Chapter 377: Crazy World

In the strange fairy market, in front of an evil ghost's stall, someone was attracted by the spiritual fruits on the stall. After taking a closer look, he exclaimed:

"This, this, this... is this the legendary human-faced fruit?"

The fruit looked like a peach, but had a human face.

I just don't know if it has always looked like this, or if it has been stored for too long and lost moisture, becoming wrinkled like an old man who is about to die.

The evil ghost gave a thumbs up and said, "Good vision! This is the human face fruit. If a cultivator below the sixth level of the clear mind realm eats it, they can directly break through to a major realm! Even if the cultivator is above the clear mind realm, after eating it, their cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and even cross small realms."

The evil ghost grabbed the wrinkled human-faced fruit and handed it to the man.

"Take a look at it. If you like it, buy it. The price is fair..."

The man standing in front of the stall exclaimed and subconsciously took the human-faced fruit.

It was impossible for him not to be tempted by this legendary treasure.

However, just as he was carefully holding the human-faced fruit, a voice suddenly sounded in his heart, urging him to quickly swallow this spiritual fruit.

"Eat it! Eat it quickly! As long as you eat it, your cultivation will be able to break through to the state of enlightenment. This is a great opportunity! If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life! Swallow it quickly, others will come over soon. If you hesitate, it will be snatched away by others..."

Under the influence of this sound, this person's breathing became rapid and his eyes quickly turned red. Looking at the people around him, he felt that everyone wanted to rush up and snatch the human-face fruit from him.

This person's state of mind was completely lost at this moment.

He roared like a wild beast guarding its food, and suddenly stuffed the strange human-faced fruit into his mouth, swallowing it in one gulp.

However, the moment the human-faced fruit went down his throat, the instigation in his heart suddenly turned into a smug laugh: "Hahaha, he ate it, he ate it——"

The man was horrified and didn't know what was going on.

The evil ghost stall owner pounced on him with a hideous grin.

"You haven't even bought this human-faced fruit yet, why did you eat it? Well, use your body and soul to compensate me!"

As he spoke, the evil ghost stall owner suddenly opened his mouth.

Its mouth grew rapidly, and in an instant, it became large enough to swallow a person.

Seeing this, the person who had eaten the human-faced fruit tried to escape in a hurry, but he couldn't.

A force came from his stomach, making him squat on the spot, unable to move.

The evil ghost bit his head and chopped it to pieces. As the evil ghost sucked hard, his body shrank rapidly like a deflated ball.

In an instant, only a piece of human skin was left of this person.

The evil ghost rolled out its long bloody tongue and swallowed the human skin.

When the people around saw this scene, although they were frightened, they also remembered Shang Lu's previous gains, and hurriedly followed suit, reporting to the city supervisor that there was an evil ghost eating people.

Some people even pretended to pounce on the evil spirits in order to show their performance and get rewards.

However, this time, the city supervisor did not punish the man-eating ghost. He just took a glance and said coldly: "Compensation for damages is only natural!"

Hearing this, the people who were rushing towards the evil ghost quickly braked.

Since the evil ghost is innocent, if they pounce on it, they will be provoking trouble and disrupting the order in the Fairy Market.

Even if they were injured or eaten by this evil ghost, the city supervisor would not care and might even punish them again.

These people were frightened, but the evil ghost felt regretful that he had lost an opportunity to eat more people.

But it didn't dare to blame the market supervisor for reminding it too early. It just raised its two hands and pressed hard from both sides of its head, which had grown more than ten times larger.

With a series of muffled "bang bang" sounds, he pressed his head back to its original size. Then he opened his mouth and spit out the wrinkled human-faced fruit again, holding it in his hand, and greeted with a sinister smile: "Do you want a human-faced fruit? After eating it, it will help you break through in your cultivation!"

With the previous experience, who would dare to take on this evil ghost? They all hurriedly retreated, fearing that they would be tricked by this evil ghost and be eaten by it.

Seeing this, the evil ghost was not in a hurry. He smiled and turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared.

However, Shang Lu guessed that the evil ghost did not really leave. It probably changed its appearance and location and continued to cheat people for food.

The ghost market broker said, "Did you see that? Although there are various rules in the Fairy Market, the corpses and evil spirits here are all cunning and good at taking advantage of loopholes in the rules. They are especially good at arousing people's desires and tempting them. You must be careful not to be deceived by them and lose your life."

Shang Lu nodded and said yes, then continued to ask, "Brother, how can we leave here?"

"When the market closes, you can leave naturally."

“When does the market close?”

