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A furious look appeared on Bing Qianrens face as his body swayed incessantly in an attempt to evade the golden light, but he was a lot more sluggish than normal as his spiritual sense was being drawn into the silver vortex.

A crisp clang rang out as the golden light struck his neck, only to be repelled by an eruption of crimson light.

Within the crimson light was a jade badge that was as red as blood, it was a top-grade protective devilish treasure that had activated on its own to save him from that lethal strike just in the nick of time.

Even so, Bing Qianrens entire body was drenched in cold sweat, and he let loose a loud roar as fierce crimson winds erupted from his body. His spiritual sense was immediately forcibly swept back, and at the same time, he instantly vanished before reappearing over 100 feet away.

The streak of golden light shot forth toward him in pursuit in a flash, but he was already prepared and instantly opened his mouth to expel an inky-black ghostly head, which began to battle the golden light.

Right at this moment, a resounding boom rang out from the other side, and Old Man Yang was hurled through the air by the ghostly claw. However, he seemed to also be carrying a protective treasure. A layer of silver light flashed over his body, and immediately transformed into seven or eight projections that fled in all directions, thereby allowing him to survive the surprise attack as well.

A faint cry of surprise rang out, and spatial fluctuations erupted where Old Man Yang had stood a moment ago, and seven or eight streaks of black light shot forth out of thin air in pursuit of the projections. Immediately thereafter, a ball of black Qi emerged, within which stood a brocade-robed humanoid figure who was slowly withdrawing his hand.

The humanoid figure was extremely pale, but was identical to Bing Qianren in appearance, as if they were twin brothers.

A resounding boom rang out as the fleeing projections were all destroyed by the streaks of black light, but one of them expelled a ball of green light backward that canceled out the oncoming streak of black light.

The blurry projection then stopped and became clear again. Old Man Yang cast his gaze toward the humanoid figure within the black Qi, and said in a cold voice, I was wondering why your cultivation base hadnt improved at all during all these years, I can see now that its because you were busing cultivating this clone.

Do you think I would follow you here without a backup plan? Call out your hidden companion as well. Qi Lings secret treasures can only be obtained by one of us, theres no way we can split them evenly! Bing Qianren said.

Hmph, in that case, theres nothing else for me to say. Show yourself, Brother Ya. He may have a clone, but its weaker than his true body, with our combined powers, theres still a very good chance that we can defeat him, Old Man Yang said with undisguised malice in his eyes.

I knew that the map wouldnt be that easy to secure. After all, Fellow Daoist Bing was able to steal three holy bricks from right under the noses of the Seven Scourges of the Lightning Sea and the Heavenly Abode Mountain.

Immediately thereafter, golden light flashed, and a tall and broad barefoot man with a set of hideous features appeared.

The man was completely empty-handed, but was carrying a large golden gourd on his back, and was appraising Bing Qianren with a hint of a smile on his face.

Devilish Lord Jin Hu! Bing Qianren exclaimed at the sight of the hideous man.

Devilish Lord Jin Hu cupped his fist in a salute as he smiled, and said, I didnt think that you wouldve heard of me, Ive also heard much about you, Fellow Daoist Bing. Im looking forward to facing you today. freewebnvel.co

Contrary to his rugged and unsightly appearance, the devilish lord spoke like a refined and unfathomable being.

Looks like Ill just have to kill both of you here to claim Qi Lings secret treasures for myself. I guess this is well worth the several centuries Ive spent plotting for this, Bing Qianren suddenly cackled as he appraised his two assailants.

What do you mean by that? Old Man Yang was immediately struck by a sense of foreboding upon hearing this, as was Devilish Lord Jin Hu.

However, Bing Qianren didnt offer any explanation and merely laid both of his hands onto his waist with a cold smile on his face.

Two leather pouches, one black and one red, flew out in unison, then tipped themselves over to release a ball of crimson light and a swarm of black insects.

The crimson light appeared to be quite ordinary, but it was split up into seven barely discernible layers of different shades, and was emitting a faint buzzing sound.

As for the thumb-sized devilish insects in the swarm, they were completely inky-black in color and had unsettling white skull patterns on their backs.

Those are Seven Kill Blood Baleful Qi and Blackbone Devilish Insects! Fellow Daoist Yang, we have to retreat! Devilish Lord Jin Hu exclaimed upon seeing this, and he immediately laid a hand onto his golden gourd, upon which it instantly flew up into the air, then transformed into a burst of golden light that swept him up before flying away.

Old Man Yangs heart also sank at the sight of the crimson light and insect swarm, and he knew that he had underestimated Bing Qianren. Thus, he immediately swept a sleeve through the air, and a burst of green flames rose up from beneath his feet as he fled toward the same direction.

It was quite clear that the two of them were extremely fearful of the crimson light and black insect swarm.

Dont you think its too late to be running now? Its taken me all my years in Blood Crow City to nurture these creatures, and they were meant precisely for the two of you! Bing Qianren guffawed as he made a hand seal, and the crimson light and insect swarm immediately surged forth in pursuit at an even faster speed than the two fleeing devils.

Old Man Yang and Devilish Lord Jin Hu had naturally also discovered this, and they frantically expelled mouthfuls of blood essence to raise their own speed.

Bing Qianrens expression darkened upon seeing this, and he and his clone shot forth in unison as streaks of grey light, plunging into the cloud of Seven Kill Blood Baleful Qi up ahead after just a few flashes.

Immediately thereafter, their bodies blurred and released layers of crimson light, and they seemed to have melted away within this light.

As a result, the Seven Kill Blood Baleful Qi were sped up by about twofold, catching up to the two fleeing devils in just a few flashes before skirting around them to intercept them from the front.

The crimson light faded, and Bing Qianren re-emerged alongside his clone, both with sinister smiles on their faces.

Old Man Yang and Devilish Lord Jin Hu were forced to stop, and they hurriedly looked back to find that they had been sandwiched right between the cloud of Seven Kill Blood Baleful Qi and the swarm of insects flying toward them from behind.

The two exchanged a glance upon seeing this, and both of their expressions had darkened significantly.

Old Man Yang was quite a decisive character, and he immediately decided, Alright, you win. Ill hand over this final holy brick to you in exchange for our lives.

Sure, hand over the holy brick so I can verify its authenticity, and Ill let you go once I confirm that nothing is amiss, Bing Qianren immediately agreed.

At this point, the swarm of insects and Seven Kill Blood Baleful Qi had formed a massive circle that completely trapped Old Man Yang and Devilish Lord Jin Hu.

Bing Qianrens fast response came as quite a surprise to Old Man Yang, and his brows furrowed slightly with skepticism.

Before I give you the holy brick, you have to swear a vow on your inner demons and sign this blood pact that was refined by a Sacred Ancestor, Old Man Yang said in a cautious manner.

I can do that, but before that, you have to show me whether you actually have the holy brick. Otherwise, Id rather destroy you, then search your souls to determine the whereabouts of the holy brick, Bing Qianren said in a cold voice.

Brother Jin… Old Man Yang turned to his companion with a dark expression.

We can let Fellow Daoist Bing take a look at the holy brick. If he dares to try and attack us, well just have to destroy the holy brick, Jin Hu said in a cold voice.

Youre right, Brother Jin, Ill show Fellow Daoist Bing the true holy brick right away. However, just as you did before, you can only observe it from afar using that secret technique of yours, Old Man Yang said.

Of course. If the holy brick is genuine, then Ill swear the vow and sign the blood pact right away, Bing Qianren replied in an expressionless manner.

Old Man Yang nodded before opening his mouth to expel a ball of black Qi, within which was a green wooden box that was around half a foot in length.

He laid a hand onto the box, and the lid flew off, following which a brick that was identical to the one from before emerged.

This is the true fourth holy brick. If you want it, then… All of a sudden, Old Man Yangs words were cut off as a spatial rift opened up in front of him, and a golden hand reached out in a casual manner before grabbing onto the holy brick.

Crap!

Dont you dare!

Old Man Yang and Devilish Lord Jin Hu faltered momentarily upon seeing this before immediately springing into action.

Old Man Yang opened his mouth to expel several inky-black ghostly heads that flew directly toward the golden hand, while Devilish Lord Jin Hu swept a sleeve through the air to send a sword projection that was over 100 feet in length hurtling through the air, trying to slice the golden hand in half along with its owner.

Throughout this entire process, Han Li had remained completely undetected.

Meanwhile, Han Li was very intrigued by the two figures up ahead. He was able to disregard the restrictions on the city wall with his immense powers, but those two were clearly far less powerful than he was, yet they were still able to pass through the restrictions with ease.

This indicated that they either possess some type of special treasures, or they were important figures in the city that could grant themselves passage through the restrictions.

Thus, Han Li continued to follow the two streaks of light, all the way to a vast expanse of rugged rocks close to 10,000 feet away from the city.

All of a sudden, the streak of green light descended onto the rocks down below, and the streak of grey light immediately followed suit.

The grey light faded to reveal a grey-robed elderly man, who immediately inspected his surroundings with a menacing expression.

Hmm? Isnt that the Blood Crow City Lord?

A hint of surprise flashed through Han Lis eyes as he appraised the elderly man from above.

The Blood Crow City Lord naturally failed to discover the concealed Han Li, and he harrumphed coldly before flipping a hand over to produce a small black umbrella, which he tossed up into the air while chanting an incantation.

The small umbrella immediately swelled to around 10 feet in size and hovered in mid-air while releasing a vast expanse of black light, which encompassed an area of several acres down below.

A muffled thump rang out from a giant rock several hundred feet away from the elderly man, and a faint blue humanoid stumbled out into the open.

This was a mundane-looking blue-robed middle-aged man who wore a completely calm expression, seemingly having already anticipated that he was going to be exposed.

Han Li cast his gaze toward the middle-aged man and discovered that this was none other than Old Man Yang, who had secured the holy brick during the auction.

As soon as he was forced to reveal himself, the Blood Crow City let loose a low cry before sweeping a hand through the air.

A streak of crimson light that was over 100 feet long swept forth in a flash, slicing the giant rock in front of Old Man Yang in half amid a resounding boom.

However, Old Man Yang instantly vanished, and the streak of crimson light missed its target as a result.

A massive trench that was over 100 feet in length was immediately sliced into the ground.

