[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality":3,"chapter-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-951":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","A Mortal's Journey to Immortality",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2335877,4565,"Chapter 951","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-951",951,"\u003Cp>Clearly, after reaching the Nascent Soul realm, few cultivators remained interested in crafting golems or odd magical treasures; after only three or four others competed with Han Li for a round, he easily secured them for 170,000 spirit stones. This filled him with quiet delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later in the auction, two more items caught Han Li’s eye, which he acquired for 190,000 and 310,000 spirit stones respectively. The latter material was a famously renowned magic treasure ingredient; Han Li had to engage in a fierce bidding war with numerous cultivators and, gritting his teeth, finally won it at an exorbitant price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few items had already consumed seven or eight tenths of Han Li’s spirit stones. Fortunately, no further needed golem materials appeared afterward, causing him to exhale a long, involuntary sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the final item was sold and the several storage bags on the jade table lay utterly empty, the figure within the white light seemed quite satisfied with the earlier auction. After a brief pause, he chuckled softly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All our items have now been auctioned off. If any of you gentlemen have treasures you wish to exchange, you may now come forward one by one to display and trade them. Let me be clear beforehand: since this is a voluntary exchange, if any item is counterfeit or you misjudge its value, it has nothing to do with us—we merely provide the venue, and all consequences rest solely on you. Also, according to longstanding custom, regardless of what you wish to exchange, whether one item or several, if the exchange succeeds, we will collect ten thousand spirit stones per person as a handling fee afterward. Now, all of you are free to proceed. As long as no one breaks the rules, I shall merely be an observer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was remarkably straightforward; after speaking these few words, he instantly flickered and appeared at the edge of the open space, then sat cross-legged, adopting the posture of immediate meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight did not surprise most cultivators around; instead, shadows shifted and several streaks of brilliant light shot out simultaneously. One of them clearly moved faster than the rest, its radiance dimming instantly as a figure wrapped in crimson aura appeared first behind the jade table. Then, with a smile, he clasped his fists and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your courtesy, old man arrived first. Gentlemen, please wait a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other streaks of light could only reluctantly circle back and return to their original seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, acting early when seeking materials naturally grants an advantage, preventing others from snatching the very items you need. But such competition rarely occurs, and the rarer the material, the less likely it is to overlap with others’ needs. Thus, most cultivators remained calm and did not rush to compete with the earlier few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few materials Han Li still lacked were obscure ones; he had even less reason to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few who rushed forward likely sought to exchange items with broad applications, hence their eagerness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the cultivator within the crimson aura produced several rare materials and specifically requested several kinds of alchemical ingredients commonly used in multiple pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, several cultivators stepped forward and successfully traded for most of these materials. The crimson-aura figure departed, thoroughly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent cultivators who came forward also exchanged items smoothly, each gaining something, however small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when a yellow-aura figure held up a brilliantly blue metal and explicitly sought a water-element material Han Li had never even heard of, he asked three times—no one stepped forward to trade. He could only walk away, dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this point onward, cultivators returning empty-handed began appearing; after thirty or forty had taken their turns, most went away with nothing, while few succeeded in acquiring anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not because the items these cultivators sought were truly absent from others’ possession, but because those who might have possessed them deemed the offered items unworthy of exchange—or simply not what they wanted—and thus remained indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in barter, the value of an item does not guarantee its success in exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators, seeing another’s material but lacking the requested item, approached privately to negotiate exchanging other treasures instead. Yet success was exceedingly rare; most were coldly refused. Among the few who succeeded, however, was Han Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li’s approach was simple: he exchanged several rare thousand-year spirit herbs and a number of high-grade demonic core stones for the materials he needed. Both items were of great utility to any cultivator. Though one or two might occasionally be found at markets, gathering such quantities all at once was naturally extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after a moment’s hesitation, the other cultivator abandoned his original plan and nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, Han Li acquired two more golem materials by trading items from his own storage. Now, only two of the rarest materials remained missing before he could complete his full set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these two items were so exceedingly rare that ordinary