Chapter 78

The Great Xia Little Nun had a pure heart, her large eyes flashing with lively confusion, curious about Jiang Xuan's next move.

An Miaoyi's gaze turned indifferent, she shook her head slightly, no longer paying attention here, her flawless pretty face unable to hide her disappointment.

"As expected, those from the Source Technique Aristocratic Families aren't optimistic; how could a treasure possibly be cut from this stone man!" Some old men were glad they hadn't been bewitched into recklessly cutting stones back then, otherwise they might have lost their coffin money.

"If there truly were a rare treasure inside the Nine Aperture Stone Man, once the stone skin fell off, there couldn't be no strange phenomena at all. You must know that whenever a rare treasure appears in the world, strange phenomena will abound, and its extraordinariness can be seen at a glance."

Jiang Xuan seemed unwilling to give up, repeatedly pointing his finger, sending strands of sword qi toward the major acupoints all over the Nine Aperture Stone Man's body. Stone chips flew, but it was still a sheet of white, not even half a source, let alone rare treasures and strange phenomena.

Finally, he even slapped the stone man's body into pieces with one palm, still finding nothing.

Was it really so?

A group of old fogeys understood in their hearts, their sense of relief growing even stronger. Most of the Nine Aperture Stone Man had already cracked and shattered, with nothing but white inside. At this moment, only the stone man's frontal bone remained intact, but judging by this trend, it didn't look like any source existed.

Up to this moment, inside and outside the Heaven-character-sized stone source, there were already sounds of sighing. Now no one was optimistic about this Nine Aperture Stone Man. The boy's method of cutting sources was simple and crude, not like source technique at all. After all, he was young and hot-headed, his brain addled by a moment of luck.

"Haha." The people from the Source Technique Aristocratic Families laughed loudly. "I thought it was some never-before-seen Source Heaven God Technique. This stone material has been placed here for who knows how many years. We of the Source Technique Aristocratic Families have looked at it countless times, none of us confident we could cut out a divine source. No one chose it. Do you really think you're the legendary Source Heaven Master?!"

Even the Daxia Crown Prince and Yao Yuekong of the Heavenly Demon Palace, who had previously trusted Jiang Xuan's methods immensely, remained silent. Since the people from the Source Technique Aristocratic Families said so, it seemed this really was a waste stone, merely an illusion of flowing dao rhyme on the surface.

In the distance, Jiang Yifei frowned slightly, also somewhat uncertain. Was this the person the God King spoke of? Had he misjudged? But he made up his mind: if this person encountered difficulties, he would definitely step in to help, for the kindness this person had shown the Jiang Family was too great.

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, not affected in the slightest by the emotions of those around him. His expression was calm as he said: "The dao rhyme is contained within, the edge hidden, a peerless immortal material!"

As soon as Jiang Xuan spoke, the people around were stunned, then burst into laughter, all shaking their heads speechlessly.

The young man couldn't withstand the blow and had fallen into a state of obsession, taking a moment of luck as a display of his own strength. He didn't know the principle that when fortune comes, heaven and earth lend their strength, but when luck is gone, heroes are not free. How could immortal materials exclusive to Ancient Great Emperors be cut just by saying so?

"What if there is no peerless immortal material?" The Supreme Elder of the Illusion Extinction Palace coldly snorted, still holding a grudge because Jiang Xuan hadn't sold him the incomplete Immortality Medicine.

"You want to bet with me? The incomplete divine medicine is worth one hundred thousand jin of pure source." Jiang Xuan glanced at Li Yishui and directly threw the Immortality Divine Medicine onto the platform.

Now not only Li Yishui was dumbfounded, but the surrounding crowd was also shocked, discussing animatedly.

"Sigh, young people who haven't experienced setbacks will be discouraged at the first blow and still spout harsh words." Several people from the Source Technique Aristocratic Families had mocking expressions, greatly pleased, for not everyone could possess such marvelous source technique methods.

"Now his true colors are revealed. I thought his silhouette was graceful and his spirit radiant before, that he kept selecting excellent stone materials, and assumed he was an inheritor of some hidden Source Technique Aristocratic Family. Now it turns out he gets flustered at the first setback and still hasn't faced reality."

