Chapter 81 - 81 81 Military Merit

81: Chapter 81 Military Merit 81: Chapter 81 Military Merit “How do I get to the Black Market?” An Jing asked bluntly, and Iron Hand raised an eyebrow, “You really want to go… Kid, after buying those two guns and other supplies, you don’t have much Good Deeds left, what could you possibly buy there?” “Let me be clear, although the Black Market is on the edge of Xuanye City, it’s still within the city. Without a City Entry Pass, even if you’re a Qi Refining Cultivator, don’t even think about sneaking in.” He hinted, “A City Entry Pass isn’t cheap; most people in the Wilderness can’t earn that much in Good Deeds in their whole lifetime.” “How much?” An Jing wasn’t scared off, “I think I can make an effort.” “Oh?” Hearing this, Iron Hand’s look became interested. He glanced at An Jing’s not yet fully opened bundle, “It seems you have quite a few treasures hidden on you… A City Entry Pass costs fifteen hundred Good Deeds.” Iron Hand stated the price, “Got any more nice things hidden? Bring them all out, don’t worry, I, Iron Hand, might not be good at many things, but I am known for my trustworthiness — besides, you helped Qing, I won’t cheat you.” “Alright.” An Jing wasn’t afraid of Iron Hand trying to double-cross him or to trick him. Not just because the other was Huo Qing’s elder and seemed relatively trustworthy, but even if the other was a high-level Qi Refining Cultivator with formations, if push came to shove, after picking up the items, he could just use the Subdue Evil Sword to open up a Great Void Passage and escape. With these guns, he was most likely able to deal with the Demon Sect Heavenly Mandate Cultivator on the flying shuttle, which meant he had a safety net. However, An Jing was always greedy. Having already found a way to solve the problems of the Huai Xu Realm, An Jing intended to earn some more and delve deeper into the information of the Tianyuan Realm. The Black Market obviously wasn’t a place ordinary people could go to, much like this recycling hut required an introduction from someone connected. The Black Market most likely also needed passes or recommendations to prove one’s eligibility. At the very least, one had to prove they had the capability to shop in the Black Market. Therefore, An Jing brought out some genuine treasures from his stash. Some elixirs. Iron Hand wasn’t impressed, even though the Huai Xu Realm’s Qi Boosting Pills seemed rather unique, but at the end of the day, they were just some sort of Life-Struggle Pills, nothing extraordinary. The leftover Fanged Pig meat and tusks. Iron Hand was more interested in the Fanged Pig tusks, “Teeth from some Wood Element Spirit Beast? Sёarᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. What a pity the quality isn’t great, they’re just from a Spirit Awakening Beast, I can only give you fifty Good Deeds for both pairs.” You’re interested in this? An Jing recalled the vines outside the recycling hut; could Iron Hand be a Wood Element Cultivator? The wooden roots on his prosthetic also came to mind, especially how he effortlessly crippled Big Spear’s cultivation earlier. His attitude towards An Jing was quite good, and aside from Huo Qing, could it be because he sensed something he needed on An Jing himself? However, what he sensed from An Jing probably wasn’t the Fanged Pig tusks. After some thought, An Jing finally brought out the ‘Ink Jade Skull.’ The core of the vine demon, which died in the Ruins Cave, had transformed into the ‘Jade Marrow Bone’ — a Divine Abnormality of a wood element cultivator after demonization. When An Jing produced the Ink Jade Skull, Iron Hand, who had been smiling while watching An Jing, suddenly froze, then exclaimed in shock, “Demonic Bone? And it’s… the skull of a Wood Demon?” He stood up from behind the counter, his tone full of astonishment, “You killed a demon?! A Wood Demon?” The Ink Jade Demonic Bone was the spoils of war An Jing obtained after killing the vine demon in the Ruins Cave. The vine demon was not weak, especially formidable in ambushes, capable of killing even a mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator with its powerful mental attacks if they were unprepared, let alone those who were merely in the Spirit Awakening phase. Although he did not know the specific abilities of the Wood Demon, Iron Hand was very clear about the difficulty of the battle. Logically, An Jing, an apprentice who had undergone Spirit Awakening, should have had no chance of winning. “This is Military Merit.” After a brief lapse, Iron Hand sat back behind the counter and evaluated An Jing seriously, speaking in a deep voice, “I didn’t expect you to actually have something valuable, and it’s even a Wood Element Demonic Bone.” “Are you sure you want to trade it? You, a wilderness man, probably don’t know its true value.” “Sword Spirit, do demon materials have any special value?” Instead of responding directly to him, An Jing communicated with the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit within his Divine Sea, “Judging by his reaction, it seems to have other uses?” “The essence left behind by demons after their deaths can become highly resistant to Demonic Qi once it’s been purified.” The Sword Spirit was an expert on many matters, “Once, an Exalted Great Heavenly Demon was slain, and its spinal bone was extracted to create the ‘Thousand Corpses and Ten Thousand Bones Sword of Emptiness’ by a Divine Craftsman.” “This sword is a top-notch demon-slaying weapon, not tainted by any demonic pollution. Instead, it can absorb Demonic Qi to grow stronger. The Heavenly Demons it killed would desperately self-destruct before dying, to prevent creating another powerful demon-slaying weapon.” “This world has also suffered from a Demon Calamity, and to this day, the entire world is still polluted by Demonic Qi. The demand for demon materials is definitely high, and they can even be considered strategic materials.” “I see.” An Jing understood, the value of anti-pollution materials in a world rampant with pollution was obvious; no wonder the boss Iron Hand referred to it as ‘Military Merit’. However, for An Jing, this was not very useful. His resistance to Heavenly Mandate was too strong. If his Heavenly Mandate couldn’t stop it, ordinary demon materials were of no use, and the high-level demon materials that could be useful were beyond his reach at present. As his thoughts returned to the present, An Jing nodded slightly towards Iron Hand Boss, “Of course, I know it’s for preventing demonic contamination… but for me, entering the city is even more important.” “It’s good that you understand this… You wilderness people really value these things.” Iron Hand took the Ink Jade Demonic Bone from An Jing’s hand, pondered for a while, and said frankly, “Although this Demonic Bone is not of high rank, it is something I urgently need.” “According to market value, it should be worth around 1700 to 1900 Good Deeds, but I won’t take advantage of you. I’ll count it as 2100 Good Deeds for you.” While Iron Hand Boss was silent, An Jing actually wondered if the other party was planning to take the item without acknowledging it, to cheat him—even though both he and the Sword Spirit didn’t sense any hostility. Noticing An Jing’s silence and wariness, the burly man shook his head and smiled, “I, Iron Hand, have such a big reputation in the Floating Dust Plains precisely because I honor trustworthiness and don’t take advantage I shouldn’t.” “You lad, are truly my lucky star, saving Qing and bringing me the urgently needed Luofu Army Military Core as well as the Wood Element Demonic Bone. If it wasn’t for you truly being innocent, I would have thought…” He stopped speaking there. An Jing did not inquire further, “City Entry Pass?” The great man Iron Hand made a sweeping gesture, “All arranged for you.” “I’ve also arranged for your Black Market Pass, if you don’t mind, you can stay here for now, and I’ll personally deliver it to you once it’s ready.” “If asked for a recommender, just mention the name Iron Hand Zhang Gu.” “Besides that, do you need to purchase anything else?”