Chapter 210 Peerless Elixir
"I might as well say I've met Nuwa," Hei Hu pouted.
"Brother Hu, let's stick to the matter at hand. Don't interfere carelessly. If you're not sincere, I won't take you there," Wang Zhong's face darkened.
Hei Hu felt a bit unconvinced, but he still needed Wang Zhong to lead the way, so he let out a soft hmph and fell silent.
However, he had already made up his mind. If he saw that the elixir was fake, he would definitely persuade Chen Xuan not to let him be deceived.
Yangcheng was also a city in Jiangnan Province, not a neighboring city, but it wasn't far from Jiangzhou, less than two hundred kilometers.
In less than two hours, the group drove to the Yangcheng black market.
The so-called black market was a place for unsavory transactions. Here, bartering was possible, as was cash payment. However, such places were usually presided over by powerful forces, and even the authorities would not come here to cause trouble.
Everyone thought the black market would be dim and damp, located underground. But unexpectedly, the black market was located on a bluestone street in Yangcheng, with ancient and elegant buildings on both sides. It looked more like an antique street than a black market.
Chen Xuan looked up at the bluestone street and frowned.
After observing the bluestone street and its surroundings for a while, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he exclaimed, "This black market is not simple."
He discovered that a Feng Shui master had laid out an extremely complex Feng Shui formation using the architecture and the plants and trees in the black market!
Wang Zhong looked at Chen Xuan with surprise and laughed, "Mr. Chen truly has a sharp eye. This black market is indeed not simple. Because of this, an unwritten rule has been established here: fighting is not allowed. Previously, someone didn't believe it and had a conflict with someone here, but as soon as they left the black market, they suddenly died."
"Another person, relying on his strength, tried to snatch someone else's treasure. Just as he reached the archway of the black market, the archway suddenly collapsed and crushed him to death. Then, many more strange things happened. Later, no one dared to have conflicts with anyone in the black market."
"Is that true or not?"
Hei Hu found what Wang Zhong said too bizarre and looked disbelieving.
"If you don't believe me, go and try it. See if you can leave the black market alive," Wang Zhong said angrily.
Arriving in Yangcheng meant arriving in Wang Zhong's territory, and he would not tolerate Hei Hu any longer.
"Then I'll try it!" Hei Hu said, raising his palm to hit Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong stood still, a cold smile on his face.
Hei Hu looked at Wang Zhong, who wasn't planning to fight back, and hesitated in his heart. What if this place was really so strange? Wouldn't he be finished?
But he couldn't swallow his anger. Gritting his teeth, he was about to make a move.
Just then, Chen Xuan said in a deep voice, "Hei Hu, there is a formation laid out by a Feng Shui master here. Don't act rashly."
Although Chen Xuan was not afraid of the Feng Shui formation here, he still didn't want to cause trouble for himself.
"Ah?"
Hei Hu was stunned. Seeing Chen Xuan's serious expression, he gritted his teeth and put down his fist.
"Hmph, no guts!" Wang Zhong pouted.
Hei Hu's face darkened.
"Mr. Chen, it should be just ahead," Wang Zhong led the way.
Hei Hu whispered, "Mr. Chen, is there really a formation laid out by a Feng Shui master here?"
Chen Xuan nodded seriously, "There is indeed a formation here. In this formation, fighting is not allowed, otherwise, great misfortune will befall you, and bad luck will follow. At best, you will fall seriously ill, and at worst, you will die."
Hei Hu immediately felt a lingering fear and looked back with a frightened expression. Fortunately, he hadn't made a move just now.
Among the items sold on both sides were antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jewelry, and jade.
Yangcheng, as expected of a "Medicine Capital," had the most precious medicinal materials. A casual glance revealed several semi-spiritual medicines.
Chen Xuan asked Hei Hu to take down all the semi-spiritual medicines he saw, to be used for refining elixirs.
At the stalls, prices were clearly marked. If bargaining was possible, it would say "negotiable," and if not, it would say "fixed price."
Besides that, if it was a barter, it would state what was needed in exchange.
"Mr. Chen, this is it."
After a few minutes, led by Wang Zhong, they arrived at a very deserted stall.
Chen Xuan looked up.
A grey-robed old man with a youthful complexion sat behind the stall, his arms crossed, his eyes closed, and meditating. Even when Chen Xuan arrived at the stall, he didn't even lift an eyelid, acting very imperiously.
A sign hung on the table, with several words written in red ink: Peerless Immortal Elixir, Fixed Price, One Billion!
"Let me see the goods first."
Chen Xuan winked at Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong stepped forward and chuckled, "Old Mo, I've brought you a buyer from Jiangzhou who is interested in your Peerless Immortal Elixir. May I see the elixir first?"
The grey-robed old man, called Old Mo, slowly opened his eyes. His gaze lingered on Chen Xuan for a few seconds, and he said coldly, "You can only look for three seconds."
With that, Old Mo took out a jade box from his sleeve and pushed it open with his thumb.
As the jade box opened, a ray of multicolored light bloomed!
A round, jade-like elixir lay quietly inside the jade box, looking extraordinary.
Everyone was stunned!
In the blink of an eye, three seconds passed. Old Mo, without any delay, immediately closed the jade box, and the brilliant light vanished.
"I have an urgent matter at home and need money, otherwise I wouldn't take it out. The fixed price is one billion. Do you want it?" Old Mo asked Chen Xuan, his expressionless.
"Damn it, this is a business of one billion, not one thousand yuan! You only let us look for three seconds, what kind of joke is this? You can buy it, but let us look carefully again," Hei Hu gasped and shouted.
He actually felt that the elixir was extraordinary, but for some reason, he felt something was strange.
"If you don't want it, then leave," Old Mo was quite arrogant and directly ordered them to leave.
Hei Hu wanted to say something more, but Chen Xuan directly said, "I'll take this elixir! I have ten billion in this bank card!"
As he spoke, Chen Xuan took out a bank card and placed it on the table. His casual action, as if buying cabbage at the market, immediately attracted the attention of many people.
The people around all looked over, then smiled with amusement.
"Heh heh, another outsider has been scammed."
"Truly foolish and rich!"
Although the surrounding voices were very quiet, Chen Xuan could still hear them. However, Chen Xuan remained indifferent. He naturally knew that this immortal elixir was a fraud. The elixir had long since petrified, and its medicinal power had disappeared. The reason it emitted multicolored light was because it was coated with chemical substances that would emit brilliant light when exposed to light.
But what outsiders saw as fake goods was genuine to Chen Xuan, because in those three seconds, he had investigated and found a dense spiritual energy within the elixir!
Moreover, this spiritual energy was only slightly less than that of the porcelain shard left by his father, Chen Jianhua.
Ten billion was worth it for Chen Xuan!
A flicker of emotion appeared on Old Mo's arrogant face, and Wang Zhong showed a hint of wild joy.
"Mr. Chen, do you want to reconsider?" Hei Hu whispered.
"No need!" Chen Xuan shook his head.
Hei Hu wanted to say something, but seeing Chen Xuan's firm attitude, he had no choice but to give up.
"Mr. Chen, you are truly sharp-eyed. With this elixir, you will surely be free from illness and disaster for the rest of your life," Old Mo's icy face immediately turned into a warm smile.
"Can we complete the transaction?" Chen Xuan asked.
"Of course!"
Old Mo smiled and picked up the bank card.
But suddenly, a cold voice rang out, "I'll take that elixir for eleven billion!"