“You sure you want this piece, brother? You can't change your mind after this.” The stall owner smiled blandly. All the ores were his, so naturally, he knew which were the real deal and which were duds.

Still, It was abundantly clear that Chu Kuangren had picked one of the worst ones.

The chances of getting anything good from the ores were extremely low.

“I'm sure. I'll take this.” Chu Kuangren smiled.

Beside him, an old veteran who was also picking out ores spoke when he saw Chu Kuangren picking so casually, “If you think you can get something good by sheer luck, you're in for a surprise, young man. Betting on ores isn't as easy as you think.”

“You can't just rely on luck for matters like this.”

The old veteran was an expert with hundreds of years of experience when it came to ore betting, and he despised those that relied on luck. To him, a stroke of luck was only temporary.

“Thank you for your advice, good sir. I'm just playing around.”

Chu Kuangren smiled and said nothing more. The old veteran snorted in dissatisfaction at his dismissive reaction.

“Alright. I have someone who specializes in breaking ores open as long as you pay in Earth Spirit Crystals. How about it?” The boss offers.

“Sure.”

“That'll be a hundred and one Earth Spirit Crystals in total.”

He then took the ore to crack it open once Chu Kuangren had paid, and a crowd formed around him, watching with curiosity.

They may not hold much hope, but it was free entertainment. Some even joked about it.

“You think the ore will be of any value?”

“Value my foot! I've been betting on ores for decades, and that one was basically worthless. You cannot sell it for anything.”

“Indeed. The quality is too bad.”

“Even if something does come out of it, it would likely be the lowest quality of jade. A hundred and one Earth Spirit Crystals is a loss.”

No one believed it would be of any value.

In fact, all Chu Kuangren wanted was to test something out with the ore's value.

Since he had the Treasure Locating Skill, he just needed to activate it to find out if there was a treasure in the ore.

However, he did not do so, and instead, he randomly picked out an ore to test his luck.

A middle-aged man brought out a saw-looking cleaver and began to open the ore. As the crack on the ore got increasingly deeper, a bright red light spilled from the cracks and flew into the sky.

The red light then turned vaguely into a mythical bird that hovered in the sky and emitted a strong Daoist Rhyme. Everyone's faces instantly changed, especially the old veteran from earlier.

He breathed heavily while he stared at the stone. “This Transformation! Could this be the Stone of Phoenix Blood?!”

The Stone of Phoenix Blood was a Sage grade mineral!

The old veteran had never seen such a mineral despite having been betting on ores for so many years. He had only heard about it from a friend.

Yet somehow this top quality treasure was right before his eyes, picked out by a young man's stroke of luck?

It shook his heart.

Once the ore was fully cracked open, the bird in the sky became more lifelike, just like the legendary Phoenix itself!

The middle-aged man stared at the blood-red, crystal clear stone before him and gulped. “My word… After so many years, this is the first time I've opened an ore with such a high-quality stone. My life is complete.”

The Phoenix hovered in the sky for a little longer before it slowly vanished.

Meanwhile, the crowd was still deep in shock.

“F-f*ck! The Stone of Phoenix Blood?”

Only after a while did a cultivator stammer.

Instantly, everyone else started to talk.

“This lad used a hundred soulstones to get the Stone of Phoenix Blood! The stone is more than just worth it. It's a huge profit!”

“If you sold the Stone of Phoenix Blood, it would fetch a price of millions of high-grade soulstones! Thousands of times more than what he paid!”

“What's the Stone of Phoenix Blood?”

“It's a legendary mineral in the ore betting circle. No matter what you use it for, be it cultivation or smithing, it remains a top grade treasure. For those that bet on ores, getting a Stone of Phoenix Blood makes it all worth it.”

Everyone stared at Chu Kuangren with envy, and some of the ore betting cultivators even felt regret.

A hundred high-grade soulstones for a Stone of Phoenix Blood…

Had they bought it, it would be theirs now.

“How could this be? That ore clearly looked like it was the worst one there, so how would it contain the Stone of Phoenix Blood?”

“Also, why couldn't I see it?”

The old veteran stood there in regret, muttering to himself despondently.

The stall owner's heart ached too.

He had sold a Stone of Phoenix Blood for a measly hundred high-grade soulstones. This was more than a loss on a sale. He had basically given it for free!

“Sir, have you bet on ores before?” the boss asked curiously.

He was skeptical as to whether Chu Kuangren was lying in wait to take advantage of him or not.

“No, this is my first time.”

“In that case, your luck is truly unbelievable.” Seeing that he was telling the truth, the boss smiled bitterly.

“Ah, my luck has always been quite good.” Chu Kuangren simply smiled.

With the Lucky Halo, his luck was more than just 'quite good'.

Lady Luck was with him. Though in this case, it felt more like the G.o.d of Luck.

“This Stone of Phoenix Blood is a Sage grade mineral, so you can sell it for millions and millions of high-grade soulstones.”

The stall owner said emotionally.

He was upset about it, but the deal was done. Anything that came from the ore had nothing to do with him the moment he sold it.

“That much??” Lan Yu, who was standing to the side, gasped in shock.

An investment of a hundred soulstones could turn into millions?

That was a hundred thousand times more than what they paid!

It was absurd!

“Ah. Lan Yu, you go ahead and pick one too,” Chu Kuangren said.

Slightly touched at the gesture, Lan Yu carefully chose an ore. She had no experience in ore betting, and the veterans could tell from her actions.

Then, she picked up an ore that looked average to the veterans and the owner.

Once they paid for it, the owner proceeded to crack it open.

The crowd came over to watch again.

“Getting the Stone of Phoenix Blood is already extremely lucky. I doubt this will be anything good.”

“I think so too.”

“Their luck can't possibly be that good.

Whoos.h.!.+

Rays of golden light spilled from the cracks of the ore.

A gold, s.h.i.+mmering liquid, which contained an extremely pure spiritual qi, flowed out. It was a spiritual marrow!

“F*CK!”

“It's a spiritual marrow! It's the Earth Spiritual Marrow! I can't believe the ore contained condensed crystals of the Earth Spiritual Marrow…”

“The Earth Spirit Crystals are an Honorable grade mineral!”

“First, a Sage grade Stone of Phoenix Blood and now, the Honored grade Earth Spirit Crystals. Their luck is too good to be true!”

While everyone was shocked to the core, the stall owner began to cry deep inside.

What the h.e.l.l was happening?

First, it was a Stone of Phoenix Blood, and now the Earth Spirit Crystals??

Were they here to mock him?!

“Please, tell me honestly. Are you sure this is your first time? Those two pieces alone are treasures that most people would most likely never see in their whole lives of ore betting.” The owner once more became suspicious of Chu Kuangren.

Chu Kuangren responded helplessly, “This really is my first time.”

“Impossible… Impossible!” The old veteran beside them gasped for air while he clutched his chest. His face was flushed, and his veins were popping out.

Standing by the side, Chu Kuangren jumped from shock.

'This old fogey better not have a heart attack here.'

“How— how can you tell?” The old veteran glared at Chu Kuangren with bloodshot eyes.

Two ores with rare minerals were right in front of him, yet he did not see a single one, allowing a youngster to buy them for only a hundred soulstones.

He had been betting on ores for half of his life, but he had never gotten such rare minerals. How could he take this lying down?

“I really picked one at random. What about you, Lan Yu?”

“I just picked the ones that looked nicer.”

The duo's words almost made the crowd vomit blood.