The Ji Clan's stone square occupied a vast area. It could be called a city within a city. Ancient trees towered into the sky, and giant vines crawled about. Origin Stones piled up like small mountains were everywhere.
Ye Fan passed through a dozen or so courtyards and roughly looked around. Then, he directly entered the Heaven Divine Garden and arrived at the centermost area.
This place was filled with wondrous trees. The trees were covered in sparkling and translucent flowers. As the wind blew, the fallen petals flew about, and a sweet fragrance assailed the nostrils.
At this moment, a rain of flowers danced about. Every single petal was translucent, and there was a kind of otherworldly beauty to it. A hundred or so years had passed, and the stone square's former protectors had long changed. He didn't recognize any of them.
"The Yuan Taoist Master is here. Everyone, hurry and move aside. Let the ancestor guide us and bestow us with good fortune!" someone shouted.
Normally, this divine garden in the depths was very peaceful. Even if people came, they would quietly choose their stones. Today, however, there was a sea of people. More than half of the city's people heard about this place and hurried over.
The outside was already so packed that not even a drop of water could trickle through. The Ji Clan's stone square's gate was about to collapse. Even with people guarding it, it was still difficult to stop the flood of people.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, you are …" An elder from the Ji Clan asked with a doubtful expression.
Now, Ye Fan's relationship with the Ji Clan wasn't shallow. He shouldn't have come to find trouble with them, but why did he come here? It seemed like he really did want to cut the stones.
This wasn't the past anymore. Even divine origin wasn't very useful to Ye Fan unless it was divine origin liquid. So why did he come here today?
Mortals didn't understand, and cultivators were also very confused. Now that Ye Fan's name had shaken the world, unless a legendary immortal origin appeared in the world, there wouldn't be anything in the stone square that was worth his attention.
"I just came to take a look and cut a stone," Ye Fan answered.
When he said this, it immediately caused an uproar. And now, what kind of identity did he have? The things that could catch his eye were definitely not small.
"Could it be that an immortal medicine appeared here?" Many people's hearts jumped, and then their blood immediately boiled.
A few cultivators thought themselves clever and directly picked up a few seemingly extraordinary stones. What if they guessed correctly? They believed that as long as it was a place where Ye Fan appeared, there would definitely be something good.
On this day, the business of the Ji Family's stone workshop was very good. Since someone had started, there were naturally others who followed suit. They frantically fought over the stones, and there were even a lot of stones being auctioned.
Ye Fan shook his head and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect him to have such an effect. He wasn't worried at all that the King of the Stone Nation would be taken away by someone else.
The Ji family's stone workshop was in a hubbub. People were scrambling to choose their stones. In a moment, the turnover was almost equivalent to the total turnover of the past year.
Unfortunately, those who harbored such thoughts ended up empty-handed. Almost no one managed to cut out anything decent. All of them grimaced in pain, feeling that they had been tricked.
Ye Fan walked around the Heaven Series Stone Square and frowned slightly. He actually did not sense anything. He did not see any decent stones. There was no Stone King here.
He stepped out and walked towards the slightly inferior gardens one after another. He almost walked around half of the stone square, but he still did not sense anything special.
"In recent years, have there been any supernatural incidents in the divine city? Or any special items?" Ye Fan asked the people of the Ji Family.
"No." The old man shook his head.
"It's just that a hundred years ago, someone cut out dozens of divine worms and said that they could be used as primers for medicine. A pair of divine worms could prolong one's life for one or two years. It caused a sensation at that time," another old man added.
It was definitely not the King of the Stone Nation. It was nothing. Ye Fan rubbed his chin. He opened his Third Eye and carefully observed the surroundings.
Seeing this, the discussion became even louder. They believed that there must be something extraordinary in the Ji Family's stone square. Ye Fan's expression was enough to explain everything.
There were quite a few people who made a move. Ye Fan looked over, and they bought the stones from that place. In the end, they were left empty-handed, and they still didn't have any gains.
"Is this a two-man show? Are they trying to trick us?" Someone muttered. However, they didn't think it was necessary. With Ye Fan's current status, how could he stoop so low as to do such a thing?
People of the Ji Family knew that the God and the Pearl of their family had a close relationship with Ye Fan. He would never trick them. If they needed help, he would do his best to help them. That was why they didn't mind. They stayed next to him and answered all his questions.
"Recently, have you used the stones here on a large scale?" Ye Fan asked.
"Yes, we built a garden behind it. We moved some waste materials there and used them as the foundation," answered an elder.
"Take me there," said Ye Fan.
It was a newly built garden. Of course, it was more than ten years old, but compared to the old garden, there were a lot of stones scattered here.
People couldn't hold back anymore. Although they were afraid of offending Ye Fan, they didn't dare to show their faces. However, they still bought some stones in secret.
"Some waste materials were used as the foundation. They were built underneath," said an elder.
Ye Fan didn't know what to say. If the King of Stones was really used as the foundation, it would be a big problem. He walked around the magnificent building while his Third Eye shone brightly.
"I can feel it!" Ye Fan murmured. He was shocked. He had used his Original Technique and sensed a strange Qi, but it had retreated in an instant.
