Chapter 1973: Chapter 871: A Thousand Origin Crystals, Returning to the Ancestral God

Dongfang Xu regrets to this day that he was one step too late five thousand years ago. Had he arrived at the Primordial Demon Sect earlier and seized the opportunity, there was a high probability he could have acquired enough resources to advance his cultivation to the level of a High-stage Divine Sovereign.

These years, he had heard of many Heavenly Sovereigns who, after the downfall of the Primordial Demon Sect, used the resources they captured to advance by one stage.

Compared to them, his feelings of regret became even more profound.

Now, Nangong Yi of his own clan claimed to have been part of that grand event back then, which naturally excited him. Of course, he would not and dared not rob, but he felt a sense of participation nonetheless.

“Elder Yi is truly fortunate to have personally experienced that significant event.”

Han Yi cupped his fists and said, “It was pure luck, pure luck.”

“I heard that there are preferential treatments for elders within the clan when trading in the pavilion; does that still apply?”

Han Yi cut straight to the point and inquired.

Dongfang Xu nodded, “Indeed, that counts. All elders are treated the same. Compared to other outsiders, whether buying or selling, they enjoy discounts.”

Upon hearing this, Han Yi took out the first Miracle Stone he had obtained. This stone was not held in his hand, but rather stored in a special spatial container, and within this container, the surface of the stone was still billowing with crimson magma.

“This Miracle Stone was acquired from the Primordial Demon Hall. Its properties are incredibly powerful. Even I would be scorched if I were to touch it with my Physical Body.”

“Moreover, the magma flowing from the stone should be useful in refining Initial Stage or even Middle-stage Ancient Artifacts.”

“I suspect that this stone might be a World Core.”

“Elder Xu, please appraise it.”

Han Yi handed over the spatial container to Dongfang Xu whose expression turned solemn. He had heard of Han Yi’s strength–the fact that it could scorch Han Yi’s flesh meant that he himself would likely face difficulty in handling it directly.

Furthermore, given its immense power, it must be no ordinary item, certainly a Strange Treasure of Chaos Level.

After receiving it, Dongfang Xu extended a stream of Divine Thoughts into the container. Then his expression changed, and his eyes trembled.

Then, he sent multiple threads of Divine Thoughts into the container, probing in every way. These Divine Thoughts formed a Divine Art of considerable Daoist Level for investigation, delving deep into the study of this Miracle Stone that wasn’t very large.

A full quarter of an hour later, Dongfang Xu withdrew all his Divine Thoughts and nodded.

“It’s just as Elder Yi said, this Miracle Stone is indeed a World Core.”

“This World Core goes by another name–the Heart of Extreme Fire.”

“This Heart of Extreme Fire is of a very high level. The Great World it originated from must have given birth to cultivators at the level of High-level Venerable Sage, enabling such powerful characteristics.”

Han Yi’s face lit up upon hearing this.

Before this, he had reviewed materials and therefore had some conjectures about the stone.

The so-called World Core is a Supreme Treasure formed as a world grows. These treasures possess various peculiar qualities and have a wide range of applications: they can be used in artistic cultivation, Artifact Refining, Pill Refining, or fused into Ancient Artifacts to enhance their power.

The strength of a World Core can grow as the world expands and its level increases. This World Core could melt even the Divine Body of a Middle-stage Divine Sovereign like Han Yi, which proves its level corresponds at least to High-stage.

“I wonder how many Origin Crystals this Heart of Extreme Fire can be exchanged for,” asked Han Yi.

Dongfang Xu pondered for a moment and replied:

“This item is precious. Three Chaos Eras ago, our pavilion acquired a similar one. If exchanged for Origin Crystals, it would be worth about one hundred and twenty crystals.”

“For an elder within the clan, the preferential price would be one hundred and twenty-eight crystals.”

Han Yi’s face beamed.

In the second level of space within the Primordial Demon Hall, he had encountered three Origin Crystal veins. Although each was only a few kilometers long and considered the smallest type of vein, each provided him Life Seeds equivalent to over a hundred Origin Crystals.

Now this Miracle Stone was roughly the equivalent to one vein of Origin Crystals, which naturally filled his heart with great joy.

“Very well, then let it be as Elder Xu said, exchanged for one hundred and twenty-eight Origin Crystals.”

Then he took out another spatial container which held a purple lotus planted within. The soil required for the lotus, although only about thirty yards in area, emitted a faint purple halo intermittently, clearly a rare treasure.

When Han Yi had ‘dug’ in the Primordial Demon Hall, this lotus along with the unique soil within three yards, were all scooped up by him.

The creation of spatial containers by a Heavenly Sovereign’s power was not surprising as they could in short order generate powerful space containers.

Dongfang Xu took the container and his Divine Thoughts probed into it once again. Then his eyes slightly lit up.

“This is the Mist Purple Lotus. Oh my, this lotus has eight sections, meaning it has been planted for eight Chaos Eras.”

“The Primordial Demon Hall, ah, that was the cultivation domain of the Master of Primordial Demon, filled with numerous Supreme Treasures. Items like the Heart of Extreme Fire and Mist Purple Lotus were surely common.”

“What a pity–such a pity.”

Dongfang Xu’s expression became regretful once again, convinced that if he had been the one to go, he surely would have acquired these treasures.

He shifted his expression and refocused on the Mist Purple Lotus to evaluate:

“This Mist Purple Lotus, having eight sections, indicates it has been around for eight Chaos Eras. Based on past records in the pavilion and the Divine City, with three such known occurrences, a Purple Lotus with eight sections would normally be priced around seventy Origin Crystals. For elders of the clan, the preferential price would be seventy-five Origin Crystals.”

Han Yi nodded, having already checked all the treasures on him, so he had a rough idea of their worth and thus had a broad sense of the price they could fetch.