My Optimized Immortal Life

After the man in black robe walked into the door, he walked down a long corridor before the view in front of him finally opened up.

Under the Yanliu Lane, there was a man-made underground space that was more than ten acres in size and several meters high.

Countless small stalls set up by monks are neatly arranged here, and in the center of the many stalls is a wide bluestone platform.

The man in black robe was Chen Qing, who had concealed his identity to enter this place. He had been to the black market in Hualiangu several times, so he was quite familiar with the rules here.

The bluestone platform in the center is used to auction some high-level spiritual objects. Chen Qing has been here several times and has watched the auctions here several times, and even participated in a few of them.

This made him sigh that Pingxiang Prefecture was indeed located at the junction of the righteous and evil sides. Even in Hualiangu, a gathering place for independent cultivators, second-level spiritual objects could be seen at every black market auction.

Unlike the previous Fog Valley, even though it was held every two or three years, there were not even a few first-grade top-quality spiritual objects. Even though Chen Qing had spirit stones, he could only bid for some low-level spiritual objects.

Now that we are in Hualian Valley, there are suddenly more good things. Even Chen Qing sometimes finds things that he cannot bid for.

Arriving at the black market, Chen Qing first walked towards a small house next to the bluestone platform.

A monk who was also wearing a black robe saw him coming and immediately asked.

"Fellow Daoist, what would you like to auction?"

Chen Qing pointed at the small house. The black-robed monk understood, opened the door, and walked in with Chen Qing.

There was only a square table and a few wooden benches in the hut. On the wooden table, an oil lamp emitted a faint light, barely squeezing out a little light in the pitch-black darkness.

The black-robed monk and Chen Qing sat down opposite each other, and then Chen Qing took out ten small porcelain bottles from his storage bag.

"This is……"

"Ninghua Pills, four pills per bottle."

Upon hearing this, the black-robed monk nodded without saying anything, took out a token from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Qing, then put the ten small porcelain bottles into the storage bag and walked out of the small dark room with Chen Qing.

After returning outside, since the auction had not started yet, Chen Qing planned to take a few walks around the black market first. The cultivators who could enter the black market were at least in the middle stage of Qi Refining, so even in these small stalls, a lot of good things could be seen.

"Fellow Daoist, how much is this Black Jade Essence?"

Chen Qing had just walked past a few small stalls when he saw something good.

"No bargaining, ninety-five spirit stones."

The stall owner was a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. He covered his face with a black cloth, revealing only his bald head and two pairs of eyes.

He glanced at Chen Qing, and after telling the price, he stopped talking.

This black jade essence is a rare auxiliary material for refining equipment. It can neutralize many conflicting refining materials, such as black fire stone and cold star iron, and can also slightly increase the success rate of refining equipment. It is something that many refiners are happy to collect.

The black jade essence on this stall owner's stall is as big as a fist, which is sufficient to be used for refining tools more than ten times. Ninety-five spirit stones is a bit high, but acceptable.

After estimating it, Chen Qing decisively took out the spirit stone and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner put away the spirit stone and readily handed the black jade essence to Chen Qing. Chen Qing took the black jade essence in his hand, weighed it, and smiled.

"Fellow Daoist, I wonder where you found this black jade essence. Could you tell me a little?"

The stall owner shook his head when he heard this.

"I got this piece of black jade by chance."

Chen Qing nodded and asked no more questions.

Spiritual objects such as black jade essence are usually found in conjunction with black stone veins, and a piece as big as a fist must be produced from at least a medium-sized black stone.

In other words, this monk is likely to have control over a medium-sized black stone vein.

Black Nether Stone is also a material for refining tools. Although it is relatively low-end and can generally only be used to refine medium-grade or low-grade magical tools, in the art of qi-gazing, it is recorded that this Black Nether Stone also has the magical effect of restraining and resisting the evil spirits of the earth.

Chen Qing was still thinking about the underground fire vein under the Sky Valley.

If Chen Qing wanted to build a cave for cultivation under the Sky Valley, he would need a considerable amount of Black Nether Stone.

This monk may have a mineral vein. If I can get it, it will save me a lot of time.

Chen Qing thought about it, used the Qi-gazing technique to record the cultivator's magical aura, and then turned and left.

But the monk just sat there, unaware of what Chen Qing was doing.

With the opening of the black jade essence, Chen Qing began to look forward to the following stalls, so he looked at them one by one. Along the way, he got a few spiritual objects he needed.

Just as Chen Qing handed the spirit stone to the stall owner, a bell suddenly rang throughout the black market, then echoed and attracted the attention of all the cultivators.

"The timing is perfect."

Chen Qing smiled.

This is the bell that signals the start of the auction. It will ring three times in total to remind the monks who come here to trade.

After the bell rang, many monks who were standing still immediately walked in the same direction, and the place they were going to was exactly where the bluestone platform was.

After collecting the spiritual objects he had purchased, Chen Qing turned and walked towards the bluestone platform.

When he arrived at the bluestone platform, it was already full of monks. People were moving around, surrounding the bluestone platform in the middle.

The monks who came later couldn't even see the stone platform.

Chen Qing was also a later cultivator, but he was not worried that he would not be able to get in.

By stimulating his own magical power of the tenth level of Qi Refining, a gap suddenly opened up in the crowd. Chen Qing stepped into it, and the surrounding cultivators all looked at him with fear.

The tenth level of Qi Refining is the highest level of cultivation in the entire Hualian Valley except for the Foundation Establishment level, not to mention that most of the cultivators who come here are independent cultivators.

Anyone who can reach the tenth level of Qi Refining as a casual cultivator is a tough guy that most ordinary cultivators cannot afford to offend.

Therefore, the scene of this group of monks giving way to Chen Qing seemed reasonable.

Chen Qing walked all the way to the stone platform. As the number of people decreased, the situation on the stone platform became clear to him.

There were several black-robed monks standing around the stone platform. The magical power fluctuations emanating from their bodies were at the eighth level of Qi Refining, which made many monks below the stage look frightened.

This was not the first or second time that Chen Qing participated in the auction here. He knew very well that this was just a cultivator who managed the order of the auction, not the real owner.

Beside these standing black-robed monks, there were more than a dozen monks sitting cross-legged, who had concealed their faces by various means. The fluctuations of their mana were somewhat uneven, ranging from the middle to late stages of Qi Refining, and there were even seven or eight monks who had reached perfection.

These are monks who have items to sell. Participating in the auction on the stage is the benefit they get from selling the items, but also a disaster.

Chen Qing came to the stone platform and took out the token he had obtained from the black-robed monk from his sleeve. After showing it to the monk who was in charge of order, he came to the stage and sat down, waiting for the auction to begin.