Chapter 74: Inner Courtyard Gambling on Stones, Chen Changsheng: I Call Him Zuo Xinghe
After settling his debt with the Saintess of the Purple Manor, Chen Changsheng happily placed the Fire Dragon Source into the Beast Skin Bag and handed it to Wang Defa.
This Beast Skin Bag was specially made for the Divine Source; although its volume wasn’t large, it could counteract the terrifying weight of the Divine Source.
Otherwise, an excessive amount of Divine Source would crush the storage ring.
“Manager Wang, I remember that one needs at least ten thousand catties of Divine Source as collateral to enter the courtyard inside Kunlun Stone Workshop.”
“Now that I have enough collateral, I wonder if I can enter?”
Seeing that Chen Changsheng really managed to extract the Divine Source from a piece of waste rock, Wang Defa’s attitude towards Chen Changsheng changed drastically.
Currently, Kunlun Sacred Ground is hosting the “Heavenly Heroes Conference,” and countless geniuses have gathered here from all directions.
Someone with such skills and insights must have a remarkable background.
How could Wang Defa dare to neglect such a person?
“Of course you can. Please follow me, sir.”
Under Wang Defa’s enthusiastic invitation, Chen Changsheng entered the courtyard inside the Kunlun Stone Workshop.
The Saintess of the Purple Manor followed closely behind.
However, just because these two could enter freely did not mean others could do so as well.
Soon, the entire Kunlun Sacred Ground knew about an unknown Heavenly Prodigy who planned to gamble on stones in the inner courtyard of Kunlun Stone Workshop.
Such excitement naturally attracted other prodigies.
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Inner Courtyard of Kunlun Stone Workshop.
Unlike the outer courtyard, the number of stones in the inner courtyard could be considered pitifully few.
In this vast inner courtyard, there were only a dozen or so stones to choose from, but each stone appeared extraordinary.
Some stones resembled a welcoming pine tree; whenever a gentle breeze passed by, the stone would slightly sway.
Others were as small as a fist, but their shapes were unusually smooth, rolling on their own when placed on a tray.
After carefully observing the stones in the inner courtyard, Chen Changsheng furrowed his brows.
The aura emanating from these stones was extremely dense; if he guessed correctly, they should have been taken from the depths of the Sacred Forbidden Ground.
It was hard to predict what kind of treasures could be extracted from such stones.
“Sir, may I ask which stone you fancy?”
“I think that ‘welcoming pine’ stone is quite nice. To be honest, I heard the sound of wind rustling through the leaves coming from within the stone!”
Facing Wang Defa’s sales pitch, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes and said.
“I know how magical the stones in the Sacred Forbidden Ground are, but I also know that nine out of ten are empty.”
“The cheapest stone here is five thousand Divine Source per catty, and a single stone can cost several hundred thousand, even millions of Divine Source.”
“If you allow me to purchase on credit, I might be interested in opening three or five stones.”
Hearing this, Wang Defa rubbed his hands together and said with a smile.
“Sir, you’re joking. We run a small business, so we don’t offer credit.”
“However, for someone like you, eighty million Divine Source is nothing.”
“Forget it!”
“Notify your superiors. The things I give you are beyond your authority.”
“Tens of millions of Divine Source, I don’t have that much money. I need to use something as collateral.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa immediately smiled.
“No problem, sir. Please wait, I’ll be right back.”
After saying this, Wang Defa ordered someone to bring spiritual tea, then respectfully withdrew.
Sitting in the pavilion, Chen Changsheng continued to observe the surrounding stones while sipping his tea.
He was completely unaffected by the Saintess of the Purple Manor’s stunning aura.
After a while, the silent Saintess of the Purple Manor spoke.
“With your abilities, you shouldn’t care about the quantity of Divine Source.”
“You want something from within the Divine Source.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng turned to look at the Saintess of the Purple Manor.
“Where did you get such a statement, Saintess?”
“Money, friends, land, law—the four essentials on the path of cultivation.”
“I came to Kunlun Stone Workshop for the Divine Source.”
“After all, who would complain about having more Divine Source?”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s defense, the Saintess of the Purple Manor calmly said, “Others come to the stone workshop for the Divine Source, but you are different.”
“Why?”
“Because your gaze is too calm. That piece of Fire Dragon Source alone weighs no less than fifty catties.”
“That’s equivalent to twenty-five thousand catties of ordinary Divine Source. Such cultivation resources cannot be ignored even by a prodigy.”
“But when you saw the Fire Dragon Source, you didn’t even blink.”
“This shows that twenty-five thousand catties of Divine Source are nothing to you.”
“Everyone knows that the stones in the stone workshop’s inner courtyard are priceless.”
“At such prices, even the highest-grade Divine Source cannot justify the cost.”
“The only chance is to extract sealed Divine Source containing treasures, which is why you came for the contents inside the Divine Source.”
After listening to the Saintess of the Purple Manor’s analysis, Chen Changsheng nodded in agreement.
“I indeed came for the contents inside the Divine Source.”
“You know, there is a high probability of extracting Divine Source from the minerals in the forbidden ground, and these Divine Sources often contain incredible things.”
“For example, some unknown spiritual medicines, which often have miraculous effects.”
“I need such spiritual medicines, so I came.”
“By the way, we’ve been talking for so long, but I still don’t know your name, Miss?”
“Ziling.”
Two words came from under the Saintess of the Purple Manor’s veil,
“Ziling, a beautiful name.”
“I am Zuo Xinghe. Thank you, Miss Ziling, for your previous assistance.”
“Crack!”
A crack appeared on the teacup in Ziling’s hand, and a powerful aura emanated from her.
“Zuo Xinghe is the name of the current Left Emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom in the Eastern Wastes.”
“Even though I am in the Central Courtyard, I should at least know this. Sir, do you look down on Ziling?”
“Hahaha!”
“Miss Ziling truly has extraordinary insight. Su Tian apologizes.”
“Boom!”
Without hesitation, Ziling attacked directly.
Because this person was still deceiving her, Su Tian was the leader of the prodigies from Xuanwu Kingdom.
When he first saw this strange man, he had conducted a thorough investigation.
Not investigating would have been fine, but after a detailed investigation, he found that the list of personnel from the Eastern Wastes did not match up.
To be precise, there was one extra person in the prodigy group from the Eastern Wastes.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Chen Changsheng and Ziling exchanged dozens of moves. Neither of them used spiritual strength, relying solely on physical strength.
The result was that Chen Changsheng easily defeated Ziling in the first thirty-six moves.
With his left hand, he grabbed her delicate arm, and with his right hand, he held her swan-like neck.
Chen Changsheng looked frustrated.
“Little girl, why do you always want to fight?”
Although she was subdued by Chen Changsheng, Ziling remained unperturbed.
“Xuanwu Kingdom values physical strength, but your strength is unparalleled among the prodigies of Xuanwu Kingdom.”
“Why aren’t you on the list of the prodigy team? Who are you?”
Just as Ziling questioned Chen Changsheng, many prodigies who came to watch arrived.
They saw the close posture between the two.
Everyone: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧
Is this really that exciting?
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