Chapter 5: Nine-orifice Stone Man and Unknown Blood Drops

Sitting in a stone pavilion by the lake in the Zifu Gambling Stone Shop, Zixia carefully considered the undiscovered opportunities in the Holy City before setting out to refine the weapon.

The many treasures that Ye Fan had cut out here were truly amazing, including the seeds of the Qilin Elixir of Immortality, the black gold sword with dragon pattern, and even a little monkey brother and his aunt were cut out!
"The divine and physical world should be in the hands of the virtuous!" She suddenly realized a serious problem: she was not proficient in the source art. In her previous life, she only read the novel without understanding it, and even did not read the second half. Now she could not remember the location and specific appearance of these source stones at all, and she could not help but feel a little annoyed.

Fortunately, Zixia still had some impression of the Nine-Hole Stone Man. By the way, which holy place is this Nine-Hole Stone Man?

The gods in Zixia Taoist Palace transformed into Zixia's appearance, and his true self transformed into an old Taoist.

"Someone come here! I want to go to the Yao Chi Gambling Stone Shop to gamble on stones!" Soon the clone and his lackeys attracted a lot of attention in the Yao Chi Gambling Stone Shop.

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The Tianzihao Stone Garden of Daoyi Holy Land has fewer people today than usual.

Zixia transformed into an old Taoist priest, concentrating on selecting source stones. Beside her was a dedicated source master, who kept introducing them to her.

Although Zixia had been prepared, she was still shocked by the price of these stones. Many stones were small, but each one was worth thousands of kilograms of source. What's more outrageous is that some stones cost as much as a thousand kilograms of source per kilogram, which made her, as a source person, feel unbearable.

After some searching, Zixia finally found the nine-orifice stone man next to a well made of source stone next to an ancient vine.

"This is a human-shaped stone formed naturally by heaven and earth. Legend has it that if it has enough time to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, it will one day turn into a holy spirit." Master Yuan explained enthusiastically.

"Many people with profound attainments in the source arts have come to see this nine-aperture stone man, but over the years, no one has dared to take action rashly."

According to ancient legends, there is a kind of immortal stone in the world, which is born with nine orifices and can transform into a holy spirit that is close to immortality. However, this stone is too small, only one foot long.

"Master, this stone is worth 90,000 kilograms of source. Do you really want to move this stone?" Master Yuan asked expectantly.

Zixia nodded slightly.

"If I remember correctly, there are still a lot of good things here! I'll pick two more source stones to try my luck!" Zixia closed her eyes, ran the digital secret and used the seal between her eyebrows to start searching.

Although I am not proficient in source art, I still can't tell fortunes (deduce)! Zixia used the Dao seal to select several source stones with extraordinary Dao rhyme, and then used the digital secret to deduce one by one what kind of impact would be produced if the source stones were cut, whether it would be good or bad.

Finally, she picked out two inconspicuous stones.

After handing over 120,000 jin of source to the old nun, Zixia carefully unwrapped the two source stones she had selected.

She was skilled and her knife was swift. With a flash of cold light, the stone skin peeled off quickly. Before long, the human-sized source stone was stripped of layers of old skin, and its size became smaller than a lychee. However, at this moment, a dazzling light shot out.

The rich spiritual energy blows on your face, making you feel like you are bathed in a spring breeze, as if you are in a hot spring, all the pores on your body are relaxed, and you feel extremely comfortable.

The fiery red light overflowed, with a faint thin smoke, floating gently, like a burning cloud, or like a fairy air soaked in blood. Zixia looked closely and found that there were tiny drops of blood inside, as if surrounded by yin and yang energy!

Everyone present was shocked. Apparently, Zixia had dug out a very high-quality source, which was far superior to other source stones. "This is the source of fire! It's a pity that there is a drop of unknown blood in it! Otherwise, it could be sold at a very high price!" someone beside him sighed.

When she cut the second source stone, Zixia's good luck seemed to disappear. She cut the source stone with expectation, but got nothing. Ten thousand kilograms of source stone was wasted in vain, and she couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart.

"Nine times out of ten, I lose when I gamble. I will never spend my own money on gambling again." Zixia sighed secretly.

"Finally, this nine-orifice stone man will not be cut, so you don't have to wait!" Zixia said to the onlookers and gestured to the old Taoist nun.

"Yes!" came the old nun's voice, neither happy nor sad.

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After leaving the holy city, Zixia walked to an oasis.

The gurgling springs and blooming flowers in the oasis add a touch of vitality and liveliness to this beautiful place.

In other places, such scenery may not be considered a big deal, but it is rare in the Northern Territory. Because there are deserts everywhere, and next door, the blood-red plain is barren. Such mountains and rivers are like a fairyland in the Northern Territory.

The oasis is a beautiful and pure land with lush vegetation, misty waters, ethereal temples, green mountains and clear waters. In the middle of the oasis, eighteen green mountains stand tall, surrounded by mist. Each mountain has a thousand-foot waterfall, splashing up thin smoke, and green water flows around the mountains. This place is lush and beautiful.

On the main peak, there are many buildings lined up here, like a palace in the sky. At the gate of the building, there is a plaque above, with three large characters of Taoism flowing on it - Lihuo Sect. This oasis is the address of Lihuo Sect.

Yes, since there is a blessed land like an oasis, there must be many sects on it.

The people who occupied this place were none other than the Lihuo Sect. Rather than calling it a sect, it would be more appropriate to call it a group of bandits.

The most powerful master in the sect, the head master, was only at the Dao Palace realm, and had only cultivated one or two Dao Palace gods. Below him were three or four assistants at the other shore realm of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, more than a dozen elites at the Divine Bridge realm, and the rest were ordinary disciples at the Life Spring and Bitter Sea realms, who made up the majority, numbering more than a hundred.

On this day, an unusual guest came to Qingxia's door.

A woman in a purple dress with a graceful temperament walked over and arrived in front of the gate of the Lihuo Sect, causing some waves.

The person who came was Zixia. After finishing her gambling on stones, she decided to start her own journey of refining weapons in the Northern Territory. And she also wanted to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens.

Which of these small sects has not committed murder? You should know that most of their sources were robbed from ordinary people, and they did not hesitate to kill for this, causing rivers of blood. Eliminating them one by one can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people and restoring peace to the Northern Territory. In addition, he can obtain a huge amount of source for cultivation, so why not do it!

"Who are you? This is the sect's important place, no one is allowed to enter without permission, leave quickly!" Two gatekeeper disciples at the Life Spring Realm immediately issued a warning.

Their faces were full of seriousness. With their cultivation level at the Life Spring Realm, they were unable to see the true nature of the woman in front of them. This woman must be someone they could not afford to offend.

"Leave here and quit the Lihuo Sect, and I will spare your lives!" Zixia said lightly.

(End of this chapter)