Chapter 96 Immortal Erosion, Escape

"Does the black market have to operate at night?"

Looking at the fleas swarming around his feet, Li Qingshan thought to himself, "I'm so annoyed."

This is a cliff near the city of Juque.

Following the traces of the alchemy array, Li Qingshan found the entrance to the black market.

Even ordinary martial artists, once they know the location of this place, would find it difficult to come here.

Only those at the Qi Sea Realm, with their transformed bodies, can easily reach the entrance area, which is considered a relatively high-end black market here.

After paying two magic stones.

Li Qingshan successfully entered the interior of the cliff.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that it was a makeshift cave in the mountains, paved with many luminous pearls, and some places resembling permanent shops had kerosene lamps hanging on them.

Under the influence of the alchemy array.

In such places, perception is greatly restricted, and once one leaves the body, the alchemical array will be triggered.

As a result, the martial artists could only walk around and jump around like ordinary people.

The overall atmosphere was rather oppressive.

Li Qingshan didn't care about this.

He quickly passed the individual stalls and arrived at a small hut selling information.

This small room is similar to a confessional.

A customer was sitting at one end.

A communication array was placed at one end.

In this way, the other party cannot investigate the client's specific situation, and the client cannot know or threaten the person selling the information.

Overall, it's the same as what Jiu San and Shen Linyuan did.

The only difference.

There's an extra basin at this information distribution point.

Li Qingshan knew that this seemingly simple pot actually contained a teleportation alchemy array imprinted inside.

This is something that is relatively rare even in small worlds; it is only produced in the great suffering realms of the capital city.

In an environment like Guixu, it would be even more difficult to use.

This was the first time Li Qingshan had seen it in real life.

He looked at it curiously for a moment, then sat down.

The communication array was passively activated.

The protective array outside the cabin was activated, ensuring privacy both inside and outside.

moment.

A voice came from the other end: "Guest, what information would you like to inquire about?"

Li Qingshan tapped the table, his voice aged, and said, "I intend to have my grandson follow the path of bloodline, and I need to know the detailed information about this path..."

When you're out in the world, how can you not have a few aliases?

Before entering the black market, he had transformed into an old man.

"Detailed information?"

There was a pause before the other person spoke, "That depends on how detailed it is. Here we have items worth one hundred magic stones, one thousand magic stones, and even ten thousand magic stones..."

"Then let's go one layer at a time..."

As he spoke, Li Qingshan threw one hundred standard units of magic stones into a basin next to him.

He had previously collected corpses in the Ether Realm and also found a lot of forgotten valuables.

He currently possesses a whopping 60,000 to 70,000 magic stones, along with a vast collection of miscellaneous spiritual materials, making him quite wealthy.

The person on the other end of the communication array realized that a lucrative target had arrived.

The other party's voice became more enthusiastic: "No problem. The human and beast bloodlines commonly seen in Guixu all originate from immortals. There are many types of beast bloodlines, which I won't discuss here. Now I'll tell you about the Yellow Turban bloodline of immortals."

"The Yellow Turban bloodline is divided into martial bones and immortal bones."

There are seven types of martial arts: Vajra Indestructible, Ingestion of Food, Mountain-Carrying, Stone-Splitting, Earth-遁 (Earth-遁 is a type of martial arts technique), Wind-Riding, and Self-Healing.

There are three ways to obtain it.

One type is when a Guixu person reaches the age of sixteen and voluntarily awakens at least one level.

It depends on luck.

However, there is a secret method that increases the probability of offspring developing martial bones by squeezing the blood essence of newly awakened individuals.

This is also a method frequently used by aristocratic families.

If used properly, it can increase the probability of awakening from one in thousands to one in a hundred.

The second method is to obtain martial bones through sacrifice.

This is the most frequently used method.

But the cost is too high.

The cost of collecting all seven martial bones is comparable to the resources required to cultivate three Spirit Transformation Realm martial artists.

Transforming martial bones into immortal bones requires further effort.

Normally, no one would do that.

Most of the time, one or two martial arts skills are selected as the foundation for future generations, strengthening their initial strength and advantages.

However, there are hidden dangers here.

Specific potential risks are not included in the scope of this intelligence report.

The third type is the bloodline ritual.

This kind of information, involving the secrets of aristocratic families, is not of this level.

Li Qingshan: ...

If he hadn't known that his master and senior brother were both at the Demon Suppression Tower in Qingyuan County, he would have thought he had run into his own people.

This method of whetting appetite is exactly the same.

He continued to throw a thousand magic stones into the basin.

The renewal has been completed.

The person on the other end continued, "Let's talk about the potential problems first."

Among the seven martial bone supernatural abilities, the Mountain-Bearing Martial Bone involves the taboo of the Void Returning Realm. Once it is exchanged before the transformation into an immortal bone, it means death.

