Soon, an hour passed, and all the contestants had selected their favorite stones. Under the guidance of the Purple Robed Elder, everyone brought their stones to a group of professional stone-cutting cultivators.
Since it was a Stone Gambling Festival, the organizers naturally prepared stone-cutting masters. Of course, if you were confident, you could cut it yourself!
Li Beifei and his group were all novices in stone gambling, so naturally they wouldn't choose to do something thankless like cutting it themselves. If they accidentally damaged the treasure inside the stone, they would suffer a great loss.
However, there were still some people who chose to cut it themselves, especially those few Origin Masters who cultivated Origin Arts. They were experts in this field and naturally had their own cutting methods. Horizontal cuts, vertical cuts, whole cuts, and polishing were all very particular.
If Li Beifei and the others were to cut it, they would probably turn the stone into dregs with a single sword, punch, or palm. Every profession requires specialized training, Li Beifei wouldn't be stupid enough to show off in areas he wasn't good at, that's not showing off, that's being stupid!
There were only twenty stone-cutting masters at the Stone Gambling Tournament. It wasn't that they couldn't find more, but these twenty were already the most famous stone-cutting masters in the Eastern Region. Even experienced stone-cutting masters could cause irreversible damage to the treasures inside the stone when cutting it, so the Ziwei Holy Land spent a lot of money to find these twenty people, who could be called the leading figures of stone-cutting, to be the stone-cutting masters.
A small number of people chose to cut it themselves, and there were nearly nine hundred people who needed the help of stone-cutting masters. Everyone could only line up. Unfortunately, Li Beifei and his group happened to be at the end of the line.
At this time, they could all feel the strange gazes of others.
Li Beifei was calm and composed, and Li Ruoyu was mature and steady and didn't show any emotion, but the other three were different.
Xuan Mingzi's eyes flickered, and he said, "Boss, is it really okay?"
If there was a problem, they might as well have relied on luck to choose those stones that looked high-grade. That way, they wouldn't be surrounded like they were now.
Li Beifei picked his ears and said, "You've said this dozens of times, my ears are getting calluses. Just wait to advance!"
Li Beifei's voice was neither loud nor soft. Everyone present was a cultivator with excellent hearing, so they naturally heard Li Beifei's words.
Immediately, a man in brocade robes in his twenties sneered, "Where did these bumpkins come from, actually delusional to advance with a few broken stones!"
At this time, Li Beifei and his group had all taken disguise pills and transformed into ordinary-looking people, looking like mortal people from the countryside entering the city. Although calling them bumpkins was excessive, they were almost bumpkins compared to the man in brocade robes.
Of course, those who could afford one million high-grade source crystals were naturally not bumpkins. This was just because the man heard Li Beifei's arrogant words and then mocked him.
Li Beifei glanced at him and then looked at the ore next to him, which emitted a burst of mist, looking extremely extraordinary.
Li Beifei couldn't help but ask Old Liu if there was anything good in that stone. Old Liu just replied indifferently, " All that glitters is not gold!"
Hearing this, Li Beifei decisively retorted, "Who are you calling bumpkin?"
"I'm calling you bumpkin.."
Before he could say the word " plural form", the man in brocade robes realized something was wrong, but it was too late.
"So you're the bumpkin!"
"This is the first time I've seen someone call themselves a bumpkin!"
"Yeah, yeah, there's actually this kind of person, a real eye-opener today!"
"Hello bumpkin!"
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The few of them said one sentence after another, and the simple few words made the man's face turn red with anger. Seeing this, the few people shook their heads inwardly. This person was obviously a child spoiled by his family and couldn't stand even this little bit of words.
"Only good at being quick-tongued, hmph, if you have the guts, compare with me and see if the treasures cut from the ore I chose are more precious, or if the treasures cut from your inferior are more precious." The man in brocade robes snorted coldly and said to Li Beifei, his expression like a child who had been wronged outside.
Hearing this, Li Beifei and the others exchanged glances silently. They didn't expect that they would encounter a easy target in the preliminary round!
Li Beifei said, "It's not interesting to just compare like this."
"You want to add a bet? Can you even take out source crystals?" The man in brocade robes looked at Li Beifei and the others suspiciously. People who could take out one million high-grade source crystals to participate in the competition didn't necessarily mean they were extremely wealthy. You should know that most of these thousand contestants were gamblers who were obsessed with stone gambling. In order to be able to cut the Stone King with their own hands, they could even lose their family fortune.
Obviously, Li Beifei and his group were this kind of person in his eyes.
