"Stone gambling isn't anywhere near as simple as you imagine, kid!"
Gu Mengsheng, who had successfully bid for the raw stone mine, wore a faintly proud expression.
Ye Xiu's unwillingness before him made him feel that victory was already firmly in his grasp. At this point, he naturally became far more uninhibited.
Ye Xiu remained silent, watching him coldly. Yet Gu Mengsheng, receiving no response, did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction.
It was nothing more than the death throes of someone facing defeat.
"Cut it open."
He waved a hand, signaling the cultivators responsible for cutting stones who had been waiting nearby to begin.
A thick, broad blade descended from above. The instant it touched the stone, hazy light clearly shone forth.
"There's something inside!"
The onlookers were instantly roused. They had originally been puzzled by Gu Mengsheng and Ye Xiu spending such a high price to drive up the bid on a raw stone mine whose origins could not be discerned at all. They had thought it was merely the two men trying to spite one another, but now it seemed there really was something inside?
Had there been some change they had failed to notice? What mysteries did these two ordinary-looking raw stone mines contain?
The shrewder among them had already begun carefully examining the two cut-open raw stone mines.
Even with so many people constantly coming and going through this stone-gambling venue, who would ever dislike gaining another scrap of knowledge?
Unfortunately, no matter how they pondered it, they could not make out anything at all.
"High-quality Universal Stones, in astonishing quantity!"
The appraiser's voice came from behind them, and there was even a trace of excitement in his tone.
Even such a well-traveled appraiser was this astonished. It was clear just how great a fortuitous opportunity