Chapter 864: The Divine Woman Carved Out, Cursed by the Red-Haired One

In Yaoguang Stone Workshop, Fang Yu had already selected three pieces of stone.

He chose with astonishing speed, even faster than the four Great Yuanshu Masters, so before they had even decided, he had already claimed the three odd stones: the Immortal Grave, the Blood Altar, and the Demon Embryo—while Nangong Qi was just selecting his second odd stone.

Everyone was stunned by this scene; no one had expected that the four Great Yuanshu Masters, working together, would be outpaced by Fang Yu—just by this speed alone, Fang Yu seemed highly likely to win.

"Hmph, selecting stone isn't about speed—don't celebrate too soon."

With a cold snort, Nangong Qi finally selected his next stone.

This stone was called the Solar Flame Stone, appearing like a blazing sun, radiant and dazzling, yet in past years no one had dared to choose it.

"The Solar Flame Stone has been chosen too—how exciting."

"I once wanted to pick that odd stone myself, but the Solar Flame Stone costs eighty thousand jin of source—losing it would be too great a loss. I still have several grandsons who haven't reached the Four Extremities Secret Realm; I can't afford it."

Elder figures were discussing, their expressions intensely agitated.

"Look, Master Nangong has chosen another odd stone—'Big Elephant,' worth one hundred eighty thousand jin of source, and that other one, Wind Cave Stone—both are famed odd stones."

"They've all chosen: Fang Yu picked the Immortal Grave, Blood Altar, and Demon Embryo; Master Nangong picked the Solar Flame Stone, Big Elephant, and Wind Cave Stone!"

"All odd stones have been selected—now it's time to cut them!"

"Quickly cut them open and see what's inside!"

A group of old men, faces flushed and necks bulging, waved their fists and shouted loudly.

"I truly want to see right now what astonishing divine treasures lie within the stone!"

"Cut open the Immortal Grave first—it's a naturally formed ancient tomb, let's see what's buried inside!"

"Cut the Blood Altar first—it came from the ruins of a divine temple in the Primordial Forbidden Zone, its origin is astonishing!"

"Solar Flame Stone—I want to see the Solar Flame Stone!"

Everyone was shouting, all wildly excited.

Yet in the arena, Fang Yu's expression had calmed again.

"So, you go first?"

Fang Yu said calmly.

"Hmph, if I go first, then I go first."

Nangong Qi sneered, gripped his silver blade, moved with practiced ease, and without hesitation, began cutting the Solar Flame Stone.

A Master-level figure's action was truly extraordinary—his blade seemed alive, like an elevation of art; with metallic chimes, the Solar Flame Stone shattered like snowflakes, drifted like dust.

Finally, a small sun burst forth, blindingly radiant, filling the air with dazzling light that left everyone awestruck.

A divine source the size of a human head!

Another divine source the size of a human head!

Nangong Qi was no doubt a Yuanshu Master—he had cut out a human-head-sized divine source on his very first stone; the radiance stirred uproar within and without the stone, leaving no one calm.

The Yaoguang Stone Workshop people were in agony, every fiber of their bodies aching.

No one suffered more than them—this first stone had already yielded a human-head-sized divine source, enough to recover all of Nangong Qi's expenses here, and then some.

This one divine source was worth fifty thousand jin; at auction, it could fetch a hundred thousand jin, and if a fool showed up, two hundred thousand jin of source wouldn't be impossible.

But now, it no longer belonged to them.

This agony made the Yaoguang Stone Workshop people want to kill.

"Even the first stone yields a divine source—Yuanshu Masters are terrifying!"

"I might as well quit cultivation and become a disciple of a Yuanshu Master—this skill alone makes you a VIP wherever you go."

"Last time Fang Yu revealed a source, the world was shocked—but now, with a Yuanshu Master's move, a divine source is revealed at once. No wonder Yuanshu Masters dared challenge Fang Yu in source art—they can also reveal divine sources."

No one was unmoved; a single divine source had been revealed at the outset, a value surpassing the combined wealth of many small and medium Men Sects.

"Good, take my divine source."

Seeing Nangong Qi reveal a divine source, Fang Yu's expression remained utterly calm—he began cutting the stone: the Demon Embryo.

Fang Yu cut directly with the Great Chaos Art; as the Great Chaos energy flowed, all stone melted away.

The Chaos energy could melt anything in heaven and earth; once unleashed, it radiated an aura of invulnerability and unstoppable destruction—now, once again, it appeared before the eyes of the Holy Sects' prodigies and the ancient elders of every major sect, filling them with dread.

"Young talents emerge indeed—how can anyone control this Chaos energy?"

"Even this tiny wisp of Chaos energy could crush my body—how did he cultivate it?"

"Chaos energy, Chaos energy—it's truly the Chaos Body! Such a physique is terrifying."

No one was unshocked, no one failed to notice—Fang Yu's Chaos-cutting technique was far too conspicuous, drawing intense attention.

Elders from the great teachings of the Central Continent wore solemn expressions.

At that moment, within the surging Chaos energy, the "Demon Embryo" revealed what lay inside.

It was a mass of purple divine crystal, emitting faint purple mist, spiritual energy swirling, radiating a sacred aura that purified body and soul, cleansing both flesh and spirit.

"What is this? Such a powerful life force!"

"Such a sacred aura—unimaginable!"

"It looks like a… Qilin? Sealed within divine source?"

"What? Qilin? Truly a Qilin! But how can such a creature exist in heaven and earth? It's on par with true dragons and immortals!"

"It is a celestial spirit born of heaven and earth's union, originating in the Ancient Era or even earlier—now it has emerged for the first time…"

"But it's so small—not even as big as a bowl—could it be a young Qilin, sealed at birth and preserved until now?"

The stone garden erupted in deafening clamor; no one could remain calm.

Sacred aura flowed everywhere, washing over all present, purifying their flesh and souls, leaving them with a sensation of weightless transcendence.

Qilin!

Qilin!

Inside the purple crystal, there truly was a young Qilin.

Everyone was stunned, nearly petrified; the last time Fang Yu had unearthed a Long Zhu, could it be that this time he had unearthed a Qilin?

Only such a legendary immortal spirit could possess such immense spiritual efficacy.

All were stunned, feeling it to be utterly unbelievable.

The Divine Source had already shaken their spirits, but this purple Qilin was even more shocking.

A flash of light—the uncle of the Great Xia Emperor arrived, clad in golden battle armor, wearing the Nine Long Guan, striding with the grace of a dragon and the might of a tiger, extraordinarily divine and martial, with the head of an Ancestral Dragon manifesting above his head.

He was a Saint Lord-level figure, immensely powerful, arriving directly at this moment.

"Shua."

A flash of light, and silently another person appeared—Xu Tianxiong, the Third Greatest Bandit of the Northern Region, had arrived.

"Hua!"

Another figure appeared—a Daoist elder, clad in an ancient, weathered Daoist robe, his emaciated frame seeming to have long stood there.

Many trembled, including elder figures, even the Supreme Elders of the major holy sects.

Even the uncle of the Great Xia Emperor and Xu Tianxiong, the Third Greatest Bandit of the Northern Region, felt wariness.

This Daoist was Chi Long Dao Ren, Kong Quewang's elder brother, a world-shaking tyrant who had nearly conquered the Yaoguang Holy Sect.

Now he appeared within the stone workshop of the Yaoguang Holy Sect, and not a single person from the Yaoguang Holy Sect dared to utter a word.