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Chapter 265 The Evil Aura is Hard to Find, the Illusory Image of the Immortal Mountain Appears
After attending the pre-city meeting, Yu Que hid in the inn, honing his cultivation while simultaneously undergoing seclusion to refine his spiritual powers.

Before arriving at the city, he prepared three fifth-rank ghosts and gods, but only for bartering purposes, so that he would have a more universal bargaining chip during transactions.

He now realizes that in the mirage, ghosts, gods, and immortal spirits are actually a kind of "hard currency," so he naturally has to get back to the matter of cultivation and make more preparations for himself.

So, before the market opened, he used up all the money and food he had, and even exchanged some materials with several familiar shops, to refine another fifth-rank ghost god.

With three fifth-rank ghosts in hand, Yu Que was full of confidence for his upcoming purchases at the sea market.

As long as a suitable evil aura appears on the market, even if someone maliciously inflates the price, he will still be able to buy it!

Time passed, and the Shanghai International Film Festival was held as scheduled.

On that day, there was continuous rain over the floating island, and the weather was not cooperating.

However, when the appointed time arrived, the disciples of the Ten Directions Immortal Sect on the floating island unleashed their magic power, completely dispelling the clouds and mist that stretched for thousands of miles around.

The once turbulent sea surface, as if it had been ironed by a charcoal fire, immediately became docile and calm.

Yu Que also promptly left the country and gladly participated in this grand overseas event.

In a single day, he witnessed no fewer than twenty different races and hundreds of ferocious beast mounts in the Shifang Sea Market, many of which he had never even heard of in books, greatly broadening his horizons.

Moreover, he discovered that the shops in the market that were not affiliated with the Ten Directions Immortal Sect were not necessarily inferior to those of the Ten Directions Immortal Sect. In fact, several of the shops were even more luxurious than those of the sect, and their goods were of higher quality.

In this mirage, everything imaginable is available, from magical artifacts and treasures, medicinal herbs and pills, cultivation techniques and secret manuals, antiques and delicacies, formations and talismans, to ghosts, spirits, beautiful maids and strong servants...

What Yu Que saw in just one day made him feel that his trip to Haishi was truly worthwhile.

However, to his slight regret, he was unable to find a suitable high-quality malevolent energy on the market on the first day of the event in Haishi.

However, this did not disappoint Yu Que.

In the early stages of the market, the goods in the shops were just inventory. It wasn't until the middle period, when cultivators from all over the world brought out their goods, that more good things became available on the market.

For this reason, the major auctions in Shanghai only begin in the middle of the month.

Auctions held before mid-month are relatively small in scale, often just for a single shop.

So Yu Que patiently spent his days and nights visiting the mirage and practicing his magic.

After he became familiar with life in the city, he also released Gong Dongxue and Princess Rakshasa.

The two men were feeling stifled in the lead boat, so getting some fresh air out of there also helped him gather some malevolent energy from the sea market.

However, as the mirage grew larger and the business on the floating islands became more and more prosperous.

Yu Que's expectations gradually diminished.

As the middle of the month passed and the progress in Haishi reached its later stages, he still hadn't found any evil energy on the market that was comparable to the Earth Lung Poisonous Evil and the Primordial White Magnetic Evil, and that was suitable for him.

There are indeed high-quality evil spirits on the market, but they are either suitable for the Medicine King Temple but not for the Yama Temple, or suitable for the Kitchen God Temple, which overlaps with the Earth Lung Poison Evil Spirit in Yu Que's possession...

He then read through sixteen more books containing superior evil energy, each one of which was of excellent quality. However, each one had a minor flaw that bothered him and prevented him from making a decision.

On the contrary, he found six types of Yin Earth-type evil energy suitable for him to refine, which corresponded perfectly to the Yama King's lineage he cultivated.

After some deliberation, Yu Que decided to continue waiting in the mirage.
"No rush, there are still several major auctions in Shanghai that haven't started yet."

"It's not too late to make a decision after watching those major auctions."

Besides continuing to stake out the area, he also began to inquire about the evil energy of Yin Earth in the sea market. He even had Gong Dongxue and Princess Rakshasa post corresponding bounties and reward requests directly in the sea market.

To Yu Que's disappointment, after several large auctions, he still hadn't obtained the killing aura he wanted.

On the contrary, he acquired a secret method for condensing evil spirits at the auction.

