Immortal of the Nine Realms

Looking at Hua Qianchi and seeing how confident he was, Li Daoye couldn't help but grow somewhat anxious. “Lord Fang, should we be worried about losing? Do you want me to use my Divination of the Stars to check?”

“Can the Divination of the Stars actually predict these things?” Fang Chen asked with curiosity.

“Of course! It can predict both heaven and earth, anything at all, depending on my cultivation level. If my cultivation is sufficient, I could even predict when a celestial maiden will bathe and when her period will come,” Li Daoye said with a hint of pride.

“The celestial maidens wouldn’t ask you to make such predictions,” Fang Chen said with a wry smile.

Then, Fang Chen closed his eyes, extending his spirit sense to observe the Immortal Origin Stones priced below five hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Compared to the past, Fang Chen’s spirit power was now much stronger than it was in the Grand Qian Empire, making it easier to assess an Immortal Origin Stone.

“This is an Immortal Origin Stone technique!?”

“Indeed, the Nine Yang Dao Sect is truly exceptional. Even their Immortal Origin Stone technique surpasses many contemporary sects,” marveled Hua Qianchi, his voice was filled with surprise, admiration, and jealousy.

Li Daoye hurriedly looked over and saw Hua Qianchi holding an Immortal Origin Stone surrounded by a faint white aura. The aura fluctuated between being dense and dissipating.

He couldn't discern much from it, and the white aura appeared to be just ordinary spirit energy, as if it were intentionally created.

After observing for a while, he saw Hua Qianchi suddenly slap the Immortal Origin Stone with his palm, causing the white aura to merge into the Immortal Origin Stone. The next moment, the Immortal Origin Stone began to emit a faint glow.

The faint light of the Immortal Origin Stone changed from white to blue, becoming slightly more intense.

Hua Qianchi's eyes flickered. “Hm?”

Slightly surprised, he examined the Immortal Origin Stone in his hand. This Immortal Origin Stone was no larger than his palm, and its price of four hundred low-grade spirit stones was due to its high quality. Hua Qianchi had chosen this Immortal Origin Stone for its high quality, but he hadn't expected it to be even better than he had anticipated.

Typically, people judged the quality of Immortal Origin Stones based on experience and appearance, which can be misleading and lead to mistakes. The Immortal Origin Stone Technique, however, delved directly into the essence of the Immortal Origin Stone, assessing its quality. If the quality exceeded the price, it would highly likely to be a good choice.

However, Immortal Origin Stones didn't depend only on quality; whether an Immortal Origin Stone yielded a valuable item was also a matter of luck. A master could find Immortal Origin Stones that appear impressive but ultimately reveal nothing of worth once cut open.

Hua Qianchi had ample experience in this area. Recognizing that the Immortal Origin Stone was of good quality, he did not immediately make a decision but continued to examine other Immortal Origin Stones.

By the time half an hour had passed, Hua Qianchi’s complexion had turned somewhat pale. Using his technique repeatedly had clearly depleted his spirit energy. In the end, he selected the very first Stone he had picked, the one emitting a faint blue hue.

Meanwhile, Fang Chen remained motionless, appearing somewhat dazed to the onlookers, as if he was unsure of which Immortal Origin Stone to choose.

The members of the clan around Qin Xuan smirked. “Qin Xuan, this fraud is about to embarrass himself. I doubt he will have the face to stay in the Immortal Qin Manor afterward.”

Qin Xuan felt that this was still not enough to vent her anger and had already decided that once the other party left the Immortal Qin Manor, she would find someone to teach them a lesson.

Standing outside the crowd, He Baiyan watched the scene indifferently, a slight smile on his lips. He ignited a Transmission Talisman.

"First Lady, it seems that Daoist Fang is about to lose an Immortal Origin Stone bet with Hua Qianchi from the Nine Yang Dao Sect. Daoist Fang has stated that if he loses, he will hand over one hundred mid-grade spirit stones and leave the Immortal Origin District on his knees."

After sending the message, He Baiyan's smile grew deeper.

At the Immortal Qin Manor, Chu Lan stood silently in front of a middle-aged man, while Wu Wan continued to persuade him softly.

