Ever since Jiang Hao extorted the Demonic Sect, the entire demonic path had gradually returned to peace.
Haotian Demon Lord had never made a move against the markets. People believed that he feared the markets' strength. After all, it was said that these large markets possessed more than their apparent power, with mighty experts hidden behind many of them. If pushed too far, some Three-Tribulation Loose Immortals might step in.
During this time, Jiang Hao's cultivation had progressed well.
Pills,
spirit wine,
Liu Xixi and Chi Mei.
Sky Blue Ice Flame
had rapidly increased Jiang Hao's strength.
During this period, he had also tried refining the Xuanyuan Sword, but he discovered that the sword was utterly shameless. It absorbed any spiritual power he fed it, yet gave no response at all.
So should he keep feeding it spiritual power?
Naturally, he did.
As long as it did not reject him, there was hope. That was a good sign.
As for the Sky Blue Ice Flame, after more than a year of nurturing, it had grown from the size of a fingertip to the size of a lychee. Its power had become even more formidable.
One day, Liu Xixi came to report to Jiang Hao. "Demon Lord, there's news from the market."
"What news?"
"South City Market is preparing to hold an immortal artifact auction. It is said that there will be two immortal artifacts at this auction. One is a crossbow called the God-Slaying Crossbow. It can fire three God-Slaying Arrows at once. They are incredibly fast, and anyone struck will melt into a puddle of foul water."
"The other is a banner called the Dutian Blazing Fire Divine Banner. A divine fire has been refined into it. Once the banner is unfurled, it can release divine fire to injure