Among the crowd, someone with a keen eye recognized the origin of the compass and let out a startled cry.
Zhang Tao held the Dragon Seeking Plate in his hand, murmuring an incantation as he slowly walked along the jade racks.
Whenever he passed a Source Stone, the needle on the compass reacted to varying degrees.
Clearly, he was using an extremely profound secret art of Source Arts to probe the contents of these Source Stones.
This was the foundation of a Source Technique Family!
The Dragon Seeking Plate alone was enough to leave countless Source Arts masters in the dust.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhang Tao, eager to see what kind of astonishing divine stone this talented master of Source Arts would choose.
Xiao Yang, by contrast, seemed rather "amateurish."
He didn't use any magical treasures or perform any secret arts.
Instead, he wandered around the stone workshop with his hands behind his back, just like an ordinary tourist.
He walked a little, then stopped, looking this way and that, his face wearing an expression of curiosity.
He looked just like a country bumpkin seeing a city for the first time, amazed by everything.
At the sight of him, the crowd around them burst into undisguised laughter.
"Does this guy even know how to gamble on stones?"
"I doubt it. Look at him—he doesn't even know the basics of inspection, smelling, questioning, and palpation. He's just wandering around aimlessly."
"This is over. I thought we'd get to see a clash between two great rivals, but it turns out a bronze player has run into a king."
"Looks like that Five Elements Dao Fruit is changing hands. I just wonder what expression this kid will make when he kneels and calls Zhang Tao grandpa. Hahaha!"
Even Steward Liu shook