Insufficient balance

  The city of Wanchao is extremely noisy and crowded, with a huge flow of people on the streets.

  Li Yi, although he had seen many internationalized metropolises in his past life, couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder in this Wan Chao City. After all, he knew clearly in his heart that on this Dou Shen continent, which was similar to the Middle Ages on Earth, these massive cities were built purely by human hands, and just this point alone was enough to make one feel a sense of awe.

  But what caught Li Yi's attention on the street was the various strange races.

  Although he knew from Li Yi's memories that on this Dou Shen mainland, apart from humans, there were also strange tribes such as Yao Shou and An Mo, but when he really saw them with his own eyes, the feeling was completely different.

  After a moment's pause, Li Yi suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip and furrowed his brow before heading towards the market that specialized in selling weapons.

  Wancheng City is the largest city in the western part of the Tianfeng Empire, and naturally, trade is also extremely developed. As far as Li Yi knows, among the three major families in Wancheng City: the Li family, the Mo family, and the Long family, they have taken up a large share of the city's trade industry, and these three families are also based on this, making their family status more prosperous.

  After all, in this world, the strong are everything, but if you want a strong person to serve you, it's definitely not enough just with one mouth.

  Due to his identity, Li Yi didn't want to go to the market controlled by the Li family. In that case, all of his actions would be under surveillance, where could he have any secrets?

  He walked towards a market controlled by the lord of Wancheng, but after taking less than a few steps, he stopped and frowned slightly.

  Perhaps due to his profession, Li Yi would deliberately circle around the same area several times wherever he went. As a result, on this trip, he discovered that at least three or four people were closely following him from behind. Moreover, as he had expected, these individuals likely belonged to different factions, for not only did they fail to cooperate with one another, but also seemed to be subtly hindering each other's progress.

  In this Wan Chao City, no matter how you look at it, the water is extremely deep.

  Li Yi slightly shook his head, he didn't take these people seriously, as for what forces were behind them, it was useless to know at this moment, so he might as well pretend to be ignorant.

  The market was crowded with people, and all sorts of shouting voices entered Li Yi's ears, which actually made him quite interested.

  Apart from Li Yi, most of the people wandering around this place were some hot-blooded men and women.

  These people were all wearing either exquisite or inferior armor on their bodies, and they all had their own weapons on their backs.

  If Li Yi wasn't mistaken, these people were the so-called mercenary groups of the Dou Shen mainland. This kind of mercenary group, as long as they had a share in the profits, would do anything, so this kind of person was the most utilized by various major forces.

  However, this group of people is also the largest base among the strong in the Dou Shen Continent.

  After all, not everyone is born into a large family, and not everyone can smoothly embark on the path of the strong. Becoming a mercenary, however, is undoubtedly a relatively smooth road.

  But at this moment, Li Yi's attention was not on how these mercenaries were doing, but rather his gaze fell more on the weapons on those mercenaries.

  Perhaps it was the fusion of souls, but Li Yi's five senses at this moment were even more sensitive than in his previous life. Coupled with the mysterious and unpredictable nature of his cultivation in the Tianmo Nine Transformations, he could still feel the bloody aura emanating from those weapons, despite them not being drawn from their scabbards.

  This bloody aura caused Li Yi's body to surge with energy, as if the stagnant energy had finally broken through.

  This feeling made Li Yi's mood refreshing, of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to grab those weapons, after all, for every mercenary, they were equivalent to their lifeblood.

  His gaze was casually sweeping over the stalls on the ground, which had all sorts of strange things, from weapons to the skeletons, hides, and crystal nuclei of various magical beasts, as well as herbs, scrolls, and other items.

  After turning it around for a while, Li Yi suddenly understood that apart from other things, the scrolls and so on were actually fragments of various levels of martial arts and combat skills. It was said that these things had been circulating on the mainland of Dou Shen since ancient times, and the martial arts and combat skills recorded in them were all quite mysterious.

  These fragments are really too numerous, even if some major powers spend decades of effort, they may not be able to come up with a set of skills or fighting techniques, so over time, these things will not have many people paying attention to them.

