Although he had hosted a banquet for Ouyang Ye a few days ago, Cao Yusheng was now one of his own, an elder of the family, and was even going to marry Ziyue. As the direct descendant of the Ji Family, Ji Tianyao's stance was very correct.
At this moment, Su Yu activated his Heavenly Eye, his eyes swirling with faint Chaos energy. He had already purchased two Source Stone, and ripples spread outwards from beneath his feet.
It was clearly visible that many patterns appeared on the ground, like streaks of lightning, dazzling and interwoven, but harmless.
This is an extension of Su Yu's Chaos Heavenly Eye, reaching every corner, wanting to greet the Divine Child.
After he cultivated the Heavenly Eye and achieved Chaos Body, the secret techniques of the Source Heaven Book were perfected on their own, enabling him to lay out Source Heavenly Patterns and transform them into a world-shaking array.
As Su Yu walked to the shore of a lake, hundreds of stones in the stone garden began to glow and fly wildly into the sky, seemingly trying to escape.
This bizarre sight astonished all the elderly people, who thought it was the divine magic of Source Heavenly Master revealing a rare treasure within the stone. They all activated their divine power to grab the stone and slap it down.
Even several Great Power couldn't sit still any longer, and they conjured divine hands to capture the flying stones.
This is a unique spectacle, with all sorts of glowing stones flying around. Many elderly people with white hair were so excited that their eyes practically lit up.
This seemed to be a treasure trove imbued with spiritual energy, which Su Yu had awakened, turning it into their hope for extending their lives.
However, the farce quickly came to an end when someone cut open the stone on the spot and found it to be empty.
"This is an illusion caused by the Stone King's unusual activity, not a manifestation of a divine object. There's no need for you all to be alarmed!" Tuoba Mao shouted, bringing everyone back to their senses.
These are all illusions. Even though all the flying stones are glowing, once you catch them, they are just ordinary stones with nothing special about them.
The Great Power all calmly put the stones back in their original places, including Ji Tianyao, as if nothing had happened.
The gaunt-looking Tuoba Mao glanced at Su Yu to the east, then at the lakeside in front of him, sighed deeply, and put down the Source Stone in his hand.
Going in the opposite direction—utterly absurd!
He was determined to find the Stone King, but was drawn here by some inexplicable law, only to find himself far from the Stone King.
Tuoba Mao walked over with the Source Stone, then cut Source Stone open, revealing a bowl-sized, pale red Divine Source containing a crimson Ganoderma lucidum.
This is Phoenix Blood Ganoderma, a supreme treasure elixir tainted with the Divine Phoenix Blood. It is enough to extend the lifespan of Immortal Second Realm Mighty Figure by decades. In addition, the Divine Source that envelops the treasure elixir makes this Phoenix Blood Mushroom no less valuable than the large piece of Divine Source that Su Yu cut out before.
Tuoba Mao, his body hunched over, looked as if he had aged hundreds of years. He walked to Su Yu's side, offered him the Divine Source medicine, and said in a somewhat dejected voice, "I have cultivated the Source Arts for a thousand years, yet I have been deceived by the Stone King this time. How laughable! In this round, I have lost!"
"Ancestor! We haven't lost yet!"
Outside the Heaven-Class Stone Garden, seeing his ancestor admit defeat and lose face, a young man in brocade robes burst into tears. He was Tuoba Chang, the young master of the Tuoba Family Clan. He possessed remarkable Source Arts and held a very high position among the younger generation.
Tuoba Mao said sternly, "Chang'er, don't say anything more! Heavenly Master Cao's Source Arts far surpass mine. It's one thing to be inferior in skill, but do you have to deceive yourself like this?"
He then said to Su Yu, "Master, could you find the Stone King so that I may fulfill my long-cherished wish?"
"You're so carefree!"
Seeing that Tuoba Mao took the initiative to admit defeat, Su Yu was somewhat surprised. In the original story, the Tuoba Family met a tragic end and fought against Ye Fan several times for the sake of the Source Heaven Book. He did not expect that this Supreme Elder would be so magnanimous.
