Backstage of the auction hall.
Dongfang Xuan rushed into a bright and spacious meeting room, where three other elders were present. These elders exuded calm, their cultivation levels were all at the mid-stage of immortality, and they were all experts of the Divine Feather Commercial Tower.
"Brother Dongfang, take a look at this Dao Stone!" one of the bald elders said with a serious expression.
This bald elder was named Shang Quansheng, also an elder of the Golden Toad Race, and like Dongfang Xuan, he came from the same race. The Divine Feather Commercial Tower was one of their industries.
At this moment, a very mysterious stone was floating in the air of the meeting room. The stone still looked ordinary, but there was another character written above it: ’No.’
This character ’No’ was graceful and unrestrained, with an aura of Spiritual Energy in every stroke. At first glance, it was just a word, but upon closer inspection, it contained another strong Dao essence.
Unconventional and Unrestrained! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ ɴovᴇl_Firᴇ.ɴet
Dongfang Xuan merely glanced at it, and he seemed captivated, gazing at the character ’No’ as if watching a rebellious vagabond singing and drinking, laughingly discussing the Heavenly Dao!
The boundless meaning it conveyed stirred the heart, making one feel as if being unrestrained was the essence of the world, further causing the Dao embryo he cultivated to waver, as if it too wanted to soar with that essence, stepping into a whole new realm!
"Truly a kindred Dao Stone!"
Dongfang Xuan suddenly shook his head, pulling himself out of the essence of the character ’No,’ visibly shaken!
His determination was quite strong, knowing how to keep himself clear-headed.
But at this moment, great waves had already arisen within his heart!
Dongfang Xuan approached the Dao Stone, striving to control himself, refusing to plunge into that essence. Once he managed to stabilize himself, he took a closer look and discovered three more imprints on this character ’No!’
A hoof print, a claw print, and a small handprint!
Identical to that of the other Dao Stone!
"Where did this Dao Stone come from?" Dongfang Xuan asked in surprise.
"A mysterious young man brought it earlier, claiming he accidentally acquired this Dao Stone and wanting us to auction it." Shang Quansheng said with a heavy expression.
"Same as the first seller?"
"No, both sellers concealed their identities, but I could identify the first seller as someone from the Tiger Race. However, this second one... his strength is formidable, and I can’t discern his race." Shang Quansheng slowly explained.
The Golden Toad Race practiced the financial path, operating the Divine Feather Commercial Tower for millennia, handling countless transactions. Their eyes for treasure appraisal and people were exceptionally sharp.
Yet Shang Quansheng could not see through this young man.
"Two Dao Stones with similar essence, wait, could they be..."
Thinking of something, Dongfang Xuan hastily exclaimed, "The first Dao Stone hasn’t been handed out yet, right?"
"No, I’ve had it temporarily held back using formalities as an excuse."
Shang Quansheng gestured, and soon a servant brought in a wooden box.
Dongfang Xuan immediately opened the wooden box, taking out the Dao Stone inscribed with the character ’Dao.’ As soon as this Dao Stone appeared, the character ’Dao’ suddenly lit up, and the intangible essence moved instantly, while the Dao Stone inscribed with ’No’ also became exceedingly mysterious, resonating with the first Dao Stone.
The two Dao Stones complemented each other, and the essence they exuded merged, revealing deeper Dao insights!
One character ’Dao,’ one character ’No,’ could they truly reach such a level?
Everyone present was utterly astonished!
Watching the two characters, Dongfang Xuan conjectured in amazement, "Dao, No, could this be... could it be a part of a sentence?"
The elder beside him suddenly realized and asked, "Do you mean—the ascension realm senior who left the Dao insight didn’t just write words on one stone?"
The others also turned serious.
If this were true, then the significance and value of this Dao Stone would be far greater!
With great caution, Dongfang Xuan held the two Dao Stones, rotated them slightly, and then discovered a crack at the edge, aligning the two Dao Stones together!
They actually fit perfectly!
"It truly is a sentence!"
Everyone was deeply shaken!
The character ’No’ was connected to the character ’Dao.’
"I guess that when the ascension realm senior was cultivating, they gained an insight and inscribed a sentence of that insight on a stone. It’s still unclear how many characters are in this sentence, but it’s evident that ’Dao’ and ’No’ are included within it. It’s just that later they were shattered and separated!"
Dongfang Xuan offered a reasonable speculation.
Shang Quansheng and the other elders nodded slightly, agreeing with this idea, as it was the only explanation for why the characters ’Dao’ and ’No’ could resonate with each other and merge harmoniously!
In the minds of the elders, a thought simultaneously surfaced: if this speculation is correct, then there certainly exist other Dao Stones. If all these Dao Stones could be collected, perhaps they could inherit the legacy of that ascension realm senior!
Spreading this news would undoubtedly cause an enormous uproar!
An ascension realm inheritance!
Even experts like Dongfang Xuan and Shang Quansheng, who had lived for millions of years, could not help but long for it, for they were only at the mid-stage of immortality, but what they faced was the inheritance of an ascension realm power!
Shang Quansheng gathered himself and asked, "So how do we handle these two Dao Stones now?"