Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

The two walked through several dark alleys and finally came to a seemingly ordinary house. Wan Renfeng knocked on the door gently. After a moment, a deep voice came from the door: "What are you doing here? "

Wan Renfeng responded in a low voice: "I was about to enter the black market, and I brought a Taoist friend with me."

The door slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in black robe appeared at the door. He glanced at Li Mu with a cold look, and then said to Wan Renfeng, "Who is this?"

Wan Renfeng smiled slightly and said: "This is Fellow Daoist Li. He wants to enter the black market to purchase some high-level spiritual materials. I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Chen to make it easier."

The middle-aged man in black robe frowned slightly and said: "Fellow Taoist Wan, you should know the rules of the black market. Monks without tokens are not allowed to enter."

Wan Renfeng nodded and said: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Li has little relationship with outsiders in the two worlds. Just let him enter the black market."

The middle-aged man in black robe pondered for a moment, finally nodded, and said: "Since you opened your mouth, I will make an exception. However, after you enter the black market, you must abide by the rules of the black market, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."

Hearing this, Li Mu quickly conveyed: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, Li will definitely abide by the rules."

The middle-aged man in black robe nodded, then took out a black token from his arms, handed it to Li Mu, and said: "This is a token of the black market. If you take it, someone will naturally come to you after you enter the black market."

Li Mu took the token and felt the complex formation patterns contained in it. He quickly nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Wan Renfeng smiled slightly and signaled to Li Mu that there was no need to be too nervous. Then he turned to the middle-aged man in black robe and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, let's go in first and talk about it another day."

The young man in the black robe nodded lightly, the crack in the door gradually narrowed, and finally closed again, everything returned to calm, as if no one had ever been there.

When the two of them entered the house, the scene in front of them suddenly changed. There was something special inside the originally ordinary house.

A path paved with bluestones winds forward, with densely covered exotic flowers and grasses on both sides. It shines with an unknown luster under the weak light. There is a faint spiritual energy in the air, mixed with various grasses and trees. The unique smell of the ore makes people feel refreshed involuntarily.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this is the entrance to the black market." Wan Renfeng explained softly: "There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the black market, and there are all kinds of rare items. But because of this, there are also many fights and traps. Remember to always be vigilant and don't believe easily. stranger."

Li Mu nodded, with both expectation and anxiety in his heart. He held the black token in his hand tightly and followed Wan Renfeng deeper along the path. Soon, the two came to an underground entrance.

Two monks in black robes stood at the entrance. When they saw the token in Li Mu's hand, they nodded, indicating that they could enter.

At this time, there were several monks at the entrance holding similar tokens and chatting in low voices around the altar. Occasionally, someone came forward and placed the token in a groove on the altar. Then his body twisted for a while, as if being sucked into another place. A world.

"Let's go too." Wan Renfeng said, taking the lead to step forward and insert the token into the groove. After a slight vibration, the teleportation platform pattern suddenly lit up, forming a miniature teleportation array and then activated, leading to nowhere.

Soon, Li Mu and Wan Renfeng reached a teleportation formation and arrived at an underground passage.

The light in the passage is dim, but you can clearly feel the rich spiritual energy around it. The passage winds downwards, and the surrounding walls are inlaid with slightly glowing spiritual stones, which emit a soft light and illuminate the way forward.

Li Mu followed Wan Renfeng, secretly wary in his heart. Although Wan Renfeng behaved quite friendly, he did not dare to be careless in such a secret place.

The two flew rapidly, and after walking for about three sticks of incense, the passage gradually opened up, and a huge underground space appeared in front of them.

In the center of the space is a circular square with dozens of stalls scattered around. The stalls are filled with all kinds of spiritual materials, magic weapons, elixirs, and even some rare monster materials. The monks coming and going in the square There weren't many. They were talking in low voices or selecting items silently. The atmosphere seemed quite mysterious and depressing.

Li Mu glanced around and found that most of these monks had restrained auras, and they were obviously not ordinary people.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this is the only black market in Wanbao City now. You need to be at the Void Refining Realm or above and get a signal to enter this place." Wan Renfeng said in a low voice, "You can wander around as you like. If you find something you like, Although you can discuss the price with the stall owner, remember not to be too forceful and forget it if the transaction fails, and don’t get into conflicts with others.”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Thank you, fellow Taoist Wan, for reminding me. Li understands."

Li Mu swept his mind and learned about many high-level spiritual materials suitable for acquisition. He flashed a hint of joy and said: "Fellow Taoist Wan, this black market is indeed well-deserved!"