Old Man Yang then reappeared some distance away from the trench with his arms crossed, and he chuckled with a mocking sneer, Hehe, are you really planning to kill me over something like this, Fellow Daoist Bing?

He seemed to be completely fearless in the face of the Body Integration Stage Blood Crow City Lord.

Youve succeeded in luring me out of the city, if you have any allies, then feel free to call for them, the Blood Crow City said with a cold look in his eyes.

Allies? Why would you assume that I have allies, Fellow Daoist Bing? Theres no one else here aside from you and me, Old Man Yang said with a smile.

Youre just a Spatial Tempering Stage being, how would you dare to oppose me if you didnt have any allies? Bing Qianren asked in a cold voice.

I cant convince you of anything if you refuse to believe me. However, the fact of the matter is that I bear no ill will, I only want to discuss a mutually beneficial deal with you, Old Man Yang replied in a nonchalant manner.

Im open to a deal, but you have to show me that you have what it takes to negotiate a deal with me. I can get what I want after I kill you, so why would I negotiate a deal with you? Bing Qianren guffawed as he abruptly stepped forward, then instantly vanished amid a flash of crimson light.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations behind Old Man Yang, and Bing Qianren reappeared in a wraith-like manner before conjuring up a giant crimson hand that came crashing down toward Old Man Yangs head.

The Blood Crow City Lord was sweeping aside Old Man Yangs proposal for a negotiation and was aiming to kill him on the spot!

Old Man Yangs eyelids twitched upon seeing this, and he thrust a hand backward without even turning his head.

A giant inky-black hand emerged amid a ghostly howl, and an earth-shattering boom erupted as the two massive palms clashed, following which both sides shot back in unison.

This is mid-Body Integration Stage power! Youre not Old Man Yang! Bing Qianren exclaimed as his face paled slightly.

Indeed, the spiritual pressure emanating from the middle-aged mans body had swelled drastically to the mid-Body Integration Stage.

Is that really important? Besides, who says Im not Old Man Yang? A peculiar look appeared on Old Man Yangs face.

Bing Qianren scrutinized Old Man Yang for a moment before asking in a cold voice, Are you one of the Seven Scourges of the Lightning Sea or someone from the Heavenly Abode Mountain?

Your reactions are truly remarkable, Fellow Daoist Bing, I am indeed from the Lightning Sea, but Im merely a vagrant cultivator, not one of the seven scourges. During the battle between the seven scourges and the Heavenly Abode Mountain, you looted the place where Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling passed away and stole three of the four holy bricks. As a result, the seven scourges and the people from the Heavenly Abode Mountain ended up fighting for nothing while you came all the way here to become a city lord. Tsk tsk, I wonder if therell be anywhere you can stay in our holy realm if the Seven Scourges of the Lightning Sea or the Heavenly Abode Mountain were to learn of this.

Hmph, looks like youve dug up quite a bit of my past. In that case, the holy brick on that auction must be a counterfeit that you made, Bing Qianren harrumphed coldly.

How could it be a counterfeit? The item was appraised by the auction house, I merely destroyed some of the mantras within it. Didnt you pursue me all the way here for the fourth hoy brick? Old Man Yang flipped a hand over to reveal a green wooden box as he spoke.

Bing Qianren stared at the wooden box with a dark expression for a while before continuing, I dont care who you are, this fourth holy brick is something Im determined to obtain. What deal do you want to propose?

You sure are a straightforward man, Brother Bing. In that case, I wont drag this out any longer, either. You and I are both aware that this fourth holy brick is related to the legendary hidden treasure left behind by Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling. Its said that when all four holy bricks are gathered, not only will one obtain all of Sacred Ancestor Qi Lings abilities, theyll also obtain the map to the secret treasures drawn up by Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling himself. Setting aside everything else, just the Holy Inkspirit Canoe, one of the top three flying treasures of our holy realm, is already an extremely prized asset. If someone like you or I were to obtain it, even the average Sacred Ancestor would find it very difficult to kill us. I want to combine our four holy bricks to secure the map and split the treasures evenly, what do you say? Old Man Yang proposed with a smile.

I have three holy bricks, yet you only have three, and you want to split the treasures evenly? Bing Qianren sneered coldly, seemingly having already foreseen this response.

If you ask me, theres no difference between having one holy brick and having three. If you could piece together the map with the three holy bricks in your possession, then you wouldnt have cowered in this Blood Crow City for so many years. As such, I think its only right that we split the treasures evenly, Old Man Yang said in a determined manner. freewebnvel.cm

Bing Qianren thought about this for a moment before replying, This is an important matter, so I need time to consider it. Prior to that, I need to verify the authenticity of your holy brick.

A hint of wariness appeared on Old Man Yangs face upon hearing this. How do you plan to do that? Youre not expecting me to just hand over the holy brick, are you?

Of course not. All you have to do is activate the holy brick with your spiritual power, and Ill be able to use a secret technique to verify its authenticity, Bing Qianren replied.

Old Man Yang hesitated for a long while before finally reluctantly nodding in response. I see. In that case, Ill make an exception just this once.

Bing Qianren was naturally ecstatic to hear this. I can see that you were truly sincere in your proposal for collaboration.

He had thought that a dispute would arise from this, but to his surprise, Old Man Yang agreed without posing any opposition.

Take a good look, Fellow Daoist. Old Man Yang laid a hand onto the wooden box, and the lid flew off on its own, following which a long translucent brick emerged out of the box.

Old Man Yang then pointed a finger toward it before injecting a burst of magic power into the brick.

Bing Qianren immediately made a hand seal upon seeing this, and silver light flashed through his eyes as he stared intently at the translucent brick.

At the same time, a burst of powerful spiritual sense was released out of his glabella, and it instantly enveloped the brick.

However, right at this moment, a speck of silver light suddenly appeared at the center of the brick, and it abruptly exploded into specks of white light.

The speck of silver light then swelled drastically in size and began to suck in all of the spiritual sense in the nearby area.

Crap!

A layer of crimson light instantly appeared over Bing Qianrens body, and at the same time, he tilted back slightly.

Immediately thereafter, spiritual light flashed above his head, and a streak of golden light shot forth out of thin air before binding toward his neck like lightning.

At the same time, spatial fluctuations erupted behind Old Man Yang, and a pale ghostly hand reached out in a completely silent manner before reaching viciously toward Old Man Yangs back with its five blade-like fingers.

Both of them were being struck by lethal surprise attacks at the same time!

Blood Crow City isnt a large city, but its the only nearby city, so its not uncommon to see devilish lords pass through here. Besides, even if someone were plotting something here, they wouldnt dare to plot against us in fear of retaliation from our Hai Family. The true spirit bone that we discovered here is one of the vital materials for the prized treasure that our Hai Family is currently refining, so if we can bring it back with us, well be rewarded handsomely for sure. As such, we have to secure that bone no matter what! the devilish woman said with a dark expression after a brief pause for contemplation.

But Mistress, if that man really is a devilish lord, how are we supposed to take the spirit bone from him? the other devilish man asked.

If he really is a devilish lord, then things will be quite troublesome. He must be a vagrant cultivator, seeing as he has no qualms about offending our Hai Family. However, just because he doesnt see us as a threat doesnt mean that there isnt anyone else in the city that hes fearful of, the devilish woman chuckled coldly.

The two devilish men exchanged a glance upon hearing this. What would you like us to do, Mistress?

Go and track down the three brothers of the Nan Family. In the meantime, Ill pay a visit to the Blood Crow City Lord. The Nan Family still owes our Hai Family a favor, and if I recall correctly, Bing Tianren is from the Heavenly Awn Valley, so theyll all most likely heed our request. If we can recruit their assistance, then theres a very good chance that well be able to secure the spirit bone, the devilish woman decided.

Thats a great idea! If the three brothers of the Nan Family and Bing Qianren confront him together, hell have no choice but to hand over the spirit bone. Besides, were not asking him to hand over the spirit bone for zero compensation, one of the devilish men said in an elated manner.

The other devilish man also nodded in agreement.

Alright, then lets begin right away. With the beast tide thats currently taking place, Im sure that man wont be leaving Blood Crow City anytime soon, the devilish woman said as her expression eased slightly.

Yes, Mistress! the two devilish men replied with respectful bows.

Meanwhile, Han Li had already arrived in a large shop that was around an acre in area, and he was currently carefully examining several pieces of gleaming metallic ore offered to him by the shopkeeper.

However, a disappointed look soon appeared on his face, and he shook his head before returning to the pieces of ore to the shopkeeper, then departed from the shop.

As he had expected, these pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal were all empty. It seemed that it was going to be purely a matter of luck for him to track down more of those crystalline beads.

At this point, Han Li had visited all of the shops in the entire Blood Crow City, and he returned to the inn without any intention of continuing to linger on the street.

The incident where he had just been intercepted seemed to have already been forgotten by him.

Half a day passed by in the blink of an eye, and night gradually settled over Blood Crow City.

Aside from some of the devilish guards who were returning from patrol duty, there was not a single person to be seen on the streets.

Blood Crow City had entered a state of lockdown again.

Several hours later, Han Li was meditating in his room when a hint of surprise suddenly flashed over his face. He then immediately made a hand seal and disappeared amid a flash of azure light.

Moments later, faint spatial fluctuations erupted several thousand feet above the inn that Han Li was staying in, and a barely visible streak of green light appeared in a wraith-like manner before flying into the distance after just a few flashes, completely disregarding the flight restriction in the city.

Shortly after that, another streak of grey light flew over virtually the exact same spot, and it was traveling slightly faster than the streak of green light.

Both streaks of light were completely silent and barely visible, clearly indicating that both sides had unleashed concealment secret techniques.

In the blink of an eye, the two streaks of light disappeared in the distance, one after the other.

Only then did a third humanoid figure emerge amid another burst of spatial fluctuations, then cast a cold gaze toward the direction the two streaks of light had disappeared in.

This was none other than Han Li.

With his immensely powerful spiritual sense, even without actively releasing his spiritual sense, he could still sense everything within a radius of several kilometers.

The two streaks of light had managed to avoid being noticed by the patrolling devilish guards, but they certainly werent going to fool him.

With his current level of power, he didnt have anything to fear unless he was confronted by a Sacred Ancestor. The two streaks of light were flying through the air in an extremely stealthy manner in the dead of night, so it was clear that they were up to something, and that was rather intriguing to him.

