The Top Scholar Assassinated

"The Ghost Core of a Ghost Marquis, the First Realm cultivator in the Longevity Realm, is worth four Low-grade Spirit Crystal."

"Third-Rank Thousand-Character Artifact halberd, worth seven Low-grade Spirit Crystal."

"A fourth-grade Magic Tool Martial Robe, a Thousand Character Artifact level. This is more expensive than a battle weapon of the same grade. It is complicated to forge, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the Frost Abyss Spider Silk used to weave it is quite difficult to find. Twenty Low-grade Spirit Crystal!"

"One Departed Spirit Soul Beast carriage and twelve Low-grade Spirit Crystal."

Dongcheng Heavenly Pavilion is a quiet inner courtyard surrounded by bamboo groves.

In the courtyard.

Li Weiyi took out one treasure after another from his bag and placed them in front of an elderly appraiser from Thousand Mile Mountain.

Most of the treasures were obtained from the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin.

He planned to sell some of the unwanted items and exchange them for spirit crystals.

Lu Jingshen Thousand Mile Mountain a total of five people, including an appraiser, a senior retainer Li Weiyi the Great Longevity Cultivation...

Ten feet away, Lu Jingchen, Mo Duanfeng, and Xue Ding sat on the viewing platform, chatting idly.

Li Weiyi did not take out any magic artifacts that reached the sixth Thousand Character Artifact or higher.

This level of magical artifact was considered a great treasure by the Great Longevity God, who planned to leave it to the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors.

He wouldn't sell the Thousand-Year Elixir he carried.

The appraiser frowned as he looked at the pile of various items that Li Weiyi had pulled out—jars, pots, clothes, bundles, wood, spiritual food, and so on—and wondered where this successor of the Stored Son of Heaven's Dao Law Successor had collected so much junk.

He stroked his beard and said, "These odds and ends will be worth one Low-grade Spirit Crystal!"

Li Weiyi was speechless, but he could tell that the other party had already offered a high price.

Only magical artifacts, talismans, golden pills, elixirs, and exotic minerals related to Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator can be priced in spirit crystals.

"Does Young Master Li possess any other treasures?" the steward asked with a smile.

Li Weiyi shook her head. "That's all!"

The Old Man appraiser narrowed his eyes and suddenly spoke, "If Young Master Li sells that Blood Butcher Demonic Armor to Thousand Mile Mountain, Thousand Mile Mountain will offer at least three times the price of Ninth-grade Thousand Character Artifact."

"Five times is not out of the question," the person in charge added.

Clearly, after the battle outside the Immortal Forest Night Demon City, the world was aware of the terrifying power of the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor.

Chang Yujian originally possessed the strength to defeat four top experts single-handedly. However, because the four opponents were wearing four Blood Butcher Demonic Armor, Chang Yujian, even when joined forces with the other four experts of the Chang family, was at a disadvantage.

It can be said that the "Blood Butcher Demonic Armor" shook the world in one battle, frightening all forces that were preparing to participate in the struggle for immortality.

Even a single set of these weapons possesses terrifying defensive capabilities; even Li Weiyi would find it difficult to penetrate them.

It also has wonderful uses such as speed and stealth techniques.

If the scriptures inside the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor can be deciphered, disassembled, reverse-engineered, and the refining method discovered, multiple sets can be crafted, and the price will be even more extraordinary.

Li Weiyi took a deep breath, remaining calm under pressure. "Five times... I wonder what kind of price that would be?"

Seeing that there seemed to be a chance, the person in charge quickly said, "Many Ninth-grade Thousand Character Artifact are actually failed versions of ten- Myriad-character Artifacts, and their prices are extremely high, generally between five hundred and one thousand spirit crystals. Defensive armor is even more expensive, easily exceeding one thousand."

The appraiser interjected, "If I were to appraise it, the price of five thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystal... which is the price of a damaged Myriad-character Artifact, is negotiable."

Li Weiyi truly hadn't expected that Thousand Mile Mountain would be willing to pay such a price for researching the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor.

