"It seems that you indeed have many mysteries about you. The Ice - Soul Cold Crystal is far too precious. I'm afraid Nie Tian has nothing to exchange for it. If all you want, young man, are crystals, that's even more unacceptable. Nie Tian will never take advantage of you for nothing!" Nie Tian said as he looked at Ding Hao.
"Oh, senior is truly an upright and noble - minded person. In that case, Ding Hao won't be at too much of a disadvantage if he exchanges this with senior. How about this? Senior gives a hundred top - grade crystals, a thousand upper - grade crystals, and also agrees to do three things for Ding Hao. Of course, I won't ask senior to do things that go against your principles!" After observing Nie Tian for a moment, Ding Hao said.
"Good. In that case, consider it that Nie Tian is taking advantage of you, young man. Nie Tian will surely repay you in the future. I don't know what you want Nie Tian to do, young man?" Hearing what Ding Hao said, Nie Tian readily agreed.
"Hehe. For the moment, I haven't thought of anything. It won't be too late to make a request when the need arises!" As he said this, he handed over the Ice - Soul Cold Crystal, and Nie Tian also gave the crystals to Ding Hao.
Although crystals can assist cultivators in their cultivation, they are not particularly precious in the cultivation world. They are just necessities for cultivators. Many sects have their own crystal mines. Therefore, large sects don't lack crystals at all. Of course, top - grade crystals are still quite precious.
The Limitless Demon Sect originally had a small crystal mine area, which could barely support the cultivation of the sect's disciples. However, because of its weak power, it was finally forcibly occupied by the Soul - Devouring Sect. Since they couldn't even ensure the crystals for cultivation, the Limitless Demon Sect had been in a worse and worse situation ever since.
After a while, Nie Tian asked curiously, "Young man, aren't you afraid that I'll just snatch it by force? Although I've promised you, if I go back on my word, you'll be helpless, young man."
Seeing Nie Tian's confusion, Ding Hao explained, "Although senior has a somewhat bad reputation, Ding Hao knows that you are not a despicable person who would act like that!" After a pause, Ding Hao said with pride, "I'm no match for you, senior, but if I try my best to escape, I'm not completely without a chance. Do you believe that, senior?"
"Haha. If these words came from someone else, I certainly wouldn't believe them. But since it's you who said them, Nie Tian would rather believe you. It's rare for a young man to trust Nie Tian like this. Nie Tian will be your friend. No matter what happens between you and Xianran in the future, Nie Tian will never be partial!"
Hearing his words, Feng Xianran glared at Ding Hao again.
Ding Hao seemed to ignore it and said to Nie Tian, "In that case, Ding Hao thanks senior for your kindness. I don't know what senior wants to talk to Miss Feng about?"
Seeing that Ding Hao had put away the crystals, Nie Tian said, "Brother Ding Hao, Nie Tian will remember your kindness today. I came to talk to Xianran about some details of the Treasure - Gathering Sect's assembly. You are not from the Purgatory Demon Sect, so it's not convenient for Nie Tian to tell you. Please forgive me. I'll take my leave now!" As he said this, he gave Feng Xianran a look and left. Feng Xianran gave Ding Hao a reluctant look and then followed.
It seemed that Ding Hao had suffered a great loss by exchanging the Ice - Soul Cold Crystal with Nie Tian, but Ding Hao had his own plan. What Ding Hao valued was not the exchanged crystals, but mainly the three conditions that Nie Tian had promised.
Although Ding Hao didn't have anything to ask Nie Tian for at present, with Nie Tian's cultivation level and his relationship with Feng Aotian, he would be of help to Ding Hao sooner or later. Although the Ice - Soul Cold Crystal was precious, Ding Hao couldn't use it for the time being. In that case, it would be more cost - effective to make the best use of it at the most appropriate time.
By this time, Ding Hao had long given up the habit of sleeping. Cultivation had replaced sleep. A whole night of meditation passed in the blink of an eye. Although the Limitless Demon Skill improved one's cultivation speed rapidly, Ding Hao still seized every moment to enhance his strength. At this time, although Ding Hao was only at the Integration Stage, he could still put up a fight even against someone at the middle stage of the Heart - Stirring Stage.
