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After much persuasion, exhausting all methods and means, Xu Ming finally forced Gu Hanmo to accept the key to the Heaven-Grade Enlightenment Chamber, as well as four exceptionally precious pills.

Thus, Gu Hanmo, who originally couldn't even pass the selection battle for the sect competition, suddenly enjoyed the full benefits of a "First Disciple."

Oh no, even exceeding the First Disciple by three pills.

"With the assistance of these external resources, Gu Hanmo's strength should improve by leaps and bounds in a short period!"

Although "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent," Xu Ming still hoped that Gu Hanmo's strength could be slightly stronger and the gap between them smaller.

Gu Hanmo entered the Heaven-Grade Enlightenment Chamber for secluded training, leaving Xu Ming with no one to tease, and he suddenly felt extremely bored.

"I'll go browse the Black Market in Barren City… Gu Hanmo's coming-of-age ceremony is next month, I'll see if I can find any interesting little gifts!"

No sooner said than done.

As for the Liang family, they seemed eager to assassinate Xu Ming while he was away from the Barren Sect.

Regarding this, Xu Ming only wanted to say—do I look like someone who is afraid of assassination?

In fact, Xu Ming was even pondering: "With the strength I displayed at the sect competition, those who dare to assassinate me are probably Liang family elders at the Condensing Core Realm, right? Hmph, I really want to see—what treasures are in those Condensing Core Realm elders' storage rings."

Whoever dares to assassinate him, Xu Ming will definitely make sure they never return.

…

The Barren City Black Market was as lively and bustling as ever.

Xu Ming patiently strolled along the road.

"What little gift should I choose? I really have no idea…" Xu Ming's current mindset was very much like that of someone picking out a birthday gift for their first girlfriend.

He wanted to pick something unique and meaningful, but after thinking about it, he had no clue. Occasionally, he would see something unique, his eyes would light up, but he would immediately reject it: "No, no, it's not meaningful enough…"

Right now, Xu Ming couldn't wait to find the most perfect gift for Gu Hanmo—even if it was expensive, he wouldn't care.

However, after looking around, Xu Ming kept shaking his head, clearly not finding anything that satisfied him.

"Anyway, there's still plenty of time, so I'll just browse casually! I don't believe I can't find something satisfactory!"

Xu Ming strolled very slowly, stopping to ponder whenever he saw something that caught his eye.

"A millennium-old sandalwood comb…" Xu Ming thought of Gu Hanmo's black hair, and thought that she would look beautiful if she used this comb to comb her hair.

However, Xu Ming immediately rejected it: "This gift is too ordinary… Besides, would Gu Hanmo lack a comb?"

If this was a treasure-grade comb, Xu Ming would find it slightly meaningful.

A treasure-grade comb… It could probably only be found in the all-encompassing Artifact Shop…

Xu Ming had, of course, tried searching for things in the Artifact Shop.

However, finding a gift in the Artifact Shop was very much like shopping online; compared to shopping in a physical store like the Black Market, the experience was lacking.

Moreover, there were too many things in the Artifact Shop, and they were too mixed up. Unless you knew what you wanted beforehand, you would only be dazzled and wouldn't have any inspiration for finding a gift.

In short, Xu Ming was just wandering aimlessly in the Barren City Black Market.

"A string of eight-star, eight-arrowed Xuan Stone beads?" Xu Ming weighed it in his hand, "Too ordinary… Neither precious nor meaningful!"

He skipped it again.

Looking around, Xu Ming inadvertently walked to the entrance of a "Lingerie Shop."

What is lingerie? To put it bluntly, it is women's underwear in this world.

"Uh…" Xu Ming couldn't help but stop, "Give her this?"

Xu Ming had investigated Gu Hanmo before, so he knew her exact size. If he really wanted to buy it, as long as he reported the size, the shopkeeper would definitely pick out something good.

Then, Xu Ming shook his head violently: "Give her this… Gu Hanmo would beat me to death, right!?"

"Moreover…" Xu Ming thought again, "It's been a long time since I investigated Gu Hanmo… At this age, she's still growing; maybe the size data I know is already too small."

Because Xu Ming was too picky, he didn't gain anything after wandering around for a morning.

Inadvertently, Xu Ming came to the entrance of the slave market in the Black Market.

Entering the slave market, it was not as chaotic as imagined, like a live poultry market, but rather orderly.

There were hundreds of "stalls" in the market, each stall being in an open space with dozens or hundreds of chairs neatly arranged in a square formation. Each slave, regardless of gender or age, sat quietly in their seats, waiting for their fate.

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"Uh, they're all so obedient…" Xu Ming originally thought he would see scenes of crying and wailing, but obviously not.

Of course, the slaves here were obedient, because those who were disobedient were still being tamed and would not be brought to the market. Those who were brought to the market had already accepted their fate.

"This little brother!" Immediately, a sly-looking peddler came up to him and pointed to his stall.

His stall was full of young and beautiful women.

The sly-looking peddler said: "Old Song's Boutique Female Slave Shop only deals in 'original boutiques,' the prices are fair, and we don't cheat the old or the young, we support brothel verification! How about it, little brother, come pick a few?"

Xu Ming waved his hand repeatedly—what a joke, how could I be that kind of person!

As he walked past this stall, Xu Ming couldn't help but glance at it and sighed in his heart: "If these beautiful women were in a peaceful world, they probably wouldn't live too badly! It's a pity they live in this world where martial arts are respected…"

Xu Ming could only sigh silently—save thousands of young girls? He didn't have that determination.

"High-Level Slave Shop: Only takes the high-end route, only sells slaves with internal training and above! Already tamed, guaranteed to be obedient, prices have surprises!"

"Strong Labor Slave Shop: Specializes in selling strong laborers and coolies for thirty years, an old brand, trustworthy!"

…

Walking half a circle in the slave market, Xu Ming deeply realized the bloody and cruel nature of this world.

If your strength is stronger than others, you can be above them; if your strength is not as good as others, you might become someone else's slave at any time.

"I'm really lucky…" Xu Ming couldn't help but thank the Little Cheat, "If it weren't for the Little Cheat, with my own talent and strength, I probably wouldn't be living much better than these slaves, right? Maybe I would have died in Yunqi City long ago."

"Let's go, there's nothing to see…" Xu Ming simply came in to see the brutality of this world, and didn't intend to buy or rescue anyone.

After all, Xu Ming was not a saint, there were so many miserable people in this world that he couldn't save them all.

"Kindness is useless!" Xu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Just as he was about to walk out, Xu Ming inadvertently saw a pair of eyes.

These were a pair of black eyes, innocent yet filled with confusion, as if wondering—why is this world like this?