Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 524: Chery’s Magical Journey
The World Pearl was not small.
The moment someone saw the World Pearl, a piece of information was transmitted into the cultivator’s mind.
[Nine Extreme Black Market, an underground venue for selling treasures, does not provide security guarantees. Anyone can consign treasures for sale within the black market, which will take a ten percent commission.]
This introduction made the corners of many people’s mouths twitch.
Was this a black market? It was far too brazen. Whose black market hung directly in the sky like that? And a straight ten percent commission was too expensive, plus there were no guarantees. It looked completely unreliable at first glance.
Many felt this so-called black market wouldn’t get off the ground.
Su Yuan didn’t care whether others dared to consign items or not, because the first person to consign something was him.
He modified the Ancient Zither’s appearance slightly using Creative Power and then tossed it into the World Pearl, forming a free-bidding stall with a starting auction price of one hundred trillion Dao Yan Crystals.
Su Yuan waited a moment. Seeing no one place a bid, he stopped paying attention, leaving that World Pearl hanging in the sky, waiting for a destined person to appear.
Within a great mountain.
The Stone Dominator, who was searching for treasures, curiously looked up at the sky.
“Huh, which fellow set up this black market? They’ve actually already comprehended Chaos Dao Intent. How come I haven’t heard of this person?”
The Stone Dominator stroked his chin. “The terms of this wager are based on the quality and quantity of treasures obtained. In that case, if I acquire them from this so-called black market, it should still count, right?”
He pondered for a moment and felt there was no issue.
Although this incarnation of his had lost many memories, his basic judgment was still sound.
“However, I don’t have any Dao Yan Crystals either.”
The Stone Dominator checked his pockets and found nothing.
This was just an incarnation; it simply had no money. Even his main body probably didn’t possess Dao Yan Crystals, as such things were useless to it.
“Since I have no money, I’ll just go rob someone, won’t I?”
The Stone Dominator thumped his own head, having thought of a brilliant idea.
His consciousness swept around, and he immediately spotted a Dao Venerable flying over a plain.
The Stone Dominator immediately approached, blocking the path of that Dao Venerable.
Dao Venerable Qirui immediately retreated.
He turned around, only to find the Stone Dominator was still in front of him, continuously closing the distance.
A look of alarm flashed across Dao Venerable Qirui’s face. He turned his head again, and the Stone Dominator once again appeared behind him.
His perception could not lock onto the Stone Dominator, yet his eyes could see him.
He spun in a circle on the spot. No matter which direction he looked, the Stone Dominator would appear in that direction and was still approaching.
“Senior! May I ask what instructions you have?” Dao Venerable Qirui asked, sweat beading on his forehead.
The Stone Dominator chuckled. “I’m a bit short on funds and would like to ask for your support!”
He looked Dao Venerable Qirui up and down. “Hmm, the total value of the treasures on your person is about two trillion Dao Yan Crystals. Well, I only commit half a robbery. Just give me one trillion Dao Yan Crystals!”
A bitter expression appeared on Qirui’s face, but he honestly handed over three hundred billion Dao Yan Crystals and treasures worth seven hundred billion Dao Yan Crystals.
The Stone Dominator laughed heartily, collected the treasures, and then vanished into the distance.
Qirui gloomily hung his head.
He thought helplessly in his heart, “Where did this powerhouse come from? His strength must be at least twelfth-order or above, right? My luck is just too terrible!”
“Luck?”
Qirui was stunned. Vaguely, he sensed a change in his own Fortune.
He immediately performed a divination.
Subsequently, Qirui’s expression changed drastically. “Damn it! I snatched treasures from a Fortune-type Dao Venerable, and a portion of my own Fortune was secretly stripped away!”
Qirui recalled what he had just said and wished he could slap himself. Those words had established a karmic connection, and inexplicably, his Fortune had been taken.
Fortune-type Dao Venerables were not to be provoked. He had been caught in the crossfire!
“I need to leave the Nine Extreme Treasure Star immediately. I must replenish my Fortune first.”
But before he could get far.
He ran into an old man who seemed utterly ordinary halfway along the path.
Qirui looked at the old man nervously and asked, “Senior, may I ask what business you have with me?”
Che Chi Old Man smiled amiably. “You seem to be tainted with quite a bit of karma. I am a good person and can help you eliminate this karma. However, you need to pay a certain price. You must hand over all the treasures and money on your person to me!”
Qirui’s face paled, but he still helplessly handed over his treasures.
Soon, he had surrendered all his remaining possessions.
Che Chi Old Man collected the treasures, patted Qirui on the shoulder, and dispelled the misfortune clinging to him.
Che Chi Old Man left with a hearty laugh.
Leaving behind a carefree silhouette for Qirui.
Qirui felt like crying but had no tears. His savings had been taken in one go, and with the loss of the new treasures he had obtained within the Nine Extreme Treasure Star, his losses were immense.
“I’ve read in ancient texts long ago that one must never provoke Fortune-type Dao Venerables. I haven’t even met the person face-to-face yet, and I’ve already lost more than half my wealth. It’s truly terrifying!”
Qirui sighed. He finally understood what a top-tier Dao Principle was!
Previously, he could detect the aura left by the Fortune Dao Venerable and deduced their strength was only around first or second-order. Yet, they could cause such trouble for him, a seventh-order Dao Venerable. It was genuinely horrifying. The key point was that in a place like the Nine Extreme Treasure Star, with its many powerhouses and dangers, it was very easy to trigger a backlash from Fortune.
Just as he was pondering what to do next.
A streak of Sword Light slashed towards him rapidly from the distance.
Qirui, who was flying along, happened—quite coincidentally—to run right into that Sword Light.
The Sword Light was too fast. Qirui simply couldn’t react in time and couldn’t dodge it. Moreover, the power of the Sword Light was utterly terrifying. With a single slash, it killed him!
Qirui was directly reduced to ashes, returning to his own Dao Court to be resurrected.
In the distance, Wuyazi, who had found Che Chi Old Man, continuously unleashed Sword Lights slashing towards the old man.
“Che Chi, as long as I kill you, you lose this round of the wager. Only the living are qualified to seek treasures!” Wuyazi’s expression was indifferent.
He glanced at Qirui, whom he had accidentally killed, noticed the person didn’t even have a scrap of treasure on them, inwardly cursed ‘poor bastard,’ and then continued fighting with Che Chi Old Man.
After a while, the two were evenly matched and separated once more.
Apart from the accidentally killed Qirui, everything was pretty much the same as before.
In a distant valley elsewhere.
Little Cai and Su Li met. Little Cai smiled and asked, “Sister Su Li, how are your gains?”
Su Li sighed. “Originally, I was about to obtain a ninth-order Dao Treasure. Who knew the barrier couldn’t hold and someone snatched it away!”
Little Cai huffed. “That person truly deserves death, daring to snatch Sister Su Li’s treasure! I’ll draw a circle and curse him!”
She casually drew a circle in the air, and the power of the Calamity Dao Principle spread out.
With the temporary power of a twelfth-order Dao Venerable, Little Cai’s curses were no joke.