It is priced as a fifth-rank ghost, named "Hun Yuan Sha Ji Jing". It is an ancient method of condensing evil energy from an unknown source. In addition to introducing several types of evil energy, it also involves the method of mixing evil energy. It is concise and to the point, which is quite suitable for Yu Que's current situation and can be used to assist in his comprehension.

In addition, the secret method also provides some medicinal formulas that can be used to ward off evil spirits.

After acquiring this scripture, Yu Que secluded himself in his room for three full days. When he emerged from seclusion, he felt that with this scripture as a supplement, as long as the materials for the combined cultivation of the three evil spirits were sufficient, his method of refining the three evil spirits would have a success rate of over 70%!

This also made Yu Que completely suppress the idea that he had originally wanted to make do with a medium-quality third type of evil energy.

In the quiet room, he gritted his teeth and thought:

"The first ring of condensing evil, also known as foundation building, is the foundation of the immortal path."

If I truly wish to become an immortal, and no weaker than the Heavenly Decree Lord, then this hurdle must be clear: no one should be left behind, only the truly qualified!

With this thought in mind, Yu Que stopped considering purchasing other evil energy as a backup plan. Instead, he spent his days and nights traveling through the market, spending a considerable amount of money to hire a group of market servants to help him inquire about the evil energy.

Although his action wasn't particularly large in the crowded city, it still caught the attention of those who were paying attention.

When Yu Que went to visit Ling Yunzi, the latter mentioned this matter with a light laugh:
"Now, in the sea city, all the immortal sects know that there is a cultivator who is painstakingly searching for Yin energy, seeking the Yellow Springs, the Netherworld and all sorts of things, and he will not accept anything but top-grade Yin energy."

A reward will also be given to anyone who provides relevant information.

Ling Yunzi teased, "Fellow Daoist Xu, aren't you afraid of being set up by someone with ulterior motives and having all your wealth swindled away?"

Yu Que responded with a soft sigh:

"To be honest, this matter is extremely serious. I would rather someone come and raise the price than let this matter disappear without a trace."

If I could truly obtain the best possible malevolent energy, or even a genuine malevolent force, what would it matter if I squandered all my wealth!

His answer made Ling Yunzi's expression straighten slightly, and she quickly stood up to greet him.

"Brother Xu's Daoist heart is steadfast; it was I who was reckless. I will certainly help Brother Xu to properly dispel the evil energy!"

"Brother Lingyun, you flatter me. Thank you, thank you."

Yu Que quickly bowed.

The two then chatted for a while, and Yu Que learned from Ling Yunzi why he couldn't find the superior Yin-type evil energy.

After all, in theory, with the prevalence of immortals today, whether at home or abroad, evil spirits and malevolent souls are not dispelled, and the malevolent energy of the yin attribute should be far more abundant than other malevolent energies.

It turns out that because the world is currently dominated by Yin and deficient in Yang, evil spirits and ghosts are rampant everywhere, and Yin-attribute evil spirits are indeed proliferating in large numbers, more so than other evil spirits.

However, those who are truly exceptional are even rarer than ever before.

Many originally pure Earthly Fiends, after being infused with ubiquitous evil energy, lost the Earthly Fiend nature that had been nurtured over ten thousand years, and ended up as ghostly or evil spirits.

Ling Yunzi said in a deep voice: "Brother Yu, if you want to obtain top-grade Yin Qi, you can only search for it in the ancient caves and secret realms that have not yet been opened."

Furthermore, due to the current state of affairs, this type of negative energy is extremely rare and valuable, and many people can use it. Compared to other types of energy, obtaining this kind of negative energy on the market is undoubtedly much more difficult.

Yu Que understood the meaning behind the other person's words:
"Brother Lingyun, are you saying that it would be best for me to go to the ancient caves or secret realms to pick them myself?"

Ling Yunzi nodded:
"Perhaps you could inquire further about where ancient cave dwellings once appeared, and use that as a clue to go and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Yu Que simply nodded and remained silent.

After bidding farewell to the man, he walked down the street, his brows furrowing as he looked around and gazed out at the sea beyond the mirage.

"Only in the caves of the ancients can they exist... So, among all the ancient caves and secret realms in the world, who can compare to the three immortal mountains overseas?" he murmured to himself.

This is why he did not immediately accept Ling Yunzi's suggestion in Lingbao Pavilion.

Yu Que had no idea whether this person was simply offering him some advice or hinting that he absolutely had to participate in the upcoming trip to the immortal mountain.

Or perhaps, both are true.

Yu Que paced back and forth, lost in thought.

Upon arriving at the inn, his mind was clear:

"Regardless of what these ancient cultivators are planning, the journey to the immortal mountain is a great opportunity for cultivators in the world."