cultivators would never voluntarily bring them out for trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Han boy, what are you planning to offer for these materials? If you bring something mediocre, others—even if they possess the items—won’t easily part with them,” the Great Expansion Divine Lord suddenly whispered into Han Li’s spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already decided. Most cultivators here are of the demonic path—don’t I happen to possess something they regard as a supreme treasure?” Han Li replied coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean that material? You’re willing to part with it?” The Great Expansion Divine Lord sounded astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no choice. I’ve come this far gathering golem materials; I must obtain these final two. Otherwise, all prior effort would be wasted. If the golem truly is as powerful as you described, it’s worth it.” Han Li whispered back with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he glanced around and felt the moment was nearly right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one cultivator walked away, disheartened and empty-handed, Han Li finally rose from his seat and walked calmly forward to the back of the jade table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All cultivators present instinctively turned their gazes toward Han Li, eager to see what rare treasure he would produce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li flipped his palms, and two small jade boxes appeared in each hand. He did not open them immediately, but swept his gaze across the crowd and, in a slightly altered, hoarse voice, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Supreme demonic path material: two Demon Marrow Drills. Exchanged for two materials: Five Element Jade and Dazzling Light Crystal. If any of you gentlemen possess them, you may take them.” Han Li spoke briefly, then gave a slight shake of his hands—the lids of the boxes flew open simultaneously, and two dark, lustrous, inch-long objects slowly rose from within, emitting faint black mist: the two Demon Marrow Drills he had obtained in the Ten-Thousand-Fathom Demon Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon Marrow Drills! Material for forging Demon Dragon Blades! Did I hear correctly?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! How could such a thing truly exist?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Real? Or fake?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Han Li finished speaking, the entire hall erupted into chaos; many, stunned, cried out in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure within the white aura, who had been sitting motionless at the edge of the open space with closed eyes, also opened his eyes in surprise, fixing them unblinkingly on the two Demon Marrow Drills before Han Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, had I not cultivated a non-demonic path, I would never have brought such a thing out for exchange. As for authenticity? If anyone possesses what I need, I will allow them to inspect it thoroughly.” Han Li’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Han Li speak with such confidence, the earlier murmurs among the cultivators fell silent. All stared at the Demon Marrow Drills, their expressions varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Five Element Jade and Dazzling Light Crystal were exceedingly rare, they paled in comparison to this material, rumored to exist only in legends. Every soul present was stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recall I still have one Dazzling Light Crystal in my storage—though I didn’t auction it off due to its extreme value. I can send someone to fetch it immediately. May I inspect the Demon Marrow Drills first?” To everyone’s utter surprise, the white-aura figure—the host of the exchange—gazed at the drills for a moment, then spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you speak, it cannot be false. Please, inspect them first,” Han Li said, a flicker of surprise crossing his face, yet without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure within the white aura seemed to nod, raised his hand, and a streak of fire shot upward, striking the ceiling and vanishing instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he slowly rise and walk toward Han Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their exchange, the other cultivators stirred again—but now no one spoke. The white-aura cultivator, chosen to preside over this exchange, was clearly a man of vast experience and knowledge. All eyes widened, watching intently for his verdict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure within the white aura indeed seemed well-acquainted with Demon Marrow Drills. He deftly took one in hand, then opened his mouth and spat a white Nascent Soul flame directly onto it. The moment the flame touched the black mist on the drill’s surface, it recoiled as if encountering its mortal enemy, splitting cleanly to either side, unable to even approach the drill for burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of excitement crossed the aura-clad figure’s face. He then formed a hand seal, retracted his Nascent Soul flame, and instead exhaled a cloud of blue-tinged icy mist. The mist enveloped the drill—but could not freeze it even slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darted briefly, then he raised one finger and lightly tapped the drill. A torrent of black demonic energy surged into it—yet the Demon Marrow Drill showed no reaction whatsoever, as if swallowing it whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. It is indeed a Demon Marrow Drill. I’ll take it.” As if by coincidence, the moment he spoke, a flash of spiritual light appeared three or four zhang away, and a masked cultivator clad in gray robes materialized there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed to the white-aura figure, then raised a jade box and vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WM website\u003C\u002Fp>",1670,"2026-06-20T21:12:49.722Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","32a67b4d3dcfe9b6d97ba10ee494bec55ad44e43b532a83c1b1b72b5b8796061","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-952","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-950",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-cover.jpg"]