With regards to Ruo Xiangyi actually recognizing him, Lu Xuan was rather surprised. He might have been in the limelight during the Mystic Ice Pavilion's personal disciple battle, but many people might have only heard of his name. For example, Xiang Tao. If Yang Weili hadn't pointed out his name, he wouldn't have recognized him.
For Ruo Xiangyi to be able to recognize him, she either guessed it or she had a deep understanding of the various sects and had already heard of his appearance.
Since Ruo Xiangyi had taken the initiative to greet him, Lu Xuan couldn't appear too cold. He smiled and said, "I have long heard of Senior Ruo's name. It is my honor to meet you today."
Yang Weili and Du Xiaomao who were at the side wanted to laugh. Lu Xuan had just found out about Ruo Xiangyi, but now he was saying that he had long heard of her name. There wasn't even a trace of lying on his face. His skin was really thick.
Unexpectedly, Ruo Xiangyi laughed lightly and said, "Junior Lu isn't honest. You obviously just found out about my identity from Senior Yang, and now you are trying to deceive this little girl."
Lu Xuan was dumbfounded. Damn, how did she know?
At this moment, Zhao Bing`er spoke indifferently, "I have long heard that Young Lady Ruo is talented and is proficient in various skills. I didn't expect you to be able to read lips."
Hearing Zhao Bing`er's words, Lu Xuan finally understood that Ruo Xiangyi had actually read his lips when he was conversing with Yang Weili. He couldn't help but praise her in his heart. This Ruo Xiangyi was indeed meticulous and observant. She was obviously talking to Xiang Tao, but he didn't expect her to pay attention to his conversation with Yang Weili. What a terrifying woman. Lu Xuan gave a new definition of Ruo Xiangyi in his heart.
Ruo Xiangyi laughed coquettishly, "Sister Bing 'er, don't praise me. These are just some unpresentable techniques. Unlike Sister Bing' er, who is at the second level of the Origin Realm."
After that, Ruo Xiangyi greeted everyone present one by one. Yang Weili, Du Xiaomao, and even the few disciples behind Xiang Tao were easily recognized by Ruo Xiangyi. Although Ruo Xiangyi did not display any powerful strength, just her encyclopedic knowledge was enough to make everyone look at her in a new light. Recognizing disciples like Zhao Binger and Yang Weili, who were already quite strong, wasn't considered a skill. However, being able to recognize a new disciple like Du Xiaomao, as well as the disciples of the Extreme Monarch Sect behind Xiang Tao, was admirable.
Ruo Xiangyi's beautiful eyes wandered between Lu Xuan and Xiang Tao as she spoke, "Xiangyi's arrival seems to have disturbed everyone's mood. Just now, Lu shidi and Xiang shixiong seemed to be about to make a bet. I wonder if Xiangyi will have the chance to witness it?"
Originally, Xiang Tao was still hesitating if he should accept the bet proposed by Lu Xuan. But now that Ruo Xiangyi had appeared, it immediately made him firm in his decision. How could he lose face in front of such a beauty?
At the same time, he couldn't help but think that Ruo Xiangyi was truly a stunner. If he could win her heart, wouldn't that be great? He knew that the disciples of the Peony Palace would usually choose to marry disciples from other sects. With his own strength and status, he would be a good match for Ruo Xiangyi.
With that in mind, Xiang Tao flashed a gentle smile and said, "I was the one who proposed the bet, so it's only natural that you, Lu Xuan, should be the one to raise the stakes. Moreover, it just so happens that I trust myself more."
Seeing that Xiang Tao had agreed, Lu Xuan's heart calmed down. He smiled and said, "Alright, then we will each choose 200 raw stones. Then, we will break the outer shell of the raw stone together to determine who has the highest value. How about it?"
"As you wish," Xiang Tao agreed without hesitation.
Lu Xuan nodded, then turned around and walked straight to the center of the raw stone warehouse. Zhao Bing`er and the others immediately followed. Ruo Xiangyi glanced at Lu Xuan, then looked at Xiang Tao and said to the women behind her, "Let's go and take a look."
Seeing that they had gone far away, Xiang Tao slightly narrowed his eyes and turned to a disciple behind him and said, "Go to the second floor and choose 200 raw stones. Later, quietly hand them over to me. Remember, don't let anyone find out."
The disciple smiled and said, "Brother Xiang, don't worry, I understand."
After he finished speaking, the disciple stealthily retreated. Xiang Tao's heart calmed down when he saw this. An almost imperceptible smile appeared on his face. Stone gambling was all about luck. How could the ores on the first floor compare to the ores on the second floor? When the time comes, he would replace the raw stones of the first floor with the raw stones of the second floor. In a situation where both sides' luck was about the same, he would win for sure!
Although buying 200 second-floor raw stones also required two pieces of top-grade Primordial Stones, it was nothing compared to the bet of 11 top-grade Primordial Stones.
After the matter was settled, Xiang Tao relaxed and casually strolled around the warehouse on this floor. Whenever he saw a suitable raw stone, he would pick one. Anyway, he would not use these raw stones to compete with Lu Xuan, so it didn't matter.
