Chapter 31: Ch 31- The Expedition
Black Market, Martial Hall
Right now, Mo Yuan was standing outside the Martial Hall, looking at the large building in front of him.
He had already searched almost every shop in the black market for a complete body of a Moonscale Salamander, but unfortunately, he had found nothing.
It was much harder to find a complete body than he had expected.
Most of the Beast corpses sold in the black market were incomplete. Some were missing limbs, some had their heads destroyed, and some had been cut into pieces for their materials. For ordinary Beast Materials, this wasn’t a problem.
But Mo Yuan needed a complete Moonscale Salamander.
If he wanted to use his Copy Talent, he needed to touch the Beast itself or its corpse. Naturally, an incomplete corpse was useless to him.
"Why is it so hard to find a complete body of a Moonscale Salamander?"
Mo Yuan sighed.
He had already visited several shops, but none of them had what he wanted.
"If only this world had phones. I could have just stayed at home and contacted the shops directly instead of wasting so much time searching."
Mo Yuan shook his head.
"Forget it. I hope the Martial Hall has one."
The Martial Hall was different from the ordinary shops in the black market.
It came from a large base and had branches in many places. Its network was much larger than Dong Hai Base’s own forces.
If even the Martial Hall didn’t have a Moonscale Salamander, then finding one would be much more troublesome.
Mo Yuan stepped inside.
As usual, the lobby of the Martial Hall was crowded.
Many Cultivators were coming and going. Some were purchasing cultivation resources, while others were selling Beast Materials. There were also people discussing Secret Manuals and weapons.
Mo Yuan walked toward the counter.
A female shop assistant immediately came forward and greeted him respectfully.
"Greetings, Honored Guest. What would you like to purchase?"
The female assistant looked at Mo Yuan carefully. She could clearly sense the powerful aura coming from his body.
It was an aura that only powerful Origin Core Realm Cultivators could possess.
Her attitude immediately became even more respectful.
Mo Yuan nodded.
"Hello. I’m looking for the complete body of a Moonscale Salamander. I wonder if your Martial Hall has one in its inventory?"
"Moonscale Salamander?"
The female assistant was slightly surprised.
Clearly, this wasn’t a common request.
"Please wait a moment. I’ll go and check."
She quickly turned around and entered the back of the Martial Hall.
Mo Yuan waited patiently.
A few minutes later, the female assistant returned.
"I’m sorry, sir. Our Martial Hall doesn’t currently have a complete body of a Moonscale Salamander."
Mo Yuan frowned slightly.
"As expected, it’s not that easy to find."
He had already expected this possibility.
However, he still didn’t give up.
"Then, do you have any information about where I can find them? Or perhaps your Martial Hall can acquire one for me? You don’t have to worry about the price."
Mo Yuan was willing to spend money.
After all, money was useless if he couldn’t improve his strength.
Just as he was about to say more, an old man walked over from the side. The old man wore ordinary-looking clothes, but his aura was not ordinary at all.
He was an Origin Core Realm Cultivator.
The female assistant immediately stepped aside and respectfully greeted him.
"Assistant Manager."
The old man nodded and looked toward Mo Yuan.
"Hello, sir. I am the assistant manager of this branch."
Mo Yuan nodded.
"Hello."
The old man smiled.
"I happened to hear that you are looking for a Moonscale Salamander. Coincidentally, I have some information regarding them. I wonder if you are interested?"
Mo Yuan’s eyes lit up.
"Of course. Please tell me."
The old man didn’t waste time.
"Recently, the Yan Family and several other families from different bases have been preparing for an expedition. Their target includes many location including near the area where Moonscale Salamanders are known to live."
Mo Yuan was stunned.
"An expedition?"
"Yes."
The old man nodded.
"They are preparing to clear the Beasts in that area. It is not a small operation. Several forces are involved, and even our Martial Hall has received information about it."
Mo Yuan’s expression became serious.
The Wilderness was not like the area around Dong Hai Base. Outside the Beasts could be found everywhere.
Even a powerful Cultivator could easily die if they encountered a Beast beyond their ability to deal with.
To organize an expedition with multiple families and even involve forces from other bases, something important must have happened.
There was probably more behind this expedition than simply hunting Beasts.
