“Can we just start a fight anywhere here?” Ye Liuyun asked Hong Bo.

Hong Bo confirmed, “Of course. If you’ve got the strength, you could rob the whole place and no one would care.”

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun was honestly tempted.

Seeing his reaction, Hong Bo quickly sent a secret message: “Master, many people here know each other, and there are some pretty large gangs. They lie in wait for unfamiliar cultivators, then rob them the moment they leave

So trying to rob anyone here isn’t easy. I’ve even heard some gangs have good ties with inner disciples of the Void Pill Sect!”

Ye Liuyun nodded and dropped the idea. He still had official business at the Void Pill Sect and didn’t want extra trouble.

Next, led by Hong Bo, he began scanning the stalls, hoping to pick up a bargain.

Every seller was cloaked in black robes, some even wore masks—none wanted their identity exposed, afraid they wouldn’t get away after the sale. Others were deliberately selling fakes and feared being recognized.

Ye Liuyun’s golden pupils saw through the disguises, catching faces and expressions. He even spotted some wearing Void Pill Sect robes beneath their black cloaks.

A large stall piled with beast pelts, blood, bones, and vicious-beast cores caught his eye. The stall keeper, also masked, looked like a gaunt middle-aged man with a drooping mustache, blood-shot eyes, and a tongue that kept flicking over his lips.

Ye Liuyun’s golden pupils pierced the man’s soul: a black winged soaring serpent. Its true cultivation was mid-stage Unity Ninth Level, yet it was disguised as mid-stage Unity Seventh Level.

“A Devil Beast?” Ye Liuyun hadn’t expected to meet one here.

Plenty of customers came. In moments, several Void Pill Sect disciples in uniform arrived, bought beast blood and bones without haggling, and simply handed over a Interspatial Ring—obviously regulars.

Curious, Ye Liuyun stepped closer. Hong Bo warned him at once: “That vendor’s called Black Teng. He’s unusually close to the Void Pill Sect; even many elders send disciples here for alchemy materials

He’s been running this stall for years, always hiding his real cultivation. Anyone who tried to rob him ended up dead. Even the local gangs steer clear.”

He feared Ye Liuyun might provoke the serpent and spoke up in advance—though he didn’t know Black Teng was a Devil Beast.

“Where does he get so many beast materials?” Ye Liuyun asked silently.

Hong Bo replied, “They say from a beast world, but no one’s ever entered it. Once, some Void Pill disciples tried to tail him—none returned. Whether he killed them or they couldn’t exit that world, no one knows

The elders confronted Black Teng, yet nothing came of it. People assume he has powerful backing and leave him alone

Some claim he’s from that beast world—possibly a Devil Beast himself.”

Though the Fire Seal Galaxy had vicious beasts, a vendor like Black Teng couldn’t operate long without a special channel.

“Maybe the rumors are right. Otherwise, where would all these beasts come from?” Ye Liyun answered offhandedly, keeping his discovery to himself, and moved to the stall to inspect the goods.

Hong Bo greeted Black Teng. The vendor recognized him and joked, “Where’ve you been conning folks lately? Only show up when you’re rolling in profit?”

Hong Bo gave an awkward laugh. “My little tricks don’t make fortunes; scraping together some resources is good enough.” He inwardly cursed his luck at being taken captive.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun picked out several cores imbued with metal, fire, and demonic aura—all around Unity Sixth or Seventh Level, perfect for his beasts.

Black Teng, seeing so many cores chosen by someone not wearing Void Pill robes, grew curious. He asked Hong Bo, “Your friend?”

Hong Bo nodded. “Yes. Don’t worry—he’s serious about buying, not just browsing.” He’d seen Ye Liuyun’s beasts and knew the cores were for them.

“Oh? What do you need them for?” Black Teng turned to Ye Liuyun and asked.

Ye Liuyun smiled without revealing his purpose and simply asked Hei Teng, “How much for these attribute beast cores? Do you have more? Any lightning or ice-attribute ones?”

Hei Teng didn’t mind that Ye Liuyun hadn’t answered his earlier question; he sent a private message straight to Ye Liuyun: “Buy in bulk and I’ll trade one origin essence for one core.”

He then listed how many of each attribute he had and asked if Ye Liuyun wanted the entire stock.

Ye Liuyun quietly checked the price with Hong Bo, who confirmed it was fair.

“Fine—I’ll take everything you mentioned,” Ye Liuyun agreed.

He figured Hei Teng’s price was a real bargain; even a Unity Fifth-Tier beast core held far more energy than a single origin essence, let alone cores imbued with elemental power.

Hei Teng glanced at Hong Bo and chuckled. “Looks like you’ve struck it rich, kid—found yourself a deep-pocketed backer.”

Seeing Ye Liuyun agree without hesitation, he suspected the man was either genuinely wealthy or deliberately stirring trouble. He didn’t know Ye Liuyun, but Hong Bo knew the rules here.

Hong Bo caught his meaning at once, nodded, and assured him, “He can pay—relax. I wouldn’t dare bring anyone to mess with you.”

Reassured, Hei Teng produced a Interspatial Ring and handed it to Ye Liuyun.

A sweep of divine sense showed exactly what he needed: over a hundred and fifty cores of various attributes, and quite a few from Unity Seventh-Tier beasts.

Looks like the beast world he comes from is large and teeming with elemental beasts—and high-level ones at that.

Ye Liuyun’s desire to visit that world grew, yet he kept his expression neutral as he returned a Interspatial Ring containing the corresponding origin essences.

Seeing Ye Liuyun could indeed afford it and paid without hesitation, Hei Teng probed further: “I’ve still got higher-grade cores and a few rare beast parts. Interested?”