Published: January 18, 2025
Qin Chen focused his attention on the surroundings.
In front of each cave dwelling, there were numerous stalls, each displaying a variety of items. Each stall had restrictions in place, allowing one to observe the treasures, but making it impossible to easily touch them.
In this marketplace, there were many people, but it was completely chaotic and disordered. The various cave dwellings and stalls resembled a primitive folk convention, or one could say it was indeed a folk gathering, considering everyone here had arrived unexpectedly.
In the sky above the floating island, there was a pitch-black rift that continuously rotated, resembling a black hole. From that black hole, fragments of space continued to drift out.
The aura of this space was extremely terrifying. Qin Chen sensed it from a distance and felt an overwhelming spatial pressure surrounding him, making him feel suffocated.
"What a terrifying spatial pressure."
Qin Chen's expression changed slightly. He had a gut feeling that if he rashly entered the spatial rift, he would be torn into pieces by its terrifying force.
"This is the entrance to the Abyssal Secret Realm. Currently, the entrance is very dangerous. If you dare to charge in, you will undoubtedly die. Don't even think about it; even a transcendent-level expert entering would not withstand this ripping force and would be torn to shreds in an instant. So even transcendent experts have to obediently wait for the secret realm to open," Fang Mu Ling explained from the side.
"Are there transcendent experts here?"
Qin Chen was immediately taken aback.
Fang Mu Ling nodded, "Of course, the opening of the Land of the Abyss is random, and transcendent experts will naturally be drawn here. However, transcendent experts generally cannot act freely here because the fluctuation of their transcendent power would attract the suppression of the Land of the Abyss, making them vulnerable to attacks from the spatial rift. Even if they can withstand the attacks, they would be repelled by the Land of the Abyss. Only after entering the secret realm can transcendent experts act without restraint. Therefore, ordinary warriors like us are actually quite safe on this floating island."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If transcendent experts couldn't act here, then he was evidently much safer. Even if the dark transcendent expert tracked him down, he would still have a chance for world-shifting.
While pondering this, Qin Chen's gaze fell on various materials and treasures at the nearby stall.
Initially, he wanted to see if there was anything good here, but when he saw the prices of these treasures, he immediately dismissed the thought.
The prices on the stall were clearly marked; the cheaper treasures were priced at dozens of middle-grade cosmic crystals, which equated to several thousand low-grade cosmic crystals, while some were even worth hundreds of middle-grade cosmic crystals.
Qin Chen had already exhausted all his middle-grade cosmic crystals through previous cultivation, and he had very few low-grade cosmic crystals left. Adding up all his money, he estimated he wouldn't be able to buy too many treasures.
His gaze fell on a supreme treasure artifact priced at three thousand low-grade cosmic crystals, giving him a rough understanding of the value of the treasures here.
Ordinary supreme treasure artifacts were the cheapest, while slightly more expensive supreme treasure artifacts cost many times more. As for half-step transcendent treasure weapons, they were exceedingly rare since they were considered treasures by most experts. Unless one obtained them after killing an enemy and found them useless, they generally wouldn't be traded.
In comparison to the prices of supreme treasure artifacts, the prices of some materials and treasures Qin Chen had never seen before were absurdly high, with some even marked at over ten thousand middle-grade cosmic crystals.
Recalling the unknown materials and treasures from the spatial treasure artifacts of the two individuals he previously killed, Qin Chen's heart stirred.