Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

#295 - Debao

City Lord Wang Mang was displeased upon hearing the Destiny Master's evaluation.

He knew this stone was useless; he was only using it to fill the numbers.

He had already secretly placed the truly valuable stones in his own secret chamber.

Without a word, he winked at Destiny Master Fang Shan, signaling him not to overly denigrate the stone, lest Li Chengfeng deliberately lower the price or refuse it altogether.

Destiny Master Fang Shan understood and nodded, indicating his comprehension.

He turned to Li Chengfeng, his tone slightly softening: "Young Master Qiu, perhaps this stone will shine brilliantly in your hands, but to me, it is merely an ordinary stone."

Li Chengfeng suddenly chuckled, walking over to examine the stone carefully once more.

After carefully feeling around for a while, he shook his head and said, "I felt wrong, I don't want it."

Then, he placed the stone back in its original position and turned to leave.

Destiny Master Fang Shan burst out laughing, saying, "Young Master Qiu, you are truly laughable.

To go back on your word, having chosen this stone only to reject it, isn't that slapping yourself in the face?"

Li Chengfeng simply shrugged indifferently, saying, "A person errs, a horse stumbles; I cannot guarantee that I will be right about every stone.

Therefore, I do not plan to take this stone."

City Lord Wang Mang's expression immediately stiffened, secretly blaming Destiny Master Fang Shan's appearance for disrupting his plans, making the already difficult-to-sell broken stone even harder to get rid of.

He hurriedly smoothed things over, "Haha, Young Master Qiu, you can't say that.

Since you're interested, I'll sell you this stone cheaply; we can't let others look down on our transaction."

Li Chengfeng stroked his chin, pretending to be deep in thought: "Let me name a price? You might not be willing to sell. How about one hundred mid-grade spirit stones? Consider it giving face to the City Lord."

City Lord Wang Mang's face twitched, but considering the stone was useless to begin with, selling it for that price was already a profit, so he nodded in agreement: "Alright, Young Master Qiu is straightforward, I won't haggle. Deal!"

Li Chengfeng immediately paid the one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, then placed the stone into his storage bag, a pained expression on his face, as if he was embarrassed not to buy it, but regretted being swindled.

This made Destiny Master Fang Shan laugh heartily, mocking, "Some people are just conceited, utterly foolish.

Don't use your hobby to challenge my profession; I, the Destiny Master, seek treasures, read feng shui, and find dragon veins.

What treasure can escape my discerning eyes? Some people are just used to thinking they know everything."

Li Chengfeng was furious, pointing at Destiny Master Fang Shan, saying, "What did you say? Say that again, and believe me, I'll duel you! How dare you mock me!"

Zhongli Meiying quickly interjected, "Young Master Qiu, why get angry? You should hurry and choose a stone.

We don't want any conflict, and if Young Master Qiu injures the Destiny Master, how will he help us find that fiend Li Chengfeng?"

Everyone present had their own agendas, secretly observing the development of the situation.

Li Chengfeng was secretly delighted; he estimated that the stone was worth at least several hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones, yet he had bought it for only one hundred.

The other party even looked as if they had gotten a great deal; this made him ecstatic.

Old Demon was also astonished, though he didn't know Li Chengfeng's purpose in buying the stone, he knew the guy had definitely made a killing.

Fallen Child, within Li Chengfeng's sea of consciousness, stared intently at the Destiny Master, ready to act at any moment.

Next, Li Chengfeng continued to select stones, when suddenly one stone caught his attention.

This stone contained a wisp of immortal energy, though it was impure, it was enough to pique his interest.

Li Chengfeng immediately used the secret technique "Drawing Source from the Cauldron's Bottom", instantly extracting two-tenths of the immortal energy, leaving only a trace of impure energy behind.

Destiny Master Fang Shan, seeing this, immediately used his compass to examine the stone.

With a "嗡" sound, the compass suddenly emitted a crimson light.