Tuoba Mao shook his head, looked at the strange rocks around him, and said with emotion, " The Source Arts is profound. The Celestial Master's previous remarks were nothing but a jest. Such Source Heavenly Patterns can only be laid down by those who have mastered the Source Arts. Why should I embarrass myself!"
Chapter 202 Suspicion Gradually Dissipates
The Source Stone spewed forth smoke and colors, bizarre and wondrous, with clouds rising and rosy hues, flowing gold and overflowing rosy clouds, dragon energy appearing, Divine Source stirring, divine radiance swirling, and auspicious clouds blooming, creating a dreamlike and illusory scene. At this moment, the stone garden was almost like Immortal Domain.
This is an illusion created by the Stone King in this place, resembling Saint Spirit, favored by heaven and earth, and protected by all ways.
Su Yu encountered this scene when he first entered Purple Mountain, but it was Divine Source wonder, far from the scene before him that moved a thousand stones. The strange phenomenon could even deceive Great Power at the Immortal Platform Second Heaven.
Tuoba Mao took out a bronze divine tower, handed it to Su Yu, then bowed and took a half step back, no longer arguing with Su Yu.
"A strategic retreat? Or perhaps you're obsessed with the Source Dao. Unfortunately, because of the existence of the Underworld, if you truly reach the realm of Source Earth Master, you're destined to encounter misfortune."
Weighing the bronze divine tower in his hand, Su Yu's eyes darted around, moved by Tuoba Mao's actions, lost in thought.
An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes sparkled, her almond-shaped eyes gleaming with a strange light. She looked at Su Yu with a faint smile, but said nothing.
As a rogue cultivator, he inherited the legacy of the Source Heavenly Master, mastered the Source Arts, and looked down upon all the holy lands. Even the supreme elders of ancient Source Arts families admitted their inferiority. Wasn't this the person he had been waiting for...?
"It's too early for Stone King to act. The outcome of this gamble is in my hands." Su Yu gave Tuoba Mao a deep look, then Five-Colored Divine Light flashed in his right hand, and a purple light flickered at his fingertips. The Source Stone he had previously taken flew into the air.
This stone is quite ordinary, about the size of a millstone, with nothing particularly special about it. It's dark blue all over and shaped like a stone block. The Heaven-Class Stone Garden is full of precious stones, and this stone is worth 30,000 jin of raw materials. Although it's expensive, it's by no means the garden's prized possession.
Upon seeing that it was indeed the stone, even several Immortal Second Realm Mighty Figure couldn't help but sigh. They had thought that Su Yu would find the Stone King, but unexpectedly, after going around in circles, they had returned to the starting point.
A flash of Silver Moon appeared, and with a "crack" sound, the Source Stone opened.
With Su Yu's current Fortune of Source Arts, all the rare treasures within the stones are within his sight, and the veins of the strange stones can be completely revealed with a single sword strike.
Stone chips scattered, and a stone sphere the size of half a human head was cut out. Through the stone's surface, dozens of divine rays shot into the sky, illuminating the area with brilliance. Ancient trees were bathed in divine light, turning a vibrant green and sparkling, and even the flowers seemed sacred, shimmering with light.
" Divine Source!"
Many people exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that a second Divine Source would be born.
"It's the size of half a human head, and even the most conservative estimate is that it's worth 250,000 jin of raw materials!" an old man exclaimed in surprise.
"My God, another Divine Source has been extracted! Unbelievable!"
"It's unbelievable that two pieces of Divine Source could be cut out in a single day; even in the past, this has only happened a handful of times."
"Priceless treasures, why do these rare and wondrous artifacts keep appearing one after another?"
Ji Tianyao couldn't help but sigh. Today, he had cut out three pieces of Divine Source, and there was even Stone King here that was being teleported...
However, upon further reflection, he realized that Cao Yusheng would soon be engaged to Ji Ziyue, and since they were all family, he could even look forward to the Phoenix Blood Ganoderma, which made him feel much better.
