Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

Outside this ancient pavilion, two expressionless old men dressed in gray robes stood there, as still as statues, yet their powerful battle auras emanated from them, sending a chill down one's spine.

These are just the two gatekeepers, yet they have already reached the level of a six-star Dou Zun. This level of powerhouse is even higher than Xiao Li's cultivation. At least in Yin Gu, it is not so luxurious to have Dou Zun powerhouses guarding the gate.

This demonstrates just how high the scale of this space trade fair is.

The Heavenly Sound Elder walked directly to the gate, flicked his finger, and a beam of red light shot out from his sleeve, heading towards the two old men. The latter caught it steadily, and it transformed into a red jade token.

The old man guarding the gate caught the red light, looked at Xiao Li and the other two, and with a flick of his sleeve, three black lights swept towards them and then hovered in front of them, revealing a pitch-black cloak.

"please!"

The old man of the Heavenly Sound picked up the black cloak and covered himself with it, instantly concealing his entire body. He continued to explain:

"Most of the people who went inside concealed their identities, after all, it's better not to flaunt your wealth. This thing was specially made by the three major sects and can defend against detection. You should take it with you too."

Upon hearing Elder Tianyin's explanation, Xiao Li and Yun Yun also put on their cloaks.

The old man Tianyin smiled and continued to lead the way, guiding Xiao Li and Yun Yun into the ancient pavilion.

Chapter 148 Sufficient Funds

After Xiao Li and his two companions entered the pavilion, they were personally greeted and said something to the leading elder, Tianyin, before continuing forward.

After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at a large bronze door. The old man Tianyin skillfully pushed the bronze door open and then went inside.

Xiao Li and Yun Yun followed Elder Tianyin through the bronze gate, where an ancient hall, roughly half the size of a plaza, came into view.

Inside the ancient hall, there were many stone chairs, and at this moment, many people were sitting on these chairs. However, like the group, these people were covered by black cloaks, and no one knew their identities.

Of course, there were exceptions; a few people sat there openly without wearing cloaks.

After Xiao Li and his two companions entered, they attracted some attention, but these gazes did not linger for long.

The Heavenly Sound Elder showed no reaction, as if he were used to it. He walked directly to a row of relatively secluded seats and sat down. At the same time, he waved his sleeve, and the surrounding space subtly distorted.

"There are many powerful individuals here. I've activated a spatial barrier to prevent others from eavesdropping on our conversation. It's always good to be cautious when traveling. Let's wait a bit; the trade fair should begin soon."

Xiao Li nodded. When you're out and about, you should listen to the elders. They're always right. He's just a mere five-star Dou Zun and a mere eighth-grade advanced alchemist. He's weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Yun Yun glanced around at the powerful figures: "The people here are all so strong. Dou Zun experts, who are rarely seen in Zhongzhou, are so common here."

The Heavenly Sound Elder smiled, placed one hand on the ground, and began to probe the powerful individuals present. The Sound Valley's unique detection method transmits the pulse, breathing, and the rhythm of the battle qi circulating on the ground to identify the person.

Of course, the caster who performs this kind of detection technique must have a broad enough knowledge of the characteristics of various forces and powerful individuals.

This detection technique can be said to be one of the core inheritances of the Sound Valley. It is a special detection technique created by the Sound Saint, which uses the frequency transmitted from the other party's body to identify the other party's identity.

As time passed, three hours quietly went by, and figures dressed in black cloaks entered the ancient hall one after another, until there were over a hundred people in the hall.

"Hmm?" The old man Tianyin opened his eyes and gave a soft "hmm".

"Old Su, have you made any progress?" Xiao Li asked.

The old man Tianyin said somewhat irritably, "Just a few old acquaintances, I didn't expect that guy to come too. And judging from the frequency emanating from him, he seems to be seriously injured. But that's not the key point. How did this old guy break through to the Dou Sheng realm?"

"Who?"

The Heavenly Sound Elder sneered: "That old fellow from Burning Flame Valley, Huo Yun, that old fellow has actually broken through to the Dou Sheng realm! But he seems to have suffered a serious injury, though it's been suppressed by his powerful cultivation."

Xiao Li murmured, "Burning Flame Valley"

Boom!

Suddenly, a melodious and clear bell rang out, echoing in the quiet ancient hall. Then, in the center of the hall, an old man with white hair and beard but full of vigor slowly appeared in everyone's sight from the distorted space.

