nycdaug Chapter 130 Blood in the Stone
Chapter 130 Blood in the Stone
"Top-grade chalcedony, worth 600 catties of source stones!"
The first source of Blood Refinement was announced loudly.
In the battlefield of jade gambling, everyone's eyes were on Gu Shengtian.
At this moment, Gu Shengtian calmly picked up a piece of raw stone and began to cut it!
"Metallic heterogeneous source?"
"No, it's a combination of metal and wood elements!"
"It also has fire attribute!"
The light from the Ancient Saint Heavenly Blade continued to shine.
"A unique source of metal, wood, and fire elements—truly formidable!"
"A priceless item, what a pity, it weighs too little, only about five taels!"
"The lineage of Master Guyuan truly lives up to its reputation!"
Everyone was filled with emotion.
It's already rare to find a heterogeneous source energy containing two attributes; three attributes make it an extremely rare find!
"Worth 480 catties of immortal essence!"
The first portion, being smaller, ultimately lagged behind the Blood Refining Source portion.
Gu Shengtian remained calm and began cutting the second piece!
In the second rough stone, a purple light instantly shone.
"Divine Source!?"
"Could it be another Purple Heavenly Origin like the Blood Refining Stone?"
Everyone was astonished. After the light faded, they focused their attention and immediately exclaimed:
"It really is just the Purple Heaven Alien Source!"
"The Ancient Saint Heaven has also repeated the mistakes of the Blood Refining Stone!"
"Oh no, we've been fooled now!"
Indeed, there was no trace of divine source in this raw stone; it was merely the source of a different species from the Purple Heaven!
"Not bad, the Purple Flame Heart Crystal is worth 1,200 catties of Immortal Essence."
However, Xue Lianyuan suddenly spoke, his expression seemingly showing great admiration for Gu Shengtian.
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled and looked closely. They immediately discovered that among the pile of Purple Heavenly Origin Seeds, there was actually a rhombus-shaped purple crystal!
It looks very similar to the Purple Heavenly Origin, and is extremely inconspicuous, but its quality and value are quite remarkable.
"These are top-quality materials for refining weapons!"
"Incredible! It's broken a thousand!"
"They've overtaken us!"
However, Gu Shengtian did not look relaxed at all, but instead looked at Xue Lianyuan.
Blood Refining Source smiled, picked up his stone knife, and also opened his second primordial stone—
Tiger Roaring Stone!
As the outer layer of the Tiger Roaring Stone is peeled away, a fragrant aroma wafts out.
"Ten Thousand Year Earth Essence!"
"Another ancient earth marrow!"
Everyone was surprised; Li Lan had already cut out this kind of thing yesterday.
However, the rough stone that Li Lan selected from the Huangzihao mining area was too small, so it only contained one drop.
That single drop is worth hundreds of kilograms of source stones, but now half a bottle has been extracted from the source stone of the Blood Refining Source!
"So many... no less than two thousand catties of Origin Stones!"
"Even the most revered immortals would have to bow down and beg for his help!"
"That's amazing..."
Gu Shengtian's face had completely darkened!
His first two raw stones were of good quality; the Three-Colored Different Species Source and the Purple Flame Heart Crystal were truly excellent items. However, they were still far from being comparable to the top-grade Jade Marrow and the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Marrow of the Blood Refining Source!
Now, the hope for a comeback lies in the third piece...
Cao Yueshu, Mu Jianxian, and the others all looked tense and solemn!
Although Li Daoling, Fairy Lanxia, and the others were temporarily in the lead, they dared not relax or let their guard down...
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"1,300 catties of source stones, please accept them, young friend."
An elder from the Li family intervened and bought back the fragment of the Creation Talisman from Li Lan at a high price.
This item is extremely valuable and is an excellent tool for training rune masters. The Li family cannot simply stand by and watch it leak out.
"There's nothing good around here, let's go check out the Xuan-class mining area."
Li Lan smiled and spoke.
The Li family plundered so thoroughly that there was nothing left to pick up in the Huangzihao mining area.
"it is good!"
"Young friend, you're amazing! We'd love to learn from you!"
A dozen or so people followed behind him, making quite a scene.
In the shadows, Li Daofeng's face darkened, and he coldly said, "You'll pay me back exactly what you earned!"
He simply didn't believe that Zhan Yiyuan was really that lucky and could keep picking up bargains.
How many mines that the Bloodline have inspected have he managed to plunder? He'll be caught red-handed sooner or later!
He also quietly entered the Xuan-class mining area.
The number of raw stones in the Xuanzihao mining area is much smaller than that in the Huangzihao area. Each raw stone is displayed on a separate tray and stand, making it look very exquisite.
But Li Lan glanced at it and was greatly disappointed.
Li is a real scoundrel; this place has indeed been looted. He saw traces of some valuable items that had been there...
After searching around, he found some rough stones that could make a small profit, but he didn't touch them.
That's such a waste of time.
"Ok?"
Suddenly, his gaze fell on a broken rock.
This broken stone looks like it has been hit hard, so the stone covering is not complete, and the inner stone core is exposed on one cut surface, and it is dark red.
