Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

Luo Heng stopped thinking about it and turned to the ashen-faced Yao Guang disciple beside him, asking, "How much source energy does this stone cost?"

Although the Yao Guang disciple looked grim, he could only suppress his anger and say, "The Blazing Sun Stone is worth 80,000 jin of Origin, due to the large number of people present and the presence of the Yaochi Saintess beside Luo Heng."

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng turned to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi beside him and said, "Holy Maiden, could you lend me 80,000 jin of source energy? I will return 100,000 jin of source energy to you within a quarter of an hour."

Upon hearing Luo Heng's words, the crowd erupted in uproar once again, with words like "shameless," "undignified," and "pretty boy" spreading among them.

Luo Heng didn't react much to the other comments, but when he heard someone call him a pretty boy, he had to use a lot of willpower to suppress his smile.

After all, in modern times, this is a positive term for most young people.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi looked at Luo Heng with a strange expression and asked, "You know Source Arts?"

Luo Heng smiled and replied, "The future Source Master."

These words immediately sparked a chorus of low snickers and mockery from the crowd.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi didn't ask any more questions and directly gave Luo Heng 80,000 jin of Source. After handing the Source over to the people of Yaoguang Holy Land, Luo Heng turned to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi and said, "There is a piece of divine Source the size of a human head inside this Blazing Sun Stone, which is probably worth 500,000 jin of pure Source."

Ignoring the jeers from the crowd, Luo Heng directly ordered someone to cut the stone.

A moment later, the outer layer of the Blazing Sun Stone fluttered off like snowflakes, and a small sun-like ray of light shot into the sky, hanging in mid-air, its radiance illuminating the entire stone garden, making it difficult for everyone to look directly at it.

"This is a divine source that's as big as a human's head!"

At this moment, the stone garden was deathly silent, without a trace of noise.

Not only were the outsiders shocked, but even the Holy Maiden of Yaochi and Wei Yi beside her were also shocked, staring intently at the scene.

As if suddenly realizing something, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi exclaimed, "You are not allowed to look at me!" Before she finished speaking, she could no longer maintain her usual aloof demeanor. Between shame and anger, she instinctively crossed her arms to protect herself. Then, the faint halo around her suddenly became dazzling!

Luo Heng felt as if his eyes were being pricked by needles, and he couldn't help but scream. He then covered his eyes tightly with his hands, which were still filled with tears.

He wasn't the only one to experience this; many onlookers were also blinded by the sudden burst of intense light emanating from the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, and they all covered their eyes and retreated.

Luo Heng was a little angry, but then he suddenly realized what was wrong with the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

In the Source Technique cultivation system of the world of "Covering the Sky", the strongest lineage of Source Masters possesses a secret technique called Source Heaven Divine Eye, which has the ability to see through objects.

The former Celestial Master Yuan was a distinguished guest of Yaochi and was once revered as a protector of the Dao outside the sect.

Even the fifth-generation Source Celestial Master had an ambiguous relationship with the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. Therefore, the people of Yaochi can be said to be the ones in "Covering the Sky" who understand the Source Celestial Master lineage the most.

Clearly, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi had misunderstood.

She thought that Luo Heng had also mastered a secret technique similar to the Origin Heaven Divine Eye and would spy on her.

Although the onlookers were affected by the light unintentionally emitted by the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, few of them harbored resentment as a result.

On the contrary, some talented young people asked questions, their concern evident in their words.

The people of Yaoguang Stone Archway, however, had no interest in paying attention to any of this. Their faces were ashen, and they could only keep reassuring themselves that it was just a coincidence.

Luo Heng covered his eyes for a while before the stinging pain subsided slightly. At this moment, he dared not look back at the "human-shaped sun" again. He just coughed awkwardly, withdrew his divine source, and quickly walked towards another piece of stone.

This stone, shaped like a millstone, appears to be on the verge of weathering, riddled with small holes, like rotten wood riddled with insects. Priced at 80,000 jin (approximately 40,000 kg), it is named "Wind Cave Stone."

After confirming the price and handing over the source, Luo Heng turned around and said to the Yaochi Saintess, who had transformed into a "human sun," without turning his head: "There is a fist-sized divine source in here, containing more than forty ancient insect kings. It is estimated to be worth 600,000 catties of source."

This time, there were no jeers or jeers from the crowd; everyone waited quietly.

As a stone-cutting master swiftly brought his knife down, stone fragments scattered like flower petals in all directions. Moments later, beams of divine light shot out, vying in brilliance with the sun and... the Holy Maiden of the Jade Pool beside them.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi was simply too dazzling at this moment, and even the radiance of the divine source could not overshadow her.

When the wind tunnel stone was cut open, it revealed a fist-sized piece of divine source, its light extremely dazzling. Everyone watched this scene in shock.

Many older generations were astonished, exclaiming, "There really is an ancient insect source!"

"That's right, it really is the rare and precious ancient insect divine source!"

Within the fist-sized divine source, more than forty tiny insects were clearly visible, each no bigger than a fingernail, yet each one was golden and radiant with divine light.

"This ancient insect feeds exclusively on the source and can spit out source essence, which is a top-grade medicinal material for refining various ancient pills! This kind of ancient insect that specializes in devouring divine source is called the Ancient Insect King."

The term "ancient elixir" refers to an ancient formula that possesses remarkable effects but requires a multitude of medicinal ingredients that are difficult to gather, many of which have long since disappeared from the world.

After consuming divine essence, this ancient insect becomes the insect king, capable of replacing almost all the medicinal materials needed for various ancient elixirs. It is a rare and precious spiritual object, second only to divine medicine.

"Although this divine source is only the size of a fist, it contains dozens of ancient insect kings, making it worth... 600,000 catties of pure source!" A supreme elder of the holy land said with difficulty.

The stone garden remained unusually quiet, even though a priceless treasure had indeed been unearthed, Luo Heng's performance was truly astonishing.

In the past, those masters of source arts could only roughly deduce the situation inside the stone, but no one could do what he did, as if he had seen the contents of the stone with his own eyes, and even calculated the price in advance.

Such actions have truly shocked people's values.

A moment later, a commotion erupted from the crowd.

A group of elderly men with white hair, who had been watching the commotion from the periphery, suddenly charged into the crowd like tigers. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they were almost about to start a fight.

Many of them were nearing the end of their lifespans, and this spiritual object was exactly what they had been dreaming of. The crowd quickly crowded around Luo Heng.

As for the holy sons and daughters, even though they were powerful, they were no match for their own elders at this moment, and they were all pushed aside, their clothes disheveled.

"This ancient insect divine source is of immense value; it can be used to refine a life-extending pill according to ancient alchemy formulas! I am nearing the end of my life, and I hope you, young friend, will part with it and sell it to me."

"Nonsense, you should sell it to me..."

"Shut up, you white-haired old fool, you gray-bearded old thief, how dare you spout nonsense here..."

"Seniors, please don't be in a hurry. I still need to continue cutting the stone. We can consider how to deal with the Ancient Insect Divine Source later," Luo Heng said with a smile, reassuring the group of elders.

Upon hearing that Luo Heng intended to continue cutting stones, the group of elders were no longer in a hurry. Instead, they offered words of encouragement, hoping that he would continue his efforts and achieve even greater success.

The people from Yaoguang Stone Workshop turned ashen-faced; they found the outcome unacceptable, and the losses they had suffered today were truly devastating.