Chapter 1843: Farewell Golden Crow

Subsequently, the Golden-Masked Man presented several more items, specialties from the Wood and Spirit Clans.

All these items had unique uses, greatly enticing some people in the hall, who eagerly offered items desired by the Black Domain in exchange.

Next, several grand finale treasures were successively brought out by the Golden-Masked Man.

Each was a renowned, extraordinary treasure, whose divine abilities were no less than the earlier Heaven-Reaching Gong and ancient banner.

Moreover, these treasures offered either astonishing defense or heaven-defying offense, and for individuals, their practical value surpassed the previous two items, making them excellent means to enhance one's strength!

Consequently, the competition for these treasures in the hall reached an even more fervent peak.

The final item was the 'Sea-Shifting Fan,' ranked high on the Chaos Myriad Spirits List, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, obscuring the sky and blocking out the sun; its power was beyond imagination.

As a result, over twenty unknown cultivators poured out piles upon piles of various materials, sparing no expense to contend for this treasure.

Ultimately, the Golden-Masked Man chose the person who offered the most materials and had them add several other extraordinary treasures before exchanging the Sea-Shifting Fan.

Han Li naturally also took a liking to this fan at first sight, but unfortunately, the exchange for this treasure wasn't spirit herbs, but rather some legendary rare crystals, of which he possessed none.

With the exchange of the Sea-Shifting Fan concluded, the Black Domain had exchanged all the items prepared for this convention, with none being auctioned off for spirit stones or similar currency.

This demonstrated the Black Domain's thorough preparation and their understanding of what the attendees truly desired.

The Golden-Masked Man announced, "Our Domain has set the stage and completed all desired exchanges. Now, fellow Daoists, you may come up to the stage for free exchange. Should there be any rare treasures among your items that our Domain desires, we hope you will prioritize exchanging them with us. As for the rules, they remain as before: a maximum of three individuals may come to the stage at a time to display their exchange items. The items for exchange and their conditions are entirely for you, fellow Daoists, to negotiate; our Domain will not interfere in the slightest. Very well, this venerable one declares the free exchange open!" Clearly, the Golden-Masked Man was highly satisfied with the previous gains, and after speaking these words on stage, he announced the commencement of the free exchange.

“Heh heh, since you put it that way, allow me to begin first.”

The moment the Golden-Masked Man finished speaking, a chilling voice suddenly rang out, followed by a streak of dark light shooting forth from a flying pavilion. After several blinks, it eerily appeared on the high platform within the light barrier.

It was a gray-robed figure, their entire body wreathed in wisps of eerie black light!

“Hmph, you are quite eager, fellow Daoist!”

“In that case, I too wish to seize the initiative!”

Almost simultaneously, several other streaks of escape light also shot out from other flying pavilions.

However, two of them, seeing the competition, immediately had their escape lights flare brightly and vanished into thin air as if teleporting, only to reappear inside the light barrier the next moment.

One was a graceful figure enveloped in five-colored light haze, who turned out to be a female cultivator.

The other streak of escape light emitted a piercing screech from its body, then suddenly blurred slightly, and its speed increased by more than twofold, also landing on the stone platform ahead of the others.

Upon getting a clear look at this person, Han Li's mouth twitched, unable to conceal the surprise on his face.

This third individual had an extremely peculiar physique; their body was several meters long, whether horizontally or vertically oriented, resembling a huge ball of flesh lying there.

Perched atop this ball of flesh was an ordinary male head, inverted, its face filled with an expression of misery and completely unmasked.

As for the other few individuals, their escape lights were clearly a beat too slow; the moment they touched the white light barrier, they were bounced back, unable to enter.

“Fellow Daoists, please return for now. It won't be too late to come up in the next round,” the Golden-Masked Man said courteously, cupping his fist towards the few outside the light barrier.

Those outside were greatly unwilling, but seeing the situation, they could only huff coldly a few times and reluctantly retreat.

Meanwhile, the gray-robed figure who was first to seize the stage within the light barrier let out a burst of triumphant laughter.

Being able to display one's items for exchange in the first round was naturally a great advantage. Otherwise, if a desired item were exchanged by someone else beforehand, one could only stare helplessly and stomp in frustration.

At this moment, after the Golden-Masked Man's gaze swept over the 'ball of flesh,' he unexpectedly chuckled lightly and said:

“I never expected Brother Zhu to participate in this exchange convention again, and to be so quick to take the lead. It seems the painful loss of that treasure last time still leaves you quite unwilling, fellow Daoist.”

“Last time, if I hadn't been just one step slower than that person, for the same Hundred-Knot Pearl, mine was of even better quality than his; how could he have exchanged for it? But that's not the most annoying part; what's most frustrating is that my physique makes me instantly recognizable at any exchange meeting, no matter what spells I cast to conceal my true appearance, it's useless.” The ball of flesh sighed, the sorrow on its face seemingly deepening.

“Heh heh, Brother Zhu, the profound art you cultivate is a renowned divine ability of your esteemed clan from ancient times. Although you cannot freely change your body, its immense power is envied by countless individuals. What is this small flaw in comparison?”

This ball of flesh seemed to have a significant background, as the Golden-Masked Man was exceptionally courteous towards it.

