Published at 31st of August 2026 6:16 am

Chapter 7204 Black Market

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Miao Yin’s battleship moved through space at a rather casual pace. Some might have assumed that Miao Yin was intentionally slowing down enough for people to have time to stare, but the truth was that… the higher speeds took too much energy. Her pockets were empty now. During this time with Long Chen, she had gotten the information reports, but she hadn’t gotten the returns on her businesses.

Long Chen suddenly smiled at Miao Yin. “Miao Yin, I’m curious. It takes many resources to create a powerful force. Where does your money come from?”

The reason Long Chen had been capable of putting together the capital for the Dragonblood Legion in the first place was the fact that he was an alchemist. His Pill Sovereign inheritance was what allowed him to not worry about running out of resources.

Later on, he started a collaboration with the Huayun Trading Company. With that, he didn’t even need to refine pills any longer; instead, he seized wealth through brute force. Whether the gains from these battles could see the light of day or not, he could give them to the Huayun Trading Company to deal with. Thus, in the past few years, Long Chen had an almost inexhaustible money supply, even though he hadn’t really refined pills.

But with that in mind, how was a music cultivator like Miao Yin capable of keeping up with the massive costs that her operations undoubtedly incurred?

Miao Yin grinned coyly. A hint of pride appeared in her beautiful eyes. “Young Master, don’t look down on me! I have many businesses run by my subordinates. There are over three hundred music houses alone. There are also many profitable businesses like refining pills, forging items, creating talismans, and so on. In addition, my subordinates have six black markets that sell… special objects. In fact, the black market accounts for sixty percent of my profits! Are you interested in this bit of business?”

The so-called special objects were naturally items that couldn’t be sold out in the open, including items that could benefit the outsider devils. Miao Yin did not conceal anything from Long Chen.

Long Chen smiled. “Even if they are completely illegal items, I don't mind. Naturally, we must use our enemies to strengthen ourselves. Even if you don’t do that, others will. The market is only so big. The more of the market you take up, the less others will be able to take. At some point, everything will be under your control.”

Miao Yin was actually a bit apprehensive about this matter, but she relaxed when Long Chen said this. As expected, she hadn’t misjudged him.

She continued, “My music houses mostly assist other people in cultivating. They also help cleanse people’s souls and minds. Those people who end up bedeviled really need us. However, my real goal with the music houses isn’t to gain money, but to collect information and develop my subordinates. I have some trusted aides that help me look after them, and they use the music houses as a foundation to develop in other areas. To tell the truth, everything is thanks to their aid. Their efforts are what uplifts my ambitions!”

Miao Yin had a group of trusted sisters that she had saved from desperate straits. They were all completely loyal to her. Using them as the core force, Miao Yin had rapidly expanded her businesses. In truth, the forces that Miao Yin controlled in secret were something nobody could even imagine. The people Long Chen had first met on her battleship were only a tiny part that she let others see in order to misguide them. Basically, it was just the tip of the iceberg.

Miao Yin suddenly laughed at Long Chen, catching him off-guard. She said, “Young Master, when we fought, I imagined that if I won, I would pour all my resources into you and turn you into the strongest expert in the world. With your support, I would conquer the nine heavens. But now I realize that all the resources I have wouldn’t be able to raise you!”

Long Chen and Zi Yan also laughed at that. Miao Yin thought she could raise him? She truly had extraordinary ambitions.

“Little sister Miao Yin, I’m impressed you were able to develop so many businesses. But how come that the Heavenly Sound Sect is completely unaware?” asked Zi Yan.

The Heavenly Sound Sect was a dog-eat-dog world. For Miao Yin to build so many businesses without their knowledge was truly shocking.

“I was just lucky to meet many trustworthy sisters. I don’t have to worry about them normally, and I try to limit communication to the absolute minimum, because I’m sure they’re under a lot of pressure. But speaking of that, I’ve noticed that the sect master has been paying more attention to me. I suspect that there are some eyes secretly watching me. After all, I’m not the person that the sect master wishes to carry on her legacy. If she were to learn of this, she would definitely interfere with my plans. That’s why I was willing to gamble against the young master now. I had no other choice.” Miao Yin sighed helplessly.

Seeing her worry, Long Chen felt a vague heartache. It felt like some kind of memory had been unlocked. That look seemed just… so familiar…

Miao Yin suddenly noticed Long Chen’s expression. Her heart quivered, and she fell silent.

“Ahem! Anyway, Miao Yin, tell me about that black market of yours!” Long Chen coughed and changed the topic.

Even someone as powerful as him was unable to conceal his emotions in front of Miao Yin. She could sense even the tiniest ripple.

Miao Yin kept her expression calm, but her heart was shaking. After calming down a bit, she began to explain her black markets.

A portion of the items sold there were related to the outsider devils. During the primal chaos era, the outsider devils dealt a devastating blow to the nine heavens and ten lands. They also stole the resources of the nine heavens and ten lands. Although the majority of those resources were useless to them, seizing them would inhibit the growth of the experts of the nine heavens and ten lands. The outsider devils had been more than happy to seal those resources away.

However, even the outsider devils were not united. They had their own internal conflicts and fights. As a result, some of them were under so much pressure that they took out some of those sealed resources to trade them for what they needed with the human race. That was because the human race had also managed to seize many of their resources back in the primal chaos war, including things like essence blood, devil cores, divine weapons, and more. These things were worthless to the human race, but they were priceless treasures to the outsider devils.

As a result, the black market became filled with a group of mysterious sellers and buyers trading things that couldn’t see the light of day. If either side discovered them, it would spell doom for them. Naturally, such risky trade came with corresponding profit; thus, people from both sides were involved in it.

Of course, Miao Yin categorically refused to sell anything that would be of true benefit to the outsider devils. She only sold common goods that they needed but wouldn’t let them grow much stronger, and thus, the trade was quite limited.

“It’s a bit awkward, isn’t it? If you don’t sell them, others will. In the end, the other side will still get what they want. But if you do sell them, then you’ll feel bad, and the steel you sell might become the blade that stabs your friends later.” Long Chen sighed. This truly was a thorny problem.

Zi Yan and Miao Yin nodded. It was a matter of morals, in the end, and neither of them was willing to go all out for profit.

“I have many things from the outsider devils. They’ve offered me shocking prices for some of them, but unfortunately…” Miao Yin sighed somewhat bitterly.

Long Chen suddenly slapped his leg and excitedly said, “You know what, there’s a way to do this. Get in touch with them immediately! I’ll accompany you to sell them!”

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