This was also the consensus of most of the elders of the Ji Family. Ji Ziyue had been stranded in the Southern Region for a long time, living among the rogue cultivators from the outside world, which had ruined her reputation. The identity of that rogue cultivator had also been traced back to him; he was Desolate Ancient Waste Body from the Spirit Ruins Paradise.
Rumors circulated that the two were deeply in love and had secretly pledged their lives to each other, even inspiring dramatic scenarios in the fictional world.
A cultivator from a minor sect with exceptionally poor talent, while on a training expedition, encountered a princess from the Desolate Ancient Family who had suffered a misfortune, and rescued her at the last minute.
Then he took meticulous care of her for several months, and the two...
With the princess's help, the young monk experiences a series of adventures and reaches the pinnacle of his life, which is the perfect ending to the story.
The true ending: Due to the obstruction of the Desolate Ancient Family, the two were forced to separate. The young cultivator was hunted down by the powerful families and fled all the way...
If his primordial yin hadn't been still intact, the Ji Family wouldn't have sent out the sixth son; Ji Yanzhi would have personally captured that little thief and brought him back to the Ji Family.
It was precisely because of this change that the Ji Family members took a liking to Cao Yusheng, and even the Ji Family's Holy Lord Ji Tianyun and the Ji Family's ancestor admired his Source Arts cultivation and innocent heart.
Regarding the Holy City, Cao Yusheng extracted two Immortal Divine Medicine, the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Holy Sword, the Primordial Goddess, the Divine Source, and the Longevity Treasure... His Source Arts was undoubtedly superb.
Regarding the Ji Family, he befriended the eight Eighth Ancestor of the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji Family, rescued them from the Demon Clan race, and gifted them the Divine Spring in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. Afterwards, he personally met the old king of the Ji Family, displaying extraordinary demeanor and exceptional talent.
If the two families were to be related by marriage, the Ji Family's ancestor was prepared to take him as a disciple and have Cao Yusheng switch to cultivating the " Void Scripture." After all, the later years of the Source Heavenly Master were uncertain, and since he possessed the qualities of Ancient Saint, he would achieve great things by turning to the Void Great Dao.
With the addition of the Immortal Divine Medicine and the incomplete Saint Weapon, Cao Yusheng's rise to power was practically inevitable!
Thinking of all this, Ji Tianyao instantly calmed down. He didn't even refute the teasing of the other Immortal Second Realm Mighty Figure. He simply ordered his subordinates to prepare Source Stone, as he wanted to acquire the Phoenix Blood Ganoderma.
At this moment, the stone ball in mid-air moved, suddenly shooting into the sky, trying to escape.
A dragon's roar suddenly rose, and a Imperial Dragon Qi swirling with purple energy flew out, capturing it and bringing it back.
"After four years, seeing Fellow Daoist Cao's Imperial Dragon Qi again is truly awe-inspiring!" Xia Ye, the Imperial Uncle of Great Xia, sighed.
With his cultivation level at the Immortal Platform Second Heaven, the dragon energy he cultivated using the " Taihuang Scripture " was nothing more than this; it's truly a pity.
Princess Xia Yilin of the Great Xia Dynasty has entered the Buddhist Sect. Although she practices Buddhism while keeping her hair, it is inconvenient for her to marry. Now that the Ji Family is in the picture, it is too late to make her return to secular life as soon as possible.
"Such talent should have cultivated the Taihuang Scripture; the Ji Family got a free ride. Alas!"
Upon hearing Xia Ye's telepathic transmission, Ji Tianyao said arrogantly, "Every sip and every bite is preordained; every cause and effect has its reason. Fellow Daoist Cao is destined to be with my Ji Family, but alas? Old Xia, you can't compete with me for that Phoenix Blood Ganoderma later!"
When the Fifth Elder of the Ji Family replied to him with the Buddhist Sect terminology, the old imperial uncle of the Great Xia couldn't sit still any longer. Wasn't this a clear reference to his family's little nun?
