A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Han Li's eyes instantly lit up slightly at the sight of the black claw, and Weeping Soul also sat up a little straighter.

This Infernal Ghost Claw was one of the two immortal treasures that she desired.

The auctioneer cast an incantation seal into the black claw, and a dense whirlwind of black runes instantly flew out from within, sending a gust of fierce yin wind erupting out of the giant claw.

Even though restrictions had been set up near the auction platform, a burst of bone-chilling yin power still swept over the entire venue, and some of the auction-goers with lesser cultivation bases were left trembling in their seats.

The auctioneer changed an incantation, and the black claw instantly swelled to the size of a house before grabbing onto a huge, black rock that was several hundred feet tall beside the platform.

According to the rules of the Sun Moon Pavilion, a demonstration had to be held for all offensive immortal treasures presented in the auction to allow auction-goers to witness their power. The black rock was a material that was renowned for its resilience, making it the perfect subject for such demonstrations.

Several immortal treasures had already been tested on the giant rock, so it was riddled with pits and bumps, but was still overall intact.

A faint thud rang out as the black claw fell upon the huge rock, and the latter was instantly split into around a dozen pieces, with plumes of green smoke rising up from the cross-sections, indicating severe corrosion.

Many of the auction-goers couldn't help but gasp upon seeing this, while Weeping Soul's eyes lit up with excitement.

In contrast, Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this. Given the Infernal Ghost Claw's immense offensive prowess, it was undoubtedly the most powerful immortal treasure to have been presented thus far, so its final price was almost certainly going to be an astronomical one.

With fifty million Immortal Origin Stones in his possession, securing this treasure was not an issue, but it would leave him very short on funds for the rest of the auction.

"I'm not a cultivator of yin ghost law powers, so I can only unleash less than a tenth of this treasure's power. In the hands of someone who can make full use of it, this Infernal Ghost Claw is sure to be unimaginably powerful. Without further ado, let the bidding begin. The starting price is eight million Immortal Origin Stones, and each bid must go up by an increment of at least five hundred thousand Immortal Origin Stones," the auctioneer declared.

"8,600,000!"

"9,200,000"

"Ten million!"

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Swayed by the demonstration of its power, many of the auction-goers were bidding for the Infernal Ghost Claw, even though cultivators of yin ghost law powers were very rare.

Han Li chose not to take part in the bidding for now. He was determined to secure the treasure, so he just had to make sure to place the final bid.

Before long, the price was raised to fifteen million Immortal Origin Stones, and most of the bidders had already dropped out of the bidding war.

"Sixteen million!"

Han Li finally placed his first bid.

"16,500,000!"

An elderly voice rang out from a nearby VIP booth.

Han Li cast his gaze toward the VIP booth in question.

Even though all of the booths were enshrouded in powerful restrictions, they weren't able to keep out his Infernal Devilish Eyes.

Han Li had opened virtually all of his profound acupoints in the Asura Blood Gate, including some in his eyes, thereby significantly enhancing the power of his Infernal Devilish Eyes.

During the initial stages of cultivating the Infernal Devilish Eyes, one's pupils would release purple light that grew brighter as one's mastery of the ability deepened.

However, once the Infernal Devilish Eyes were cultivated to a certain level, the purple light would gradually fade and turn to black, and a pair of pure black pupils were the telltale sign of full mastery of the Infernal Devilish Eyes.

Han Li was currently not far away from this level of mastery.

Inside the other booth was a gray-robed elderly man at the early-Great Encompassment Stage. He was holding a white cane that looked as if it were crafted from human bone, and he was oblivious to Han Li's intrusive gaze.

There was a nervous look on his face, indicating that this was as deep as his pockets could go.

"I can sense some tension and agitation in his soul fluctuations, so he must be close to reaching his limit," Weeping Soul said.

Han Li took a surprised glance at Weeping Soul, then placed another bid, raising the price to eighteen million.

The gray-robed elderly man heaved a long sigh and dropped out of the bidding war.

With that, the entire venue fell silent.

The Infernal Ghost Claw was indeed an extremely powerful treasure, but this price was already beyond what it was worth.

Both Han Li and Weeping Soul were very pleased to see this, and the auctioneer was also very happy with this price.

Right as he was about to make a final enquiry for further bids, a cold voice rang out from another VIP booth.

"Nineteen million!"

Weeping Soul's face immediately fell upon hearing this, and Han Li's brows also furrowed slightly as he cast his gaze toward the booth in question.

