115: Gambling on stones

“It's also possible that the Saint was unwilling to act; the two are not Cultivators of the same era, so a confrontation would be meaningless.”

“Perhaps.”

Seeing that the Saint had no intention of acting, everyone realized there was no more fun to be had and dispersed like birds and beasts.

Soon, the area cleared out.

Not long after,

news of Clan Leader Wang suppressing his Realm and easily subduing the true heir quickly spread throughout the entire Holy Land.

Many Disciples and Elders were greatly shocked.

They had originally thought that Saintess Wang Jiayao's background was not high, and that she only managed to ascend to the position of Saintess by relying on her Purple Sun Divine Body and the Grand Elder's appreciation.

They never expected his Family's foundation to be just as strong.

The Clan Chief possessed terrifying combat power and was in his prime.

In the future, he might even become a True God Realm expert.

And Cultivators of this level held immense influence within the Holy Land.

He was only one major Realm lower than the Holy Land Master.

Even establishing a sect would be sufficient.

His strength was not to be underestimated.

Time flew by, like a white steed flashing past a crevice.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The space array for Cihang Zhaizhai to travel to the Southern Domain opened.

Wang Dong gave a few instructions and then bid farewell to Wang Jiayao.

Taking Wang Yusheng and dozens of Cihang Zhaizhai Disciples, he entered the space array and headed for the Southern Domain... A dizzying sensation of spinning heavens and earth came over them.

The Void Realm cracked open.

A group of dozens of people stepped out from the array.

It was Wang Dong and Wang Yusheng's first time in the Southern Domain.

They couldn't help but feel curious.

Looking around, the land here was barren, a thousand miles of red earth.

Everywhere were withered soil and grayish-brown rocks.

There was no vibrant vegetation, nor bustling crowds.

Only death and desolation lingered in the air.

“Is this the Southern Domain?”

Wang Dong frowned.

He had originally thought that a place rich in source ore would be spiritually endowed and beautiful.

Everywhere would be lush and vibrant, but he never expected such a scene.

Wang Yusheng, beside him, was excited.

“Clan Chief, I smell the Qi of source, a lot of it.”

“This is my treasure land.”

At this moment, a young Disciple from Cihang Zhaizhai walked over.

“Clan Chief, this city is our base in the Southern Domain.”

Saying that, he briefly introduced the situation here to Wang Dong.

The Southern Domain, with its vast territory and abundant source ore, was famous throughout the world.

However, this area was not as prosperous as other places.

Many areas were barren.

This was all caused by the ore veins.

These things sucked the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth dry, naturally preventing life from flourishing.

However, there were also oases here.

But compared to other boundless regions, they were like a drop in the ocean, insignificant.

Source was the foundation of Cultivator cultivation.

Places that produced such things were destined not to be peaceful, filled with bloodshed and violence.

Conflicts were constantly unfolding.

Even top-tier forces like the Holy Land would have their ore veins occasionally plundered.

Throughout the entire Southern Domain, the most productive area was the edge of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

The deeper one went, the higher and more astonishing the quality, even yielding exotic sources and Divine Source.

But few dared to explore it.

That was a Life Forbidden Zone.

It was filled with strangeness and ominousness.

Countless Heavenly God Realm Cultivators of the Holy Land Master level had entered and never returned, making it terrifying beyond compare.

This already barren land gained a touch of mystery.

Wang Dong nodded after hearing his introduction.

“Thank you for informing me, young friend.”

“Clan Leader Wang, you are too kind. This was all arranged by Her Highness the Saintess. If you have nothing else, you can rest in the city for a few days and learn more about it.”

“No need, I have other matters to attend to first.”

“Let's go, Yusheng.”

With that, Wang Dong waved his large hand, sweeping up Wang Yusheng, and headed out of the city.

Along the way, they could see many Disciples from the Holy Land, transporting heavy stone materials.

The stone materials were covered with a layer of grayish-brown stone skin.

Divine Thought found it difficult to penetrate, making them very mysterious.

“Clan Chief, this is what I was talking about. Unlike ordinary source, it's mined from within the Primordial Ancient Mine. Its value is extremely high; it might even yield Divine Source.”

Purple light surged in Wang Yusheng's eyes.

After a few days of rest, his divine eyes had recovered.

“Oh? Can you tell which stone contains Divine Source?”

Wang Dong's spirits lifted.

Divine Source was formed by the accumulation and condensation over countless years, extremely rare, and contained a mysterious substance that could resist the erosion of time.

Its value was much higher than ordinary source.

A fist-sized piece of Divine Source could be exchanged for 100,000 catties of ordinary source, and it was still priceless.

“Perhaps, but I need to try to know.”

“After all, I haven't encountered it before.”

Wang Yusheng said with some uncertainty, then looked at Wang Dong.

“Clan Chief, how many catties of source do you have now? We'll definitely need capital if we're going to gamble on stones.”

Wang Dong's mouth twitched.

This kid was indeed unreliable.

Why didn't he say he hadn't tried it before coming?

Now he was uncertain.

But since they were already here, letting him try was fine.

If they lost everything, he could just get more from the System.

Wang Dong didn't care much about it.

He directly said,

“About seven or eight hundred thousand catties.”

Wang Yusheng's eyes lit up. “That's enough!”

The Clan Chief was indeed the Clan Chief, sufficiently wealthy.

This was enough for him to practice with.

“Clan Chief, I think if we're going to gamble, we should gamble big. Let's go directly to Yaoguang Holy Land's ancient city; they have excellent stone materials there.”

Wang Dong pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Yaoguang Holy Land was one of the top powers in the Eastern Barrens.

However, unlike other Holy Lands that only stationed part of their forces here for mining,

Yaoguang Holy Land itself was based in the Southern Domain and had a resounding reputation.

It possessed various unique methods for mining source ore, even capable of delving deep into the Primordial Ancient Mine to extract stone materials.

Therefore, stone materials that could yield rare divine objects often came from Yaoguang Holy Land's ancient city.

According to rumors, Primordial Beings sealed alive within Divine Source had been cut out before.

This caused no small stir in the Southern Domain.

Even with supreme experts acting to suppress them, many Cultivators still died... Not long after,

the two appeared before an ancient city.

The city walls were tall and mottled in color.

They exuded the vicissitudes of time, having at least several thousand years of history.

Cultivators in the city were endless, rubbing shoulders, and even Divine Fire Realm Venerables appeared.

It was extremely prosperous.

It formed a stark contrast with the desolation outside the city.

The main reason for this was that there were no less than a dozen Gambling Stone Workshops in the city.

Besides the Yaoguang Holy Land branch, many other Holy Lands and Ancient aristocratic families were also here.

Such a massive and profitable business naturally involved competition, not a single dominant entity.

Of course, to establish oneself in Yaoguang Ancient City,

one naturally had to pay a large amount of resources; this was all an exchange of interests.