The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 576 A Big Golden Watermelon

The black-cloaked vendor’s eyes were still calm.

Li Mu had just picked the right one among all the Primordial Stone on his stall and gained a gold fairy crystal. If it were an ordinary vendor, he would definitely be racked with regret. But judging by the tone of this vendor, it was as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him at all.

His tone was perfectly calm and even a little indifferent.

Li Mu smiled nonchalantly, put away the golden fairy crystal, and said, “It’s just a fluke, a fluke.”

Ding Yi’s mouth was wide open. When he finally came to his senses, he turned to look at the young noble and said with a smirk, “I remember I’ve heard someone say that if a fairy crystal is found in this waste stone, he will swim in the toilet, right?”

The young noble’s face immediately flushed red, and he just wished he could find a hole to hide in.

“It’s just that there’s no toilet around,” he defended himself in a low voice.

The crowd burst into laughter.

“Mate, would you like to sell this gold-colored fairy crystal? How much is it? Say the price and I’ll take it.” An interstellar merchant in his forties gazed at Li Mu with burning eyes and directly asked for a price.

As if they had just woken up from a dream, others also began to make generous offers, hoping to buy the two gold-colored fairy crystals from Li Mu.

The star power contained in the gold-colored fairy crystal was much more potent than that of the silver-colored and copper-colored fairy crystals. Moreover, it had a huge advantage in the attribute of power. It was not only just a symbol of wealth, but also an indispensable material for many cultivators practicing special Cultivation Methods.

Therefore, although they said that one gold-colored was worth a hundred silver-colored, and one silver-colored was worth a hundred copper-colored, in reality, the price of the gold-colored fairy crystal on the market far exceeded that.

In most cases, 200 or 300 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals could only trade for one gold-colored fairy crystal. In a remote Star Posthouse like the Gold Town, such an exchange ratio was even more extravagant and shocking.

Although Li Mu did not know that, he still shook his head and rejected all the buyers.

To put it bluntly, Li Mu was also a rich man. He had killed many masters from other planets and occupied all their treasures. By far, he had already become so rich that he was in possession of a great number of fairy crystals, so he didn’t care to seize the small profits.

He did not continue to bicker with the young noble either. Instead, he bent over the pile of Primordial Stones and started to look for another one.

Others all thought Li Mu was taking advantage of this beginner’s luck to make a few more bets.

In fact, only Li Mu knew that the strange energy fluctuation that he had sensed before, which was very similar to the Xiantian Skill, was not emitted from the Primordial Stone with golden fairy crystal that he had picked.

So he continued to search.

With the help of the primitive natural qi and the Third Eye, Li Mu rapidly screened the stones. He just picked one at random, patted it just like what people did when buying a watermelon, and even held it to his ear and affectedly listened to the sound, then he kept it or dropped it.

“Can’t believe one actually picks Primordial Stones like this!”

The other people around were a little confused when they saw this.

It was the first time that they had seen such a scene.

The young noble quietly edged toward Master Shi and asked in a low voice, “Master, can you tell why he does this?”

Master Shi shook his head.

He had been studying Primordial Stones all his life. Although he might not be the most renowned expert on Primordial Stones in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region, he was quite famous in certain areas and had loads of experience. But he had never or heard anyone who selected Primordial Stones as Li Mu did.

Nor had he seen such a method of choosing raw stones in the Primordial Stone schools of the Brilliance Immortal Star Region.

It was clearly the way to pick a watermelon but not the way to pick Primordial Stones!

The young noble touched his chin and watched Li Mu coldly as he continued to check Primordial Stones. He thought to himself, “This guy must have won that crystal by sheer luck, like a blind cat who met a dead mouse. Let him pick more. He’d better pick two or three more stones and have them cut open right on the spot. Then we’ll know if he is a real expert.”

And the others also stayed by this stall, watching Li Mu continue to select Primordial Stones.

Some wanted to learn some tricks from Li Mu. Some wanted to know if Li Mu was really something. Some wanted to see if there would be any more gold-colored fairy crystals being picked. Some wanted to curry favor with Li Mu. Others were simply curious and wanted to join in the fun.

Anyway, the Primordial Stone stall, which was not very lively moments ago, was now packed with people.

After examining the stones for a while, Li Mu couldn’t help frowning.

“How can this be?”

“Was I fooled by my senses before?”

He had sensed from a distance that there was definitely a strange energy fluctuation that could remotely click with the Xiantian Skill. But why was it gone after he came close to the stall?

“Hee-hee, how is it going? You don’t know which one to pick, do you?” The young noble was rather defiant. He jumped out again and said, “In my opinion, you just were a blind cat that ran into a dead mouse. If you really know your stuff, you sure can amaze us by picking out another Primordial Stone with crystal in it.”

His words immediately upset Ding Yi, who taunted, “When will your toilet swimming performance start?”

The young noble’s face immediately turned red. He retorted, “If you can pick out another gold-colored fairy crystal, forget about swimming in the toilet, I will directly go eat poop...”

Hearing that, Ding Yi was also shocked. “Do you really have such a hobby?”

“Why does he have to get involved with sh*t?”

Some of the people around also laughed.

The young noble also threw caution to the wind. “Just say whether you dare to bet or not.”

Li Mu reckoned that this man might have some problem with his brain. He had never seen anyone bet like this. The man never bet for what he would gain if he won but only bet for his punishment... His brain did work in a weird way.

Li Mu casually grabbed a basin-sized Primordial Stone from the pile and asked, “Boss, how much is this Primordial Stone?”

“Twenty Silver-colored Fairy Crystals,” answered the vendor.

Another sky-high price.

The crowd around gasped so hard that their teeth ached when they heard the price.