Ive got nothing better to do anyway, I may as well take a look, Han Li murmured to himself as he also shot forth as a faint streak of azure light.

He had already locked onto the two people up ahead with his spiritual sense, and even though he could instantly teleport over to them, he intentionally followed along in the distance at a leisurely pace.

He wanted to see exactly where these two were going.

The two streaks of light up ahead were naturally completely unaware that they were being tailed by a third person, and it didnt take them long to reach the city wall.

However, there just so happened to be a small group of devilish guards who were patrolling through this area. This group of devilish guards were all wearing suits of black armor and wielding red halberds that were several tens of feet in length. The leader of the group of guards was seated atop a two-headed goat-like devilish steed.

The streak of green light faltered slightly upon seeing this, but it then immediately continued onward, giving the group of guards a slight berth and attempting to sneak around them.

The pursuer also followed suit in fear of losing the streak of green light.

Both of them had turned completely transparent from the effects of their concealment secret technique, and they would be able to easily sneak past a group of normal guards.

However, right as the streak of green light was passing by the group of patrolling guards, a sharp ringing sound suddenly erupted from the body of the leader of the guards, following which a silver thread shot forth to strike the transparent streak of green light with unerring accuracy.

The guard was carrying a top-grade sensory devilish treasure!

The streak of green light was forced to reveal itself, much to the surprise of the devilish guards. However, they were able to quickly return to their senses before slashing their halberds through the air, unleashing a dozen or so saber projections that were each around 10 feet in length.

At the same time, the leader of the guards raised a hand to the heavens to release a streak of black light, while screeched sharply as it rose up into the sky.

A cry of rage and frustration rang out from within the streak of green light, following which the humanoid figure within suddenly swayed slightly.

The blade projections flashed past, and the green streak of light was instantly torn apart, but the humanoid figure was nowhere to be seen.

The leader of the devilish guards immediately reacted and swiveled around on his devilish steed, just in time to see the streak of green light re-emerge around 300 feet away amid a burst of spatial fluctuations, then continued toward the city wall up ahead.

Stop him! the leader of the guards yelled in an enraged voice while laying a hand onto one of his devilish steeds two heads.

The devilish beast raised its two heads and blasted forth two bolts of blue lightning at once, both of which surged viciously toward the back of the green humanoid figure in the distance. freewebnvel.cm

The green figure made a reverse grabbing motion, and a ball of green light shot forth.

The two bolts of blue lightning vanished into the ball of light without a sound, seemingly having been completely nullified.

The green figure then immediately vanished into the distance, leaving all of the devilish guards who were about to surround him looking on in a dumbstruck manner.

The leader of the guards was just about to set off in pursuit in a fit of fury when all of a sudden, the same ringing sound erupted once again, followed which another silver thread shot forth.

However, on this occasion, a cold harrumph rang out, and a burst of crimson light emerged out of thin air.

The silver thread was instantly repelled by the crimson light, following which the latter vanished yet again.

A thought immediately occurred to the leader of the devilish guards upon seeing this, and his face instantly paled.

At the same time, his devilish steed, which had been poised to pounce, had also settled down.

The other devilish guards were at a complete loss for what to do, and after a brief hesitation, one of them asked in a careful manner, Should we give chase, General? The guards up ahead most likely wont be to stop those.

The leader of the guards forced a smile onto his face, and replied, Let them go, those two are far too powerful for us to mess with.

The other devilish guards were all stunned to see this.

They were well aware of how proud their general was, yet he was conceding his inferiority to a pair of mysterious figures after only such a fleeting encounter, this was the first time they had seen something like this.

Meanwhile, the two streaks of light had already flown out of Blood Crow City one after the other, passing through the restrictions set up on the city walls as if they didnt even exist.

Han Li also passed by the group of devilish guards in his hidden state, but the silver thread that had managed to detect the two people who had come before him displayed no reaction to Han Li.

After just a few flashes, Han Li also flew through the restrictions on the city wall.

Those people are truly foolish, they mistook a medicine spirit bone as a normal true spirit bone! The former owner of this bone will probably die from remorse if they were to learn of this! Han Li smiled as he replied in his mind, seemingly in a very good mood as well.

This medicine spirit bone can virtually replace around a dozen types of legendary holy medicines for pill refinement, but it takes someone with your unparalleled discerning eye to identify if, Master, Quer said in a flattering manner.

I was only able to just barely identify it as I had seen records of it in an ancient tome from a foreign race. How did you know that it was something special right away? Were you aware from the very beginning that this was a bone from a profound medicine spirit? Han Li asked in a seemingly nonchalant voice.

Before Master Immortal Zoysia departed, he had bestowed upon me some memories regarding profound medicine spirits. If the spirit body can refine and fuse with this spirit bone, then not only would its magic power be severely enhanced, it can even attain some of the abilities of the medicine spirit that the bone once belonged to, and that would give it a very good chance of breaking through its bottleneck to the Grand Ascension Stage! Quer replied in an extremely excited manner.

After cultivating for so many years within the spirit body, Quer had virtually already become one with it. As such, if the spirit bodys powers could be significantly enhanced, then she would benefit immensely as well.

The spirit body is the body of the immortal zoysia, so it encountered no bottlenecks prior to reaching the Body Integration Stage. It did encounter a few bottlenecks after reaching the Body Integration Stage, but it was able to break through all of them with ease. I had been concerned that it would be very difficult for it to advance beyond the late-Body Integration Stage, but with this medicine spirit bone, thats no longer an issue. I have to say, Im really envious of you spirit beings sometimes. The obstacles you encounter for your breakthroughs are less than a tenth as grueling of what normal living beings have to experience, as soon as you accumulate enough power, you can easily make breakthroughs, Han Li sighed. frewebovel.cm

But Master, you have to remember that it often takes us spirit medicines hundreds, even thousands of times longer than normal living beings to accumulate magic power. If we encounter the same level of difficulty in our bottlenecks, how could a profound medicine spirit possibly come into existence? Quer giggled.

Han Li smiled, and replied, Im naturally aware of that. Alright, this medicine spirit bone is clearly extremely old, but there should be many remnant signs left within it. Identify which profound medicine spirit it belonged to, then refine it right away. Hehe, come to think of it, only another medicine spirit like you will be able to identify the signs within this bone.

Rest assured, Master, give me a few days, and Ill be able to determine which type of profound medicine spirit this bone belonged to. However, even if the spirit body progresses to the Grand Ascension Stage, my inferior cultivation base means that Ill only be able to make use of around 50% of the spirit bodys powers at most. Also, Grand Ascension Stage medicine spirits cant compare with normal Grand Ascension Stage beings, theyll only be especially adept in concealment and movement techniques, Quer reminded in a hesitant voice.

Oh? Is that so? Thats alright, an ally with half the power of a Grand Ascension Stage being is enough to help me dominate the Spirit Realm, Han Li replied with a nonchalant smile.

Thats true. However, it will most likely take over 100 years before the spirit bodys magic power can reach the pinnacle of the late-Body Integration Stage, so youll have to be patient for a while, Master. During this time, Ill need to control the entirety of the spirit bodys magic power to refine this medicine spirit bone, so I wont be able to assist you in battle, Quer said with a smile.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, but he replied in a calm manner, Im willing to wait for such a powerful ally. I have other trump cards up my sleeve, so I should be able to ensure self-preservation during my time in the Elder Devil Realm. Theres no need for you to worry about anything, you can begin refining the spirit bone right away.

Immediately thereafter, azure light flashed within his sleeve, and a small green spirit bone that was only several inches in size appeared in his grasp before instantly vanishing once again.

Yes, Master, Ill be sure to refine the medicine spirit bone as soon as possible! Quer replied in an elated manner before falling silent.

Han Li smiled and removed his cloak before continuing onward.

As opposed to returning to the inn, he was planning to visit a nearby materials shop instead.

Two days ago, he had visited this shop and hadnt found anything that had caught his eye, but the shopkeeper had told him that a large batch of materials would be arriving in two days, and among this batch of materials were several large pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal.

Han Li immediately made a mental note of this, and was naturally paying the shop a visit now that the two days had passed by. He wanted to see if he could find any other beads that contained that mysterious energy within the pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal.

After all, just a single one of those beads could save him over 100 years of arduous cultivation, so he was certainly interested to acquire more.

However, just as Han Li turned the corner, a pair of burly devilish men suddenly appeared in his path with cold expressions.

Han Li immediately ascertained both of them to be at the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage, and one was emanating a scorching aura, while the other was releasing a bone-chilling one, so it was quite clear that they were using special devilish cultivation arts.

He stopped around 30 to 40 feet away from them in an expressionless manner, and asked, Do you need something? If not, then please step aside, I have important business to attend to.

We have no business with you, but our mistress does. She would like to invite you for a chat, one of the two devilish men said in a cold voice as he pointed toward a certain direction.

Han Li turned his attention toward that direction to find there was a pub, within which a devilish woman in a long black dress was appraising him from one of the tables.

Their eyes met, and the woman put on a seductive smile. At the same time, she transmitted her voice to Han Li. Why are you in such a hurry, Fellow Daoist? How about we have a drink together? Theres something Id like to discuss with you.

Are you here for that spirit bone? Han Li asked in a calm voice.

Hehe, youre a smart man, Fellow Daoist. Indeed, Im here for the spirit bone. If youre willing to hand it over to me, I can offer you some other treasures that will definitely be at least equal in value, the devilish woman chuckled.

I have no interest in handing the spirit bone over to anyone, Han Li said without any hesitation before stepping forward to pass through between the two devilish men.

The devilish womans smile immediately gave way to a vicious expression upon hearing this, and her lips tremored as she transmitted an instruction to the two devilish men.

The pair of devilish men hesitated momentarily upon hearing this, then converged toward Han Li in a seemingly slow and steady manner, but their scorching and freezing auras were sweeping toward Han Li in unison.

The two auras intertwined and enhanced one another significantly, trying to force Han Li back.

If Han Li were an ordinary Spatial Tempering Stage being, then hed have no choice but to comply, but Han Li remained completely expressionless as golden light flashed from his body, and the two auras crashed into his protective spiritual light.

A resounding boom akin to an explosive thunderclap rang out, and an extremely fearsome aura emerged from Han Lis body for a split second.

