I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 403 - 252: Bountiful Harvest (Part 2)

After all, having been scanned by such a master, everyone knew that no good things would come out anymore.

With this thought in mind, the shopkeeper put on a smiling face and stepped forward.

"Congratulations, young master, congratulations indeed. You are truly blessed with fortune. In just a short time, I fear you’ve already picked out about one or two percent of the gems from our Black Stone Workshop."

Li Jizhou glanced at the shopkeeper and smiled faintly, "One or two percent?"

At the same time, he surveyed the entire Fifth Courtyard.

"I’ve basically looked around, and if not ten percent, at least nine percent of these are treasures, the rest are all trash!"

Gulp~

Before Li Jizhou’s words had even fallen, the shopkeeper’s eye twitched wildly.

The surrounding crowd gasped in shock.

Was this young master so confident?

Could he possess such a mystical ability? Could he truly see through the Spirit Ore?

"Could he be an Earth Spirit Master?"

"No, he doesn’t have the Spiritual Power fluctuations that connect with the Earth’s spirit."

"Then how does he do it? If he has such abilities, wouldn’t he easily be as rich as a nation?"

...

The crowd, shocked as they were, lost any expectation for the Fifth Courtyard of the Black Stone Workshop.

With such a divine figure speaking, who else would dare to stubbornly persist?

The shopkeeper initially intended to offer kind advice to let Li Jizhou stop while he was ahead.

Unexpectedly, Li Jizhou’s words cut off all retreat, directly exacerbating the shopkeeper’s worst fears.

"This little thief is so arrogant, completely ignorant of the ways of the world!"

With a dark hatred in his heart, especially seeing him barely at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, murderous intent arose.

Yet under the watchful eyes of the public, he couldn’t act impulsively.

Li Jizhou paid him no mind and continued to pick from the remaining raw stones.

Before long, he picked out nine more pieces. He hadn’t finished earlier because he didn’t have enough Spirit Stones; this time, he thoroughly examined the raw stones in the Fifth Courtyard.

"Go, inform the Crown Prince, this little thief deserves death!" The shopkeeper stepped aside and transmitted the order to a servant boy.

The servant boy hesitated slightly, but without daring to argue, he hurried out.

Before long, the nine raw stones selected once more surged in value. One among them, originally valued at thirty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, yielded eighteen pieces of Wood Attribute Spirit Stones, greatly delighting Li Jizhou.

Without hesitation, aside from the Five Elements Attribute Spirit Stones and that piece of Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Object, he exchanged the rest for Spirit Stones.

Exactly nine hundred thousand.

Finally, Li Jizhou approached the four central cornerstone stones of the shop.

"Oh~ finally he’s going for those four divine stones!"

"Could it be he already had his eye on them earlier but couldn’t afford them, so he opened other raw stones to gather Spirit Stones?"

"I have a strong feeling, this might yield something big!"

"Of course, this boy is no Earth Spirit Master, yet he has superb stone-watching skills, each stone he chooses soars in value, he must have an incredible Secret Skill, he might truly see through Spirit Stone Ore!"

"Just what is this boy’s background? Clearly at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, yet he possesses such stone-watching abilities, and he’s so ostentatious, showing no concern for Prince Yun’s Mansion while in Black Stone City?"

...

For a moment, discussions veered from the Spirit Stone Ore to Li Jizhou’s identity and abilities.

Many harbored ruthless intentions, willing to do anything to acquire Li Jizhou, determined to uncover his stone-watching Secret Skill.

However, ultimately, due to his flamboyant demeanor and blatant display, they all assumed he had a powerful background and dared not offend lightly.

The shopkeeper watched Li Jizhou approach the four cornerstone stones, his heart instantly in his throat.

At this point, how could he still doubt Li Jizhou’s stone-watching ability?

However, earlier, the Crown Prince confidently brought an Earth Spirit Master for stone-viewing, only to suffer a huge loss and public embarrassment.

Now, this boy seems to truly see something great.

Should it be revealed, the Crown Prince would be displeased.

He steeled himself and stepped forward.

At this moment, Li Jizhou pointed at the third stone, "How much is this one?"

"This..." The shopkeeper hesitated under Li Jizhou’s confident demeanor.

There was no doubt about Li Jizhou’s stone-watching ability, and now, he had his eye on this piece?

"Young master, sorry, but this stone is one of the store’s treasures, and the Crown Prince specifically mentioned today that he had his eyes on it and might return to resolve it later." The shopkeeper’s mood brightened, a plan forming in his mind.