Wan Renfeng smiled slightly and said: "Fellow Daoist Li, although there are many high-level spiritual materials here, they are also extremely expensive. You must be mentally prepared."

Li Mu nodded and said: "Thank you, fellow Taoist Wan, for reminding me. Li has his own sense of proportion."

Wan Renfeng smiled slightly, looked at Li Mu and said, "Then I will go do some things first and meet you later."

Li Mu cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist, please excuse me."

Li Mu watched him leave, and then started wandering around the black market alone, heading straight to a certain stall.

I saw a black spar the size of a fist placed on the stall. The surface of the spar shone with a strange light. It was a sixth-level black crystal stone, which contained part of the eighth-level spiritual material with spatial attributes - obsidian. Stardust.

Under the innate magical power - identifying all spirits, its attributes are clearly presented in Li Mu's eyes.

This item has immeasurable value in enhancing the power of the magic array and stabilizing the quality of the space magic array. Li Mu couldn't help but feel excited. This obsidian stardust is one of the key materials he needs to set up the array.

Li Mu suppressed his excitement and walked to the stall calmly. His eyes fell on the black crystal stone. He pretended to ask casually, "Daoyou, how much is this black crystal stone?"

The stall owner was a thin middle-aged man with a sinister face and a shrewd look in his eyes. He looked up at Li Mu and smiled, saying, "Daoyou, this black crystal stone is a rare treasure. The price... is naturally expensive."

Li Mu smiled faintly and said, "Daoyou, you may as well name a price. If it is suitable, I will take it."

The stall owner pondered for a moment, stretched out five fingers, and said, "Fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, no bargaining."

Li Mu frowned slightly when he heard this. Fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones are a considerable amount of money to buy a sixth-level spirit material. However, the value of the black crystal stone is indeed not cheap, especially since it also contains a lot of eighth-level spirit materials-obsidian stardust. Buying it at this price is also a big bargain.

Li Mu weighed the pros and cons for a moment, then said: "Daoyou, this price is a bit high. I really want it. How about 40,000 middle-grade spirit stones?"

The stall owner's face sank slightly, and he shook his head and said: "Daoyou, black obsidian crystal stone is also a rare thing in this black market. 50,000 middle-grade spirit stones are already a conscience price. If you think it's expensive, you might as well go somewhere else."

Hearing this, Li Mu did not refute immediately, pretending to be hesitant, his eyes wandered over the black obsidian crystal stone, as if he was measuring its value.

"Daoyou, since you insist so much, then Li will buy this black obsidian crystal stone for 50,000 middle-grade spirit stones." Li Mu took out a spirit stone bag from the Tianxuan ring and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner showed a satisfied smile on his face, and quickly took the spirit stone bag, and said happily: "Daoyou is really straightforward, this black obsidian crystal stone will belong to you."

Li Mu took the black obsidian crystal stone, carefully checked it, and after confirming that it was correct, he put it into the storage ring.

The stall owner confirmed the number of spiritual stones, put away the spiritual stone bag, showed a warm smile on his face, and asked Li Mu: "Daoyou, I still have a lot of high-level spiritual materials in my stall. Do you need anything else?"

Li Mu glanced at it and shook his head with a smile. Most of the spiritual materials on the stall were of level 5 and level 6, which were not in his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that the black obsidian crystal stone contained obsidian stardust, he would not have made such a decisive move. However, out of courtesy, he still asked casually: "Daoyou, do you have any rare spiritual materials of level 7 or above?"

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The stall owner's eyes flashed with a strange color, as if he was surprised by Li Mu's appetite, but then he returned to normal and laughed softly: "I do have spiritual materials above level 7, but..."

At this point, the stall owner deliberately paused and observed Li Mu's reaction.

Hearing this, Li Mu's heart moved, knowing that the stall owner was going to raise the price, but he didn't care. As long as the spiritual material was of high quality, the price was not a problem.

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, please tell me. As long as I can afford it, I will not miss it."

The stall owner nodded solemnly, took out an exquisite jade box from the storage ring, slowly opened it, revealing a crystal emitting a faint purple light. The surface of the jade box was flowing with complex patterns, and there was a faint sound of thunder. It was obviously not an ordinary item.

"It contains a seventh-level thunder attribute spiritual material-Purple Lightning Crystal Marrow, which is of great help in refining thunder magic weapons or practicing thunder magic." The stall owner introduced it to Li Mu, staring at Li Mu closely, looking forward to his reaction.