Two auras, one hot and one cold surged forth in a frenzy, and the two devilish beings hearts jolted as they tried to oppose this aura with their own.

However, in the next instant, both of them let loose cries of pain, and they stumbled back as if they had become inebriated. With each backward step they took, the two of them would throw up a mouthful of blood each.

Only throwing up seven or eight mouthfuls of blood each did they barely manage to steady themselves, but both of them had turned deathly pale. On top of that, one of them had been completely charred black, while the other had a layer of white frost over his body.

Both of them wore expressions of incredulity, and the devilish woman immediately stood up in astonishment, but she could only look on as Han Li departed, not daring to pursue him.

Thus, Han Li passed through the two devilish men in a calm and collected manner, continuing on his way without even turning his head once.

Such a massive commotion naturally attracted the attention of the devilish beings nearby, but most of them only briefly appraised and discussed the situation before returning to what they were doing, seemingly not paying the incident much heed.

After all, Blood Crow City was currently filled with outsiders, and minor conflicts like this were an extremely common occurrence.

After the two devilish men forcibly repressed their internal injuries, they made their way over to the devilish woman with sullen expressions. Mistress, please forgive us for our ineptitude.

The devilish woman took a deep breath to compose herself before speculating, The two of you combined possess peak Spatial Tempering Stage powers, how was he able to brush you off so easily? Could it be that hes a devilish lord in disguise?

Thats most likely the case. Do you recall the three brothers of the Nan Family that we encountered a few days ago, Mistress? The three of them combined can even put up a fight against an early-stage devilish lord, and its very suspicious that theyve arrived in this city in disguise. It seems that many unfathomably powerful beings have appeared in Blood Crow City, could it be that something big is about to happen soon? one of the devilish men murmured in a concerned manner.

The object was shimmering with golden light, and it seemed to be a bone from an unknown giant beast.

Even though it was only an incomplete bone, it immediately released a primordial aura as soon as it was revealed, and even though Yue Liantian was already prepared, he still hurriedly took several steps backward in a cautious manner.

Everyone else in the venue let loose cries of alarm in the face of this powerful aura, and some were even forced to release layers of protective devilish light.

How could a mere bone possibly possess such a fearsome aura?

Could this be a bone from the few types of legendary ancient beasts?

Thats impossible! Even the bones of those ancient beasts wouldnt possess such an astonishing aura!

Brother Yue, please tell us what that thing is!

Everyone erupted into a frenzy once again as they stared at the giant bone with shocked expressions.

Hehe, all in due time, Fellow Daoist, this is an auction item, so Ill naturally introduce its origins to everyone. Seeing as there are clearly many fellow daoists who are interested in it, I wont delay any further, this isnt the bone of some ancient beast, its the bone of a true spirit, Yue Liantian said with a smile.

The bone of a true spirit? Wouldnt that make it a priceless treasure?

Thats impossible! Even the Sacred Ancestors would be fighting over a treasure of this caliber, how did it end up here?

The stir that had been created on this occasion clearly even the reaction to the holy brick, and most of the devilish beings present were very skeptical.

Han Lis expression also changed slightly upon hearing this, and he immediately focused his gaze on that giant green bone.

All of a sudden, he detected a slightly familiar sweet and fragrant scent from within that primordial aura, and it seemed to be similar to the aroma of some medicines. However, the medicinal aroma was extremely faint, and he wouldnt have been able to detect it had it not been for his regular contact with all types of spirit medicines.

At the same time, an urgent and elated cry rang out in Han Lis spiritual sense. Master, I can sense that that bone will be extremely beneficial to me. If possible, please purchase it for me.

This was none other than Quers tender voice, and it was even trembling slightly from excitement.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, but offered no response. Instead, he released a wisp of spiritual sense toward the giant bone, upon which a hint of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, Yue Liantian continued, This bone isnt from this realm. Instead, it was swept into this realm through a certain spatial rift. It is indeed a bone from a true spirit being, but due to its age, weve already verified that it no longer contains any true essence or spirit marrow. As such, not only are we unable to ascertain which type of true spirit this bone once belonged to, its true spirit aura has also waned to an extremely significant extent, so its completely incomparable to the other true spirit bones that have appeared in this realm in the past. Having said that, its extremely resolute, and if it were to be refined into a treasure, it definitely wouldnt be any less powerful than a normal spirit treasure.

As for why it appeared in our city, the reason is similar to why the holy brick also appeared during this auction, the former of the bone simply wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid trouble. Before we begin the bidding, I can give all of you 15 minutes to examine this true spirit bone. Those who are interested can even come onto the platform for a closer examination if youd like.

As soon as his voice trailed off, Yue Liantian swept a sleeve through the air to release an azure incense burner, which landed on one corner of the stone platform.

There was a stick of incense that was half a foot long and had just been ignited protruding out of the incense burner, and at the same time, Yue Liantian flipped a hand over to summon a silver talisman, which he plastered onto the true spirit bone.

The astonishing primordial aura was instantly subdued, and everyone heaved a collective internal sigh of relief.

After hearing Yue Liantians explanation, the skepticism and befuddlement on many peoples faces had faded.

In essence, this could barely even be considered to be a true spirit bone, it was only roughly equivalent to a rare tool refinement material, so it wasnt all that absurd for it to appear in Blood Crow City.

Even so, there were still many high-grade devilish beings who were very interested in this giant bone, and not only were there many people releasing their spiritual sense toward it, a few of them had even made their way onto the platform for a closer examination.

However, all of them were very disappointed by the results of their examination.

Just as Yue Liantian had said, aside from some residual aura, there really wasnt anything of use to be found in the giant bone.

The true value of a true spirit bone lay primarily in the true essence and spirit marrow it contained, even if the tiniest amount could be found in the bone, its value would immediately swell by thousands of times. However, the absence of those things naturally put a heavy dent in its value.

Han Li sat in his seat for a while, and only after there were no more devilish beings on the platform did he make his way over to the true spirit bone before gently laying a finger on it.

Yue Liantian appraised Han Li briefly, but merely smiled and allowed him to do as he pleased.

Han Li only lingered momentarily in front of the giant bone with a contemplative expression before withdrawing his finger and returning to his seat.

When the stick of incense in the incense burner was finally incinerated into dust, Yue Liantian swept a sleeve through the air to withdraw the incense burner, then announced in a serious voice, Alright, times up. The auction will now begin, and the starting price is 50,000,000!

In contrast with the bidding for the holy brick, this announcement was met with complete silence. No one was making any bids, but Yue Liantian simply waited with a faint smile, seemingly completely unconcerned by this.

50,000,000!

After a long while, the first bid was finally made.

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56,000,000!

Others began to join in on the bidding as well, but there were only six or seven of them, far less so than the bidders that had been interested in the holy brick.

It was no wonder that this was the case, this was indeed a true spirit bone, but its uses were severely limited, so there naturally werent many people willing to fork out so many devil stones for it.

Even so, the price still climbed steadily, and with three or four bidders still in the running, the price was bid up to a staggering 70,000,000.

The highest bidder was a devilish woman whose get-up suggested that she was quite wealthy.

The other bidders immediately fell silent, and it seemed that they were planning to concede.

A hint of elation flashed through the devilish womans eyes upon seeing this.

70,000,000 going once… 70,000,000 going twice… If there are no further bids to be made, then this true spirit bone will go to this fellow daoist. Hehe, let me remind you that if you miss out on this opportunity, it will be extremely difficult to obtain another true spirit bone in the future, Yue Liantian chuckled, seemingly rather unsatisfied by this current price.

Would I be able to sell off some items here if I dont have enough devil stones? The person who had raised the question was none other than Han Li.

Yue Liantian seemed to be quite pleased to hear this, and he replied, Of course. Regardless of whether its treasures, pills, ingredients, materials, or cultivation arts, as long as its something of value, our auction house will be willing to offer devil stones in exchange. However, well only be offering two-thirds of the market price, and we offer no returns even if you fail to secure the auction item you desire.

Alright, then I would like to sell some things, please pause the auction for now, Han Li said.

Sure, please head to the rear hall, youll be able to sell off your valuable possessions there. Yue Liantian waved a hand, and the devilish woman beside him immediately stepped forward as Han LIs guide.

Thus, Han Li followed the woman into the rear hall…

Around 15 minutes later, Han Li returned to his seat and immediately made a bid of 80,000,000.

Such a staggering price naturally created quite a stir throughout the entire venue, and many people were scrutinizing Han Lis cloaked figure, trying to guess who he was.

The devilish womans expression changed slightly, but she was clearly determined to secure the true spirit bone as well, and she immediately upped the price. 82,000,000!

90,000,000! Han Li countered without any hesitation.

A hesitant look finally appeared on the womans face, and after making a bid of 91,000,000, she suddenly turned toward Han Lis direction, and said, Fellow Daoist, I am from the Hai Family of Wither City. This true spirit bone is something that will be of great use to my family, if youre willing to hand it over to me, our Hai Family will be sure to thank you with a handsome reward.

The Hai Family of Wither City? Is that the Hai Family thats led by Sacred Ancestor Ku Ji? Why did they send someone all the way to Blood Crow City?

The Hai Family is one of the few major tool refinement families of our holy realm, could it be that theyre interested in this true spirit bone?

That woman is quite powerful, could she be a direct lineal descendant to Sacred Ancestor Ku Ji?

The Hai Family was clearly quite a powerful family, and many of the devilish beings present were appraising the woman with awe and veneration in their eyes.

However, Han Li completely ignored her and made a bid that sent a jolt running through all of the bystanders hearts. 100,000,000!

Even if this woman were related to a Sacred Ancestor, as long as the Sacred Ancestor in question wasnt anywhere near Blood Crow City, there was no need for him to worry.

The womans expression darkened significantly upon seeing this, and she gave a cold harrumph, but didnt place any further bids.

Alright, then this true spirit bone will go to this fellow daoist! Yue Liantian hurriedly announced in an elated manner.

Han Li rose to his feet and made his way onto the stone platform, then handed over the required devil stones before stowing the true spirit bone into his storage bracelet.

Thus concluded the auction, and as Han Li departed from the auction house, Quers excited voice rang out in his mind.