Xia Ye glared at Ji Tianyao and said irritably through divine sense, " Fifth Elder of the Ji Family, don't be so smug. What makes you think Fellow Daoist Cao would marry into your Ji Family? You're dreaming! Maybe he really does have the inheritance of Heavenly Venerable and doesn't lack Emperor Scripture. I also want that Phoenix Blood Ganoderma Mushroom; I want to live a few more years."
"My ancestor personally saw him; he was cultivating a fragmented Emperor Scripture."
"Really? This kid is truly blessed with good fortune; he even possesses a fragmented Emperor Scripture. You wouldn't be after that, would you?"
"You think I'm like you? Let me tell you, I want this Phoenix Blood Ganoderma, and no one can have it. I've already had Eighth Brother inform Fellow Daoist Cao."
"You actually reported this to the Southern Region over such a trivial matter? Where's your magnanimity?"
"Get lost! I saw you sending people back to the Great Xia Stone Workshop to retrieve the source a long time ago. You took two precious herbs last time, and you still want more this time? Old Xia, you should learn to be content. I even suspect that Li Chonghua was instructed by you, otherwise why would he have the audacity to offend Fellow Daoist Cao and give you the opportunity?"
At this moment, the old imperial uncle of the Great Xia changed the subject and said in a low voice, " The Heavenly Ming Bell of the Illusion Destruction Palace is lost, and Li Chonghua has also disappeared without a trace. Did you know that?"
Hearing Xia Ye's questioning, Ji Tianyao glanced at him disdainfully and said nonchalantly, "Everyone knows about this. There's no need to mince words. My ancestor personally investigated it. That incomplete Emperor Scripture should belong to Ancient Clans. Its aura is pure. It's not the ' Devouring Heaven Demon Art ' or the ' Indestructible Heavenly Art.' If you want to compete for the precious medicine, just say so. What kind of behavior is this?"
"Many people are worried about this, which is why they dare not get too close to him. With your explanation, I have also given instructions to the Emperor. In a couple of days, I will send Yilin to the Northern Region to meet the successor of the Source Heavenly Master."
After speaking, Xia Ye sized up Ji Tianyao's body with a playful look in his eyes.
The Fifth Elder of the Ji Family, with her radiant skin, gave Xia Ye a malicious look and said in a sinister tone, "My eighth daughter has already arrived with Ziyue and Haoyue."
"Old Ji... you're really cunning!"
"Otherwise, what would I say to you? Do you think you're Immortal Gold or the Medicine King? What would I have to say to you?"
"Without my help, would you have been able to win the heart of your beauty? Your woman has also reached the Immortal Platform Second Heaven. Otherwise, why would the Ji Family put you in charge of the Holy City Stone Archway? Just because you have fair skin?"
"Roll!"
Within three breaths, Ji Tianyao and Xia Ye exchanged glances and had a mental exchange, leaving Jiang Li, Elder Zijun, and the others speechless.
They are all over a thousand years old; if there's anything they can't say openly, they want to hear it.
Chapter 203 The Divine Silkworm Descends
Within the stone garden, purple mist billowed, and golden orbs of light thrashed about within the cage formed by the Imperial Dragon Qi, trying to escape, but to no avail.
With her hair gently swaying, Jade Lake Zijun said somewhat absentmindedly, "There seems to be a living being in this Divine Source?"
"Unlike the ancient goddess of last time, this time a true Primordial Beings may appear."
Ji Tianyao summoned a large purple-gold seal, which transformed into a purple light curtain that enveloped the Heaven-Class Stone Garden.
" Heavenly Master Cao, just cut the stone ball open. With us here, you just focus on cutting the stone, and we'll take care of the rest."
"My body is craving Life essence; there is a miraculous medicine within the stone sphere."
"You crave vital energy; would you like me to give you a piece of it?"
"Peel away the stone's outer layer and see what truly resides within the Divine Source?"
A group of white-haired old men, their eyes red with envy, urged Su Yu to cut open the stone sphere, their eyes filled with longing. In their eyes, this was an absolute rare treasure, a hope for prolonging life.