Attending the Banquet

"New face?" The gray-robed old man did not even raise his eyelids. His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping together.

"I've just arrived and want to learn the rules, as well as buy the latest information." Bai Yu's voice was low and steady, betraying no emotion.

The old man finally lifted his clouded eyes and swept them over Bai Yu like a venomous snake. His gaze lingered for a moment on Bai Yu's golden body, and the corner of his shriveled mouth seemed to twitch. "Rules? Myriad Demon Continent has only one rule: whoever survives makes the rules. As for information..." His withered finger tapped an inconspicuous black jade plate on the counter, seemingly carved from skulls. "One drop of Chaos Source Essence Blood, or an equivalent amount of Calamity Crystals."

Bai Yu understood.

Chaos Source Essence Blood contained the purest life essence of a Chaos God expert and was immensely valuable. Calamity Crystals, meanwhile, were the common hard currency of this realm. Yin Tian Gods refined them from the highly condensed energies of the seven emotions and six desires that dispersed when countless living beings underwent tribulations—experiencing extreme emotions such as overwhelming sorrow or joy. They contained pure Law Fragments and emotional power, making them excellent nourishment for demonic cultivation.

With a flicker of thought, he forced out a blood bead the size of a rice grain from his fingertip. It radiated a pure dark-gold sheen and contained immense Chaos pressure. This was the essence blood of the Bone Demon Giant. It could both enhance cultivation and serve as currency.

The blood bead fell onto the black jade plate and was instantly absorbed.

"Mm..." Once paid, the old man got to work. The faint glimmer in his cloudy eyes abruptly brightened a few points, like sparks leaping from ash.