86: Primordial Stone

"Ya Ya, do you still remember that scent?" Liu Jiangyi turned to Ya Ya and asked.

"Of course!" Ya Ya said proudly, "I can find that thing by following this scent right now."

Saying that, Ya Ya sniffed her small nose, then pointed in a direction and said, "Over there."

The two followed the scent.

After walking for over an hour, Ya Ya actually led Liu Jiangyi to a commercial street.

This commercial street had various vendors on both sides, and the middle was densely packed with people.

"The thing is in here?" Liu Jiangyi asked.

Ya Ya nodded and said, "Mm, it's not far from here."

"Good, let's go in."

Liu Jiangyi followed Ya Ya into the commercial street. Not long after, he noticed a stall at least ten meters long ahead, surrounded by no less than a hundred people.

"Here!"

"No... it seems it's not here..." Ya Ya showed a hesitant expression for the first time.

She frowned and said, "The scent definitely came here, but it's very faint, as if it's not actually here."

"What's going on?" Liu Jiangyi asked, puzzled.

Ya Ya explained, "Scent diffuses in the air, so I can only roughly determine the direction of the scent."

"Actually, there was a period of scent discontinuity in the middle, but I did sense that scent here."

"Scent discontinuity? Why would it suddenly be discontinuous?" Liu Jiangyi still didn't understand.

Ya Ya explained again, "Because we just passed a food court. If the smells are very chaotic, they can mask the scent we're looking for."

Liu Jiangyi suddenly understood.

And indeed, the smells in that food court just now were quite fragrant.

"There's no other way. This is our only clue, so we can only go and take a look first."

Liu Jiangyi led Ya Ya through the crowd and reached the stall.

The scene before him made Liu Jiangyi freeze.

"Stone gambling?"

That's right!

He saw that the stall was filled with black stones of various sizes, all marked with prices.

Next to the stall were several stone-cutting masters, who were polishing the stones.

This was completely the playstyle of a stone gambling stall.

However, unlike traditional stone gambling, the stones here all emitted Spiritual Qi, making them quite extraordinary.

"What stone gambling! These are primordial stones!"

Ya Ya rolled her eyes at Liu Jiangyi, her gaze as if she was despising Liu Jiangyi for his lack of knowledge.

"primordial stones? What are those?" Liu Jiangyi didn't understand.

Ya Ya explained, "In ancient times, the gods fought, the sky collapsed, and the earth split. A large number of Heaven And Earth Treasures were buried underground."

"After tens of thousands of years, these Heaven And Earth Treasures fused with the stones, forming primordial stones."

"These primordial stones are generally taken from ancient battlefields. Because those places have extremely heavy Evil Qi, taking the stones is very dangerous, so the price of primordial stones is not low."

"Initially, people would open the primordial stones themselves, but as more and more people went to collect primordial stones, most of the primordial stones that truly contained treasures became increasingly scarce."

"Most primordial stones contain nothing, or the things inside are already damaged and can no longer be used."

"So, some ambitious people came up with a new way to make money, which was to sell the primordial stones and let the buyers open them."

"If they can open something good, then they naturally profit, but if they open something bad or nothing at all, then they lose. It's somewhat similar to stone gambling."

"primordial stones are also very popular in Hanshan City, but I'm not interested in these things, so I never play."

Hearing this, Liu Jiangyi suddenly understood.

So, these primordial stones were treasures left over from ancient battlefields, formed by fusing with earth and rock over countless years.

"Third-tier longsword? Holy cow! A huge profit!"

At this moment, a longsword was opened from an oval-shaped stone, and the person who bought the stone jumped up excitedly.

The surrounding crowd immediately cast envious glances.

"Awesome! This kid bought a broken stone for 300 energy stones, and it actually opened something worth a bottle of energy liquid? That's a profit of 700 energy stones!"

"Damn it! I don't think this kid is lucky; it's the high quality of this batch of goods! Boss, I'll take that 500 one!"

The crowd's enthusiasm was instantly ignited, and they all shouted, wanting to buy stones.

The chubby boss's eyes narrowed into a slit from smiling, and he motioned to his assistants to keep collecting money.

"A bunch of fools. These primordial stones contain blood Qi, and no Spiritual Qi can penetrate them. This is simply gambling; it would be a miracle to win!"

Ya Ya looked at the excited crowd with a look of disdain.

Liu Jiangyi, however, frowned and looked at the primordial stones.

Thousand-Mile Eyes!

Others couldn't see through these stones, but Liu Jiangyi might!

After activating his X-ray vision, although he encountered resistance when penetrating the stones, just like when he examined that meteorite box.

But as long as he looked carefully, Liu Jiangyi could still see through them.

Indeed!

Everything inside these primordial stones fell into Liu Jiangyi's eyes.

He had to admit.

Some of the things inside these primordial stones were indeed extraordinary.

However, most of them were just trash.

Liu Jiangyi asked, puzzled, "Since these things are all naturally formed, how did you track the scent of that Magic Treasure here?"

Ya Ya lowered her voice, "primordial stones are a lucrative business, but collecting primordial stones is extremely dangerous."

"If you were a merchant, what would you do?"

"Falsify?" Liu Jiangyi was startled, "Can these things even be falsified?"

"Of course they can!" Ya Ya rolled her eyes and said, "Get a few black stones, put the prepared Magic Treasure inside, then find a place with rich blood Qi and leave it for a period of time, and finally engrave an inconspicuous small isolation Formation."

"Unless it's a Great Grandmaster or above, no one will be able to see through it."

"Great Grandmaster?" Liu Jiangyi successfully caught the key information.

"You don't even know what a Great Grandmaster is?" Ya Ya rolled her eyes and said, "Above Grandmaster is Great Grandmaster, and above that are Martial Saint, Great Martial Saint, Martial God, and Supreme Martial God."

"You're at the ninth layer of Grandmaster, how do you not even know this?"

"Eh! Ninth layer of Grandmaster! That's right! How did you become the ninth layer of Grandmaster?" Ya Ya looked like she had just realized it.

Liu Jiangyi was amused by this silly girl.

Had she only just realized he was at the ninth layer of Grandmaster?

But it was true.

Perhaps in Ya Ya's eyes, whether he was a Third-Rank Martial Artist or at the ninth layer of Grandmaster, he was no match for her.

It was like whether a baby was holding a stick or a hammer, did it matter?

Of course not.

Liu Jiangyi explained, "I deliberately hid my strength; otherwise, how could I have defeated the Exploding Bear back then?"

"You lied to me?" Ya Ya was mildly angry.

"I didn't mean that at all!" Liu Jiangyi quickly explained, "I didn't think you wouldn't notice, but your father did."

"Otherwise, if I were so weak, how could your father have let me take care of you?"