Black Market Treasure Bidding, the Dagger Revealed

He hadn't walked far when he stopped again in a corner.

There, a blue crystal was placed, and the surrounding wind elements seemed to be worshipping it.

[Higher Law Crystal - Wind]!

Name your price.

"Two Tier 5 attack-type immortal artifacts!" The stall owner, a greedy fat man, immediately raised the price after seeing what had just happened.

"Give."

Dongfang Yueming didn't even blink.

After looting the Divine Firmament Sect, he acquired dozens more fifth-tier immortal artifacts.

Clang! Clang!

Two long, purple-gold swords, Entanglement with lightning snakes, were carelessly tossed on the ground.

Two more Tier 5 Immortal Immortal Tools with lightning attribute!

The fat stall owner was dumbfounded, as were the cultivators watching the commotion.

"Who is this old man? So arrogant!!"

"All of them are Tier 5 Celestial Artifacts with lightning attribute... My god, this is standard equipment for Immortal Emperor level powerhouses!"

Someone lowered their voice and whispered in a strange tone:

"Do you think this old man might be a ruthless demonic cultivator who specifically hunts down lightning cultivators?"

"Hey, the Divine Firmament Sect was recently wiped out, and all the lightning cultivators are dead. This old man has so many lightning-type treasures; he probably scavenged the ruins and made a fortune off the dead!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! It takes skill to snag something like this, and look at his chilling aura, he's clearly an old monster who cultivates dark-elemental laws, not someone to mess with!"

The gazes of the crowd toward Dongfang Yueming held a mixture of apprehension and speculation, but no one dared to consider the possibility that "he was the one who destroyed the Divine Firmament Sect."

After all, the being who destroyed the Divine Firmament Sect was rumored to be a peerless god-like figure, radiating brilliance and controlling the Great Dao of Thunder and Fire. How could he possibly be this gloomy, withered old man before him?

Dongfang Yueming ignored the surrounding discussions.

He walked to the deepest part of the Ghost Market, the place with the heaviest yin energy.

This area specializes in selling dark-type resources.

"I want a Dark Law Crystal, a high-grade one."

Dongfang Yueming's voice was hoarse and shrill, like that of a night owl.

"Two high-grade dark crystals, plus two mid-grade ones."

The stall owner opposite him was a corpse-driving man who reeked of corpses.

"Such arrogance," the corpse-driver chuckled sinisterly. "Do you even have that much money?"

"Money?"

Dongfang Yueming gave a cold laugh.

"Splash--!"

Two more Tier 5 Immortal Immortal Tools, crackling with lightning!

Immediately afterwards, four heavy, dark golden ores fell to the ground!

[Tier 4 Immortal Gold - Taiyi Adamantine] x4!

Is this enough?

"Hiss--!"

The corpse driver gasped, his dead fish eyes instantly lighting up.

"Enough! That's more than enough!"

Deal done!

At this point, in order to complete the laws, Dongfang Yueming had already spent five Tier 5 Immortal Artifacts in this Ghost Market!

This is equivalent to squandering the entire fortune of five Immortal Emperor level experts!

The entire core area of Ghost Market fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared at the withered figure with the same look they had when looking at a "peerless demon."

The fact that this old man could produce so many bloodstained spoils suggests that the number of lives he has taken is probably already enormous!

Just then...

The entrance to the Ghost Market.

Jiang Liuli frowned, covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and looked at the dark surroundings with disgust.

"This place... is truly disgusting."

The Law of Light emanating from her were out of place in this environment.

"Miss, please bear with it a little longer," the attendant behind her whispered.

Jiang Liuli nodded and prepared to head to the auction house.

Sudden!

Her gaze suddenly locked onto the withered old man not far away who was putting away dark-elemental crystals.

Who is that?

Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of instinctive disgust crossing them.

"Such a dense aura of malevolent energy, mixed with the stench of blood... This person is clearly a heretical cultivator who has fallen into demonic ways!"

"But..."

She pressed her storage ring with some confusion.

Just now, her [ruins map fragment], which she never parted with, actually showed a faint connection to that sinister old man!

"Could it be... that he also has a fragment of the map?"

"Impossible! How could Rat that only knows how to hide in the gutter possibly possess the token to open the ruins of Immortal Saint being?"

Jiang Liuli was filled with doubt and surprise.

On the other side...

Just as Dongfang Yueming finished putting away the dark-elemental crystal, the fragmented image in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly flickered.

