Chapter 2008: The Dreadful "Immortal River"**

Not long after the bidding for "Immortal River" wrapped up, the auction for Obscura kicked off. The Obscura could boost one's comprehension speed by two to three times, but it only lasted for 200,000 years. This duration was too brief to be of substantial significance to most practitioners, who would rather spend 600,000 to 700,000 years, or even more, to reach the same level of insight. There were five drops of Obscura, each with an initial bidding price of 5 million cosmic crystals. Ultimately,...