The Ghost King Temple's elder brought his black blade down again and again, and with each strike, fragments of black crystal fell to the ground, revealing the Immortal Martial Stones hidden within.
In the end, from a piece of black crystal no more than a meter tall, an oval-shaped Immortal Martial Stone with a diameter of nearly half a meter emerged.
If this Immortal Martial Stone were divided into standard-sized pieces, it could be split into more than three thousand stones.
And the price Chu Feng had paid for this black crystal was only eight hundred Immortal Martial Stones.
In other words, Chu Feng had made a profit of at least two thousand Immortal Martial Stones this time.
"Young hero Chu Feng, you're simply amazing. Your very first time opening a black crystal and you've made so much profit. Your luck is absolutely unparalleled!"
The crowd, which had moments ago thought Chu Feng had poor judgment, now began showering him with praise, their faces full of envy.
"This old man has been here quite a while, and this is the first time I've seen someone open such an excellent black crystal on their very first try."
"Truly remarkable eyesight, Young Master Chu Feng."
Even the Ghost King Temple's elder couldn't help but offer his compliments.
"Young Master Chu Feng, you're incredible! You've uncovered such a massive Immortal Martial Stone — this can surely be split into at least three thousand stones, right?"
Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang out, and all the onlookers turned their gaze toward the source.
It was Xia Yun'er. She had heard the commotion and come over right away.
And in her delicate white hands, she too held an Immortal Martial Stone. While it was no small piece, it seemed rather underwhelming compared to Chu Feng's.
Chu Feng's stone could be split into more than three thousand Immortal Martial Stones, whereas the one in Xia Yun'er's hands could yield at most a thousand.
"So this is what Song Yunfei managed to cut open for Xia Yun'er? Not all that impressive," the Queen said mockingly.
Not only had Xia Yun'er come over, but Song Yunfei and Ren Xiaoyao had followed as well.
And judging by the resentful look in Song Yunfei's eyes, he clearly hadn't come with good intentions.
"Brother Chu Feng, so you're also skilled at appraising black crystals. You really can't judge a book by its cover."
"Since that's the case, why don't we have a little wager?" Just as expected, Song Yunfei spoke up immediately — he had come specifically to cause trouble.
Even though this was Chu Feng's first time playing the stone gambling game, he understood what a wager meant.
Essentially, each person would select a black crystal and put up a stake. Whoever's Immortal Martial Stone turned out to be of higher quality would win.
But now, even the bystanders attributed Chu Feng's success to luck. Yet Song Yunfei's very first words claimed that Chu Feng was skilled in appraisal techniques.
This was obviously deliberate — he was elevating Chu Feng's reputation on purpose, only to defeat him, thereby showcasing his own superiority and making everyone realize just how far behind Chu Feng really was.
In truth, the black crystal Chu Feng had opened earlier had merely been an experiment. Even Chu Feng himself felt that luck had played a part, and if he were to pick another black crystal, he would have no confidence at all.
But even so, Chu Feng could never back down — at the very least, he would never back down from Song Yunfei.
So Chu Feng agreed readily: "Sure. How do we wager?"
"Ten thousand Immortal Martial Stones per round. And the black crystal each of us selects must not exceed a price of one thousand Immortal Martial Stones. How about it?" Song Yunfei said.
"Ten thousand Immortal Martial Stones for a single wager? Heavens, that's… that's… that's an absolutely outrageous bet!"