Sitting inside the booth were six black-robed figures with hoods over their heads to completely conceal their faces.

Furthermore, there was a layer of rippling, black light flowing over all of their hoods, and the black light was able to keep even Han Li's Infernal Devilish Eyes at bay.

All six of them were currently seated in silence, and it was unclear who the bidder was.

Right at this moment, one of the smaller figures of the six raised their head slightly, seemingly having detected Han Li's probing, and they swept a sleeve through the air to conjure up a cloud of dense, red mist in the booth, completely keeping out Han Li's Infernal Devilish Eyes.

"Twenty million!" Han Li declared while simultaneously giving Weeping Soul a look, and she immediately understood his intentions, closing her eyes to examine the soul fluctuations of the six figures in the other booth.

However, she then quickly reopened her eyes and said in a defeated manner, "It's not working. The bidder is also a cultivator of soul-related law powers, and they're able to conceal their soul fluctuations from me."

Han Li's heart sank slightly upon hearing this.

"Twenty-two million!" the voice from the other booth snapped, seemingly growing a little annoyed by Han Li's persistence.

"Let's just leave it, Master, it's too expensive," Weeping Soul said, but the reluctance in her voice was very apparent.

Han Li gave Weeping Soul a reassuring look, then made another bid.

"Twenty-five million!"

A stir ran through the entire venue as everyone turned to Han Li's booth, but their prying eyes were kept out by the restrictions that he had set up earlier.

"Twenty-seven million!" the cold voice retaliated after a brief silence.

"Thirty million!" Han Li countered, much to the astonishment of all of the other auction-goers.

Thirty million Immortal Origin Stones was far too steep a price to pay for the Infernal Ghost Claw, but he had already promised to secure it for Weeping Soul, so he couldn't back down.

On top of that, the Infernal Ghost Claw really was perfectly suited to Weeping Soul's law powers, so it was a worthy investment.

A tall and thin figure in the other booth cast a cold gaze toward Han Li's booth for a moment, then gave a cold harrumph and placed no further bids.

On the auction platform, the ecstatic auctioneer quickly made a final enquiry for further bids, then declared the Infernal Ghost Claw as sold.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was rather concerned by his remaining balance of only twenty million Immortal Origin Stones.

The other immortal treasure that Weeping Soul had her sights set on wasn't inferior to the Infernal Ghost Claw, so that was most likely also going to be very expensive, and he also had to purchase materials for the Essence Fire Child on top of that.

Before long, Lan Mei was sent to deliver the Infernal Ghost Claw to his booth.

Han Li issued the Immortal Origin Stones, while Weeping Soul gleefully sucked the Infernal Ghost Claw into her body for refinement.

"Lan Mei, is it possible for me to sell treasure to your Sun Moon Pavilion?" Han Li asked.

"Of course! What would you like to sell, Senior?" Lan Mei asked.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to summon around a dozen head-sized blue crystals, all of which were flashing with radiant lightning.

Tremendous lightning law power fluctuations erupted out of the blue crystals, causing Lan Mei to tremble uncontrollably, while her complexion also turned deathly pale.

Han Li immediately conjured up a golden lightning barrier upon seeing this, containing most of the lightning law power fluctuations, and only then was Lan Mei able to steady herself.

After giving the blue crystals a close examination, a stunned look appeared on her face as she concluded, "These are Lightning Shock Stones!"

"That's correct. How much can I sell them for?" Han Li asked.

Lightning Shock Stones were a type of premium lighting-attribute material. It was inferior to the Earth Emperor Cyrstal and the Heavenly Vajra Diamond, but certainly not by much.

He had stumbled upon these Lightning Shock Stones in the heart of the Five Light Lightning Region while refining his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

"By my estimates, every single one of these Lightning Shock Stones is over a million Immortal Origin Stones in value. I can't handle such a large transaction myself, so please wait a moment while I fetch an administrative elder," Lan Mei said before hurriedly departing.

Han Li was in no hurry, and he cast his gaze down toward the plaza below, then shifted his attention to the booth from before.

Given the powerful concealment abilities of their black cloaks, the six figures in the booth clearly had something to hide.

There would've been no need for them to do this had they just been normal vagrant cultivators, so could it be that they were from the Nine Origins Temple, the Hundred Creations Mountain, or the Golden Origin Immortal Palace?

All of a sudden, a concerning thought sprang into his mind.

Could it be that they have something to do with me?

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