Long Yu’er and her group stared at the gambling stone selected by Long Fei and burst into laughter.

They might not be experts at gambling stones, but they weren’t amateurs either.

This stone covered in moss was clearly just an ordinary rock.

Long Fei actually picked this stone for their competition, obviously acting like a rookie.

Long Yu’er relaxed at once, chuckled at Long Fei, and said, "Great Mage, you’re bound to lose this time. If you don’t want to lose face, better return my sword soon. I can waive the billion Spirit Stones."

Her True Immortal Sword was worth much less than a billion Spirit Stones.

Di Renying felt overwhelmed, realizing the immense gap between him and these wealthy individuals.

Princess Taihua also frowned and touched the gambling stone chosen by Long Fei, asking, "Will this work?"

Long Fei smiled calmly, "We’ll know once it’s cut open."

The Stone-Cutting Master took the two gambling stones and glanced at them, shaking his head with quiet amusement.

He didn’t expect anyone would buy such a landscape stone. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

In his fifteen years of experience, this was his first encounter with such a novice.

Wang Xiaoya looked at Long Fei’s calm demeanor and felt confident in her husband.

Previously, she had played gambling stones with Long Fei a few times and knew he never misjudged.

"Master Cao, should I cut yours first?"

The Stone-Cutting Master looked at the elderly man, having more confidence in the Spirit Stone he selected.

The elder nodded, "Go ahead!"

"Alright!"

The Stone-Cutting Master took out a professional small knife and immediately started peeling along the stone’s vein as if it were fruit skin.

Di Renying whispered to Long Fei, "I recall Old Cao’s Family being a famous Dragon-seeking Master lineage in Capital City. Their ancestors searched for Spirit Veins for the Royal Family. Didn’t expect they’d be invited here today."

"Cao Family?"

Long Fei chuckled internally, as in his world, there was reputedly an organization of Treasure Hunter Commandant founded by the Cao Family’s ancestors.

This Old Cao’s ancestry was probably specialized in digging up treasures.

The gambling stone rotated in the Stone-Cutting Master’s hand, peeling off layers like a fruit.

Before long, a Spirit Stone resembling tofu in color was revealed.

The surrounding gamblers exclaimed excitedly, "Spirit Marrow Stone!"

"Oh my, it’s a fortune!"

"Such a large Spirit Marrow Stone must be worth tens of millions of Spirit Stones, right?"

"Bought for a hundred thousand, turned into tens of millions—this is a hundredfold!"

"This kid’s landscape stone is definitely a loss!"

"That’s without a doubt—despite its size, he lost even if he cuts out a Spirit Marrow Stone!"

"..."

No one around believed in Long Fei.

Princess Taihua’s small hands grabbed nervously, covering her eyes and not daring to watch the Stone-Cutting Master.

She wasn’t distressed over a billion Spirit Stones, just reluctant to lose face in front of Long Yu’er and her group.

From childhood, she and Long Yu’er were sworn enemies, always competing against one another.

Right now, Long Yu’er looked at her with a different expression.

Chin raised high as if already victorious.

The Stone-Cutting Master’s hand rotated, noticeably faster than before, appearing indifferent.

Yet, as soon as he sliced open a corner, after the Enlightenment, his speed immediately slowed down, and his face showed incredulous surprise.

"What is this?"

His throat was dry and itchy, and he felt his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Old Cao’s Dragon-seeking Master focused on the hint of red light emanating from the cut and raised his brows.

The surrounding crowd, unaware of the situation, assumed the Stone-Cutting Master was just cutting carelessly.

He took a deep breath to steady himself, cautiously peeling off layers of the outer shell.

Soon, the top half of the gambling stone revealed red light, like it uncased a pitaya.

An expert in the crowd called out first, "Oh my, is this a Spirit Blood Stone?"

"Yes, yes, it seems like it!"

"This luck is incredible, isn’t it?"

The person’s voice trembled slightly.

Someone else, veins bulging in excitement, exclaimed, "Could it be the legendary Divine Bloodstone?"

"Yes, that’s right."

Someone shouted excitedly, "A Spirit Blood Stone, containing blood from the ancient celestial and demon battle, is a treasure worth a fortune!"

"Couldn’t it just be ordinary blood?"

An outsider questioned.

An expert explained, "Ordinary human blood’s vitality is too weak; it would have evaporated underground due to Earth Elemental Force. Only blood with divine material can be preserved and transformed into Spirit Stone."

"Oh!"

The group of outsiders exclaimed, amazed, looking at Long Fei, stunned by his fortune.

This landscape stone seemed to have only cost a thousand Spirit Stones earlier.

In their eyes, it was almost like a free gift.

The Stone-Cutting Master was close to tears, shocked that their Stone Workshop could let such a treasure be buried.

After he completed the cut, the crowd exclaimed again.

It turned out the stone concealed a golden object resembling a dart.

Once the gambling stone was completely cut open, the object fully appeared.

From its shape, it indeed looked like a dart.

"It’s a fortune, a real fortune; there’s more inside!"

Someone couldn’t restrain themselves, jumping and shouting excitedly, as if the item belonged to them.

Someone shouted, "This thing’s blood must have formed the Spirit Blood Stone."

"Absolutely, for celestial and demon blood to flow, this must be a treasure!"

Someone’s eyes lit up, shouting directly to Long Fei, "Brother, are you selling this gambling stone? I’ll offer one billion; will you sell it to me?"

Someone scoffed, "Old Zhang, you’re sly, aren’t you? This item, even at an auction, starts at a hundred billion; are you trying to take advantage of someone’s ignorance?"

Someone placed an offer, "Young brother, sell it to me. I’ll offer two hundred billion; your auction price might roughly be this."

Before Long Fei could speak, experts at the scene began making offers.

The Stone-Cutting Master held the item, wiped a tear from his eye, and reluctantly handed it to Long Fei.

He apologetically said to Master Cao, "Brother Cao, I’m sorry, but you lost this round."

Master Cao remained calm, having anticipated this outcome.

However, Long Yu’er’s face turned pale, and after a long while, she managed to say to Long Fei, "Looks like you lucked out this time; there are still two more rounds. We’re still leading by one."

Long Fei smiled calmly at her, "No hurry, you’ll become my maid eventually."

He gifted the Spirit Blood Stone to Princess Taihua; as her master, he hadn’t given her a proper initiation gift.

Princess Taihua glowed with excitement, holding the item and flaunting it before Long Yu’er, turning her face green with envy.

With two rounds left, Master Cao became noticeably more cautious.

He said to Long Fei, "I suppose brother saw the Superior-grade Area earlier; there are fewer good items now. Why don’t we each pick two from the Special-grade Area and settle who is better?"

Long Fei nodded, knowing there were no treasures left in the Superior-grade Area; they could explore the Special-grade Area instead.

In this Stone Workshop, Spirit Stones in the Special-grade Area start at a minimum of a million Spirit Stones.

Most wouldn’t gamble here because the stakes are too high.

But the stones within are indeed better than one another.

Some had Enlightenment with a palm-sized brightness, easily identifiable as good items.

The price of gambling stones depends on size and quality.

Long Fei glanced around and found even large gambling stones resembling beds.

If laid out, even an adult could lie on them.

Using the Kirin Eye, Long Fei saw they were simply gimmicks.

They contained Spirit Stones, but very ordinary ones.

If cracked open, they’d just be regular Spirit Stones.

Buying it at a price of ten million would definitely result in a loss.