How could he not know the Crown Prince’s intentions?

The key was that the Crown Prince had just faced a setback, full of confidence earlier, if he could now help save face, he would certainly be pleased.

So even doing something damaging to the stone workshop’s reputation, the Crown Prince wouldn’t blame him.

Only benefits.

Li Jizhou furrowed his brow, staring straight at the shopkeeper.

Being a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the shopkeeper didn’t need to release any aura to make Li Jizhou, a small Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, feel immense pressure.

"Hmph! If you’re afraid of losing, why run a stone gambling shop?"

From the moment the shopkeeper approached and spoke, Li Jizhou had anticipated this.

So now, probing a little confirmed his suspicions.

The third raw stone’s Spiritual Eye was damaged, its Spiritual Qi already leaked, making it the worst among the four cornerstone stones.

Meanwhile,

Crown Prince Li Qingyun soaked entirely in a Spirit Pool built entirely on Middle Grade Spirit Stones, surrounded by five fair-skinned beauties massaging him.

"Tell them to get lost! Those Earth Spirit Master’s nonsense, that Celestial Master’s nonsense, embarrassing me in public, when Father emerges from seclusion, he’ll certainly use this to punish me!"

Outside, eight guards of the Cangming Imperial City had sought an audience for half an hour, and he deliberately ignored them, only now refusing them to vent his anger.

Before long, the bearer of the message returned.

"Crown Prince, the commander of the Benlang unit has a report for you."

"Benlang? Haha~ Let him in, this prince is in a foul mood." Thinking of Benlang, a gleam crossed Li Qingyun’s eyes.

Soon, Benlang, who had previously caused trouble in Qi Stone Pavilion in Yunzhou City, entered with a mischievous grin.

"Crown Prince, the city guard reports two top-notch individuals entering the city today, should we..."

"Top-notch? Haha~ Don’t you know the taste of those silly dogs? They dare to randomly label any character as top-notch," Li Qingyun anticipated internally, yet outwardly remained disdainful.

"Your Highness, this time are truly top-notch, one has even been acknowledged by you before." Benlang chuckled.

Li Qingyun immediately straightened up, "If you keep me in suspense, prepare for fifty strokes in the courtyard!"

Benlang instantly stopped joking, "One is Fang Qingwei from Qi Stone Pavilion!"

"Fang Qingwei? She came to Black Stone City? How dare she come here? Doesn’t she know her father was captured by us? Could it be, she’s here to rescue him?" Li Qingyun laughed suddenly, his mood improving considerably.

"How many people did she bring?"

"She brought two people, one is an Early Stage Foundation Establishment male cultivator, the other is also top-notch! A Tier Four half-demon!"

"Swoosh~" Li Qingyun stood up, his eyes filled with brilliant flashes.

"Crown Prince, urgent report from Black Stone Workshop!" Just then, a servant came to report again.

Li Qingyun, in his excitement, at the mention of Black Stone Workshop, was suddenly overshadowed by the embarrassment from a few hours ago.

With a cold gaze, he gritted his teeth: "Beat him to death!"

"The shopkeeper had that servant boy... Uh?" The servant instinctively started to report the intent of the Black Stone Workshop’s servant boy and only realized halfway through, instantly stunned.

Seeing the fierce look in the Crown Prince’s eyes, he dared not waste words and quickly retreated to carry out the order.

"Wait, what did the shopkeeper have that servant boy do?" Li Qingyun, after all, still held expectations regarding the Black Stone Workshop.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the shopkeeper sent a message that an expert in stone watching has arrived at the workshop, identifying over thirty raw stones in a row, and each has surged in value, earning nearly a million Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

Moreover, he has his eye on one of the store’s treasures, but was stopped by the shopkeeper, claiming it was chosen by Your Highness!" The servant quickly finished in one breath.

"Stone watching expert? Over thirty raw stones surged in value in succession!!!" Li Qingyun’s breath halted.

"Quick, summon him!"

Soon, the servant boy from Black Stone Workshop ran in with his head lowered.

"Quick, speak, give details!"

Moments later, after receiving a detailed recount of the events inside Black Stone Workshop, especially the results of the raw stones selected by Li Jizhou, Li Qingyun’s eyes shone brightly.

Even more radiant than when he just heard about the two top-notch individuals.

"Let’s go! Quick, to Black Stone Workshop!"