Chapter 43

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After the shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion announced the start, Long Dou and Liu Sanbian both began selecting stones.

However, Huang Yu himself was unhurried, showing no signs of anxiety, remaining calm and composed.

"Is he planning to concede?"

"Possible, after all, both Long Dou and Liu Sanbian have significant backgrounds, being inner disciples of the Zhongyuan Sword Sect."

"Impossible, if he wanted to concede or lacked confidence, he wouldn't have participated in the stone gambling. That's a pseudo-earth-grade artifact, worth a fortune."

"Agreed, I think this young man is very confident."

"He is only at the peak of the innate realm, while Long Dou and Liu Sanbian are both at the Human Infant stage, two major levels higher."

Huang Yu paid no attention to the crowd's discussions. Only after Liu Sanbian and Long Dou had each selected a piece of raw stone did Huang Yu slowly walk forward.

"Truly courting death, to start at this time." Seeing Huang Yu act at this moment, Liu Sanbian sneered inwardly.

Long Dou's brows slightly furrowed, and he opened his mouth as if to say something but did not speak.

"Golden Ancient Pupil Technique activated."

As soon as Huang Yu approached, he stood before a pile of raw stones and activated the Heaven-grade secret technique, the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique. Instantly, his eyes emitted a golden glow, landing on the raw stones.

"That's the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique, the long-lost Golden Ancient Pupil Technique." Seeing the secret technique Huang Yu used, the shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion, Gu Tian, was greatly surprised. He knew the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique. Seventy years ago, a young man who practiced the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique swept through the stone gambling world. At that time, he was just a novice, a mere apprentice. He never thought that after seventy years, he would see the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique again.

"Pupil technique, it's a pupil technique, how powerful, no wonder he dared to gamble with Long Dou and Liu Sanbian."

"Indeed, he's deeply hidden, but what kind of pupil technique is this? It looks very powerful."

"Golden pupil technique, never heard of it."

Seeing Huang Yu use the pupil technique, Liu Sanbian's expression changed slightly, and he was startled. It seemed this young man indeed had something special to dare to participate in the stone gambling.

Long Dou was equally surprised. This person dared to participate, indeed had the strength.

After activating the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique, Huang Yu quickly eliminated a large portion of the raw stones, narrowing down his focus to a dozen or so.

"Pupil technique, not just you have it." Liu Sanbian, unwilling to be outdone, let out a light hum, and his true qi condensed in his eyes, instantly emitting a green light.

"Green Wood Pupil Technique."

"The Liu family's Green Wood Pupil Technique, this is an Earth-grade pupil technique, a technique passed down by the Liu family."

"Very powerful, it seems Liu Sanbian has reached the Inner Chamber stage."

"Long Dou and that young man might lose."

"Not necessarily, Long Dou is from the Long family, and the Long family also has a pupil technique, an Earth-grade pupil technique."

"The Five Dragons Pupil Technique of the Long family is not easy to cultivate. It's said that in this generation of the Long family, only one person has successfully cultivated it, and it's not Long Dou."

"The Five Dragons Pupil Technique is even more powerful than the Green Wood Pupil Technique. Unfortunately, no one in the Long family has cultivated it to the highest level, even the head of the Long family, Long Bai Chuan, has only cultivated it to the Three Dragons stage."

"We'll see, as the young master of the Long family, if Long Dou hadn't cultivated the Five Dragons Pupil Technique, he would have been deposed long ago and wouldn't be the young master of the Long family."

"Agreed, Brother Li's analysis is spot on."

Seeing Liu Sanbian activate the pupil technique, Long Dou was also not to be outdone. He shouted, "Five Dragons Pupil Technique, Golden Dragon Pierces the Stone."

His eyes focused, and a golden dragon shot out from his eyes, penetrating the raw stone.

"Powerful, indeed cultivated the Five Dragons Pupil Technique."

"This stone gambling match is truly eye-opening."

"The Five Dragons Pupil Technique of the Long family, the Green Wood Pupil Technique of the Liu family, and the mysterious Golden Ancient Pupil Technique, three pupil techniques, who will win? This match is becoming more and more interesting." Gu Tian stroked his beard, eyes squinting, watching the three people on the field.

In terms of pupil techniques, the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique is the strongest, a Heaven-grade secret technique. Next is the Five Dragons Pupil Technique of the Long family, and the Green Wood Pupil Technique is the weakest. However, due to the different cultivation levels of the three, the young man who cultivated the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique has the lowest cultivation, only at the peak of the innate realm, not even reaching the Essence Core stage. Long Dou, the young man from the Long family, has a much higher cultivation, ranking second, currently at the early Human Infant stage. Liu Sanbian is the strongest, with a cultivation level already at the mid-Human Infant stage.