Mo Yuan immediately thought of several possibilities.
’Why are they suddenly organizing such a large expedition?’
’There must be something special about that area.’
’Could there be some precious treasure there? Or perhaps a powerful Beast has appeared?’
Mo Yuan narrowed his eyes.
If they encountered an Advanced Beast during the expedition, things could become extremely dangerous and if they encountered an existence above the Advanced level, the situation could become even worse.
But after thinking for a moment, Mo Yuan relaxed.
’Why am I worrying about this?’
’If I can think of these dangers, the Yan Family and the other major forces can obviously think of them too.’
They were not idiots.
A force powerful enough to organize an expedition like this would definitely have considered the dangers of the Wilderness.
More importantly, this was a great opportunity for Mo Yuan.
’I can fish in troubled waters.’
’If I’m lucky, I might not only find a Moonscale Salamander, but also discover some other treasures or talents.’
Mo Yuan had no intention of giving up such an opportunity.
He immediately nodded.
"I’m willing to participate in this expedition."
The assistant manager smiled.
"I knew you would be interested."
He took out a small token and handed it to Mo Yuan.
"Go to the Yan Family’s designated gathering location two days from now. Take this token with you. It will prove that you were invited through the Martial Hall."
Mo Yuan accepted the token and carefully looked at it.
"Understood."
The assistant manager then gave him the location of the area where the Moonscale Salamanders lived.
Mo Yuan glanced at it.
’So this is where they are.’
He silently memorized the location.
As he turned to leave, he suddenly thought of something.
’It seems the Martial Hall is also participating in this expedition.’
That made the situation even more interesting. The Martial Hall came from a large base, so their strength was definitely not simple.
If even they were involved, then this expedition was probably more important than it appeared.
Still, Mo Yuan wasn’t too worried.
With his current strength and his many talents, even if he couldn’t defeat a powerful Beast, he was confident in escaping.
His Shadow Talent was especially useful in the Wilderness. Unless he encountered an existence far beyond his level, it would be difficult for anyone to kill him.
"Let’s see what happens."
Mo Yuan smiled faintly and left the Martial Hall.
Two days later.
Mo Yuan arrived at the area where the Yan Family was located.
The Yan Family was the undisputed overlord of Dong Hai Base.
Compared to the Yan Family, families like the Hong Family were more than a level weaker. Before becoming a Cultivator, Mo Yuan had thought that the Yan Family probably only had a few Origin Sea Realm Cultivators.
But after reaching the Origin Core Realm and learning more about the higher levels of cultivation, he had already learned the true foundation of the Yan Family.
The Yan Family had five Origin Sea Realm Cultivators.
One of them had even reached the Peak Origin Sea Realm.
His physical strength alone had reached an astonishing 930,000 jin.
With such terrifying strength, an ordinary Origin Sea Realm Cultivator would probably be killed in seconds if they fought him directly.
This was the reason why the other families of Dong Hai Base didn’t dare to challenge the Yan Family.
The Yan Family’s foundation was simply too strong.
As long as those five Origin Sea Realm Cultivators were alive, no other family had any real chance of becoming the overlord of Dong Hai Base.
Mo Yuan arrived at the designated gathering location. From a distance, he could already see many people gathered there.
There were at least a hundred Cultivators.
Some were from the Yan Family, while others clearly came from different families and forces.
Mo Yuan quietly observed the crowd. There was no shortage of Origin Core Realm Cultivators among them.
Some of them were even giving off quite powerful auras. However, Mo Yuan didn’t see a single Origin Sea Realm Cultivator.
’Interesting.’
’The expedition is this large, yet there isn’t even one Origin Sea Realm Cultivator here.’
Mo Yuan immediately understood that the real experts were probably hidden somewhere or perhaps the Origin Sea Realm Cultivators had other tasks to deal with.
After all, if a large number of Origin Sea Realm Cultivators entered the Wilderness together, it could easily attract the attention of powerful Beasts.
Mo Yuan didn’t care too much about it.
He simply stood among the crowd and waited, his eyes swept across the surrounding Cultivators.
’This expedition is going to be interesting.’
His main goal was still the Moonscale Salamander.
As long as he could find one with a good Regeneration Talent, his trip would already be worth it.