At that, Ding Yi also got anxious and snapped, “What? You can’t be so greedy. Such a lousy stone is priced at 10 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals?”

The black-cloaked vendor explained without raising his head, “This one is five times bigger than the previous one. I should have charged 25 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. But since you’re doing business with me the second time, I cut five crystals for you. This is a super discount.”

When everyone heard this, they were a little befuddled.

So it turned out that the owner of this stall didn’t price his Primordial Stones by their appearance, star patterns, crust, or color, but by their size.

Ding Yi was also a little confused by that remark. He was dazed for a moment and then yelled in exasperation, “Sh*t, who in the world would sell Primordial Stones like that? Why don’t you just go rob us of our money?”

The black-cloaked vendor slowly raised his head, glanced at Ding Yi, and then said, “You are wrong.”

Ding Yi uttered, “Eh?”

The black-cloaked vendor said, “I make money much faster than those robbers.”

The crowd burst out laughing.

Ding Yi: “...”

When Li Mu heard that, he was amused as well.

The black-cloaked vendor was quite mysterious in his ways. But it turned out that he was also quite humorous.

Without thinking, Li Mu took out 20 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals and said, “I’ll take this one. Please help me unlock it like last time.”

“He’s bought it! He’s bought it!”

“He really bought it.”

All of a sudden, the onlookers became excited.

It cost him 20 Silver-colored Fairy Crystals. What a darn game for rich people!

However, at the thought that Li Mu had just won two golden fairy crystals, even if the 20 silver fairy crystals were lost this time, the gain would still outweigh the loss.

The young noble was also excited. “Cut it now. Cut it now. Haha, let us see if you’re a real expert...”

Master Shi also shook his head.

This time, he was still not optimistic about Li Mu’s choice.

The patterns of the basin-sized primordial stone were rough. The star patterns were dim, the crust was rugged, and its weight was normal. It had all the characteristics of a waste stone, which couldn’t even house a copper-colored fairy crystal, let alone a silver-colored or gold-colored fairy crystal.

Ding Yi felt a little nervous.

He tucked at Li Mu’s sleeve and whispered, “Sect Master, are you sure you can win? Don’t get impulsive. No rich man can waste money like this. Although we have some extra money, we can’t afford to throw it away like this.”

Unflustered, Li Mu said, “We had never seen a stall of stone gambling before. Let’s try our luck and broaden our horizons.”

Ding Yi: “...”

“So he is really gonna make a blind choice.”

While the two were talking, the black-cloaked vendor had already grabbed the fin-shaped stone knife. With a neat but casual hack, the basin-sized Primordial Stone was directly cut open.

“Crack!”

The Primordial Stone broke into two pieces.

The golden brilliance as blinding as the sun instantly burst out from the cut between the two pieces. The dreamy light color seemed to have dyed the surrounding space gold, which made everyone around intoxicated.

“Oh my...”

“Good lord!”

“He actually... He actually picked another one with gold-colored fairy crystals?”

“My eyes must have been fooling me!”

“D*mn, I examined this Primordial Stone a moment ago, but I didn’t choose in the end... If I had known earlier... Now I regret it so much. It is more regretful than marrying these two bossy wives of mine!” It sounded like he was a man with a good story.

The onlookers around the stall were all stunned.

“Can’t believe his luck!”

“Who would have thought another gold-colored fairy crystal was in it?”

What was even more staggering was that though the Primordial Stone Li Mu picked this time was about the size of a basin, the crust was only as wide as two fingers put together. The inside was a large ball of shiny gold-colored fairy crystal. The patterns were clear. The crystal was pure. Inside the crystal, naturally formed obscure star symbols were flickering, and waves of powerful stellar energy were faintly discernible...

No wonder Li Mu had fumbled with the stones as if he were picking a watermelon.

It turned out that he did know what he was doing and his method was quite scientifically.

Upon a closer look, everyone now found that the stone was really like a big watermelon. Its peel was thin, and the inside was filled with a huge gold-colored fairy crystal... It was practically a big golden watermelon!

“We’re impressed!”

The gold fairy crystal inside was more than enough to split into ten ordinary-sized pieces of gold fairy crystal.

This was a huge fortune.

Some people’s breathing even quickened with excitement.

Fortune could make one’s heart jolt.

That was the truth since ancient times.

Cultivators viewed the wealth of the secular world as dirt, but when it came to valuable things like the fairy crystal, they would kill for it just like those mortals who had spotted gold and silver.

The young master’s face turned liver-colored.

Beside him, Master Shi looked even more mortified. “No, it can’t be. It should have been impossible to find a gold-colored fairy crystal in this kind of Primordial Stone...”

Then, something occurred to him and he rushed to the black-cloaked vendor. With an earnest look, he asked, “Where did you get this batch of Primordial Stones? Is it the forbidden mining area?”

When the people around heard this, their countenance altered again.

“The forbidden mining area?”

“That’s right.

Only the Primordial Stones collected from the legendary forbidden mining area could not be measured by common standards. If an expert of Primordial Stones judged those stones with normal principles, they would often find themselves mistaken.

The black-cloaked vendor said calmly, “I can’t answer that.”

Master Shi was dazed for a moment. Then, he realized something and said, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s my fault for being rude. I spoke without thinking and violated the taboo of the industry. Please forgive me.”

Ding Yi pinched his thigh hard. Feeling the pain, he patted his forehead again to make sure that he was not hallucinating or dreaming. All of a sudden, saliva dripped out of the corner of his mouth.

“We’ve made a fortune, a great fortune...” His expression was utterly ecstatic as if someone just told him he had won first place in the imperial examinations.

Then, abruptly, he looked back at the young noble and said, “Come on, perform the sh*t-eating for me.”