Chapter 106: Soul-Calming Jade

  Xuan Qi strolled around the Jade Stone District and found a few pieces of jade stones with the Five Elements attribute. He found three pieces of fire-attribute jade stones, and if he could find two more, he would have enough materials for the array.

  The land of yin evil was originally extremely cold, and it was even more troublesome to deal with the underground yin holes. Fortunately, in this world, where there is yin, there is yang, and the cycle of yin and yang alternates and circulates. Lao Ding let Xuan Qi find five pieces of fire-attribute jade, which were used to carve the Extreme Yang Array, and then transformed the land of yin evil and the underground yin holes into a harmonious balance of yin and yang, turning the extremely ominous place into a blessed land of good fortune.

  The small stalls around were all selling fake stones, while the backpack behind Xuan Qi was filled with jade stones he had picked out. There were about twenty or so pieces in total, and they felt quite heavy. As soon as he stepped into a store, he saw rows of jade stones on the shelves. Xuan Qi couldn't help but use his Appraisal Technique, and what entered his eyes were colorful swirling lights. This place was also cheating people, but it was much better than outside.

  Xuan Qi stood in front of a red jade stone, picked it up and played with it, the intense fire element burning his palm. Xuan Qi's face flashed with a hint of intoxication. The world of Xuanmen cultivators was completely different from that of ordinary people, just like this piece of fire-attributed spirit stone, which when placed in someone else's hand, could only feel the fineness of the jade, but not sense the fire element inside.

  A man in a green robe and wearing a small hat beside him immediately said to Xuán Qí: "That is a piece of Burmese red jade, if you like it, after buying it back, our Yù Shí Xuān can also help the guest carve."

  A discerning fellow, after a few years of experience, can easily tell which ones are buyers with purchasing power and which ones are just window shoppers. Take Xuan Qi for example, he wears Nike sports shoes worth over a thousand yuan, and his outfit is also a well-fitting Nike sports suit. Although he looks like a student, he has a natural demeanor, from which it can be seen that he often enters high-end venues on weekdays. On the other hand, the opponent's skin is fair, with slender fingers, although there are no expensive accessories on her body, she has an aura of nobility.

  Behind him, a porter was carrying an exquisite sports bag with fine workmanship, which was obviously a valuable item, filled with equally valuable jade stones. The porter had already made up his mind that Xuan Qi was a young master from a wealthy family.

  "If you really want to buy it, just 200,000 yuan!" The young man quoted a very low price. Yushizhuan not only sells jade but also helps customers with processing and carving. The young man had already made up his mind that he would ask for more processing fees later. As the carver master said, art is priceless.

  The young man must not have checked the almanac today, otherwise he wouldn't have met Xuan Qi and made a mistake with the abacus. When Xuan Qi heard the price of 2 million, he didn't hesitate and directly threw the jade stone into his backpack, then took out his bank card and started swiping it.

  After the silver goods were settled, Xuan Qi floated away again. Only the young shopkeeper was left standing there in disarray, blown by the wind. This is not right! The rich young master who bought the jade should have invited the masters from the main hall to carve dragons and phoenixes! Why did he quietly leave?

  Yu Shi Xuan's next door neighbor is Ji Gu Xuan, where Xuan Qi bought two earth attribute and one fire attribute jade stones. Just as he was about to leave, the old tortoise who had been silent all along suddenly spoke up: "Wait! Don't go just yet." The old tortoise's voice was filled with surprise: "You used your Appraisal Technique in this store, but you didn't discover anything unusual. Is there something special about an item here?"

  After being reminded by Lao Ding, Xuan Qi stopped in his tracks and used the technique of examining the air again to survey the entire shop. The first time, he gained nothing. The second time, he gained nothing. When he looked for the third time, not only did he gain nothing, but both of his temples throbbed violently, causing Xuan Qi's head to spin and his vision to blur, forcing him to sit down on a stone bench in the shop.

  Xuan Qi's face turned from rosy to snow white, and then he sat in the chair panting heavily, scaring the boss of the store. The boss, a man in his fifties, wearing a black Zhongshan suit and a pair of tortoiseshell glasses unique to the Republic of China era, stood opposite Xuan Qi with concern and asked in a low voice: "Kid, are you okay?"

  Xuan Qi waved his hand and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, just suddenly my blood sugar is a bit low, so I'm dizzy!" As he spoke, he really took out a piece of candy from his pocket and put it in his mouth to chew. His originally pale face regained three points of color, and the owner of Ji Gu Xuan finally put down his hanging heart.

  Lao Ding said in Xuan Qi's ear: "You young man, after all, your Tao is too shallow, you can only see the surface airflow, but not the airflow deep within the substance."

  Xuan Qi was very clever, even to the point of being astute. His Taoist practice was not deep, but his mind was quick-witted. When he heard Lao Ding say this, starting from the literal meaning of the word "material", Xuan Qi's eyes scanned towards larger objects. In the Ji Gu Xuan, there were also some uncut stones on display, which were also gambling stones, but these stones did not have jadeite, but rather had Tian Huang stone inside.

  Tianhuang stone has a pure and transparent quality, with fine lines like silk threads. The texture is delicate and resembles the lines on a deer's back. There are several types of grain patterns in Shoushan stone, but Tianhuang stone only has one type of red grain pattern. The color tone on a piece of Tianhuang stone can change, making it more valuable. Cutting Tianhuang stone into a square seal is called "jie shi". Ancient people said that cutting Tianhuang stone was as difficult as ascending to heaven. This is because it's hard to tell from the outside whether the color tone is consistent inside and out. After cutting it open, the value may increase several times, or it may drop drastically.