"Dear, this matter really has nothing to do with Chu Lan. It's all Feng'er’s impulsiveness. Now that Chu Lan has learned the whereabouts of the Three Solar Fruit from the Grand Thousand Dao Sect's cultivator, as long as she can find this fruit and hand it over to the ancestor, the ancestor will surely not punish Feng’er."

"Impulsive? If she hadn't indulged Feng'er so much, would Feng'er have dared to make a move against the ancestor?"

The middle-aged man pointed at Chu Lan and said harshly, "Tell me, did you participate in this matter? If you tell me now, I can still plead with the ancestor. If, on the day of the council, the ancestor finds out that you were involved, both you and Feng'er will have your cultivation abolished and be expelled from the Immortal Qin Clan!"

Chu Lan showed a bitter smile. "Do you think I would help Feng'er steal the ancestor's Three Solar Fruit, dear?"

The middle-aged man's expression softened slightly. However, his tone remained cold. "Given your character, I don't believe you would do such a thing, but I can't understand how Feng'er managed to enter the Spirit Fruit Garden."

"Except for the Immortal Qin Clan's direct descendants who are in the Nascent Soul Realm or above, no one else can enter. Even Feng'er couldn't get in!"

"I don't want to delve further into this matter. As long as we find another Three Solar Fruit, the ancestor will surely calm down," Chu Lan said.

The middle-aged man’s eyes revealed a trace of mockery. "Find another Three Solar Fruit? Ha, even the ancestor doesn't have a Three Solar Fruit. How can a cultivator from the Grand Thousand Dao Sect that you found know the whereabouts of the Three Solar Fruit?

"You, a Nascent Soul cultivator, have been played like a fiddle by a Foundation Building Realm cultivator and have become a laughingstock of the Immortal Qin Clan. Do you know what the second and third branches have been saying about you these days? They say that all your years of cultivation have gone to waste!

"If you and your son could be like Wan'er and Nie'er, perhaps I might live a few more years!"

"Sister Chu Lan is only acting out of concern for her son. Please do not blame her any further," Wu Wan said, her eyes reddening.

At this moment, Chu Lan and the middle-aged man both received a transmission.

Chu Lan’s expression changed abruptly.

Having received the same message, the middle-aged man sneered repeatedly as he looked at Chu Lan. "Did the Grand Thousand Dao Sect cultivator you found dare to bet with Hua Qianchi from the Nine Yang Dao Sect on Immortal Origin Stones? And the stake was the one hundred mid-grade spirit stones you gave him? I see that after today, people outside will treat you as a joke!"

“I’ll go to the Immortal Source Pavilion,” Chu Lan said softly.

“Then let’s go together. Since the Grand Thousand Dao Sect is causing unrest in our Immortal Qin Clan, it’s about time the Immortal Qin Clan shows its stance,” the middle-aged man replied coldly.

With that, he headed toward the door.

Wu Wan, seeing this, looked worried and whispered to Chu Lan, “Chu Lan, your husband’s killing intent is strong right now. I’m afraid the person you invited might be in danger!”

Chu Lan's face turned a bit pale. If her husband really did kill Fang Chen, wouldn’t that mean Qin Feng would be beyond saving?!

Thinking of this, Chu Lan quickly chased after the middle-aged man. Wu Wan watched her retreating figure, a faint smile appearing on her face.

At the Immortal Origin District, Hua Qianchi smirked at Fang Chen. “What’s wrong? Haven’t you chosen an Immortal Origin Stone yet? If you don’t know how to assess it, you might as well ask the fellow Daoists around you.”

Fang Chen thought for a moment before casually picking out an Immortal Origin Stone.

The crowd looked at the price tag with strange expressions.

Thirty low-grade spirit stones?!

The shopkeeper approached Fang Chen. Glancing at the Immortal Origin Stone in Fang Chen's hand, the shopkeeper raised his brow in bewilderment.

“Customer, have you made up your mind? The betting agreement states that the Immortal Origin Stone should be priced below five hundred low-grade spirit stones. As long as it doesn’t exceed five hundred, it’s fine. The quality of this Immortal Origin Stone….”