If they can go, why can't I!

Even before the search for evil energy encountered problems, Yu Que had already decided to use his identity as an ancient cultivator to get involved in the immortal sect's journey to the immortal mountain.

The fact that he can no longer obtain yin energy only strengthens his resolve.

Subsequently, a meeting was held in Shanghai in the latter part of that month.

Besides continuing to search for yin energy in the sea market, Yu Que was also inquiring about information related to the immortal mountain and purchasing various supplies.

He acquired enough pills and water alone to feed himself and his crew for over sixty years.

The reason he bought so many was because he had heard that some of the people who survived in the sacred mountain did not enter and leave in the same year, but rather after several years, decades, or even a hundred years.

To avoid accidentally getting trapped in the immortal mountain and ending up starving to death, he naturally had to make special preparations for this.

After making the necessary preparations for entering the immortal mountain, Yu Que entered the lead ship, called Gong Dongxue and the others to the deck, explained his next destination, and asked if they wanted to come along.

If there are those who do not want to take the risk, he will arrange for a ship to send them back to the Central Plains, directly back to Huangshan, without passing through Zhenjun Island.

Needless to say, the Rakshasa people were all servants of Yu Que, not free men.

With the Rakshasa princess watching over them, all the Rakshasa people kowtowed and agreed.

As for the disciples of Huangshan, none of them left either. Instead, they were eager to try their luck, sharing the same idea as Yu Que: to seek opportunities in the immortal mountain.

"That's a sacred mountain, rumored to house celestial immortal lineages!"

"We are willing to follow the true master to explore this mountain!"

The cheers of the crowd brought Yu Que a sense of relief.

So he stopped being stingy and immediately gave away all the sixth-rank ghosts and gods he had prepared but hadn't spent over the past few days.

"This is a ghost weapon that I have crafted. Although it is not a particularly good item, it can still lend you a hand."

Beside him, apart from Gong Dongxue, none of the other Huangshan disciples had achieved the Qi Condensation stage; they were all merely seventh-rank immortals.

Everyone was overjoyed to have obtained a sixth-rank ghost soldier for free, and they all exclaimed:
"Thank you for the military training, Master Yu."

"Haha, following Yu Zhenchuan means you'll get to eat meat."

Yu Que accepted the greetings from everyone with a smile.

Then, even after the entire Haishi incident ended, Yu Que still didn't see any turning point.

He only received various messages about negative energy, some true and some false, but he didn't even see a single trace of high-grade negative energy.

This made Yu Que give up hope, and he decided to go into the immortal mountain with the other immortal sects to try his luck again.

On the very night the sea market ended, hundreds of thousands of cultivators and alien races held a grand banquet, and the atmosphere was lively.

Thousands of miles away from the city, ships sailed out of the storm, their hulls mottled, yet they moved with remarkable stability on the sea.

If Yu Que saw these ships, he would recognize them immediately as warships from Zhenjun Island.

The number of these warships was enormous, exceeding one thousand, suggesting that all the ships on the island had been moved out.

Instead of gathering together and moving forward, they either stopped or moved, forming a sparse net centered on the Shifang Sea City thousands of miles away.

But as they drew closer, the net tightened and became more and more constricted.

As dusk settled, the warships of Zhenjun Island were already able to see each other and formed several circles, encircling the mirage.

In the sea city, drunken cultivators witnessed this scene and muttered:
"Too late, too late."

"The mirage has ended, and this fleet has only just arrived. Looks like we're going to suffer a huge loss."

Unlike the leisurely and joyful cultivators in the sea market, the immortal soldiers on True Lord Island were all on high alert, their eyes burning with anticipation as they stared at the massive sea market.

Streaks of true energy surged from their bodies, coalescing into pillars of smoke and mist that spread across every ship, intertwining to form a fence-like scene.

As the Zhenjun Island warships drew closer, all the warships came into view of the cultivators in the sea city, and only then did some of the cultivators realize that something was wrong.

"This ship belongs to the Demon Court of Middle-earth!"

"This is bad, they've come with ill intentions!"

Many cultivators and people of other races changed their expressions drastically. They quickly abandoned their celebrations and business dealings, and immediately called for their men to retreat back onto their ships.

Immediately, some cultivators reacted and transformed into spiritual light or piloted ships to escape from the area.

But it was too late. Just as the Zhenjun Island warships appeared, a majestic, phantom mountain appeared in the sky above the mirage, suppressing all directions...

(End of this chapter)