Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 2077: Chapter 2075: Small Market, Great Secrets

Tian Mu!

Who is this person?

No one knows, whether it’s Ye Tianchen or Princess Zi Xuan, this is the first time they heard this name!

However, they still tend to believe it because Tu Qiuyu’s grandfather is likely a formidable Divination Master. If he calculated that a year later, Tu Qiuyu would meet them, and that they need to learn the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass, then it is quite extraordinary. Since it is said to find a person named ”Tian Mu,” perhaps only by finding this person can they find out where the Southern State Transmission Array Compass is!

Within the domain of the Southern State city, it has already become desolate, with no living beings for a long time now. Fortunately, Tu Qiuyu mentioned that the territory of the Southern State has a different area than the other three major states. There is a small marketplace inside the Southern State’s city; it’s just unknown whether this small market still exists after the great upheaval in the Southern State!

Following Tu Qiuyu, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan also found the location of this small market. It was merely a long, dilapidated street about several kilometers in length, surrounded by towering walls that had long been reduced to ruins. However, the small market still existed, and as Ye Tianchen and his group of three entered, they were stopped by a robust man wielding a steel fork and wearing animal skins on his lower half. He said the market was not open yet and told them to leave, allowing entry only in an hour!

The presence of a robust man guarding the place indicated that the small market indeed still existed. This gave a sigh of relief to Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan because if the market no longer existed, they genuinely wouldn’t know where to find a crowded place, which was maddening for them since traveling to Northern State would mean an indefinite journey!

”What should we do? Should we subdue this robust man or just wait an hour outside and come back?” Princess Zi Xuan asked Ye Tianchen via Divine Thought transmission.

”This man’s Cultivation Realm is not high; it would be no feat at all to subdue him. However, I think this small market is not simple; let’s wait and see. It’s not a big deal to wait for one hour!” Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

”Alright!” Princess Zi Xuan nodded and said.

Ye Tianchen, Princess Zi Xuan, with Tu Qiuyu, left this small market area, retreating to the outside. They did not force their way in, nor did they overpower the robust man wielding the steel fork by force, mainly because Ye Tianchen felt that this seemingly dilapidated small market exuded a sense of mystery and complexity. He didn’t want to alert anyone unnecessarily, nor did he wish to make reckless moves, so he chose to watch and wait!

”This small market seems quite unusual!” Princess Zi Xuan said, frowning.

”Indeed, in my view, this small market is even more extraordinary than the city of Southern State!” Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

”Why do you say that?” Princess Zi Xuan asked, puzzled.

”Haven’t you thought about it? On our way here, other than encountering Qiuqiu, we haven’t met anyone else, nor any living beings. This suggests the terrifying event that once occurred within the Southern State domain not only enveloped the Southern State city but the entire Southern State area. Even such places, where numerous powerful beings gathered, have turned into ruins, let alone other areas. Yet, this small market continues to exist, which is proof enough of its extraordinary nature!” Ye Tianchen analyzed seriously.

”Yes, how did I not think of that? This small market must hold significant secrets!” Princess Zi Xuan nodded in agreement.

”Grandpa once said this small market existed since the beginning of the Martial Arts World...” Tu Qiuyu looked at Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan and said.

”It existed since the birth of the Martial Arts World?” Princess Zi Xuan asked in surprise.

”Yes, I don’t know exactly what place it is; it’s just that Grandpa, before his passing, divined for me, besides telling me to wait for you at the thatched cottage for a year, he also said the small market in Southern State existed since the birth of the Martial Arts World. It was once a place where myriad races gathered for commerce!” Tu Qiuyu thought for a moment and nodded.

”If that’s the case, this small market is even more extraordinary. It has existed since the Early Stage of the Martial Arts World, when the Ancient Alien Race, Demon Clan, and Human Clan, despite their continuous conflicts, also engaged in commerce primarily involving Pills, Treasures, Divine Medicine Spiritual Grass, and Original Spirit Stone transactions. Its prolonged existence certainly merits a visit!” Ye Tianchen expressed with a tone of surprise.

