The ninth floor gave Ye Fan a strange feeling. These stones made him feel uneasy.
"Is this the aura of the Origin Ancient Mine?" He had this thought.
The Heavenly Book of Source was a wondrous book. It contained the art of Heaven Perception. Ye Fan had already touched upon this peerless Genesis technique and had a superficial understanding of it.
He felt that he could feel the aura of the Origin Ancient Mine. This kind of concentrated and unique aura should originate from that demonic earth.
In the Northern Region, the most terrifying place was that ancient divine mine. No one knew when it had come into being.
"This is it!" Liu Chengen had already chosen and patted the Origin Stone.
That stone was as big as a person's head and weighed more than ten kilograms. It was shaped like a crouching bull and had a very heavy aura.
"This stone will definitely come from the source. It's just a matter of how much." Master Yuan nodded.
"Have you chosen?" Liu Chengen glanced at Ye Fan.
"Wait a little longer." He was a little uncertain. The aura of the demonic earth made it very difficult for him to distinguish between Origin Stones. It felt hazy and hard to grasp.
"What exactly is in that strange place? Even the stone itself has been infected." Ye Fan eliminated the twenty fake Origin Stones and began to choose from the remaining thirty-eight.
"There are too few stones on this floor." Dumbo was dissatisfied and complained in a low voice.
"These are stones mined from the edge of the Origin Ancient Mine. It's good enough to transport a few dozen here. Most of them are sent to the Holy City. How many people in Flat Rock City would dare to bet on something like this?"
"The Holy City is different. The experts of the Eastern Wastelands, the imperial family of the Central Plains, and the giants of the Northern Region frequently appear there. There are even people who dare to gamble with the 'ancient materials' from the Origin Ancient Mine."
"The main reason is that this stone is too expensive. No one can afford it." Someone sighed.
Master Yuan of Rong Xiang Gambling House shook his head and said, "This is already considered cheap. The Origin Stones sent to the Holy City are all exorbitant. Most of the stones are more expensive than pure Origin Stones."
"No way, who would be such a sucker?"
"There's something you don't know. At that level, the gamble is no longer on the pure Source, but on the more valuable things contained within the Source."
Someone at the side nodded in agreement and said, "Origin Stones contain too many secrets. Origin is not the most precious. These seemingly unremarkable stones may contain peerless treasures."
Ye Fan finally chose the stone. It was a cyan colored stone with light yellow patterns on it. This stone was not very big, weighing about a dozen pounds.
Everyone was completely speechless. They felt that his choice of stone was too unreliable.
"I say, little brother, you really like to take the unusual path. You even dared to choose such a stone. This is the famous' Watermelon Stone '."
"That's right, this is a 'Watermelon Stone'. At most, it will produce some watermelon seed-like Origin Granules. It's impossible for it to produce large pieces of Origin Granules. This stone of yours weighs more than ten kilograms, which means that you need to spend more than half a kilogram of Pure Source. The gains do not make up for the losses. "
This stone had clear patterns on it, just like the patterns on watermelons. It did match its name.
"Even if you get a few dozen 'seeds', it won't be more than one or two pounds. It's definitely a loss."
Among the onlookers, a few old people kindly reminded him, but most of them were mocking him.
"I can choose one with my eyes closed, and it's still better than this' Watermelon Stone '. You little monkey, hurry back to the mine. This place really doesn't suit you."
"You don't even know this kind of common sense, and you still have the nerve to gamble on stones. A blind cat can't always find a dead mouse."
Liu Chengen waved his folding fan and revealed a mocking smile. He circled around the Watermelon Stone and laughed. "Good stone!"
The people around him also mocked and slapped the Watermelon Stone, constantly mocking him.
"Normal people really can't choose a good stone."
"That's right. We normal people wouldn't dare to choose anyway."
"If there's a treasure later, I'll really swallow the stone this time to broaden my horizons."
"You said that?!" Dumbo was serious. He recognized that person and said, "This time, I can see clearly that you said it. If there's a good Source, you'll really swallow the stone?"
"That's right, I said it." A young man beside Liu Chengen mocked, "You want to cut out a Watermelon Stone to get something good? Keep dreaming."
"Everyone, you see, right? You have to be a witness. When the time comes, he'll have to swallow the stone," Wang Shu came forward and said to the people around him.
"Cut the stone!"
After Master Yuan paid his respects to the Original God, he came forward with his tool. His knife moved like a dragon and a snake, cutting open Liu Chengen's stone. The old stone kept falling to the ground, and not long after, a radiance flashed.
"Such a pure Source."
After peeling off a few pounds of stone, there was already a bright light. The exposed Source didn't have a single trace of impurity. It was crystal clear and very clean.
