Chapter 0869: The Appearance of the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor

“Blind fools! Back off!” At that moment, a sharp cry rang out, and a beautiful woman stepped forward. Her strength was on par with Fei Li’s, at the peak of the Divine King stage.
“The servant was blind and failed to recognize your status. Please forgive me!” The beautiful woman smiled. “I’m Lü Yu, one of the main disciples in the Treasure Association. With your strength, you certainly don’t need an invitation!”
“Hmm, I heard there are innate divine artifacts, great path artifacts, and even the bones of half-saints in the Treasure Association. Is that true?” Huang Long retracted the light in his hand and asked casually.
Lü Yu smiled. “That’s true.” She then handed Huang Long a jade card that resembled both gold and silver. “As a half-saint, you deserve to be a guest in our Treasure Association. Please come with your friends; I’ll take you to the guest room!”
Huang Long held the jade card. On its surface were the words “Treasure Association,” exuding an aura of wealth. The restrictions inscribed within its space were quite complex.
“May I ask which great world you come from?” Lü Yu asked as she led Huang Long and the others into the palace.
“Is that a rule of the Treasure Association?” Huang Long countered.
Lü Yu paused briefly before smiling. “You’re joking. I was just curious, not a rule.”
Huang Long nodded.
When Huang Long and the others entered the palace, someone in the crowd stared at them, his eyes filled with murderous intent—it was the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor!
“Hehe, good! I didn’t expect this kid to come to the Treasure Association too. It seems I don’t need to go to the Hongmeng Great World anymore!” the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor sneered.
“What? Brother Heaven-Hatred, does that kid have a grudge against you?” asked a blond young man beside him.
The Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor smiled. “Nine Heavens Sect Master, I have a big deal for you. Are you interested?”
The blond young man laughed. “Oh? A big deal? If it’s that important, I’m definitely interested!”
The two exchanged smiles before being led to the guest room by a disciple of the Treasure Association.
At that moment, Lü Yu led Huang Long and the others to a small palace. Huang Long realized that the entire palace was actually a great path artifact—and not just any one.
There were over ten thousand great path artifacts in the entire universe, varying in power.
It was said that the Treasure Saint who created the Treasure Realm had classified these artifacts into six tiers based on their strength.

Those in the top 100 can be called sacred-grade great path artifacts, renowned throughout the heavens. Those from 100 to 300 are called supreme-grade great path artifacts. Those from 300 to 1,000 are of king-grade, from 1,000 to 3,000 are of high-grade, from 3,000 to 5,000 are of medium-grade, and those above 5,000 are of low-grade, which are ordinary great path artifacts.

The Chaos Bell, ranked 12th, is of sacred-grade.

The Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron, ranked 38th, is also of sacred-grade.

As for the World Tree, there’s no need to say more.

However, right now, the Chaos Bell on Huang Long isn’t repaired, and the World Tree is incomplete, so the most powerful one remains the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron.

After Green Jade led Huang Long and the others into the VIP room, she left. Before departing, she gave Huang Long a message token, saying he could send her a message if he needed anything.

“Second brother, even the bones of half-saints are up for auction at this treasure fair. I wonder what their prices are?!” Huang Liang asked at that moment.

Huang Long smiled and said, “I naturally know what’s on your mind. But we can’t afford the bones of half-saints!”

The bones of a divine king cost one million innate divine pills!

But the price of half-saint bones isn’t a hundred or a thousand times that—it’s one billion innate divine pills!

One billion innate divine pills!

Even if Huang Long sold those five first-grade spiritual veins, it would still be only a fraction of that amount.

One billion innate divine pills is equivalent to one king-grade spiritual vein.

However, even just a set of half-saint bones, if fused with those of a divine king, could give the divine king a chance to break through to half-saint level!

Of course, it’s just a chance—not guaranteed.

Breaking through to half-saint level is extremely difficult!

Ten thousand divine kings might not even succeed in breaking through to half-saint level.

Back then, Huang Long successively refined and absorbed the divine king bodies of people like Durali, completely devouring and integrating their soul powers, thereby enhancing both his physical and spiritual strength and gaining the opportunity to break through.

Yet, thinking back to that breakthrough to half-saint level, Huang Long still feels it was a bit too smooth.

During his cultivation, Huang Long felt as though he had merged with the Hongmeng Great World before successfully breaking through!

“Maybe it’s because of the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron!” Huang Long thought to himself.

The Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron is the great path artifact of the Hongmeng Sacred King and has some connection to the Hongmeng Great World. By relying on the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron, or rather, the power of the Hongmeng Great World, Huang Long was able to break through so easily.

“The treasure fair is about to begin!” At that moment, a voice came from the auction hall below.

Huang Long snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the auction hall. He saw a gray-haired old man with a beaming smile stepping onto the auction stage to oversee the auction.

This gray-haired old man lacked any aura or power fluctuations at all, but Huang Long could tell he was even more terrifying than the Heaven-Hating Demon Ancestor!

Powerhouses from at least three eras, four eras, or even five or six eras!
When the gray-haired elder appeared, chaos ensued in the auction hall below.
Clearly, many powerful figures from great worlds recognized this gray-haired elder.
“This treasure fair will be presided over by this old man,” said the gray-haired elder with an unchanged smile, his voice penetrating through countless times and spaces, silencing the crowd.
“This gray-haired elder is the sixth disciple of Treasure Saint, known as the Withered Leaf Elder!” At that moment, Ok said to Yellow Dragon, “Among Treasure Saint’s disciples, he ranks fourth in strength. I’ve heard from Lord Saint King that he is a powerhouse from six eras!”
Six eras, and fourth in strength among Treasure Saint’s disciples!
Yellow Dragon was shocked. How strong then was the disciple ranked first among them?
“Treasure Saint’s eldest disciple is named Fa Tian. According to Lord Saint King, his strength has already reached the peak of a Half Saint!” As if knowing Yellow Dragon’s thoughts, Ok continued, “Fa Tian is also Treasure Saint’s proudest disciple and the one most likely among the treasures of this realm to break through and become a true Saint!”
Peak Half Saint, twelve eras!
Yellow Dragon was once again astonished.
For Half Saint powerhouses, five eras represent the first major hurdle, while ten eras represent the second. Without extraordinary opportunities, it’s impossible to break through to the eleventh era. Breaking from the eleventh era to the twelfth is even harder—by tens of thousands, even millions of times!
And this Fa Tian was a Half Saint from twelve eras!
Twelve eras—true peak of a Half Saint!
Some even say that even a Saint King would find it extremely difficult to kill a Half Saint who has reached the peak of twelve eras!
Yellow Dragon was in shock. The auction had already begun below. The first item up for auction was a flying artifact crafted by a Saint, one capable of traversing the universe and timespace. However, lacking the laws of the Great Path, it had not transformed into a Great Path artifact.