Chapter 521: Many Thanks to the Young Chief for Helping Us Buy Rough Stone No. 3

Chapter 521: Chapter 521: Many Thanks to the Young Chief for Helping Us Buy Rough Stone No. 3

The faces of the onlookers were etched with distress.

It was a sacrilegious waste!

He was just cutting up Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite like that?

Cheng Yuan was simply the world’s biggest spendthrift!

Bao Beilong, in particular, looked like he could have spat right in Cheng Yuan’s face!

Bao Beilong’s favorite, his Fifth Concubine, was particularly fond of jadeite, especially Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite.

If he could bring this piece of Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite back to her, his Fifth Concubine would surely pull out all the stops to please him.

But now, Cheng Yuan had actually sliced this piece of Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite into several chunks!

A chaotic, completely unplanned butchering!

Bao Beilong said with a pained expression, "Master Xiaocheng, you—you’re being too reckless! If a professional had handled this, this piece of Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite could have been crafted into a small jewelry set worth maybe fifty million! But after you’ve hacked at it like this, there isn’t even enough for half a set! You’re committing a sacrilegious waste! Stop cutting! Please, I’m begging you, stop! Thirty million! I’ll offer thirty million! I want this Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite!"

Hearing this, everyone stared at Bao Beilong as if he were a madman.

’The Little Boat King really has more money than sense!’

Even before Cheng Yuan started cutting, thirty million would have been a bit of a premium, let alone now!

It was clear the Little Boat King truly loved raw Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite.

Everyone assumed Cheng Yuan would quit while he was ahead. But to their complete surprise...

Not only did Cheng Yuan not stop, but his hands moved even faster and more ruthlessly!

"Little Boat King, my apologies. I have already said that my treasure is not for sale!"

SLICE! SLICE!

The pieces he cut off were even smaller and more haphazard. It would be impossible to craft even small pieces of jewelry from them; they were now complete scraps!

Even Duan Lang, Zhou Shilong, and Lin Shaofeng had pained expressions on their faces.

’Third Master is too reckless!’

’Something worth tens of millions, and he just slices it up!’

’He’s treating money like it’s dirt!’

Just as everyone was writing Cheng Yuan off as a spendthrift, Zhong Mingtang, who stood beside Bao Beilong, felt his brow twitch.

’Huh? A Spiritual Qi fluctuation? I can feel a Spiritual Qi fluctuation!!’

Then, Chen Juzheng, standing beside Miao Shijie, also shot his eyes wide open!

’Where is this Spiritual Qi fluctuation coming from? It’s so powerful!’

Liao Hufa, beside Qian Jinshui, was the weakest of the masters and the last to notice the fluctuation. He couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s a fluctuation of Spiritual Power coming from the core of Raw Stone No. 3!"

WHOOSH!

Everyone surged forward! They stared intently at the jadeite on the coffee table, which Cheng Yuan had cut to a mangled mess!

With a final SLICE!

Cheng Yuan’s knife fell.

The last of the Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite shell covering the Jade Marrow crumbled and fell onto the table, revealing the core within.

An incomparably dense wave of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged forth, instantly filling the entire private room!

Everyone present felt instantly invigorated!

This was especially true for Qian Jinshui. His body had severely aged, which was why he was so desperate to acquire a Spirit Stone to improve his physical condition!

At this moment, Qian Jinshui looked as if he had just consumed a Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill. His face was flushed, his back had straightened considerably, and his eyes glinted with vigorous light!

Only now did the crowd realize how extraordinary the Jade Marrow was!

This was no murky Low Grade jadeite!

It was Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite of an extremely, extremely high density!

A sort of super-compressed version of Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite!

It was as if a cubic meter of Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite had been compressed into a single cubic centimeter!

That was why its transparency had seemed so low!

Cheng Yuan circulated his Celestial Witch True Essence, covering the Jade Marrow in a thin layer of True Essence to prevent it from leaking any more Spiritual Qi.

As the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the room gradually dissipated, looks of disappointment and loss appeared on everyone’s faces.

Liao Hufa trembled with excitement.

"So this is what a Spirit Stone looks like! This is my first time seeing one up close! The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi contained within is immense! It’s comparable to a small spiritual vein!"