The ghost market broker was stunned by the question.

He thought about it, shook his head and said, "I really haven't paid attention to this. There are so many treasures in the Fairy Market that I was overwhelmed the first two times I bought them. I just regretted that I didn't have enough time. I wished the market would close as late as possible."

"Brother, don't you feel that this place is somewhat uncomfortable?" Shang Lu asked.

As soon as he was teleported here by the black fog, he found that there was an evil spirit everywhere, polluting people's emotions.

If you stay in this place for too long, you will become irritable and lose control little by little.

They may even be assimilated!
The ghost market broker didn't take it seriously: "It's normal that there's a lot of evil spirit. The Ghost Market Secret Realm used to be a dangerous place. I don't know what method the Guling County Witch Academy used to purify and develop it later, but there's still evil spirit, especially in a place like this."

At this point, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Why do you think the Guling County Witch Academy is willing to develop the ghost market? Isn't it to use the popularity of the people to disperse the evil spirits here! Even the opening of the Fairy Market is somewhat related to the popularity and evil spirits..."

After explaining the inside story, he added, "After you get out, buy some medicine to purify the qi and dispel evil spirits, and take care of yourself. There won't be any big problems."

Shang Lu said yes, but he didn't think so in his heart.

The aura that permeates this place is not just ordinary evil, but more like the chaotic aura released by a mad god.

The pollution of emotions and body caused by this force cannot be solved by drugs that can purify qi and eliminate evil.

"I must find a way to leave here as soon as possible." Shang Lu thought to himself.

Even if he had five internal organs that could purify evil spirits, he couldn't guarantee that if he stayed in such a place for too long, he wouldn't have any accidents that would cause strange changes in his mind and body.

As they were talking, Shang Lu and the ghost market broker had already walked into the Fairy Market.

The ghost market broker looked around, looking for what he wanted, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement.

He licked his lips and said, "You can go shopping by yourself. I won't accompany you. Last time I was here, I liked a set of skills, but unfortunately I didn't bring enough 'money'. This time I'm fully prepared and I must get that skill!"

Shang Lu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait, brother, I have one last question. Do you also use gold and silver coins to buy things here?"

"Do you think that gold and silver coins have any meaning to these rotten corpses and evil spirits?"

The ghost market broker laughed and said, "Here, flesh and blood are the hard currency!"

He patted the bag on his body and said, "I have been preparing for today for a whole year..." When the ghost market broker said this, his brows slightly frowned, as if he realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. He quickly laughed and said no more. Then he broke free from Shang Lu's hand and disappeared in the strange market.

Although the ghost market broker did not finish his words, based on his reaction, Shang Lu could conclude that what was in his bag was definitely not the flesh, blood, and liver of animals.

After all, the rotten corpses and evil spirits here definitely like to eat humans the most!

Only human flesh, blood, and heart are the hard currency here!

Shang Lu suddenly turned his head and looked at the ghost market guard who was bargaining with corpses and ghosts in the market.

So, the "currency" these people brought in is also human blood, human flesh, human hearts and livers? !

These ghost market guards are not ordinary cultivators. Most of them are from the side branches and outer sects of the aristocratic sects in Guling County.

Some people whose cultivation is above the Qi Refining Stage are even direct descendants, inner sect members, or even enter the Witch Academy and hold official positions.

Where did the human blood, flesh, hearts and livers they brought in come from? If they came from evil spirits or enemy countries, that would be fine.

I am afraid that they are killing innocent people!
Shang Lu cursed in his heart, and suddenly felt that it was probably not just the Huangting Sect that was rotten in Guling County!

In other words, the entire country of Ba, and even this world, has gone crazy for the cultivation techniques, resources, and so on.

Of course, this could also be a holdover from the Dark Ages.

After all, in that chaotic period, cannibalism was common, and it was not surprising for masters and apprentices to eat each other, and for husbands and wives to devour each other...

If you want to change, it is not enough to rely on some minor changes, you must have a thorough purification!
Shang Lu took a deep breath.

For him, changing the world is too far away for the time being. What he needs to do now is to avoid becoming "currency" or "human pill".

If you want to take your destiny into your own hands, relying solely on the strength of the eighth level of the Zhoutian realm is far from enough.

You must improve your cultivation! The higher the better!

The most urgent task is to find a way to get close to the supervision city and ask for the method of leaving here.

How can I try to change the world if I lose my life in this weird place?

Having made up his mind, Shang Lu ran quickly towards Jianshi.

On the way, he actually saw someone selling the Five Evil Stones.

