The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 32: Opening the Divine Source and Dragon Vein Qi
At this time, a clerk from a stone shop came up to him and said, "Old man, you have been looking here for a long time. Are you interested in trying it?"

Liu Shan looked at the fellow, then pretended to be an old man, and said slowly and cheerfully: "Old man, I don't have the luck to gamble on stones, so I won't try."

The man looked at the old man in front of him and thought, is there any hope? He continued to persuade him, "The stones in our stone shop are the best in this area! The old man can try it. What if the bet goes up? For the rest of his life, he will never have to worry about resources again."

Liu Shan thought, I was about to leave, and you came to my door? Then I won't be polite! I hope you won't cry later, and your person in charge won't beat you to death.

"Then I'll try it?" Liu Shan made an interested expression.

The waiter didn't reply, but smiled, bowed, and waved his hand, signaling Liu Shan to come in. Then Liu Shan walked towards the stone archway, and he quickly walked to the front and began to lead the way.

The stone used for gambling is a very special kind of stone. No matter how powerful or thoughtful one is, one cannot find out the real situation inside. Only by cutting it open can one truly understand it.

Therefore, gambling on stones can attract a large amount of wealth from speculators, and along with the wealth comes top-notch service. No matter whether you buy large or small stones, the people here will give 200% enthusiasm to serve every interested customer.

"Sir, don't underestimate these stones displayed outside. Although these stones are displayed outside, they all come from an ancient mining area. Although their prices will be slightly higher, the output ratio will also be large. Do you want to try this area?" The waiter suggested.

He was an old man just now, but now he has become a master, haha.

Liu Shan did not answer. He first used the source technique recorded in the Source Book to observe the stones here.

Sure enough, the stones here are pretty good. Among dozens of stones, five or six can be shipped. This ratio is not low.

Liu Shan walked closer to observe the stones that he had just identified with the source technique. In front of a reddish-blue stone, he activated the source divine eye and saw a long white light in the stone. It was not clear what it was because of the light blocking it. Anyway, there must be something there, and it would not be waste stone.

Liu Shan identified the stone and handed it to a worker nearby. The worker called another person to move the stone to the side.

Liu Shan continued to observe and used the Source Heavenly Eye to check the six stones that he had identified with the Source Technique. As expected, the Source Heavenly Eye saw that there was light shining inside, and they were not waste stones.

Liu Shan signaled the guy next to him to pick out the stones and then they worked out the price together.

The price of these stones is moderate, only a small stone mill is a little more expensive, and the total cost is only more than a thousand source stones.

After the settlement, the guys carried the stones and walked to the stone cutter, ready to line up for stone cutting.

Beidou has everything except people watching the fun. Here at Qie Shi, there is also a group of passers-by who know a lot about ancient treasures and rare treasures.

"Brother, is this your first time to gamble on stones? Have you ever done this before?" An old man next to him asked Liu Shan.

Liu Shan didn't expect that in this state, he would be called "brother" by a white-haired old man. He immediately reacted and replied cheerfully: "Yes, brother. How did you know?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "People who buy stone for the first time all have one characteristic."

"What characteristics?" Liu Shan asked curiously. This was not his first time gambling on stones, and he wanted to see what this smart guy could say.

"Only buy the big ones, not the right ones!" said the old man with a smile.

A few people watching nearby couldn't help laughing when they heard the old man's words.

Liu Shan narrowed his eyes, but he was not annoyed and laughed happily. It was good, being treated as a novice by others would not attract too much attention.

If he cuts it out, others will think he is just lucky.

The old man continued, "When gambling on stones, you can't choose them based on size. There are many tricks involved. You have to look at the origin of the stone, its color, shape, pattern, and even its taste and feel. There are many tricks involved."

The old man, looking at a group of people listening to him, began to show off.

"Gambling on stones is not just about gambling on source stones. The stones may also contain other rare objects. It's a very complicated matter." Another middle-aged monk interjected.

Liu Shan did not interrupt them. He just watched them chat happily, pretending to be a novice and listening to the seniors sharing their experiences.

"This is my first time betting on stones, so I only buy stones that I like. Next time I will learn more from some seniors." Liu Shan said modestly.

"Well! Actually, first impression is very important. Old man, you are still a novice, and newbies have the best luck. You will definitely be able to sell these stones." Another monk nearby comforted.

It was Liu Shan's turn to cut the stones. Because he chose six stones at one time, there were quite a few people surrounding him.

The stone-cutting master came to the six pieces of stone, first worshipped the source god, and then solemnly took the tools to start cutting the stones.

Liu Shan watched the master explain how to worship the source god, and thought maliciously, "If the source god knew you were worshiping it, it might eat you first. How dare you snatch the source stone from it."