  And these mercenaries, in the course of their adventures, occasionally obtain these fragments from some ruins. They also know that they absolutely cannot collect them all, so they simply sell them casually, hoping that a few fools in the big cities will buy them back to study, which is an unexpected delight for them.

  As for these fragments, Li Yi was quite interested in them. He didn't know much about the cultivation methods and martial arts of the Dou Sheng continent, but although these fragments couldn't be used for cultivation, if he were to study them carefully, it might just allow him to gain some insight into their secrets.

  In the field of martial arts, Li Yi was a master-level figure in his past life. Although the hard-earned skills did not follow him through reincarnation, his keen eye and insight remained unchanged.

  It just so happens that the current goal is to dissipate the bloody aura, and this broken piece of Kung Fu can actually slow it down a bit.

  At last, Li Yi squatted down in front of a stall filled with weapons and various odds and ends, which was the one he was most satisfied with after turning around for half a day.

  The other stalls' weapons were mostly brand new, sharp but useless to Li Yi. On the contrary, the weapons on this stall, although used and looking a bit shabby, were what Li Yi needed. Because only the weapons that had seen bloodshed would have the so-called "blood evil energy".

  After rummaging through the various odds and ends for a while, Li Yi picked up a dagger and asked, intentionally or unintentionally: "Why have all these weapons been used by someone?"

  "Just buy if you like it, don't like it then forget it, why bother with so many whys!"

  A clear and cold voice slowly rang out, Li Yi slightly stunned, couldn't help but look towards the stall owner.

  The stall owner was thin and pale, his skin almost translucent. He crouched there with his face hidden in the shadows, but Li Yi still caught a whiff of something - a faint scent of blood mixed with a delicate fragrance reminiscent of jasmine flowers.

  It turned out that the stall owner was actually a woman...

  But this has nothing to do with Li Yi, let alone a woman, even if she were an absolute beauty, at this moment in Li Yi's eyes, her value is still far less than the pile of weapons in front of her.

  Li Yixu reached out and touched his nose, then said faintly after a moment: "How much are these weapons for sale?"

  The woman seemed to raise her head and glance at Li Yi, perhaps realizing that he wasn't joking, before saying: "Five gold coins for one sword, choose whichever you like..."

  Ordinary weapons, a handle for ten or so gold coins is not excessive, and this used weapon, worth five gold coins, is also considered fair. However, in his own eyes, each of these weapons is so attractive that Li Yi has already begun to consider whether to pack them all up and take them away, without even knowing how much they would cost.

  As soon as he thought of the money issue, Li Yi suddenly hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

  He has no money on him!

  It's not funny at all, in his previous life he never brought a single penny when going out because the manager had already arranged everything before completing the task, so Li Yi forgot about this.

  Seeing the strange smile on Li Yi's face, the woman hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Isn't it too expensive? Otherwise, four gold coins, no, no, three gold coins would be fine..."

  The voice is still cold and clear, but there are already a few urgent flavors in the tone.

  Li Yi couldn't help but smile slightly. This woman didn't look like a businessperson at all, but rather someone who was in urgent need of money and selling off her family's assets...

  Thinking of this, Li Yi let out a faint sigh and said: "Miss, this..."

  He hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly froze on the spot, because when Li Yi said the words "his miss", the woman opposite him had already flashed in front of Li Yi at an extremely fast speed. A dagger with a blue glow was pressed against Li Yi's heart...

  Li Yi let out a sigh, slowly raised his hands, and said in a low voice: "Miss, I think you've misunderstood... I'm just an ordinary person, so ordinary that it's extreme. This dagger of yours with the poison on it, could you please not shake it? If you accidentally scratch my skin, my life will be gone..."

  The woman had one arm wrapped around Li Yi's shoulder, while the other hand holding the dagger was slightly trembling. However, she seemed to be quite familiar with this kind of thing, so this natural movement made the two people seem as intimate as discussing business together.

  Such things often happen in the market, so they don't attract attention at all.

  Li Yi took a slight breath, and amidst the faint fragrance, there seemed to be a hint of blood scent coming over...