Xiao Li looked down at the old man, and in his perception, this aura was comparable to that of Tian Yinzi.

"Who is this, Elder Su?" Xiao Li asked.

The Heavenly Sound Elder said, “This is Kong Xuanzi, the sect leader of Kong Xuan Sect. He is a peak Eighth Rank Dou Zun. This old fellow has a very sharp eye and has seen countless treasures in his life. I didn’t expect that he would be the one to host this space trading fair.”

"Hiss~ Peak of the Eighth Rank Dou Zun."

Kong Xuanzi glanced around the hall and then said with a smile, "It's another Space Trade Fair. There are many old friends and new friends here. Some of you know me, and some of you don't. So let's get to know each other today. I am Kong Xuanzi."

Xiao Li tilted his head: "Elder Su, this Kong Xuanzi has a very unconventional personality."

The Heavenly Sound Elder nodded: "Indeed, among the three major sects, Earthwalker Old Ghost has the most fiery temper and hosts the trade fair quite quickly. Kong Xuanzi, although old, has the most unconventional personality. His trade fair is slow, but also the most interesting."

The old man from Baoshan is somewhere in between, neither too fast nor too slow; actually, I prefer the old man from Baoshan to preside over it.

Kong Xuanzi rambled on and on, and many powerful figures in the hall clenched their fists. Perhaps sensing that something was amiss in the atmosphere of the hall, Kong Xuanzi smiled.

"Oh dear, it seems some friends don't like this old man. Well then, let's begin. You all have no patience at all. First, let's look at the first item of this trade fair!"

Within the distorted spatial barrier, Kong Xuanzi swept his hand across the void in front of him, and a pale white corpse appeared in everyone's sight. The corpse was quite large, and it looked like it hadn't been dead for long. There were still traces of blood and some remaining feathers on the corpse.

The most eye-catching feature was the pair of enormous wings, which were quite peculiar and faintly emitted the sounds of wind and thunder.

"The remains of a magical beast?" Xiao Li murmured, looking at the corpse.

The old man Tianyin smiled but didn't say anything.

Kong Xuanzi, standing in the center of the hall, said with a smile, "Everyone, the first item is the remains of a Heavenly Demon Phoenix, a peak seventh-tier cultivator about to enter the eighth tier. The remains are intact, and the demonic core and essence blood inside have not been touched."

As you all know, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix is ​​a treasure trove. Its seventh-tier peak magic core and seventh-tier peak essence blood are both precious treasures. In addition, its wings have been refined into a flying combat technique, making it unmatched in speed among its peers!

This is practically an essential treasure for murderers and escapers! The owner of the corpse wants two Rank 8 Four-Color Pills. After evaluation, this Heavenly Demon Phoenix's remains are worth that price. So, if you're interested, please make an offer. This might be your last chance!

After Kong Xuanzi finished speaking, there was no noisy competition in the hall; instead, it was unusually quiet.

Xiao Li rested his chin on his right hand, crossed his legs, and pondered whether or not to get a Heavenly Demon Phoenix Bone Wing. There were methods for refining flying combat techniques in the Sound Valley. It would be good to have wings to give him an extra chance to survive. Moreover, this Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse was complete, with both its demon core and essence blood. No matter how you looked at it, it was a good deal.

"I want it!"

Xiao Li said loudly, then threw two jade bottles at Kong Xuanzi.

Kong Xuanzi took the jade bottle, opened the cap, and glanced at it: "Hmm~ Not bad. Are there any other friends who want to bid? If not, this corpse will belong to this new friend."

The hall was completely silent. The powerful figures who had initially been interested in the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix naturally gave up their desire to bid after hearing that Xiao Li had won the bid.

The corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix is ​​good, but it's only at the peak of the seventh rank. Even with its demonic core and essence blood, plus these wings, two eighth-grade four-colored pills are enough. Anything more would be too much.

The powerful individuals who can participate in the Space Trade Fair are not fools. Unless there are special circumstances, most people will choose to give up when the items they bring out are far greater than what they want to trade, since eighth-grade pills are rare.

Not everyone can refine a batch of Grade 8 pills like Xiao Li does when they're in short supply. Behind him is the Yin Valley, which collects various medicinal herbs specifically for Xiao Li. This is the advantage of a powerful force.

Besides, Xiao Li had even enlisted his teacher Wang Ming to help him refine pills for three months in preparation for this space trade fair, so they had a sufficient stockpile of pills!