Liu Shan knew that the source gods and source ghosts were real, and the current controllers of the underworld had great ill will towards those who practiced source arts, but they would only attack those who had mastered the source arts.

Under the gaze of everyone, the stone cutter raised his knife and cut pieces of stone falling to the ground.

Suddenly, a golden light emanated, shining blindingly all around, like a small sun that made it impossible to look directly at it. "The odds have gone up," someone shouted in surprise.

"I wonder what kind of good thing it is." Someone said enviously.

"It looks like something extraordinary." Although the light was dazzling, it did not stop the people around from talking.

The light gradually subsided, and a divine source the size of a child's fist appeared in front of everyone. It just hung in the air, and even though the light was subsided, it was still dazzling. The people around were also seeing the divine source for the first time, and they all stared at it in silence.

Liu Shan was also shocked by the divine source in front of him. Although he had seen divine sources before, he had found two of them in the pile of stones in Zhangjiazhai before. But those were only very small pieces, only two small pieces. This was the first time he had seen such a large divine source.

Although he had no shortage of source stones, they were ordinary source stones. The divine source was also very precious to him. Such a large piece was filled with rich life essence, as if it was endless.

Even the Holy Land is extremely eager for the Divine Source, because the Divine Source is too important to the cultivators. After reaching the Great Power Realm, ordinary source stones are of little use.

The divine source is needed for cultivation, recovery from injuries, refining equipment, replenishing vitality, etc. Even the sealing of divine objects is indispensable.

In ancient times, the emperor's sons and daughters, those who had potential and wanted to wait until the future golden age to be born, were all sealed by the emperor using his divine power, which was transformed into divine liquid.

Liu Shan didn't dare to be dazed any longer, and hurried forward to collect the divine source into the sea of ​​suffering. He knew that he was going to be uneasy again.

"Old man, can you sell this divine source to me? I'll give you 50,000 source stones." Someone shouted to Liu Shan.

"Get out of the way. You have the nerve to ask for 50,000. I'll give you 100,000 Source Stones." another person shouted.

"I'll offer 150,000 Originium." The price kept rising.

"I'll offer you one million Originium. If you don't sell it, please contact me. If you do, just ignore what I said." There was still another troublemaker, so everyone joined forces to drive him out.

"The Divine Source is too precious. I don't plan to sell it now. I might put it up for auction later." Liu Shan bowed to everyone.

"There are still five pieces of stone. Continue cutting." Liu Shan instructed the stone-cutting master.

It was the first time that Master Jieshi saw such a large divine source, and he was a little stunned. After hearing Liu Shan's instructions, he also started to work again. No matter how good the things others opened were, it had nothing to do with him.

The knife fell again, and pieces of stone skin fell off. Waves of dragon roars were heard.

"Fuck, the bet has gone up again?" Someone couldn't help but swear.

"This luck is too good." Someone said enviously.

"Is this the sound of a dragon's roar? Could it be that a real dragon egg was cut out?" someone asked curiously.

When Liu Shan heard what this man said, he was also moved.

Real dragon eggs? No way, real dragons have long been extinct.

Liu Shan stared at the stone closely. At this moment, a golden dragon-shaped light flew out from the stone.

Liu Shan quickly activated his secret technique, and the Lihuo Divine Furnace in his body emitted a strong suction force, which directly sucked the dragon shadow into Liu Shan's body.

Everyone looked at the small piece of source stone left in the stone.

"It turns out it was just a dragon aura! I actually thought it was a real dragon egg."

"I thought it was something good, but it turns out to be just a breath of air."

Everyone was talking about how fortunately Liu Shan didn't offer anything good this time, otherwise they would have been really jealous.

Liu Shan listened to the discussion and put on a disappointed expression, putting away the small piece of source stone. In fact, he was very happy.

Everyone thought it was just a breath of dragon energy, but only Liu Shan knew that what he had just inhaled with the Lihuo Divine Furnace was actually the energy of dragon veins.

Although there is only one word difference, the things are completely different.

Dragon Qi is just the breath left by dragon creatures in ancient times, which was accidentally absorbed or sealed by the Source Stone. Although it can help cultivators increase their momentum, it has no effect on increasing their cultivation.

But the dragon vein energy is different, it is formed by the essence of a whole piece of mountains and rivers with dragon veins. If the dragon vein energy is not discovered, after millions of years of evolution, it will definitely turn into a dragon-shaped holy spirit.

Although it has been released now, it is a pity that it cannot continue to evolve. However, when Liu Shan reaches the Dragon Transformation Realm, he can directly absorb the energy of the dragon veins, directly transform into the Dragon Nine, and ascend to the Immortal Platform.

After all, it is an unformed dragon-shaped holy spirit. The dragon essence contained in it is much stronger than the inanimate dragon marrow.

(End of this chapter)