"Why hasn't he come yet? Could it all be a lie, someone deliberately targeting my clan?"

"Wait a little longer. He's been in Divine City these past few days, and he personally promised to come yesterday. It doesn't seem like a deception."

"Humph! It better be real, or I'll make him pay the price!"

Within the Ji family's stone workshop, several figures stood in the Heaven-Class stone garden. They were all elders of the Ji family, with esteemed status and considerable cultivation. Having received a message from the stone garden's guardian, they rushed to Divine City via teleportation array.

Later, they heard about the commotion Jiang Xuan had caused in the city, and they believed what Jiang Xuan had said, that there was a Stone King within the Heaven-Class stone garden, so they cut open many rare stones.

However, to their disappointment, they cut open many rare stones in the stone garden, but never saw the shadow of the Stone King. Moreover, the few rare stones they did cut open yielded nothing, resulting in a loss of over a million *jin* of Source.

Although it was not Jiang Xuan's fault, as they had been clever and believed they could find the Stone King themselves, resulting in such a large loss.

However, that didn't mean they could pretend nothing had happened. A powerful figure within the Ji family stated that if Jiang Xuan failed to find the Stone King, he would be suppressed and forced to compensate for the Ji family's losses.

Of course, there were also those who opposed it, but although both sides were at a stalemate, they were both considering the Ji family's best interests. When forced, sacrificing an outsider like Jiang Xuan would not be considered inappropriate.

Therefore, they sent three Great Power elders here, plus the original guardian of the stone workshop, four Great Powers in total. Although Jiang Xuan was also a Great Power, they were confident they could suppress him.

"He's here!"

"He's finally here! Whether it's true or false will soon be revealed!"

Just then, Jiang Xuan walked in from outside the stone workshop, as calm as ever, as if he had everything under control.

"Fellow Daoist, please!" The Ji family's guardian stepped forward and said to Jiang Xuan, "My clan has been waiting for a long time."

Jiang Xuan nodded and entered the lakeside island with him. There were already many people on the island, all from various great sects and holy lands, many of whom were at the Great Power level.

When they saw Jiang Xuan, they were also full of anticipation. Jiang Xuan had caused quite a stir in Divine City these past few days, and some speculated that he was a master of Source Arts.

So, many people wanted to know if Jiang Xuan had really discovered a Stone King in the Ji family's stone workshop.

"Are you sure you want to trade with me?" Jiang Xuan asked with a smile. "Is the Emperor Scripture ready?"

A Ji family elder looked at Jiang Xuan and said in a deep voice, "We'll talk about it after you find the Stone King!"

Jiang Xuan smiled. "Since there's no sincerity, there's no need to say more. Find the Stone King yourselves."

"Wait!" At this moment, another Ji family elder spoke up to keep him. "Little friend, my clan can agree to your request, but you must first let us see the Stone King."

"Can you make the decision?" Jiang Xuan asked, as such a large family was very chaotic internally, divided into many factions. Involving an Emperor Scripture, it was impossible to make a decision easily.

The Great Power was silent for a moment, then took out two pages of golden paper and said, "This is my clan's *Void Scripture*, the scripture for the Wheel Sea and Dao Palace secret realms. If you can really find the Stone King, my clan can trade with you. However, if you can't find the Stone King..."

His expression turned cold, and everyone could see that if Jiang Xuan couldn't find the Stone King, he would be met with a storm of revenge.

"Alright." Jiang Xuan nodded. He wasn't afraid of the Ji family going back on their word. The Ji family's greatest confidence was the Emperor Weapon, the Void Mirror, but he also had an Emperor Weapon on him. As for the other members of the Ji family, they were not yet a threat.

While thinking, a divine sense swept out from under Jiang Xuan's feet. Although he didn't understand Source Arts, he knew what the stone containing the Divine Infant looked like, so it wouldn't be too difficult to find.

The divine sense extended, instantly covering the entire Ji family's stone workshop, completely enveloped by Jiang Xuan, and everything was taken into his eyes.

