Chapter 1615: Demon Gold Mountain Range

"Two pieces of news? Fellow Daoist, let's hear them." Han Li asked, noncommittal.

"Three months from now, the Yunxiang Auction House, one of the auction houses in Cloud City, will be auctioning a Demon Core from a Saint-tier Thorn Demon Beast. As far as I know, this Demon Core is extremely rare; even some of the Saint Race in the city have set their sights on it and intend to bid for it," the woman said slowly.

"The Saint Race!" Han Li frowned.

Even if he considered himself to have substantial wealth, he had absolutely no confidence that he was wealthier than a Body Integration stage existence. Which of those old monsters hadn't lived for ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years? The items they had collected and the number of spirit stones they possessed were absolutely beyond belief.

Of course, if he had no scruples at all, he could take out the many spirit medicine materials he carried and exchange them for spirit stones; it wasn't as if he couldn't compete with these Saint Race members in the bidding.

But Han Li was in a foreign land among foreign races; how could he easily reveal his wealth? Otherwise, he feared that before he could even buy the Demon Core, he would be targeted by those with ulterior motives.

He did not want to invite trouble for no reason.

Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly, and after a moment, he shook his head:

"Since members of the Saint Race are participating in the auction, I certainly won't be able to win it. This method won't work."

"Oh, since Senior says so, then we can only listen to the second piece of news. Senior is a recent arrival to Tianyun, right? I wonder if you have heard of the 'Demon Gold Mountain Range'?" The young girl smiled, looking unconcerned.

"Demon Gold Mountain Range! I only know that such a place exists, but I really don't know the specific details." Han Li's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"It's not strange that Senior doesn't know much about it! This place only appeared within the last ten thousand years, and few people from other places know about it. Let this junior explain it in detail." The woman's bright eyes shifted, and she smiled sweetly.

"Then I will have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist." Han Li nodded calmly, while at the same time, the regional map of the area near Cloud City appeared in his mind, and the location of the Demon Gold Mountain Range was indeed on it.

"About ten thousand years ago, in a wilderness area a month's journey from our Cloud City, a spatial storm suddenly appeared. For reasons unknown, after the spatial storm passed, a black mountain range suddenly appeared there. This mountain range was shrouded in thick demonic Qi, and the void above it was extremely unstable, with many spatial rifts appearing. A large amount of demonic Qi surged out from these rifts, accompanied by a swarm of high-tier demon beasts, among which there were many Saint-tier demon beasts. In a short period, an area of several million miles centered on this mountain range fell into a Demon Domain. And it kept expanding outward. This matter alarmed the top-tier existences of our Tianyun Saint Race. As a result, several sixth or seventh-tier Saint Race members joined forces, entered this area, killed most of the Saint-tier demon beasts, and went all the way to the center of the mountain range, intending to resolve the matter completely," the Crystal Race woman said with a solemn expression.

When the woman mentioned the spatial rifts and the surge of demonic Qi, Han Li was startled, and almost instantly thought of the Underworld River area he had seen when he was with the Flying Spirit Race.

But at this moment, the Crystal Race woman let out a long breath and continued:

"Those Saint Race members don't know what they encountered in the center of the mountain range, but they actually stayed there for half a year before returning. After they returned, they immediately ordered the area to be completely sealed off with restrictions, leaving only one entrance and exit. Then they sent word to all the races, saying that the matter had been resolved, that a large amount of demonic Qi and Saint-tier demon beasts would not surge out from the spatial rifts, and that it would only maintain its current size and number of demon beasts. But at the same time, from then on, no existences above the Saint Race were allowed to enter this place. Those below the Saint Race could enter this area to kill demon beasts to obtain inner cores and some rare materials. Not only was the time to enter this area limited to a fixed month in a year, but regardless of whether there was a harvest, one could only stay for one month each time. One had to leave this area, or the exit would be closed immediately. You must know that the demonic Qi in that place is so heavy that even demon cultivators cannot stay inside for too long. Otherwise, under the assimilation of demonic Qi, they would surely turn into demonic creatures. And there are many demon beasts in this place, which is indeed a good place to obtain rare materials in exchange for spirit stones. Therefore, in the first few years, almost every time it opened, a large number of mid-to-high-tier existences would swarm into this place. But after a period of time, the number of people became scarce. Nowadays, those who dare to enter this place are even more pitifully few."

Speaking of this, the Crystal Race woman sighed.

"Why is that?" Han Li became a bit curious.

"The casualties are truly astonishing. Those who can come out of the Demon Domain are indeed returning with a full load, but those who failed to come out account for one or two out of every ten people who entered. With such a high death rate, if it were only a few times, it would be fine, but it's like this every year, and the high-tier demon beasts inside have never been seen to decrease, so naturally, it makes people fearful. Besides the countless high-tier demon beasts in the Demon Domain, there are even a few Saint-tier demon beasts left over from those years. Although they basically only inhabit the center, if you happen to encounter them, there is naturally only a dead end. To be honest, entering this mountain range really can't be said to be the various races killing demon beasts, but rather letting the demon beasts specifically devour the cultivators of the various races. Fortunately, the higher the tier of the demon beasts, the deeper they are in the mountain range, and they don't easily come to the edge. Otherwise, no one would go in to seek death. Nowadays, if you dare to risk entering this place and can come out alive, you can be called an overnight success. Therefore, this Demon Domain is gradually called the 'Demon Gold Mountain Range', used to describe our love-hate relationship with this place," the Crystal Race woman explained with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist has said so much, could it be that you want me to enter this place and kill the Saint-tier demon beasts inside?" Han Li touched his chin. After a long while, he said indifferently.

