Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7464

Chapter 7378: The Contact

“Where is the black market?” Li Tianming’s eyes lit up, and he asked impatiently.

“There’s no such thing as ‘where’,” Aurora shook its head. “The so-called underground black market isn’t a specific trading location, but rather a network of people privately connecting, forming an intelligence network, a network for trading goods, and so on. As long as you find the people who make up the black market, you can trade, not only exchanging physical goods, but also methods to leave the city or information.”

“So, Yin Chen has already found members of the underground black market?” Li Tianming asked with some surprise.

“Yes,” Aurora nodded. “It met someone who seems to have trading channels. Yin Chen discovered that he used the communication star tower to discuss some transactions that couldn’t be made public, and he’s very likely the person we’re looking for.”

“Where is this person now? Are there any more detailed characteristics? Let’s prepare to go find him immediately,” Li Tianming quickly asked.

At this moment, having received news, Xiao Jiu stopped pretending and floated to the two of them in its true form as a cloud of black mist, listening openly.

Aurora continued, “This person seems to be named ‘Qian Yuan.’ He looks like an ordinary old man and rarely goes out. He stays at home contacting people and lives a leisurely life. As for his specific strength… it’s still unclear, since he never goes out and has never made a move.”

“Qian Yuan…” Li Tianming said thoughtfully, “It sounds like he’s a local from the Qianfeng Eternal Empire. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to establish himself so firmly in this place. After all, we outsiders face obstacles everywhere, so how could we possibly establish our own power?”

Silver Dust reappeared at this moment and said, “I guess he might be a Saint Emperor at the initial stage.”

“Silver Dust, how did you figure that out?” Aurora asked with some doubt.

Li Tianming was also surprised to hear this, “Didn’t you say he hasn’t made many moves? How can you guess his strength?”

“He wears a sword at his waist that is a small light-year Dao Treasure,” Silver Dust replied.

Aurora immediately understood her meaning. She asked, “You mean that his underground black market business means he’s definitely not short of money, and the Dao treasures he uses must be the highest level he can control. Based on this, the strength to barely control a small light-year Dao treasure is probably that of a low-level Saint Emperor?”

“Auntie, you understand me!” Yin Chen said smugly.

“Now that our target is clear, we definitely need to prepare to take action.” Li Tianming glanced at Xiao Jiu, who was nonchalantly in the corner, and smiled slightly.

It was definitely inappropriate to go out in this state, so Li Tianming rummaged through his Sumeru Ring.

Finally, he found the purple-gold flower mask that suited his current size.

Since Zi Zhen’s strength had greatly increased, she had prepared a new purple-gold flower mask for Li Tianming in advance.

At least, until Li Tianming’s realm surpassed Zi Zhen’s, he wouldn’t have to worry about not having a suitable one.

After Li Tianming put on the mask, Ying Huo and the other companion beasts knew what Li Tianming was going to do next, so they all voluntarily returned to Li Tianming’s companion space.

Of course, this included Xiao Jiu as well.

However, it didn’t seem entirely willing.

But for the sake of the Divine Treasure Stone, it endured it!

Li Dixiao said that members of the Li Imperial Clan would need to inform their three elders before traveling, but in reality, there were no Dao array restrictions in Hall 886.

Therefore, in the state of the void cosmic constellation, Li Tianming easily slipped past the two Li Imperial Clan members assigned to guard the gate.

Following Yin Chen’s guidance, after leaving the Myriad Sects Battle Hall, he went straight to Qian Yuan’s residence.

After passing through many luxurious and enormous star-studded buildings, Li Tianming finally arrived at his destination.

Those who could live in Fengxu were basically either rich or noble.

Therefore, the surrounding pavilions and halls were extremely extravagant. Although Li Tianming and his group’s residence amazed the Li Imperial Clan, compared to this, it could only be considered a ‘simple residence’. This

Qian Tian Mansion was no exception.

Li Tianming was still in the void cosmic constellation. He looked up at the building and could clearly see the three large, flamboyant characters ‘Qian Tian Mansion’.

The layout of the Qian Tian Mansion was incredibly vast, completely unlike a personal residence.

This ‘Qian Tian Mansion’ was enormous; at first glance, it was even larger than the Li imperial clan’s residence.

Yin Chen suddenly said, “That old man is still in the courtyard.”

Li Tianming stepped closer to the Qian Tian Mansion, simultaneously breaking through layers of Dao formations.

In such a prestigious gathering place, perhaps no one would expect someone to intrude, so these Dao formations were only at the Lesser Light level, a level Li Tianming could easily dismantle.

After entering the gate, Li Tianming was somewhat surprised to find himself in a relatively simple courtyard.

There were some flowers and plants, with butterflies and bees flitting among them.

Moreover, the Dao plants and beasts were not of very high rank.

Li Tianming curiously searched the courtyard for the figure…

His gaze swept around the courtyard, finally landing on a lean, white-haired old man.

Although he looked very old, his eyes were sharp and shrewd.

Even while busy with his tasks, his peripheral vision seemed incredibly sharp, as if he were constantly observing his surroundings.

If Li Tianming hadn’t been absolutely confident in his own cosmic astrological abilities, he might have even thought the other had discovered him.

“According to Yin Chen’s description, this should be Qian Yuan…” Li Tianming narrowed his eyes, looking at the old man.

Qian Yuan was currently in a small pond formed by blazing blue flames, feeding fish with blue fire from his palm.

This leaping blue fire was a delicious treat for the Dao beast ‘Burning Abyss Carp’ in the pond.

The Burning Abyss Carp had flame patterns on its body, and the eerie blue flames it emitted displayed a distorted, light-like aura, perhaps even capable of burning a Heavenly Venerable expert to ashes!

This showed that Qian Yuan’s identity was not simple, after all, even his ‘pet’ was so powerful.

“According to Yin Chen’s investigation, Qian Yuan only tends to things in the yard every day, planting flowers and watering them, living a pastoral life, and rarely goes out,” Aurora slowly added.

“Men! Get this old bastard to take us out!” Xiao Jiu was already impatient in the companion space.

Seeing this, Li Tianming could only patiently explain, “Given Qian Yuan’s status, if we suddenly appear deep within his residence like this, no matter the reason, it will definitely provoke hostility and ruin this deal. So, a sudden visit is definitely not an option.”

“Then what should we do next?” Sui Shenyao asked curiously.

“Wait!” Li Tianming said decisively.

Immediately afterward, he withdrew from the ‘Qiantian Mansion’ and waited on the street lined with countless luxurious buildings.

Of course, Yin Chen’s individual had already quietly infiltrated the Qiantian Mansion, constantly reporting his situation to Li Tianming.

At this point, Li Tianming, to avoid alerting him, could only create an opportunity for the two to meet in this way.

However, a long period of time passed, and Qian Yuan indeed rarely went out.

For several months, besides using the communication star tower to contact others and conduct intelligence business, he tended to his plants.

Finally, one day several months later, Qian Yuan finally prepared to set off.