"That's impossible!" The Shadowcrown Clan demigod retorted directly, his voice hoarse and low.
Yan Bing calmly said, "Otherwise, why do you think I could materialize a divine artifact?"
Upon hearing this, the Shadowcrown Clan demigod fell silent.
"Go and inform the other exiled races that resources in the Ruins of Return are already somewhat strained. Don't you want to obtain more Pale Crystals? Only in this way can you obtain more resources, have hope of becoming stronger, and in the future... even have hope of reclaiming your homeland."
Yan Bing's calm words silenced the Shadow Crown Clan demigod.
However, his intense mental fluctuations indicate that his heart is not at peace.
After a moment of silence, the Shadow Crown Clan expert slowly said, "Wait for me here, I will be back soon!"
Yan Bing nodded: "Mm."
The Shadow Crown Clan expert stepped into a shadowy corner and disappeared.
"Lord Yanbing, will there be any problems?" Ya'en asked with some concern.
Yan Bing calmly said, "The exiles are certainly not easy to talk to, but our strength forces them to sit down and have a proper talk with us."
Yaen took a deep breath, suppressing his worries.
As things stand, they have no other choice.
Just a few minutes later, the shadows in the corner shifted, and the Shadowcrown Clan demigod emerged.
He calmly said, "I have already informed the clan chief, and the clan chief has dispatched clansmen to inform other civilizations. Let's go to our Shadow Crown Clan's Shadow Temple first."
Yan Bing nodded.
The group left the bar, took to the air, and flew towards the territory of the Shadow Crown Clan.
The Shadowcrown Clan's territory is not far from the core area.
In just a short while, Lu Ning saw a dark area appear on the horizon.
It appeared to be a shadowy ground without any light, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that it wasn't just the ground that was covered in shadows; rather, the buildings and the ground were entirely black, emitting wisps of black mist, making the entire area seem like a black void.
The architecture here is quite peculiar, resembling an energy dwelling formed from black energy.
Deep inside is a magnificent palace.
The palace was like a black hole, swallowing up all the surrounding darkness.
Lu Ning clearly sensed that there were a large number of mental fluctuations hidden within the entire dark area.
Lu Ning scanned the area and found that some of these mental fluctuations were located in the black mist, while others were located inside energy dwellings.
Lu Ning looked at the black energy crystals, lost in thought.
These things look somewhat similar to the body of the Eternal Night Lord, only with slight differences in color.
The Eternal Night Lord also seems to be involved in the power of darkness, and the shadow power involved in the Shadow Crown Clan also seems to be related to darkness.
While Lu Ning was thinking, streaks of light flew in rapidly from all directions.
Lu Ning glanced over and found that the spiritual fluctuations emitted by these streams of light were quite powerful, all of them being at the demigod level.
Moreover, there are a large number of them, numbering in the hundreds.
As these streaks of light approached, they quickly stopped, revealing the figures of demigods from the exiled races.
Lu Ning's gaze swept across the area, spotting the Void Insectoids with their ferocious appearances, covered in claws and carapaces; the Lightborn, whose bodies were formed from condensed light; the Tarlin people, who seemed to be fused from fluid metal; and humanoid silicon-based creatures formed from white jade, among others.
These are all high-ranking officials from various civilizations, and may even be clan leaders.
They immediately turned their gaze to Yan Bing, their expressions varying, mostly filled with suspicion, while others showed greed and shock.
Clearly, these demigods had received news from the Shadowcrown Clan, which is why they rushed over.
The air above the Shadowcrown Clan's territory seemed to freeze for a moment.
Just then, a voice slowly rang out from within the dark palace: "Gentlemen, please enter the Shadow Temple for a discussion."
Everyone snapped out of their daze and looked away.
The group flew towards the Shadow Temple.
Lu Ning landed on the temple floor, which resembled a black crystal, as if he were stepping on a void, without making a sound.
The same applies to others.
Upon entering the temple, it was pitch black, but even the weakest of the beings present were saints, and they could still see clearly in such an environment.
Inside the temple's main hall, black mist writhed and quickly condensed into a massive black crystal table, in front of which were placed hundreds of chairs.
At the very top, a humanoid figure formed from condensed black mist was already seated on a chair.
His mental fluctuations were far more powerful than those of the Shadow Crown Clan demigod in the bar earlier.
Clearly, this must be the patriarch of the Shadow Crown Clan.
The Shadow Crown Clan Chief spoke calmly and slowly, "Yan Bing, please take the seat of honor on the other side."
The other demigods frowned, glanced at Yan Bing, but no one spoke.
Putting everything else aside, Yan Bing himself possesses the strength of a high-level demigod, making him one of the most outstanding demigods present.
Moreover, Yan Bing is carrying a divine artifact, so it's normal for him to receive such treatment.
Yan Bing sat down on a chair on the other side of the long table, while Lu Ning and Ya En sat down on chairs next to Yan Bing.
The other demigods glanced at Arn and Lu Ning, who only exhibited Saint-level mental fluctuations, and all frowned.
How dare two saints sit on equal footing with them?
But thinking of the important matters of the day, they all frowned and held back.
As the numerous demigod-level powerhouses took their seats, the Shadow Crown Clan Chief went straight to the point: "Yan Bing, let's get to the point. Do you really have a way to reduce the consumption of Pale Crystals?"
Everyone else stared intently at Yan Bing, their expressions complex, but they all held their breath.
If this is true, then it is extremely important.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Yan Bing calmly nodded and slowly said, "Of course it's true. My artifact only cost a few million Pale Crystals to materialize."
"How is this possible?!"
"Our clan's sacred artifact cost a full three trillion pale crystals back then!"
“My clan’s sacred artifact also cost a similar amount of Pale Crystal. How could a sacred artifact be manifested with only such a small amount of Pale Crystal? I don’t believe it!”
"Yes! If that's true, then every race could manifest divine artifacts!"
"..."
Yan Bing's words caused an uproar throughout the hall.
Those present were all demigod-level powerhouses who had existed for countless years. Normally, they shouldn't have experienced such a huge emotional fluctuation.
However, what Yan Bing said was simply too incredible.
Even a demigod who has lived for so many years would find it difficult to remain calm in the face of such a situation.
If that's true, then the efficiency of using pale crystals is a million times greater!
That's way too exaggerated.
Even the top civilizations that possessed divine artifacts dared not believe Yan Bing's words.
Yan Bing calmly said, "If you don't believe me, how about we do an experiment?"
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