It should be noted that the Mid-grade Spirit Pill "Saint Mind Star Pill" is only worth thirty spirit crystals.

Each one can help Li Weiyi, who is at the Fourth Realm of Saint Mind Master, cultivate a Psychic Power Stars, saving a lot of cultivation time.

The top-grade elixir that Li Weiyi dared not even consider, the "Saint King Star Pill," was only worth three hundred spirit crystals.

At the same time, Li Weiyi could also conclude one thing: Mr. Shu had definitely used his Lineage's spirit crystals to gamble heavily at the Fate Gambling House. He had staked as many as 20,000 spirit crystals on himself alone, not to mention the other martial arts cultivators he had bet on.

Upon hearing the price from afar, Mo Duanfeng and Xue Ding's eyes turned red, and they lost all interest in chatting with Lu Jingchen.

"If I had five thousand Low-grade Spirit Crystal, I could forge the Gangang Saber into a prototype of Myriad-character Artifact." Mo Duanfeng clenched his fist tightly.

Xue Ding said, "Calm down! The true price of the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor is at most two thousand spirit crystals. Thousand Mile Mountain can't possibly buy every single one at such a high price."

"That's the price for one! What if it were nine that could form a nine-tiered pagoda? Nine Great Longevity at the sixth and Seventh Realm Sixth Realm, forming a nine-tiered pagoda, would have no difficulty in facing a Transcendent being."

Mo Duanfeng added, "Moreover, legend has it that this thing was very likely crafted by Yu Tuo Nan! I think it's entirely possible that Chao Ran would wear it into battle."

"This is indeed hard to stay calm about!" Xue Ding unconsciously thought of Miao An Temple, and his heart burned with excitement.

Li Weiyi ultimately did not Blood Butcher Demonic Armor.

First of all, he's not that lacking in spirit crystals.

Secondly, the three Blood Butcher Demonic Armor can form a battle formation and a pagoda, which may be of great use in the struggle for immortality. All three are indispensable.

After all, two days later, when they went to Miao An Temple to cause trouble, Li Weiyi, Mo Duanfeng, and Xue Ding all knew that it would almost certainly end in a crushing defeat, with only a very slim chance of winning.

Even if they win, whether they can obtain the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor remains to be seen.

Their purpose in going there was to Li Weiyi the pinnacle of skill through battle and Mo Duanfeng training.

"Seven hundred and forty-six spiritual crystals."

Li Weiyi took the heavy metal rune treasure chest from the head of Thousand Mile Mountain and immediately opened the lid to check its contents. Then, he added the spirit crystals from his personal pouch.

The amount exceeds nine hundred.

With this huge sum of money, the first thing to do is to buy two 7,000-year-old Thousand-Year Elixir to help the two Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor break through to the Fourth Realm.

To prevent various forces from exploiting loopholes in the rules and allowing the Demon Race and the dead to manipulate the outcome of the battle for immortality, there are many strict regulations.

One of the rules is that each immortal can only bring a maximum of two assistants under the age of one hundred.

It can be a mount, a strange insect, a war beast, or even a spirit.

The reason it wasn't completely banned is because there are too many forces that specialize in cultivating techniques that human cultivators must study, such as controlling corpses, controlling insects, controlling beasts, capturing demons, catching ghosts, and so on.

Banning them would be no different from suppressing these forces. This is definitely not a good thing in the long run.

In addition, the number of non-tribal helpers participating in the longevity struggle in the entire habitat is strictly controlled and cannot exceed half the number of longevity humans.

After entrusting Lu Jingshen with the task of purchasing seven-thousand-year-old refined medicine and high-grade talisman paper, Li Weiyi and Mo Duanfeng left Dongcheng Heavenly Pavilion one after the other.

Li Weiyi used Disguise Art to quietly leave the house.

Mo Duanfeng was escorted away by the Holy Sacred Dynasty.

When the Sacred Dynasty came to pick him up, they had already returned the Blood Butcher Demonic Armor to Li Weiyi. They also offered to buy it, but Li Weiyi politely declined.

