Chapter 60: Young Master, Stop Touching and Have a Drink
"Brother Zhao , what exactly are divine demon stones?"
Chen Xuan asked with a curious expression.
Judging by the name, they sounded like they would be something impressive.
Zhao Youqian waved his folding fan and spoke slowly:
"Divine demon stones, to put it simply, are a type of ore. However, their exteriors are wrapped in a thick layer of spirit shell that can weaken a cultivator's divine consciousness. Cultivators below the half-sage realm have great difficulty using their spiritual sense to probe what lies within.
So before cutting them open, no one knows what is inside. Perhaps it is merely an ordinary stubborn stone, or perhaps it contains various spirit ores with enchantment properties.
As the saying goes: whether divine or demonic, one cut reveals all."
After hearing Zhao Youqian's explanation, Chen Xuan understood. This was essentially gambling on stones from his previous life, just in a fantasy world version.
"I see. Then I must have a try at this."
"Very well, I will demonstrate for you shortly."
Having said this, Zhao Youqian put away his folding fan and with practiced skill, wrapped his arms around the slender waists of Biyu and Chenyu, the two young ladies.
The two women were also experienced hands, their faces showing expressions of feigned resistance, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the entire private room became rather suggestive.
"Young Masters, I would like to spend some time alone with Immortal Maiden Feihua."
Lu Zinen, holding Immortal Maiden Feihua's small hand, approached Chen Xuan with a nervous expression.
"Very well. Have someone prepare a table of food and wine for you, and enjoy yourselves."
Chen Xuan naturally played the role of a benevolent matchmaker.
"Thank you, Young Master Chen..."
Lu Zinen was so excited he nearly blurted out the words "Immortal Master Chen." He took Immortal Maiden Feihua's hand and entered a side room.
Before long, the beauty who had left earlier returned carrying a dozen storage bags and placed them on the table.
Immortal Maiden Luoyue sat across from the table, opened the storage bags, and poured out a pile of divine demon stones.
Clatter!
Chen Xuan looked at the divine demon stones, their surfaces as smooth as pebbles, and curiously picked one up that was about the size of a brick.
Zhao Youqian casually picked one up, closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, then tossed it back onto the ground.
"Brother Zhao , do you need to close your eyes to select divine demon stones?"
Chen Xuan asked casually.
"I am closing my eyes to concentrate my spiritual sense. After all, with so many beautiful women here, opening my eyes would only distract me." Zhao Youqian spoke with perfect logic.
Chenyu, standing to one side, immediately clapped her hands and praised: "Young Master Zhao is truly impressive. You must give us sisters quite a show later."
"A small matter. This one will do."
Zhao Youqian pointed at a divine demon stone about the size of a washbasin.
"This divine demon stone requires twenty lower-grade spirit stones." Immortal Maiden Luoyue said with a smile.
Clatter!
Zhao Youqian casually tossed out over a hundred middle-grade spirit stones.
"Cut!"
Immortal Maiden Luoyue merely smiled faintly at seeing these middle-grade spirit stones, took out a small knife from her storage bag, and began cutting with great care.
Chen Xuan watched the divine demon stone without blinking. Immortal Maiden Luoyue's technique was skilled, and she quickly cut away the outer shell, revealing the stone wrapped inside.
"A piece of ordinary yellow jade, worth approximately one hundred taels of silver." Immortal Maiden Luoyue said with a smile.
"Damn!"
Zhao Youqian looked depressed. He continued selecting stones, this time choosing several divine demon stones at once.
"Cut all of these."
"Yes, Young Master."
Immortal Maiden Luoyue methodically cut open one divine demon stone after another.
"A piece of ordinary jadeite, worth approximately two hundred taels of silver."
"A piece of ordinary stone, worthless."
"..."
As the divine demon stones were cut open, Zhao Youqian's face gradually darkened. Although he was here to play the fat sheep, not having extracted a single spirit ore put him in an exceptionally foul mood.
"Are all your divine demon stones fake?"
Immortal Maiden Luoyue smiled and said: "Young Master, the divine demon stones at my Nightless City are all transported from the Daluo Holy Sect. There can be no fakes. You can rest assured on this point."
"Hmph!"
Zhao Youqian snorted coldly and said nothing more, his expression like that of a gambler who had lost badly.
The two women beside him, Chenyu and Biyu, quickly raised their wine cups and leaned against him, saying coquettishly:
"Young Master, don't be impatient. Have a drink of wine to change your luck."
When Zhao Youqian heard their words, his anger instantly dissipated. He smiled and embraced the two women:
"You two understand me so well. What I need most is the luck of beautiful women. Feed me."
"Young Master, open your mouth."
After two cups of wine, Zhao Youqian did not continue. With a woman on each arm, he said to Chen Xuan:
"Brother Chen, would you like to try? I'm still building up for my big move."
"Alright, I will play a couple of rounds."
Chen Xuan naturally did not believe that Zhao Youqian was truly building up for anything, but he was quite curious about the divine demon stones.
In his previous life, he had never gambled on jade. Playing with divine demon stones in this life would make up for that regret.
