Chapter 505: Some are happy, some are sad

While Xu Muge and Xu Luo were catching up, Xu Chen, Wei Yiming, and Old Devil Guihuo also finished selecting their spirit restricting stones one after another.

The three of them placed their three stones on the table in front of Manager Wan.

They were quite confident in their choices, believing they were sure to win, so they all looked full of confidence.

When customers on the second floor noticed that someone was gambling on stones here, and two of them were somewhat well-known figures, people started gathering one after another.

Xu Muge, looking like he was watching the excitement, also walked over.

He stood not far from Xu Luo and the others. No one could have imagined that Xu Luo and the other two were actually from the same Family as Xu Muge, a top Heavenly Prodigy who had already become famous in the Tian Yuan World.

Manager Wan said, "The three of you have finished selecting, so let's start cutting the stones."

There is a rule for stone gambling at the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild: the stones are cut in order from smallest to largest, and this time was no exception.

Wei Yiming's stone was the smallest, only the size of a goose egg. Manager Wan picked up his first, took out his silver dagger, and began cutting carefully.

By this time, quite a few people had gathered around.

"What kind of treasure can be cut from such a small spirit restricting stone?"

"You really have no insight. The bigger the spirit restricting stone, the more expensive the treasure cut from it isn't necessarily true."

"That's right, historically, someone cut out Emperor Gold from a spirit restricting stone of this size."

Amidst the whispers of the onlookers, the goose egg-sized spirit restricting stone was peeled away layer by layer.

Wei Yiming stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. Although he appeared nonchalant on the surface, he was also extremely nervous inside.

Those were two Great Saint Realm level Saint Pills!

Moreover, this wasn't a private stone gamble among a few people; it was in broad daylight. If he didn't cut out a treasure, or if the item cut out was too cheap, it would greatly affect his reputation.

"Crack…"

A subtle sound was heard clearly by all the strong cultivators present.

Immediately after, the spirit restricting stone was completely opened, revealing what was inside. It was a green seed the size of a peanut, emitting a strong vitality.

Manager Wan was slightly startled. He wrapped the seed in True Essence and placed it in a brocade box nearby.

"This is a seed of the Purple Leaf Wutong. The Purple Leaf Wutong is a special spiritual plant that takes a long time to grow. After it is fully mature, the purple leaves on the tree are one of the auxiliary ingredients for many Saint Pills."

Manager Wan was indeed worthy of being a manager of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, having read various ancient texts and possessing extensive knowledge.

Most people only knew of the Purple Leaf Wutong, but they certainly wouldn't recognize its seed.

Wei Yiming breathed a slight sigh of relief, his expression somewhat complicated.

He got something out, which made him happy, but it was clear that the value of this item was only average.

If Xu Chen and Old Devil Guihuo didn't get anything out, Wei Yiming would naturally have won, but the probability of this happening was not high.

Therefore, Wei Yiming knew that his two Saint Pills were likely gone, and his heart couldn't help but ache.

Manager Wan closed the brocade box, wiped his hands, and continued to cut Old Devil Guihuo's spirit restricting stone.

Old Devil Guihuo narrowed his eyes, watching intently without saying a word. The stakes this time were not small, making him nervous.

The spirit restricting stone he chose was elongated, about the thickness of a thumb and the length of a forearm.

Normally, a spirit restricting stone of this shape has a higher probability of containing a treasure.

However, this is for people who don't understand stone gambling. One should know that the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild has quite a few tricks. Sometimes they will deliberately cut some large spirit restricting stones into irregular shapes.

Over time, everyone understood this trick and wouldn't easily choose spirit restricting stones of special shapes.

Old Devil Guihuo choosing this one might indicate he had some confidence.

His spirit restricting stone was cut faster, and the result came quickly.

Inside was a tender branch about the thickness and length of a chopstick.

Manager Wan affirmed, "This is a section of Heavenly Thunder Wood, a material that can be used to refine saint weapons. However, there is slightly too little of it, and other Materials of the same level are needed to assist in refining."

"However, its value is indeed far greater than the seed of the Purple Leaf Wutong."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yiming's breathing suddenly hitched. He had truly lost big this time!

Not only did he lose two Great Saint Realm level cultivation Saint Pills, but his reputation was also somewhat affected, and he lost Face in front of everyone.

Wei Yiming was filled with hatred! After losing downstairs, why did he propose another gamble?

When Old Devil Guihuo suggested participating in the gamble, why didn't he refuse?

Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now; the outcome was already decided.

"Alas…"

Wei Yiming shook his head and sighed. In addition to his resentment towards Old Devil Guihuo and Xu Chen, he was even more furious with Xiang Zhantian, the culprit.

If it weren't for that bastard insisting on dragging him along to help, none of this would have happened.

Wei Yiming wished he could find Xiang Zhantian and slap him to death!

As the saying goes, some are happy, some are sad. While Wei Yiming was angry and regretful, Old Devil Guihuo was happy.

"It seems I will likely win this time."

He glanced at the area on the table where the three people's bets were placed, and even wanted to take them now, making it seem as if he had already won.

Xu Chen didn't say much, just stood calmly.

Manager Wan also didn't bother with Old Devil Guihuo, he just wiped his hands and picked up the last spirit restricting stone.

Xu Chen's spirit restricting stone was the size of a bowl. Manager Wan cut for a while, and when it was only the size of an egg, it was still solid.

The onlookers shook their heads and sighed.

"Cutting from such a large piece to this small size and still nothing, it's probably empty."

"This young man is indeed far lacking."

"It seems that winning against Old Wei downstairs was just luck."

"Losing a Dragon Pearl just like that is truly a pity."

Seeing this, Wei Yiming became even more depressed. It turned out that this kid Xu Chen was indeed choosing randomly, so winning against him downstairs was completely a coincidence.

Most importantly, if he had only competed with Xu Chen alone, he would definitely have won.

The more Wei Yiming thought about it, the more he became angry, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood.