The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Inside the top floor.

"Fellow Daoist Da Mo, is that a disciple of your Da Mo Academy?" Dragon God Daoist frowned and looked at Da Mo Daoist, asking:

"You're really generous, even bestowing large amounts of treasures upon your disciples. Tens of thousands of cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, just like that, you took it out without a second thought."

"Ok?"

Daoist Da Mo immediately looked over, and seeing Daoist Long Shen's smiling face, he also smiled, "This is a treasure-hunting competition, so naturally the main focus is on 'competition.' As for whether I will bestow treasures upon my disciples, that is none of Daoist Long Shen's concern."

Over the course of nearly a century, he had a lot of contact with Lei Zhan, and naturally knew that the cultivator bidding was Lei Zhan.

However, his relationship with the Dragon God Dao Lord was so-so, and he was quite disdainful of the Dragon God Dao Lord's fondness for currying favor with those Dao Lords of Life and Death. Naturally, he wouldn't patiently explain that Lei Zhan was not a disciple of his Great Mo Academy.

“Of course.” Dragon God Daoist Lord didn’t mind and smiled faintly. “Since Fellow Daoist Da Mo has spoken, then I won’t stand on ceremony.”

He asked casually. Although he liked to make friends with strong people, they were all top-tier individuals from the Endless Territories. Naturally, he wasn't interested in the World Realm cultivators of the Great Mo Academy.

“This treasure would cost at least 100,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid outside, so I can make a small profit.” Dragon God Daoist said with a smile, “I’ll offer 60,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid!”

……

Immediately, the entire hall fell silent.

The Dao Lords of Life and Death on the top floor have raised their bids! It seems to be that Dragon God Dao Lord again! In one fell swoop, he caused the price to skyrocket with overwhelming force!

"They directly requested nearly 20,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid?" The voice of the Dragon God Dao Lord echoed in Lei Zhan's ears, but his face remained calm.

During this treasure-hunting event, even his three servants won numerous prizes, but Lei Zhan himself made no move, waiting for this treasure that could accelerate time.

It can be said that if necessary, Lei Zhan could use all 140,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid in his hands to purchase this treasure.

Of course, Lei Zhan wasn't stupid. If the value was close to or even exceeded the value of the treasure itself, he wouldn't be foolish enough to compete for it.

"Seventy thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid!" Lei Zhan announced. While increasing the price by nine thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid at once wasn't as high as the Dragon God Dao Lord's, it was still a significant price increase at this level.

"Seventy thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, is there anything higher?" The beautiful woman looked around, but her gaze lingered more on the top floor.

Although there were restrictions separating them, allowing only those inside to see out while those outside could not detect anything, she knew very well that the top floor was a place only Dao Lords could enter.

"Eighty thousand cubic meters!" Almost immediately after Lei Zhan's voice, Dragon God Daoist spoke again.

“Eighty thousand cubic meters…” Lei Zhan glanced at the top floor on one side of the hall. This price was already very high, and the people who came to compete for the treasure were all very rational and would not act recklessly.

And the Dragon God Daoist will likely bid on another item, the Universe Flowing Cloud Palace, later...

"Eighty-one thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid." Just as the palace in the air was about to fall, Lei Zhan bid again.

The beautiful woman immediately looked over and smiled: "Eighty-one thousand cubic meters, is there anything even higher?"

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Throughout the entire hall, whether it was the cultivators sitting in the main hall or those hiding in the rooms on the second floor, everyone naturally looked over.

Let's see who it is that has competed with a Dao Lord of Life and Death to this extent.

"Huh? On the third floor? Are they disciples of the Great Mo Academy?"

"The disciples of the Great Mo Academy are truly extraordinary."

"Goodness! Those who went to the third floor must only be at the World Realm, right? Not only did they compete with the Dao Lord of Life and Death, but they didn't even hesitate for more than 80,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid!"

"The one who can produce such a massive amount of Chaos Spirit Liquid must be a disciple greatly favored by Daoist Damo! Is it Fulong? Or Qijue? Or perhaps Dongjun?"

The rooms where they had previously stayed were inconspicuous, and the items up for auction were treasures that even World Realm cultivators could use, so few cultivators noticed them.

After all, there are still many disciples of the Great Mo Academy on the third floor of the treasure competition. When those disciples do make a move, they are quite domineering.

After all, this is their territory, and since they are bidding from the third floor, they generally care about saving face.

But now, the price of tens of thousands of cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid keeps rising, completely exceeding the level of 99% of the World Realm cultivators, which has aroused great curiosity among many cultivators.

“Eighty-one thousand cubic meters… Little fellow from the Great Mo Academy, this treasure is yours.” The Dragon God Daoist on the top floor suddenly spoke, his voice seemingly carrying a profound meaning.

Purchasing this Eternal Low-Grade Divine Weapon named Chenguang Baoque for 81,000 yuan yields very little Chaos Spirit Liquid; it can hardly be considered a bargain.

After all, besides wanting to acquire the Huanyu Liuyun Palace, he also had the intention of finding some bargains and earning some Chaos Spirit Liquid.

Even other Dao Lords, including Da Mo Dao Jun and Shui Feng Zi, had similar thoughts.

Of course, most importantly, the presence of the Great Mo Daojun nearby made him quite wary.

Although the current Great Mo Daojun is also a third-step Daojun like him, he is a powerful and heaven-defying Daojun, even comparable to a powerful Daojun on the verge of merging with the Dao.

