Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 54 The Bet of 200,000 Jin of Source
Li Yao also saw the person, and when he heard the crowd's discussions, he also learned who he was.

The Tuoba family has also produced a genius disciple, but it will be some time before he is born.

In the original novel, Tuoba Chang of the Tuoba family gambled with Ye Fan on stones in the Holy City. He eventually cut out a piece of divine source the size of a human head, but ultimately lost to the divine silkworm that Ye Fan cut out.

However, despite the defeat, it is undeniable that the Tuoba family's Crimson Gold Divine Hand and Origin Heaven Treasure Wheel are incredibly profound.

These two techniques are absolutely no less than Li Yao's Heavenly Sensing and Source Technique Divine Eye.

Jiang Xiong, who was standing to the side, went to greet him. A master of source arts was someone he was completely worthy of his respect, especially since he was the one who had invited him.

"Brother Jiang, you invited me here just to deal with a mere brat?" Tuoba Lie looked at Li Yao, a mere teenager, and he actually wanted him to gamble on stones with him?!

"Brother Tuoba, don't be careless. This young friend Li has a very high level of skill in source techniques. Before you arrived, he had already extracted hundreds of thousands of catties of rare treasures." Jiang Xiong reminded him quickly, fearing that Tuoba Lie might be careless.

But it would have been better if Jiang Xiong hadn't reminded him; after being reminded, Tuoba Lie felt that he had been underestimated.

“If you asked me to plunder all the Originium like this, I could do it.” He said.

It's not hard to understand why Tuoba Lie is so confident. The cultivation of Origin Techniques requires time to accumulate; no matter how high one's talent, it's impossible to achieve it overnight.

Unless Li Yao is cultivating the Origin Book, only such an unprecedented Origin Technique can turn decay into magic and does not require so much time to accumulate.

However, as everyone knows, the Source Book has been lost for 10,000 years. The Source Technique that Li Yao learned was not from the Source Book. Therefore, Tuoba Lie did not believe that someone could cultivate Source Technique to the Grandmaster level at the age of 10.

Tuoba Lie strode forward, looked down at Li Yao with disdain, and said, "Young friend, now that I'm here, you should know that your time to run wild is over. Step back, and I will not bully the weak."

"Oh, may I ask who you are?" Li Yao asked sincerely.

Inside the stone garden, everyone was speechless. The two of them were at loggerheads from the start, and the atmosphere was full of tension. This battle of source techniques was sure to be intense.

Yes, no one thinks Li Yao doesn't know Tuoba Lie, because in the field of Origin Arts, everyone knows Tuoba Lie.

"Your Origin Arts may be good, but that's no reason for you to be arrogant. At the very least, you should know how to respect your seniors." Tuoba Lie was losing face. As a master of Origin Arts, he had always been respected wherever he went.

But now, a teenager is treating him with such disdain.

“I know you’re from the Tuoba family, but I really don’t know who you are,” Li Yao said earnestly.

"Heh, good, good, young people are so arrogant." Tuoba Lie laughed angrily. He didn't think Li Yao didn't recognize him; he just thought the other party was provoking him.

It's normal for a young person to be energetic, but he couldn't accept being humiliated like this.

Li Yao was speechless. He really didn't know Tuoba Lie, but now, there was no need for him to explain.

"Since you are so arrogant and ignorant, then I will take the place of your teacher and teach you a lesson," Tuoba Lie said coldly.

“Uncle, why do you have to gamble with him yourself? I can do it for you.” At this moment, a young man stepped forward from behind Tuoba Lie and said.

"Who do you think you are? Where did you come from? Why are you adding your own drama to the show?" Yao Xi said sarcastically as soon as she saw a minor character jump out.

Her voice was clear and melodious, like heavenly music, but the words she spoke at this moment were incredibly nasty. However, this did not diminish her charm; instead, it gave her an air of domineering empress.

The young man, Tuoba Honggang, was about to retort, but upon seeing Yao Xi's appearance, he immediately suppressed his somewhat ferocious expression.

As for being mocked, he didn't think so. The fact that such a fairy was willing to talk to him clearly meant that she had a good impression of him.

"This fairy..."

Seeing that his nephew was about to embarrass himself, Tuoba Lie quickly waved his hand and said, "This time, the Jiang family invited us to gamble on stones. Let me do it and teach the young man a lesson."

Tuoba Hong was speechless for a moment, but he didn't say anything. Then, he looked at Li Yao with jealousy in his eyes.

