As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was startled.
The Elder of the Jiang Family was also confused. He looked at Xu Que with a weird expression, as if he was sure that this young man really knew nothing about stone-cutting!
Stone-cutting depended on the shape, color, and experience of the stone. Even an experienced person would be very cautious when choosing an ancient stone, and it was normal for him to spend at least one hour on it.
However, Xu Que had only taken a few glances at the stones and scanned them with a strange object that emitted red light. Then he had easily picked out ten stones. It was simply too easy!
More importantly, the ten ancient stones that this guy had casually picked out were really random!
Many experienced stone-cutting experts shook their heads.
"The color of these 10 stones is too bright. Normally, it's hard to hide treasures in them," an Elder commented calmly.
"Yes, only stones with a rich color can hide treasures," the onlookers said, nodding their heads.
"Besides, the shape and size are also a problem. The 10 ancient stones he picked are a bit strange. Generally speaking, ordinary ancient stones have a higher chance of containing treasures!"
"No matter how you look at them, these 10 stones are the worst among all the ancient stones. He is too young after all!"
"That's good. Let him pick out some useless stones first, and then we will have a chance to get better ancient stones!"
The onlookers couldn't help laughing as they talked.
In their eyes, as long as Xu Que didn't pick out the ancient stones they had found, it was a good thing!
The Elder of the Jiang Family also stared at Xu Que. After pondering for a while, he said indifferently, "My young friend, you can buy as many ancient stones as you want. You don't need to ask me!"
After Xu Que picked out 10 ancient stones of poor quality, he said he wanted to buy another 12 ancient stones. In the eyes of the Elder of the Jiang Family and the onlookers, Xu Que's behavior was really a waste of money when he didn't know how to stone-cut!
However, at the thought that Xu Que had earned the Spirit Stones from them, the Elder of the Jiang Family didn't look happy anymore.
After Xu Que picked out 10 ancient stones, the big shots in the area also started to pick them up. Even some young sovereigns started to look at those ancient stones.
Just like that, the Stone-Cutting Convention began quietly.
The onlookers could choose the ancient stones freely. If two or more people liked the same stone, they would have to bid for it, and the one with the highest price would get it!
However, after moving the 10 ancient stones to Ryu Jingning, Xu Que ran back quickly without saying a word and started to scan them again with the X-ray Perspective Machine in his hand.
Soon, he picked out the other 12 ancient stones. The onlookers immediately lost interest after looking at them.
That was because the quality of the twelve ancient stones was still not too good. The only one was a bit bigger and could be considered passable. However, most people were not interested in it, thinking that there shouldn't be anything good inside.
But in the end, there was still someone who wanted to make things difficult for Xu Que. The woman with the surname Li, who had fought with Xu Que for the pavilion, stood out.
She pointed at the only stone with better quality among the twelve ancient stones and said coldly, "I also like this ancient stone. I bid two thousand supreme-grade spirit stones for it!"
The moment he opened his mouth, he doubled the price of the ancient stone.
The onlookers were stunned, but soon they were relieved.
Although the Li Family was not a famous family, they were quite rich. Also, it seemed the members of the Li Family were quite talented in stone-cutting, especially the younger generation, who had excellent luck and vision. Therefore, the Li Family only sent their sovereigns to the convention, but no cultivators at the Void Training Stage.
The Spirit's Spirit's Spirit attracted some people's attention.
All the onlookers fixed their eyes on the 12 stones selected by Xu Que again. The more they looked at the stone, the more they felt it was extraordinary!
"It's weird! At first glance, I thought the stone was of good quality. But now, it's a bit different!"
"Right, it's definitely not an illusion. I can vaguely sense a gloomy aura from it!"
"Could it be that there is something of Supreme Yin in it? Could it be a treasure like the Chilly Jade of Extreme Yin? "
"It's quite possible. After all, it is a stone from the Heaven Dragon Cave. After such a long time, maybe the Chilly Jade of Extreme Yin has been bred in it!"
"This ancient stone is worth a try!"
After the discussion, they made a decision.
Before Xu Que opened his mouth, someone shouted, "I offer 3,000 best-grade Spirit Stones for this ancient stone!"
"I also want to have a try, 4,000!"
"I offer 6,000!"
"Eight thousand!"
"The Bai Family offers 10,000 best-grade Spirit Stones!"
"The Li Family offers 12,000!" The Spirit's Spirit said again, as if she was really interested in that stone.
Hearing this, Xu Que clicked his tongue.
The price of a stone had been raised to over 10,000 best-grade Spirit Stones in an instant.
It turned out these people were all gamblers! They were ready to spend a lot of money today!
They didn't even dare to spend too much on something as miraculous as the Stinky Tofu, so that they could compete for the ancient stones now!
After all, stone-cutting did have a high rate of return.
It was possible to spend thousands or even tens of thousands of best-grade Spirit Stones to get a treasure worth over 100,000 or even millions of best-grade Spirit Stones. It all depended on one's luck and foresight!
From this point alone, a piece of Stinky Tofu couldn't be compared with it.
At last, Xu Que took the ancient stone out of the 12 stones and gave it away with a smile. He didn't participate in the bidding.
The price of the stone kept rising. After the Spirit's Spirit bid 12,000 best-grade Spirit Stones, someone else offered another price. However, the stone was won by the Spirit's Spirit at the price of 20,000 best-grade Spirit Stones in the end!
Everyone had an evaluation of the value of the stone. If it was really the Chilly Jade of Extreme Yin, the 20,000 best-grade Spirit Stones were definitely worth it!
However, if it was not the Chilly Jade of Extreme Yin, the 20,000 best-grade Spirit Stones would be a great loss, which was beyond their tolerance. Therefore, most people chose to give up.
The Spirit's Spirit got her wish. She won the stone.
More importantly, the stone was taken from Xu Que, which gave the Spirit's Spirit a sense of superiority!
"Only those who know stone-cutting are qualified to own this stone!" The Spirit's Spirit's Spirit's Spirit glanced at Xu Que and said in a mocking tone after paying the Spirit Stones.
Xu Que didn't answer her. Instead, he took out 11,000 Spirit Stones and bought the remaining 11 ancient stones.
Of course, it was the Elder of the Jiang Family who paid the bill.
Xu Que took out the promissory note for ten thousand Spirit Stones and added another thousand Spirit Stones to the note to make up the total amount.
The Elder of the Jiang Family was disgusted by Xu Que's behavior, which reminded him of how he had been cheated just now.
Out of revenge, the Elder of the Jiang Family accepted the Spirit Stones and the IOU, and then said in an enigmatic tone, "My young friend, the only good stone you chose was taken away from you. Don't regret it when you cut the stone and open the treasure!"
"What's there to regret? I don't know whether she is stupid or has some special hobby. She insisted on spending 20,000 best-grade Spirit Stones on a dead head. Anyway, I'm not interested in that!" Xu Que replied with a faint smile. Then, he picked up the 11 ancient stones and walked towards the pavilion.
The Elder of the Jiang Family was stunned and frowned slightly.
A dead head?
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