When Zhang Ruochen spoke, Han Xuan's heart beat a few times faster. Her hands were hidden in her sleeves, and her fingers had already been tightly clenched together. "It's just a minor problem," she said. "As long as I get the Holy Light Pill, I'll recover soon."

  "Minor issue"

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "You have activated the Dark System's Divine Martial Mark, but you don't want others to know. To cover it up, you then cultivated the top-level technique of the Cloud Platform Sect, the Supreme Dry Heaven Technique."

  "The Supreme Qian Kun Skill belongs to the lower grade of ghost-level skills, mysterious, profound, sacred and overbearing, just right to cover up the dark aura in your true energy."

  "However, cultivating the Sacred Dry Heaven Skill happens to be in direct conflict with your physical constitution. When your martial arts cultivation is low, it's not noticeable yet. As your martial arts cultivation gets higher and higher, the conflict between the two powers will become more and more intense."

  "When you break through to the Tianji boundary, the conflict between two different kinds of powers will become even more apparent. In lighter cases, it will tear apart all the meridians in your body, rendering you a useless person from then on. In severe cases, your body will explode and you will die an unnatural death."

  "Holy Light Pill can indeed be used to balance the two vastly different powers within your body, but at most it will only allow you to hold on until the late stage of Tian Ji Realm. If you want to reach a higher realm, you will still face the threat of death."

  Every sentence Zhang Ruochen said seemed to hit the nail on the head, as if he understood her situation even better than she did.

  "How did you know everything?"

  "I also have things I don't know," Zhang Ruochen said.

  Han Xuan's eyes widened slightly, and then a hint of smugness appeared in his gaze. "I thought you knew everything and were all-knowing," he said with a smile. "It turns out there are things you don't know too. Tell me, what else don't you know?"

  Zhang Ruochen said, "Firstly, Mu Qing is the person in charge of the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild. His martial arts cultivation has reached the Tianji boundary, and his mansion's defenses are extremely tight. How did you know that there was a secret room underground?"

  "Secondly, how did you know Mu Qing had a Holy Light Pill?"

  Han Xuan said, "A problem like this can stump you? Don't you find it laughable? Among the 36 states and counties of Tianmo Ridge, aside from the Wu City Money House, I reckon our Cloud Platform Sect's influence is among the largest. To plant a mole by Mu Qing's side, isn't that a simple task?"

  Zhang Ruochen suddenly realized that before, his vision was too high. Only forces like the Wu City Money House, the Baiyue Demon Sect, and the Black Market could make him feel that they were top-notch powers.

  However, there is one thing that has been forgotten. In the thirty-six counties of Tianmo Ridge, the Cloud Platform Sect is the local snake, and in terms of both power and strength, it is not inferior to the Wu City Qianzhuang. In some aspects, it is even more formidable than the Wu City Qianzhuang.

  For example, almost every generation of the king of Yunwu Commandery was a disciple of the Yuntai Sect. In other commanderies in Lingxi, it was almost the same situation.

  This is the powerful influence of Yun Tai Zong Fu

  Zhang Ruochen said: "It seems that the mole in the YunTai Sect's mansion has a high position in the Poisonous Spider Merchant Association, and may even be one of Mu Qing's closest people."

  "I'm not telling you"

  Han Yu's eyes were cold and solemn, with a hint of tension, as he asked: "You said that even if I take the Holy Light Pill, I can at most only hold on until the late stage of the Tianji Realm. Is this true?"

  "I don't need to deceive you, if you don't believe me, the facts will verify the result." Zhang Ruochen said calmly.

  "You" Han Xiao gritted his teeth in anger.

  What is called fact can verify results

  If she breaks through the boundary of Tianji in the later stage, she will die suddenly, how can she verify it?

  A matter of life and death for her, how can it be so careless?

  Han Xuan was born with an extraordinary talent and had also activated the Dark System's Divine Martial Mark, so she naturally had very high expectations for herself. Her goal wasn't just to reach the Sky Extreme Realm, but to become a Half-Saint, or even a Saint.

  Zhang Ruochen no longer paid attention to Han Xuan and searched the entire secret room, but he didn't find any clues about the Half Saint's plan, and his heart suddenly cooled down.

  "Could it be that Mu Qing had already destroyed the Half Sacred Saint's intention when he was on the Red Spider Giant Ship?"

  It's not impossible after all, Half-Saint had intended for this precious treasure to be so valuable, it wasn't unusual for Mu Qing to carry it with him.

  If it's like this, a top-notch treasure would be ruined by one's own hands.

  Zhang Ruochen felt his heart bleeding. To know that a half-sage could only leave behind one half-sage saintly diagram in their lifetime, which was almost equivalent to the legacy of a half-sage.

  Having ruined one, there won't be another chance as good as this to get a second one.

  "It won't work, I still need to keep looking."

  Zhang Ruochen quietly and soundlessly released the spatial domain, starting to investigate every corner of the secret room. On the third investigation, Zhang Ruochen finally discovered some clues.

  Under the stone slab, there was actually a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

  Since there is spiritual energy fluctuation, it must be strange.

  "Whoosh"

  Zhang Ruochen channeled his true energy into his palm and swung it down, splitting the stone table in two.

  "Haha, under the stone case, a hidden formation was actually hiding."

  Zhang Ruochen slapped his palm down, and immediately a layer of white light appeared on the ground, trying to resist Zhang Ruochen's attack.

  He transformed his palm into a finger, and with a single stroke of his sword, he pointed at the layer of light halo. With a loud "pa" sound, the formation was instantly shattered.