"Old Li, bet with him, and you'll win an Immortality Divine Medicine for nothing." An old fogey envied him; this incomplete divine medicine counted as an opportunity, just falling into Li Yishui's lap out of thin air.

"Bet with him, bet with him!" The crowd clamored.

"Fine, I'll bet with you." The Supreme Elder of the Illusion Extinction Palace saw that Jiang Xuan was so "inadequate," and everyone had agreed that the Nine Aperture Stone Man was waste material. He was certain in his heart and directly placed out one hundred thousand jin of source.

Jiang Xuan smiled broadly and said: "Since it's stone gambling, the bet comes first, the stone comes later. Why not make the betting pool a bit larger?"

"How do we bet?" Everyone asked doubtfully.

Jiang Xuan tossed out the Ancient Insect Source and Divine Source he had just cut. "I'll act as the banker; anyone who wants to bet can join! These sources are worth eight hundred thousand jin, plus the Immortality Divine Medicine, totaling nine hundred thousand jin of source."

Jiang Xuan looked around the stone workshop. "Anyone want to participate?"

"I happen to lack several tens of thousands of jin of source to buy some spirit medicines, and I was just worrying about how to gather these resources. This betting pool comes at just the right time. I'll bet thirty thousand jin of pure source."

"I'll join the fun too. One hundred and thirty thousand jin of source, place my bet!"

"Then I'll bet twenty thousand jin of pure source."

"I'll bet five thousand jin of source."

"Both sides' assets are equal; stop betting." The Old Daoist Nun of Dao Yi Holy Land spoke, presiding over the betting pool. In the past, there had been similar betting pools, with the person in charge of the Holy Land's Stone Workshop serving as the host, forming an unwritten rule.

More and more people joined the betting pool, some betting up to tens of thousands of jin of pure source, others a few hundred jin, all very excited. To them, this was almost wealth picked up for free. Many regretted acting too slowly, missing this opportunity to double their assets.

"I have source; I'm opening my spatial artifact right now."

"I bet too little just now; I want to bet some more. Just a little bit more."

One million seven hundred thousand jin of source plus one Immortality Divine Medicine piled together, life essence qi forming a pillar of essence qi smoke, medicinal fragrance spreading, leaving everyone speechless.

"Fellows, since the deals are done, I'll cut out this peerless immortal material." Jiang Xuan smiled.

"Haha, the wind is strong but you're not afraid of slipping your tongue. Cut quickly, cut quickly."

Jiang Xuan no longer spoke. He formed a sword finger with his hand, sword intent piercing, sword light pressing straight toward the Nine Aperture Stone Man. "Why haven't you appeared yet!"

"Crack!"

"Clang!"

The frontal bone of the Nine Aperture Stone Man cracked, spreading in all directions. A strand of black sword light shot straight into the clouds, killing intent covering the sky and earth, intimidating hearts. Even the seal set by the Old Daoist Nun shattered bit by bit, unable to continue covering this region.

The stone material was completely pulverized into powder. A strand of sword light stabbed toward Jiang Xuan, killing intent shooting straight into the clouds, black light piercing through the void.

Killing intent and resentment qi intertwined, sword cries shaking heaven and earth, slashing toward Jiang Xuan.

"Still dare to be arrogant!" Equally filled with killing intent, a strand of red sword light shot up from behind Jiang Xuan, piercing heaven and earth, slashing at the black sword light.

"Woo!"

The black light shattered, emitting a mournful cry.

This was a small black sword one inch long, engraved with dense dragon-shaped markings, ancient and natural, slowly rotating in Jiang Xuan's palm.

"My god, killing intent piercing the heavens. This is definitely a divine object intertwining Dao and principle!"

"A peerless rare treasure, immortal material Dragon Pattern Black Gold. It's the same material as the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron of Yaoguang Holy Land."

"Unbelievable, unbelievable. This is actually immortal material exclusive to Great Emperors, ranking among the Nine Great First Golds."

Everyone was in an uproar. This was peerless immortal material. Though less than an inch long, it would surely become an Extreme Dao Emperor Soldier in the future.

"Fellows, it seems I've won this betting pool. This one million eight hundred thousand jin of source, I shall not decline."

(Chapter End)