At the entrance to the black market,
Ye Tian walked straight toward the two Martial Artist guards at the door.
The two Martial Artists scrutinized Ye Tian carefully. They found him somewhat unfamiliar but sensed the Martial Artist aura on him, so they did not stop him.
Entering the entrance, a stone staircase led downward.
Soon, Ye Tian arrived at the real underground black market.
The black market was vast, at least the size of a large plaza. There were many shops and numerous Martial Artists walking around.
Ye Tian found a shop that bought Ferocious Beast materials and sold the materials he had hunted, earning a total of 200,000 currency units—a modest gain.
"Martial Pavilion!"
Ye Tian came to the entrance of this shop and carefully examined it.
Judging by its size and scale, it was undoubtedly the largest shop in the black market.
Entering Martial Pavilion, a female Martial Apprentice clerk approached Ye Tian respectfully: "Martial Artist sir, how may I assist you? Our Martial Pavilion sells various items. Most things can be found here!"
"Do you have Martial Artist cultivation manuals for sale?"
Ye Tian asked.
The clerk smiled: "Martial Artist sir, do you mean the Yuan Force Body Tempering Method? We only have the Low-level version here. Higher-level Body Tempering Methods are only available at the large bases!"
Yuan Force Body Tempering Method!
It was the first time Ye Tian had heard this name. It wasn't surprising, as the Seaside Base authorities strictly controlled Martial Artist knowledge. Martial Apprentices and ordinary people rarely accessed this knowledge, and the academy did not teach much Martial Artist theory. Apparently, this was an unspoken rule by Seaside Base's leadership.
"Do you have an item catalog? I'd like to see before buying," Ye Tian said after thinking.
"Yes!"
The clerk nodded and quickly brought a catalog.
The catalog listed many items—not only the Yuan Force Body Tempering Method but also Ferocious Beast blood, healing potions, weapons, Forbidden Arts, and rare treasures. Some precious items were worth millions each.
At first, Ye Tian thought he had plenty of money, but after seeing these prices, he realized his funds were limited—barely enough for Martial Artist-level cultivation.
"One Low-level Yuan Force Body Tempering Method, one Martial Artist information booklet, three portions of Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beast Blood, one Ferocious Beast atlas, and three bottles of Pure Source Liquid!"
Ye Tian listed.
The clerk calculated: "Low-level Yuan Force Body Tempering Method 50,000; Martial Artist booklet 10,000; three Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beast Blood 500,000; Ferocious Beast atlas 20,000; three bottles Pure Source Liquid 1,000,000. Total 1,580,000 currency units."
Spending 1.58 million at once hurt Ye Tian's heart somewhat. Luckily, he inherited Shadow Li Cun's wealth. Otherwise, such purchases would be unaffordable.
After paying, Ye Tian took the items.
Just as he was about to leave, the clerk said, "Martial Artist sir, our Martial Pavilion supervisor wishes to see you. Do you have time?"
"The supervisor wants to see me?"
Ye Tian frowned slightly, reluctant but thought it better to meet.
He was curious why the Martial Pavilion supervisor wanted to see him.
Led by the clerk, Ye Tian went to the second floor of Martial Pavilion.
There, he met the supervisor.
"A girl!"
Ye Tian was surprised.
He had expected a middle-aged man or elder, but it was a young girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old.
Instinctively, he checked her Talent.
What he saw shocked him greatly.
Human: Yue Ling'er
Cultivation Talent: High-grade
Sword Technique Talent: Intermediate-grade
Speed Talent: Lesser
A genius!
Truly a genius!
She was the first real genius Ye Tian had seen since crossing over. Compared to her, Mo Shaobei and others were mere amateurs.
"A High-grade Talent, plus Intermediate-grade Sword Technique and Lesser-grade Speed Talent. Given her age and background, she's probably already an Elite Martial Artist!" Ye Tian thought excitedly.
He wasn't very interested in Intermediate-grade Sword Talent since he already had Intermediate-grade Blade Talent; copying it wouldn't boost his strength much. But he wanted to copy Lesser-grade Speed Talent and High-grade Cultivation Talent.
Lesser-grade Speed Talent could enhance his Basic-grade Speed Talent, and High-grade Cultivation Talent would evolve his own Talent to High-grade.
"My Copying Talent can copy again, but only one at a time. Lesser-grade Speed Talent is useful but not critical. I'd better copy High-grade Cultivation Talent. After today, I might never have another chance to meet Yue Ling'er."
Ye Tian smiled innocently and extended his slightly immature right hand: "Hello, I'm Ye Tian."
Yue Ling'er hesitated but extended her jade-like right hand lightly to shake his, then quickly withdrew.
What Yue Ling'er did not know was that the moment their hands touched, Ye Tian copied her High-grade Cultivation Talent.
"Success!"
Ye Tian was ecstatic, smiling broadly inside.
"Hello, I'm Martial Pavilion supervisor Yue Ling'er." She introduced herself, then gave the clerk a glance to leave.
"Supervisor Yue, why did you want to see me?" Ye Tian asked straightforwardly.
Yue Ling'er sat down and looked at Ye Tian: "Ye Tian, you just advanced to Martial Artist, right? Do you know Martial Pavilion's origins?"
"I just became a Martial Artist. As for Martial Pavilion's origins, I don't know, but I guess it's a major power in Seaside Base," Ye Tian replied.
"No!" Yue Ling'er shook her head. "Martial Pavilion is not a Seaside Base faction. Although Seaside Base is a minor power with little contact with other bases, some large bases still establish branches here because Seaside Base's location is special. They worry about trouble here. For those big bases, Seaside Base is a gateway. So no matter how weak Seaside Base is, they station people here. Martial Pavilion comes from one of these large bases."
"From a large base!"
Ye Tian understood, no wonder Martial Pavilion sold so many treasures.
He guessed Yue Ling'er's status must be noble and from a big base.
But why was she here in Seaside Base—a small base?
"Supervisor Yue, why did you summon me?"
Ye Tian asked, more curious.
"Would you like to join Martial Pavilion? You're probably only sixteen or seventeen, already a Martial Artist. More importantly, you aren't from any of Seaside Base's big families, making you especially valuable. So I want to invite you to join Martial Pavilion!" Yue Ling'er said honestly.
"Supervisor Yue, I don't want to join any faction for now!"
Ye Tian rejected without hesitation.
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