He turned around and, through the dense crowd, spotted the woman in platinum armor who seemed to glow in the dark Ghost Market.

Hidden beneath the hood, a playful smile slowly curved Dongfang Yueming's lips.

"So... it was you."

"It seems tonight is destined to be anything but peaceful."

The Nether Ghost Market, Central Auction House.

This building, buried deep underground, is made entirely of obsidian, which can isolate divine consciousness. It is like a lurking beast, devouring the sins and wealth that gather from all directions.

Led by a waiter, Dongfang Yueming entered a VIP box located on the top floor.

The private room was luxuriously decorated and heavily fortified. A one-way crystal wall provided a clear view of the entire auction stage, yet there was no need to worry about being detected by outsiders.

"Call..."

Dongfang Yueming settled down and glanced at the several equally closed private rooms opposite him.

He could sense the fluctuations of the Law of Light within one of the rooms, a light that, though desperately restrained, was still as dazzling as the blazing sun.

"That woman came in too."

A slight smile played on his lips as he gently tapped his fingers on the armrest.

"That's good, saves me the trouble of looking everywhere."

"Clang--!"

A deep, resonant chime silenced the murmurs and discussions within the hall.

An old man with a sinister face, dressed in a skull robe, stepped onto the auction stage. He was the chief auctioneer of the Ghost Market and a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Immortal Emperor Perfection!

"The rules remain the same: highest bidder wins, life or death is irrelevant."

The old man's voice was hoarse; without uttering a word, he waved his hand.

"The first and final item!"

"Buzz--!"

As the cold jade box was opened, a surging and vast sound of tides instantly resounded throughout the entire area!

A brilliant blue light shot into the sky, transforming into a miniature ocean in the air, with surging waves and turbulent laws.

[Higher Law Crystal - Water]!

"Water gives birth to all things, and can also submerge the heavens! This is the ultimate treasure for breaking through to the Immortal Emperor Realm and comprehending the Higher Law of the water element!"

Starting price: 50 million low-grade immortal stones!

The crowd erupted in commotion.

For those of them who specialize in dark magic, the water element is an excellent choice.

Sixty million!

Seventy million!

Prices are soaring.

Inside the private room, Dongfang Yueming's eyes remained calm.

Of his eight core laws, metal, wood, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and force have all reached the Great Dao or are only waiting to be absorbed Point Allocation. Only the water element is still stuck at the upper-level Perfection.

"The last piece of the puzzle."

He was too lazy to wait for the others to raise the price little by little, so he directly pressed the bidding jade token.

Two items.

An aged, hoarse voice echoed in the auction hall.

Then, two streaks of light flew out and hovered in front of the auction stage.

They were two ancient, purple-gold shields, crackling with lightning and exuding an aura of immortality as heavy as a mountain.

[Tier 5 Immortal Artifact - Purple Lightning Mystic Shield] x2!

"It's that old monster again!"

Someone in the audience gasped in surprise.

"Two more Tier 5 lightning-type immortal artifacts?! Just how many experts from the Divine Firmament Sect has this old man killed?"

"Two Tier 5 defensive immortal artifacts, worth at least 150 million! This is simply overwhelming!"

The sinister old man on the auction stage also twitched, giving a deep look at the private room where Dongfang Yueming was.

"Make a deal!"

There was no suspense whatsoever.

Faced with overwhelming financial power, other competitors could only retreat in defeat.

Acquired the crystal.

Dongfang Yueming held it in his palm, feeling the vast Law of Water within it.

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Power..."

"With all eight elements Perfection, the Great Dao is within reach!"

He carefully put away the crystal, but instead of absorbing it, he turned his attention back to the auction stage.

Because he sensed it...

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, the [Mysterious Ruins Map Fragment] was pulsating violently!

"Next up is the last item in this auction."

The auctioneer's expression turned somewhat strange.

He took out a tattered, ancient animal hide that looked as if it would crumble at any moment.

But when this piece of animal hide appeared, there were no earth-shattering phenomena or terrifying pressure. It lay there quietly, like a discarded rag.

However, all the powerful individuals present, whose cultivation had reached the Immortal Emperor or above, felt a strange sense of unease.

That is... the power of time.

"[Ancient Ruins Map Fragment) ]!"

"Following this map, one can unlock an unknown ancient secret realm. According to assessment, the level of this secret realm... is at least above the Immortal Ancestor, and may even involve Immortal Venerable!"

Starting price: 100 million low-grade immortal stones!