A broken stone the size of a human head is priced at 170 catties of immortal essence.
"This raw stone definitely contains a fire-attribute variant source, but it won't break even!"
"Yes, we've all calculated it. Even if the fire-attribute alien source is large enough, it's worth at most about a hundred catties of immortal essence."
Others chimed in.
Li Lan tossed a coin, which landed heads up. He immediately laughed and said, "Let's cut it open and see. I've always had good luck."
He paid for the immortal essence and then took the broken stone.
Secretly, Li Daofeng couldn't help but shake his head. He thought Li Lan would choose some valuable raw stones... but in the end, she chose this one.
Although Li Lan will lose a small amount of money, it won't offset the previous losses.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Landao had already moved.
When the raw stone was cut open, the first thing that caught the eye was indeed the Fire Spirit Source!
"I knew it!"
"Don't panic, there might be something else. I have to admire this guy's luck!"
Although all they had in front of them was the Fire Spirit Source, everyone had learned their lesson and still held onto their hopes!
Li Lan smiled, took out the entire Fire Spirit Source, held it up, and said, "Gentlemen, I wonder what the value of this immortal medicine within the source is?"
Everyone looked up and, through the sunlight, they saw a tiny, transparent cordyceps in the source!
The cordyceps was curled up in the source, making it impossible to detect!
"This is a triple-turned cordyceps?!"
"Isn't this kind of grass extinct? It can prolong life and is known as a life-extending wonder, but it no longer exists in the world today!"
"Is this something that was sealed away in ancient times? The source energy of the Fire Spirit Source has been nourishing it all along, so this three-turn insect grass still retains its vitality!"
Everyone was shocked.
Who would have thought that such a thing could be found in a piece of broken stone!
Even Li Daofeng, who was hiding in the shadows, was dumbfounded at this moment.
"Grass……"
He couldn't help but swear, and then jumped out!
You can't take this with you!
He immediately became anxious.
The three-turn cordyceps is effective for cultivators below the level of immortal saints. Even he himself... is nearing the end of his life. How could he not be eager to get his hands on such a thing?
"Oh? I can leave it behind, but I wonder how much immortal essence the Li family is willing to offer to redeem it?"
Li Lan smiled leisurely.
Although the three-turn cordyceps can prolong life, its effect decreases with the higher the cultivation level. It has no effect at the Immortal Saint level, so he doesn't need it for the time being.
"Three thousand catties of immortal essence!"
Li Daofeng gave the price directly!
Upon hearing this number, the crowd of onlookers were even more astonished!
They had heard of the famous Cordyceps sinensis, but they never expected it to be so valuable!
"Too low."
Li Lan smiled leisurely, "Eight thousand catties of immortal essence. If you want it, I'll give it to you. If you don't want it, I'll take it with me. I believe it won't fetch less than that price if auctioned in the city!"
Li Daofeng grew anxious, not expecting Li Lan to be so shrewd. He gritted his teeth and said, "Five thousand catties! That's the limit, young friend Zhan. If you take it to auction, the process is complicated, and after deducting the auction house's fees, you'll only get about this much. Why bother?"
Li Lan thought about it and decided it was about right, so he nodded and said, "Alright, you've got a good deal. But I have one more request: give me two raw stones."
"Okay, I'll just give you these two."
Li Lan casually pointed to two famous old stones, which were quite valuable!
"No, we can't give this away! It's our prized possession!"
Li Daofeng immediately shook his head vigorously, his old eyes filled with vigilance.
Those two famous old stones, the Bloodline lineage had actually seen them before, and there was nothing in them, but now... Li Lan had given him a psychological trauma!
Even if someone has read about Bloodborne, their opinions may not be accurate.
This guy can even snag a bargain!
They've already spent a fortune on these three-stage cordyceps. If those two famous old stones are given away and they cut out some incredible treasure, they'll be ready to die!
"Then I'll give you these two!"
Li Lan then casually pointed to two other moderately priced items.
"I can't give them away anymore, I've already given these two pieces to someone else!"
Li Daofeng still refused.
"Sir, I'm doing you a favor, so you should do me a favor too, right? If you can't even offer a small bonus, then I think we might as well not do business together..."
Li Lan frowned and spoke impatiently, pointing to two low-priced raw stones nearby: "These two should be enough, right? You don't have many source stones, why are you being so stingy?"
Li Daofeng glanced at them. The two raw stones were ordinary in appearance and inexpensive, weighing only a few dozen kilograms of immortal essence. He figured there was nothing particularly valuable inside, and fearing that Li Lan might actually take the third-grade cordyceps, he finally nodded.
"Deal! Five thousand catties of Immortal Essence, plus these two raw stones!"
He felt a pang of pain just saying that number!
Today, Li Lan has already taken away more than 6,000 catties of immortal essence. Li Lan has only been in here for a few hours, but the Li family mine has lost a year's worth of profits!
The onlookers around them all wore complicated expressions once again.
"Damn, five thousand rough stones, that's an astronomical price!"
"We were really blind! The broken stone was right here, the outer layer of the stone was even broken, how could we not have noticed?"