You mustve discovered whats so special about this true spirit bone as well, Master. With that bone at our disposal, theres a good chance well be able to elevate your spirit body to the Grand Ascension Stage!

Oh? Would you be able to explain the situation to us, Brother Yue? a devilish being who was enshrouded in black Qi asked.

This devilish being was also at the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, and he seemed to possess a status that was even loftier than that of Yue Liantian.

All of the other devilish beings immediately fell silent upon hearing this, and Yue Liantian cupped his fist toward the devilish being in a salute as he replied, Of course, Brother Jin Jiao. The holy brick has appeared in our city as the owner didnt want to create too much of a stir and draw trouble to himself, and the holy brick is actually flawed. The two cultivation arts contained within it are both missing critical mantras, and neither of them was the main ability cultivated by Master Qi Ling. Otherwise, such an item certainly wouldnt be making an appearance in this auction.

I see. With Master Qi Lings unfathomable powers, even a pair of incomplete cultivation arts used by him would be extremely valuable for study and reference. As such, its value does indeed surpass that of the Dark Blood Five-colored Bells, Jin Jiao replied in an enlightened manner.

Not only were the other devilish beings present not disappointed to hear this, the greed in their eyes only became more pronounced.

The fact that this item was flawed only made its authenticity more plausible.

Would you be able to reveal the names of the two cultivation arts to us, Fellow Daoist Yue? Thatll help us decide whether the cultivation arts will be useful to us. A sharp voice rang out in the venue, but a secret technique had been used to make it impossible to pinpoint who had spoken.

Im afraid not. When the owner of this holy brick brought it to our auction house, he had raised the condition that the cultivation arts contained within the holy brick cant be revealed in advance. Alright, Ive said everything that I can say about this item, let the bidding begin! Yue Liantian announced in a decisive manner.

Im taking this holy brick for 40,000,000 devil stones! A thunderous voice rang out from one corner of the venue, and it belonged to a massive menacing devilish man who was around 30 feet tall.

You think you can take a treasure of this caliber for 40,000,000? Isnt that a little too delusional, Brother Shi? Im offering 50,000,000! a horned devilish man with a heavy beard chuckled coldly in response.

60,000,000! Jin Jiao upped the price without any hesitation.

65,000,000!

68,000,000!

Other bids also came flying in from other corners of the hall, and the wealthiest high-grade devilish beings present were all participating in the bidding.

Han Li was naturally interested in the cultivation arts left behind by a Grand Ascension Stage being, but unfortunately, they had been left behind by a Sacred Ancestor and were incomplete. Otherwise, he would perhaps be inclined to go after it.

80,000,000!

A frosty voice rang out, and at the same time, a glacial aura swept through the entire hall.

All of the weaker devilish beings present instantly stiffened as if they had been plunged into a glacial pit, and even the Spatial Tempering Stage devilish beings couldnt help but shudder.

Its a devilish lord! someone exclaimed.

All of the other devilish beings were stunned to hear this, and they immediately turned toward the source of the glacial aura.

At a certain side entrance of the hall, a grey-robed elderly man had appeared, and there was faint crimson Qi emanating from his body.

Its the City Lord!

Senior Bing!

The entire venue immediately erupted into a frenzy at the sight of this elderly man.

What brings you here, City Lord? Yue Liantian asked as he hurriedly extended a salute from afar.

Why cant I be here? Am I not allowed to attend this auction? the elderly man asked.

Of course you are! Its my honor to have you here, City Lord! Im just rather taken aback by your arrival, Yue Liantian hurriedly explained.

In that case, Ive made the highest bid, so shouldnt this holy brick be mine now? the city lord asked in an indifferent voice.

Of course. If no higher bid is made, then the holy brick is all yours. Are there any other fellow daoists who would like to make higher bids? Yue Liantian asked as he raised the brick before him.

His voice echoed throughout the hall, but it was met by complete silence.

All of the high-grade devilish beings present were still staring at the holy brick with scorching yearning in their eyes, but none of them dared to say anything.

Not only was Bing Qianren the city lord, he was also a mid-stage devilish lord, no one would be foolish enough to compete against him in the bidding.

Yue Liantian took a deep breath, yet just as he was about to make a final announcement, an unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out. 90,000,000!

What? Who dares to compete with the city lord?

Are they not afraid of being killed?

A massive stir immediately ran through the crowd upon hearing this, and everyone looked around in bewilderment, trying to pinpoint where the bid had come from.

However, the voice of the bidder seemed to have no source, and it was impossible to track down the exact location of the bidder.

Bing Qianrens eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this. 95,000,000!

99,000,000!

The same voice rang out again without any hesitation.

Bing Qianrens expression completely darkened upon hearing this, and the crimson glacial Qi around his body surged with fury.

All of the devilish beings in the entire venue fell completely silent in fear of incurring the city lords wrath.

Much to everyones surprise, the city lord paused momentarily before conceding, Looks like Ill have to back down.

After that, he strode out of the venue without any hesitation.

Ye Liantian was also quite surprised, but he still didnt forget to do his job and immediately made a count of three. Are there any further bids? No? Alright, then the holy brick will go to this fellow daoist.

There were several devilish beings who seemed to be tempted to bid up the price even further, but decided against it in the end. After all, this was something that the Blood Crow City Lord wanted, who knew if securing it could spell ones demise?

Everyone was looking around with wide eyes, trying to catch a glimpse of what kind of bold character had dared to compete for a treasure with a devilish lord.

In a certain corner of the hall, a humanoid figure suddenly stood up before making his way toward the stone platform.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes, allowing him to instantly identify the devilish being as a blue-robed middle-aged man who was at the early-Spatial Tempering Stage, and there was nothing remarkable about him at all.

However, Han Lis brows furrowed slightly at the sight of him.

Isnt that Old Man Yang? Has he gone insane? Is he trying to get himself killed?

Raucous chatter immediately rang out once again as everyone spotted this middle-aged man, it seemed that most of the people present were aware of who he was.

Han Li turned to a well-built devilish being seated beside him, and asked, May I ask who this Old Man Yang is, Fellow Daoist? His cultivation base doesnt seem to be all that remarkable, so why is he so well known?

This devilish being had thin azure scales on his face, and he had also been stunned by the sight of this Old Man Yang.

After sensing that Han Li was a late-Spatial Tempering Stage being, the devilish man immediately replied in a polite manner, You must not be from around these parts, Fellow Daoists. Old Man Yang is a renowned tool refinement master in this city, and many people go to him for devilish treasure repairs or to commission the refinement of some low-grade devilish treasures. Hes been living in this city for over 100 years and has always kept a low profile, so I have no idea why hes doing something like this now. Perhaps the cultivation art that hes using is messing with his brain. Come to think of, how does he even have such a massive amount of devil stones?

I see. Thank you for the answer, Fellow Daoist, Han Li replied with a nod before casting his gaze toward Old Man Yang again.

At this point, he had already made his way onto the stone platform, and he summoned a storage pouch for Yue Liantian to examine. After it was verified that the correct number of devil stones was in the pouch, the holy brick was handed over to him, and he stowed it away amid a flash of black light.

During this process, Yue Liantian was also appraising Old Man Yang with astonishment in his eyes.

What was even more astonishing was that after this Old Man Yang secured the holy brick, he didnt immediately leave the auction house. Instead, he returned to his seat, and it seemed that he was going to participate in the bidding for the final auction item as well.

This was naturally very surprising to all of the bystanders, and also tipped them off to the fact that something was most likely amiss.

Many devilish beings who were plotting against him immediately abandoned those intentions, and after taking a brief moment to compose himself, Yue Liantian finally moved on to the final auction item.

He waved a hand, and the empty-handed devilish woman made her over to him, then flicked a wrist to summon a green bracelet. As soon as the bracelet appeared, it released a burst of white light, and a massive object that was over 100 feet in length appeared on the stone platform.

This was a heavily wrinkled devilish elderly man with a dark complexion, and he strode over to the stone platform with a calm expression.

He cast his gaze through the surrounding area, and a fearsome aura immediately erupted from his body, drawing awe and veneration from many of the weaker devilish beings present.

This elderly man was at the pinnacle of the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, so he was only one step away from the Body Integration Stage.

In a place like Blood Crow City, a powerful being of this caliber was truly very formidable.

I am Yue Liantian, one of the elders of Blood Crow City, Im sure many of the fellow daoists present know of me. I was invited by the owner of this place to host the auction, and I ask that all of you abide by the rules of this auction. Otherwise, Ill be forced to step in. These eight fellow daoists are the guards who will be maintaining order during this auction. With their presence, Im sure this auction wont have any safety issues, the elderly man said before clapping his hands together, and eight mid-Spatial Tempering Stage devilish beings rose up from the front row of seats, then positioned themselves around the stone platform in an expressionless manner.

A stir immediately ran through the crowd at the sight of these devilish beings.

It was quite clear that they were quite renowned in Blood Crow City, and many people were appraising them with awe and veneration in their eyes.

Of course, eight Spatial Tempering Stage beings werent going to draw any reaction from Han Li, and he was currently scanning his gaze through the crowd to see if the Long Family patriarch and the others were also in attendance.

There were potentially devilish lords in attendance as well, so Han Li hadnt released his enormous spiritual sense. Instead, he was only using his spirit eye ability to see if there were any devilish beings in suspicious disguises present, but after scouring through the crowd for a while, he didnt discover anything amiss.

Could it be that none of the others had come to attend this auction? That was quite strange.

Come to think of, following their separation, Han Li hadnt encountered any of his companions in the city. Regardless of whether it was the Long Family patriarch or everyone else, all of them seemed to be running secretive errands of their own.

Right at this moment, the elderly devilish man announced the commencement of the auction, and a nearby door swung open, following which a line of devilish women who were holding platters emerged.

All of them had elegant figures, and they arranged themselves into a row behind Yue Liantian.

Yue Liantian waved a hand without even turning his head, and one of the women immediately stepped forward in a respectful manner before raising her platter up with both hands.

This is the top-grade devilish treasure, the Dark Blood Five-colored Bells. Its comprised of five Blood Devil Bells, and its able to inflict upon enemies disorientation, poison, sluggishness, bloodlust, and illusion, Yue Liantian introduced in a calm voice as he removed the black cloth that was draped over the platter.

There were five thumb-sized silver bells on the platter, all of which had black devilish runes over their surfaces and were connected together by a golden ring.