Even though the Dragon God Dao Lord had made many powerful Dao Lords as friends, he naturally did not want to make a deadly enemy over such a trivial matter.

"Eighty-one thousand cubic meters, is there anything even higher?" the beautiful woman asked, and the palace in the sky began to slowly descend, finally landing in her palm. "The magic treasure, Chenguang Treasure Palace, is over."

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"For the sake of Daoist Da Mo?" Lei Zhan remained seated, slowly sipping his wine from the flask, his heart filled with complex emotions. Eighty-one thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, while considerable, was within Lei Zhan's expectations. However, Daoist Da Mo's final words about abandoning the competition for the treasure still left Lei Zhan somewhat helpless.

"It seems I need to break through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death as soon as possible. Besides breaking through, if there's an opportunity, I should also join some major powers."

Strong individuals are usually solitary, but in reality, very few truly go it alone; they are usually backed by powerful forces.

For example, the Wine Saint, who ranks first in this era, is from the Dark Kingdom. The other Dao Lords all come from one of the six major forces in the Flame Dragon Domain.

"Among the six major powers in the Flame Dragon Domain, the most suitable for me is probably the Mangya Kingdom. With the guidance of Daoist Damo, I can save a lot of time. Moreover, the Mangya Ruler also follows the path of time and space. If someone guides me, my growth speed can be much faster."

Lei Zhan drank his wine, but his mind was filled with many things.

Before one has fully grown, joining some powerful forces, with their resources and protection, can undoubtedly save one from many detours.

"After this treasure competition, I will leave the Great Mo Domain. Not only does my second primordial spirit need to be tempered, but my main body does as well."

"As for the Mangya Kingdom... the Mangya ruler will abduct a large number of world gods in the endless territory, which is also the best opportunity for me to join them."

at this time.

"Fellow Daoist." A gentle voice suddenly came from outside.

"Go in," Lei said.

squeak~

The door opened, and a woman carrying a miniature palace walked in, smiling as she said, "The Imperial Palace of Light, containing 81,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan casually tossed out a storage magic item.

The woman took the magical artifact, checked it, placed the miniature palace on the table, and then left.

"Chenguang Baoque." Lei Zhan waved his hand, and the eternal magic weapon that was placed on the table fell into his hand.

Wow~~~
The blue-and-white mist surged, rapidly refining this eternal treasure.

Generally speaking, it is very difficult to refine a magic treasure that contains the essence of the origin. Even if the spirit of the magic treasure does not resist, it will still take a World Realm cultivator one or two days to refine it.

However, the blue-and-white mist was no ordinary thing; it was a powerful technique created by the Supreme Being. The blue-and-white mist surged in wildly and easily refined this spacetime magic treasure.

"My true form possesses the superior-grade eternal magic treasure Meteorite as a weapon, the Sky-Piercing One Heart Boat capable of reaching a hundred times the speed of light for travel and escaping, and the mid-grade eternal magic treasure Myriad Gods Armor as armor." Lei Zhan nodded to himself.

Of course, the Sky-Piercing One Heart Ark is not a true flying boat that can reach a speed of 100 times the speed of light; it is generally only about 60 times the speed of light.

Achieving this speed instantly would not only come at an astonishing cost, but would also be maintained for an extremely short time.

Even so, it still made countless Dao Lords of Life and Death extremely envious.

"However... there's still one killer move: the Qianyi Void Realm. Coupled with the time-accelerating magic treasure, the Chenguang Treasure Palace, it can be said that we're completely armed to the teeth. Even some Dao Lords are probably not as good as me."

If it weren't for the heaven-defying power, the various fortuitous opportunities, and the special relics like the Myriad Gods Palace, it would be a pipe dream for an ordinary Dao Lord of Life and Death to obtain so many treasures.

Not to mention world gods and chaotic immortals, those are things they wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Of course, Dao Lord relics like the Pantheon are still very rare in the endless territory.

"And then there's Daoist Ruosang." Lei Zhan revealed a secret hidden deep within his heart, "Before breaking through to the Daoist Lord of Life and Death, he can return to the Three Realms for a trip, and retrieve the treasures of the universe..."

To break through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death, the integrity of one's soul and true spirit is of utmost importance.

Lei Zhan cultivated the Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu. Whether it was his second primordial spirit or his original body, he left behind a seed of a clone in the Three Realms. Before breaking through to the Dao Lord of Life and Death, it was natural that they needed to be perfectly integrated together.

……

As the treasure hunt continued, some truly mysterious treasures appeared.

This also truly broadened Lei Zhan's horizons. It made him realize just how many treasures were hidden in the endless territories!

Even the vast amount of magical treasures that Lei Zhan had obtained in the Pantheon were but a drop in the ocean.

The ninth day of the treasure hunt.

Another treasure that interests the exhibitor has appeared.

That was a bottle containing seven streams of chaotic primordial energy. It contained seven different types of chaotic primordial energy, and when combined, they could almost completely sweep across the world.

This treasure is remarkably similar to the Qianyi Void Realm in Lei Zhan's possession. Unfortunately, Lei Zhan had already successfully cultivated the Chaos Void chapter of the "Nine Origins Void," so he naturally had no need for this treasure.

"Unfortunately, treasures of the Dao Void Qi level are basically nonexistent in such treasure gatherings," Lei Zhan sighed, shaking his head.

The remaining two types of Dao Qi will likely only be available for purchase once one reaches Mangya Kingdom or travels to one of the eight holy cities of the Dao Alliance.

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(End of this chapter)