Chapter 149: All Good Stuff

Seeing that no one spoke, Kong Xuanzi smiled, flicked his finger, and the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix in front of him flew directly to Xiao Li. Xiao Li grabbed it and stuffed it into his storage ring.

The transaction was very simple; both parties delivered their goods simultaneously, but the items they brought out were all of considerable value.

"Listen carefully to the second item: a low-level Heaven-rank combat skill!"

Kong Xuanzi said with a smile, and then a light blue scroll appeared in front of him.

"Azure Annihilation Sword Light, a low-level Heaven-rank combat skill. This combat skill was created by the Azure Annihilation Sword Saint a thousand years ago. When cultivated to perfection, one sword can level a mountain, two swords can split the earth, and three swords can open the heavens! As you all know, I have seen countless treasures in my life."

This fighting technique is definitely among the most powerful of all Heavenly Rank fighting techniques. However, only sword cultivators with sword intent can master it. The master of this fighting technique also knows that it is very demanding.

Therefore, the price is relatively flexible; he only wants a low-level Heaven-rank wood-attribute combat skill, or a pill of comparable value in exchange.

Kong Xuanzi explained that the "Azure Annihilation Sword Light" technique is somewhat demanding to cultivate; otherwise, its power would definitely be enough to exchange for a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation method.

Inside the main hall, quite a few people were interested in this sword-light combat technique. So, as soon as Kong Xuanzi finished speaking, someone threw out a blue scroll, which eventually landed in Kong Xuanzi's hand.

Just as Kong Xuanzi received the scroll, before he could even unfold it, two more people each threw a scroll into his hands.

Xiao Li's eyes narrowed and he threw two jade bottles in front of Kong Xuanzi.

In less than two minutes, three scrolls and three jade bottles appeared in Kong Xuanzi's hands, indicating that five people were simultaneously interested in "Azure Annihilation Sword Light".

Xiao Li gasped. So many Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques, which were extremely rare in the outside world, had appeared. This scene made Xiao Li sigh. Sure enough, once you reach a certain level, things that you couldn't get before will become commonplace.

Xiao Li did indeed possess a scroll of Heavenly Rank Battle Techniques, which was specially taught to him by Ancestor Xiao Kong for his own protection. He had only seen the other Heavenly Rank Battle Techniques in the library of Yin Valley.

Kong Xuanzi first opened the three scrolls, then opened the three jade bottles to examine them carefully. After that, Kong Xuanzi closed his eyes and, after about two minutes, returned the two scrolls and one jade bottle.

"The tournament master is still selecting. He said please wait for him for three more minutes. The result will be announced in three minutes."

As Kong Xuanzi's voice faded, the hall remained silent. The few who had taken out their pills to compete but had not been chosen let out a soft, displeased snort, clearly showing their slight annoyance.

Xiao Li leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping on the armrest. His pills hadn't been returned; clearly, the master of the fighting technique was choosing between his pills and another scroll.

three minutes,

Kong Xuanzi smiled faintly, "After the selection by the master of the fighting technique, this transaction has been completed." With that, he waved his sleeve, and the light blue fighting technique scroll in front of him flew towards Xiao Li. Xiao Li caught the scroll and handed it to Yun Yun.

Yun Yun smiled, though her smile was hidden by her cloak and Xiao Li couldn't see it. Yun Yun planned to reward Xiao Li properly after the space trade fair.

"Next, the third item."

The items that appeared in the auction became increasingly dazzling, ranging from fighting techniques and cultivation methods to elixirs and rare herbs, weapons and medicine cauldrons. However, each of these items, which would have caused a huge sensation in the outside world, did not seem to be particularly shocking here.

Xiao Li waved his hand and exchanged the pills for many good things.

Xiao Li has now acquired a low-level Heaven-rank fire-attribute fighting skill, "Heavenly Flame Shining Sun," a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique, "Flame Demon Clear Mystic Mirror," a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique, "Heavenly Evolution Sword Canon," and a low-level Heaven-rank body-refining fighting skill, "Mad Beast Undying Body."

Xiao Li has now achieved complete success on this trip. He has all the necessary cultivation techniques, combat skills, and body-refining abilities. He has even changed Yun Yun's cultivation techniques and combat skills.

As one rare item after another was successfully traded, the atmosphere inside the hall changed dramatically from what it had been at the beginning. Most of the cloaked figures stared intently at Kong Xuanzi in the center of the hall.

