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Chapter 41: Secret Technique · Reverse Pulse Acupuncture Point

Su Mo didn’t bother to be polite.

Pointing at a lively young woman wearing a hollowed-out pink gauze dress, she said, “Little Die, go and accompany that honored guest.”

After Su Mo spoke, the other maidservants, though unhappy, knew better than to argue—so they silently stepped aside and waited for the next guest.

“Hee hee, thank you, Sister Su.”

Little Die happily said as she imitated her, then clasped Yang Hong’s arm.

Yang Hong’s body trembled.

Every muscle stiffened as if he were a wooden statue, not daring to move an inch.

Xu Zhengyang saw this and stifled a laugh.

He covertly used the “Lingying Jade Slip” to record Yang Hong’s current state, then said to Su Mo, “Miss Su, before coming to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion, I’d heard of a place called the ‘Black Market.’

But the maps on this jade slip you gave me don’t show it.

There’s still plenty of time before the rare item auction begins.

Could I trouble you, Miss Su, to guide my senior brother and me so we can expand our horizons?”

“Black Market?”

Su Mo looked at Xu Zhengyang innocently and asked curiously, “What is that? I didn’t hear anyone mention it?”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Yang Hong, afraid Xu Zhengyang thought he’d deceived him, quickly said, “How could that be! I definitely heard my sect—”

“Senior Brother Yang.”

Before Yang Hong could finish, Xu Zhengyang interrupted him directly.

At the same time, Xu Zhengyang retrieved a half-empty bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills from the Jade Gourd and tucked it into Su Mo’s collar.

Then he casually poked her forehead.

He said with a laugh, “Perhaps this pill might help you recall something, Miss Su—why don’t you give it a try.”

Su Mo didn’t get upset at his teasing.

She took out the bottle and opened the stopper.

Seeing there were still six or seven high-quality Yellow Dragon Pills inside, she grinned and tucked them into her sleeve, then slapped her forehead and said, “Your gentleman’s pill truly has miraculous effects. Just catching a whiff of it makes me remember so much!”

While speaking, Su Mo stepped in front of Xu Zhengyang and pulled him along, adding, “Please come with me, young noble.”

Awkwardly watching from behind, Yang Hong muttered in confusion, “Yellow Dragon Pills have that effect? Why didn’t I know?”

……

The space inside the Celestial Treasure Pavilion was vast—eating, drinking, fun, enjoyment, gambling, all the amenities were there, dazzling to the eyes!

That was why Xu Zhengyang and the others had some difficulty, but eventually, with Su Mo’s guidance, came to an area not marked on the map.

After entering a secluded room, Su Mo took a few cloaks from her storage pouch and handed them to Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong, saying, “Although both noble young lords carry yourselves with extraordinary bearing and are clearly not ordinary men, the Black Market is full of fish and dragons.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, please put on these dark cloaks.”

As she spoke, Su Mo and Little Die donned their cloaks first.

These cloaks had structural frames inside.

After putting on the cloak, Su Mo, who had just been a graceful lady, suddenly appeared thirty percent bulkier in size.

If Xu Zhengyang hadn’t seen her wear the cloak with his own eyes, he would have thought the person in front of him was a burly man.

“Interesting.”

Xu Zhengyang said, then called over Yang Hong to do the same, imitating and putting on the cloak.

After donning the cloak,

Even Su Mo’s voice grew rough, and she cupped her hands to Xu Zhengyang, saying, “Fellow Daoist, please follow me.”

As she spoke,

Su Mo took out a jade token, and a wall in the room split open instantly, revealing a crack just wide enough for one person.

……

After entering the Black Market,

Su Mo walked alongside Xu Zhengyang and spoke in a low voice, “Flying, spells, and divine sense are all forbidden in the Black Market.

And the patrol teams are constantly on watch.

So fellow Daoist, remember to keep the peace and avoid conflict.”

“Mm.”

Xu Zhengyang nodded slightly, but as soon as he made a sound, he realized that his voice had been altered by the cloak into a deep, muffled middle-aged tone.

Xu Zhengyang smiled and praised, “Your esteemed pavilion is very thoughtful.”

“Fellow Daoist flatters me.”

Su Mo’s acting was impressive—she played the part of a man convincingly, without any noticeable flaw.

Next,

Su Mo asked Xu Zhengyang, “I wonder if fellow Daoist has come to buy or to sell?”

“I don’t have much to sell.

I’ll just look around first. If there’s something that can immediately boost my combat power, I might buy a bit.”

As Xu Zhengyang spoke, he turned to Yang Hong and asked, “What about you?”

“Same here.”

As soon as Yang Hong replied, he realized his voice had become raspy and hoarse like a duck’s thanks to the cloak.

“Then please come this way, fellow Daoists.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mo immediately led Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong to another part of the Black Market, explaining along the way, “Though there’s quite a variety of things in the Black Market,

If you’re looking for something to boost strength instantly…

As far as I know, what a Tier 1 cultivator can activate is usually some low-grade stuff that gives immediate effects.”

“Just take me there.”

Xu Zhengyang replied indifferently, “This old man fears no taboos!”

“Excellent.” Su Mo said.

……

A moment later,

Su Mo brought Xu Zhengyang to a stall.

Bone-Piercing Nails, Blood Fiend Beads, Death Needles, Corpse Brain Pills...

Xu Zhengyang looked at these infamous one-use sinister magic tools displayed at the stall, and after glancing over their effects,

He couldn’t help but shake his head and thought to himself:

【Things usable by Tier 1 cultivators seem mediocre in power. They’re far less practical than my White Phosphorus Bombs.】

Thinking of this,

Xu Zhengyang asked Su Mo, “Anything else?”

Su Mo immediately replied, “Fellow Daoist is still only Tier 1, so the only things that can immediately boost your combat power are these sinister treasures. Of course, the Black Market also has secret techniques that can temporarily unleash a cultivator’s potential. However, while these secret arts are powerful, they require training and can’t be mastered overnight. Would you like to take a look?”

“Secret techniques?”

Xu Zhengyang’s eyes lit up. What secret technique could possibly stump him?

That said,

Xu Zhengyang still spoke in a calm tone, “Let’s go have a look then.”

……

A short while later,

In front of another stall, Xu Zhengyang picked up a jade slip and read the product descriptions:

Blood-Burning Soul-Flame Technique, Heaven-and-Earth Coexistence, Blood Escape Technique...

These secret techniques could greatly boost the caster’s strength in a short time.

But the side effects were equally severe, with devastating consequences, possibly even severing a cultivator’s path.

Xu Zhengyang kept shaking his head as he read.

If gaining the Bodhi Fruit meant giving up his cultivation path, what use would it be?

Just as Xu Zhengyang was preparing to leave in disappointment,

Suddenly,

A secret technique named Reverse Pulse Acupuncture Point caught his eye.

After using this technique,

A cultivator could forcibly reverse their inner circulation to stimulate their potential, causing their spiritual energy to surge at least threefold!

The technique lasted for the duration of one incense stick.

After that,

The cultivator’s spiritual energy would be completely depleted, and they would temporarily lose all combat strength.

After reading the description of the Reverse Pulse Acupuncture Point technique, Xu Zhengyang felt a stir in his heart and thought:

【So what if all my spiritual energy’s gone? I’m both a spiritual and body cultivator!】