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Here, he planted another hook that forbids the return to the void.

"Then let's talk about how martial bones are transformed into immortal bones."

To transform scattered martial bones into unified immortal bones, they must be refined in the Body Refining Cauldron of the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower before they can be considered true Yellow Turban Warriors and be worthy of the title of immortal bones.

And afterwards, the corresponding Yellow Turban Warrior's legacy will be awakened.

At this point, they were no longer considered Guixu people, but Dao soldiers.

Dao soldiers have an advantage in Guixu.

This is why those aristocratic families, despite being so few in number, often occupy some of the better resources in the Bitter Realm.

He set a trap again, luring Li Qingshan.

"Finally, let's talk about this bloodline ritual."

As mentioned earlier, obtaining the Seven Martial Bones through sacrificial rituals to immortals comes at a price too high for most families to bear.

Then came the bloodline rituals of bloodline families.

Strictly speaking...

The bloodline ritual is an upgraded version of the fertility secrets.

The secret method of procreation can only increase the probability of offspring awakening martial bones by dozens of times.

Bloodline rituals, the weakest form of sexual arts, when performed between members of the same bloodline, can increase the probability of one out of ten offspring awakening martial bones.

Powerful.

It can even strip away the martial bones of an awakened person and integrate them into the body of someone with a stronger bloodline.

This is also a tactic used by many unorthodox practitioners with illicit bloodlines.

This method goes against the divine decree.

Ordinary people cannot perform this technique; doing so would result in divine punishment, and the process of digesting it would take an extremely long time. It typically only occurs in individuals with promising bloodlines who are not yet fully developed.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan frowned and said, "Then aren't those bedroom arts against human ethics? As for the methods of stripping and plundering, they are too domineering."

Upon hearing this, a sneer came from the other end.

"What does humanity matter in the face of power?"

Immortals do not allow the stable inheritance of bloodlines.

Without resorting to some unorthodox methods, and without the protection of their forces, they would be surrounded by wolves and tigers in an instant, plundering their resources.

Back then, when even life was at stake, who cared about ethics?

Li Qingshan nodded.

Also.

Based on the intelligence he possessed.

The Martial Alliance is more like a fallback alliance, only taking action against the Ding Kingdom and in dealing with anti-invasion efforts; it does not manage disputes between prefectures and counties at other times.

He thought for a moment: "What aspects does the information about those ten thousand magic stones involve? I don't want to buy a bunch of things I can't use."

Upon hearing this, the person on the other end of the message became even more enthusiastic: "Of course it's worth the price. If all bloodline systems were this good, why would everyone bother to painstakingly cultivate martial arts? You definitely won't lose out by buying it."

Li Qingshan nodded.

That is indeed true.

He estimated that Jiu San and Shen Linyuan both knew about this information.

Unfortunately, it wasn't convenient for him to ask.

Then, with a series of crackling sounds, the magic stones were smashed into the small basin.

Ten thousand magic stones, if piled up, could form a small mountain.

This small basin, however, resembled a gaping maw of an abyss, swallowing all the magic stones without a ripple or energy fluctuation.

When the quantity reaches 10,000.

The extra magic stones that Li Qingshan deliberately gave were immediately ejected.

He was somewhat surprised, but had no interest in asking.

He has money, but he's not a sucker.

It's better to go back and get this kind of information from your master for free.

On the other end of the communication network, the person who received the money said: "The bloodline system may be convenient, but the hidden dangers are even greater."

One is Immortal Erosion.

No one knows why.

However, every immortal with a celestial bone will become increasingly indifferent to emotions.

This is true for those from noble families.

The same applies to those who acquire immortal bones later in life.

That's not all.

When the martial arts within the body reach the Six Paths level, a significant change in personality will gradually occur.

People pursue strength in order to gain freedom and security.

The opposite happened; they lost even their sense of self.

Those who are capable naturally do not want to do so.

Those who lack the ability cannot achieve what they desire, even if they wish to.

Therefore, although many people in Guixu actively invest in the bloodline system, very few awaken immortal bones.

"The second is conscription."

Every person who awakens their immortal bones will be randomly conscripted to serve the immortals.

The time is uncertain.

Returning is extremely rare.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty.

Thank goodness we bought the intelligence.

Otherwise, you'll fall into a trap.

Not only that.

There's even bigger trouble ahead.

Immortal Erosion...

He thought for a moment, then asked directly, "What were the characteristics before the Celestial Eclipse appeared?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end, with no reply.

Oh no, there's something wrong with the problem itself!

Li Qingshan sensed something was wrong and rushed out of the consultation room. Ignoring the black market alchemy array, he activated his ability, charged recklessly, and fled out of the black market into the distance.

moment.

A rainbow appeared, but it was too late.

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