"Next up is the second-to-last item in this auction. Happy times always seem to pass too quickly!"

Here it comes again, Kong Xuanzi's classic nonsense literature. However, the crowd's enthusiasm was not affected by Kong Xuanzi's nonsense, but rather they were more curious about the penultimate item.

Kong Xuanzi clenched his fist, revealing a jade bottle with a bluish-green hue.

"This is the essence blood of a ninth-tier magical beast! It was taken from an ancient dragon-tiger, a ninth-tier magical beast. Some of you may recognize the ancient dragon-tiger, while others may not. The ancient dragon-tiger is an ancient beast with some dragon blood."

Dragon-Tiger, Dragon-Bear, and Scorpion-Dragon all belong to branches of the Ancient Dragon race, and this ancient Dragon-Tiger possesses extremely rich dragon blood and has grown to the ninth rank.

Kong Xuanzi launched into another long-winded speech, which the people in the hall were used to. It went in one ear and out the other, their attention focused on the blood essence of the ninth-tier magical beast.

Essence blood is the life source of magical beasts. If essence blood is extracted, it also means that the life of the magical beast will also disappear!

The essence blood of monsters has many uses; it's useful for cultivating certain body-tempering combat techniques, and for alchemists to refine pills, among others.

The two most important things on a monster are its magic core and its essence blood.

However, the experts present guessed that since Kong Xuanzi only took out such a small jade bottle, it probably did not contain all the essence blood of that ninth-order magical beast, and many people lost interest in this bottle of essence blood.

'Ninth-tier magical beast blood essence—this can completely replace eighth-tier magical beast blood essence! Buying it will allow Ancestor Xiao Kong to recover more strength after his resurrection. Once Ancestor Xiao Kong is resurrected, he can plan more extensively and acquire some valuable items.'

"Three grade eight six-colored Dan Lei pills!"

Xiao Li was the first to bid. The essence blood of magical beasts is an extremely crucial part of the resurrection method. To create a new body, the essence blood is needed to revitalize the remains, allowing the soul to better integrate with the new body.

Reviving Xiao Kong was something Xiao Li had been preparing for. Now he had the remains of a Dou Sheng and the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill, but he was missing the essence blood of a magical beast.

Now that a ninth-tier magical beast is right in front of him, how could Xiao Li possibly let it go?

Upon hearing Xiao Li's bid, many powerful figures turned their attention to him.

'How come this kid is so rich? He's bought so many Heaven-Rank fighting techniques and cultivation methods, and it's still not enough? Is this his first time here? This kid must have a powerful backer, or he's a seasoned eighth-grade alchemist!'

Many powerful individuals were able to deduce Xiao Li's approximate identity by examining the pills he used.

"Five six-colored, eighth-grade Dan Lei pills!"

"Six grade eight six-colored Dan Lei pills!"

It's impossible that only Xiao Li wants the blood essence of a ninth-tier magical beast; other powerful individuals also desire it. Although the amount of blood essence in this jade bottle may not be large, it is still the blood essence of a ninth-tier magical beast, which would be extremely beneficial to these Dou Zun!

Xiao Li clenched his fist and shouted, "Three Seven-Colored Thunder Pills, Grade 8!"

Seven-Colored Thunderclap, Grade 8 Elixir!

Such a price caused many powerful figures to gasp in shock. An eighth-grade pill that has undergone the Seven-Colored Pill Lightning is a pill that would be of great benefit even to peak Dou Zun experts or even Dou Zun experts who have begun to compress their Dou Qi.

This person can actually produce three at once! That's terrifying!

The powerful figures who had just been bidding against Xiao Li immediately fell silent. Several of them had sinister looks in their eyes, clenched their fists, and had already come up with a plan. There were still some final items to be auctioned, and they didn't want to waste their money.

"This friend has offered three Seven-Colored Thunder Pills, Grade 8. Are there any other bids?"

The entire room fell silent, with no one bidding. Xiao Li then offered three Seven-Colored Thunder Pills of Grade Eight. Kong Xuanzi checked them one by one, nodded, and flicked his finger to give Xiao Li the jade bottle containing the essence blood of a ninth-order magical beast.

Xiao Li accepted the jade bottle and put it into his storage ring. His soul power had already sensed many gazes coming towards him, many of which were malicious. Xiao Li just grinned.

If you can't get what you want through legitimate means, what can you do? Kill and rob, of course.