Feeling this seemingly small market, with its ruins and unassuming appearance, growing more mysterious by the moment, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan felt it was a place worth exploring. They refrained from acting recklessly and waited outside the ruins for a full hour before reentering this small market!

When Ye Tianchen, Princess Zi Xuan, and Tu Qiuyu reentered the small market, they were astonished. Just earlier, the place was shrouded in mist, with no living beings in sight except for the robust man with a steel fork. Now, both sides of the market passage were bustling with life. There were descendants of Ancient Alien Races, Demon Clans, as well as Human Clans, each occupying a spot on the sides of the passage with their goods on display, selling and shouting, similar to a lively market in the Mortal World, with living beings strolling around, browsing and searching for what they needed!

”So lively, I didn’t expect it to be so lively. Where did all these beings come from?” Princess Zi Xuan asked in puzzlement.

”Let’s not worry about that; we should search to see if anyone can answer our questions!” Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

Tu Qiuyu didn’t speak. Although she had a grandfather who was divination savvy, she had never seen descendants of Ancient Alien Races or Demon Clans. Especially some descendants of Ancient Alien Races and Demon Clans, who appeared in their true forms, looked somewhat unattractive, and even a bit terrifying and intimidating!

Therefore, Tu Qiuyu always hid behind Princess Zi Xuan, holding her small hand, while Ye Tianchen led the way, occasionally glancing around. He noticed there were indeed some impressive items here—Pills, Treasures, raw materials for Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass—but given the current dearth of cultivation resources throughout the Martial Arts World, and even more so the Earth, which had been in a ”self-imposed isolation” state for years, these resources were of little use to Ye Tianchen. He mainly sought to find a communicative being to solve his doubts, preferably learning the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass straightaway!

However, all along this road, traveling almost ten kilometers along this bustling market, Ye Tianchen did not stop to inquire, making Princess Zi Xuan somewhat impatient, so she could not help but say, ”Just ask anyone, this way it’s wasting too much time!”

”Asking just anyone is actually what wastes time, yielding no information. Have you not sensed that aura?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but frown and ask.

”What aura?” Princess Zi Xuan was dumbfounded and asked.

”The beings here outwardly mind their own business without paying attention to us, but when we pass by their stalls, they instinctively take notice and cover their merchandise, as if they don’t want us to buy it. It’s strange!” Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

”Yes, I noticed too, but didn’t pay attention. Why is it like this?” Princess Zi Xuan asked in puzzlement.

”Regardless of why, it means one thing: these beings don’t wish to engage with us, even if we stop, hoping to glean some information from them, it would be impossible and a waste of time!” Ye Tianchen said seriously.

Continuing forward, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan didn’t know why, but whenever these beings saw them, they instinctively covered their merchandise, seemingly unwilling to sell to them or have any interactions with them!

The reason for such circumstances was unknown to Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, yet they didn’t have time to waste here. They came here with two objectives: first, to ask where the Southern State Transmission Array Compass is located; second, if no one knew the first answer, then to inquire about a person named Tian Mu!

Quickly nearing the end of the market, which stretched about twenty kilometers, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan hadn’t stopped to find a suitable person to ask for information, sparking some anxiety in both. Because if they couldn’t find anyone to inquire for news, where else would they go to search? Here represented their only chance!

”Immortal Elixir, Immortal Elixir, consume it and achieve Eternal Life!”

Suddenly, they heard a shouting sales pitch yelling the words ”Immortal Elixir,” this inevitably shocked Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan. In this entire small market, there may only be one daring enough to shout like that. Following the sound, Ye Tianchen discovered towards the end of the small market, a frail old man with extremely disheveled hair dressed in extremely tattered, even somewhat shabby attire. In front of him lay a piece of worn cloth, on which were two items resembling the roots of Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass.

Seeing Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan approach, the old man increased his shouting, ”Immortal Elixir for sale, Immortal Elixir for sale, consume it and achieve Eternal Life, soar to great heights!” (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to give recommendations or monthly votes on Qidian.com; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)