In the world of "Covering the Sky," my cultivation technique is not right.

Lu Yao naturally had no idea that the two of them were being watched again. Even if he did know, he would probably just sigh and then keep his distance from Ye Fan, thinking, "This man is ominous!"

How can killing just anyone make someone the son of a powerful figure in the Ji family? How can selling a weapon lead to an auction house double-crossing you? These are all plots from novels; what coincidences could happen in real life?

The chosen ones of our time certainly have something to say about them.

Lu Yao and Ye Fan stood outside the stone archway of the Hundred Flowers Sect, watching the bustling crowds and lively atmosphere.

"Old Lu, are you really going to gamble on stones?" Ye Fan was like a miserly old man who didn't want to waste his 300,000 jin of source material.

"Come on, if you don't go in and broaden your horizons, how will you deal with other cultivators in the future? You won't be able to join the conversation when others talk about the source of gambling." Lu Yao waved his hand and led the way into the source market, heading towards a small island piled with many stones.

"But gamblers never die a good death. Old Lu, do you know Source Technique?" Ye Fan quickly followed, his eyes constantly scanning the people coming and going.

Exclamations or sounds of regret could be heard from afar, clearly indicating that someone had obtained something good, while someone else had wasted a lot of resources.

Lü Yao shrugged: "No way."

There were indeed some Origin Technique manuals in the Inheritance Hall of the Yao Guang Holy Land, but he only glanced at them briefly. At the time, he was in a hurry to learn various secret techniques to enrich the foundation of Tai Chi.

Besides, what profound source techniques could the Holy Lands possibly possess? They're all monopolized by those source technique families. Otherwise, in the original story, the various Holy Lands wouldn't have been so fond of the Tuoba and other source technique families.

When Ye Fan heard Lü Yao confidently say that he wouldn't, he almost threw out his back, muttering to himself, "A little gambling is harmless, a little gambling is harmless."

Lu Yao didn't come here to actually cut off the source; he came to gather information and see if anyone knew the location of the Qin Gate deep in the Qinling Mountains.

This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people; who knows, some random passerby might know some secrets.

The stone archway of the Hundred Flowers Cult covers a vast area. Upon entering, one is greeted by a large lake, with willows drooping gracefully along its banks, their green leaves lush and verdant.

What's even more astonishing is that on the three large islands in the center of the lake, the flowers are in full bloom, and even from hundreds of feet away, you can still smell their sweet fragrance.

Many of these flowers were ones that Lü Yao had never seen before in Yao Guang, but their essence nourished the entire stone garden, creating a unique space that was refreshing and delightful.

Lu Yao and Ye Fan went to one of the islands, which was filled with source stones.

The stones are scattered under ancient trees, beside springs, and among green vines, blending together to create a harmonious landscape.

Some are as big as small mountains, some as small as a fist, some are like withered old trees, some are like blood-red gems...

Divine light occasionally filled the sky and lingered for a long time, which meant that someone had cut out something good.

"The Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness is a gathering place for the Beidou Source Ore, but that doesn't mean it's not available elsewhere. The Source Stones in the Hundred Flower God Cult should be mined from the Central Plains, or some of them should be transported from the Northern Region."

Lu Yao would occasionally whisper information about source minerals and source stones to Ye Fan, all of which he had learned from the Yao Guang Classics.

Ye Fan will know all of this when he becomes the Source Master.

Ye Fan also humbly sought advice, and from time to time stood outside the circle of people to watch them cut stones.

Suddenly, Ye Fan had an idea and pointed to two stones: "Old Lu, let's take those two source stones."

Lu Yao looked over and found that they were two stones under a vigorous ancient tree. They were similar in shape, about the size of a human head, and looked no different from ordinary stones. No cultivators passing by stopped to take a look.

"Is there anything unusual about these two stones?" Lü Yao stepped forward and stood in front of the two stones.