Ye Fan had a feeling that it was the King of Stones. Things were going better than he had expected. After so many years, the King of Stones was still here. It was good news.
Many people widened their eyes and stared at the buildings. If they had great magic power, they would definitely rob them, because the divine item might be under the ground. Unfortunately, facing the current Holy Physique of the Human Clan, they did not dare to do so even if they had several times the courage.
Out of everyone's expectations, Ye Fan stood there silently for a very long time. He did not walk towards the buildings. Ripples spread out from his feet in all directions.
Many patterns could be seen clearly on the ground. They were dazzling and interweaved like lightning, but they didn't hurt anyone.
This was the extension of Ye Fan's divine sense. It reached every nook and cranny, searching for traces of the Stone King. He was about to find it.
"Oh, these stones are glowing. Oh my god, they are treasures!"
Everyone cried out in surprise. Hundreds and thousands of stones in the stone garden were glowing and flying into the sky, trying to escape.
Some experts hurriedly took action to snatch these stones. They didn't care about the price. This place was in chaos.
It was a strange scene. All kinds of glowing stones were flying in the air. Many people were excited to the extreme. This seemed to be a treasure with a spirit, and it had been alarmed by Ye Fan.
"It's not just one piece of divine material, but a pile of them!" Everyone's eyes turned green.
Unfortunately, when someone couldn't wait to cut the stone and open the stone, they found that it was empty inside. There was nothing inside.
This was all an illusion. Even though all the flying stones were glowing, they were ordinary stones after they were caught. There was nothing special about them.
Ye Fan's feet shook. Genesis Runes densely covered the void. The light on all kinds of stones dimmed and fell to the ground.
He was very surprised. This King of Stones was extraordinary. It must be a living creature. Otherwise, how could it have such means? It seemed to be very powerful, so he had to be careful.
Everyone was in a daze. They had rejoiced for nothing. Even now, they could only smile bitterly. Trying to play tricks in front of the Yuan Taoist Master was like shooting oneself in the foot.
Ye Fan silently observed for a moment. He locked on to the direction and walked forward. He went straight to a lake in the courtyard.
The grass and trees here were fresh, and the lake water was clear. It was like a gem embedded here. Ye Fan raised his hand and grabbed at the lake. His golden fingers covered the sky and the earth, covering the entire lake.
"Boom!"
Waves rushed into the sky. No one had thought that the originally calm lake would boil at this moment. Many waste stones flew up and violently collided. There was actually the pressure of a Saint!
"Heavens, what is that? Could it be that a Saint is hiding here?"
"It can't be an ancient that has yet to come into being, right? So the Saint Physique came for him. I really thought there was an immortal celestial medicine."
Everyone was shocked. No one had thought that there would be a mysterious existence in the stone square. It had been hibernating all this time. What on earth was it?
Hualala!
A sound came from the lake. A group of giant stones emerged from the water and were placed on the ground by Ye Fan. He couldn't help but sigh. In the past, he really couldn't deal with the King of Stones because it was comparable to a Saint.
These stones were all blossoming with auspicious colors and divine splendor. They were all trembling as if they were about to soar into the sky.
Ye Fan chuckled and said, "You're still using smokescreen at this point. It's useless against me."
He used a shifting divine ability to move all the other stones away. Only a meter tall broken stone was left. He had set his sights on this target.
This stone was an earthy gray color and was not eye-catching at all. There were many cracks on its surface, and it looked like it was about to break into pieces. There was even a hole in the front and back. Anyone would think that it was a useless stone that could not contain immortal treasures.
Otherwise, the Ji Family wouldn't have placed it in the lake and treated it as a river stone.
"All of you, step back a bit." Ye Fan said.
Everyone took a step back after hearing this. This King of Stones was definitely not simple and not easy to deal with. One has to know that when the Sacred Prince was cut out, he was only a powerful existence. As for the Sacred Prince, he was just an egg that was taken away by the ancient race. And now, they could see that this was at least a Saint.
The primal chaos was hazy, and the stone was no longer moving. However, it revealed a type of origin energy. Strands of primal chaos pervaded the air, making this place seem mysterious and unfathomable.
Everyone was shocked. From the past until now, they had never heard of anyone encountering primal chaos energy when cutting a stone. Could this be something from before the creation of the world?
Everyone revealed a strange expression. This one-meter square gray stone suddenly became extraordinary. It made them feel as if they had returned to the beginning of all living things.
Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat. An indescribable feeling came to him, making him feel that something was out of the ordinary. His Heavenly Eye had long been opened, but he could not see through it.
This was something that had never happened before. He was the Yuan Taoist Master, and now that he had mastered the Heavenly Eye, he was the absolute authority in the field of origin techniques. This kind of Heavenly Eye should be able to see through all kinds of stones.
However, this time, it defied common sense. There seemed to be a ball of immortal energy within the stone, and it was wrapping around something. No matter how bright his eyes were, he could not see through it.
"There's no other way. I'll have to cut it open and see what's inside." Ye Fan stepped forward and prepared to cut the stone.
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