Chapter 1: Crossing Over into the System

  "Not bad, that young man looks very similar to you." Gu Tian said.

  "Does he still look like me?" Huang Yu was even more puzzled, could it be that the person was really a member of the Huang family? However, seventy years ago, the Huang family had never had a young man with such astonishing talent.

  "What? Young Master isn't clear? I thought you were that person's family." Seeing Huang Yu's expression, Gu Tian was also somewhat surprised, thinking that Huang Yu and that person must be from the same family, but he didn't expect Huang Yu to seem completely unaware.

  Huang Yu heard this and shook his head, sighing: "Gu Shu overestimates me. Although the Huang Jin Gu Yan technique is a family secret that requires our family's bloodline to cultivate, there isn't actually such a person in our family tree. However, it might be some unknown matter within the family."

  "No matter what, this is still the same bloodline as our noble nephew. Perhaps one day he will unravel this mystery."

  Since it's a secret technique that requires blood inheritance to cultivate, it can be confirmed that Huang Yu and that person have the same bloodline. As for what kind of origin that person has, I believe it will be revealed one day.

  "Never mind, Uncle Gu, why don't you introduce some basic knowledge about gambling stones?"

  "This piece of raw stone that Xianzhong bought has a very good appearance, but in the world of gambling on stones, there is a rule that says that any raw stone that looks almost perfect and has no flaws is 99% likely to be worthless. Therefore, the risk of betting on such a stone is extremely high, which means that the possibility of getting a top-quality treasure from it is less than one in ten thousand, or even one in a hundred thousand. So, basically, nobody would choose such a seemingly perfect and flawless raw stone unless they have the ability to confirm that there is indeed a treasure inside." Gu Tian explained the basic common sense of gambling on stones to Huang Yu very carefully.

  Of course, Huang Yu also listened carefully. Although Huang Yu could use the Golden Ancient Eye Technique and the Exploration Technique to check if there was anything valuable in the original stone material, knowing more wouldn't hurt. After all, he couldn't see through many things himself. Moreover, it wasn't 100% accurate, and his exploration technique was limited too - he could only use it continuously for an hour, after which he needed to cool down and recover. This interval wasn't short either; if he recovered naturally, it would take twelve hours.

  In the absence of exploration, one can only rely on the Golden Ancient Technique and one's own observation skills. At that time, these basic common senses will have an unexpected effect.

  Half a time period quickly passed and Gu Tian had gone over some basic common knowledge.

  "That's basically it, the rest is up to you to practice and explore on your own. But since you have the Golden Ancient Eyes technique with you, it doesn't really matter whether you learn these or not." said Gu Tian Dao.

  "The Golden Ancient Eye Technique is indeed a heavenly secret method, but it's not as formidable as Uncle said." Huang Yu shook his head and said, "Moreover, the Golden Ancient Eye Technique is too difficult to cultivate. I've only barely entered the door so far. And in my two experiences of guessing stones, I relied on my intuition both times. It was precisely because of this that I realized my own shallowness, and I hope to learn something."

  When Gu Tian heard Huang Yu's words, he nodded: "Xian Sheng can have this idea, it's naturally the best, but Xian Sheng, I want to nag for a moment, although gambling on stones is good, cultivation is the right path. Xian Sheng must not delay his cultivation because of gambling on stones, and things should not be done in reverse."

  "Thanks for the reminder, Uncle Gu." Huang Yu said, "This little nephew will not forget this point, by the way, I forgot about the purpose of this trip. Trouble you to open up this raw stone, let's take a look, whether my intuition is still effective or not."

  "Good."

  Gǔ Tiān nodded, one hand grasped the huge original stone, a strong true energy formed a miniature whirlwind, constantly rotating, cutting and polishing on the surface of the original stone.

  Layer after layer of stone chips were cut away, and the massive boulder continued to shrink.

  Huang Yu saw Gu Tian's expression becoming more and more astonished, his eyes wide with a look of utter disbelief.

  Finally, Gu Tian's two hands shook violently, and a layer of broken stones fell down, revealing the true face of Lushan inside the original stone.

  "What a pity."

  Half a moment later, Gu Tian shook his head repeatedly and sighed continuously.

  "Old Gu, what...what is this thing?" Huang Yu looked at the object that had opened up, round and black with white spots on it, looking like an egg.

  "This is a rare beast egg, and it's even an ancient rare beast egg. Unfortunately, this egg doesn't have any chance of hatching, which means it's a dead egg." Gu Tian sighed, "Ancient rare beast eggs are worth more than cities, they're even more precious than the Thousand Year Jade Heart."

