bioinnovel Chapter 61 Ice Flame Jade Marrow
Chapter 61 Ice Flame Jade Marrow
"Raw stone number nine is priced at one hundred million," said Mr. Mingjing. "Are there any other fellow Daoists interested in this stone?"
No one spoke.
So the number nine rough stone went to one of the twin elders. Then everyone started placing bets again. All eyes turned to Gu Yan, and Cheng Siyan asked directly, "What is Young Master Zirong betting on?"
"Fifteen billion is bet," Gu Yan said.
Everyone was shocked.
Mr. Mingjing's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal.
The twin elders both laughed, one of them chuckling loudly, "Young Master Zirong thinks so highly of me, it really puts my mind at ease! Hahahaha..."
"Young Master Zirong, you have quite the courage!" Ren Zihan said with a smile.
"Young Master Zirong is so handsome, I'll bet two hundred million on him," Madam Tantai said with a smile.
Cheng Siyan smiled seductively: "I'll bet five hundred million, I have it."
Everyone followed suit and placed bets, almost all of them winning, except for Prince Zhou, who disliked Gu Yan and deliberately bet on nothing. He even placed two hundred million bets.
After Mr. Mingjing cut open the stone, he obtained a piece of metallic spirit jade. However, the size and purity of that spirit jade were completely incomparable to the Fire Immortal Seed that Gu Yan had obtained. Nevertheless, this piece of spirit jade was still worth two hundred million spirit stones, so the younger of the twin elders still made a profit.
Moreover, his elder brother had placed a bet, betting 300 million.
"Hahahahahaha..."
The twin elders both laughed, "Young Master Zirong is indeed remarkable! Hahahaha..."
The others who won were all very happy.
"I knew that following Young Master Zirong's bets would be the right thing to do."
"We won! We won again!"
"Father, I won again! Young Master Zirong's prediction was spot on!"
Prince Zhou, who had made the wrong bet, turned even darker.
Gu Yan was overjoyed; she had won again.
Looking at Gu Yan, Mr. Mingjing thought to himself: This young man has a good eye. What kind of martial arts is he practicing?
Continuing on, the silent, aloof man in the corner chose rough stone number three, then Ren Zihan chose rough stone number two, and Madam Tantai chose rough stone number six…
Some of them got something, some didn't. Gu Yan always guessed correctly, and each time he bet bigger than before, and everyone followed suit.
Mr. Mingjing was sweating profusely, and he could only keep lowering the odds.
The first batch of raw stones, fifteen pieces, ten were sold, and the rest were unwanted.
"No one's interested in these rough stones, so let's switch to another batch and move on to the second round." After collecting the remaining rough stones from the first batch, Mr. Mingjing took out the second batch of rough stones.
"We have new guests today, so let me explain the rules. The second round of rough stones will all be sold at a fixed price; there will be no betting. The first batch of rough stones in this second round is priced at 500 million spirit stones. If you see a stone you like, you can take it directly. Whoever chooses it first wins."
"But each person can only choose one."
Twelve roughly identical raw stones floated in mid-air, and as soon as they appeared, everyone stared at them with great interest.
Prince Zhou's eyes gleamed with golden light, and Xie Jingshu beside him was looking at herself in a mirror; Cheng Siyan's eyes also gleamed with golden light, and the old man surnamed Yuan beside her and the stern-faced man were also there. One had bulging veins around his eyes, and red totems emerged from the depths of his eyes; the other was communicating with a small purple ferret perched on his shoulder.
Some others closed their eyes to sense their surroundings, some took out their spiritual weapons, and some were calculating with their fingers...
"Zirong, which one should we choose?" Dugu Xun asked Gu Yan telepathically.
Gu Yan stared at the six raw stones and said, "Number five."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Xun immediately waved his hand, and the No. 5 raw stone flew towards him. The Crown Prince Zhou was also interested in the No. 5 raw stone, but he had been torn between No. 5 and No. 11. He hadn't expected Dugu Xun to act so quickly.
When Prince Zhou saw that Number Five had been robbed, he immediately used magic to capture Number Eleven.
Others also gradually recruited those they had their eye on to their side.
All twelve rough stones were soon sold.
"Now that everyone has made their choices, who would like me to help them untie the puzzle?" Mr. Mingjing asked with a smile.
