Chapter 97

Greetings, Old Ancestor Yunshu!

Everyone present, upon seeing Old Ancestor Yunshu appear, all clasped their hands in a respectful salute.

This also included the three Old Ancestors Luan Yue; although they were all at the early stage of Dao Comprehension, Old Ancestor Yunshu's aura was noticeably stronger than theirs.

She had broken through over a hundred years earlier than them; her aura is now vast, and she will likely reach the mid-stage of Dao Comprehension soon.

Lu Chen stood on the flying vessel, likewise performing a respectful salute.

He noticed that the other party had not noticed his abnormality.

Even the old acquaintances from the Nine Nether Sect and Heavenly Demon Sect not far away did not recognize him.

"As expected of the Empress's cultivation method..."

Lu Chen thought, when the Empress's soul form suddenly flew before him.

"You're questioning me again?"

"No, no!" Lu Chen gave a bitter smile; this woman, he was clearly praising her.

"Best not to."

The Empress replied with a sentence, her gaze suddenly turning toward the four above.

"These two from Zhenzhou both bear the aura of the Netherworld Clan."

Saying this, she suddenly turned her head to look at Lu Chen, as if deep in thought.

After a brief moment of contemplation, her figure slipped into Lu Chen's sea of consciousness, leaving a sentence:

"These few people's realms are too high; my prolonged appearance risks exposure, so I'm returning first."

Lu Chen noticed the Empress depart, hearing her words, his vigilance increased somewhat.

He was very clear about what the Netherworld Clan signified.

He had also witnessed the power of that Heaven-Chaos Banner back then.

This item is of extremely high rank, and like the Black Prison Sword Canon, it possesses a means to directly attack the soul.

Everyone originally thought the Treasure Exchange Fair would allow people to enter the Spirit-Tainted Valley to trade.

But in the next moment, no one expected that Old Ancestor Yunshu would fly an object from her sleeve, suddenly enveloping the surrounding space.

In the next moment, the few cultivators still rushing over froze, and hundreds of top-tier cultivators vanished just like that above the Spirit-Tainted Valley.

"This is.... a Supreme Treasure?!"

Artifacts are divided into six grades according to rank.

Specifically, first to tenth rank spiritual/magic artifacts, ancient treasures, supreme treasures, primordial supreme treasures, innate primordial supreme treasures, and divine artifacts.

Ancient treasures are basically the top-tier existence in this region, while supreme treasures have hardly ever appeared in the world.

Even the three Old Ancestors Luan Yue could not help but show astonishment when they felt the undulations emanating from the supreme treasure.

"This is the foundation of the number one demon cultivator of the Mo Realm..."

Countless people were shocked in their hearts.

As the scene before them continually changed, eventually everyone arrived at a realm resembling purgatory.

At the center stood a great hall.

Everyone entered the great hall, each seeking a place to sit.

Mo Tiancheng found a seat at the end.

Mu Hanyu and Lu Chen, three people, sat behind him.

Nearby, not far off, sat a somewhat familiar person.

Liu Jingmo, the elder who had received him when he first joined the Heavenly Demon Sect.

However, strangely, the person seated before him was not the Heavenly Demon Sect's sect master, Youhuang.

But rather another person he did not know.

"Where is the Heavenly Demon Sect's sect master?"

Judging by the reactions of Liu Jingmo and his companions, that person before them seemed to hold a high position.

As he expected, most of the sect's elders below the Cave Heaven realm had disappeared; the remaining few, these elders of Liu Jingmo, at the very least possessed early-stage Cave Heaven realm.

"Could it be that the sect master has been changed?"

Lu Chen kept a slight watch, his gaze continuing to sweep the hall.

He noticed an interesting phenomenon: among the demon cultivators present, nearly half were not in their true bodies, either using puppets or driving various false bodies with their souls.

Suddenly, he also noticed several familiar figures.

The sect master of the Nine Nether Sect, Qing Luo.

The Grand Elder, as well as several disciples.

"Qin Lin, he actually came too?"

Lu Chen was obviously somewhat surprised by his arrival.

However, Qin Yan seemed to have been rather worried about him recently; if the opportunity arises, they could communicate.

After scanning around, Lu Chen could clearly feel that these cultivators' auras were extremely restrained.

Because of Old Ancestor Yunshu's presence, nobody dared to act recklessly.

As he was looking, he suddenly saw two humanoid figures in the center of the hall.

One had arms covered in scales resembling a turtle's, and his face was extremely ferocious.

The other was entirely crimson, with faint lightning flickering across his body, giving Lu Chen an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Although they looked human, they were much larger than humans.

"They might be the transformation demon beasts rumored about earlier."

Lu Chen was thinking when Yunshu suddenly spoke:

I suppose, the purpose of this exchange gathering is already known to everyone present.

Since I organized this exchange gathering, I will start.

Her words carried a hint of indisputable authority.

In the next moment, the space before her trembled, and several items with terrifying auras appeared in the void.

These are the high-grade demonic artifacts I have acquired over the years, all of seventh rank or higher.

My request is not high; I only need the souls of a hundred cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above to exchange.

As Elder Yunshu's words fell, they immediately caused an uproar among many cultivators.

Exchanging the souls of a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators for a seventh-rank demonic artifact—anyone can see this is an absolutely profitable deal.

For this righteous vs demonic confrontation, it seems the other side has put down the capital.

She waved her hand, scattering several demonic artifacts throughout the hall.

Soon, several demonic cultivators flew up into the sky.

In their hands, they each held similar demonic artifacts.

Without exception, they were filled with various kinds of souls.

Woo~

As these souls were released, an intangible ghostly aura swept across the hall.

Accompanied by various low, mournful wails that echoed continuously.

Elder Yunshu looked at these souls, and a smile flickered across her face.

Since the Mo Realm was divided into the Four Provinces of Tianxuan Zhenmian, demonic cultivators wanting to rely on large numbers of souls to quickly break through realms has become extremely difficult.

Even for her, obtaining these cultivators' souls would require considerable time.

Soon, she gathered those souls back, and those cultivators also obtained the demonic artifacts they wanted.

With Elder Yunshu setting an example, the remaining three Dao-comprehending demonic cultivators also generously contributed, offering many precious items that were once hard to see.

Elder Lanyue reached out and gently stroked the black-blood phoenix beneath her; its abdomen suddenly surged, and in the next moment it vomited out many undigested cultivator corpses from within.

Among these corpses, some special pill-like objects appeared.

Several cultivators who had seen this before, without waiting for others to react, immediately flew forward and actively inquired about the exchange price.

After the black-blood phoenix swallows a living being, it will fuse its body and even soul within, forming something resembling an inner elixir.

Such inner elixirs have many benefits, for example providing an abundant source of killing qi, helping with prolonged battles, and so on.

Since Elder Yunshu is so generous, I cannot be stingy either.

As long as I harvest and supplement you once, you can take away one inner elixir from this black-blood phoenix.

Lanyue slowly opened her mouth, barefoot lifting the chin of a male favorite before her, and directly shoved her toe into his mouth.

Upon hearing this, those few who originally wanted to trade suddenly broke out in sweat, clasped their hands, and hastily retreated.

Only a few young disciples who had just left their huts rushed out at this moment.

Their respective masters could not stop them.

Senior, if possible, I am willing to serve you attentively!

Senior! I can too!