"Don't worry about this, are you afraid?" Li Beifei asked rhetorically.
"Afraid? What a joke! I'll bet five million high-grade source crystals, do you dare?" The man in brocade robes seemed to be stimulated and opened his mouth to bet five million high-grade source crystals.
"Five million? Is that all? Forget it, seeing that you can't take out too much, five million will be fine!"
Li Beifei wasn't satisfied with five million, but he could see that the person in front of him was probably a child spoiled by his family. But no matter how spoiled he was, it was impossible for him to take hundreds of millions of high-grade source crystals and let him squander. Five million high-grade source crystals was already extremely extravagant.
So Li Beifei and the man in brocade robes requested the Purple Robed Elder to be the notary. The Purple Robed Elder naturally didn't have any objections to this. It was common for contestants to be hostile to each other and then gamble. However, he was a little curious about Li Beifei's confident attitude. Although he wasn't an Origin Master and hadn't been exposed to Origin Arts, he was one of the people in charge of the Ziwei Holy Land's Origin Mine and had naturally gained some insight over the years.
He glanced at the stones in Li Beifei's hand and shook his head. These inferior were deliberately released by their Holy Land to confuse the contestants. Those plots of finding bargains and greatly increasing in value were only storylines that storytellers could tell. In reality, there weren't so many bargains to find!
"It's increasing in value, it's increasing in value!"
At this time, an exclamation sounded, accompanied by a rich medicinal fragrance that permeated the air. This medicinal fragrance made people feel refreshed and invigorated!
"This is... a semi- sacred medicine?"
The audience exclaimed, and the contestants showed envious expressions. A semi- sacred medicine was only one step away from reaching the level of a sacred medicine. That was something that had a price but no market. If it were auctioned, the price would have to be raised to at least one or two hundred million high-grade source crystals.
The person who cut out the semi- sacred medicine was an old man with grey hair, one of the six Origin Masters among the contestants. Others were looking enviously at the semi- sacred medicine, but he shook his head, obviously a little dissatisfied with the result.
However, a semi- sacred medicine had obviously obtained a qualification for advancement.
And one after another, people cut out valuable treasures, but most of them failed. Those who cut and failed naturally had a bitter look on their faces, which meant that they had given away one million high-grade source crystals for nothing.
Soon, it was Li Beifei's turn.
The man in brocade robes smiled strangely and said to Li Beifei, "Why don't you go first?"
Li Beifei shrugged his shoulders, carried the stone he had chosen, and walked to a stone-cutting master.
"How do you want to cut it?" the stone-cutting master asked. They were only responsible for cutting. As for how to cut it, it was up to the contestant to decide. After all, in this way, even if it failed, it was the contestant's responsibility.
Li Beifei conveyed the cutting method that Old Liu had told him to the stone-cutting master. After hearing it, the stone-cutting master looked at Li Beifei with a strange expression.
"Are you sure you're not carving?" The stone-cutting master was a little speechless because Li Beifei's words were too complicated.
Li Beifei was also helpless, but Old Liu said that only by cutting it this way could he successfully advance.
Well, Old Liu had really carefully selected it, really reaching the threshold of "just successfully".
The stone-cutting master was indeed experienced. Even though Li Beifei's requirements were very demanding, he had been immersed in the way of stone-cutting for hundreds of years. He saw the master's knife flying quickly, and countless stone chips fell to the ground. Bai Yifei and the others watched nervously. Although Li Beifei's attitude was very confident, what if he had misjudged it?
The man in brocade robes looked at it with disdain. He was the only heir of the Shen family in Zixiao City, named Shen Huan. The Shen family was also a Saint family and operated many stone gambling mines, with amazing wealth. This was why an heir who was only in the Life and Death Realm could squander millions of high-grade source crystals.
Shen Huan looked at the countless stone chips falling on the ground and saw no increase in value. He couldn't help but sneer.
"Eh!"
At this time, a touch of green appeared on the surface of the stone.
"It's increasing in value?"
Someone was surprised that such a inferior stone could also produce green.
Seeing that it was green, the stone-cutting master couldn't help but slow down his hand speed and began to polish.
" Shasha......"
The sound of polishing sounded. Because this involved another bet, it naturally attracted countless people's attention.
When the polishing reached a certain level, the treasure in the stone finally revealed its true colors.
" Divine Source, it's actually a piece of Divine Source!"
An surprised voice rang out, and the stone that Li Beifei had picked ultimately cut out a fist-sized Divine Source.