"Let me go first." Cheng Siyan smiled and waved her hand, and the raw stone in front of her flew towards Mr. Mingjing.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Cheng Siyan slowly peeled away the outer layer of the second rough stone she had chosen. After removing two-thirds of it, a rich spiritual energy seeped out, revealing a high-grade wood spirit jade inside. A bluish light illuminated the entire hall, and Cheng Siyan's face lit up with joy: "High-grade wood spirit jade! I'm so lucky!"
This Wood Spirit Jade is worth at least a billion.
After Cheng Siyan came Mr. Ruan, who opened a spirit crystal, but lost money and was very frustrated.
Then came the mysterious man hidden in the black mist. He unearthed a piece of spirit jade, but it was of low grade and small in size, resulting in a loss.
Next, it was Prince Zhou's turn. This time, Prince Zhou was very confident in his eyesight. He watched Master Mingjing cut open his No. 11 rough stone, glancing at Gu Yan every now and then. Once half of the rough stone was removed, white light began to flash incessantly, releasing a rich spiritual energy.
"It's top-grade Xuanbing Jade!"
"Crown Prince Zhou was right this time!"
A smug look appeared on Prince Zhou's face, but after a short while, the icy spiritual energy stopped emanating. There was indeed a piece of Xuanbing Jade inside, but it was rather small, only about the size of a fingernail.
The expression on Prince Zhou's face froze.
"Oh dear, it's smaller than I expected."
"It's worth at least 500 million."
"We didn't lose money."
With everyone chiming in, Prince Zhou's face darkened considerably.
Not losing money wouldn't appease him at all, damn it! Damn it! This week, the Crown Prince gritted his teeth, his chest heaving with anger. His face darkened, and with a flick of his sleeve, he took the Xuanbing Jade.
Master Mingjing looked at Dugu Xun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Dugu, would you like me to do something?"
"No need, I'll do it." Dugu Xun said, glancing at Gu Yan beside him. "Zirong's choice is definitely right."
After saying that, he started peeling the stone skin.
After the surface of the raw stone was peeled away piece by piece by an invisible blade, scorching fire spiritual energy and frost-like ice spiritual energy escaped together. Dugu Xun continued to peel away, revealing a piece of "Ice Flame Jade Marrow" the size of an egg, half red and half blue, perfectly blended.
"This...this is Ice Flame Jade Marrow!!"
"It really is Ice Flame Jade Marrow!"
"What a huge piece!"
"Young Master Zirong has truly remarkable eyesight!"
Everyone was shocked, their eyes burning as they stared intently at the Ice Flame Jade Marrow.
Ice Flame Jade Marrow is a mutated spiritual jade, formed by the fusion of ice and fire attributes. It is an extremely rare and top-tier spiritual jade. This piece of Ice Flame Jade Marrow is even more valuable than the Fire Immortal Seed that Gu Yan obtained before, making it a priceless treasure.
The Crown Prince was so jealous that his handsome face twisted into a vicious expression.
Dugu Xun examined the Ice Flame Jade Marrow for a moment before handing it to Gu Yan. Gu Yan held the Ice Flame Jade Marrow, wondering: What should I use this jade marrow for? To refine it into a magic weapon? Or a talisman?
"Young Master Zirong is truly remarkable, I admire him greatly!" Mr. Mingjing cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Gu Yan, holding a feather fan.
Gu Yan politely returned the greeting: "Just lucky."
This is definitely not luck, it's definitely skill.
It wasn't just once or twice. Getting the Fire Immortal Seed before might have been luck, but he kept getting lucky afterward, and now he's gotten the Ice Flame Jade Marrow. It's definitely not just luck.
Everyone congratulated Gu Yan again, and the other people's chosen stones were also cut open one by one, but none of them yielded high-grade spirit jade.
Then Mr. Mingjing brought out another batch of raw stones for everyone to choose from. Each batch of raw stones became more and more expensive, eventually reaching a price of two billion.
A rough stone worth two billion might yield a spirit jade worth tens of billions, or it might just yield scraps. This kind of high-stakes gamble is something most people can't afford. Later, other people unearthed other items, but none surpassed the value of the Ice Flame Jade Marrow.
Prince Zhou suffered repeated defeats and lost everything.
Gu Yan either doesn't choose, or if she does, the results are at least high-grade spirit jade.
Besides the top-grade Ice Flame Jade Marrow, he also obtained Thunder Immortal Seed and Dream Shadow Jade.
Everyone was incredibly envious of him.