Golden Stone Gall

Inside the secret chamber.

On the stone table.

A Golden Stone Gall had just been freshly cut from the stone Weiwei had brought, by Fang Yang.

Its enticing fragrance filled the air.

Fang Yang and Weiwei stared at each other, their eyes wide, neither seeming to know whether they were looking at the other or at the Golden Stone Gall on the table.

"What is this?"

Weiwei resisted the temptation of the Golden Stone Gall and didn't swallow it whole. Partly, this was because she had promised to give Fang Yang thirty percent, and partly because she didn't know what the Golden Stone Gall was.

What if it was poisonous?

"The Source Technique inheritance I obtained contains a record of this..."

Fang Yang recognized the Golden Stone Gall, and his mouth went dry.

A gall hidden within stone—this was a rare treasure of great use in cultivating Source Technique.

Stone Galls began as grayish white, then gradually matured. Once they entered the next stage and turned purple, their value became comparable to that of a Human Origin Fruit.

If a Purple Stone Gall advanced one stage further, it would become a Golden Stone Gall, whose value was beyond measure. The Source Earth Master who had written the Source Technique Treasure Record had never seen a Golden Stone Gall in his entire life. This showed just how rare such a divine treasure was.

A fully mature Golden Stone Gall could allow a Source Technique cultivator to develop a Heavenly Eye from nothing, enabling them to see through the outer layer of some stones and glimpse what lay inside.

The Golden Stone Gall before Fang Yang wasn't fully mature, but it had nearly reached the halfway point. If Weiwei hadn't chosen it and he hadn't cut it open...

Perhaps in tens of thousands of years, it would have fully matured.

"Half each."

After hearing Fang Yang explain the Golden Stone Gall's effects, Weiwei said without hesitation.

Heavenly Eyes varied in strength.

She possessed the naturally formed Immortal Spirit Eye, which was far stronger than a Source Technique Heavenly Eye cultivated after birth. All she needed to do was cultivate patiently, and she could make her Immortal Spirit Eye undergo one transformation after another.

Fang Yang, on the other hand, needed the Golden Stone Gall more than she did.

Faced with Weiwei's kindness, Fang Yang didn't know how to respond for a moment.

It would have been a lie to say he didn't want it.

In that case...

He would give the Source Technique Treasure Record to Weiwei as well, in return for half of the Golden Stone Gall.

"Senior Sister, I'll teach you a secret art."

Fang Yang spoke solemnly.

The Source Technique Treasure Record was no ordinary inheritance. After all this time studying and practicing it, he could tell that the Source Earth Master who had created it had most likely been just one step away from becoming a Source Heaven Master.

Of course, one step away could still mean a world of difference.

But this Source Technique Treasure Record was still far superior to the inheritances of most Source Technique clans in the Holy City.

Weiwei possessed the Immortal Spirit Eye and had picked out a Golden Stone Gall without ever cultivating Source Technique. After learning the Source Technique Treasure Record, she would be like a tiger with wings.

Just as Fang Yang hadn't refused the Golden Stone Gall, Weiwei didn't refuse the Source Technique Treasure Record.

"The essentials of Source Heaven Divine Sense are..."

Fang Yang gave Weiwei a detailed explanation of Source Heaven Divine Sense, a crucial secret art in the Source Technique Treasure Record.

Once Source Heaven Divine Sense was fully cultivated, it could transform into the Source Heaven Divine Eye, marking a Source Technique cultivator's entry into the field and bringing them halfway into the realm of a Source Earth Master.

Fang Yang lightly scored the Golden Stone Gall, splitting it open with a thin crack. Its fragrance grew ever stronger, making their mouths water.

"The gall's juice is bitter beyond compare, and consuming it won't do much good. You have to drip it into your eyes and use Source Heaven Divine Sense to absorb it. That's how you'll get the greatest benefit."

Fang Yang divided the gall's juice into two portions. After handing one to Weiwei, he unhesitatingly dripped his own portion into his eyes, showing her how it was done.

