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Chapter 25 - Black Market Murder, Use the Countermeasures

[Three days later, you will go to the underground black market to purchase the method of making high-level talismans. On your way back, you will be attacked by a Qi training late stage robber in the Black Forest] 

Lin Jie looked at the text on the panel and was stunned for a moment. 

He did plan to go to the black market. 

Because both he and Molan have reached the first-level mid-grade talisman-making skills, they can try to make first-level high-grade talismans, but the method of making talismans is sold at a relatively high price in the market. 

The reason why the black market is called the black market is that the origins of the items traded underground are more or less problematic, so the selling price is much cheaper. Of course, the authenticity of the items needs to be determined by the individual: 

"It looks like the trip to the black market in three days will have to be cancelled." 

Wrong! 

Lin Jie's mind raced. 

Immediately, he changed his mind. 

During this period of time, he clearly felt that someone was spying on his whereabouts when he entered and exited the mountain gate. If he could take advantage of this black market opportunity to kill someone with a borrowed knife, it would not be a bad idea. 

Thinking so, 

Lin Jie came out of retreat immediately and took the first-grade mid-quality talismans made by Molan and the ones he made in his spare time to the Baihe market and sold them to Wanbao Pavilion. He obtained a total of 120 spirit stones. If he wanted to use this amount of spirit stones to purchase the method of making first-grade high-quality talismans in the market, it would be impossible. He would need at least 40 or 50 more spirit stones. 

Coming out of Baihe Market, 

This time, 

He deliberately did not wear the invisibility cloak. 

Through the Black Forest, 

When he arrived at the entrance of the black market, he could clearly feel that someone was following him. 

Lin Jie sneered, paid a spirit stone, took a mask from the guard and put it on, then went straight into the black market. 

In the poplar forest a hundred meters away from the black market, 

When a man in black saw Lin Jie coming in, he immediately took out the communication jade talisman from his waist and said quickly: 

"Master Wentai, after Lin Jie came out of Baihe Market, he entered the black market." 

After a while, 

The communication jade talisman lit up. 

Li Wentai's voice came out: 

"Quick, you ambush the only way through the Black Forest first, I will be there in a moment." 

Everyone in the black market wears a mask on their face. This mask has the effect of preventing spiritual prying, so no one knows who the owner behind the mask is. 

The black market is actually a main street with stalls on both sides. 

Different from the bustling Baihe market, the stall owners here are quietly waiting for customers to come, without shouting. 

Lin Jie has a clear goal. 

The reason he came here today is to find out how to make a first-grade, top-quality talisman. 

Looked around, 

At a stall on the right side, he saw a book titled "Advanced Talisman Making Method." This stall was more special than others because it only had this one book and nothing else for sale. 

The stall owner was a skinny old man who coughed from time to time, and the sputum he coughed up was stained with blood. 

Lin Jie looked through the catalog and found two first-class talismans, the Earth Escape Talisman and the Body Immobilization Talisman. The former was suitable for escaping, and the latter was used for fighting. Lin Jie was very satisfied and said immediately: 

"Daoyou, how much do you want to sell this ancient book for?" 

"Ahem, this ancient book was brought out from the Blood Forbidden Land at the cost of my life. The selling price is no less than 200 Spiritual Stones." 

"Will you sell it for 130?" 

Lin Jie originally wanted to bid a hundred, but he really couldn't bring himself to do so. After all, outside, the method of making the earth-escaping talisman alone would cost more than that. 

The old man didn't even raise his eyelids. 

He waved at Lin Jie and said, 

"Go, go, if you are not sincere about buying, don't block my stall." 

Seeing that the other party had no room for bargaining, Lin Jie walked away. 

After all, his purpose today was not really to purchase the method of making high-level talismans. 

After casually strolling around the black market, he walked out. After handing in the mask, he glanced at the bushes not far away. The man who had followed him from Yunling Mountain to the black market had disappeared. 

Lin Jie sneered in his heart. 

If I guessed correctly, 

The enemy should be lying in ambush on the road that leads to the Black Forest. 

The Black Forest, as the name suggests, has no light at all. Only the leaves of the trees in the forest glow green. The vision is blurred and one cannot see who is coming from a distance. 

From the black market, 

Walked forward about ten steps. 

A familiar yet strange smell suddenly wafted behind him. 

Lin Jie narrowed his eyes slightly. 

He immediately slapped a few speed talismans on his body, and his speed suddenly increased. In a few flashes, he entered the Black Forest. The moment he entered the forest, he immediately put on the invisibility cloak and sprinkled a layer of white powder on his body to block the scent tracking. 

Whether it was the stalkers who were ambushing them in Yunling Mountain, or the robbers who chased them out from the black market, they must have left something on him for tracking. 

Hiding in the jungle, 

After a while, 

There was a sound of light footsteps coming from behind. 

Lin Jie immediately took out a robe that he often wore from the storage bag and threw it to Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing hissed a few times at the spirit beast bag, and a number of silver-spotted poisonous snakes crawled out. One of them was holding the clothes in its mouth, and at Xiaoqing's urging, it quickly crawled forward. 

As the silver-spotted viper moves, 

The subtle footsteps that had paused at the back sounded again. 

After a while, 

Immediately, there was a sound of fierce fighting coming from the front. After the sound of fighting gradually died down, Lin Jie jumped a few times from the dace tree. 

Looking down, 

But he saw two corpses lying on the ground. 

Spots of green light through the dace trees. 

Two people fell to the ground. 

One of them was Li Wentai. 

The man standing at this moment was the same old man who sold ancient books in the black market, but this time his back was straight and he didn't look old at all. 

But, 

Jie Xiu was obviously also injured. 

He quickly touched Li Wentai and the other man for a while, then cursed: 

"Two poor damn bastards!" 

Suddenly, 

Jie Xiu suddenly realized something. 

Turned his head suddenly. 

Right at this moment, 

All he heard was the sound of something whooshing through the air. 

But in the darkness, balls of stinking venom spurted out and rushed towards him. Upon closer inspection, he saw that there were countless silver-spotted poisonous snakes lurking around him. 

Jie Xiu quickly slapped a talisman on himself, a golden light flashed, and a light shield enveloped him. Then he immediately made a hand gesture and wanted to escape underground. 

However, 

At this moment, on the ground where he was standing, 

Suddenly, more than a dozen silver-spotted poisonous snakes jumped out and pounced towards his face at lightning speed. 

Even though he reacted in time and blocked it with his fan, he was still bitten. He paused in his finger-gripping movements, but soon stuffed an antidote into his mouth. His eyes quickly landed on Lin Jie on the tree: 

"Hehe, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" 

That's all. 

He saw a flash of yellow light on his body. 

He immediately disappeared underground, and the next moment appeared under the dace tree where Lin Jie was hiding. 

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