He had no expression on his face, but in his heart, he had already made up his mind. If the woman in front of him really wanted to make such a crazy suggestion, he would immediately end the conversation without a word and leave this place.

Even though this Heavenly Demon Armor was of great use to him, it was not enough to make him risk his life for it.

"The center of the Demon Gold Mountain Range is so dangerous, how could this junior make such a suggestion? But what this junior wants Senior to plot is indeed the Demon Core of a Saint-tier demon beast in the Black Gold Mountain Range." The Crystal Race woman pursed her lips and smiled, shaking her head slightly.

"What do you mean by that?" Han Li's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something.

"As far as I know, more than a hundred years ago, an unknown Saint-tier demon beast, for some reason, suddenly forcibly rushed out of the Demon Gold Mountain Range and attacked several towns nearby. But at the same time, it was also seriously injured by several other Saint Race members who heard the news and rushed over, and it fled away. And by chance, this junior happens to know the hiding place of this demon beast." The woman revealed a mysterious look and said something that shocked Han Li.

"Are you serious?" Han Li took a deep breath, and his expression became solemn.

"Absolutely true! And this beast was seriously injured back then, and it quietly sneaked back to a hidden place on the edge of the Black Gold Mountain Range, and it is currently in a deep sleep, with less than one-tenth of its full strength. The only trouble is that this beast has created a demonic Qi barrier where it sleeps. Unless it is a high-tier demon cultivator who can also drive demonic Qi, anyone who touches this barrier will immediately wake the beast. This is also the reason why I have known the whereabouts of this beast for a long time, but have been helpless. And the price for me to repair the demon armor for Senior is all the other materials on this beast except for the Demon Core. If Senior thinks it is appropriate, I will tell you the place where this beast sleeps truthfully." After the Crystal Race woman finished everything, she finally said her conditions solemnly.

"Does this beast really only sleep on the edge of the Black Gold Mountain Range, and its supernatural powers are less than one-tenth of the original? How do you know the situation of this beast accurately?" Han Li pondered for a long time before asking this question.

Hearing what the woman said, he was naturally a little moved, but the matter was of great importance, and he also needed to ask everything clearly first.

"This junior has no falsehood. Seeing that Senior still has doubts, this junior will show Senior one more thing, and you should understand." Seeing Han Li so cautious, the Crystal Race woman was happy in her heart, and then she raised one hand, and suddenly a puff of black smoke shot out from her sleeve, condensed for a while, and turned into a creature that stayed on top of the woman's head.

It turned out to be a fist-sized strange bird with a pitch-black body, but a fiery red mouth and golden eyes.

"Demon Smoke Bird!" Han Li recognized the origin of this bird at a glance, first shocked, then suddenly realized.

"Not bad! This spirit beast is one of the few extremely rare demon beasts in the Spirit Realm that can be tamed by us. Although it has no attack power at all, it is absolutely miraculous in finding things and sneaking. It can even allow the owner to entrust a trace of divine sense on its body for a long time and manipulate it personally. After I knew the whereabouts of that Saint-tier demon beast, I manipulated this bird to sneak into its sleeping place several times and observed it with my own eyes," the Crystal Race woman smiled sweetly.

"Since there is this demon bird, I also believe that Fellow Daoist's words are not false. But Han still wants to ask one more question: this Saint-tier demon beast was able to save its life under the joint efforts of the Saint Race back then. It shouldn't be a low-tier Saint-tier, right? And different types of demon beasts have vastly different supernatural powers between the same tiers. Can Fellow Daoist not judge the type of this beast?" Han Li nodded, but asked a few more questions carefully.

"Although I didn't see the battle between this beast and other Saint Race members with my own eyes when it was at its peak, it is said that it should be equivalent to between the second and third tier of the Saint Race. Of course, I only judge this through the mouths of others, and I cannot be absolutely certain. As for the type of this beast, it is difficult to judge. But it seems to be somewhat similar to the legendary True Spirit 'Mountain-Moving Great Ape', and it might really have some of its bloodline. By the way," the Crystal Race woman said without hesitation.

"Mountain-Moving Ape!" Han Li's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"By the way, this junior has recorded the image of this beast, Senior can take a look first." The Crystal Race woman seemed to have thought of something else, raised her jade hand, and threw over a stone tablet that had been prepared long ago.

Han Li did not stand on ceremony, grabbed the stone tablet in his hand, placed it on his forehead, and immersed his divine sense into it.

"It really is somewhat similar!" After a long while, Han Li put down his arm and said thoughtfully.

"This junior has already said so much. I wonder if Senior has made a decision." The Crystal Race woman looked at Han Li, with a hint of expectation in her voice.

"I wonder how to address Fellow Daoist?" Han Li smiled slightly, and suddenly asked a question that was completely unrelated.

"Senior can just call this junior 'Xianxian'!" The Crystal Race woman was startled, then said with a light laugh.

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