  If you could have an ancient exotic beast, then wait for it to grow up, it would be a huge help. Even if it's just an ordinary exotic beast, growing up is still amazing. Those ancient exotic beasts, once hatched, are already third-order Xuan beasts, and when they grow up, they can become seventh-order Xuan beasts, or even break through to reach the legendary ancient realm.

  "Master, this strange beast is not dead yet." Huang Yu was about to speak when he heard Lu Lu's voice beside his ear.

  "Ruru, what did you say? This strange beast hasn't died yet?" Huang Yu was shocked beyond measure. If this strange beast hadn't died, then he would truly have made a breakthrough. If he could successfully hatch it, then he would have a powerful assistant. Wherever he went, he would be unstoppable.

  "Yes, Master, the master's luck is good. This strange beast still has a thread of life. If the master had come a month later, this strange beast would have really died." Lulu said.

  "What kind of strange beast is this? How can we hatch it?"

  Lulu shook her head and said, "What kind of strange beast is this? I don't know either. But one thing is for sure, it's an ancient strange beast. If it really grows up, its strength will definitely surpass that of a seventh-grade Xuan Beast."

  "Beyond the Seventh-Order Xuan Beast?" Huang Yu was stunned just thinking about it. What concept is a Seventh-Order Xuan Beast? In the True Martial Continent, it's an invincible existence. If he had a demonic beast that surpassed even that, how cool would that be? He would be like a god in the True Martial Continent, with the wind and rain at his beck and call, able to walk sideways if he wanted to.

  "It's great, really great! I didn't expect my luck to be so good. A mere three pieces of low-grade spirit stone actually managed to summon such a powerful demonic beast."

  "Don't be too happy, master. Didn't I say that this beast is now on the verge of death? It's not easy to save it at all. And as for hatching, it's even more difficult." Just when he was about to get excited, Huang Yu was splashed with a basin of cold water by Lu Lu, from head to toe.

  "Lulu, you... are you kidding me?" Huang Yu still had a hint of doubt in his mind, because he knew that if Lulu's words were true, then the cost of saving this strange beast and hatching it would definitely not be small. He estimated that after rescuing the beast, hatching it, and letting it grow up to fight for him, it would take who-knows-how-long.

  "Lulu isn't joking, is she? If the master wants to revive this strange beast, they need to input true energy into it every day. Only after a month of doing so can this strange beast be considered truly revived. And if the master wants to hatch it, then other things are needed." Lulu continued.

  A month of channeling true energy for this strange beast, a month's worth of channeling, that's not a big deal, just a short period of time, and I'm still fine.

  "What is needed to hatch this strange beast?" Huang Yu asked further.

  "If there are no other spiritual objects, the master will hatch normally in thirty years, or even longer," said Lulu.

  "Thirty years?" Huang Yu exclaimed in a low voice, "Isn't that too long?"

  "Thirty years is still short, it could be longer."

  "What about the unconventional method?" Thirty years? That's not even worth it, incubation takes thirty years, growing up will take even longer, probably over a hundred years, by that time, my own strength would have already reached the Broken Boundary realm, what use is this thing then?

  "Abnormal methods involve using some heavenly treasures to give the beast sufficient spiritual energy, allowing it to grow rapidly in a short period. The length of time depends on how good the treasures provided by the master are. Different levels of items have different incubation times. For example, if you use a 10,000-year-old stone clock milk, it will probably hatch in about a month. If you use a 1,000-year-old stone clock milk, it will take about two years."

  Ten-thousand-year-old stone milk? Upon hearing this, Huang Yu's head was filled with black lines. What is ten-thousand-year-old stone milk? Huang Yu knew it all too well - this thing was something that even those super strong experts would fight over. Moreover, in the past few years, ten-thousand-year-old stone milk had only appeared a handful of times, and each time there were only a few drops at most.

  Rumors say that the founder of Zhongyuan Sword Sect, Liu Zongyuan was originally just an ordinary scholar. Later, he obtained a drop of the thousand-year-old stone milk and broke through his own constraints, surpassing his limits to become a generation's unparalleled strongman, invincible in the True Martial Continent at that time. This established his illustrious reputation and founded Zhongyuan Sword Sect.

  It can be seen that the preciousness of this ten-thousand-year-old stone clock milk, if you have it yourself, wouldn't it be better to take it yourself? Why give it to this guy? You're only so stupid because you're full and bloated.

  "Is there no other way?" Huang Yu asked.

  "If there is a way for the master to find a spiritual vein and put this strange beast in it, it can also allow it to absorb enough spiritual energy to hatch."