Chapter 1298: Tianyuan Martial Tools (Part 1)

"Sunset Tomb!"

This was the common name for this border area by both the human and demonic races!

It is said that in ancient times, there were not seven suns in the sky of the Spirit Realm, but nine. But when the human and demonic races first arrived in the Spirit Realm, a terrifying True Spirit War broke out, sweeping through most of the Spirit Realm's races!

Hundreds of existences with cultivation comparable to immortals in the True Immortal Realm fought and struggled for some reason.

As a result, not only did the vast majority of them fall and die in this terrifying upheaval, but many places underwent great changes in mountains and seas, the earth cracked, and even two of the suns in the high sky were affected and destroyed.

This border area is said to be the huge depression formed after the fall of one of the suns.

However, this so-called "depression" would take a full year for high-tier cultivators to fly across from one end to the other using magic treasures. The number of mountain ranges it contained was countless, and there were dozens of giant lakes over ten million kilometers in size. Not to mention other terrains such as forests and plains.

Therefore, even if tens of millions of cultivators entered the Sunset Tomb, it was like water entering the sea, disappearing immediately.

And in such a large area, there was more than one human city built around it, the most famous of which was naturally the giant city "Sunset City" controlled by the cultivators themselves.

This city was built right next to the Sunset Tomb. Although its scale was not much different from other cultivator cities, the number of medium-to-high-tier cultivators appearing in the city was enough to rank in the top three in the Tianyuan Realm. Moreover, in addition to cultivators, there were a large number of medium-to-high-tier body refiners in the city.

These body refiners, in terms of strength alone, were not inferior to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators among cultivators, and their numbers were more than ten times that of cultivators.

If it weren't for the fact that the number of top-tier body refiners was pitifully small, and there were Spirit Transformation cultivators sitting in the city, it would be quite reluctant to say that this city was a cultivator city.

However, it is also laughable that at the other end of the Sunset Tomb, within the territory of the demonic race, there was also a demonic city named Sunset City.

It is said that the size of this demonic city was far beyond that of the human Sunset City.

Inside, medium-to-high-tier demonic cultivators gathered in the city. In the early days, there were human cultivators with great supernatural powers who specifically ran over to take a look at this city from afar. They described it extensively after returning!

Han Li was naturally not interested in any human-demonic city.

At this moment, he was walking on a street in Sunset City, looking at the tall and tidy shops one by one, a trace of strangeness appearing on his face.

This was just a very ordinary street in the city, but the shopkeepers sitting in the shops on both sides were either Qi Condensation stage cultivators or low-tier body refiners.

The things placed in the shops were all kinds of things, from demonic beast materials to magic tools and spirit tools, and there was not a single shop specifically selling ordinary mortal items.

And Han Li had only walked into the city gate of Sunset City for a short while, and after passing several streets, they were all the same scene.

However, this city was so huge that although there were many cultivators and body refiners, ordinary mortals still occupied the majority of the city. There were plenty of them passing by on the street. It's just that most of them were young and strong, and they were all exceptionally busy, working as assistants for the cultivators and body refiners in those shops.

When Han Li walked to a corner of the street, after sweeping his gaze, he suddenly walked toward a withered man who was talking about something with several people nearby.

This man was a Qi Condensation stage cultivator, but the people listening to him were all ordinary mortals, listening to the bombardment of this Immortal Master with bitter faces.

"You don't know, that fanged beast had just pounced on my head, and I, the Immortal Master, just raised my hand and released the Black Cloud Sword, immediately cutting off the two claws of this beast. This magic tool was exchanged for ten medium-tier spirit stones, although it is only a low-tier magic tool, but in terms of power... Eh, who is it?" A palm pressed on the shoulder of this withered man, startling him into turning around, only to find a young man who didn't look very old standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

The withered man wanted to reprimand the other party, but suddenly saw a ring on Han Li's hand that was emitting faint yellow light, and his face changed. He asked with a forced smile:

"I am Tian Xing, Fellow Daoist, what instructions do you have?"

A body refiner who could wear a spirit ring was generally either of extraordinary status or had medium-tier or higher strength, and was not someone a small Qi Condensation stage cultivator like him could provoke.

"Nothing. I just saw that you were talking so happily, and you seem to know this city quite well. I would like to ask a few questions, and if possible, would you be willing to be my guide for a few days." Han Li said expressionlessly.