As soon as the juice entered his eyes, a burning, stinging sensation arose, as if hundreds of ants were crawling over his eyeballs and biting them.

He endured the intense pain without changing expression.

"Doesn't look that painful."

Seeing how calm Fang Yang was, Weiwei mistakenly thought the Source Technique Treasure Record had exaggerated. Without hesitation, she dripped the juice into her eyes.

Pain!

Weiwei's little face twisted. Her eyes burned fiercely, and she hurriedly circulated Source Heaven Divine Sense. But it was like adding fuel to the fire: while it strengthened the effect, it magnified the pain as well.

She let out a small cry.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Fang Yang opened his eyes. Light gleamed in his pupils, and lightning seemed to flash within the sealed chamber.

As soon as he circulated Source Heaven Divine Sense, he could see every speck of dust in the air and the stone marrow beneath the earth. He had already reached the Great Accomplishment realm.

From there, cultivating Source Heaven Divine Sense meant training a pair of Source Heaven Divine Eyes. Once he reached perfection, it would mean that his Source Heaven Divine Eyes had fully taken shape.

"With my current Source Heaven Divine Sense, I'll be able to call myself a Source Technique master after just a little more cultivation. If I put in more effort, I'll be able to catch up to those renowned Source Technique grandmasters."

Fang Yang's exceptional talent could serve him just as well in Source Technique. The most time-consuming part, mastering Source Heaven Divine Sense, was already done. The other secret arts posed no difficulty for him at all.

Late at night.

Fang Yang sealed off the secret chamber's aura. Layer upon layer of Dao patterns was enough to conceal the emergence of any phenomena, preventing the outside world from noticing.

He took out the Demon Fetus.

This stone, named the Demon Fetus, was round as a ball. It didn't look like something formed naturally by heaven and earth; it seemed more like it had been made by human hands.

That was precisely why this wondrous stone, once valued at several hundred thousand, had seen its price plummet to 120,000 catties of Pure Source after a Source Technique grandmaster declared that it couldn't possibly contain any rare treasure.

Thanks to that Source Technique grandmaster, Fang Yang had managed to obtain the Demon Fetus at the cost of only one Human Origin Fruit.

Fang Yang circulated Source Heaven Divine Sense.

In the past, his divine sense had worked only intermittently and could even mislead him. Now, even when probing this wondrous stone that had baffled a Source Technique grandmaster...

He could faintly make out the little Qilin sleeping within.

Of course, this was also because Fang Yang already knew that a Qilin Immortal Medicine seed was hidden inside, allowing him to rule out many incorrect possibilities.

But it still showed the wondrous effect of the Golden Stone Gall and the strength of his Source Heaven Divine Sense now.

That was why Fang Yang was confident he could catch up to the Source Technique grandmasters of the ancient Source Technique clans in a short time.

Facing the Demon Fetus, Fang Yang could have cut out the Qilin Immortal Medicine seed with nothing more than his hand as a blade.

But out of respect for the Undying Medicine, he brought out the Supreme Emperor Sword and unleashed Imperial Dragon Qi, splitting open the Demon Fetus's stone shell.

Revealed within was a Qilin, as if a spirit from the Immortal Realm had descended. Though it was no bigger than a fist, it was breathing in the essence of heaven and earth all on its own.

"The Qilin Immortal Medicine..."

Fang Yang took out a handful of Divine Spring Water and poured it over the Qilin Immortal Medicine seed.

To the naked eye, the seed showed no change.

But with Source Heaven Divine Sense, he could see the Qilin Immortal Medicine seed slowly absorbing the life essence in the Divine Spring Water and gathering strength to break out of its shell and sprout.

"At this rate, even after several decades, I won't see the day the Undying Medicine puts out a tender shoot."

Fang Yang hesitated, but in the end, he didn't manifest the Heaven-Reaching Creation Dew to use on the Qilin Immortal Medicine seed.

Undying Medicines possessed a spirit.

With his current abilities, if he raised the Qilin Immortal Medicine, he might turn a good thing into a bad one.

In short...

He was afraid the Undying Medicine would fly away once he got his hands on it.