He casually picked up a brick-sized divine demon stone, placed his hand on it, and secretly used his spiritual sense to probe it.
He had expected to encounter the situation Zhao Youqian described, where his spiritual sense would be blocked by the outer shell. Unexpectedly, his spiritual sense passed through unimpeded into the interior of the divine demon stone.
He quickly discovered a goose-egg-sized red stone radiating a scorching, fiery aura.
"This one will do."
Zhao Youqian had not expected Chen Xuan to act so quickly. He subconsciously asked: "You just touched it?"
"Touching is enough."
Chen Xuan said with a calm expression. With so many people around, he naturally would not reveal that his spiritual sense could penetrate the outer shells of divine demon stones.
The three women hearing their conversation also revealed amused smiles. These two young men were truly entertaining.
Immortal Maiden Luoyue continued cutting the divine demon stone. When she cut it open and saw the red spirit ore inside, a flash of shock crossed her eyes.
However, she quickly put on a smile: "Congratulations, Young Master, on obtaining a Fire Spirit Stone worth one hundred lower-grade spirit stones. Would you like to sell it or take it with you?"
"I'll keep it for now. We'll settle up later."
After Chen Xuan said this, he began examining and picking through the various divine demon stones. For each one, he merely touched it without any additional movements.
This peculiar technique not only stunned the three women but also drew Zhao Youqian's attention.
Zhao Youqian ordered a table of food and wine, drinking while watching Chen Xuan perform.
"This one."
Chen Xuan quickly selected another washbasin-sized divine demon stone.
Immortal Maiden Luoyue smiled and continued cutting the stone, her eyes showing not the slightest ripple.
When she cut it open and saw only an ordinary large stone inside, her smile became even more charming. Indeed, this fellow earlier was just lucky.
"What a pity, Young Master Chen."
"No pity at all. Your cutting technique is incorrect."
Chen Xuan said this while gently crushing a corner of the divine demon stone with his hand. Inside, a purple stone radiating traces of lightning aura was revealed.
"An Enchanted Lightning Spirit Stone!"
Immortal Maiden Luoyue was stunned. Could this fellow possibly have the Heaven Eye?
"Brother Chen, how do you manage to bring me a different surprise every time? Continue!"
Zhao Youqian nearly spat out the wine that had just reached his lips. He stared at Chen Xuan with amazement. This fellow was simply too formidable.
Chen Xuan also began to enjoy this feeling of opening divine demon stones. He continued picking and choosing.
"This one!"
"Wood Spirit Stone, worth one hundred lower-grade spirit stones."
"This one!"
"Fire Spirit Stone."
"Let's look at a storage bag of different divine demon stones."
"Very well."
...
As Chen Xuan extracted one spirit stone and enchanted stone after another.
Immortal Maiden Luoyue began sweating profusely. Since she began overseeing the divine demon stone business, she had never seen anyone achieve a perfect success rate.
If this continued, all the divine demon stones brought by the Daluo Holy Sect would be exhausted, and these contained shares meant for other marquis states.
She hurriedly signaled Chenyu and Biyu with her eyes.
The two women immediately understood and raised their wine cups, about to rise, but were held back by a powerful arm.
"Where are you two going? Do you think this Young Master has not paid enough?"
Zhao Youqian was also a veteran of pleasure quarters. He could tell at a glance that these three women were planning something. How could he let them succeed and disturb Brother Chen's enjoyment?
The two women hearing this could only give Immortal Maiden Luoyue a helpless look.
Immortal Maiden Luoyue cut open another Enchanted Wind Spirit Stone and placed it aside with an expressionless face. This time, she did not even announce the price.
Looking at the pile of various attribute spirit stones and enchanted spirit stones that had been extracted, she felt numb.
Tonight, Nightless City was destined to suffer heavy losses. She now only wanted to cut her losses.
Seeing Chen Xuan reach toward the divine demon stones again, Immortal Maiden Luoyue could not help but plead:
"Young Master Chen, please stop touching and have a drink of wine."
Hearing this, Chen Xuan indeed stopped his movements. He grabbed Immortal Maiden Luoyue's hand and took the carving knife from her.
This action startled Immortal Maiden Luoyue. She had not encountered such a unique customer in a long time. Gazing at his handsome face, her cheeks involuntarily flushed crimson.
If this young master would only stop touching divine demon stones, she would not mind letting him touch her instead. Even baring herself completely would not be a loss.
Zhao Youqian was also bewildered by Chen Xuan's action. Could it be that Brother Chen had a taste for this sort of thing?
"Your hand hasn't blistered. I thought perhaps your hand had blistered and you couldn't hold the carving knife."
Chen Xuan glanced at her hand, then released Immortal Maiden Luoyue: "Let us continue! Tonight, we shall enjoy ourselves to the fullest!"
"..."
Immortal Maiden Luoyue looked at Chen Xuan with resentment. This fellow was simply mad. You come to Nightless City just to touch stones? Who would believe such a thing!
Zhao Youqian drained his cup in one gulp: "Brother Chen, you are still the same youth you once were, without a single change!"
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