What? A treasure like this can rank in the top 10 even among top-grade devilish treasures!

But this is something that only Master An of Cloudsea Mountain is able to refine, how did it end up this far away in Blood Crow City?

Who cares? It was worth coming to this auction just for this treasure alone! I wonder what other priceless items are going to appear after this!

As soon as the set of bells was revealed, the entire hall erupted into raucous chatter once again, and most of the people present were staring at the bells with elation and greed in their eyes.

Han Li also faltered slightly upon hearing the name of this treasure.

Dark Blood Five-colored Bells? Why does this treasure sound so familiar? I feel like Ive heard of it somewhere before.

Thus, Han Li fell into silent contemplation in his seat.

At this point, the bidding had already begun.

5,000,000!

6,000,000!

8,000,000!

11,000,000!

Even though this was only a top-grade treasure, the price was bid up to over 10,000,000 in the blink of an eye, and Han Li was quite surprised to see this.

According to the knowledge he had accrued of the prices of items in the Elder Devil Realm, a normal top-grade devilish treasure was generally only worth around 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 spirit stones, yet these bells had already far exceeded this price, and the bids were still flying in thick and fast.

Wait a minute! Dark Blood Five-colored Bells? Glazed Five Bells? Isnt that the name of a treasure recorded in the Profound Heavenly Tool Refinement Technique?

Han Li had finally made the connection.

One of the pages of the Golden Jade Tome he had obtained contained the refinement method for the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain, as well the refinement for several types of acquired Profound Heavenly Treasures, and the Glazed Five Wonder Bells was one of them.

However, even though Han Li had the refinement method for these treasures, the materials required were only rumored to exist in the True Immortal Realm, so he couldnt make use of those refinement methods.

The effects of these Dark Blood Five-colored Bells sounded remarkably similar to the abilities of the Glazed Five Wonder Bells, and that was what had led him to draw this connection.

Could it be that this was a mere coincidence, or was it the case that someone from the Elder Devil Realm also possessed the same refinement method and had unintentionally refined such a replica treasure?

Unfortunately for Han Li, even though he had sold an array of devilish treasures to the auction house and they were estimated to sell for close to 10,000,000 devil stones, that clearly wasnt enough to secure this top-grade devilish treasure.

Furthermore, even though the abilities of this treasure were quite intriguing, it was only a top-grade devilish treasure, so it wouldnt be of much use to him. At the very most, it would be something interesting for him to study.

As such, Han Li could only look on as the bidding continued.

In the end, the treasure was purchased by a mysterious masked devilish being with azure light radiating from their body for the astonishing price of 15,000,000 devil stones.

Many of the high-grade devilish beings present immediately began to plot against this masked devilish being, but after handing over the devil stones required for the Dark Blood Five-colored Bells, the devilish being immediately departed from the auction venue.

Several other masked devilish beings also departed immediately thereafter, but Yue Liantian didnt pay any heed to this.

He removed the cloth that was draped over the platter being held by the second woman, revealing a fist-sized blue crystal that was releasing astonishing glacial Qi.

This is the inner core of an Ice Gourd Beast, and it can be used to refine ice-attribute devilish treasures or refined into several types of special pills. The starting price will be 2,000,000 devil stones! Yue Liantian announced in a concise manner.

2,300,000!

2,500,000!

The value of this devilish core couldnt compare with that of the Dark Blood Five-colored Bells, but it was also an extremely precious material, so its price was also being quickly bid up.

In the end, it was secured by a thin devilish being for over 4,000,000 devil stones.

After that, Yue Liantian revealed the items on the platters one after another, and after they were all sold, another group of devilish women arrived on the platform with the next batch of auction items.

The items being auctioned were similar in nature to those that appeared during auctions in the Spirit Realm, in that they were mostly comprised of things like materials, medicines, and pills, interspersed with the occasional devilish treasure.

Han Li merely looked on as one auction item was sold after another, displaying no intention of making a bid for any of the items.

Only after the devilish treasures that he had sold to the auction house were sold for a high price did a faint smile appear on his face.

However, none of the auction items had been able to eclipse the staggering price of that first devilish treasure, and the item that was sold for the second-highest price was a pill that was able to increase ones chances of making a successful Spirit Refinement Stage breakthrough. frewebnoel.com

Even though the increase was only around 5%, the pill was still sold for 13,000,000 devil stones.

Alright, we have now reached the final stage of our auction. There are only two more auction items, but I can assure you that both of them are no lesser in value compared to the Dark Blood Five-colored Bells, Yue Liantian said in a mysterious voice.

Right on cue, two gorgeous devilish women emerged from the entrance, and on this occasion, they werent holding platters. Instead, one woman was holding a green wooden box that was around a foot in length, while the other was completely empty-handed.

All of the devilish beings present were quite intrigued to see this.

Yue Liantian raised a hand to draw the wooden box directly into his grasp, then removed the lid to reveal a white brick-like object.

He then took a deep breath before announcing, This is a holy brick, within which is contained several types of cultivation arts used by Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling over 2,000,000 years ago. The starting price is 30,000,000 devil stones!

What? Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling? The Sacred Ancestor who was only below the three patriarchs in power?

Thats impossible! How could a holy brick containing his cultivation arts possibly appear here? Even if such a priceless treasure were to appear as an auction item, it should only be in the largest auction houses in the holy city!

The entire venue immediately erupted into a frenzy, with some devilish beings ecstatic to hear the description for the auction item, while others were more skeptical.

Please quiet down, everyone! Our auction house has already had the item appraised, and we can assure everyone that this is indeed a holy brick left behind by Master Qiling. If it proves to be a counterfeit, then our auction house will reimburse you for 10 times the price that the item was purchased for, so please rest assured. As for why this item has appeared during this auction, there are naturally reasons for this. Yue Liantian authoritative voice immediately caused all of the raucous chatter to subside.

Han Li appraised the wisp of green Qi for a while before a burst of silver flames erupted out of the same fingertip to envelop it.

However, the green Qi remained completely unaffected by the silver flames regardless of how violently they burned.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and the silver flames instantly dissipated. He then flicked his finger, and the wisp of green Qi shot forth as a streak of green light, piercing through the light barriers on the opposing wall with ease.

Han Li faltered slightly upon seeing this. He was only trying to flick the green Qi away, so he certainly didnt think that it would be this powerful.

All of a sudden, spatial fluctuations erupted, and the green streak of light shot forth directly toward Han Li.

Han Li was naturally rather taken aback by this development, but his response was very fast. Golden light flashed from his hand as he caught the oncoming streak of green light, but his expression immediately darkened upon opening his fingers, only to find that the green light was nowhere to be found.

The green light had completely disregarded his immensely powerful body and burrowed into his hand without any impediment.

Han Li immediately inspected his own internal condition using his spiritual sense, only to find that the wisp of green Qi was currently situated in his dantian in a completely calm and stable manner.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he swept up the green using an enormous burst of true essence, then forced it out of his body again.

On this occasion, the green Qi was only expelled several feet out of his body before shooting back in a flash.

The true essence enveloping it was unable to impede it in the slightest!

Han Lis heart jolted as he instantly conjured up a golden barrier of protective spiritual light, and at the same time, blue light flashed within his eyes as he stared intently at the oncoming streak of green light.

The green light pierced through his protective spiritual light as if it didnt even exist, then immediately returned to his dantian, leaving him completely bewildered.

After that, no matter what he tried to expel the green Qi, everything ended in failure, and he couldnt destroy or refine it, either.

The wisp of green Qi seemed to have identified his body as a home, regardless of how far away it was forced out or what kind of restriction was used on it, it would instantly disappear before returning to his body.

After failing to trap the green Qi even with the Purple Word Cauldron, Han Lis expression had become very strained.

It didnt seem like this green Qi was causing any harm to his body, but how could he rest knowing that there was a type of foreign energy residing in his body?

The fact that the green Qi was able to return to his body with unerring accuracy every single time indicated that it had somehow locked onto his soul. In that case, there was only one more thing that he could try.

Having made his decision, Han Li made a hand seal and began to chant an incantation, upon which a golden projection with three heads and six arms appeared behind him.

The projection then took on a substantial form, following which Han Li let loose a low cry and laid a hand onto the top of his own head.

A dull thump rang out as a ball of black light vanished into the golden body in a flash, it was none other than his second Nascent Soul!

Immediately thereafter, Han Li pointed a finger toward the golden body, then drew upon his true essence to expel the wisp of green Qi once again.

On this occasion, it vanished into the second Nascent Soul within the golden body, and situated itself within the Nascent Souls dantian again.

There the wisp of green Qi remained without displaying any sign of returning to Han Lis body, and he heaved a long sigh of relief upon seeing this.

However, he didnt stop there. After that, he flicked a series of incantation seals toward the golden body with his fingers, and the second Nascent Soul appeared to be seated in a completely still manner within the golden body, but the devilish Qi within its body was surging and forming a series of black runes. These runes enveloped the wisp of green Qi and instantly formed a black crystalline ball to seal the green Qi.

The golden body then crumbled away and vanished to reveal the second Nascent Soul, which wore a calm expression as it joined its palms before bringing them apart again.

The black crystalline ball emerged, and was caught by the second Nascent Soul, following which it vanished into Han Lis body as a ball of black light.

Han Li made a brief assessment of the second Nascent Souls condition, and he was quite relieved to see that it had remained unharmed.

Even though he couldnt completely expel the green Qi, it shouldnt pose him any issues now that it was under the second Nascent Souls control. Once he found a way to eradicate or refine it in the future, hed be able to take care of it permanently.

However, during this period of time, it would be wise for him to use his second Nascent Soul as little as possible in case something were to happen with that green Qi.

After that, Han Li turned his attention back to the ball of light that was enshrouded within the golden runes, and he discovered that he had absorbed less than a tenth of it, but his true essence had been enhanced to the same extent as seven or eight years of arduous cultivation.

If he were to convert this entire ball of light into tree essence, it would be able to save him over 100 years of cultivation, so he certainly couldnt give up on it.

After a brief pause for contemplation, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release an antiquated shimmering golden vial.

The vial was tipped over, and a burst of five-colored light was released out of its opening, which sucked the grey ball of light into the vial.