"It turns out you are a newcomer to the city, then you found the right person. I, Tian Xing, dare not say anything else, but I have stayed in this Sunset City for decades, and there is no place or thing I don't know. It's just that I don't know how you plan to hire me?" The withered man asked enthusiastically.

"One day, ten spirit stones." Han Li touched his chin and said crisply.

"This is a bit too little, Fellow Daoist, please add some more. I am a cultivator after all. With these few spirit stones, I can just go out of the city and pick some spiritual herbs and earn them back." The withered man's eyes rolled around, and after carefully looking Han Li up and down again, he suddenly said with a smile.

"Hmph! Ten spirit stones is not a small amount. It's not that easy for you to find spiritual herbs when you go out, aren't you afraid of being swallowed by a demonic beast. Twelve spirit stones a day, no more." Han Li didn't like haggling, but he didn't want the other party to open his mouth like a lion, so he said impolitely.

"Good, deal. You guys chat, I, the Immortal Master, am going to do things first." The withered man saw that Han Li was somewhat unhappy, so he hurriedly agreed and waved his hand at the few people behind him.

Those mortals were like hearing an amnesty, and they scattered immediately.

"I don't know where the Immortal Master wants to see first?" The withered man asked diligently, while secretly guessing Han Li's strength.

Body refiners are different from cultivators. Most of their cultivation level is in their strong physical body, so it is impossible to judge with spiritual sense.

"Take me to the nearby spirit tool material shop first, and then give me a general introduction to the situation in the city." Han Li turned around and said without looking back.

"That's no problem. Sunset City is roughly divided into eight areas. Three of them are places where ordinary people live. The other five areas are where we cultivators and body refiners live and trade. But among those five areas, there are still some distinctions. Four of them are just like the place Brother Han is currently in, where you can freely buy and sell magic tools, pills, and various materials. But to enter the final area, each person must pay one spirit stone per day. It is located at the center of Sunset City; whether it's premium spirit tools or top-tier treasures, they are all taken there for buying and selling. That place also gathers many large merchant firms from our Tianyuan Realm, and I've heard there are even spirit treasures for sale." The thin, withered man followed closely beside Han Li, speaking eloquently.

"Spiritual treasures? I'm not interested in these, tell me something else." Han Li's heart flickered when he heard this, but he said expressionlessly.

"That's true, you are a body refiner, so spiritual treasures are of no use to you. But these trading firms also have many top-tier spirit tools. By the way, there is one piece of news that you will be very interested in. I heard that an auction house has obtained a set of Tianyuan Martial Tools used by the Holy Emperor himself, and is preparing to auction them off. These spirit tools are a set of five, each of which is a top-tier boutique, not inferior to ordinary cultivator magic treasures, let alone five pieces together. It is said that these spirit tools can also display different powers according to the strength of the body refiner's own physical body. Before the Tianyuan Holy Emperor obtained his spiritual roots, he used this to kill many famous and powerful enemies. After this news spread, many high-tier body refiners have specifically not left the city during this short period, preparing to stay and participate in this auction." The withered man seemed to have remembered something and said these words that made Han Li pause his footsteps.

"Tianyuan Martial Tools! Are they really that magical?" Han Li was truly somewhat interested this time.

"Naturally, it's true, this is the word released publicly by the auction house." The withered man almost guaranteed it by patting his chest.

"When will this auction be held?" Han Li fell silent for a moment and asked.

"Although there is no exact news yet, it can only be delayed for at most three or four months. The auction house wouldn't dare to keep so many high-tier body refiners waiting for too long." Hearing Han Li ask this, the withered man felt a chill in his heart and replied. At the same time, he secretly wondered if he had really hit the jackpot, and the person in front of him was truly a high-tier body refiner. Although his appearance was too young, it was very likely that he had taken some spiritual pills for youth preservation.

Thinking this way, Tian Xing's demeanor became cautious.

But below, Han Li asked a few questions about the Tianyuan Martial Tools, and then stopped asking about the auction, but instead carefully inquired about other aspects of Sunset City.

Although he was somewhat puzzled, the withered man answered them one by one, and led Han Li across several streets, entering a street specifically for selling and buying spirit tool materials.

Since he had heard that the center of the city specifically sold boutique treasures, Han Li didn't plan to go there immediately.

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