Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 655: Chapter 334: Discovering a Passageway!

People came and went on the streets of Ice City. Some hurried along, while others chatted by the roadside. Cheng Zongyang overheard some Martial Artists discussing the dangers and potential opportunities within the Profound Origin Secret Realm.

As he walked, Cheng Zongyang arrived at a bustling marketplace.

The marketplace was filled with all sorts of goods: precious Medicinal Materials, strange ores, and Ice Spirits of various sizes and Tiers. There was also cold-weather clothing meant for ordinary people, as well as Fire Element Warm Stones from the Fire Realm, intended for Martial Artists and Cultivators.

Cheng Zongyang weaved through the market, occasionally stopping to examine items that caught his interest. He mainly focused on observing the Ice Spirits.

Ice Spirits were also divided by Tier.

The Ice Spirits found in the outermost parts of the Ice Realm were Tier One and the cheapest. The deeper one went, the higher the Tier of the Ice Spirit, and naturally, the greater its value. Higher-Tier Ice Spirits also had a greater chance of forming into Ice-type Spirit Monsters.

’The lowest-Tier Ice Spirits here are all Tier Three, and they cost thirty Spirit Stones each? That’s over ten times the price of a Tier One.’ Cheng Zongyang was a little surprised. And that was the lowest price; some stalls were selling them for thirty-two, or even thirty-three, Spirit Stones.

After some thought, he bought one to try selling it to Luo Dingran.

He continued to wander through the market. As long as an item was abundant and had a price advantage, Cheng Zongyang would buy some, planning to see if there was a large profit margin in consigning them later.

This would also increase the variety of his consigned goods and speed up the rate at which he earned Points.

Just then, a stone giving off a faint glow on a stall caught his attention.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man with an honest face. When he saw where Cheng Zongyang was looking, he began an enthusiastic introduction. "Young man, this is a rare Tier Two Ice Soul Stone from the Ice Realm. It’s an excellent material for cultivating Ice Magic or for refining Ice Magical Artifacts and Magical Treasures."

Cheng Zongyang picked up the stone to inspect it, but the moment his fingers touched it, he felt a thread of bone-piercing chill seep deep into his marrow.

But in the next instant, his Adaptation Talent allowed him to adjust to the cold, and it became as if he were holding a pleasantly cool and comfortable stone.

This scene left the stall owner quite surprised, and a new level of respect appeared in his eyes.

’Only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the same tier could resist and ignore the freezing aura of a Tier Two Ice Soul Stone.’

Cheng Zongyang was unaware of the change in the stall owner’s attitude; he was simply sensing the cold Energy fluctuations contained within the stone.

’I can’t use this stone for Cultivation or Artifact Refining,’ he thought to himself, ’but I could use it as a refrigerator... or I could try listing it for consignment.’

After some haggling, Cheng Zongyang brought the price down from the owner’s initial eighty Spirit Stones to sixty. When the stall owner refused to go any lower, he bought the stone, though he had no idea if he’d overpaid.

After leaving the market, Cheng Zongyang continued to explore Ice City.

A mysterious atmosphere enveloped Ice City. The streets bustled with pedestrians, each with their own goals and a sense of caution.

Cheng Zongyang moved through the crowd, his disguised, sharp-featured face looking even colder under the frigid light of Ice City.

Soon, he arrived before a giant ice sculpture of a human figure in the center of Ice City’s main square.

The ice sculpture was so lifelike it resembled a sleeping giant. Cheng Zongyang gave it a cursory glance and lost interest.

’It’s probably some big shot from an Immortal Sect,’ he thought. ’That domineering posture has a certain majesty, but it has nothing to do with my reason for being here.’

After visiting two marketplaces, Cheng Zongyang had a deeper understanding of the goods and general prices in Ice City. It was indeed about what Baili Xi had told him.

Over the next day, Cheng Zongyang didn’t rush into the Profound Origin Secret Realm. Instead, he explored Ice City carefully, wanting to see if there were any local specialties worth consigning while also continuing to gather information about the Secret Realm.

For Cheng Zongyang, it would be a waste to visit a new place and not properly investigate its local specialties to increase his variety of consignable goods.

Throughout the day, Cheng Zongyang continued to weave through every corner of Ice City.

The buildings of Ice City glittered in the sunlight like a fantastical city of crystal. The calls of street vendors rose and fell, adding a touch of liveliness to the frigid city.

Cheng Zongyang certainly saw many good things, but they were all in limited quantities and related to Ice Materials—whether from Demon Beasts, Spirit Monsters, minerals, or Spirit Medicines. However, most of the items for sale were from the Profound Origin Secret Realm: old porcelain, broken Weapons, precious hundred-year-old Mortal Level Medicinal Materials, and a few Spirit Medicines.

However, it was upon seeing one particular old object, also from the Profound Origin Secret Realm, that a storm surged in Cheng Zongyang’s heart!

Cheng Zongyang stopped at a stall, staring at the old, foot-tall Bronze Tripod in his hands. He couldn’t calm himself in the slightest, struggling to suppress the excitement welling up inside him.

It was an old, Three-legged Bronze Tripod, but its style was nearly identical to the Incense Burner used for worship in the Three Lords Temple.

But that wasn’t the most important part. What truly thrilled him was the identical ancient script on its surface: "Revere Heaven and follow the ancestors; pray for the Sea God’s blessing, that the people may have fair winds and smooth waters."

Unlike the inscription at the Three Lords Temple, this one didn’t mention the Wind, Rain, and Thunder Three Monarchs. Instead, it mentioned the Sea God—which meant there was one more Deity!

This meant... the Profound Origin Secret Realm was connected to the Wilderness World!!

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