normal, with Wang Lin's powerful divine sense, he immediately noticed that the old man's mind was a bit messed up.
Now it looked like it was just as he had guessed.
There was a formation under the basin with four Nascent Soul cultivators hiding inside.
Wang Lin's tone was calm as he slowly said, "Unfortunately, if that bald cultivator didn't die, the six of you could form a killing formation here."
The aquiline-nosed old man's expression suddenly changed. Just at this moment, Wang Lin's Ji Realm moved.
The old man didn't even have time to crush the jade. All he could see were red lightning bolts.
"Tomorrow, we will leave the Sea of Devils and return to Zhao.
"Brothers, if you give me a monthly pass, I'll treat you. If you really want to treat me, come to Mudanjiang, I'll treat you!"