The vial then flew up Han Lis sleeve and was carefully stowed away. He had already decided that he was going to do his best to search for more of these crystalline beads in the Elder Devil Realm. If he could find enough of those beads and address the issue of the green Qi, perhaps he would be able to reach the pinnacle of the late-Body Integration Stage in a very short time. If he could do that, then that would be a brilliant opportunity.

Han Li was growing rather excited as he thought about this, and he raised a hand to pick up the crystalline bead again. After injecting his spiritual sense into it, he discovered that it was completely empty, and all of the peculiar energy that it had contained had disappeared.

After a brief hesitation, he stowed the bead into his storage bracelet along with the two halves of the piece of Foreign Devilish Metal.

Perhaps he would be able to use these items in the future to find the true origins of that grey ball of light.

The grey ball of light had the incredible property of being able to be directly converted into true essence, but aside from people like Han Li, who were using special cultivation arts such as the Provenance True Devil Arts, there were very few people who could actually take advantage of this type of energy. On top of that, not only did one have to be using a special cultivation art of this nature, they had to possess the ability to sense this type of energy. In Han Lis case, it was a combination of his spirit eye ability and the profound feeling he had been struck by in his spiritual sense.

Han Li was very pleased with the rewards he had reaped, and after completing his examination of everything, he began to meditate.

He had decided to scour all of the shops in Blood Crow City during the next few days to see if he could reap some other rewards, and also to see if he could find more of these crystalline beads in other pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal.

An uneventful night passed by, and the next morning, Han Li emerged from the inn in a calm manner before slowly visiting the shops along the nearest street.

Blood Crow City couldnt compare with an actual city such as Deep Heaven City, but it still had thousands of shops, and after two days, he had only managed to visit less than half of them.

He had reaped many unexpected rewards during this time, and had also found some pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal, but didnt discover any other crystalline beads like the one he had found. rewebnol.cm

However, Han Li wasnt all that disheartened by this. After all, something that could directly enhance his true essence was bound to be very rare, and it would be quite strange if he could find such things in this city in large quantities.

At the same time, Han Li had gathered some information about the imminent auction that was going to be held in the city.

This was a customary biannual auction held in Blood Crow City, and during every auction, the high-grade devilish beings who were passing through or staying in the city would bring out some precious items to be auctioned.

In particular, those who had hunted for devilish beasts on the grassland would all sell the devilish beast materials that werent useful to them during the Blood Crow City auction, then purchase useful treasures and pills with those earnings. After that, they would venture into the grassland again to continue hunting devilish beasts, thereby saving a lot of time.

Due to the emergence of this beast tide, the number of high-grade devilish beings in the city was far higher than normal, so the quantity and quality of the auction items were also going to be significantly higher than prior auctions.

Apparently, there were even going to be several Divine Devilish Treasures and other legendary treasures and materials being sold.

Han Li naturally quite interested and was planning to attend this auction, both to see if there was anything that would catch his eye, as well as to sell off the redundant devilish treasures in his collection for some devil stones.

Even though these devil stones would have next to no effect on his cultivation, he was planning to stay in the Elder Devil Realm for up to several decades, so he naturally had to acquire some of these stones.

The auction was held three days after that, giving him just enough time to scour through most of the shops in the city.

The auction was held in a massive hall in a corner of Blood Crow City, and Han Li arrived in a cloak that concealed his entire body.

He had also altered his own aura, and after handing over a few devil stones to the devilish guards at the entrance, he entered the auction.

The hall was circular in shape, and it was shaped like a tiered funnel from top to bottom.

Aside from a series of round azure stone seats in the hall, there was only a black rectangular stone platform at the center. There were diagrams of unidentifiable beasts engraved onto the walls, and in no more than 15 minutes, the entire hall was completely filled by around 3,000 to 4,000 high-grade devilish beings.

Many of these high-grade devilish beings were also wearing large cloaks or had concealed their features with devilish Qi, so Han Li wasnt looking out of place at all.

After a short while, when there were virtually no empty seats in the entire hall, a small door on the bottom level was opened, and a humanoid figure emerged from within before arriving on the rectangular stone platform.

All of the chatter in the venue immediately died down.

This flying sword was a treasure that Han Li had obtained from one of the devilish lords he had slain in the Spirit Realm.

The blue-skinned devilish being accepted the flying sword before sweeping his spiritual sense over it, upon which an elated look immediately appeared on his face. Thank you, Senior! I exchanged for this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal from someone else, and it seemed to have changed hands several times already before that, so Im afraid I dont know where it originally came from.

He had been asking for too lofty a price when he had requested a top-grade devilish treasure from that Bird Hoof being, so he was naturally ecstatic that he had actually obtained what he had asked for.

For a Deity Transformation Stage being like him, a top-grade treasure was very difficult to come by. freewebnove.com

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he said, I see. In any case, this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal should be enough for me anyway.

After that, he turned to leave. The blue-skinned devil had intended to try and curry some favor with Han Li, but he didnt dare to say anything further and could only make a respectful farewell gesture.

After finding that piece of Foreign Devilish Metal, Han Li naturally no longer had any intention of leaving right away.

During the next four hours, he carefully examined everything on the remaining stalls on this street, and he really did manage to find two types of spirit medicines that couldnt be found in the Spirit Realm, with which he could refine a type of pill that could calm his heart and mind.

When consumed while cultivating an ability, the pill could slightly improve the rate of progress made during cultivation, so in the long term, it would be very useful to him.

Han Li already possessed the recipe for the pill, and the only thing that was stopping him from refining it were those two types of spirit medicines that were extinct in the Spirit Realm.

After that, Han Li left the street and went to some nearby large shops in high spirits.

Unfortunately, almost all of the items sold in these shops were meant for devilish beings, and he didnt discover anything else of value.

At this point, it was already getting rather late, and the number of people on the streets was beginning to dwindle, while the shops were closing one after another for the night.

Han Li rented an independent secret chamber at an inn and stayed there for now.

He set up several layers of restrictions in the secret chamber, and only then did he bring out that piece of Foreign Devilish Metal before appraising it in silence.

The piece of metal was gleaming with a metallic light, but its surface was extremely bumpy and uneven.

Strangely enough, not only was this object releasing dense devilish Qi, the devilish Qi was also interspersed with wisps of spiritual Qi.

This was a rare material that contained both spiritual Qi and devilish Qi.

However, Han Li hadnt just bought this piece of metal for that alone. After appraising it in silence for a long while, he suddenly tossed it forward, and it hovered in mid-air before him as he swept a finger toward it.

A streak of azure light shot forth in a flash, and the piece of metal was instantly sliced in half, upon which a pea-sized object fell out.

Han Li made a grabbing motion to draw the object into his grasp, and it was revealed to be a grey crystalline bead.

So there really was something hiding in here, Ill need to examine it further to see if its going to be useful to me, Han Li murmured to himself with a smile before injecting his spiritual sense into the bead.

However, in the next instant, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he immediately hurled the crystalline bead away.

A rumbling boom akin to a dull thunderclap suddenly erupted from the bead, and it began to release a fearsome aura. At the same time, a thick pillar of grey light surged out of the bead before striking the restrictions set up on the ceiling like lightning.

Several layers of light barriers were torn apart without being able to offer up any resistance, and only after striking the final restriction was the pillar of light briefly stopped in its tracks.

During this split-second delay, Han Li rushed into the air above the pillar of light with a dark expression before pressing a palm downward.

A giant radiant golden hand immediately appeared, and the pillar of light was completely halted.

However, Han Lis expression didnt ease in the slightest upon seeing this. His fingers were trembling slightly, and his arm was slowly being forced back by the grey pillar of light.

A surprised look appeared on Han Lis face in response to this development, following which he gave a cold harrumph, and his arm suddenly became a lot thicker amid a flash of golden light. His sleeve was instantly torn apart, revealing a layer of shimmering golden scales, and he slowly closed his fingers.

A burst of enormous restrictive power immediately appeared around the grey pillar of light, crushing it into a ball of light that was several feet in diameter before being drawn into the giant golden hands grasp in a flash.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li chanted something and flicked a series of incantation seals toward the giant golden hand with his 10 fingers.

The golden hand blurred before transforming into a series of golden runes that enveloped the grey ball of light.

The ball of light was originally in a very unstable state and looked as if it could explode at any moment, but it instantly dimmed and fell still.

Only then did Han Lis expression ease slightly, and he descended back down onto the ground before waving a hand to draw the ball of light into his grasp.

The power imbued within the ball of light was truly quite formidable, even Han Li wasnt able to completely repress it without using his Provenance True Devil Arts. However, under the restriction that Han Li had unleashed, it had become very still and calm, in stark contrast with the fearsome power it had just displayed.

Han Li appraised the ball of light in silence with tightly furrowed brows.

He had been slightly surprised by the power of the ball of light, but what he was most interested in was the type of energy that had formed this object.

Han Li had forcibly purchased this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal not just because he had seen something within the piece of metal using his spirit eyes, but also because he had been struck by an extremely profound feeling in his spiritual sense.

This was definitely an extremely valuable item, and it seemed to be very important to him as well.

At his current cultivation base, Han Li naturally took these spiritual signals very seriously. These signals very rarely appeared, and they werent guaranteed to always be correct, but they certainly couldnt be ignored.

Even though Han Li had only briefly inspected the bead with his spiritual sense before withdrawing it in alarm, he still did manage to sense some things. However, if he wanted to be able to derive some useful information, then further examination was required.

However, the energy that the ball of light was formed by was very special, and it seemed that normal spiritual sense would immediately become extremely violent upon coming into contact with it. Thus, things were made a lot more problematic.

All of a sudden, Han Li took a deep breath as a solemn look appeared on his face. At the same time, he activated both his Great Development Technique and Spirit Refinement Technique, upon which his spiritual sense swelled drastically.

Immediately thereafter, blue light flashed within his eyes, and a series of almost transparent threads of light shot forth out of his glabella, then vanished into the ball of light in a flash.

Those were substantial manifestations of his spiritual sense, and there were over 100 of them, clearly indicating that Han Lis spiritual sense had reached an incredibly fearsome level.

In the instant that these threads vanished into the ball of light, it shuddered slightly and began to display signs of instability again.

Han Li immediately injected more magic power into the golden runes surrounding the ball of light upon seeing this, and they formed a golden net that converged violently amid a flash of golden light.

