213: Tianyuan City, Beicheng picks up bargains

“We’ve arrived.”

“That fast?”

Mirror Lin Chen, who had been in seclusion for two years, was awakened by Jiu Yue, pulled out of the Time God Kingdom, and brought into the external Abyssal Environment.

The Abyssal Environment is a void-like environment; aside from the absence of Void Power, it is essentially no different from the void.

Mirror Lin Chen needed to adapt to the Abyssal Environment; at the very least, he had to face the Abyss directly. Otherwise, during the upcoming exploration of the Gods Graveyard, he would only be able to follow Jiu Yue like an accessory.

The Gods Graveyard is permeated everywhere with Godfall Power.

Godfall Power is somewhat similar to Dao Fall Power, but its limitations are very strong, primarily targeting the divine bodies, divine souls, and divine power of divine beings.

Any God who enters the Gods Graveyard must maintain a divine power shield at all times, using divine power to counteract the Godfall Power. Otherwise, the Godfall Power will target their divine body and divine soul.

When a God's divine body, divine soul, and divine power all disappear, their demise is not far off. An unprotected Godhead, when facing enemies of the same level, is like fragile glass encountering a rock.

Currently, Mirror Lin Chen is also at the Ninth Order Gods cultivation level, with over 30% comprehension of Mirror Power, already at the level of a Mid-Tier God. In just a few years, he will be able to successfully Deng Shen (Ascend to God).

Now, his strength is steadily at the level of a Weak Mid-Tier God; he is not weak, but to say he is strong, he is not exceptionally so.

“It’s quite lively here.”

“The universe is vast, and there are countless sentient beings of myriad races. Those who are stuck at the threshold of Deng Shen (Ascend to God) and whose lifespan is nearing its end will come here to try their luck.”

“So, are we going directly into the Gods Graveyard next?”

“No need to rush. We need to gather intelligence first and determine the current situation of the Gods Graveyard.”

Jiu Yue and Lin Chen were currently bypassing countless queuing sentient beings of myriad races, entering the city built by the Human Race at the center of the Abyssal Environment.

Although the seven super-races cannot monopolize the Gods Graveyard, each super-race has built an Abyssal City near the Gods Graveyard as a foothold.

As time passed, the seven Abyssal Cities became prosperous. Sentient beings of myriad races who wished to enter the Gods Graveyard, whether before entering or before leaving, would stop in an Abyssal City.

The super-races managing the Abyssal Cities are generally very fair and do not forcibly seize the gains of sentient beings of myriad races from the Gods Graveyard.

Instead, they provide protection. Private duels are forbidden within the Abyssal City, and even members of super-races must abide by this rule, which is the fundamental reason why the Abyssal City could develop.

As members of the Human Race, entering their own Abyssal City naturally did not require queuing like other sentient beings of myriad races; there was a fast entry channel exclusive to the Human Race.

The Human Race Abyssal City is divided into five areas: East, West, South, North, and Central, each with its own function.

The Eastern area is the Human Race area, specifically for serving the Human Race.

The Western area is the accommodation area, where sentient beings of myriad races can rent rooms to live, rest, or go into seclusion for breakthroughs.

The Southern and Northern areas are free trade markets.

The Central area is where various large Human Race institutions operate, responsible for managing the Abyssal City and handling all matters, big and small, that occur within the city.

The Abyssal City can be said to be the safest area in the Abyssal Environment. As long as one enters the Abyssal City, they can generally preserve their lives. Of course, this is limited to within the Abyssal City; outside the city, it remains a dangerous, primitive environment.

Even before setting off, Jiu Yue had already booked a house in the Abyssal City. Upon arrival, they could simply move in.

“I’m going to find an old friend to gather information. Do you want to come along?”

“I won’t go. I want to check out the market and see if I can find any hidden gems.”

“Alright.”

Jiu Yue left, and Lin Chen headed straight for the Northern Market.

Both the Southern and Northern areas are free markets. The Southern area mainly consists of shops, while the Northern area primarily has stalls.

To find hidden gems, one naturally had to go to the stalls.

Lin Chen was only using the excuse of finding hidden gems to wander around the Abyssal City. If he could find one, great; if not, it was no problem.

The seven super-races only occupy 10% of the universe's area; the remaining 90% is controlled by the myriad races of the universe. Thus, the number of sentient beings of myriad races is extremely large, and from this vast base, a great number of Ninth Order Gods naturally emerge.

At the current stage, the Human Race Abyssal City alone has gathered over three million Ninth Order Gods from myriad races.

A single ordinary starfield can give birth to a Ninth Order Gods, and there are countless such starfields in the universe, so the number of Ninth Order Gods is very large.

Of course, among so many Ninth Order Gods, not many are able to break through and Deng Shen (Ascend to God). The threshold to Deng Shen (Ascend to God) is, after all, the first and most difficult hurdle on the extraordinary path, not so easily crossed.

Lin Chen entered the Northern Market normally, scanning one stall after another, but he was somewhat disappointed. There were no treasures that piqued his interest. Some items had value, but there were no hidden gems to be found; they were all clearly priced for sale.

Along the way, he didn't find any hidden gems, but he did witness a myriad of strange sentient beings, matching the knowledge he had learned from books with reality, which indeed increased his experience somewhat.

“Oh, a Dao-essence level item?”

After wandering for another half an hour, Lin Chen passed a small stall and sensed something unusual.

The owner of this stall was from the Mechanical Clan, but he was mimicked into the appearance of a Human Race. His essence was still a being composed of extremely strong matter and vast data information.

On his stall, there were various strange and peculiar things: unknown materials of ore, broken artificial tools, and various biological parts.

A quick glance revealed mostly trash; none of the items were even God-tier in quality. Among them, only a red brick caught Lin Chen's interest; he vaguely sensed a Dao-essence level aura within it.

He didn't know if it was a fake, but since he encountered it, he would spend some money to buy it. Even if it was fake, he wouldn't lose out.

“Guest, what have you set your eyes on?”

“This red brick, it looks a bit like a specialty from my hometown.”

“One price, 10 Origin Coins.”

Lin Chen didn't haggle with the stall owner. He took out 10 Origin Coins and bought the red brick.

It was only 10 Origin Coins; he could afford the loss.

After the transaction was complete, Lin Chen sensed a fluctuation in the stall owner's data, clearly indicating excitement. Apparently, the stall owner knew that the items on his stall were worthless, and being able to sell one for 10 Origin Coins was a complete profit.

The stall owner definitely saw Lin Chen as a gullible fool.

A brick he casually pried off a dilapidated building could actually sell for 10 Origin Coins—what else could that be but a profit?

The other stall owners around him looked at Lin Chen with fervent eyes, hoping Lin Chen would also make a big purchase and let them make a sale.

Putting away the red brick, Lin Chen continued to wander, ignoring the surrounding stall owners.

He didn't encounter a second item of interest until Jiu Yue sent him a message. As his cultivation improved and his horizons broadened, ordinary items no longer caught his eye.

Only Dao-essence level items could pique his interest.

“So, did you find a hidden gem?”

“Not sure yet, I need to check.”

Jiu Yue looked at the red brick Lin Chen took out. No matter how she sensed it, it was just an ordinary red brick made of common material, at most very retro, widely used by the Human Race before the era of spiritual energy revival.

Although she couldn't sense anything, she believed that since Lin Chen bought this red brick, there must be a reason for it.

Lin Chen directly shattered the red brick, and a multi-faceted crystal, existing and non-existing in superposition, materialized before them.

The materialized multi-faceted crystal was very eye-catching.

“It seems I really did find a hidden gem.”