# Chapter 338: The Primordial Bell Rings Again
An Miaoyi sat down gracefully, exuding a natural body fragrance like orchid and musk. She occasionally took light sips, her words sparkling with wit as she clinked glasses with the others. She quickly blended in, without any sense of abruptness.
The Great Xia Prince and Yao Yuekong were extraordinary individuals who would not easily be moved by ordinary beauty, but An Miaoyi possessed a strange charm that involuntarily inspired goodwill.
"Little Brother Gu Feng, let me toast you with this cup. You won't refuse this time, will you?" Her smile was very sweet.
Ye Fan lightly sipped his wine and said, "Next time, I'll invite Fairy An to admire flowers under the moonlight as an apology."
Yao Yuekong immediately laughed heartily. "Flowers under the moonlight, is it?"
"Little Brother Gu, don't learn bad habits at such a young age." An Miaoyi shot him a glance, full of charm.
Although she came from the Miaoyu Nunnery, she was usually pure and icy as a snow lotus on a cold peak, sacred and inviolable. Now, with her smiling face like a flower, she had a uniquely moving charm.
Ye Fan smiled. "How would I dare? Brother Yuekong twisted my meaning. A jade person like Fairy An is comparable to the Guanghan Fairy. Your moonlit zither performance left a deep impression on me. I thought that if I apologized under the night moon, I might be able to witness your immortal dance again."
The Great Xia Prince laughed. "Why doesn't Fairy An show us an immortal dance right now?"
"With heavy snow falling, would you have the heart to make me dance in the cold wind?" An Miaoyi smiled lightly, but eventually stood up and walked among the plum trees outside the palace.
She danced lightly like clouds, her clothes whiter than snow, like a spirit dancing in the auspicious snow. Her figure was graceful, displaying a soft beauty to its fullest.
Plum blossoms flew, each petal crystalline, swirling around her. White with touches of red, they set off her ethereal quality even more.
"Excellent!"
"Excellent!"
Cheers came from other palaces as many people witnessed the immortal dance in the snow, her flawless figure.
Before long, An Miaoyi floated lightly back into the hall. Even the White-Robed Little Nun was infected, becoming much closer to An Miaoyi.
"Little Brother Gu, your Source Art is astonishing. How did you cultivate it?"
They drank and chatted happily, finally bringing up this question that everyone wanted to know.
"Just some ancient methods passed down in my family, nothing worth mentioning." Ye Fan replied.
Yao Yuekong said, "Little Brother Gu is too modest. Although you've only made a move two or three times, seeing one spot reveals the whole leopard. You must have world-shaking techniques!"
The Great Xia Prince, Xia Yiming, said, "So you're from a Source Art Aristocratic Clan. Which one?"
Ye Fan already knew that there were several Source Art Aristocratic Clans in the Northern Domain with long histories and great fame, having close ties with the various Holy Lands.
"A small household in the mountains, not worth mentioning. Not an aristocratic clan at all. Just some shallow Source Art passed down from ancestors, never used ordinarily."
When Yao Yuekong heard this, he said, "Truly a master. A clan that doesn't show its wealth. Could it be the longest-inherited Origin Heavenly Master lineage? That's the strongest branch of Source Art in the world."
"Not at all. My techniques can't compare with the Origin Heavenly Master lineage." Ye Fan shook his head.
"Little Brother Gu is too modest. I observe that your Source Art has an ancient flavor. I'm afraid it's not far behind the Origin Heavenly Master lineage." The Great Xia Prince said.
"There are several Source Art Aristocratic Clans in the Northern Domain. I think your Source Art surpasses theirs. I've seen heirs of two clans, and they're definitely no match for you." Yao Yuekong said.
An Miaoyi laughed. "That goes without saying. I heard that a Source Art Aristocratic Clan once sent several people to examine the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, but ultimately gave up. How could they compare to Little Brother Gu?"
"To be honest, I got lucky. Since I'd already cut out a divine medicine, I just braved it and gambled." Ye Fan laughed, simultaneously changing the subject. He didn't want to dwell on this.
Li Heishui said, "Prince, your Great Xia Imperial Dynasty always has imperial clan members stationed in Divine City. Are you so interested in Source?"
"We indeed need it very much." The Great Xia Prince replied.
