In the game "Covering the Sky," I can create nine kinds of immortal gold.

Chapter 66 A Shocking Gamble

Li Yishui stepped out of the crowd and stood opposite Zhang Taichu.

"This has always been the way of the Source Arts duel; young man, you lack experience."

"Heh, you speak with such arrogance, your technique must be extremely advanced. How about we have a contest?"

Li Yishui's face darkened. Everyone present knew that Zhang Taichu had only made one move at the Yaochi Stone Workshop, yet he had already cut out a ten-thousand-year-old medicinal king.

That eye for stones was far beyond his reach; for him to gamble on stones with that person was no different than throwing a stone into a river.

Seeing that Li Yishui's momentum was being suppressed, Zhang Taichu immediately pressed his advantage.

"Just now, everyone nominated me and the two seniors to be referees, and you didn't offer any opinion. Now that I'm fulfilling my refereeing duties, you're jumping out to object. What do you mean? Are you openly going against everyone?"

The other two judges also spoke up in support of Zhang Taichu. In the end, they didn't care who won or lost this stone gambling game; what they cared about was whether they could cut out a treasure.

Especially these old Dengs, who are most concerned about whether they can cut out the elixir of longevity.

If they harmed Gu Feng by using underhanded tactics, resulting in the failure to extract the spiritual medicine, that would definitely not be what they wanted to see.

Therefore, Zhang Taichu's proposal was more in their interest, so they all sided with Zhang Taichu and no one gave Li Yishui any face.

Seeing that he was about to incur the wrath of the crowd, Li Yishui turned green with anger.

"You—you dare to be so disrespectful and speak to me like that?"

"Insubordination? You?"

Zhang Taichu looked disdainful, but at that moment, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi stepped forward.

"Zhang Taichu is a guardian elder of our Yaochi Sect. Li Yishui of the Illusionary Palace, do you have a problem with an elder of our Yaochi Sect?"

Although the Illusion Palace is a major sect, on par with the Tai Xuan Sect, it lacks the legacy of an emperor and even more so, an emperor weapon.

In the original story, it was one thing to bully Ye Fan who had no background, but Zhang Taichu had the entire Yaochi Palace as his backing, which was far beyond what a mere elder of the Illusionary Palace could compare to.

Therefore, under the strong pressure of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, Li Yishui could only swallow his anger and retreat back into the crowd, no longer daring to cause trouble.

At this moment, Ji Ziyue gently tugged at her brother's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, I think the lineage between Yaochi and Yuan Tianshi will continue."

Ji Haoyue didn't realize the hidden meaning in the words at first, until she noticed the burning and adoring look in the eyes of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi when she looked at Zhang Taichu, and then she belatedly realized it.

The other holy sons and daughters also noticed this, and their expressions varied. Among them, An Miaoyi, who had just arrived, showed a hint of disappointment.

At this time, the stone gambling continued. With Zhang Taichu's Source Technique Array in place, even if the Source Technique families wanted to cheat, they could not. They could only obediently gamble on the stones and could no longer set traps.

After the two groups of people selected stones, they each chose three.

Ye Fan chose the Wind Cave Stone, the Demon Embryo, and the Immortal Tomb.

The Source Arts family, on the other hand, chose the giant elephant, the Blood Altar, and the Blazing Sun Stone.

These are all rare stones worth over 100,000 jin of pure source, some even reaching over 400,000 jin of pure source. Even some elders of holy lands would have to think long and hard before buying one, let alone those rogue cultivators and people from small sects.

Many people's entire fortune is not worth as much as this one stone. If converted to source material, at a 1:1 ratio, these rare stones are more expensive than source material of the same weight.

In other words, if all that's inside is the source, even if it's a different species, it's still a loss.

Only by extracting high-quality divine resources or treasures can one make a profit.

It all depends on your eye for quality. If an average person tries to handle it, they'll likely lose nine out of ten times. That's why many rare stones have been sitting unsold for decades.

The six pieces that Ye Fan and the Yuanshu family chose were all pieces that hadn't been touched for decades.