  It is said that one knife can bring wealth and prosperity, while another knife can lead to bankruptcy. Gambling on Tianhuang is more thrilling than gambling on jadeite. Because Tianhuang stones are smaller in size and softer in texture, it's harder to dig them out from hard rocks, the difficulty coefficient is higher, the value of Tianhuang stone of the same volume is several times or even dozens of times that of gold.

  Most Tianhuang stones are egg-shaped, and when touched by hand, they have a smooth, warm and moist feeling. A good Tianhuang stone also needs to be processed through artistic techniques, including thinning, relief carving, round carving, and making seals. In recent years, as Tianhuang stones have become increasingly rare, their prices have skyrocketed. At auctions, the price of Tianhuang stones has been soaring, with a single old Tianhuang seal weighing several tens of grams selling for hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan. Larger high-quality pieces can sell for tens of millions or even over a hundred million yuan.

  Xuan Qi thought for a moment and shook his head. If it was just Tian Huang stone in the rocks, Lao Ding wouldn't be so excited. As he pondered, Xuan Qi walked over, squatted in front of the rock, picked up a fist-sized pebble at random, and casually used his aura-sensing technique. Xuan Qi's eyes widened in shock - this really did contain Tian Huang stone! Although it wasn't top-grade Tian Huang frozen stone, it was still mid-to-high grade chicken-fat yellow.

  In a fist-sized pebble, unexpectedly half of it is Tian Huang stone. According to its size, at least three square seals can be carved out, or one whole strange seal can be engraved. In recent years, the country has become rich and powerful, and the art market has gradually warmed up. Some followers of elegance want to have a private seal that they can show off. As a result, the price of raw materials has skyrocketed, whether it's chicken blood stone or Tian Huang stone, the price has soared, rising tens of times in just a few years, yet still cannot meet demand.

  The huge market demand cannot be met, and some people are forced to collect old seals that have been carved with characters, grind off the words on them, re-carve their own names, and reuse them repeatedly. As a result, originally large square seals are now becoming smaller and shorter. This shows how scarce the market is.

  Xuan Qi's head spun rapidly as he stood up, his hand inadvertently touching a large stone about waist-high beside him. This was no ordinary large bluestone. A flash of light suddenly appeared in Xuan Qi's eyes as he patted the large bluestone and asked: "Old Turtle, you mentioned the depths of matter, are you referring to this large stone?"

  "A child can be taught!" Old Ding said afterwards with surprise: "According to your current cultivation, you shouldn't be able to see the mystery in this large bluestone! Could it be that your realm has broken through?"

  Xuan Qi silently shook his head: "My boundary hasn't broken through, so I can confirm that this is the large bluestone. Half of the reason is because of Meng, and the other half is because I used the method of elimination. In the entire room, there aren't many things that I couldn't see with my Qi discernment technique. After eliminating them one by one, and then making a guess, my luck wasn't bad, and I guessed correctly!"

  Xuan Qi said, patting the large bluestone with his hand: "Old fellow, what's inside this stone? Tell me and let me hear."

  Lao Ding increasingly likes Xuan Qi, who is thoughtful and cautious, has his own opinions, and also has a hint of good luck in the dark. Such a successor can be called perfect.

  "This piece of stone contains An Hún Yù, a type of jade that is distinct from the five-element jade stones. It also has another name, Xuán Mén Zhì Bǎo."

  "What on earth is this thing, just hearing the name makes me feel like it's **! " Xuan Qi muttered to himself: "The treasure of the Xuan Gate, it seems to be prepared for our Xuan Gate's orthodox sect."

  "The Anshen Jade does not possess any attacking or defensive capabilities, it only has one function, which is to calm the mind and soothe the soul." Lao Ding said, noticing a hint of disappointment on Xuan Qi's face, he continued: "Xuanmen cultivators fear nothing more than going mad from excessive practice. During cultivation, if one is not careful, they can become entranced by the five colors and five sounds, causing their spirit to stray and their body to go mad. But with the Anshen Jade, cultivators can avoid this."

  "Ah!" Xuan Qi finally understood what the An Soul Jade was, it was too powerful! Xuan Qi realized that his demonic energy was too heavy, and he often lost control during battles, becoming like a mad demon. One misstep would lead to him going berserk, but now with the An Soul Jade, he had nothing to fear!

  "And also the Soul Calming Jade has the effect of absorbing dead energy and transforming it into living energy. With this, for Xuan Qing and Ni Tian's fate-changing, my original 50% confidence is now upgraded to 70%!"

  When Lao Ding said this, Xuan Qi's intention to buy became even more serious. Just as he was about to ask the price, he heard a lazy voice in his ear: "Are you going to buy it or not? If you don't have money, put it down and stop pretending to be a big shot, delaying my fortune." A greasy-looking young master stood beside Xuan Qi, with a downward curve of his mouth and a look of disdain in his eyes.

  "Sold!" Xuan Qi let out a breath and said loudly: "Boss, this small one, plus this big one, how much is it in total?"

  "Hey, you guys!" The young master looked at the large bluestone that Xuan Qi had patted and burst out laughing: "Where did this stick come from? You actually want to buy a milestone?"

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