Zhong Chen stood in a building similar to a shop, looking at the dozen small bottles of different colors and heights on the counter in front of him, his brows frowned slightly.

This place is in a valley not far from the Zhong family. It is the only semi-public market nearby where you can purchase cultivation resources as long as you have spiritual jade.

Of course, it is said that the owner here is also a very powerful Jindan elder of the Zhong family, so the Zhong family turned a blind eye to this market.

Zhong Chen is also a regular visitor here, but after checking the items in the bottle one by one, he shook his head and asked a man in gray behind the counter: "Is the blood of monsters here really all here?"

"Fellow Daoist, this is not the first time you have bought something from me. If there are other monster blood, how could I not take it out to make money? Look, this bottle of bloody wolf blood was only sent yesterday. It is very fresh and is the best material for refining bloody pills. Although this bottle of fire-winged tiger blood has been stored for a while, it is also an excellent raw material that is extremely rare to see." The gray-clothed guy kept recommending with a smile.

"Hmph, you actually collected thirty spiritual jades in this bottle of bloodthirsty wolf essence. The Fire-winged Tiger is even more outrageous. He actually wants 80 spiritual jades. Do you think of me as a sucker?" Zhong Chen said without any purchase.

"How can these things be the same as before? Nightmare Palace is about to be opened. These are excellent materials for refining top-grade elixirs and have always been in short supply. If you don't buy them now, wait for two days, and the price will probably rise a little." The man in gray looked indifferent.

"Forget it, the energy of qi and blood contained in these things is insufficient and it is not suitable for me." Zhong Chen thought for a while, but still shook his head.

"Oh, what fellow Taoist needs is the essence and blood of monsters with high qi and blood power? In this case, if the price is not high, I will have some things that are even more amazing with even blood power of qi and blood. Most of them cannot be identified. They have to go back to refine their essence and blood by themselves and will not be returned afterwards." After the man in gray rolled his eyes, he said with a smile on his face.

"Oh, there is also such a thing, take it out and show it to me." Zhong Chen became a little interested when he heard this.

The man in gray said "Wait", and immediately turned around and churned in the shelves, and after a while, he took out three things.

Zhong Chen looked closely and found that it was a piece of withered yellow branch, a silver bone as thick as an arm, and a round gray stone.

"Is this the object of amazing blood and energy you mentioned?" Zhong Chen glanced at the man in gray with disdain on his face.

The man in gray calmly took out another small book from his body, carefully reviewed it and then nodded and affirmed, "Yes, these three things."

"Every night, the branch will have ten feet high blood energy. I believe it was soaked in the essence and blood of some powerful monster. It is very magical."

"And this unknown bone is extremely tough. It should be the remains of some powerful monster. Even the sword artifact cannot easily leave traces on it. Through special means, I found that half of the bone marrow containing essence and blood is still there."

"In addition, this stone-like thing has a greater origin. It was discovered by a fellow Taoist in an ancient cave. It was a petrified ancient monster egg. However, this dead egg was left by some monster. Although there was no vitality inside, the energy and blood contained in it were still very objective and should be able to meet your requirements."

Listening to the guy's introduction, Zhong Chen stepped forward and picked up the things one by one, and checked them with the power of divine thoughts.

The first two things were fine. Although Zhong Chen could not see too much, he did find that the energy of qi and blood on it was very strong, which was enough to condense the blood mark.

But when he picked up the so-called monster egg, his head "boomed", a shocking aura passed from the depths of his mind. In a trance, he faintly saw a vague and strange scene, as if it was a huge white peak, or as if it was a snowy world.

"What is this!" Zhong Chen was shocked. Before he could react, the picture in his spiritual consciousness disappeared instantly, and he woke up again, feeling shocked.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, are you okay?" The man in gray next to him blinked and asked with some confusion.

"The qi and blood power contained in these things is indeed amazing, but with the means of a shop, it is impossible to identify the origin of these three things. I am afraid that few people dare to use the essence and blood extracted. Let's talk about their price?" Zhong Chen calmed down, sensed the qi and blood power of the things in his hand again, and said calmly.

"If Fellow Daoist Chen really likes it, the price will naturally be easy to negotiate." The man in gray showed a bit of mercy and treacherous look on his face when he heard this.

...

Half an hour later, in the back hall of the building.

The man in gray was standing in front of a huge bronze mirror, nodding and bowing to a blurry figure inside, saying, "Boss, I sold one of the piles of petrified monster eggs you collected last time. Yes, everyone thinks that the eggs of these monsters are amazing with blood and energy, and it will definitely be worth it if you buy them back, but when they really extract the essence and blood, they find that it is just the most useless blood of the stone dove among monsters, and they may vomit blood."

"The biggest skill of this stone dou is that it has extraordinary qi and blood in its body. It lays hundreds of eggs at a time, and it has a lot of births and is fast. The only natural magical power can only cover a thin layer of stone coat on the surface of the body. Since ancient times, it was just food for other monsters. But we are not considered a lie. These petrified eggs are indeed eggs of ancient monsters, and they are indeed left over from ancient times."

When the figure on the bronze mirror nodded and disappeared, the man in gray stood up straight, smiled and took out another round "stone" of blood and blood from the corner, and walked out of the back hall humming an unknown tune.

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"Young Master, you are back. What good things can you buy this time?" When Zhong Chen returned to his residence with a full load, Shiwu, who had been waiting there, greeted him with a smile.

"Hmph, when I'm not here, you have practiced well and won't be lazy again, right?" Zhong Chen looked at Shutong a few times, but asked without any angrily.

"How could it be? Young Master, I didn't know how to practice more when you were not here." Shu Tong shrank his neck and looked a little guilty.

"You, your qualifications are actually above me, but your characterization is too poor. After following me for several years, I have not yet established a foundation. I originally wanted to cultivate a capable helper. Judging from your current situation, there is no need to expect it." Zhong Chen said helplessly.

"Young Master, it's not that the servants are not working hard, but that I can't help but fall asleep as soon as I meditate and practice. It's really not a material for cultivation." Shutong also replied with grievance.

"Forget it, I will practice a magic in the secret room in the past few days. Keep a close eye on the door. Don't disturb me before you come out." Zhong Chen shook his head and turned his hand to order.

"Don't worry, Master, Shiwu will never let others disturb your cultivation." Shutong immediately agreed with a solemn expression when he heard this.

Zhong Chen nodded and immediately walked into his residence - a house connected by several houses.

When he walked to the back room, completely made of huge stones, he immediately closed the unusually thick stone door, then sat cross-legged on a yellow futon, took out a few things from his body and placed them in front of him.

A white jade box, a light yellow copper bell, a light blue dagger, two bottles of elixirs, and three talismans of different colors.

These things are all the gains from his trip this time, and they consume all the spiritual jade he has accumulated over the past few years.

But then again, if he fell in the Nightmare Palace, no matter how many spiritual jade there was in his body, it would be of no use. It would naturally be turned into life-saving objects before.

Zhong Chen thought so, raised his hand and grabbed it, and the yellow copper bell flew silently into his hand.

Jueyinling not only has both offense and defense, but also has a certain ability to resist illusions. It is the most cost-effective magic weapon among these items. If he hadn't had a certain friendship with the owner of the store, it would have been impossible for him to buy this item at such a low price.

Zhong Chen thought so, and as soon as the magic power was urging, the magic power in his body immediately rushed towards the things in his hand, and his wrist trembled slightly.

"Dang lang lang."

A crisp ringtone came, and an invisible sound wave immediately rippled and filled the entire stone house. With Zhong Chen as the center, a layer of light yellow light curtain emerged.
Chapter completed!