“Heh heh, although I know your words are merely for comfort, I still like to hear them. I hope this time, I can truly gain much.” The 'ball of flesh' still looked dispirited.

Upon hearing this, the Golden-Masked Man smiled slightly and voluntarily retreated over ten steps, standing in a corner of the golden magic formation without speaking further.

“Since Brother Zhu is also on stage, please, fellow Daoist Zhu, display your items first,” the gray-robed figure said, cupping his fist towards the 'ball of flesh' after a slight shift of his eyes, clearly equally wary of it.

The female cultivator shrouded in five-colored light haze beside them, though silent, also nodded faintly.

“Since both of you fellow Daoists are so humble, then I, Zhu, shall not stand on ceremony.” The 'ball of flesh' narrowed its eyes and accepted openly.

He then suddenly slapped his plump belly and opened his mouth to spit out a small, dazzling, crystalline white bottle, which he promptly grasped in his hand.

“Three clusters of Golden Crow True Fire! Only exchanging for Gold Bone Ganoderma and Dislocated Vein Grass—two types of spirit herbs over ten thousand years old! Each plant for one cluster!” the 'ball of flesh' announced loudly to the surroundings.

“Golden Crow True Fire, is it real or fake? To think someone could obtain such True Spirit Fire.”

“Since he's the one who brought it out, it's likely genuine. But he's truly willing to part with it.”

A flurry of whispers suddenly arose in the void.

Han Li was also startled for a moment, then rubbed his chin, a pensive look on his face.

His Spirit Devouring True Fire had absorbed a wisp of this very true fire from a demonic bird in the Demonic Gold Mountain Range, which had significantly boosted its power. If this demonic cultivator truly possessed such true fire, and even three clusters of it, it would be enough to advance his Spirit Devouring True Fire's power by another significant step.

Unfortunately, the other party's tone was very firm, and the spirit herbs they sought were not among his possessions. This couldn't help but make him feel disheartened.

At this moment, the 'ball of flesh' carefully opened the bottle cap, then slapped the bottom of the bottle with one palm!

After three 'poof' sounds, three clusters of white, incandescent flame flew out of the bottle, and after a flicker, transformed into three white fire crows, circling and dancing in front of the 'ball of flesh'.

These three fire crows were snow-white all over, but as they danced and circled, faint silver runes subtly rolled and appeared near their surfaces.

Scorching high temperatures instantly filled the entire light barrier, even causing the white light barrier to glow with a milky-white radiance and tremble slightly but continuously.

“It truly is Golden Crow True Fire!”

“If someone who cultivates fire-attribute divine abilities refines this fire, they can benefit endlessly from it.”

Another wave of murmurs came from all directions, as envious, greedy gazes fell upon the three white fire crows.

Even with their spiritual senses restricted, those attending the exchange convention all possessed extraordinary insight, and despite the distance, they could largely make an accurate judgment about the Golden Crow True Fire.

“Oh, so it's just diluted Golden Crow True Fire!”

A blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes, and after clearly seeing the true nature of the Golden Crow True Fire within the three white fire crows, he muttered with a hint of a strange expression.

His words were almost inaudible; even the Black-Veiled Maidservant number eleven, standing close by, couldn't clearly hear them.

However, the trace of melancholy between Han Li's brows immediately dissipated by more than half, and he coldly observed everything on the stone platform.

Meanwhile, the gray-robed figure also produced a lotus-shaped, three-colored ice-attribute treasure, claiming it could simultaneously release three types of extreme cold flames, and when used by someone cultivating ice-attribute techniques, its power was boundless, but stated that he would only exchange it for fire-attribute exotic treasures of opposing properties.

The unknown female cultivator in the five-colored light haze was the last to produce her exchange item, which was a blood-red, head-sized spherical object; it turned out to be the beast egg of the Bloodflame Eagle, a savage ancient beast renowned for its ferocity.

Upon reaching adulthood, the Bloodflame Eagle could spread its wings to tens of meters in length and specialized in extremely rare blood-attribute divine abilities. Depending on its innate talent, it could eventually possess the strength to contend with cultivators in the Void Refinement or even early Body Integration stages.

The female cultivator claimed that the beast egg was obtained from the nest of a pair of Bloodflame Eagles possessing Body Integration stage divine abilities, thus, she specified exchange for spirit treasure-grade items.

This naturally piqued the interest of some who cultivated ice-attribute techniques and those skilled in commanding spirit beasts. A moment later, people began to produce treasures to attempt to exchange for these two items.

However, the two items sought by the 'ball of flesh' were clearly too rare. Even though more people were interested in the Golden Crow True Fire, no one was able to produce the required spirit herbs to exchange for the true fire.

Seeing that the items held by the gray-robed figure and the female cultivator were ultimately exchanged to their satisfaction, the sorrow on the 'ball of flesh''s face deepened slightly.

A short while later, seeing that no one had yet come forward to exchange with it, the 'ball of flesh' sighed, recalled the three white fire crows in front of it, and immediately flew out of the light barrier, returning to its stone pavilion without a word.

It had actually given up on this exchange.

This naturally caused another stir among the other attendees.

However, three other individuals immediately flew to the stone platform ahead of others, commencing the next round of free exchange.