Chapter 74: Golden Cicada's Shedding
There is a holy place called the Tianzihao Stone Garden, which is guarded by masters. Outsiders are not allowed to enter and can only watch from the outside. Only those who choose stones can enter. After all, the stones here are too precious.

There was an old Taoist nun in the garden. She sat cross-legged on a cushion, as if she was isolated from the whole world. She did not move at all, just like a dry old tree.

When the Prince of Daxia, the little nun in white, Ye Fan, Yao Yuekong and others walked into the stone garden, she still had no reaction, like a sculpture.

However, Jiang Pengpeng, who was the incarnation of Zixia, came forward and said, "I am Jiang Pengpeng, greeting my brother the Great Xia Emperor, Brother Yuekong! And this little sister! And this unknown brother! I heard that you are gambling on stones here, and I also want to try my hand. Why not add me!"

Xia Yiming, the prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, frowned, and for a moment he could not remember who she was. However, Xia Yilin was sharp-eyed and recognized Jiang Pengpeng at a glance. She gently pulled the corner of her brother's clothes and whispered, "Brother, this sister might be a member of the ancient Jiang family. Jiang Yifei was by her side that night."

"So it's the Jiang family's pearl. Then I'll join in the fun." Yao Yuekong also decided to participate in this gambling game.

"Since you, Yao Yuekong, have joined, then I, Jin Chixiao, must also join in the fun!" Jin Chixiao also strode into the Tianzihao Stone Garden. Then, without even looking at Yao Yuekong, he turned to Zixia and asked, "I wonder what the relationship is between Miss Jiang and Jiang Yifei?"

"She is my brother!" Zixia said perfunctorily, but Ye Fan's voice rang in her mind: "Isn't he your father?"

"Be careful or I'll take all your pants!" Zixia retorted unhappily with her spiritual sense, then turned to look at Ye Fan and asked, "May I know your name, brother?"

Ye Fan smiled innocently and said, "I am Gu Feng."

The others stopped making noise. Wu Ziming and others who had just lost all their fortunes also gathered around the Tianzihao Stone Garden and watched the show quietly. Fortunately, there were no walls, only vegetation, so everything could be seen.

At this time, a Taoist girl with extraordinary temperament walked in slowly. She smiled and said softly: "Dear geniuses, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Why don't you let me be the referee for you? How would you like to bet?" Her voice was clear and melodious, like the sound of nature, pleasant to the ears and like a spring breeze.

"Good!" Several people echoed.

Ye Fan took a look and found that it was the Saint Maiden of Daoyi who had also come. In the past, she chanted the four characters "Wulian Tianzun" with a heavenly voice and purified thousands of Yin people and Yin horses, which left a very deep impression on him.

The Great Xia Prince looked at Ye Fan and asked, "Brother Gu, what do you think?"

Ye Fan looked around at everyone and said, "This round is for Wanjin Source. Whoever cuts out the most valuable source will win. Okay?"

"That's it, let's start looking for stones and cutting them." The Great Xia prince nodded. The others had no objection either.

"Wait!" Zixia said, "This isn't exciting enough. Why don't we also bet on the things we cut out? The winner takes all!"

"I agree!" Jin Chixiao wanted to suppress Yao Yuekong and immediately agreed, "Okay!" Yao Yuekong followed closely. Ye Fan also nodded.

Finally, Xia Yiming looked at Saint Daoyi and said, "Sorry for the trouble, just do as Miss Jiang said!"

Zixia strolled in the stone garden. The stones in the garden were arranged in a staggered manner, and each stone had its own unique position. She used the digital secret and the judgment method recorded in the "Source Book of Heaven" to carefully observe each stone that was destined to be with her. Finally, she chose a stone lying quietly in the bamboo forest.

After seeing a lot of stones, Ye Fan was shocked. The holy land's Tianzi No. 1 stone garden was indeed extraordinary, and he had to be cautious.

"Have you made your choice?" asked the prince of Daxia who was not far away. He had already chosen a piece of stone. Although it weighed only seven or eight kilograms, its price was as high as two square yuan.

Ye Fan turned around and replied: "I have also chosen it, this is it."

He chose a huge stone, more than a person's height, and although the price was not outrageous, only three thousand kilograms, compared to the stones in this garden, such a large stone was already the lowest price.

The onlookers around the stone garden were greatly shocked. These people spent too much.

However, Wu Ziming said, "You really think that you can cut out a rare treasure by selecting a large stone. You really don't know anything!"

Li Chongtian also sneered and said, "In the Tianzi Stone Garden, it is really ridiculous to choose stones like this."

