Chapter 77

Chapter 77: “Big Fat Worm,” Chen Changsheng: You can’t afford this thing.

Seeing that Chen Changsheng was unwilling to reveal the origin of this item, Jiang Feng naturally did not press for more details.

After confirming the metal on the ground once again, Jiang Feng spoke.

“Xuanming Iron Essence, an auxiliary material for casting martial tools by supreme great powers.”

“Its texture isn’t particularly hard, but it has an unparalleled advantage: it can fuse most different metals.”

“This type of metal is valuable yet scarce; it’s hard to find even after a thousand years. Currently, I cannot give a price higher than this.”

Listening to Jiang Feng’s words, Chen Changsheng continued observing the “Zhuopan Pearl” and said,

“Elder Jiang, just let it be. The Kunlun Sacred Ground is vast and wealthy; they surely wouldn’t intentionally lowball the price.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng looked carefully at the young man again, hesitated, and then said,

“Since you’ve put it this way, I’ll take a bold guess at the price.”

“This piece of Xuanming Iron Essence, about the size of a human head, is priced at four million Divine Sources by the Kunlun Stone Workshop!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s breathing became much heavier.

Because such astronomical numbers were beyond even the reach of prodigies in the arena.

Four million Divine Sources!

Such a price could only be afforded by a major force like the Kunlun Sacred Ground.

Hearing the price offered by Jiang Feng, Chen Changsheng nodded and said, “The price is a bit low, but it’s fair enough.”

“After all, this is just an auxiliary material.”

“Adding this piece of Xuanming Iron Essence, the total mortgage value from the Kunlun Stone Workshop should be around four million eight hundred thousand Divine Sources.”

“To be precise, it should be four million eight hundred twenty-five thousand Divine Sources.”

“Subtracting the value of the ‘Zhuopan Pearl,’ I still have two million eight hundred twenty-five thousand Divine Sources left.”

“I’ll keep this money for now. Tomorrow, I plan to open another stone; today, we’ll start with this one.”

As he spoke, Chen Changsheng handed the “Zhuopan Pearl” to Jiang Feng.

Looking at Chen Changsheng’s calm demeanor, Jiang Feng laughed and said, “Your generosity, young friend, might surpass even some of the holy grounds!”

“It’s truly a blessing to open stones for you.”

With that, Jiang Feng took the “Zhuopan Pearl” from Chen Changsheng’s hand.

At the same time, the Kunlun Stone Workshop’s peerless grand array slowly activated.

Divine Sources often yield strange things, and with the grand array’s protection, unnecessary troubles can be avoided.

Moreover, wealth moves hearts; if any world-shaking treasures were truly found within the inner courtyard’s stones, the grand array could also deter the covetous desires of others.

“Huff~”

Jiang Feng exhaled deeply, his powerful momentum instantly spreading.

A cultivation level at the Sixth Stage, even Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

The Golden Core system had been suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth, so many geniuses began to explore new paths and create new techniques.

Six hundred years ago, the suppression of these rules gradually intensified.

A-Li’s foundation was the Eight-Nine Profound Technique, a peculiar technique that wasn’t suppressed by the rules.

This was one reason why he dominated the younger generation of the Central Courtyard six hundred years ago.

Jiang Feng’s ability to match A-Li proved that he too had found his own path.

“Whoosh!”

Sword beams flickered from Jiang Feng’s sword fingers, each beam grazing the “Zhuopan Pearl.”

With each sword beam passing, the “Zhuopan Pearl” would shed a small amount of stone powder.

The “Zhuopan Pearl” had an extremely thin skin; opening the stone in this manner was undoubtedly the best approach.

Any other method risked damaging what was inside.

As the skin of the “Zhuopan Pearl” was worn down, golden light began to emanate from it.

From the light alone, everyone knew this was the highest-grade golden Divine Source in the Divine Sources.

One pound of golden Divine Source was equivalent to a thousand pounds of ordinary Divine Source; such high-quality Divine Sources were a massive fortune regardless of who held them.

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But now, everyone’s attention was no longer on the golden Divine Source.

The “Zhuopan Pearl” was too small; even if it contained golden Divine Source, it wouldn’t fetch a sky-high price of two million Divine Sources.

The only hope now was to see if there was anything inside the golden Divine Source.

“Whoosh!”

The last sword beam flashed, and the entire outer layer of the “Zhuopan Pearl” had been stripped away.

And none of the golden Divine Source inside was damaged.

“There’s something inside the Divine Source!”

Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone snapped back to reality from the incredible skill demonstrated by Jiang Feng.

Inside the golden Divine Source, there was an empty space where a big, plump caterpillar wriggled.

Seeing the “worm” inside, Jiang Feng couldn’t help but frown.

Because he had never seen such a thing before.

Just as Jiang Feng was studying the unknown worm, Chen Changsheng’s voice came through.

“Elder Jiang, the stone is already opened. Can you give me the thing now?”

Chen Changsheng’s words brought Jiang Feng back to reality.

“Of course, after all, this is already your possession.”

Taking the Divine Source ball from Jiang Feng’s hand, Chen Changsheng shook it lightly and smiled.

“I never expected to meet you here. It seems fate is indeed mysterious.”

Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, the silent Saintess of the Purple Manor also became interested and spoke up.

“Do you know what this is?”

“Of course, but you definitely don’t.”

“In short, the combined value of Xuanming Iron Essence and Purple Gold Copper Mother can’t match even a single leg of this.”

“Alright, it’s getting late. I need to rest. I’ll come back tomorrow to open another stone.”

With that, Chen Changsheng packed the Divine Source ball and walked out.

“Young friend, wait!”

Just as Chen Changsheng was about to leave, Jiang Feng stopped him.

“Elder Jiang, is there anything else?”

“May I ask, young friend, if the item just extracted can be sold?”

“Of course, but the price is something even Elder Jiang cannot afford.”

“Oh!”

“Your words are quite intriguing. Although the Kunlun Sacred Ground may not claim to be the top in the Central Courtyard, our strength and heritage are evident.”

“I am very curious about what kind of price would make even the Kunlun Sacred Ground unable to afford it.”

Hearing the pride in Jiang Feng’s tone, Chen Changsheng smiled slightly and said,

“Elder Jiang misunderstands. I didn’t say the Kunlun Sacred Ground couldn’t afford it; I meant you personally couldn’t afford it.”

“If you want my item, you’d need to offer one-third of the Kunlun Sacred Ground.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng’s face darkened immediately.

“Young friend, are you joking?”

“Of course not. The reason you’re surprised is because you don’t understand the value of this item.”

“If you understood its value, you’d realize that one-third of the Kunlun Sacred Ground is actually a bargain.”

“But since you don’t have the authority to make such a decision, I say you can’t afford it.”

Jiang Feng: “…”

Even the holy grounds wouldn’t be able to afford such a price!

The holy grounds aren’t decided by one person. To buy a worm with one-third of the holy grounds? Only someone with a bubble in their head would think that way.