I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 402 - 252: A Bountiful Harvest

Li Jizhou’s voice echoed within the Dharma Realm, like the whisper of a divine being.

Liu Hongling, having witnessed the might of the Blood Fiend Earth Spirit here, felt even more reverence for this young lord she had never met, who could effortlessly call out the name of an old acquaintance.

Not daring to show any disrespect, she hastily followed his orders.

"My lord, I can connect with the Earth Spirit here but cannot reach the outside world. Perhaps if you touch the Spirit Ore, I can try again using you as a medium." Liu Hongling attempted for a moment, and although the Earth Spirit here responded more sensitively to her, it was confined to this place and could not penetrate outside.

Li Jizhou nodded and placed his hand on the Spirit Ore in front of him.

"It works!" Liu Hongling’s voice was full of delight.

Through the medium of Li Jizhou, her perception of the Spirit Ore became much clearer.

She could even vaguely see inside, no longer just sensing dense Spiritual Qi.

"How is it?" Li Jizhou raised an eyebrow slightly.

"No foreign objects, a fist-sized Spirit Stone, thirty percent Middle-Grade, seventy percent Lower Grade." Liu Hongling clearly informed Li Jizhou of the results.

"So detailed?" Li Jizhou was quite surprised, a look of joy appearing on his face.

Upon learning the reason from Liu Hongling, Li Jizhou felt even more pleased.

He hadn’t expected the Celestial Venerable Dharma Realm to enhance an Earth Spirit Master’s perception of Spiritual Power so significantly.

Then, he glanced around the entire stone workshop.

All the Spirit Stone Ores at this moment felt familiar to him.

Black Stone Workshop?

Hmph~ Just taking back what’s rightfully mine.

"No Spirit Stone!"

"Egg-sized Middle-Grade Spirit Stone."

"Head-sized Middle-Grade Spirit Stone."

"There’s a foreign object, herb-like..."

...

In the ensuing time, Li Jizhou swiftly purchased more than thirty raw stones.

Each one yielded a substantial gain.

Notably, a water basin-sized raw stone, acquired for merely ten Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, yielded a Tier Four Concentration Grass worth five thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, a five hundred-fold increase.

After unraveling the results of more than thirty raw stones, Li Jizhou decisively returned to the fifth courtyard.

Four of the largest quintessential raw stones still remained in the courtyard center.

After carefully examining the four essential raw stones, Li Jizhou raised his brows.

Within the first, there appeared to be a Spiritual Treasure of about Fifth or Sixth Grade.

The second was entirely crystallized, with the outside reaching Middle-Grade Spirit Stone levels, the middle part Top-Grade, and the very core being the size of a fist. Liu Hongling said the Spiritual Qi concentration was much higher than Top-Grade Spirit Stones, but she hadn’t encountered Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones or Spirit Marrow, so she couldn’t be sure.

The third stone had a damaged Spiritual Eye, with the internal Spiritual Qi long having leaked out, leaving the crystals gray and white.

In the fourth, there was a large cluster of Death Crystals, with only the core having a face basin-sized Spirit Crystal, its Spiritual Qi concentration somewhat less than the second stone’s core, yet richer than Top-Grade Spirit Stones, with one object not sensed clearly.

"A Fifth or Sixth Grade Spiritual Treasure? Ninety thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones aren’t worth it." Li Jizhou abandoned the first stone.

As for the second and fourth stones, be it Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones or Spirit Marrow, it’s a sure gain.

However, he only had less than twenty thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones in his Storage Ring, temporarily unable to afford them.

Having set his target, Li Jizhou no longer looked at the quintessential raw stones and began selecting from other raw stones.

Due to his impressive performance earlier, with all thirty raw stones yielding remarkable gains, many regarded him as a stone viewing expert, eagerly following in his footsteps.

As he moved away from the quintessential raw stones, many felt a pang of disappointment.

Yet plenty still followed him, watching him select from the fifth courtyard.

The other raw stone mines in the fifth courtyard were not cheap either, with the lowest priced at a thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, and some over twenty thousand, unattainable for the average gambler.

Unlike the outside four courtyards where stones were displayed on shelves, each stone here was arranged with great care.

He scanned each, lingering briefly, yet his heart brimmed with certainty.

While Liu Hongling required more time for each of the four grand stones, the smaller ones were swiftly evaluated.

Soon, thirteen raw stones were selected, totaling fifteen thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

Amidst the crowd’s eager gazes, the shopkeeper summoned five stone solvers to work simultaneously.

"It’s increased, increased! Top-Grade, at least eighty pieces."

"A substantial increase! Two Water Attribute Spirit Stones!"

"A massive surge! A First Grade Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Object, Sunflower!"

"A massive leap, a Fourth Grade unknown Spiritual Treasure."

"A huge gain! No less than three hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

...

Exclamations of awe arose one after another, with drums around the five stone solvers seemingly never stopping.

The Black Stone Workshop shopkeeper’s expression shifted from delight to numbness, eventually turning dark and brooding: "Have you identified his identity yet?"

"The city guard registration states he’s from Yunzhou’s Gu Clan Chamber of Commerce."

"Gu Clan Chamber of Commerce? Hmph! How could a mere Gu Clan member possess such expertise in stone viewing? Surely he sold his name token." The shopkeeper snorted coldly, sneering at the Gu Clan Chamber of Commerce within Yunzhou City.

"Shopkeeper, should we inform the Crown Prince?" a servant inquired.

The shopkeeper cast a sidelong glance at him: "Does such a trivial matter require the Crown Prince’s attention? What use are we if so?"

"Yes, yes, the shopkeeper is right, only... this lad has already amassed close to fifty thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones." The servant remarked, feeling a twinge in his teeth.

"Fifty thousand?" The shopkeeper too felt a heavy weight on his chest.

Still, concerning the Black Stone City’s Yun King’s enterprise, this amount of Spirit Stones was bearable.

It wasn’t the fifty thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones that disheartened him, but the reputation of the Black Stone Workshop.

Normally, if any stone workshop booms, it’s excellent for the establishment’s reputation, drawing more gamblers to take risks.

But today’s events defied this norm.

Li Jizhou’s accurate selections swept through this courtyard, leaving the remaining raw stones untouchable for anyone daring to bet.

He feared that if Li Jizhou made another round of selections, no one would dare buy any stones from the entire Black Stone Workshop.