"Even the Li family didn't realize it... They're the ones who really lost out!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Li Daofeng immediately sent people to gather immortal energy. Before long, a storage ring was delivered. Li Lan glanced at it and saw that it contained five thousand catties of immortal energy.
He handed the fire-attribute item and the three-stage cordyceps to Li Daofeng, and the transaction was completed.
Then, he picked up the stone knife and laughed, "These two rough stones aren't anything special, but they're a free gift, so let's cut them open and see..."
Li Daofeng was delighted to have accepted the three-turn cordyceps, but when he saw Li Lan pick up the stone knife, he inexplicably felt a little uneasy.
Li Lan has given them all psychological trauma!
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"Here is the third rough stone."
In the battlefield of jade gambling, Xue Lianyuan calmly looked at Gu Shengtian.
Holding the stone knife, Gu Shengtian, who had always been extremely calm, couldn't help but break out in a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.
He was clearly nervous!
If he was like this, then everyone around him naturally dared not even breathe loudly. The outcome of the second battle would be decided at this moment.
Gu Shengtian was very careful. This raw stone was the only famous old stone he had ever chosen, the Old Man Stone.
As its name suggests, the stone resembles an old man, hunched over.
The knife cut open the old man's head and neck, and as if his throat had been slit, a burst of blood gushed out from his "blood vessels" in his throat!
There really is something there!
"Such a rich aura of blood!"
"Ancient blood left behind by primordial beings?!"
The entire audience was in an uproar!
Boom!
At the same time, the mine's protective array was fully activated!
Generally speaking, the grand formation is only activated when a truly rare treasure appears, in order to prevent anyone from trying to steal it and to prevent the treasure from flying away if it has a spirit.
This is the first time I've ever started gambling on jade.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the old man stone, even Xue Lianyuan looked quite solemn.
After the surge of blood energy subsided, Gu Shengtian's stone knife followed the bloodline lines, directly cleaving the old man in two, all the way to his heart!
Within a stone heart, a small patch of dark red ancient blood was found!
"Ancient Blood!"
"There's actually something like this? That's incredible!"
"Could this old stone have truly been a living being once?!"
For a moment, everyone was stunned!
When Gu Shengtian saw Gu Xue, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief. In fact, even his spiritual eyes and source techniques could not confirm that what was in the old man's stone had now become a source, so he was finally at ease.
What is the value of this item?
Someone asked a question.
"The value of this kind of item fluctuates greatly; we need to call in an appraiser!"
"Yes, it's hard to say!"
Cao Yueshu immediately dispatched people to the city's largest auction house—the Immortal Court Auction House.
The Celestial Court Auction House is established by the Celestial Court and enjoys an excellent reputation. Several of its veteran appraisers are particularly renowned.
Before long, several frail old men arrived and examined the ancient blood repeatedly.
Finally, an elderly man in a golden robe spoke up: "This blood was left by an ancient being. If it is ancient blood and well-preserved, its value is no less than 20,000 Immortal Sources! But—"
"This being wasn't of a high level, and with its blood essence destroyed, there's very little ancient blood left. So... now it only has a little residual value left, which we estimate at six thousand catties of immortal essence!"
Six thousand catties of immortal essence!
These words startled everyone present.
"This is good stuff..."
"The Xuan-level mining area is basically the ceiling for producing items of this caliber!"
"That's right, surpassing him is incredibly difficult!"
"The Sun Moon Sect has secured this victory!"
Everyone spoke up, and Cao Yueshu and Mu Jianxian exchanged a glance, both looking relieved!
As everyone says, the universe is a mixture of black and yellow, and the ore in each mining area is actually layered.
In the Huangzihao mining area, the maximum yield from a single rough stone is around 100 jin (50 kg).
In the Xuanzi mining area, a single rough stone that can yield two to three thousand catties of raw material is only found once every one or two years.
Now, Gu Shengtian has directly raised this number to six thousand, which is outrageous and may only happen once every few decades!
Very stable!
Li Daoling, Fairy Lanxia, and the others all looked at Blood Refining Source with some solemnity.
"Ancient blood worth six thousand catties of immortal essence...that's interesting."
But Xue Lianyuan smiled and said, "The contents of my raw stone are exactly the same, with a value slightly higher than yours... seven or eight thousand catties of immortal essence. Do you believe that?"
He looked at Gu Shengtian.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shengtian's face darkened, and he coldly said, "We'll only know once we open it!"
Xue Lianyuan shook his head and laughed, "You have good aptitude, but unfortunately, your source technique inheritance is too poor. How about this, I'll give you a chance to learn. Come on, cut this piece of raw stone for me, and I'll broaden your horizons."
"You wouldn't be too scared, would you? Don't worry, even if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't use my own Originium."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shengtian's anger flared, and he coldly replied, "What is there to be afraid of!"
He took the stone knife and was about to cut the raw stone for Blood Refining Source!
"Blood Refining Source... is it really that certain?"
"Is it possible that there are still items worth around seven or eight thousand catties of immortal essence within the Xuan-class mining area?"
"do not know……"
Everyone started discussing it enthusiastically, and at the same time, they were full of anticipation!
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