If it was just to escape, with his current strength to drive the Against - Heaven Demon Sword, Ding Hao believed that even someone at the late stage of the Distraction Stage couldn't catch up with him. If the opponent was negligent, he might even be able to escape in front of someone at the early stage of the Integration Stage. This was the reason why he wasn't afraid of Nie Tian snatching by force. If he couldn't win in a fight, couldn't he escape?
Just as the sky was getting slightly bright, Elder Wu invited him outside the door. Perhaps this person had also noticed Feng Xianran's unusual feelings for Ding Hao. In addition, Ding Hao's behavior was neither servile nor overbearing. Although his strength was relatively weak, he was full of mystery, so he couldn't be underestimated. As a result, his attitude towards Ding Hao had become much more friendly. He was no longer as dismissive as he was at the beginning, as if he was ready to kill Ding Hao at any time.
When they arrived at Feng Xianran's room, they found that several people from the Purgatory Demon Sect had already arrived. Nie Tian was still leisurely drinking tea with a smile on his lips. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the deal he made with Ding Hao yesterday. He even felt that Ding Hao was much more pleasing to the eye. When he saw Ding Hao enter, he smiled kindly at him as a greeting. Although the three elders were no longer as 反感 towards Ding Hao as before, they didn't give Ding Hao a good look either. They just nodded coldly at Ding Hao as a greeting. Even so, Ding Hao was already flattered. When Feng Xianran saw Ding Hao enter, her originally calm eyes immediately showed an astonishing change, like a small stone being thrown into water, causing ripples.
Although the really precious treasures would appear on the last day, there were also no shortage of rare items on the first two days. Because the items auctioned on the first two days had a price and could be measured by crystals, the purpose of most people coming here was actually for the items auctioned on these two days.
The items auctioned on the last day were indeed even rarer, but not everyone could get involved. Except for some wealthy and powerful sects, no one had the ability to acquire them. Even if they had enough wealth for exchange, they had to consider whether they could keep the items after leaving the Treasure - Gathering Sect's territory.
When they arrived at the hall of the Treasure - Gathering Sect, they found that it was extremely luxurious. The whole hall was built with Lin Yao Stones. There were hundreds of tables of different sizes in the hall. Each table had a small plaque with a number on it. In front of the hall was probably where the auction was held. There was a small jade hammer on the table. It looked exquisitely small, but Ding Hao sensed the fluctuation of magic power from it. Ding Hao immediately knew that this hammer might also be a treasure. At this time, the auction hadn't started yet, and there were no Treasure - Gathering Sect staff on the stage.
Ding Hao and the others just walked towards the front. After a while, a person came to lead them to a spacious table reserved for the Purgatory Demon Sect in advance. There were some fruits on the table. It seemed that a powerful sect enjoyed different treatment from ordinary cultivators. Ding Hao's place was closest to the auction platform, and the tables and chairs they sat on were different from those of others.
Just as Ding Hao was looking around, suddenly a huge momentum came from the side. Turning his head to look, he found several people walking over. They all wore yellow Taoist robes with a pattern of the sun and the moon intertwined on the chest. Ding Hao knew at a glance that these people must be from the Taoist Luofu Sect that Feng Xianran had mentioned. Feng Xianran had said that the people of this sect were the most arrogant. Ding Hao took a closer look and knew that what Feng Xianran said was true. Among these people, a middle - aged man with a yellow robe and white edges was the most extraordinary to Ding Hao. Looking at his imposing manner, he was truly a man of Tao. However, when this man saw Nie Tian, his momentum suddenly rose, and his eyes stared at Nie Tian as if they were spitting fire. Ding Hao knew that this man must know Nie Tian.