Before long, Jiang Xuan locked his gaze in a certain direction and walked towards it. But surprisingly, what was placed there were stone materials that were considered waste in the stone workshop.

However, Jiang Xuan ignored what they thought and reached out towards that direction, transforming into a heaven-covering hand, sweeping over that area.

"Boom!"

However, no one expected that the originally calm Ji family's stone workshop would boil at this moment. Many waste stone materials flew up, colliding violently, and carrying terrifying pressure!

"What... what kind of existence is this?!"

"Could it be an ancient sage?! Is there a sage hidden in this Ji family's stone workshop?"

"Could it be an unparalleled Holy Spirit? If it is born, how can we deal with it?!"

A Great Power looked terrified, and many people moved away from that area, as the pressure was too terrifying, as if a saint was hidden within, unstoppable!

But in the next instant, a set of holy armor suddenly appeared on Jiang Xuan, the armor was black, flashing with a cold metallic luster, directly enveloping Jiang Xuan.

"A World-Protecting Saint Armor!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise. This was a World-Protecting Saint Armor, which even the great holy lands regarded as treasures. But before they could react, they heard another "clang" of a sword.

It was an ancient sword, and as soon as it appeared, an astonishing phenomenon manifested, as if ghosts were crying and gods were howling, with a bloody storm, and tens of millions of corpses appeared, and the world seemed to appear in a field of Shura, with corpses lying everywhere.

"An Unparalleled Saint Weapon!"

Everyone present was shocked. A Great Power actually had two great saint weapons, and both were beyond imagination, even in the great holy lands, they were rare, but now they were gathered in one person, which was indeed incredible.

"What is the identity of this person?" Several members of the Ji family transmitted their voices secretly, becoming increasingly fearful of Jiang Xuan. They originally thought that Jiang Xuan was just a master of Source Arts with no background or support, but now it seemed that Jiang Xuan's foundation was not that simple.

The Unparalleled Saint Weapon and the World-Protecting Saint Armor appeared, spanning the void, suppressing the universe, and resisting the saintly might that rose into the air. Countless stone materials were shaken away, and the strange stone that truly contained the saintly might finally appeared.

It was a one-meter-high broken stone, with a mottled earthy-gray color, not eye-catching at all, with many cracks on it, looking like it was about to split apart, and even had transparent holes, anyone would regard it as a waste stone, impossible to contain immortal treasures.

"Seal!"

Jiang Xuan formed a seal with his hands, and a great array rose in the void, suppressing the entire world, the chaotic mist was hazy, and ancient divine patterns were densely distributed in the void, sealing the entire world.

Immediately afterwards, chains of order rushed out of the void, containing divine might, and constantly fell down, directly trapping the stone material, making it unable to move. At the same time, Jiang Xuan used his hand as a knife, and cut through the air, cutting away the stone skin.

"Boom!" Chaos surged and suddenly exploded, as if a world had been split open, shaking the stone workshop violently, and everyone was horrified. The Stone King was more powerful than they had imagined.

*Kacha*...

As layers of earthy-gray stone skin fell off, this place instantly erupted with nine-colored divine light, blinding people's eyes, and the phenomenon was amazing, shaking the entire world.

Immediately afterwards, streams of pure air rushed up, turning into strands of dazzling light, like flying immortals, and many wonders appeared in this garden, as if emperors were shouting, and as if the gates of the Immortal Realm were opened, showing a bizarre and vast world.

All kinds of phenomena were constantly gushing out of the stone, and Jiang Xuan's expression became more and more serious. Even across the ages, he could feel that there were indeed shadows of emperors, side by side, overlooking the ages, facing the common people!

Each emperor's shadow exuded an aura of absolute dominance, making people almost kneel down.

"Emperor... Immortal Realm..."

There was a wave in Jiang Xuan's eyes. The current situation was somewhat beyond his expectations. In this universe, there seemed to be truly "Immortals"!

This also meant that Jiang Xuan's previous speculations had deviated, at least, this universe once had "Immortals", but what happened in the end, Jiang Xuan could not judge for the time being.