Following Lu Xuan to the middle of the warehouse, Yang Weili couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Brother Lu, isn't this a bit too much? 200 raw stones of the first floor are only one top quality yuan stone, but your bet is as high as 11 top quality yuan stones, which is equivalent to 11 months of the sect's resources. "
The treatment of the direct disciples of the Ice Pavilion was very good. In addition to the cultivation resources given by each master, the sect would give each direct disciple a top quality yuan stone every month. If the disciple was favored, the master would often reward them with cultivation resources, but if the disciple was not favored, he would have to rely on the things given by the sect to cultivate every month.
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, didn't Bing 'er lose 20 top quality yuan stones before? Even if I lose, I will only get half of what Bing 'er got. "
Seeing that Lu Xuan was talking about this again, Zhao Binger suddenly glared at him and said, "If you lose, you pay for it yourself. Don't go to master for it."
Lu Xuan said confidently, "Don't worry, when have you ever seen me lose? Xiang Tao, just prepare 11 top quality yuan stones."
Seeing Lu Xuan so confident, Du Xiaomao couldn't help but ask curiously, "Lu Xuan, do you have any special selection skills?"
"Of course, but this special skill can only be used by me," Lu Xuan said in a low voice, for fear that others would hear.
Du Xiaomao couldn't help holding her breath and also asked in a low voice, "What skill?"
At this time, Zhao Binger couldn't help but listen attentively, and saw Lu Xuan smile proudly, "That is my extraordinary luck. With my luck, all the ores I pick up are top quality, do you believe?"
Hearing this, the three of them all gave Lu Xuan a supercilious look.
Lu Xuan smiled and didn't continue to talk to them. The most important thing now was to find the valuable raw stones in this warehouse.
The Taiyi Convergence Method began to operate. Streams of Taiyi power began to slowly spread out like waves with Lu Xuan at the center. Lu Xuan's senses were mixed in with the Yuanli, allowing him to sense everything around him within his range of perception.
The commotion that Lu Xuan was making had caught the attention of some martial artists, but they soon lost interest after taking a look. There were no restrictions on choosing an ore. As long as one did not forcefully break the outer shell of the ore, it did not matter if one used Yuanli, perception, or divine sense to probe the ore. That was because countless people had experimented with this method and found that it did not work at all. Not to mention martial artists in the Spirit Ascension Realm and the Returnance Realm, even a Taixu Realm martial artist would not be able to break through the mysterious power within the outer shell.
Of course, there would always be martial artists who didn't believe in this and thought that they had a chance to penetrate this layer of power. Therefore, it was common to see martial artists who came to gamble for the first time like Lu Xuan, trying various methods.
Ruo Xiangyi and the others were not far behind Lu Xuan's group. Seeing Lu Xuan release his yuan qi and perception, they couldn't help but smile and asked the women behind them, "Who do you think will win between Lu Xuan and Xiang Tao?"
A tall and slender woman said, "That Xiang Tao is a sinister person. I don't think he'll gamble with Lu Xuan in an honest manner. He most likely has other plans. I think he'll win."
Another sweet-looking woman said, "I think Lu Xuan will win. He's quite a legend. He's able to soar to the skies in just two short years of training. There must be something special about him. Who knows, he might be able to create another miracle this time."
Ruo Xiangyi looked at her and smiled, "Xueqin, could it be that you think Lu Xuan will win because he is more handsome than Xiang Tao?"
The sweet-looking Xueqin couldn't help but blush as she said, "Senior Apprentice Sister Xiangyi, don't make fun of me. I don't have such thoughts, I'm just stating the facts."
Ruo Xiangyi smiled even more happily and said, "This Lu Xuan has a lot of female friends. If I count them carefully, there are at least four or five of them. Adding you doesn't make much of a difference. I think his chances are very high. Moreover, you aren't any worse than Zhao Binger."
"How could that be? Senior Apprentice Sister Xiangyi, you are as famous as Zhao Binger. I am far inferior to you."
Ruo Xiangyi shook her head and said, "In fact, I only have one more halo and one more veil than you. Alright, let's not talk too much. Let's see how Lu Xuan chooses the stones. I am looking forward to seeing if Lu Xuan can defeat Xiang Tao."
The reason why Lu Xuan chose to spread out his yuan qi and perception instead of checking the stones one by one was because there were too many stones here. If Lu Xuan wanted to pick out all the valuable stones on the first floor, it would take him a long time.
Layer after layer of yuan qi spread out, Lu Xuan quickly came into contact with the outer shells of the stones and sensed the mysterious power within them. As Lu Xuan expected, the structure of these mysterious powers was exactly the same. As long as Lu Xuan could analyze the structure of these yuan qi, the outer shells would no longer exist for him.
Holding his breath, Lu Xuan focused all of his attention on analyzing that layer of Yuanli. He was certain that the mighty martial artist who had constructed the formation had absolutely reached the acme of perfection in the use of Yuanli. Even with the power of Taiyi, Lu Xuan had never thought that Taiyi power could be used in such a way. However, that was a good thing. As long as he was able to analyze and familiarize himself with that layer of Yuanli, he would be able to construct such complicated Yuanli formations in the future.
Seeing that Lu Xuan was seriously examining these stones, Zhao Binger and the others did not disturb him. Although they did not know if Lu Xuan had a way, it was always good to give it a try. Moreover, Zhao Binger knew that even if Lu Xuan really lost, a dozen top-grade yuan qi stones were nothing to him. If he could really gain something from them, it might be unimaginably beneficial for the exploration of the almighty's cave dwelling.
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