After asking Xi Bing about his cultivation progress, Xi Chen went to room to rest. He did not even have dinner as he felt full of energy after the breakthrough.
The time was already past midnight.
As he laid-back on his bed, he called out the panel.
Panel-
Owner: Xi Chen
Bloodline: None
Realm: Bone Tempering Realm(1/150)
Clan: 3 members
Combat Skills: Red Demon Fist(77/1200) [High Grade 3]
Red Demon Claw(70/1200) [High Grade 3]
Red Demon Palm(71/1200) [High Grade 3]
Cultivation Technique: Crimson Tyrant Blood Sutra(0/300)[Top Grade 3]
Innate Ability: Crimson Blood Eyes
[Ghost Hand Clan Panel]
[Unique Trait of Crimson Tyrant Blood Sutra.]
He found a new cultivation technique for cultivating upto Blood Refinement Realm.
But he also saw the new unique trait.
Curious he clicked at it.
Tak.
[UniqueTrait of Crimson Tyrant Blood Sutra
:Those who master this cultivation technique will have a Tyrannical Bloodline Power.
Tyrannical Bloodline Power: Close combat power double.]
"What!? If I just finished cultivation this technique, I will be able to change my Bloodline from ordinary to something worth grading!!" Excitement filled his face. "That means I just need to reach the Blood Refinement Realm."
But he saw another points behind the Realm.
"What..!? Why is another points pooping out behind the Realm? Is it because the first two Realm are not that difficult or worth much?" Questions started pooping up inside his head as soon as he saw the points.
"So that means even if breakthrough to Blood Refinement Realm, I can not finish cultivating the Crimson Tyrant Blood Sutra... Maybe I need to use this technique to cultivate the blood too.?" Xi Chen started thinking about it.
"But I heard a person can only awaken a Bloodline after he breakthrough to Acquired Qi Realm." He started doubting his technique.
"Ahhhh.... I can not think about it. I will just go to the black market next time and try to find about it. Now I just need to sleep." He stop bothering himself and went to sleep.
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Next morning.
When Xi Chen woke up, the two boys were already having their breakfast in the courtyard.
After cleaning himself, Xi Chen sat down with them to have breakfast.
As he sat there, Xi Xuan asked him. "Big Brother, I heard from second brother that you already at Bone Tempering Realm. Is that true." With sparks in his eyes.
"Haha.. Yes. But don't go around discussing about it. Got it?" Xi Chen let out a little laugh answered, but he also warned him.
Beffort Xi Xuan can spoke again, Xi Chen asked him. "How about your progress? Is it going good or not?"
Hearing the question about his cultivation, Xi Xuan looked a little down. "Mine is going...ok I guess. It's just slow comparing to second brother's progress."
"Don't worry much about it. Tonight, I will be going to the black market. I will buy body tempering power for you two. Then your progress will be much smoother." Xi Chen smiled and comforted his little.
Hearing the words, Xi Bing asked, from the side. "Big Brother you don't need to buy for me. I will reach Muscle Tempering Realm next month, without even using it. And I also heard that they are expensive."
Xi Chen waved his hand off saying. "In cultivation, eating hasty is not good, but that doesn't mean one should not be fast. And I recently got some extra money."
Hearing their big brother's words, both the boys did not question again. They lowered their heads and continued eating.
After some silence, Xi Xuan asked again. "Big bother, why don't we buy things from inner market instead from black market? I mean the inner market is open everyday and they have all the things." He has been thinking about this things.
"Buying things from inner market is risky. You need to be strong individual yourself or must have some background. And they are not.
Once you left the market you will be the targets of many unorthodox people. Going to inner market means exposing ourself. That means trouble for people like us, who has neither background nor strength in this power controlling town."
"Ohh.." Xi Xuan let out a knowing sound.
The day went as the trio brothers worked in the shop all day, to complete the order of the farm tools they received.
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Nighttime came quickly.
Xi Chen, after his quick preparation, left his house after instructing his brother to be careful.
It was already the 15th day, and the black market opened like a wound in the world.
The air in the Black market was thick with scent of dust, sweat, and spirit powder. Beneath the carved stone vault of the underground cavern, dozens of flickering lanterns bathed the long corridor of stallsin a haze of gold and shadow.
Xi Chen moved through the flow of cloaked buyers with his hood drawn low, his steps precise, quiet.
He passed many stall looking for some affordable and valuable things. But lady luck was not on his side.
Finally he came to the stall that sells herbs and medicines.
The stall was deserted, as the stall only sells medicines in power not pills which is not like by many. And they don't need herbs because only alchemy and doctors buy them.
Only one or two here might be an alchemist. But they won't expose themself. Who knows how many people here are really independent cultivators. Some might be from clans.
So, if they expose themself, they might get captured and force to be a pill slave.
Xi Chen went up to the stall.
The owner was dozing off on his seat with his mask on.
"Boss, do you have body tempering powder?" Xi Chen asked.
The stall owner looked up with a startled look. "Ohh..! It's you again."
"I have it. How much do you want?.... Are you really buying this time?" The owner added a small uncertain question at the end of his sentence.
"I am. Give me two package." Xi Chen did not gave a long answer.
After giving the stall owner 20 silver coins Xi Chen was about to leave, when from the corner of his eyes something caught his attention.
It was a white flower with some blood stained on it.
"You are selling this too?" He asked pointing his finger to the flower.
"Yes." The owner gave a lazy answer.
"What is it?" Xi Chen asked uncertainly.
"Some unknown flower with some beast Blood on it." The owner gave a brief answer.
"How much it it?" Xi Chen asked again.
"What!?" The owner was surprise at Xi Chen question but he quickly snapped and replied. "4 silver coins, if you want. No bargain."
Xi Chen showed some hesitation before ultimately took out 4 silver coins.
After getting the flower Xi Chen did not stay any longer at the market. He left the underground place decisively. But he did not showed any abnormal behavior before leaving.