Chapter 1107: Chapter 1107: Battle of the Primordial Stone Masters
Shi Hao chose the largest-looking Raw Stone Shop and began selecting stones on his own without allowing the eager saleswoman to follow.
It’s forbidden to use a Spatial Spirit Tool here, not even to take things out from it—if you want to take anything, go outside first, to prevent anyone from stealing stones.
But you can’t just carry raw stones in two hands, right? Besides, many stones are absurdly large.
No worries, the shop will lend you a bamboo basket, and you can pick the size. As long as the stones are in the basket, even if you haven’t paid yet, others can’t select them from you.
Of course, although the stone shop doesn’t close every day, it will definitely take a break for a day to restock stones if it’s been open too long, so if you haven’t paid by then, the stones you’ve selected will be put back.
Shi Hao was dragging a large bamboo basket, and Weng Nanqing was accompanying him without any sign of impatience.
She was willing to accompany Shi Hao like this forever.
Shi Hao began to exhibit his cheating ability to search.
——After advancing to the second star, he found an enhancement in this aspect as well. Originally, he could only observe a dozen stones in one go, but now it reached twenty, and the recovery time shortened slightly.
Despite this, his progress couldn’t be considered fast.
After a whole day, he finally selected a raw stone.
There was something inside, and it was an Immortal Elixir!
Instead of rushing to buy and open the stone, Shi Hao continued selecting.
However, just half a day later, the shop was about to close.
——Taking a break for a day to restock stones.
Shi Hao bought that raw stone first, paying the price of twenty-three Immortal Stones, and when he took it back and opened it, it contained a fragmentary Immortal Elixir.
In fact, most of the elixirs sealed in raw stones are damaged, with only a very few remaining intact, and these very few elixirs are truly supreme.
This fragmentary elixir was roughly eight hundred years old, but who knows how long it had been sealed, continuously absorbing Immortal Level rules, so its actual effect should exceed a thousand years. How effective it truly is will only be known after consumption.
Shi Hao consumed it without hesitation. The Stone Mill in his abdomen ground, effortlessly purifying the energy and rules from the elixir, greatly advancing his cultivation.
This Stone Mill is truly formidable. Theoretically, with enough Immortal Elixirs and Shi Hao’s comprehension keeping pace, he might attain the Immortal King level in a few years!
Of course, this is merely a beautiful hypothesis.
The next day, he went to the previous Raw Stone Shop again.
A large number of new raw stones had arrived.
Shi Hao wasn’t the only one thinking this; many fortune seekers had the same thoughts and poured in.
Among these people were old gamblers from Xuanbai City and those who came from afar. Unlike the cold and deserted Lintai City, this place was buzzing with people, achieving amazing daily sales, making the Raw Stone Shop a veritable golden goose.
However, a glance outside would reveal that not all shops thrived like this. Most customers were concentrated in two or three families, with other shops barely surviving, earning only small profits at best.
Shi Hao continued his search routinely. After five consecutive days, he’d only managed to find two raw stones, each containing fragmentary Immortal Elixirs, enough for a profit, but only about a thousand Immortal Stones.
——For Shi Hao, a thousand Immortal Stones are quite minor, but for other Copper Armored Immortals, it would likely be a fortune.
On the sixth day, the large courtyard suddenly became lively.
“The Qian Family is here, and they’ve brought a Primordial Stone Master!”
“They’re here to disrupt the Zhao Family’s business!”
“No surprise, the Zhao Family’s shop is so profitable that it’s bound to cause jealousy, plus the Qian Family and the Zhao Family have always been at odds. Now that they’ve invited a Primordial Stone Master to create trouble, it’s expected.”
“But the Zhao Family also has a Primordial Stone Master residing here, so they will immediately come out to face the challenge.”
“Here they come.”
Listening to the chattering crowd, Shi Hao paused and paid a little attention.
Primordial Stone Masters specialize in the study of raw stones and can often successfully select stones with valuable items inside.
If these individuals participated in stone gambling, they’d take all the prime stones, leaving little desire for others to buy what’s left.
Therefore, to prevent disruption by Primordial Stone Masters, the stone shop itself would also invite one to remain on site.
If a Primordial Stone Master came to “cause trouble,” the resident Master would face the challenge, engaging in stone gambling. The losing side would simply leave.
——If the stone shop lost, without a Master residing, the good stones would surely be picked over, making no money, naturally reducing customer patronage.
So to bring down a shop, one just needs to invite a skilled Primordial Stone Master.
For the Zhao shop, it was a crucial battle to win.
Quickly, the Zhao Family’s representative came out.
He was a weathered elderly man, named Li Yuan, the Primordial Stone Master invited by the Zhao Family, and accompanying him was a beautiful woman in white, without any embellishment, yet with cascading black hair, clear and bright eyes, and fiery red lips, she was stunningly attractive.
Her name was Zhao Youyi, a direct descendant of the Zhao Family, and her martial arts talent was remarkable, having reached the four-star Copper Armored Immortal level.
On the Qian Family’s side, however, there were two young men.
One was Fu Qing, emanating arrogance; he was the Primordial Stone Master invited by the Qian Family. The other young man, Fu Hei, equally haughty, named Qian Mo, was an outstanding member of the Qian Family and also a Copper Armored Immortal.
“Your Qian Family is really persistent; even after losing over ten times, you’re still not giving up,” Zhao Youyi commented disdainfully.
Qian Mo gave a sly smile, “That was in the past, but this time I’ve invited a true Primordial Stone Master!”
He stepped aside to give prominence to the young man in green, pointing at him to introduce, “Let me introduce, this is the Primordial Stone Master, Liu Huafeng!”
“What, Liu Huafeng!”
“It’s Liu Huafeng!”
“Oh heavens!”
“This time, Zhao Family is in trouble.”
On hearing Liu Huafeng’s name, the crowd exclaimed in shock.
Liu Huafeng, a young Primordial Stone Master who only rose to fame in recent years, has successively defeated many seasoned masters, becoming a dazzling new star and a welcome guest for major powers.
It was unexpected that the Qian Family had managed to invite him.
Zhao Youyi showed a touch of seriousness, asking Li Yuan beside her, “Master Li, are you confident of winning?”
Li Yuan exhibited an air of arrogance, “Stone gambling is about experience, this young man is only a few hundred years old, how could he compare with an old man like me?”
In other words, he was sure of winning.