As a result, the ball of light instantly settled down again.

Han Li heaved a faint sigh of relief, then closed his eyes as he began to carefully examine the ball of light.

Moments later, a dumbstruck look appeared on his face, only to be immediately replaced by an expression of ecstasy. However, this elated expression only lingered for a brief moment before it was replaced by a befuddled and hesitant one.

Han Li made a hand seal, and all of the translucent threads were instantly withdrawn. After that, he slowly opened his eyes, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

Its incredible to think that theres something in this world that can completely fuse devilish Qi and spiritual Qi. This is perfect for my Provenance True Devil Arts! I should be able to easily convert it into magic power for myself without even having to refine it. Could it really be that simple? I dont recall ever seeing any records of something like this, either, Han Li murmured to himself in a hesitant manner.

So be it, Ill give it a try first.

Han Li soon made his decision, and he began to chant something while making a series of hand seals, then suddenly extended a finger toward the ball of light.

The bumpy surface of the ball of light immediately began to transform, and in the end, an egg-sized section was extracted amid a flash of light.

Before this extracted section could explode, Han Lis chanting abruptly ceased, and his hand shot forth like lightning to grab onto it, following which he immediately unleashed his Provenance True Devil Arts.

A golden projection that was around 10 feet tall appeared behind him, and it gradually became clearer.

At the same time, the grey ball of light in his grasp began to shrink at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye, and it completely vanished after the span of just a few breaths.

As expected, the true essence within my body has been slightly enhanced. If It were to absorb this entire thing, the enhancements would be phenomenal! An elated and excited look appeared in Han Lis eyes.

What exactly is this thing? It clearly has no impurities whatsoever, so how did so many impurities appear following the conversion process? Han Li murmured to himself as he extended a finger, and a wisp of barely visible green Qi surged out of his fingertip.

The scene unfolding before his eyes made him recall the markets he had visited in the human world and Spirit Realm.

Most of the wares being sold by the stalls were only low-grade materials and treasures, but there were some precious items among them. The more precious items were obviously quite rare as not all devilish beings were willing to sell their items to these streetside vendors at low prices.

However, this was a special period of time during which many devilish beings were forced to remain in Blood Crow City, so there definitely had to be many of them who were looking to take advantage of this opportunity to sell some of the precious items in their collection.

Han Li strolled along the street while rapidly sweeping his spiritual sense over the stalls on either side of him.

Many of the wares being sold were similar to items that could be found in the Spirit Realm, except they contained devilish Qi as opposed to spiritual Qi. Of course, there were some materials that were imbued with spiritual Qi as well, but there were clearly far less of those than the ones that contained devilish Qi.

Han Li didnt pay any heed to these materials, choosing to focus most of his attention on the peculiar items that he had never seen before instead. Those were most likely things that could only be found in the Elder Devil Realm.

As for the treasures being sold, those were quickly glossed over by his spiritual sense as well. With his current wealth of treasures, the average top-grade treasure was simply no longer attractive to him.

As for spirit treasures, the chances of finding such treasures in a place like this was virtually negligible, so Han Li certainly wasnt going to be holding his breath.

The street wasnt very long, and there were only around 200 to 300 stalls on either side of it.

After just a short while, he had scanned his spiritual sense over most of the stalls, and barely anything had caught his attention. There were a few items that he examined in person, but he merely set them back down with a shake of his head in the end.

The devilish beings standing behind the stalls were all extremely menacing in appearance, but they immediately offered respectful smiles upon sensing Han Lis Spatial Tempering Stage cultivation base, not daring to display any sign of discontent.

Han Li slowly walked onward, and he was becoming more and more disappointed.

He had discovered several types of materials that didnt exist in the Spirit Realm, but for a being of his caliber, none of them were all that useful. Just as he was contemplating whether he should leave this street and visit the large shops nearby, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from a certain stall, and an enraged roar rang out at the same time.

Im taking it whether you like it or not! Here are the devil stones you asked for, hurry up and hand it over!

I already told you that Ive raised the price. Unless you can offer me a top-grade devilish treasure or 10 top-grade devil stones, dont even think about it! A cold voice rang out in response.

I already paid the deposit yesterday, and I went to great lengths to gather these devil stones, yet youre raising the price on me? Are you trying to make a fool out of me? The first voice had become even more enraged.

Hehe, its mine, so I can set whatever price I want for it. Heres your deposit from yesterday, if you dont have a top-grade devilish treasure or 10 top-grade devil stones, then piss off! The second voice wasnt backing down in the slightest, either.

Do you know who I am? You think you can make a fool out of me and get away with it? If you dont sell it to me, Im going to break all of your bones! the owner of the first voice threatened in a menacing manner.

Break all of my bones? Haha, I cant even remember the last time someone dared to say something like this to me! If you think you have what it takes, then youre welcome to try! the owner of the second jeered.

At the same time, another powerful aura erupted from the same stall.

Such a loud commotion naturally attracted a lot of attention, and many devilish beings had gathered to watch the unfolding spectacle.

Isnt that Hai Fei of the Blue Hog Race and Niu Li of the Bird Hoof Race? Whats gotten them so mad?

Hehe, were in for a good show! Both of them are quite powerful, its hard to say whos going to win between them!

All of the onlookers immediately burst into spirited chatter, and it seemed that the two devilish beings were both quite renowned in Blood Crow City.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes as he quickly assessed the situation over at the stall.

The stall had been surrounded by around a dozen devilish bystanders, and the two devilish beings locked in the altercation consisted of a menacing 30-feet-tall devilish being with several curved horns on his head, and a blue-skinned short and stubby devilish being, the latter of which was the stall owner.

Both of them were at the Deity Transformation Stage, with one of them at the early-Deity Transformation Stage, while the other was at the mid-Deity Transformation Stage.

The burly horned devilish beings cultivation base was slightly inferior, but his powerful-looking body suggested that he was quite adept in the art of body refinement, so it was indeed difficult to say who would come out on top in a fight.

Of course, two Deity Transformation Stage devilish beings werent enough to pique Han Lis interest, he merely took a casual glance at them before preparing to move on. However, as his gaze passed over the item that the blue-skinned stall owner was holding, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he made his way over to the stall.

After just a few flashes, he had inserted himself into the group of devilish beings standing around the stall, and he stared intently at the item in the blue-skinned devilish beings hand.

This was a fist-sized piece of black and white ore that was flashing with a cold light. Han Li swept his spiritual sense toward the item, and his pupils immediately contracted as an elated look appeared on his face.

At this point, the verbal altercation had become very heated, and both of the auras being released were becoming more and more formidable, but for some reason, neither of them escalated this into a physical altercation.

At this moment, a bystander who seemed to be familiar with both of the devilish beings stepped in with a smile. Hehe, its just a piece of Foreign Devilish Metal, theres really no need to fight over something like this. If one of you were to be wounded or even killed during such a trivial altercation, it would simply not be worth it.

The blue-skinned devilish beings expression eased slightly as he cupped his fist in a salute. Brother Tan, its not that Im intentionally raising the price to target him, its just that this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal is imbued with foreign devilish Qi thats far more special than what can be found in other pieces of such metal. After discovering this, I realized that the price I proposed yesterday was too low, and thats why he insists on buying this particular piece of Foreign Devilish Metal. Otherwise, he could easily buy a piece of the same material from another stall.

Bullsh*t! If I hadnt been interested in this particular piece of Foreign Devilish Metal, why would I have been willing to pay such a high deposit? You clearly raised the price intentionally, knowing full well in the first place that this is a special piece of Foreign Devilish Metal! Only you Blue Hog beings could do something as unscrupulous as this! the burly devilish beings objected in a furious voice.

How dare you insult our Blue Hog Race? Ill make you pay with an arm! An abnormal flush appeared on the blue-skinned devilish beings face upon hearing this, and a hint of insanity surfaced in his eyes.

He then swept a sleeve through the air, and a streak of light shot forth directly toward the burly devilish beings arm like lightning.

However, the burly devilish being was already prepared for this, and he immediately flipped a hand over to produce a white bone shield.

Just as the streak of light was about to strike the shield, a humanoid figure abruptly appeared in front of the burly devilish being, then reached out with a golden palm to grab onto the streak of light.

Are you two planning to force the guards of the city to step in? Im interested in that piece of Foreign Devilish Metal as well, let me take a look at it.

The humanoid figure was none other than Han Li, and he was currently releasing a powerful Spatial Tempering Stage aura, causing all of the expressions on the faces of the surrounding devilish beings to change drastically.

The burly devilish being faltered slightly upon hearing this before interjecting in an indignant manner, Senior, I was the one who…

Han Li released a burst of fearsome spiritual pressure toward the burly devilish being without even turning around. Oh? Do you want to fight with me over this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal?

The burly devilish being was immediately forced back several steps in succession, and his face turned dark purple as he blurted out an alarmed apology before quickly scurrying away with his tail between his legs.

As for the other onlooking devilish beings, they also dispersed in the face of Han Lis threatening gaze.

Meanwhile, the ferocious look had already completely faded from the blue-skinned devilish beings eyes, and he could only force a smile onto his face as he offered the piece of Foreign Devilish Metal to Han Li. Do you want this piece of devilish metal as well, Senior? In that case, you can have it for the original price of 10 devil stones.

Hmph, why are you so scared? Are you worried that Im a robber wholl take the item from you without issuing payment? Han Li harrumphed coldly as he swept a sleeve through the air to draw the piece of metal into his hand for closer inspection.

I wouldnt dare to think that! The blue-skinned devilish being immediately shook his head in response.

With the fearsome power that Han Li had just displayed, it would be a simple matter for him to kill this stall owner. As such, the blue-skinned devilish being would rather give this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal to Han Li for free than risk offending a Spatial Tempering Stage powerful being.

Han Li ignored the blue-skinned devilish being as he examined the piece of Foreign Devilish Metal over and over again, yet his expression remained completely unchanged, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

After a full 10 minutes had passed, azure light flashed from Han Lis hand, and the piece of Foreign Devilish Metal vanished, only to be replaced by a small black sword, which Han Li tossed toward the blue-skinned devilish being as he said, This flying sword is a top-grade devilish treasure, it should be more than enough to exchange for this piece of Foreign Devilish Metal, but you have to tell me where you got this metal from.