The black-clad elder's cultivation was not low—one level higher than Ye Chen's, at the Life and Death Realm Sixth Heaven. He took the Golden Battle Spear from Ye Chen and examined it closely, occasionally scanning it with Soul Force. Then he took out a square stone platform and placed the Golden Battle Spear upon it. Light flickered across the platform before finally settling on green.
Putting away the stone platform, the black-clad elder raised his head and said to Ye Chen, "Among high-grade Emperor-level weapons, this battle spear is considered a fine piece. Its price is 120 million yuan stones."
"What is a fine piece?"
Ye Chen asked.
The black-clad elder explained, "Artifact treasures of the same grade also vary in quality. The lowest grade is ordinary, followed by fine, then treasured, and finally supreme. This Eternal Night Emperor Sword, for instance, is a supreme piece among high-grade Emperor-level swords, one in ten thousand. If you wish to exchange for this Eternal Night Emperor Sword, you must produce another 40 million yuan stones."
"I see. Fine." Ye Chen nodded, took out 40 million yuan stones, and handed them over.
Taking the yuan stones and the Golden Battle Spear, the black-clad elder passed them to a staff member, then hurried away, seeming very busy.
The moment Ye Chen grasped the Eternal Night Emperor Sword, he felt a surge of Emperor aura pour into his body. His mind sank into boundless darkness, yet it was not the sort of darkness where nothing could be seen, nor a vast, hazy feeling. Rather, it was as if he stood within darkness yet could discern the finest detail. It was as though what he held was not a sword, but an entire night.
"This sword is far more powerful than the Golden Battle Spear."
Ye