In this world of cultivation, news traveled no slower than in the modern age. No sooner had Ji Hao cut out the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword than Tianyu Park was packed tight with people.
The place was bustling with people eager to buy the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword.
Disciples from all sorts of Holy Lands and Heavenly Prodigies from Desolate Ancient Families had arrived.
"The Imperial Prince of Great Xia's Immortality Dynasty in Central Province!" Someone immediately recognized the valiant Great Xia Crown Prince among the crowd.
"The heir of the Golden Family from the Northern Plains, Jin Chixiao, is here too!"
"The Saint Son of the Ten Thousand Beginning Sacred Land and Xiang Yifei of the Great Evolution Sacred Land have arrived as well!"
The Yaoguang Saint Son, surrounded by one hundred and eight Divine Wheels, had also arrived, accompanied by the Yaoguang Saintess.
Yao Xi approached lightly, carrying an orchid-and-musk fragrance. Her eyes rippled like water, and she smiled sweetly as she curiously studied Ji Hao.
Ignoring the onlookers, Ji Hao merely said, "Not for sale," then continued preparing to cut open the Humanoid Immortality Elixir.
Crack!
The stone skin slowly peeled away. Unlike when he had cut out the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword, Ji Hao proceeded with great care, each cut cautious for fear of damaging something.
Crack!
Crack!
Suddenly, Ji Hao made another light cut. The stone naturally split open, and a dazzling radiance shot out, blindingly brilliant. Then a streak of light rose into the air.
"Heavens, what is that? Why did it fly up?!" Many people cried out.
"It looks like a human figure!"
"That's right, did a person fly out?!"
Outside the Heaven-Grade Stone Garden, the spectators instantly erupted into an uproar.
"Flying Immortal from the Stone!"
"It really does look like a human figure!"
A dazzling divine glow illuminated the sky, making the air shine with crystal-like clarity.
The old Daoist nun swept a hand through the air, raising a Light Screen that covered the Heaven-Grade Stone Garden and sealed off the space, preventing any divine object from escaping.
Though the cutting was not yet complete, the precedent of the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword, coupled with this phenomenon, made it clear that this was an unparalleled treasure. Many people's eyes turned green as they stared over like wolves, wishing they could pounce in and seize it.
"Unbelievable. How long has it been since the phenomenon of a Flying Immortal from the Stone last appeared?"
"Young friend, stop cutting. This old man is willing to offer one hundred thousand jin of Source for it."
"Tch, the old man dreams big. Once a Flying Immortal from the Stone appears, the treasure inside is worth at least one hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source."
"Young friend, sell it to me. I'll offer one hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source."
Ji Hao ignored them and continued cutting. A crystalline gleam emerged, and a frigid Aura rushed straight at him.
"So cold!"
A layer of frost spread across the grass, the temperature plummeting as threads of chill drifted in every direction.
"It's a variant Source—Ice-Snow Source!" the Great Xia Crown Prince said.
After part of the stone was peeled away, a fist-sized piece of snow jade appeared, embedded in the stone like a chunk of ice.
Seeing this, Ji Hao immediately removed all the remaining stone skin in one go. Even though he damaged part of the Ice-Snow Source, he did not care, leaving everyone watching heartbroken.
Even if Ice-Snow Source was inferior to Divine Source, it was still worth a thousand jin of pure Source.
Brilliant light burst forth, and a human figure shot out, circling the area as it danced continuously.
A rich fragrance filled the air as the light and shadow swirled about, dreamlike and fantastical.
"Heavens, what is that? He really cut out a peerless treasure."
"What heaven-defying luck! It must be a priceless treasure!"
"This is too outrageous. Both stones yielded treasures. Could an Origin Saint Master really be about to appear again?!"
In an instant, brilliant light burst forth, and a human figure shot out, circling the area as it danced continuously.
A rich fragrance filled the air as the light and shadow swirled about, dreamlike and fantastical.
Within the Ice-Snow Source was a pale blue rhizome, as crystalline as sapphire. There were no Leaves above it.
"What a pity. How could it be like this?!"
Ji Hao ignored their cries of dismay. His eyes were fixed only on the pair of foot-shaped tubers. They were not large, merely an inch long.
The Great Xia Crown Prince stepped forward, and Xia Yiming said, "Daoist friend, I have already prepared a banquet."
"Another day, another day!" Ji Hao said with a smile. Free food would have been nice, but it was better to leave first. He preferred peace and quiet.
Yao Xi was about to speak when Ji Hao cut her off. "No dates, thanks!"
Ji Hao strode toward the exit, delighted inwardly. Then he suddenly stopped, as if he had sensed something.
He began wandering through this section of the garden.
The crowd hurriedly followed.
Yao Xi paused in surprise, then smiled even more brightly and followed as well.
As he searched stone after stone, the bloodline of the Void Emperor within Ji Hao seemed to boil, as though it had sensed something.
"Not this one, not this one either." Ji Hao searched through the stones in this area one by one.
Finally, his gaze settled on an "enormous" stone. It was far larger than the surrounding stones, nearly the size of a cubic zhang.
"I'll take this one!" Ji Hao tossed down one hundred thousand Source and said excitedly.
Unlike the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword and the Humanoid Immortality Elixir, this might be an opportunity that truly belonged to him.
"Another one? Could he really be an Origin Saint Master? He found three immortal treasures in such a short time!"
"Hurry, hurry! Someone cut out a Primordial Divine Medicine!" At that moment, a group of old men, nearly bald with age, rushed in.
"Young friend, I'll offer two hundred thousand jin of Source. You must sell that Divine Medicine to me."
"Don't listen to him. Sell it to me. I'll offer two hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source."
"I already said it's not for sale. Why won't you listen?!" Ji Hao said impatiently.
"This old man is an elder of the Ten Thousand Beginning Sacred Land. Boy, you cannot protect such a Supreme Treasure." An ancient elder of the Ten Thousand Beginning Sacred Land, who seemed almost out of breath, spoke meaningfully.
Ji Hao gave him a glance and lost interest. He was merely in the Dragon Transformation Realm. Ji Hao had no idea where he got the courage.
"What a waste of time!"
"You... boy!" Seeing Ji Hao treat him with such contempt, that elder was enraged and nearly failed to catch his breath.
This time, Ji Hao moved very slowly, cutting open the enormous stone one blade at a time.
A streak of Divine Light blossomed from a crack in the stone. It was an incomparably dreamlike blue light, seemingly carrying an Aura of eternal indestructibility.
Suddenly, an immense sense of danger rose in Ji Hao's heart. A bone-chilling Aura enveloped his body, and he retreated at Thunder Light speed.
An icy, piercing killing intent surged out from the stone, chilling everyone from head to toe and making them tremble uncontrollably.
The ultimate killing intent crashed forth like a tsunami, making heaven and earth wail as though they could not bear its power.
Its form had long since decayed, yet its endless, chilling killing intent had never faded, containing an Aura that made heaven and earth tremble.
The killing intent of an Emperor!
Before that killing intent, the outer stone skin was reduced entirely to dust, revealing the divine object sealed within.
Dazzling blue light shone out. It was a broken sword stained with blood, forged from Eternal Blue Gold. It was hard to imagine that a Divine Weapon made from such Immortal Metal could have been broken.