Ye Fan swirled the wine in his jade cup. "I've heard some rumors. I don't know if they're true or false."
Yao Yuekong also spoke upon hearing this. "I've heard something too. Brother Xia, can you enlighten us?"
The Great Xia Prince, Xia Yiming, put down his wine cup. "What you must have heard is that when our family's ancestors cut Source, they obtained a heavenly scripture from a stone, allowing us to rise unstoppably, thus founding the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty. Is that right?"
"Exactly, that's the legend." Li Heishui nodded.
An Miaoyi was also very attentive. She smiled lightly. "Prince, please explain in detail. Let us truly understand."
"All of this is a rumor. How could the Supreme Emperor Scripture have been cut from a stone? It was created by our ancestor, the Supreme Emperor, representing a supreme achievement!" The Great Xia Prince said.
The Supreme Emperor Scripture was one of the four great strange books of the Central Province. Its offensive power was unmatched in the Central Province, with a tendency toward being number one in the current age.
It was said that the only thing that could contend with it was the "Battle" character art among the Nine Secrets. Unfortunately, this supreme sacred technique only appeared once every few hundred generations, nearly having its inheritance severed.
These two great offensive sacred techniques had never truly clashed. The world wanted to know which was stronger and which was weaker, but had never been able to fulfill this wish.
Yao Yuekong nodded. "I was also thinking. The Supreme Emperor's fame resounds through the ages. How could his techniques originate from someone else?"
The Supreme Emperor was a legend, nearly a deity. Some said he could go against the flow and slay immortals. He was an extraordinary, world-covering figure.
In his time, his offensive power made the entire world tremble. He was unmatched in the world. When the Imperial Dragon Qi emerged, no one in the world could contend with him.
The ancient Great Emperors looked down upon the world. The Supreme Emperor left an indelible glorious mark in ancient history!
Xia Yiming said, "The reason my Great Xia imperial clan is permanently stationed in the Northern Domain's Divine City is simply our need for Source and the rare treasures within Source."
The others naturally didn't believe this. At the very least, there were other rumors. Some said they collected divine objects from Source to refine an elixir. Others said it was to repair a sacred weapon.
Yao Yuekong said, "According to ancient records from the Northern Domain, over a hundred thousand years ago, during the Primordial Era, a peerless beauty was once cut from a stone. What do you think? Could it be similar to the Nine-Orifice Stone Man?"
Li Heishui shook his head. "That's hard to say. Perhaps an ancient creature was sealed in Source."
"It's said that back then, none of the Holy Lands could stop her. She escaped." An Miaoyi said.
"In the Source stone business, it's not just about gambling on Source. There are even more precious things." Li Heishui said.
When talking about Source, it was inevitable to bring up the two rare treasures Ye Fan had cut out. The others estimated their value.
"That human-shaped divine medicine is too incomplete. Only two medicinal feet remain. It's worth at most a hundred thousand jin of Source." The Great Xia Prince made this judgment.
Yao Yuekong nodded. "Its true value doesn't exceed a hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source. Primordial divine medicine is even more precious than Divine Source, but it's too incomplete."
Without a doubt, he had the right to speak, since the Heavenly Demon Treasure Pavilion was one of the seven major auction houses in Divine City.
"What if someone urgently needs it? In an auction, I think the price could rise considerably." Ye Fan smiled.
An Miaoyi undoubtedly had a seven-orifice exquisite heart. She instantly guessed something. "The various Holy Lands are attacking Purple Mountain. If important figures are injured or killed, when they return and hear that a primordial divine medicine has appeared, they'll definitely compete to bid."
"Correct." Ye Fan smiled and nodded.
"Profiteer!" The White-Robed Little Nun muttered softly.
"Little sister, you can't say that. I'm saving lives and healing the wounded." Ye Fan laughed.
"Who's your little sister." The little nun wrinkled her nose and rolled her eyes at him.
"If that's the case, I think the highest could approach three hundred thousand jin of Source." Yao Yuekong made his judgment.
"Gulp!"
Li Heishui swallowed a mouthful of wine to cover the sound of his own swallowing. This was too astonishing. An incomplete ancient divine medicine was still worth so much.
"And the Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Small Sword? How much is it worth?" He couldn't help asking.