He laughed heartily, saying, "This stone is a treasure! Your Highness, buy it immediately; there's definitely something good inside."

He strode over, glancing provocatively at Li Chengfeng, saying, "Want to bid on it?"

Li Chengfeng looked as if he had missed a great opportunity, but sneered, saying, "Do you think I'm as shameless as you?"

Since I just missed it, I won't turn back to pick it up. You can have it."

Saying that, he went to feel the next stone.

Seeing that the Destiny Master had determined the stone to be a treasure, Wang Mang went along with it, saying, "Since Your Highness wants it, then I'll sell it to Your Highness for ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones."

This price was already a huge discount for him, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it, after all, the other party was a member of the royal family, and he couldn't afford to offend them.

However, he wasn't at a loss, at least he could still earn a thousand or so mid-grade spirit stones.

His Highness Qi Bai gladly accepted the price, paid the spirit stones, and was about to put the stone into his storage bag.

But Li Chengfeng sneered, saying, "Clearly a broken stone, yet you treat it like a treasure, it's truly laughable."

Destiny Master Fang Shan was enraged by these words, roaring, "How dare you question my profession, question my abilities!"

He was clearly unable to accept Li Chengfeng's questioning and mockery.

His Highness Qi Bai had long been dissatisfied with Li Chengfeng's provocations, and now, using the Destiny Master's words as an excuse, he deliberately provoked, "Qiu Fengyue, you're always opposing me, do you think you can disregard the court and the Emperor just because you have the Wind Cloud Sect as your backing?"

Li Chengfeng sneered, responding indifferently, "You don't need to put a big hat on me; of course I respect the Emperor, but I don't acknowledge you, this so-called Highness.

You are blind, employing such a useless person, spending ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones on a broken stone, it's truly laughable."

Destiny Master was incensed by Li Chengfeng's words, pointing at Li Chengfeng and angrily rebuking, "Qiu Fengyue, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!

What if my stone contains a treasure, then what?"

Li Chengfeng looked at the Destiny Master with a smile that was not a smile, provoking, "You want to bet with me? Fine, grandpa will play with you.

If there's no treasure inside, you commit suicide. Of course, for fairness, if there's a treasure inside, I'll commit suicide. Do you dare to bet your life?"

Destiny Master Fang Shan was provoked by Li Chengfeng's aggressive tactics, roaring, "Good! It's settled then! I'll bet my life with you! I'm just afraid you'll renege if you lose!"

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, saying, "Then let's make an oath to the Dao of Heaven. Do you dare?"

Just as the Destiny Master was about to be provoked into making the oath, Zhongli Meiying stepped out from the side to smooth things over.

She said with a smile, "Why must you two be like this? The Destiny Stone is the spiritual pillar of our Nine Regions Continent, and Young Master Qiu is a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, why fight and kill?

Why don't we each put up some stakes and gamble, so that we won't hurt the harmony or really risk our lives. Can everyone give me some face?"

Li Chengfeng cursed Zhongli Meiying for being meddlesome; he had originally planned to take this opportunity to eliminate the Destiny Master, lest he expose his whereabouts during the deduction.

But since Zhongli Meiying had already come forward to mediate, he couldn't be too aggressive.

Therefore, he could only temporarily suppress his dissatisfaction and accept the proposal.

Li Chengfeng suddenly had a flash of inspiration, challenging His Highness and the Destiny Master: "Since we're talking about stakes, I have a suggestion.

I wonder if His Highness and this Destiny Master have the guts, ability, and courage to accept my challenge?"

His Highness Qi Bai responded angrily, "Qiu Fengyue, don't be aggressive! What's so great about the Wind Cloud Sect?

I'll compete with you! Whatever price you offer, I'll offer; I don't believe I'll lose to you in value!"

Destiny Master Fang Shan also echoed, "That's right, with Your Highness's support this time, I will definitely make this arrogant fool humiliate himself."