Chapter 1941: Heavenly Moon Cold Crystal, Toxic Blood of the Blood Clam Beast

Only a small number of people were able to exchange for what they needed, not because others lacked the items they desired, but because the owners either quoted exorbitant prices or were simply unwilling to part with their possessions.

Li Yanchuan flicked his sleeve, and after a burst of colorful light, a large assortment of items appeared on the table: several sets of spirit treasures and five low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures. As a fifth-tier artifact craftsman who had always worked under Song Feng, Li Yanchuan's skill in crafting was naturally impressive.

“These treasures are for exchange for artifact crafting materials or materials of equivalent value,” Li Yanchuan announced. “Please do not present common items.” He spoke with a proud air. Many of the Spirit Transformation cultivators present were rogue cultivators who sought spirit treasures or Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures. Their usual means of acquisition were purchase, exchange, or commissioning an artifact craftsman.

Su Yunfeng produced a golden jade box and handed it to Li Yanchuan. Pointing to a completely red shield, he asked, “How about an exchange for this Blazefire Shield?”

Li Yanchuan opened the box, took a quick glance, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. He nodded in agreement.

Wang Changsheng’s eyes gleamed with curiosity. A defensive Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure typically cost tens of millions of spirit stones. Could the materials Su Yunfeng offered truly be worth that much? Were they perhaps sixth-tier artifact crafting materials?

Other cultivators then presented their treasures for Li Yanchuan's inspection, but only a handful managed to complete an exchange.

Once Li Yanchuan concluded his exchanges, Fang Yufei swept her sleeve, and a pile of items appeared on the table after a ripple of blue light.

“These materials are for exchange for water-attribute artifact crafting materials, or items of equivalent value,” Fang Yufei stated softly.

Wang Changsheng's gaze settled on a fist-sized azure crystal. The crystal was translucent and transparent, adorned with golden patterns on its surface, resembling exquisite jade.

“Immortal Fang, what material is this?” Wang Changsheng asked, sounding uncertain. “Is it a crystal core?” He spoke with some uncertainty, as crystal cores were generally found only in wood-attribute demonic beasts, yet this particular crystal showed no trace of wood spirit energy fluctuations.

“This is the demonic core of a low-grade fifth-tier Gold-Devouring Ant,” Fang Yufei explained. “Gold-Devouring Ants consume large quantities of metallic ores, making their demonic cores vastly different from those of ordinary demonic beasts.”

“A Gold-Devouring Ant’s demonic core!” Wang Changsheng exclaimed in realization. Wang Changsheng had a sudden realization. His own Gold-Swallowing Ant had already reached the high-grade fourth-tier, and this demonic core would be perfect for its queen to consume. Perhaps it could even help her advance to the fifth-tier.

He then produced a blue jade box containing Cloud Sea Crystal, an item he had acquired through a fortunate find at a small stall, and handed it to Fang Yufei.

Fang Yufei opened the lid, glanced inside, and nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Changsheng successfully obtained the Gold-Devouring Ant’s demonic core. Afterward, other cultivators presented their treasures to Fang Yufei for inspection, and most of them also managed to complete exchanges.

Fang Yuyan then displayed dozens of materials, seeking fire-attribute artifact crafting materials, but only a few of her items were exchanged.

After her exchanges concluded, it was Wang Changsheng’s turn.

Wang Changsheng produced a white jade box and opened it to reveal a shimmering light blue flying needle, clearly a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure. This was the Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle, the first Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure Wang Changsheng had refined in the Xuanyang Realm. While ten-thousand-year profound jade was a top-tier ice-attribute artifact crafting material in the Dongli Realm, its status was not the same in the Xuanyang Realm. Wang Changsheng possessed dozens of catties of Silver Gang Stone and ten-thousand-year profound jade, which he intended to refine into a set of Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures. This would be beneficial for advancing the grade of the Dinghai Pearl in the future.

“A flying needle type Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure!” Wang Changsheng’s display of the Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle immediately drew the attention of several cultivators. Refining flying needle-type magic treasures presented significant challenges, primarily due to the specific materials required and the demanding skill level of the artifact craftsman.