"Brothers, can't you sell this small sword to me? I'll give you a satisfactory price." The Great Xia Prince was very earnest.
Clearly, the White-Robed Little Nun really liked that small sword less than an inch long. Her big eyes immediately sparkled.
"Miaoyi is cultivating a strange technique and urgently needs an indestructible weapon. I also want to acquire this sword." An Miaoyi smiled and spoke.
Ye Fan flipped his hand, placing the Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Sword on his palm. He handed it to the others for them to admire.
Yao Yuekong said, "Not long ago, someone sent a piece of Dragon-Pattern Blackgold smaller than a fingernail to the Heavenly Demon Treasure Pavilion. It was auctioned for eighty thousand jin of Source."
"Hiss—"
Everyone sucked in cold air. The sacred material exclusive to Great Emperors was indeed ridiculously expensive. It was countless times more precious than Divine Source of the same volume.
The ancient Great Emperors needed vast quantities to forge their extreme sacred weapons. It couldn't be measured by such granular pieces.
Thinking carefully, for an extreme sacred weapon, not to mention the Dao and principles within, just the material alone was terrifyingly valuable.
"No wonder the ancient Great Emperors searched the world and still couldn't gather all the materials they needed. This is too outrageous!"
After the others examined the small sword, the Great Xia Prince said, "This sword's gestation time was limited. It's far from the time to emerge. It has only just begun to interweave Dao and principles."
An Miaoyi said, "This sword is less than an inch long. If melted down, it would be similar to that piece of Dragon-Pattern Blackgold that sold for eighty thousand jin of Source. Considering it has gestated some of its own laws, we can add another seventy thousand jin of Source."
"It can't be that cheap, can it?" Li Heishui said.
An Miaoyi laughed. "If we further consider that it was born from the Nine-Orifice Stone Man, a Sacred Spirit sword born from heaven and earth, we can add another hundred thousand jin of Source."
"Two hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source?" Li Heishui's heart pounded.
Yao Yuekong said, "In fact, it's even more precious. The sacred sword born from the Nine-Orifice Stone Man might fetch up to three hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source at auction."
Not to mention An Miaoyi, even the Great Xia Prince felt overwhelmed hearing this number.
Although they had superpowers behind them, they couldn't casually spend money to buy rare treasures.
"Three hundred thousand plus three hundred and fifty thousand. That's six hundred and fifty thousand jin of Source at once." Li Heishui felt dizzy.
Ye Fan thought for a moment. "If it's auctioned, I don't want ordinary Source. Can it be exchanged for variant Source?"
Yao Yuekong said, "That's somewhat difficult. No one wants to exchange variant Source. If you want to exchange, I estimate the value would shrink by about two-thirds."
"What? That much of a difference?!" Ye Fan was shocked.
"Pure Source has an extremely weak effect on those with profound cultivation. It might not even have as high a concentration of spiritual energy as their own bodies. Variant Source is different. It's concentrated essence. For cultivators at high realms, even if it's not very useful for cultivation, it's still good for restoring divine power."
"Six hundred and fifty thousand jin of pure Source, if exchanged for variant Source, would only be worth about two hundred thousand jin of Source?" Ye Fan was truly shocked.
"About that much." The Great Xia Prince also nodded.
"This..." Ye Fan was speechless.
But he had no choice. Otherwise, the million jin of Source he needed for his breakthrough would form a mountain. How could he refine it? He'd be directly buried!
His only consolation was that his Source Art was accomplished. He could continue gambling on Source at other Holy Land stone workshops. Gathering what he needed shouldn't be a problem.
"Dong—"
Suddenly, a long bell sound spread across heaven and earth. The entire Divine City resonated and trembled.
"This bell sound..." Ye Fan's heart shook. The Primordial Bell at Purple Mountain had rung again!
"The same as last time!"
Everyone stood up, shocked, feeling an incomparable grandeur and vastness.
Without a doubt, the various Saint Lords had attacked Purple Mountain a second time and ultimately fled back. No one knew what had happened this time!
"Brother Yuekong, start auctioning the ancient divine medicine!" Ye Fan said this.
Then, Li Heishui transmitted to Ye Fan, "That dog-bitten Human Origin Fruit should also be auctioned." He couldn't help but burst out laughing.