Ye Fan also lacked confidence, but he just felt he should buy it: "I just feel a strange feeling about this thing."

Lu Yao examined the two stones carefully. At first glance, they seemed ordinary, but the more he looked at them, the more ordinary they seemed.

This is just an ordinary stone, isn't it?

Lu Yao's questioning gaze made Ye Fan shrink back: "Maybe we should just forget about it and not waste this money."

Money is naturally the source, and Ye Fan hadn't changed his mind for a while, so he habitually called it money.

"Buy it. It's not like it's the Stone King from the Stone Workshop. It won't cost many resources." Lü Yao decided to trust Ye Fan. What if he really got something good from it? This was the kind of man who could get fragments of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron just by randomly finding a mountain.

So he approached the manager of the stone workshop and bought two stones.

But to his surprise, it cost him a full 20,000 jin of raw materials.

Ye Fan trembled as he looked at the huge pile of resources. This could buy his life, and he regretted speaking rashly.

"Tch, you cut it yourself. The one on the left yields something that's mine, and the one on the right yields something that's yours."

Lü Yao urged Ye Fan to get started quickly.

Some cultivators saw someone cutting stone here and slowly gathered around.

An old man recognized the two stones: "Aren't these two pieces of waste stone that the Hundred Flowers Sect transported from the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness? These two young men are probably going to suffer a great loss."

"Are these two stones scrap?" a nearby monk asked curiously.

"About thirty years ago, a powerful figure from the Hundred Flowers Sect, nearing the end of his life, entered the forbidden area of ​​the Northern Region, the Primordial Ancient Mine, in search of the legendary Primordial Life Stone, hoping to extend his life by a hundred years." The old man shook his head, recounting a legend from decades ago:

"Unexpectedly, the Primordial Ancient Mine was full of dangers. He barely escaped with his life, but he gained nothing. He dragged his broken body back to the Hundred Flowers Sect with two stones, and passed away a few days later."

"The Hundred Flowers Sect Master invited a Source Earth Master from a family of Source Arts to take a look, but he could only conclude that these two stones were worthless. So these two stones were put here and sold at a high price."

Everyone suddenly realized why something that looked just like a rock on the mountain could cost tens of thousands of kilograms.

Ignoring what others said, Lü Yao watched as Ye Fan took out a small silver knife and slowly cut the stone on the right.

The stone skin fell off in a flurry, and two-thirds of it was quickly cut away, but nothing unusual happened.

"It really is just waste rock; there's nothing inside." The group openly discussed among themselves.

"It's out, but there's nothing unusual about it, so it doesn't seem to be a treasure."

Suddenly, as Ye Fan brought down his blade, a sharp object appeared in Lü Yao's eyes.

It resembled a slender, sharp spike, as long as a palm, and shimmered with gold, yet it emanated no Daoist aura and bore no runes or markings.

"It's too ordinary. Could it be something only a mortal could make?" Someone saw the spikes and laughed out loud. It cost 20,000 catties of source energy to cut out something that was only a mortal.

"It looks like a limb of some kind of animal," someone muttered.

"Lü Yao." Ye Fan's voice trembled, feeling as if he had really tricked Lü Yao.

Twenty thousand catties of source energy is enough for me to cultivate for a long time; it's not a small amount in anyone's hands.

He turned to look at Lü Yao, only to find the other man with a solemn expression, and directly took the golden dagger from him.

"This one's yours. Keep cutting. I want to see what's inside this piece of stone on the left," Lü Yao said.

Lu Yao remained calm and instructed Ye Fan to put away the golden daggers, urging him to continue cutting.

But a piece of information surfaced in my mind:

[Your "Devouring Heaven Immortal Technique" looked at the golden dagger with curiosity. It seemed to possess an aura even more distant than that of the Moral Celestial Venerable. Unfortunately, the relentless passage of time has taken away its divine power.]

Before the mythological era, wasn't that the chaotic ancient era and the immortal era?