Soon, the crowd cried out in surprise again. This Source was gradually dug out. It was no less than two pounds, and for a stone gambler of this level, it was very precious.
"Worthy of being a stone from the edge of the Origin Ancient Mine!"
One had to know that a mine could only produce one to two pounds of Source, but this stone had cut out so much.
"Cut the Watermelon Stone. I'll count the total number of seeds and see if there's one or two pounds." The people beside Liu Chengen sneered.
"Crack!"
Master Yuan didn't delay and immediately cut the Watermelon Stone. The old stone rustled and fell to the ground. Soon, half of the stone layer was peeled off.
"It's really of the highest quality. There aren't even any seeds. Haha … It looks like there's no harvest." The person who had said he would swallow the stone was gloating.
In the end, it was no bigger than a pigeon's egg. At this point, everyone understood that it was a white stone with nothing inside.
Even Ye Fan sighed. He felt that the stone brought back from the edge of the Origin Ancient Mine was too strange and hard to control.
Master Yuan threw the thumb-sized stone on the ground. He didn't cut it into pieces.
"Watermelon Stone, there will at least be some melon seed-like Source. The stone you chose is really of the highest quality. There isn't even a single Source. It seems like I can't swallow the stone even if I want to. Sigh, I really want to have a taste."
"Damn your second grandpa!" Erleng felt suffocated. He directly kicked the small stone on the ground.
Peng!
The thumb-sized stone smashed into a large stone and shattered on the spot. Right at this moment, blinding radiance rushed out. The rich spiritual essence couldn't disperse it at all.
"This … there's a treasure!" Someone cried out in alarm.
Several figures rushed over. Ye Fan was even faster than them. He was the first to arrive and place that dazzling sphere of light in his palm.
"What kind of Source is this?"
In Ye Fan's palm was a rice-sized Source. It was extremely small, but it flickered with brilliance. It was extremely mysterious.
"Ancient Insect Source!"
"It really is an ancient insect Source! This is an archaic spiritual insect, sealed within the Source."
"Correct, it truly is an archaic spiritual insect. Unfortunately, it's too young."
"Don't look down on it for being small. This rice-sized insect is worth several dozen jin of Source."
It was too late for the master of the Source to regret. He wanted to slap himself a few times. They had secretly cut open some Source, but they had missed out on the most precious one.
In Ye Fan's palm was a rice-sized insect. It was sparkling and translucent, formed from the Source.
"Correct, it's that kind of ancient insect. It specialized in eating Source in ancient times. Its entire body condenses origin essence. It's a special spiritual insect."
A finger-sized red Source was worth five jin of pure Source, while a rice-sized ancient insect Source was worth several dozen jin. One could imagine how precious this ancient spiritual insect was.
"Ancient insect Source can be used in medicine. Every Great Sage's land has some ancient secret recipes. They all need it when refining medicine. If sold in the holy city, it would be worth a hundred jin of pure Source."
This was truly shocking. It was just a rice-sized insect, yet it had such a huge value. Even Ye Fan felt that it was inconceivable.
"This is not an ordinary insect. It has been extinct for countless years. In ancient times, it ate Source and spat out origin essence. It is very rare."
The people of Rong Xiang Gambling House were regretting their decision. If they had known this would happen, they would have chosen this Source no matter what.
News of such a rare ancient insect Source would have spread throughout Flat Rock City. It was worth dozens or even hundreds of jin of pure Source. It was already a very large sum here.
At this moment, Liu Chengen's face turned green. Ancient insect Source was very rare. It was worth a hundred jin of Source. He could not afford it.
"How could he cut out such a xenogeneic Source? It's not fair." The people around Liu Chengen were all in disbelief.
Dumbo happily walked up and took Liu Chengen's Source Bag. He even put away the cut Liu Chengen had cut out Source Bag.
"You owe us 90 jin of Source Bag. What do you think we should do?" Dumbo puffed out his chest and looked very tough.
"This …" Liu Chengen felt like jumping into the river. His face was very ugly. If they were in the wild, he would have killed them already.
"Young Master Liu is a hero of the Qingxia Sect. He will not go back on his word. Don't worry. He will pay you back in the future," the people around Liu Chengen scolded.
"Who are you scolding? Remember, it is he who owes us." Wang Shu walked up and stared at that person. He said, "You were the one who said that if you cut out a treasure, you would have to eat the stone skin."
"Yes, it was you. I remember it clearly. Hurry up and eat the stone skin." Dumbo walked up and did not let it go. He grabbed the person's collar and forced him to eat the stone skin.
There was a burst of laughter around.
If it were not for the fact that the gambling house had a strong background and did not allow fights, this person would have been angry. He was very embarrassed.