How dare this kid stand next to a fairy? Jealousy clouded his judgment, and he immediately started mocking Li Yao:
“Young man, you should feel honored to be able to gamble on stones with my uncle. It’s the most boast-worthy thing in your life.”

Li Yao glanced at Tuoba Hong, then lightly stomped his foot, causing the source energy in the earth's veins to surge and attack the young man.

"Be careful." Tuoba Lie noticed something was wrong and quickly pressed his hand down on the ground. Immediately, with a loud bang, the entire stone garden shook for a moment.

"Next time you speak, use your brain and see who you can't afford to offend," Li Yao said with a cold smile.

If Tuoba Lie hadn't stepped in to block that attack, Tuoba Hong would have been blasted into a bloody mist by the surging source energy. "At such a young age, thinking you know a little about manipulating source energy, you come out here to show off like this, really..." Tuoba Lie was also furious; the other party actually wanted to kill his nephew right in front of him.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Since you want to gamble on stones, let's agree on the stakes. No matter how much you bet, I'll go with it," Li Yao interrupted.

Relying on his status as a master of Origin Arts, Tuoba Lie considered himself a senior and maintained a condescending attitude throughout their conversation.

Li Yao felt it was a waste of energy and time to talk to such an idiot.

Nearby, everyone was watching with anticipation. These two hadn't even started gambling on the stones yet, and they were already at each other's throats. Both of them were top-tier experts in Origin Arts, so today they would most likely cut out an amazing treasure.

"That's it, a battle of source techniques, revealing unparalleled treasures, broadening our horizons."

"Everything is illusory; only by cutting the stone can the true nature be revealed. Let's duel now."

Everyone was excited, eager to see the skills of a master of Origin Arts, and perhaps witness the birth of a rare and extraordinary treasure.

"The extraordinary techniques of the Yuan family were once praised by Master Yuan. Today, you are all fortunate to witness them."

Tuoba Hong was very high-profile, seemingly showing off his family's extraordinary source techniques. After speaking, he even looked at Yao Xi.

It's a pity that Yao Xi didn't even look at him.

Tuoba Lie also wanted to end the farce as soon as possible, so he said, "Let's set the stake at 100,000 jin of Yuan."

Upon hearing the price, Li Yao scoffed and mocked, "Grandmaster of Origin Arts, so your vision is so limited. Since you don't have the guts, I'll set the price: 200,000 jin of Origin, how about it?"

The onlookers were astonished. Ten thousand catties of source was already outrageous, but Li Yao actually doubled it.

Tuoba Lie stared coldly at Li Yao. The young man's arrogance, overbearing attitude, and disrespect had truly enraged him.

"Originally, I didn't want to make things too difficult for you since you are a disciple of the Yao Guang Holy Land. But since you are so confident, the bet will be set at 200,000 jin of Origin. Not only that, everything that the loser cuts off will belong to the winner."

"It's a deal." Li Yao agreed and turned to head towards the back of the park.

"Wait!" Tuoba Lie called out to Li Yao.

Li Yao stopped and looked at him calmly. He didn't want to say anything more since the other party was so arrogant and contemptuous. He waited for him to speak.

Tuoba Lie said, "The Heavenly Stone Garden of the Holy Land is a sacred place. True experts in Origin Arts enter by fighting their way in."

"What do you want?" Li Yao asked.

"We don't need to start from the first level of the stone garden. Let's start from here. If we can't cut out the source of the same level, there's no need to enter the Heaven-level stone garden to compete."

“That’s right. If the difference in source techniques is too great, Uncle doesn’t need to waste his time at all,” Tuoba Hong agreed.

"Alright, you choose the stone then." Li Yao didn't care.

Inside the stone garden, lush vegetation and towering pavilions filled the air. Everyone was excited, for they were finally about to witness two masters of Origin Arts gambling on stones.

Tuoba Lie made the first move, moving swiftly among the most ordinary stones; otherwise, if there were any unusual stones, they would have been chosen by the other party first.

"The stone that your finger touched turned gold!" someone exclaimed.

"What's going on?!" Many people were dumbfounded.

Tuoba Lie moved with incredible speed, his index finger constantly pointing out, each time it landed on a stone, turning the stone into gold, as if it were cast from gold.

"This is... the Crimson Gold Divine Hand, the pinnacle of perfection!" an old man exclaimed, feeling his eyes had been opened.

Many people were hearing about it for the first time, and naturally, seeing it with their own eyes for the first time. Tuoba Lie's finger seemed to have a strange magic power, turning dozens of stones golden as it went along.

It wasn't until he had walked more than ten steps away that the stones returned to normal, which was quite astonishing.

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