The white-robed Empress's murmurs soon echoed throughout the Desolate Forbidden Zone. When the powerful figures gathered around the area heard that vast, rolling voice, the boundless imperial might pressed them flat against the ground!
Only after that white-robed figure had crossed the entire Desolate Forbidden Zone did they slowly raise their heads to look.
"This Empress is actually still alive! So the legends were true. Our human race still has a Great Emperor!"
"How many years has it been? They say the Azure Emperor once came here himself to pay his respects to this Empress, only to be roared at and sent packing. So the legends were all true!"
"This is so exciting! Our human race still has a Great Emperor. We still have an age of prosperity ahead of us!"
Three months later, in a city,
With his arms folded, Ye Xingchen looked at the crowd not far away. He smiled, then strode over.
All manner of stones could be seen covering the stall before him, with all sorts of labels laid atop them.
Nearly every label listed a different price. The stones' size and peculiarities were especially important: the more outlandish a stone was, the higher its price.
"Everyone passing by, don't miss out! Pick the right origin stone from my stall, and I guarantee you'll cut out a hair from a Primordial Ancient Saint!"
"Don't listen to the fellow at the stall beside mine bragging! Everything he says is fake. Last month, someone cut a war god's chamber pot out of one of my origin stones. Come take a look!"
"It's true, I admit he's telling the truth! I was the one who bought that stone last month. I cut out half a chamber pot, only to discover he'd stuffed it in himself. It really was