Therefore, it is difficult to predict who will win or lose in this stone gambling match. However, Gu Tian is most optimistic about Huang Yu, who has the weakest cultivation, because the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique has given him a great shock.

Huang Yu looked at Liu Sanbian and Long Dou, who had already selected two raw stones. Through the detection technique, Huang Yu discovered that the raw stones they selected were not simple. Liu Sanbian had even selected a medium-grade spirit stone. The two raw stones selected by Long Dou included one earth-grade stone, which, although not as valuable as a medium-grade spirit stone, was not much less valuable.

However, Huang Yu was not worried. If it were only the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique, Huang Yu would not have been so confident, as it was still a newly learned technique and had not reached the level of mastery, only allowing for preliminary judgments. However, the detection technique was different. With his improved strength, the power of the detection technique had also increased, allowing him to see through medium-grade spirit stones and lower raw stones. Although he could not see through raw stones more valuable than medium-grade spirit stones, this alone was enough to put him in a position of invincibility. Unless the raw stones selected by Long Dou and Liu Sanbian were all beyond his detection, they were destined to lose.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Huang Yu's detection technique began to take effect.

"Quality 12, low-grade spirit stone."

Too poor.

Detection technique.

"Quality 13, low-grade spirit stone."

Low-grade spirit stone, pass.

Huang Yu came to a raw stone that looked extremely unremarkable. This raw stone, when scanned with the Golden Ancient Pupil Technique, revealed a faint shadow inside, very blurry, but it gave Huang Yu a strong feeling.

Detection technique.

"Clank, quality unknown, attributes unknown."

It couldn't be detected, this stone has potential, absolutely has potential, the first one is this.

Huang Yu happily picked up the raw stone.

Seeing Huang Yu's actions, everyone was stunned. This raw stone was only fist-sized, with a rough and uneven surface, black and shiny, and had a few cracks. This raw stone had very little gambling potential. Even if it contained jade or spirit stones, they would likely be cracked.

"Definitely lost, it seems this young man doesn't know how to gamble on stones."

"Yes, that raw stone has no value at all, and he actually chose it. This match will definitely be won by Long Dou or Liu Sanbian."

"I think Liu Sanbian has the highest chance of winning, his cultivation is the strongest."

"Wrong, I think Long Dou has a higher chance of winning, gambling on stones isn't just about cultivation."

"Let's bet, a low-grade spirit stone."

"Deal."

Hearing these people's words, Liu Sanbian had a faint smile on his face. When Huang Yu selected the first raw stone, he naturally noticed. Seeing the raw stone Huang Yu chose, he was somewhat surprised. Such a raw stone clearly had no gambling potential, even a fool would know that such a raw stone, even if it contained jade, would have no value.

"Brother, you... you should change to another raw stone. This one won't yield anything good." Long Dou, standing nearby, couldn't help but remind him.

Huang Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your reminder, Brother Long, but you don't need to worry. I have my own judgment. Although this raw stone looks like it has no gambling potential, I trust my intuition and vision."

"Since you have confidence, I'll refrain from further comments." After saying this, Long Dou shook his head and continued searching for a satisfactory raw stone.

After selecting the first raw stone, Huang Yu did not stop and continued searching.

"Quality 11, top-grade white jade."

"Quality 15, medium-grade spirit stone."

This one is good, can be selected first.

"He has already selected the second one, this one looks good, the chances of it containing a spirit stone are high."

"Agreed."

"You know nothing, didn't you see that Long Dou and Liu Sanbian both looked at that raw stone? If it really contained a spirit stone, would they leave it for this young man?"

"Agreed, if that raw stone could yield good jade, Long Dou and Liu Sanbian wouldn't have given up."

"The appearance is too good, generally, it won't yield anything good."

Huang Yu paid no attention to the crowd's discussions and ridicule, focusing on selecting the third raw stone.

Detection technique.

"Quality 10, high-grade jade."

Quality 10, too low, not qualified, exclude.

Quality 12, exclude.

Quality 13, exclude.

One by one, the raw stones were excluded, and time quickly passed, leaving less than a minute. Huang Yu had only selected two raw stones, while Long Dou and Liu Sanbian were already waiting.

Long Dou's face showed no expression, while Liu Sanbian had a smile on his face, full of confidence. The three raw stones he had selected looked good.

"No, this one with quality 13, still not good enough."

The last raw stone caught Huang Yu's eye. This raw stone was very peculiar and tall, over a meter high. When Huang Yu used the detection technique, he was surprised. This raw stone gave him no information at all, all question marks. The previous one, although undetectable, did not have all question marks.

Although this raw stone was large, its appearance was very poor, looking no different from ordinary stones on the road. It had been placed in a corner for many years, and no one had ever given it a second glance. Moreover, the price of this raw stone was not high, only 10,000 gold.

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