In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

Chapter 661 Lord Ao

It was a fellow whose entire body was shrouded in a gray robe, obscuring his face. However, the aura emanating from him was stronger than that of most of those present, second only to the two late-stage Venerables.

"The Wolf Venerable is at the peak of the mid-stage Demon Venerable realm. He is two-faced and cunning, and is one of the strategists under the Six Extreme Ancestors."

While silently reciting the information he had obtained from Zi Ling, Lu Yuan hurried toward the gray-robed Venerable.

Lu Yuan's participation in this exchange meeting today was not a coincidence, but rather he came after learning about the information about the Wolf Venerable.

After all, the matter of guarding Bitter Spirit Island is extremely secretive, and ordinary people would not know about it. If you went directly to their door, not to mention whether they would agree, they would probably arrest you first.

Therefore, you must create a seemingly ordinary chance encounter to get the other person's attention and make them see you as a potential target.

"Venerable Lu, I wasn't laughing at you just now." Seeing the mountain giant that Lu Yuan had transformed into approaching menacingly, the gray-robed man slightly raised his head, revealing half of his pale face.

"Hmph! Ever since I walked in, you've been watching me, intentionally or unintentionally. Did you think I didn't notice?"

The Wolf Venerable was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and said, "I didn't expect that Venerable Lu not only has a strong physical body, but also an extraordinary primordial spirit, which was able to sense my gaze."

"However, you've misunderstood. I was merely curious about your mountain giant form. I'd long heard that mountain giants were one of the powerful and mysterious races that existed since ancient times, and seeing them today, I can see they truly live up to their reputation."

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes on his massive head, sizing up the Wolf Venerable: "Don't try to sweet-talk me, I'm not buying it!"

"This is not a lie; you should know that this hall has extremely powerful protective restrictions."

Putting everything else aside, the ground alone could withstand a single blow from an ordinary Venerable One.

"And Venerable Lu, you destroyed it so severely with just a stomp of your foot, which shows the immense power of the ancient mountain giants. In this respect, I, Bei, truly admire you." Venerable Bei said calmly.

"Uh?"

Lu Yuan looked at the ground, which was cracked like a spider web. At this moment, a faint white light flickered in the cracks on the ground, and under the influence of the white light, the cracks were slowly closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“That seems to be true…” Lu Yuan scratched his head and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"But you have a nice way of speaking, much better than the others from before. How about we become friends?"

"Hey, what's your name?"

Lu Yuan's sudden change in attitude left the surrounding demon lords looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Bei Chen, fellow Daoist, you can just call me Venerable Bei."

“Venerable Bei? I remember this exchange meeting was convened by someone called Venerable Bei. Could it be you?”

Venerable Bei nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face: "It is indeed I, Bei. The purpose of this exchange meeting is to exchange things with fellow Daoists and find what we need. However, not everyone has arrived yet, so I hope Venerable Lu will wait patiently."

After saying that, Venerable Bei moved his lips slightly and transmitted his voice, "There are few people here now, and there are no rare items on the table. Venerable Lu, if you try to trade with someone now, you will easily be cheated."

Upon hearing the Wolf Venerable's caring and considerate telepathic message, Lu Yuan was taken aback. After looking around with his enormous head, he quickly nodded to the Wolf Venerable with a grateful expression, then returned to his original spot and sat down obediently to wait.

Upon seeing this, the Wolf Venerable's lips curled up slightly, and a hint of barely perceptible smugness flashed in his eyes.

Not far to his left, another Venerable with mid-stage cultivation witnessed the whole thing, his lips moving slightly as he stared at Venerable Bei.

“Fellow Daoist Bei, why are you being so polite to an early-stage Venerable? This is unlike your usual style.”

"Venerable Guan, you know perfectly well what's going on, so why ask? Remember, don't try to take this mountain giant from me!" Venerable Bei replied telepathically, his tone carrying a hint of warning.

After hearing this, Venerable Guan frowned slightly, but did not say anything more. He just lingered on Lu Yuan for a moment before slowly looking away.

"Mountain Giants, even in their adult form, have an intelligence level equivalent to that of a seven or eight-year-old child. We don't know what their true strength is, but if it's too weak, it's still hard to believe..." After warning Venerable Guan, Venerable Bei muttered in an almost inaudible voice.

After waiting for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, several more demon lords entered one after another. By this time, the cracks on the floor of the hall had been restored to their original state, and Lu Yuan's abrupt figure naturally attracted the curious gazes of the newly arrived demon lords.

Lu Yuan, however, was completely oblivious. He simply sat on the ground, looking around impatiently.

Gradually, the number of people in the hall increased, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. Many demon lords began to communicate with each other, secretly exchanging their treasures.

Seeing that the time was about right, the gray-robed Venerable Wolf coughed lightly, stood up and said loudly, "Everyone, let the exchange officially begin now. Please take turns displaying your treasures. If you see something you like, please discuss the exchange among yourselves."

Before the words were even finished, several figures shot towards the open space in the middle, arriving almost simultaneously.

"I'm in a hurry to get to the next match, so get out of here!" one of them sneered, releasing his aura.

Under the pressure of his domineering aura, the others involuntarily stepped back and gave up their positions.

Among those people, there were quite a few who were at the mid-stage.

"Late-stage Venerable!"

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from this force, the few who had been forced to retreat had no choice but to give up and obediently return to their positions.

The man smiled smugly, took out a box emitting a faint glow from his storage bag, and slowly opened it. Inside was an extremely strange little plant.

The grass was only about a foot tall, with several crescent-shaped, jet-black leaves.

Strangely, dew-like droplets of water began to drip from the leaves from time to time.

The moment the water droplet left the leaf tip, it burst into a cloud of black mist, which swirled upwards and was then absorbed back into the grass.

"One Weeping Demon Grass in exchange for a top-tier treasure that can defend against lightning attacks." The late-stage Venerable said, holding up the small grass in the box and showing it to everyone.

"The Weeping Demon Grass? It's said to be a spiritual herb that can increase the chances of a Venerable breaking through a minor realm several times over!"

Upon hearing the name "Weeping Demon Grass," it instantly attracted the attention of many Demon Lords. At their level, every advancement in cultivation...

Further progress is extremely difficult, so such spiritual herbs that can help with breakthroughs are naturally sought after by many.

However, the requirement for a lightning-type defensive artifact deterred most people.

In the ancient demon realm, treasures capable of resisting lightning magic are already rare, let alone lightning-based defensive treasures required by the Demon Lord realm, which are even more difficult to come by.

Even if someone were to obtain it, they would keep it to prepare for their next great tribulation and would never give it up.

So although many people coveted the Weeping Demon Grass, no one stepped forward to exchange it.

Even when several people offered to exchange other treasures for it, the late-stage Demon Lord coldly refused.

The atmosphere quickly turned cold, and no one spoke again.

Upon seeing this, the late-stage Demon Lord who had taken out the Weeping Demon Grass frowned slightly, but could only sigh helplessly.

But just as he was about to put the box away, a deep, gruff voice rang out: "I want it!"