Chapter 82

Jiang Ping'an did not believe the other party's words.

As long as the price was high enough, they would never refuse to sell.

Of course, this matter concerned the reputation of their chamber of commerce. Unless the benefit was significant enough, they generally would not sell.

In the future, he had to be careful when doing business with them. It would be best to buy some techniques to change his appearance before doing business with them.

"Deal for fifty million."

Jiang Ping'an agreed to the other party's offer.

A drop of blood could sell for fifty million, which was already terrifying.

Even a Transcendent Spirit Elder would come to snatch it if they knew he had fifty million on him.

Before the other party could pay, Jiang Ping'an said again, "Can you place a bet on tomorrow's match here? What are the odds if I bet on myself winning?"

"Currently, it's ten to one." Hua Qingyu replied.

"Fifty million, all on me." Jiang Ping'an said calmly.

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Hua Qingyu's azure eyes. "You really have confidence in yourself."

Meng Jing widened her eyes and shouted loudly, "Wood, are you crazy? I'm not doubting you, but this is fifty million. If you lose, it will be a huge loss!"

Even a Transcendent Spirit Elder would not waste spirit stones like this.

"If I win, it will be ten drops of Sacred Body Blood." Jiang Ping'an smiled.

He was very confident.

Jiang Ping'an was not particularly concerned about the money; he just wanted to exchange for more spirit stones to facilitate future transactions.

It was inconvenient to always exchange resources for spirit stones.

"Alright, I'll place the bet for you. Give me your gold card."

Hua Qingyu was happy to accept the money.

Now everyone was betting on Zhou Feng to win, and their chamber of commerce would lose a lot of spirit stones.

These fifty million could at least make up for some of the losses.

Hua Qingyu tapped the stone table with her slender fingers.

A projection made of runes suddenly appeared on the stone table.

Jiang Ping'an looked at the scene in front of him with confusion and handed over his gold card.

Hua Qingyu took the gold card and swiped it on the light screen, causing the runes in the projection to fluctuate.

Then, she tapped the light screen twice, and the runes flickered.

"Done, the bet is placed."

Hua Qingyu returned the gold card to Jiang Ping'an.

"After the match, if you win, the money will be automatically deposited into your gold card."

"This way, you don't have to worry about being targeted by powerful people. No one can touch your spirit stones without you personally coming to make the transaction."

"Whenever you want to use these spirit stones, you can use them at any branch of Caiyuan Guangjin. The information is synchronized across all stores."

Hearing these words, Jiang Ping'an was greatly shocked. "What's the principle behind this?"

"Even if I explained, you wouldn't understand. Simply put, it's a simple information transmission function achieved through runes." Hua Qingyu did not explain much.

Jiang Ping'an had gained more knowledge.

When he had time in the future, he would definitely study runes thoroughly.

Suppressing his shock, Jiang Ping'an asked again, "Do you have Ice Crystal Grass here?"

"You've indeed become Wang Ren's disciple."

Hua Qingyu guessed Jiang Ping'an's purpose and waved her hand to eliminate the projection in front of her. "Unfortunately, this plant is almost extinct."

"Perhaps some forbidden areas still have it, but no one can enter those areas. Some major families might have some in storage, but they won't sell."

"The last time Ice Crystal Grass appeared was 130 years ago, when someone cut out Ice Crystal Grass seeds from a stone."

Jiang Ping'an was almost about to give up, but hearing the last sentence, his heart was shaken.

"Can Ice Crystal Grass seeds be cut from a stone?"

If so, he still had a chance.

Hua Qingyu nodded, "Yes, but the probability is very low."

Jiang Ping'an clenched his fists. No matter how low the probability, he had to try.

His master's lifespan was running out!

"Do you have a stone gambling area in your chamber of commerce?"

"Of course, but you want to find Ice Crystal Grass seeds through stone gambling? That's too naive."

Hua Qingyu thought the information was a bit off. The information said Jiang Ping'an was very calm, steady, and had a maturity beyond his age.

But now, it didn't seem to be the case; he was very foolish and naive.

Not to mention whether stone gambling could yield Ice Crystal Grass seeds, even if the mother stone had seeds, how would he find them?

Finding a seed in a stone was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, this young man's effort for his master was admirable.

"If you want to find Ice Crystal Grass seeds, you can go to the stone gambling area in the Ten Thousand Mountains mining district. Many Ice Crystal Grass plants used to grow there."

Hua Qingyu gave a friendly reminder.

Jiang Ping'an clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for the advice, Senior. If you hear any news about Ice Crystal Grass, please let me know. I am willing to buy it at a high price. Goodbye."

He was going to cut stones to find Ice Crystal Grass seeds for his master.

After saying this, he turned and left.

"Hey! Wood, you should be practicing right now. The match is tomorrow, and you bet fifty million!"

Meng Jing hurriedly chased after him, worried.

This wasn't Wood; this was a fool!

Watching the two leave, the old woman behind Hua Qingyu spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Miss, you didn't need to come and see a cultivator of this level, did you?"

"I'm not interested in Jiang Ping'an."

Hua Qingyu shook her head, her golden head ornament gently swaying. "I wanted to see Meng Jing."

"This girl will have a sadder fate than her mother. The person she likes will die, and her father will die. She is destined to be a tragic figure."

The old woman was slightly stunned. "Miss, did you receive some information?"

After asking, she quickly bowed her head in apology. "I'm sorry, Miss. I shouldn't have asked."

"Be more careful in the future." Hua Qingyu said coldly and stepped away, her feet gliding through the air.

Jiang Ping'an left the private room, found a servant, and had her lead him to the stone gambling area in the Ten Thousand Mountains mining district.

This stone gambling area was much larger than the one on the flying boat, covering several hundred meters with over a dozen attendants.

These attendants were facing the sun, chatting in the rest area.

"There are so few people today. It's usually full."

"The天才争霸赛 (Genius Championship) is about to start, and everyone is placing bets."

"That's much easier than stone gambling. It's a two-out-of-two chance, and the probability of winning is very high. Only a fool would come to play stone gambling..."

"Shut up! We have guests!"

The resting attendants quickly stood up, smiling to welcome them.

"Welcome, are the two of you here to gamble on stones? The stones in this area are of the highest quality, with a very high success rate!"

Meng Jing pouted. These people were really good at lying.

They just said only fools would come to play stone gambling, and now they were saying the success rate was high.

Seeing Jiang Ping'an's serious expression, Meng Jing sighed. This Wood might really be a fool.

Jiang Ping'an's gaze swept over the area where the mother stones were piled. Some of the mother stones emitted a faint glow.

These glowing stones contained something inside.

Jiang Ping'an said, "I'll point, and you pick them up."

"That one, that one, the one on the left..."

He pointed to ten stones in a row.

Each time he pointed to a stone, Meng Jing's heart bled.

Using this money to buy Jiang Ping'an would be better than buying these broken stones. Now, she could only pray that these stones contained treasures.

The attendants were overjoyed. A big spender... a wealthy fool.

Professional stone gamblers would carefully examine the stone material, whether the tomb was a rich ore layer, if the volume was large enough, and if there were any accompanying ore soils.

Only a Destiny Master would dare to pick stones directly. Anyone who dared to pick directly was a novice.

If they could win, they would eat all the mother stones.