Chapter 1853

Han Li squinted his eyes as he watched one strange treasure after another being taken out by the cultivators of the human and demon races, only to disappear one by one.

Those who succeeded in the exchange beamed with joy; those who failed were greatly disappointed and could only return empty-handed from the stage.

Overall, most people managed to exchange for what they wanted.

However, it was obvious that compared to other auctions or exchange meetings, the proportion of finished treasures appearing on stage this time was clearly greater than that of raw materials and the like.

Obviously, everyone was preparing for the impending demonic calamity, trying to quickly exchange useless items in their hands for usable finished treasures.

After all, no matter how precious the materials, if they are not refined into magic tools or treasures, they are useless in the demonic calamity.

And for the beings of the two races present, ordinary treasures could no longer catch their eye, while the supreme treasures suitable for them generally require dozens or even hundreds of kinds of rare materials to refine.

Not to mention the possibility of failure during the refining process, just the sheer quantity of these materials alone would be enough to keep ordinary people busy gathering for hundreds or even thousands of years, which is perfectly normal.

Otherwise, at previous auctions, the most frequently appearing items would not have been various rare materials.

After most of the day had passed, most people in the hall had taken out their prepared items and completed their voluntary exchanges.

Although Han Li greatly coveted many of the great treasures there, since most people specifically demanded exchanges for other finished treasures, he could only stare helplessly.

However, he was not truly without any gains.

He not only exchanged another stalk of the Guanghan Realm-obtained spirit 'herb' in his hand for several sets of formation flags with tremendous power, but also used two bottles of Hongluo Immortal Wine to obtain more than ten stalks of spirit 'herb' seeds he did not have from a demon cultivator drunkard in one go.

When he went on stage not long ago, he even produced some ten-thousand-year spirit 'herbs' and specifically requested to exchange for several kinds of demon beast materials he had not yet collected.

As a result, he easily obtained the needed materials from several demon cultivators concealing their traces.

This made Han Li also let out a long breath, finally relaxing.

In this way, once the Myriad Treasures Grand Assembly ends, he can attempt to refine the second Extreme Mountain.

His strength can thus increase considerably.

Just as Han Li felt that the following exchanges would have nothing to do with him, a person whose entire body was surging with black energy flew onto the stage and slowly took out a dark round bowl from his sleeve.

"The sea of evil clouds condensed from the souls of myriad beasts—I can guarantee that the beast souls used in this evil cloud are all those of ferocious beasts, including another hundred thousand low-rank demon beast souls within. I wish to exchange this evil cloud for an attack-type heaven-reaching spiritual treasure listed on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking." As soon as this person spoke, including Han Li, everyone's faces 'changed' drastically, and various looks of shock fell upon him.

Even the golden-faced person who had already retreated to a corner of the golden 'color' formation, smiling 'yin' 'yin' as he watched everyone exchange, suddenly flashed a sharp light in his eyes, stared fixedly at the person amid the black energy, wearing an expression of doubtful uncertainty.

But no matter how sharp the gazes of the crowd were like blades, this mysterious person amid the black energy stood firm there, and with one arm moving, lifted the round bowl up. Meanwhile, the other hand lifted the lid of the bowl open.

In an instant, a wail of ghosts and howls of wolves echoed through the void, a pitch-black cloud as dark as ink surged out like a hurricane from the bowl, and upon spreading, it turned into a vast expanse of black pressure covering several mu, shrouding half of the void beneath it.

Han Li's pupils flashed with blue light, and in an instant he saw clearly the true nature of this black cloud.

It was actually countless black 'color' phantoms condensed together, inside which were not only familiar beast phantoms such as wolves, tigers, leopards, and so on, but also some strangely shaped, never-before-seen weird beast types.

The bodies of all these beast phantoms were constantly changing and tearing at each other without cease; they would sometimes dissipate into scattered fragments losing most of their form, then moments later recondense into clear, solid-like shapes. But no matter what form they took, they displayed extraordinary ferocity, and even if their bodies were torn into countless fragments, they would recondense to their original state within moments.

These beast phantoms are precisely the beast essences specially refined by humans; individually, even dozens or hundreds condensed into such evil clouds are not particularly valuable. But once tens of thousands of essences are condensed together, their value instantly becomes worlds apart.

Because the more essences condensed into this evil cloud, the greater the corresponding effect, and of course, the harder it is to achieve.

If one can condense an evil cloud with more than ten thousand essences, it is enough to move those cultivating ghostly and demonic Dao practices to heart-pounding desire.

As for an evil cloud of a million essences, even ghostly and demonic Dao cultivators at the Body Integration stage would go mad for it, flocking to it eagerly.

As for an evil cloud of ten million essences, it seems that in the history of the two races, such a thing has appeared only a few times.

But for those practicing related arts, whether used for personal cultivation or directly to refine ghostly artifacts and treasures, its utility is almost unimaginably great.

However, such evil clouds—let alone the refining method, which few now know—just gathering these ten million essences is nearly an impossible task.