"You … let go!"
"You lost the bet. You said you wanted to eat the stone skin. If you are a man, don't go back on your words. Hurry up and eat it."
This person lost face and wanted to find a hole to hide in. He gritted his teeth and took out half a kilogram of stone essence and stuffed it into Dumbo's hand. He then ran away, causing the crowd to laugh.
Liu Chengen was also very angry. He forced himself to borrow a pen and paper from the Rong Xiang stone gambling house. He wrote an IOU and left without looking back.
Ye Fan walked around the Rong Xiang stone gambling house and found that there were too many fakes. The three did not stay for long and left.
It was close to noon. The others had also dispersed to find a place to eat. They would go to the Jade Pool Fairy Stone Market in the afternoon.
"Today is so relaxing …" Dumbo was noisy.
Wang Shu was also very excited. He said, "The Ancient Insect Source is worth a hundred kilograms of stone. It is so dreamy!"
Ye Fan had a small test. He felt that the Book of Source of Origin was mysterious. It was indeed an extraordinary scripture.
He felt that he could enter the Holy Palace Secret Realm after he returned. The Northern Region's source was like a divine land to him. It could constantly transform.
The three chose a restaurant and drank in a private room. They did not leave until two hours later.
The Jade Pool Fairy Stone Market was located in the eastern part of Flat Rock City. The environment was elegant. There were many ancient trees planted around, providing a large area of shade.
It was already afternoon. The doors were already open. There were many fallen leaves on the steps, giving off a very natural feeling.
Not long after entering the Jade Pool Fairy Stone Market, Ye Fan noticed a few old men with extraordinary temperaments. They stood outside the crowd and were discussing something.
"The Holy City's source stones are too expensive. But they can really produce good things. Someone cut out a demon eye not long ago."
"I heard that too. It's not as simple as just an eye. I think there was even a fresh demon bone. Its value is inestimable. "
The old men with extraordinary temperaments were discussing softly.
"These old men are getting more and more mysterious." Dumbo stood not far away and heard everything clearly. He whispered, "The more they talk, the more unreliable they become. If they continue, the fairy flying from the stone and the world's most beautiful woman walking out will all become real."
Wang Shu also laughed softly. "The older people get, the more they like to think. In their eyes, there is everything in the source stone. It's not impossible to find a Heavenly Scroll."
"What do you two little monkeys know?"
The old men had sharp ears. They heard their words and turned around to glare at them.
"The source stone is the rarest spirit item in the world. It can produce anything," an old man said seriously. "The things you are talking about have really been produced before."
"Old man, your beard is already white. How can you still speak so stupidly?" Dumbo's words could really choke people to death. He did not know how to be tactful at all.
"Damn it, you little bastard, what are you talking about? Do you know how to speak?!" The old man was so angry that his beard was sticking up.
Wang Shu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He tugged at the corner of Dumbo's clothes and apologized. "Please don't take it to heart, sir. This brother of mine is too honest and never thinks before speaking. There's no need to lower yourself to his level."
"According to the ancient records of the North, a peerless beauty had really been dug out over a hundred thousand years ago — in other words, during the Primordial Era. She had walked out of the Source Stone." One of the elders spoke again, "Unfortunately, she still managed to escape despite being surrounded and intercepted by the various Holy Lands."
"Really?!" Dumbo craned his neck and approached the old men. "How big was the source stone? Was that woman a daemon or a deity?"
Not far away, Ye Fan's heart was also moved and he listened attentively.
"Go away. I can't be bothered with you." One of the old men did not like Dumbo at all.
"There are secrets hidden within the source stone. There must be a reason why the royal family of the Zhongzhou Continent would always have peerless elites watching over the holy city and purchasing the wondrous stones at all costs."
"I've also heard that the ancestors of this family obtained a heavenly tome from the source stone, which allowed them to rise unstoppably …"
Ye Fan's heart trembled. This was truly shocking.
Dumbo and Wang Shu looked at each other. They felt like they were listening to a story of a deity.
"Hey, old man, are your words reliable? How can there be a book in the source stone?" Dumbo scratched his head.
"I say, you little bastard, why are your words so unpleasant to hear? Go somewhere cool and stay!" The old men's faces darkened. They walked to the side and no longer paid him any attention.
Ye Fan could not calm down. There were too many mysteries hidden within the source stone. It was more complicated and mysterious than he had imagined.
He was glad that he had obtained the Heavenly Tome of Source. With this extraordinary scripture, he would be able to conquer the world in the future and uncover everything.
"It seems like the stone buried underground not only contains the source stone, but also something even more precious."
There were countless secrets buried beneath this vast reddish-brown land, waiting to be discovered.
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