Li Mu frowned. The seventh-level thunder attribute spiritual material is quite rare. It is difficult to use it except for refining it into a Taoist tool. However, it is not of much use to his current cultivation and array arrangement, and it is not an urgent thing for him.

"Let's take a look at the other seventh-level spiritual materials!" Li Mu's words were a bit polite, but his refusal was quite obvious. Seeing this, the stall owner's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still did not give up. After all, there were not many buyers as generous as Li Mu.

He gently closed the jade box, put it back into the storage ring, and then took out a seemingly ordinary wooden box. This time, he did not open it immediately, but said to Li Mu mysteriously: "Daoyou, the next spiritual material is something I got by chance. Its preciousness is hard to match even the seventh-level spiritual materials. However, due to its special characteristics, I have not been able to fully understand its usage and value."

Hearing this, Li Mu couldn't help but feel a little curious. What kind of spiritual material can make the stall owner so cautious? He nodded slightly and motioned the stall owner to continue.

The stall owner slowly opened the wooden box, and saw a round bead emitting a faint blue light lying quietly in it. The surface of the round bead had a texture like water waves, as if it contained endless depth and mystery.

"This round bead is called 'Shuiyue Lingzhu'. It is said to be naturally condensed from the body of an extremely rare monster in the deep sea. It contains extremely pure water-attributed spiritual power and a trace of indescribable mysterious power. Although I don't know its specific use, I can feel that its texture is definitely not ordinary." The stall owner's voice was low and mysterious, trying to arouse Li Mu's interest and explained in detail.

Li Mu stared at the Shuiyue Lingzhu, and under his innate magical power-recognizing all spirits, its attributes were clearly presented in his eyes.

[Tianxin clam beads (sealed)]

[Grade: Eighth-Level Spiritual Material]

[Characteristics: Divine essence of heaven and earth (sealed), invulnerable to wind and rain, pearls containing stars (sealed), increased spiritual power (sealed), inheritance of ancient rhyme (sealed), pearl spirit self-hiding (sealed), all-spirited pearl rhyme (sealed) 】

[Status: The aura is dimmed, the aura is damaged, and the heavenly treasure is covered with dust and turned into a mortal being]

[The eighth-order ancient deep-sea giant clam, a treasure of the heart of heaven bred naturally, has experienced world-destroying disasters and baptized by thousands of years. Its aura is dimmed, its aura is damaged, and it has fallen into the mortal world. It contains the secret of the beginning of the world and the principles of the stars and the moon. and the surrounding sky The laws of earth's spiritual energy coexist harmoniously, which can increase spiritual power and improve cultivation. Even at certain specific moments, the innate four-image bead pattern, hundreds of traces of time, and thousands of layers of energy of all things are hidden. Only by gathering these can the seal be released. , to reproduce the power of Tianbao. 】

"This bead has extraordinary spirituality. It is definitely not an ordinary thing. I wonder if it can be recognized by fellow Taoists!" The stall owner stared at Li Mu closely and asked with concern.

He has had this thing for hundreds of years, but he has never been able to understand its true use and value. Although he tried various methods to stimulate his spirituality, he never succeeded. Now, seeing that a big customer was interested in high-end spiritual materials, he took it out with the intention of giving it a try.

Li Mu stared at the Water Moon Spirit Bead, secretly shocked in his heart, but with a hesitant look on his face, he said hesitantly: "This bead is indeed extraordinary, like some kind of high-level monster's pill bead. If there is no accident, it should be some kind of The Pearl of the Monster Clam.”

After a pause, Li Mu said hesitantly, trying to lower the price, and then evaluated: "However, the aura of this pearl is dim and the aura is damaged. It has obviously lost most of its power. I am afraid it will be difficult to realize its true value."

Seeing that Li Mu did not show great interest, the stall owner felt a little anxious and quickly explained: "What the fellow Taoist said is absolutely true. This bead does have dim light, but its essence is extraordinary..."

Hearing this, Li Mu secretly sneered in his heart, knowing that he wanted to use this to raise the price, so he pretended to ponder for a moment and said directly: "Fellow Taoist, I am somewhat interested in this bead. I am willing to pay 50,000 medium-grade spiritual stones. I don't know, friend." What do you think?"

"Fifty thousand souls, fellow Taoist, please don't joke!" The stall owner was startled, rolled his eyes at Li Mu, and refused without even thinking.

With that said, the stall owner was about to put away the wooden box. (End of chapter)