A flicker of surprise crossed Li Yanchuan’s eyes, and he scrutinized Wang Changsheng. However, Wang Changsheng had used the Heavenly Illusion Pearl to alter his appearance and aura, making him completely unrecognizable.

“This Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle, primarily refined from Silver Gang Stone and ten-thousand-year profound jade, possesses a cold energy attack,” Wang Changsheng stated in a low voice, to prevent Li Yanchuan from recognizing him. “I’m looking to exchange it for illusionary materials such as Heavenly Illusion Stone.” Illusionary materials were uncommon, and those of higher grades were even rarer.

Wu Yong and over a dozen other Spirit Transformation cultivators sent voice transmissions to Wang Changsheng, presenting their treasures for his inspection. While they lacked illusionary materials, they did possess other artifact crafting materials. Among them, Wu Yong offered a large piece of Tidal Secret Crystal, two Vast Cloud Stones, a high-grade fifth-tier Blazefire Whale hide, and a fifth-tier Golden Thunder Tortoise’s demonic core and shell, all in exchange for the Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle.

Wang Changsheng was somewhat tempted; the items Wu Yong presented were quite suitable, especially the fifth-tier demonic tortoise’s core, which could be given to the Qilin Tortoise.

“Fellow Daoist Huang,” Su Yunfeng transmitted, “I possess a piece of Sky Moon Cold Crystal raw ore. While it has been contaminated by the venomous blood of a Blood Toad Beast, some Sky Moon Cold Crystal can still be extracted from it. How about I add a high-grade fifth-tier Illusionary Mirage Beast’s mirage pearl and its hide?” As Su Yunfeng transmitted this message, he simultaneously retrieved two golden jade boxes and handed them to Wang Changsheng.

Song Yuchan had previously mentioned Sky Moon Cold Crystal to Wang Changsheng, noting it was a sixth-tier artifact crafting material, even more precious than ten-thousand-year profound jade.

Wang Changsheng took the jade box and opened one of its lids. A surge of intense cold energy erupted, causing the room's temperature to plummet instantly and everyone present to shiver in unison. Wang Changsheng could clearly see a snow-white ore inside the box, marked with some brownish bloodstains. The Blood Toad Beast’s venom was extremely toxic and highly corrosive, specifically used to defile treasures. It was also an excellent material for crafting insidious artifacts. It was unclear how long this Sky Moon Cold Crystal had been stored, and the venomous blood was extremely difficult to remove, significantly depreciating its value. Su Yunfeng had taken this Sky Moon Cold Crystal to the Seven Star Pavilion for appraisal, but, dissatisfied with their offer, he had decided to keep it. With his Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron, Wang Changsheng naturally wasn’t concerned about the contamination.

He quickly closed the lid, feigning a difficult expression, and sent a voice transmission to Su Yunfeng: “Fellow Daoist Su, this Sky Moon Cold Crystal has been stored for far too long. Even if the pure crystal can be extracted, its efficacy in artifact crafting will be significantly diminished.”

Su Yunfeng, having attended many such gatherings, naturally understood that Wang Changsheng was trying to negotiate for more items. He then produced a blood-colored porcelain bottle, handed it to Wang Changsheng, and transmitted, “This is the venomous blood of a fifth-tier Blood Toad Beast. It is extremely toxic and suitable for both artifact refining and alchemy.”

Wang Changsheng nodded and completed the exchange with Su Yunfeng. The other cultivators, their faces showing disappointment, promptly retracted their own items.

“Fellow Daoist Wu,” Wang Changsheng transmitted to Wu Yong, “I have another Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle, though it’s not currently with me. How about we arrange an exchange later?” Wang Changsheng sent this voice transmission to Wu Yong because he was greatly tempted by the items Wu Yong had offered. With the materials he possessed, Wang Changsheng could indeed refine another Profound Jade Soul-Slaying Needle.

Wu Yong was initially startled but quickly recovered and nodded in agreement.

After Wang Changsheng completed his exchange, others continued to present their treasures, but most were unsuccessful in finding suitable trades. Wang Changsheng made no further exchanges. It wasn’t that he lacked items to trade, but rather that the treasures presented by other cultivators weren’t particularly rare; some could even be purchased at the Seven Star Pavilion, making an exchange unnecessary.

An hour later, the exchanges concluded, and the cultivators departed in an orderly fashion.