"Transcendental escort" and "hiding in the crowd" are two different survival methods for top young martial arts practitioners who come to participate in the Longevity Competition.

Mo Duanfeng is the top scholar of the Sacred Dynasty, and apart from the Taiyin Sect, no one dares to openly harm him. With his extraordinary abilities, he can handle any danger.

Li Weiyi is different. Besides the Taiyin Sect, there are also people within the Demon Kingdom who want him dead. Even if Liu Tianchen, the Deputy Sentinel Lord stationed in Carefree Capital, personally accompanies him, he will still be assassinated if the plan is to be.

Hiding in the shadows using Disguise Art is actually safer.

At this moment, Li Weiyi looked like a slender scholar in his thirties, walking briskly on the right side of the bustling street, his five senses heightened and his vigilance alert.

"Did you know? At Meng Qingyuan, Southern Dragon severely injured Meng Quyi with a single palm strike, and even the All Sages Pay Homage to Heaven couldn't stop him."

"You're exaggerating! Meng Quyi has cultivated to the Heaven and Earth Freedom Realm, and the thirty-six chapters of the Earth Book are not something everyone can comprehend."

"Even Gu Zhenxiang couldn't have severely injured Meng Quyi with just one palm strike."

"What do you know? Li Weiyi is Yu Yaozi's illegitimate son, and he cultivates the Glazed Divine Light, which originates from Yu Yaozi's Glazed Spiritual Light Psychic Power."

"How come I heard that Li Weiyi cultivates the Six Purifying Karma, an imperial technique of the Lingxiao Dao Cult?"

"The Imperial Technique of the Lingxiao Dao Cult is the Three Thousand Stars Pagoda, originating from the ancient Bhakara Sect. It is a peerless battle technique from the <Bright Star Book>. It is said that the true disciples of the Dao Palace have cultivated it to an extremely high level. The Six Purifying Karma is merely Major Technique, and of course, it also originates from the <Bright Star Book>."

"If Six Purifying Karma can truly defeat the All Sages Pay Homage to Heaven, then the Lingxiao Shengjing's <Bright Star Book> will likely become the fourth immortal book after the <Immortal Canon Diagram of the Heavenly Gods, <Tian Shen Dao Tu>, and <Di Shu>."

"It's true that he's an illegitimate child, why don't you believe it?"

Various rumors and messages, true or false, exaggerated or not, spread in the streets and alleys, taverns and brothels, and among sects and Lineage in various ways.

There is never a shortage of busybodies in the world.

The more outrageous the rumor, the wider it tends to spread, because more people are interested in it.

Suddenly.

"Boom!"

The ground shook violently.

The air expanded rapidly in all directions and surged outwards.

Exclamations rang out on the street as wooden buildings collapsed and stone slabs cracked.

It looked like a massive earthquake!

Li Weiyi lost her balance and suddenly turned around to look into the distance, her eyes filled with horror.

Several miles away, in a city area, countless bursts of light rose up, and dust billowed outwards. A transcendent aura of magic emanated from it, causing pedestrians on the street where Li Weiyi was located to fall to the ground repeatedly.

Throughout the entire city, the sounds of bells, wind chimes, and gongs resounded incessantly.

In the sky, figures clad in armor and golden robes flew past, each exuding a powerful aura and profound magical energy.

"They are Nether Disciple of the Taiyin Sect."

"The top scholar of the Sacred Dynasty has been assassinated!"

"The Sacred Dynasty's Transcendent Realm has been injured, and a Transcendent Realm member from the Taiyin Sect has arrived in Carefree Capital, intending to prune the young Transcendent Realm of humanity."

Like a bolt from the blue, a thunderclap resounded in Li Weiyi's mind. Recalling the scene when she parted ways with Mo Duanfeng, she was immediately filled with extreme worry.

Everyone knew that an elder member of the Taiyin Sect, whose lifespan was nearing its end, had come to Carefree Capital.

But who would have thought that even with a superhuman escort, they would dare to take action?