An incredibly bitter smile formed on Chen Juzheng’s face.

"I misjudged! We all misjudged! It turns out the real treasure was inside Raw Stone No. 3 all along!"

Zhong Mingtang gave a wry smile. "Master Chen, don’t blame yourself. The Top Grade Imperial Green Jadeite was simply too airtight, preventing any of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from leaking out. It’s only normal that we couldn’t see its true nature."

Qian Jinshui’s voice trembled as he asked, "Masters, is what Master Xiaocheng is holding a Spirit Stone?"

The three masters nodded.

"Yes."

"And a very high-quality one at that! The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is remarkably high!"

Zhong Mingtang added hesitantly, "This is my first time seeing a Spirit Stone with such high density. Perhaps it can no longer be called a mere Spirit Stone. It might be the legendary Jade Marrow."

Cheng Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. ’This Zhong Mingtang knows his stuff,’ he thought. ’As expected of one of the top three Magic Masters on Hong Kong Island, to see through to the origin of the Jade Marrow.’

Upon receiving confirmation from the three masters,

Duan Lang, Zhou Shilong, and Lin Shaofeng went absolutely wild!

They didn’t know how to describe what they were feeling!

It was like riding a roller coaster, going from the lowest valley to the highest peak in an instant!

Duan Lang had never felt so vindicated, so triumphant!

Duan Lang roared with laughter, "Incredible!! Master Cheng, you’re incredible!! No wonder Master Cheng refused to sell! Not even for a high price of two hundred million! HAHAHA! Thank you, Young Chief, for your generous contribution! If it weren’t for your hundred million, we wouldn’t have been able to get Raw Stone No. 3!"

PFFT...

Miao Shijie nearly coughed up blood!

Damn it!

Damn it all!

’It’s all Chen Juzheng’s fault!’

’If he hadn’t been so certain, insisting that Raw Stone No. 3 definitely didn’t contain a major find, I would have put in a bid or two myself!’

’If that guy Cheng had chickened out, the Spirit Stone would have been mine!’

Qian Jinshui looked at Cheng Yuan with hopeful eyes. "Master Xiaocheng... no, Master Cheng. This old man is in dire need of this Spirit Stone to recuperate my body. I can offer two billion!"

For a moment, everyone’s expressions were a sight to behold!

’This Master Cheng is on another level!’

’He casually picks up a missed treasure and it turns out to be a Spirit Stone!’

’And someone else even paid for it, a true case of acquiring a great prize for nothing!’

Miao Shijie, in particular, felt so utterly crushed that he could barely breathe.

A vicious glint flashed in Miao Shijie’s eyes. He wanted to kill Cheng Yuan and take the Jade Marrow for himself.

But this was the White Palace, Prince Duan’s territory. He didn’t dare make a move here!

’Then I’ll just wait for Cheng Yuan to leave the White Palace and kill him then!’

’The Jade Marrow is mine!!’

A normal Spirit Stone on the market was worth around one billion. The price of two billion was already a premium, so no one else made a bid.

Everyone believed Cheng Yuan would surely sell.

After all, this was two billion he’d gotten for free!

But, to everyone’s confusion, Cheng Yuan refused without a moment’s hesitation.

"Elder Qian, your offer is more than fair. However, I have great need for this Jade Marrow myself. How about this? For the price of two billion, I can help you extend your life by five years. But as for this Jade Marrow, I will not sell it."

Far from being disappointed, Qian Jinshui began to tremble with excitement!

"Master Cheng, I’ll pay eight billion to extend my life by twenty years, is that possible?"

Cheng Yuan had no desire to be hounded by billionaires for life extensions, so he came up with a bluff. "Elder Qian, extending a life carries with it great karmic consequences. Five years is already the absolute limit of what I can bear."

In truth, by using the Power of Merit, Cheng Yuan could easily block the backlash from the Celestial Dao. Relying on his supreme medical skills, extending a life was a simple matter.

But he had accumulated that Power of Merit with great difficulty. Why should he spend it on these people?

"I understand. This old one has been impolite."

Cheng Yuan said in a gentle voice, "Even the greatest of heroes cannot be indifferent in the face of life and death. Elder Qian, you need not blame yourself."