"Haha..." At this time, Jin Chixiao laughed triumphantly. He looked at Yao Yuekong provocatively and said, "Yao Yuekong, my stone is good! I can definitely beat you!"

"Hmph!" Yao Yuekong snorted coldly and also selected the raw stone in his mind.

"Now that everyone has selected the stones, let's start cutting them." Saint Daoyi spoke again.

Zixia ignored the others and cut the stone herself. She didn't ask Master Yuan to do it for her, because it was more exciting to do it yourself. She took out a jade knife and swung it directly.

With the splashing of gravel, in a short while, the stone was cut into the size of a fist.

"Ding!"

She put away her knife and stood up. Stone chips fell like petals. Rays of divine light shot out, competing with the sun. Within the stone was a divine source as big as a fist, and the divine light was dazzling.

"It's the divine source!" everyone exclaimed.

Those old antiques were even more stunned, their eyes widened, and they shouted: "That is not an ordinary divine source, it is a rare ancient insect divine source!"

“There is an ancient insect sealed inside the divine source, which is a rare elixir!” The divine source is only the size of a fist, but inside it is the remains of a golden cicada, shining with golden light, like a living thing.

"Ancient insects can eat source and spit out source essence. The remains of the golden cicada are important materials for refining various ancient pills!"

"These ancient insects sealed in the divine source should all be ancient insect kings, feeding exclusively on the divine source. Their remains are a hundred times more precious and their value is unimaginable."

This relic can almost replace the medicinal materials needed for various longevity elixir recipes, and it is the rarest kind of spiritual object besides the magical medicine.

“Although the divine source is not big, it contains the remains of a golden cicada. If the elixir is refined properly, it will be no problem to extend one’s life by 500 years!” commented an old antique whose hair was almost falling out.

"Well, that's true! It's more precious than the human essence fruit, but not as good as the earth life fruit! But 300,000 kilograms of source is not a problem!" said another man who looked like an elder.

At the same time, the Great Xia prince had also cut the stone. He did not hesitate and directly split it with a knife, cutting out a piece of alien source the size of a human head, which was worth a square source. However, this was still far from the golden cicada remains cut out by Zixia.

"Are you sure you can beat me? Don't lose so much that you have to pawn your underwear to me!" Zixia secretly conveyed a message to Ye Fan.

"This stone should be able to be cut into something. I feel there are rare treasures inside, but it is difficult to confirm unless it is cut out." Ye Fan responded.

"Crack!"

The stone skin slowly fell off, and Ye Fan cut carefully, being extremely cautious with every cut, for fear of damaging anything.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, Ye Fan lightly dropped the knife again, and the stone naturally cracked. A dazzling light shot out, extremely dazzling. Then a ray of light shot up into the sky and flew into the sky.

"Oh my god, what is it? Why is it flying?!" Many people exclaimed.

"It looks like a figure!"

"Yes, a person flew up!"

Outside the Tianzihao Stone Garden, the crowd watching instantly became excited.

"Flying Immortal in Stone!"

"It really looks like a human figure!"

A dazzling divine light illuminated the air, making it sparkle and appear as transparent as crystal.

Everyone was stunned with shock. At the same time, the old Taoist nun who had been closing her eyes and not moving suddenly opened her eyes, shot out two beams of light, and stretched out a big hand into the air.

The old Taoist nun waved her big hand in the air, and a curtain of light rose up, covering the Tianzi Stone Garden and sealing off the space to prevent any divine creature from escaping.

Everyone was stunned. They all knew that they must have cut out an extremely rare treasure, which might be priceless.

"What on earth is this? I haven't seen this kind of sight for years. There is actually a strange phenomenon like a flying fairy in a stone!"

Several old men who were selecting stones in the Tianzihao Stone Garden also gathered around. They were the first to call out "Flying Fairy in the Stone". They stared at the stone Ye Fan was cutting with eager eyes.

"This is a very significant auspicious sign that has not appeared for many years." Yao Yuekong, the young master of the Heavenly Demon Palace, had bright eyes as he stared ahead without blinking.

At this time, Zixia, Jin Chixiao and Xia Yiming also came forward. Such precious stones were enough to attract anyone.

Even the old nun stood up and quietly came to the side, observing quietly. This kind of strange phenomenon had not occurred for many years.

"Crack!"

Ye Fan continued to cut carefully, peeling off the stone layer by layer. After a while, a crystal surface emerged, and a cold breath hit his face.

"It's so cold!"

A patch of frost appeared on the grass, the air temperature dropped sharply, and a bit of cool air drifted in all directions.

"It's an alien source - the source of ice and snow!" Prince Daxia blurted out.

"Keep cutting, faster! There should be something inside!"

(End of this chapter)