Although he looked like a paper man, Shang Lu still recognized him because he took out a handful of pieces of paper with pictures of evil spirits and ghosts on them from his pocket, wanting to buy a secret book.

However, the things he took out did not satisfy the corpse seller. He shook his head repeatedly and threw the rotten meat residue everywhere.

The man selling the Five Evil Stones didn't care about it, nor did he feel disgusted. He just kept taking things out of his pocket with a flattering look on his face.

Finally he took out some pieces of paper with red fruits drawn on them.

Those red fruits looked like blood cells that had been condensed through special processing.

Seeing these pieces of paper, the corpse finally showed joy on his face and took them away.

But just when the man selling the Five Evil Stones was about to get the secret book, he was stopped again.

While he was surprised and stunned, the corpse came close to his ear and whispered something.

Shang Lu didn't know what the man and the corpse were talking about. His extraordinary hearing was disturbed in this place, and he was unable to eavesdrop on the conversation between the man and the corpse.

Shang Lu only saw that after listening to the corpse's words, the man nodded repeatedly without any hesitation. The corpse grinned and stuffed the secret book into his arms, but at the same time, he also sent a drop of yellow and red pus and blood into his mouth.

As he was watching, a rotten corpse suddenly stopped Shang Lu.

It dug out a black pill from a festering sore on its body.

"Boy, what are you looking at? Would you like some of this top-quality elixir? This is the secret elixir of the Wanzhen Sect. It can repair your damaged sea of ​​qi, allowing you to practice with twice the result with half the effort and make rapid progress. You no longer have to worry about your cultivation level declining..."

Shang Lu took a look at the pill. It was not only covered with a layer of disgusting pus, but also crawling with many maggots.

This made Shang Lu very suspicious. Was it an elixir or a poison?

"No need, I didn't bring the flesh, blood, and heart you wanted."

Shang Lu refused without hesitation and pretended to spare the rotten corpse.

The corpse reached out to stop him, and said with a smile in a very tempting tone:

"Who said you didn't bring any? Don't you have fresh flesh and blood on you? Cut off a piece and give it to me, and I will sell you the secret elixir of the Wanzhen Sect. Don't hesitate, this is a very good deal. You only need to cut off a piece of flesh to exchange for an elixir. Outside of our Fairy Market, no matter where you go, you will never encounter such a good thing again..."

It also raised its hand and pointed towards a point not far away.

"Look over there, someone has already started cutting the meat. If you don't hurry up, these good things will be snatched away by them..."

Shang Lu looked in the direction of his finger and saw that someone was being tricked by evil spirits and rotten corpses and started cutting flesh.

There was even a hint of impulse in his heart.

But the statue of the mind in his internal organs suddenly burst into flames.

The Yin-Yang Bell hanging in the temple also made a clear "dangdangdang" sound.

The evil spirit that broke into Shang Lu's mind and tempted him to act impulsively was immediately dispelled by the sound of the bell and burned by the fire in his heart.

Shang Lu calmed down instantly, shook his head without hesitation and said: "I am afraid of pain, I can't do the thing of cutting my flesh to buy the elixir, you should find someone who is willing to cut his flesh."

When the corpse saw that Shanglu was not bewitched by it, it was stunned at first, and then a fascinating excitement flashed in its rotten eye sockets.

Not only this rotten corpse, but also the rotten corpses and evil spirits in the nearby stalls all looked at Shang Lu and even surrounded him.

In each of their eyes, there was a gleam of desire to eat.

For the rotten corpses and evil spirits here, the higher the cultivation level and the stronger the concentration, the more delicious the flesh, blood, and heart and liver are.

In their eyes, Shanglu is undoubtedly the meat of Tang Monk.

The rotten corpse that stopped Shang Lu even more excited his evil spirit, showing his sharp yellow teeth and threatening in a fierce voice:
"After seeing my goods, you have to buy them! You have to buy this elixir today, whether you want to or not!"

If it were someone else who had just arrived at the Fairy Market, they might be frightened by this rotten corpse. Once the flesh was cut off, it would be impossible to make peace with it. In the end, they would most likely be tricked by the rotten corpses and evil spirits here into cutting themselves into pieces.

But Shanglu was not frightened by the rotten corpse.

He was just worrying about having no excuse to talk to the mayor, and then this rotten corpse gave him the opportunity.

So, in front of the corpse's stunned gaze, Shang Lu grinned and shouted without hesitation: "Inspector, I'm reporting that there are illegal vendors forcing people to buy and sell here! If I don't buy their stuff, they won't let me leave and want to eat me!"

(End of this chapter)

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