Don't underestimate this fist-sized Divine Source. Divine Source is not circulated in the market. A fist-sized Divine Source is worth ten million high-grade source crystals, which is ten thousand top-grade source crystals, and it's available at a price but not on the market.
It's easy to exchange a piece of Divine Source for ten thousand top-grade source crystals or ten million high-grade source crystals, but the other way around is difficult.
And Shen Huan's expression at this time was as ugly as if he had eaten dog shit. He didn't expect that a piece of Divine Source was hidden inside the inferior.
"Isn't it just a piece of Divine Source? Don't be too proud, mine hasn't been cut yet!"
Shen Huan snorted coldly. He took the stone next to him that emitted mist and walked towards the stone-cutting master.
Li Beifei shrugged his shoulders. Where did you see that I was very proud? Although I was indeed very proud in my heart.
At this time, the stone-cutting master also began to cut Shen Huan's stone.
" shua shua shua......"
Between the rise and fall of the knife, countless stone chips flew out. Soon, a golden light flashed from Shen Huan's stone.
"The stone hides golden light, this is the rhythm of producing an unparalleled treasure!"
As soon as the golden light fell, it caused countless shocks.
"Hmph!"
Shen Huan looked at Li Beifei with incomparable smugness.
Li Beifei had a calm expression, but Bai Yifei and the others began to worry about Li Beifei.
The stone hides golden light, which is a saying in the stone gambling world. If this kind of phenomenon occurs, then this stone is very likely to produce an unparalleled treasure.
"Boss, it's okay, it's just five million high-grade source crystals!" Xuan Mingzi was not optimistic about Li Beifei at this moment.
"Go, go, go, go to the side, your boss, I know what I'm doing!" Li Beifei gave Xuan Mingzi a blank look. This guy still doesn't believe me, do I have to slap your faces too?
Just when everyone was looking forward to it, the golden light of Shen Huan's stone became more and more intense, and almost the entire stone turned golden.
But before Shen Huan could be happy, the golden light flashed, and the stone quickly dimmed.
Seeing this scene, the stone-cutting master shook his head, sighed, and did not continue to cut it.
"Continue cutting, why don't you continue?" Shen Huan had no respect for the old and loved the young. Seeing that the master stopped, he quickly urged him.
The master frowned slightly. Even if the Ziwei Holy Land invited him, they were quite polite. How dare you, a little kid, yell at me? So he snorted coldly, "What's the use of cutting a waste stone?"
" waste stone?"
"Impossible, it was still emitting golden light just now, how could it be a waste stone?"
Shen Huan shook his head repeatedly, not believing what the master said.
"Are you questioning my vision?" The master's face sank, and he had no good impression of this纨绔子弟.
Shen Huan's expression stagnated. He came back to his senses and realized that this was not his home, so he quickly changed his attitude and said, "Senior, I'm sorry, I was too anxious. Can you please help me finish cutting it?"
Seeing Shen Huan admit his mistake, the master didn't care too much. He gently waved the cutting knife in his hand and divided the stone into two, only to see a touch of black ash scattered, and nothing else.
Seeing this, everyone shook their heads.
"It seems that the golden light just now was the last essence sealed by the stone. Now that all the essence has leaked out, the things inside have also turned into dry powder."
"A big drop!"
Where there is a big increase, there is naturally a big drop.
Shen Huan was stunned on the spot, Li Beifei stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged!"
"Huh?" Shen Huan was stunned, was this person comforting himself?
"Don't forget the five million high-grade source crystals, do you have it on you? If you don't, hurry up and ask your family to send it over. With the Purple Robed Elder and countless people as witnesses, you can't deny the debt!"
Shen Huan's face darkened after hearing this, he threw out a storage ring with a gloomy face, and then left.
Since he couldn't enter the second round, he could only be laughed at if he stayed here, so he might as well leave.
At the same time, he had already remembered the appearance of Li Beifei and the others in his heart, he was a local bully in Zixiao City!
Li Beifei won five million high-grade source crystals with a thrilling experience, which naturally made others envious, even if he couldn't enter the second round, he still made money!
Soon, Bai Yifei and their stones were also cut, and the value of the treasures cut out was not much different from Li Beifei's Divine Source. In the end, Li Beifei and the others monopolized the 50th, 46th places and successfully advanced.
"These funny guys are too lucky, right? They can advance like this?"
The audience was quite surprised to see that Li Beifei and the others had successfully advanced. You must know that the previous semi- sacred medicine could only rank fifteenth.
Everyone attributed their ability to advance to luck!
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