After all, if one were to slaughter ten million living beings, the backlash of this killing energy would be unbearable even for a Body Integration cultivator alone.

And because the essences used in the evil cloud are too numerous, it truly harms heaven and harmony; thus, since ancient times, it has been one of the forbidden items strictly banned by the two races. Moreover, refining evil clouds with ten thousand or more essences produces heavenly omens, and even evil clouds above a million essences are nearly impossible to conceal from sight—almost already legendary things.

And yet, the person before us claiming to possess an evil cloud formed from ten million beast souls—how could it not make everyone's faces 'change'?

If this were not the Black Domain but the outside world, surely someone would have already rushed forward to seize it by force.

"Ten million beast souls? Fellow Daoist, are you serious? It doesn't look like it." A dry, hoarse voice seemed to have swallowed a mouthful of saliva, the words hinting faintly with suspicion.

"I only released one percent of the beast souls. If I were to release them all, how could this small hall possibly contain them? However, fellow Daoists wishing to exchange may naturally come verify for themselves whether this yin soul bowl truly contains so many beast souls." The person amid the black energy spoke calmly and without haste.

"A heaven-reaching spiritual treasure from the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking, and of the attack type at that. Your demand, fellow Daoist, is perhaps too high. How about this: I will offer two, or even three, top-tier spiritual treasures in exchange for your evil cloud." One person spoke somewhat urgently.

"Besides the attack-type heaven-reaching spiritual treasure on the Myriad Spirits Ranking, I will not agree to exchange for anything else." The person amid the black energy gave a calm, flat refusal.

"Fellow Daoist, you speak too hastily. Let us first see what I hold in hand before making a decision—there's no rush." Another elder's voice suddenly rang out.

Then a flash of blood light shot onto the stage, revealing a tall, thin figure wrapped in a layer of blood light, who raised a hand and directly threw a jade bottle over.

The figure amid the black energy, after some difficulty, caught the jade bottle, opened the lid, and peered inside—upon seeing it, his body trembled as if struck by electricity.

"How is it? This pill 'herb' represents what—you should know very well. If this evil cloud were not more valuable to me, I would absolutely not bring out this pill for exchange with you." The tall, thin figure gazed at the 'herb' bottle in the other's hand, speaking with great reluctance.

"No! I still need to exchange for a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure." The person amid the black energy hesitated for a good while, then still shook his head and threw the 'herb' bottle back.

"Fellow Daoist, do you not recognize a treasure when you see one? This bottle contains a single Clear Brightness Pill that can increase the chance of breaking through the bottleneck for Body Integration cultivators!" The tall, thin figure first froze, then cried out in disbelief.

"Clear Brightness Pill!"

"Even such a spirit pill has appeared in the world!"

"Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to exchange your Clear Brightness Pill for other treasures? I am willing to exchange this pill with you."

Upon hearing the name Clear Brightness Pill, others might have been indifferent, but the Body Integration old monsters of the human and demon races were instantly stirred into an uproar.

Immediately, several people disregarded everything else and rushed toward the tall, thin figure, loudly saying.

This pill is clearly more popular than that evil cloud.

It is no wonder—although the evil cloud condensed from ten million essences is absolutely a legendary marvel, it is only of great use to demonic cultivators and ghostly Dao practitioners. Whereas this Clear Brightness Pill, which is only recorded in classical texts, is useful to all Body Integration cultivators—how could those old monsters stuck at the Body Integration stage for years not be unable to sit still?

"Hmph, if you want my Clear Brightness Pill, that's fine. First help me exchange away this fellow Daoist's evil cloud, then I will immediately exchange using spirit pills." It seemed that to the tall, thin figure, the evil cloud before him was of utmost importance, so he glared hatefully at the mysterious person amid the black energy and actually spoke such words.

Upon hearing the tall, thin figure's words, the entire hall fell silent as if crows and sparrows had vanished.

In the hands of the Body Integration old monsters present, spiritual treasures are generally several in number, but those ranked on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking—heaven-reaching spiritual treasures—combined between the human and demon races certainly do not exceed the number that can be counted on ten fingers. And attack-type heaven-reaching spiritual treasures? Who knows if there are even two or three. And even if they truly exist, their owners may not necessarily attend this Black Domain Grand Assembly.

Moreover, spiritual treasures with names on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking are not worth less than a single Clear Brightness Pill—whether one is willing to produce them for exchange for this pill is still a matter of debate.

Han Li gazed at the 'herb' bottle in the tall, thin figure's hand, yet his face could not help but show an uncertain expression.

The figure amid the black energy, seeing that no one had spoken for such a long time, seemed to know that no one would exchange with him, and immediately, with a distant motion, he pinched a seal with one hand, and at once gathered the black clouds in the air, preparing to leave the stone platform.

"Fellow Daoist, wait!"

The tall, thin figure became alarmed, stamped his foot, and in a flash blocked the mysterious entity within the black mist.

"What do you mean? Still trying to force me into an exchange?" The figure in the black mist, seeing this, flew into a rage, and his body suddenly emitted a strange chill.

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