"What's the situation?"
"This guy actually picked up the Heavenly Luck Stone so easily?"
"Isn't this kid a mortal?"
"My goodness, a mortal can actually lift the Heavenly Luck Stone?"
...
After a moment of stunned silence, the crowd erupted into exclamations.
This scene was simply too shocking. So many people had tried earlier, and let alone picking it up, they couldn't even make the stone budge an inch.
But now, look at this.
This mortal, who had been mocked by everyone, had picked up the Heavenly Luck Stone. Moreover, he looked so relaxed and at ease, as if there were no difficulty at all.
How could the crowd accept this?
Could it be that we, as cultivators, are truly inferior to a single mortal?
Quinn Ye was also bewildered at this moment. He held the Heavenly Luck Stone in his hand and couldn't feel the weight of the stone at all. It was like picking up a piece of cotton.
This is way too easy, isn't it?
Those people just now were all using every ounce of their strength, yet they couldn't lift a single stone?
Quinn couldn't help but doubt his life.
Could it be that I, Quinn Ye, am actually very badass? Have I just not realized it all this time?
But Quinn quickly shot down his own speculation. How could he possibly be some badass figure? Since he transmigrated, he hadn't spent even half a day cultivating; he was a pure, 100% mortal.
Quinn had no doubt that every single person present could beat him to death with a single punch.
Quinn balanced the Heavenly Luck Stone in his hand and squinted at the red-faced old man.
"Old man, you used this thing to scam so many spirit stones, and now I've exposed you, haven't I?"
The red-faced old man was confused. "Young Master, this old man didn't scam anyone."
He felt very wronged because this was, in fact, the genuine Heavenly Luck Stone.
"Hmph, not scamming anyone?" Quinn couldn't help but sneer.
At this moment, he felt as if the Legendary Detective, Judge Bao, had possessed his body. He felt a surge of confidence in his deduction.
"According to what you said just now, this Heavenly Luck Stone can only be lifted by someone with Great Destiny, and no one else can move it. Then, can you pick it up?"
The red-faced old man shook his head. "This old man cannot lift it either."
"Aha, there it is!" Quinn had a look of seeing through everything.
"Since you can't even lift it yourself, then how did you manage to get this Heavenly Luck Stone all the way here? It's not like it just happened to appear in this exact spot when it manifested, right?"
After Quinn finished speaking, he looked around triumphantly. He expected the crowd to show expressions of sudden realization because of his brilliant reasoning.
But to his surprise...
The expressions of everyone around him were very strange. Even Ezra Yin and the other two had their faces twitching.
Quinn felt a bit of panic in his heart.
Did I say something wrong?
With such a brilliant deduction, these guys should be clapping and cheering! This is making me very embarrassed.
Just as Quinn was feeling awkward, the red-faced old man spoke up.
"Young Master, the Heavenly Luck Stone cannot be lifted directly, but it can be supported by materials such as jade, wood, or metal."
"Just like this."
As he spoke, the red-faced old man picked up a stone slab placed beneath the Heavenly Luck Stone.
"I'll trouble you, Young Master, to place the stone on top of this."
Quinn placed the Heavenly Luck Stone on the slab. Sure enough, the red-faced old man could lift the slab that supported the Heavenly Luck Stone.
"You can even do it like that?" Quinn was dumbfounded.
He reached out and took the Heavenly Luck Stone back, but it still felt weightless.
"Ezra, you try it," Quinn said to the old blind man behind him.
Ezra Yin immediately stepped forward. Quinn placed the Heavenly Luck Stone on the stone slab. As a result, Ezra used all his strength but still couldn't lift the stone itself off the slab. However, Ezra could easily pick up the slab that held the stone.
"Young Master Quinn, the Heavenly Luck Stone is indeed like this," Ezra whispered.
Quinn was instantly stuck in an awkward position. He had been so self-satisfied just now, thinking he had exposed the old man's scam. Now it turned out he was the one making a fool of himself.
Fortunately, Quinn had a thick skin. At this moment, he forced himself to stay composed.
He was calm as an old dog on the outside, but panicking like crazy on the inside.
"Young Master Quinn, did you feel the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth?" Ezra Yin asked curiously.
Not just him, but everyone else on the scene was also staring intently at Quinn. Even the red-faced old man was no exception.
The Heavenly Luck Stone contained the Great Dao. This was common knowledge. However, whether it was true or false, no one really knew. Now that someone had finally picked up the stone, they naturally wanted to see if this person had sensed the Great Dao.
Quinn scratched his head. "It feels like there's nothing at all."
"No way?" The crowd didn't believe him. They felt that Quinn was intentionally hiding something.
"Perhaps this person has already sensed the Great Dao."
"Definitely. If it were me, I wouldn't say anything either."
"I truly envy this man."
...
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Quinn was speechless. He really couldn't feel anything.
Right at that moment...
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A series of cracking sounds rang out. Everyone looked toward the Heavenly Luck Stone in Quinn's hand. They saw that a series of cracks were actually appearing on the stone.
"What?" The crowd turned pale with fright.
The red-faced old man was even more terrified, feeling as if his soul had left his body.
The Heavenly Luck Stone! The Heavenly Luck Stone was actually about to shatter? Just what was going on?
Quinn was also startled. His hand shook, and the Heavenly Luck Stone fell directly onto the ground.
CRACK!!!
With this fall, the Heavenly Luck Stone was completely shattered into a pile of rubble.
The crowd was speechless. Everyone felt a bit dizzy, unable to wrap their heads around the situation.
The red-faced old man plopped down directly onto the ground, his face completely blank.
"My Heavenly Luck Stone!!!" he wailed.
Quinn had a look of embarrassment. "Old gentleman, I... I really didn't mean it."
"I thought this stone was very hard, but my hand slipped and it just fell," Quinn quickly began to explain.
"You can't blame me! You all saw it—this stone was already cracking before it fell."
"This must be a fake stone, not some Heavenly Luck Stone."
No one spoke. At this moment, everyone was doubting their lives.
Seeing this, Quinn quickly grabbed Ezra and the others. "Let's scram! It'll be a hassle if we get tangled up in this."
The three of them also thought it made sense. They quickly followed Quinn and hurried away.
By the time the red-faced old man snapped out of it, Quinn and the others had long since disappeared.
"This person can lift the stone and even make it shatter... just what kind of sacred being is he?"
The red-faced old man quickly stood up. Then, he also ran away.
Once he reached a deserted place with no one around, the old man stopped, looked left and right, and pulled out a Transmission Jade Slip.
"Reporting to the Sect Leader, your subordinate has made a discovery!"
"Speak." A cold, genderless voice came from within the jade slip.
"The Heavenly Luck Stone I brought was picked up by someone."
"Who was it? Dominic Su? Arthur Yang? Or Lance Xu?"
"None of them. It was a young man of unknown origin."