Negotiations could sometimes yield wealth far beyond what could be gained on the battlefield.
For example, from Shadowless Demonic Monarch, Chu Fei had obtained a great many demonic cultivation techniques, as well as intelligence on the Seven Luminaries Continent—the latter being the real priority.
It turned out this place had been discovered long, long ago, but none of the various factions had ever had the chance to enter it.
Within these Twilight Ruins were treasures from ancient times, as well as treasures left behind by powerful experts who had fallen in later eras.
After the passage of countless years, the treasures that were easy to acquire had already been discovered and taken away. Yet many more remained hidden amid the vast emptiness.
These Twilight Ruins spanned as much as ten light-years and formed an overall ellipsoidal space.
In a world spanning ten light-years, even a Golden Immortal searching it would be like looking for a needle in the ocean. Not to mention that the environment here was chaotic and interference was severe, greatly reducing even a Golden Immortal's searching ability.
In truth, the present-day Twilight Ruins could no longer attract cultivators at the Golden Immortal level and above.
The good stuff had been taken away in ancient times. As for what remained, either it could not be taken away, or Golden Immortals did not consider it worthwhile.
But for beings at the Heavenly Immortal level and below, quite a few of the remaining items were still highly attractive—they were simply difficult to find.
To sum it up, the treasures here fell into three categories:
The best ones had not been taken away back then, and likely could not be taken away even now;
Next were things the powerful experts of that era had not thought much of, but which had