  Those array patterns immediately turned into a string of light dots.

  After the disappearance of the hidden array method, a dark cabinet was exposed.

  Zhang Ruochen hastily opened the secret compartment and found an account book inside.

  He pulled out the account book, flipped through it casually, and Zhang Ruochen suddenly showed a hint of a smile: "It turns out that even the Four Sides County King is also colluding with the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce. This is interesting. With this account book, the good days of the Four Sides County Kingdom and the Poisonous Spider Chamber of Commerce are over."

  "What are you talking about? How could the Four Sides County King collude with the Poison Spider Merchant Guild? The Four Sides County King is a disciple of our Cloud Platform Sect, and he's even my uncle. How could he possibly be involved with the forces in the black market?" Han Xuan said coldly.

  "You may not believe it, but that's the fact. The Yun Tai Sect thought they had already controlled the four counties and occupied their resources, but they didn't know that the Poisonous Spider Merchant Association was secretly gaining more benefits than them."

  Zhang Ruochen put away that account book, in Han Xuan's blind spot, and stored the account book in a spatial ring.

  Inside the dark cabinet, apart from that one account book, there was also a three-foot-long cylindrical metal box.

  Zhang Ruochen opened the metal box and found a scroll of painting inside.

  Because Han Xuan was present, Zhang Ruochen did not unfold the painting and suppressed the extreme joy in his heart. He immediately put the painting back into that cylindrical metal box.

  Han Xuan saw the painting in the metal box and was slightly surprised, saying: "There really is a painting"

  It's clear that in Mu Qing's eyes, the value of that painting far exceeded that of the Sacred Light Dan.

  Zhang Ruochen stared at Han Xuan and said, "How can you want to rob me with your strength? Wanting to snatch something from my hands is probably not an easy thing."

  "It's just a painting, I don't care unless it's a semi-sacred artwork, but it probably isn't even that." Han Xuan's eyes widened and his eyelashes stood on end.

  "Nothing can be said." Zhang Ruochen said.

  "You think I'd believe that even our Cloud Platform Sect only has one authentic Half-Saint Saintly Intent Diagram, how could a mere individual like Mu Qing possibly obtain one?"

  Han Yu disdainfully stared at Zhang Ruochen for a moment, then after taking the Holy Light Dan, he immediately cast his movement technique and with a whooshing sound, burst out of the stone gate, leaving the secret chamber.

  Having obtained the painting, Zhang Ruochen didn't linger and also left the underground secret chamber, lest he be swindled by Han Xuan.

  After all, he and Han Xiao were not familiar with each other, and the Poisonous Spider Merchant Association had a mole from the Yun Tai Zong Fu, so they could easily bring over the evil Taoist warriors of the Poisonous Spider Merchant Association and surround him in the secret room. At that time, if he wanted to leave, he would inevitably have to fight a fierce battle.

  It wasn't until Zhang Ruochen left Mu Qing's mansion that he let out a slight sigh of relief.

  Hua wasn't searching for Zhang Ruochen's trail, but suddenly turned around and found Zhang Ruochen standing right behind him, which scared him so much that he shuddered all over and took two steps back.

  The flower patted her chest and said, "You scared me half to death. Chen Gongzi, where did you go just now? The Poisonous Spider Merchant's place is full of mechanisms and formations everywhere. You must be careful not to wander around randomly. Once you enter some forbidden areas, it will be very troublesome."

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said: "Has Wei Changlao returned?"

  "It's not worth spending money on something that is not necessary."

  Just then, there came the sound of rapid footsteps outside, and Wei Zonglao hurried in with a smile on his face, saying from afar: "Master Chen, I've kept you waiting"

  "It's settled"

  Elder Wei nodded and said in a low voice, "That big shot found out about this matter and is very concerned. He has already rushed to the black market. However, due to his special identity, he cannot easily enter the Poisonous Spider Merchant Association, so he made an appointment with you at Zhuque Tower for discussion. The carriage is ready, we can go to Zhuque Tower now."

  Zhang Ruochen nodded and followed Wei Changlao towards the outside of the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild.

  After getting that account book, whether or not Zhen Jun Hou is seen is no longer important, the evidence is already in hand.

  However, Town Military Marquis colluded with the black market for personal gain and launched war after war. It is unknown how many people of Yunwu Prefecture died in the wars, and it is also unknown how many people of Yunwu Prefecture became slaves and were treated inhumanely.

  Since you've already come, how can you not ask for some interest in return?

  If we can take this opportunity to kill Town General Marquis, it would be for the best.

  In the distance, Han Xiao, dressed in a black outfit, stood behind a fake mountain, watching Zhang Ruochen, Wei Changlao and Hua Buwei leave. A hint of unusual color appeared in his beautiful eyes: "This person can actually get Wei Xian's reception, and his background is definitely not ordinary. I'd like to see what his purpose is for coming to the Black Market."

  Zhang Ruochen surprisingly could see through the problems she encountered in her cultivation, how could he be an ordinary person?

  Whether out of curiosity or because of her own cultivation issues, she had to follow and figure out the identity of this person.

  Han Xuan pinched the purple gold box containing Sheng Guang Dan in her bag, her eyes becoming solemn as she said: "A master like him shouldn't speak carelessly. Since he clearly knows my symptoms, perhaps he also knows how to treat it."

  A dark black aura burst out from her body, enveloping her figure and transforming into a cluster of black light.

  Whoosh

  A black light burst forth, splitting into six streams of air that flew out in all directions.

  Han Xuan also disappeared, just like he had turned into thin air.