Seeing his momentum, Nie Tian just smiled slightly and ignored him. Seeing that Nie Tian didn't react, this man just snorted coldly and continued to walk forward. Behind him was a young man with a rough face. Looking at his physique, he was only half an inch shorter than Ding Hao. His eyes were extremely arrogant, as if he were the king of heaven. Although his momentum was much weaker than that of the middle - aged man who had just glared at Nie Tian, his look of disdain was even more intense. Ding Hao disliked this man's expression when he saw it. Judging from his arrogant character, he immediately knew this man's weakness and couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt.
After these people passed by, Feng Xianran told Ding Hao that the middle - aged man with a yellow robe and white edges was the junior brother of Yu Henshui, the sect leader of the Luofu Sect. His name was He Zhizhang, and his strength was outstanding. He had just broken through to the early stage of the Integration Stage. He had once suffered a small loss at the hands of Nie Tian. Decades ago, this man represented the Luofu Sect to wipe out the second - rate demonic sect, the Heart - Demon Sect. It happened that Nie Tian was visiting the Heart - Demon Sect at that time and intervened.
This man not only didn't gain an advantage in the battle with Nie Tian but also got slightly injured. Finally, he returned in defeat. Since then, he had hated Nie Tian bitterly. The young man behind He Zhizhang was Zhu Mingyao, a rising star of the Luofu Sect. It was rumored that he was the illegitimate son of Yu Henshui, the sect leader of the Luofu Sect. Whether it was true or not was unknown, but Zhou Jianping really loved this man very much. This man's talent for cultivation was excellent. Although his way of handling things was somewhat lacking and not liked by the Taoist sect, his strength was indeed remarkable. He, Bai Yuqing of the Qingyun Sect, and Ning Duxu of the Chicheng Sect were known as the Three Talents of the Taoist Sect.
Before long, people from the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Palace and the Sword Demon Palace also arrived one after another. People from the Taoist Chicheng Sect had also arrived, but they were far from where Ding Hao was sitting, so he couldn't see them clearly.
By this time, the hour had arrived. Ordinarily, the auction should start immediately, but a tall and thin old man from the Treasure - Gathering Sect said that the people from the Qingyun Sect hadn't arrived yet and asked everyone to wait for a while. The people from the Taoist sect thought it was reasonable, but the demonic sects obviously didn't buy it. They kept shouting for this man to start the auction quickly. The expressions of the people from the three major demonic sects were getting worse and worse. Hen Di kept whispering to this tall and thin old man. It was unknown what they were talking about, but judging from the sad face of the tall and thin old man, it was definitely not something nice. Just when the people from the demonic sects were making a big fuss, a bold and unrestrained voice came from outside the door, "I'm late, everyone. Please forgive me!"
As the voice faded, several more people walked in from the door. The leader was an immortal - looking old man with a flowing beard. Wherever this man passed, the noise of the demonic sects immediately decreased a lot. When he arrived at the front stage, the noise had become almost inaudible. This man seemed to be very satisfied with the effect of his appearance. He kept saying "hehe" to apologize, but looking at his expression, he didn't seem to have the slightest sense of embarrassment. Ding Hao secretly called him hypocritical in his heart.
Just as Ding Hao was about to turn his head away, the face of a woman appeared in his eyes. Ding Hao was startled. He secretly exclaimed what a beautiful woman. This woman's beauty was no less than that of Feng Xianran and Shi Yushuang, and she even seemed a little more beautiful than the two women. This woman's temperament was extraordinary, giving a feeling of floating like an immortal. Ding Hao immediately knew that this woman was Bai Yuqing, the so - called most beautiful woman in the Taoist sect. She was truly like a lotus emerging from the water, untouched by the mortal world. Ding Hao stared at this woman without any pretense.
Bai Yuqing seemed to sense Ding Hao's gaze. Her eyes swept towards Ding Hao, and then a powerful true qi like a surging wave came. Ding Hao felt a pain all over his body. One pain was caused by the pressure from the woman's eyes, but this pain wasn't real and disappeared in a flash. The other pain was in his thigh, which was a real and intense pain, and the pain was still increasing. Looking down, it turned out that Feng Xianran was pinching his thigh hard with both hands. Looking at her red - flushed hands, she probably even used her true qi. Ding Hao immediately knew why this woman was so angry!