The Black Market

Cale went back to his room to resume his cultivation. He didn't have the time to properly cultivate during the last few days because he was always occupied by certain matters. 

"Hopefully, no one will disturb me this time. His Majesty might summon me in a day or two, so I should prepare for that as well." Cale sighed and shook his head. Although he was quite busy, he wasn't downhearted.

All these things must be done in order to accomplish his d.e.s.i.r.ed goal. It might be troublesome for him, but as long as it would help him in his future endeavors, Cale didn't mind the time he sacrificed.

"Cale. I have something to tell you, but you have to listen carefully to whatever I'm about to say." Asteria's solemn voice echoed inside Cale's head.

Cale was surprised since it was quite rare to hear Asteria becoming so solemn after they came to Shura. He nodded his head and said. "Go on, I'm listening."

"The Devil Arcanum Sword Movement that you bought last time was just the first three sword movements of this sword skill. This sword skill has a total of twelve sword movements, but you are still unqualified to see the rest of the sword movements." Asteria said coldly.

"Then why are you telling me this if I'm still unqualified to see it?" Cale asked in an exasperated tone.

"Yes you're not qualified yet, but maybe if you reach the peak-stage of the Immortal-Class level then your body may be able to barely handle it if you execute the fourth sword movement. I'm not completely sure about this, but since you have the Advance Form of Sword Intent as well as the Nascent Soul, I'm at least sixty percent sure that you will be able to execute the fourth sword movement. Of course, you can only execute it once. Any more than that may possibly make your physical body break from the pressure." Asteria said as her fairy form materialized in front of Cale.

Cale abruptly opened his eyes and gave it some thought. Asteria definitely had her reasons for telling him about this, but even if he asked her, he would only receive her mocking glance. Nonetheless, her words were definitely tempting for Cale, and mastering the fourth sword movement would surely increase his strength by leaps and bounds.

Although Cale wasn't completely sure if mastering the fourth sword movement of the Devil Arcanum Sword Movement would be enough to stand against Azazel, but at least Cale had the chance to barely stand against him. The problem is that his physical body might not be able to bear the burden of forcefully executing the fourth sword movement. That's why Asteria told him that he only had the ability to execute it when he reaches the peak-stage of the Immortal-Class level.

"Show me the next sword movements of the Devil Arcanum Sword Movement, Asteria." Cale stared at Asteria and spoke calmly. His eyes radiated with a fierce look as his elemental essence unconsciously leaked out of his body. 

Although the elemental essence around Cale was invisible, the air inside his room became heavy.

Low-level experts might be suffocated if they stood beside Cale at this moment!

Asteria remained unperturbed at his fluctuating emotions. She then waved her tiny arms causing several holographic prompts to appear in front of Cale.

Ding! 

*Devil Arcanum Sword Movement 

Fourth Sword Movement: Formless Wind Sword Dance

Sixth Sword Movement: Shapeless Void Traversing Sword Stroke

- 3000 Crystal Coins

Cale's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets after seeing the insane price of the next three sword movements of the Devil Arcanum Sword Movement.

Cale swallowed down his saliva discreetly and his emotions quickly subsided after seeing the price. 

"Asteria, I think you accidentally added another zero. It should just be three hundred Crystal Coins, right?" Cale asked with a bitter look on his face.

Asteria's lips twitched as she replied in a slightly disdainful voice. "You bumpkin! You don't even know the real worth of this sword skill! The whole of the Divine Realm would be embroiled in a turmoil just to get this sword skill!"

Cale smiled ruefully after hearing Asteria. He shouldn't have spoken the words in his head to prevent her from mocking him. Anyway, he was already used to it so didn't take it to heart. With a slightly heavy heart, Cale spoke. "Buy it for me. I don't care about the price anymore. Just buy it for me. It's just three thousand Crystal Coins anyway. I can earn it back after I hunt those Heavenly Winged Guardians." 

Asteria's disdainful gaze warmed up a bit after hearing Cale's words. She nodded her head as Cale spoke but when he said his final sentence, her expression turned strange.

"No! Cale, there is a limit on how many times you can exchange a specific kind of item." Asteria said in a cold voice.

"What?! But you didn't tell me anything about this before!" Cale said in an unfriendly tone.

"It's because all those things you exchanged before isn't even worth twenty thousand Crystal Coins! The exchange limit for a specific item is twenty thousand Crystal Coins. I can't accept any more than that." Asteria replied coldly.

Cale sighed and shook his head. 

Cale thought that he could just hunt a few Heavenly Winged Guardians to offset his losses, but who knew that Asteria would suddenly drop this kind of information. 

Although it was quite a pity, Cale also thought he was too greedy. He also had to maintain a calm state of mind for his cultivation to not stagnate or slow down. 

"Just give me the next three sword movements already." Cale helplessly sighed while looking at Asteria. He couldn't blame her as well. In fact, Asteria had already helped him quite a number of times.

Asteria's lips slowly curved to form a smile as she nodded her head slowly. "Good! I know you will say that." 

After that, a formless and imposing sword intent descended onto Cale's body as a sword-shaped cl.u.s.ter of light hovered in front of him.

It slowly penetrated into Cale's head, causing him to wince and grit his teeth in pain. 

Despite the recent increase in his strength, the pain he was feeling right now was somewhat unbearable, but Cale's willpower wasn't superficial. With that, he was able to tide through the pain after several hours.

With his body covered in thick layers of sweat, Cale flashed a smile and said. "Great!"