"Haha, today my wish has finally come true. These six strange stones are the ones I wanted to cut but didn't dare to."

"Hurry up and cut it, I'm starving!"

"My long-cherished wish is about to come true! Haha, today is a great day! Let's get started!"

A group of old men were shouting loudly, even more frantically than the young people. This was understandable, as these kinds of strange stones had the highest chance of containing medicinal herbs. Once one was cut out, it could potentially extend their lives by hundreds of years.

If their strength were to break through in the span of hundreds of years, they would take off, which would naturally excite them greatly.

The younger generation is also very excited, after all, the strange stones contain not only medicinal herbs, but also divine gold.

Ye Fan had previously cut out a dragon-patterned black gold sword. Although it was only the size of a toothpick, it was interwoven with Dao and reason. As long as he had enough magic power, it could grow larger and be used as a normal weapon. It was a rare protective magic weapon.

If they find something similarly good again this time, they will definitely spend a lot of money to buy it.

Amidst the clamor of the crowd, Ye Fan let the people from the Source Arts Clan go first!

Nangong Qi took out a delicate knife, and then, with a swift movement, he began to cut the stone layer by layer, just like sculpting a work of art.

He first sliced ​​the giant elephant. After some cutting, a piece of divine energy the size of a human head emitted countless rays of light and then floated in mid-air, appearing incredibly divine.

"Divine Source! What a huge chunk of Divine Source! This is a steal!"

"Incredible! I've never seen such a large divine source before. As expected of a family specializing in source techniques, their efforts are truly extraordinary."

The younger generation exclaimed in surprise, but the older generation reacted only moderately.

Although the divine source was expensive, it was no longer useful to them. They were more interested in spiritual medicine, so they clamored for Ye Fan to cut it.

Ye Fan's movements were wide and sweeping, far less refined than Nangong Qi's, but he managed to cut out the contents intact.

It is the Ancient Insect Divine Source, which consists of dozens of small insects that feed on the divine source. These insects are the main ingredients for refining medicine. If you find a highly skilled alchemist, you can refine dozens of longevity pills.

"The shipment has been completed!"

"I'll buy it for 100,000 jin."

"Are you kidding me? If all of this stuff were refined into pills, it could extend one's lifespan by hundreds of years. I'd offer 300,000."

"I'll offer 500,000!"

All the old men went crazy, and the scene was out of control. Li Heishui tried to stop them, but even after his shoes were stepped on, he couldn't stop them.

In the end, it was only after a powerful figure from Yao Guang intervened that they calmed down.

At this moment, Zhang Taichu and the other two referees stepped forward and announced the winner of the first round.

"It's obvious that the Ancient Insect Divine Source is more valuable, don't you agree?"

Nangong Qi snorted coldly.

"The outcome will be determined by the total value of the three rare stones; the current result is irrelevant to the overall situation."

Zhang Taichu chuckled.

"So you're saying you agree with our decision? Alright, let's continue cutting the stone."

Nangong Qi cut first, and eventually cut out another piece of divine source. However, this time the divine source contained a human head, which looked extremely ferocious.

Zhang Taichu leaned closer, looked him over, and then shook his head.

"What's sealed inside is the head of an ancient royal family member. If he were alive, there would be hope of obtaining an ancient scripture. But unfortunately, this divine source is pieced together and not sealed with divine source liquid, so the head is dead and its value has greatly decreased."

The other two referees came over to take a look and, sure enough, found obvious signs of splicing on the surface of the divine source.

This method of sealing with divine source blocks can also slow down the loss of life, but the effect is far less than that of divine source liquid, and it cannot achieve the effect of permanent sealing.

Furthermore, since it contained only a human head, which was already weak, the head had lost its life and died completely over the years.

While the dead members of the Primordial Race still possess some value, it is far less than that of the living.

Zhang Taichu's judgment was very fair, and even people from the Yuanshu family couldn't say anything about it. Ye Fan was cutting into the demonic fetus, and after a few cuts, a burst of divine light and a rich medicinal fragrance emanated from it.

"Another miraculous elixir! We've struck it rich this time!"