It was precisely because the older generation of jade carving masters kept their techniques to themselves.
Many jade carving techniques had already been lost.
As a result, there were fewer and fewer masters among the new generation of jade carvers.
And some of the jade carving masters still around could no longer pick up their carving knives due to their age.
This had led to handmade jade carvings being replaced by industrial machinery.
Although machine carving was more precise.
It could never match handmade carving in terms of spirit and expressiveness.
That was why a jade carving master's income was truly beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Yuan had every reason to believe that once this thing appeared, countless people would fight over it.
Of course, in terms of financial resources alone, those carvers could not compare to Ye Yuan, not even carving masters or grandmasters.
Besides, why spend money competing when getting something for free felt so much better?
He had only spent a mere 5,000 yuan.
Yet he had obtained an inheritance that could be called a priceless treasure.
How could Ye Yuan not be happy?
Especially when it was the lost Zigang Knife Technique of Lu Zigang, known as the Jade God.
Lu Zigang was a master of jade carving and gem inlay craftsmanship during the Ming dynasty.
He was also the founder of the Zigang Jewelry Workshop.
He lived during the Jiajing and Wanli eras of the Ming dynasty. Originally from Taicang Prefecture, he later moved to Suzhou and opened a jade carving workshop.
His jade carving skills were unparalleled, truly a work of heavenly craftsmanship.
The famous "Zigang Plaque" was named after him.
The Gazetteer of Mudu Town, Suzhou recorded: "Before reaching sixty, Lu Zigang became a