Xia Yiming waited for Chu Yang for quite a while. When he saw him fish a stone out of the pool, his expression turned somewhat strange.
Not only him—cultivators watching nearby also began discussing among themselves, wondering whether Chu Yang had truly spotted something or was merely acting on a whim.
Xia Yiming had already achieved half his goal, so he did not bother being overly polite with Chu Yang. With a wave of his hand, he sent out a streak of Dragon Qi, shaving nearly a quarter off the first Source Stone.
No unusual phenomenon appeared within the Source Stone. Xia Yiming repeatedly waved his hand, and imperial Dragon Qi continuously fell. The Source Stone, originally half a man's height, was soon reduced to the size of a human head.
As another streak of Dragon Qi fell, a layer of stone skin peeled away, and a dazzling emerald radiance burst forth. The crowd immediately cried out in surprise.
"Source! It's Exotic Source!"
A smile appeared on Xia Yiming's face. He swiftly cut away all the stone skin, revealing a fist-sized piece of Exotic Source, translucent and emerald-green like amber.
"It's Green Essence Source! It's worth at least thirty thousand jin of pure Source!"
"I had long heard that the Great Xia prince was highly accomplished in stone gambling. The Tai Huang Scripture also contains a Qi-observing technique. His reputation is well deserved!"
Xia Yiming did not continue unsealing stones. Instead, he looked toward Chu Yang.
Chu Yang first took out eight thousand jin of Source and tossed it to Old Man of Yaochi. Only then did he hold the Old Turtle Stone in one hand while scattering divine power with the other, rapidly unsealing the closest Source Stone.
The sight made many people's hearts race. Even the Great Xia