Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

While Xu Muge and Xu Luo were catching up, Xu Chen, Wei Yiming, and Ghostfire Old Demon had all chosen their forbidden spirit stones.

The three men placed the three stones on the table in front of Manager Wan.

They were all quite confident in their choices, believing they would definitely win, so they all looked very confident.

When the customers on the second floor noticed that there were people gambling on stones, and that two of them were quite famous, people gradually gathered around.

Xu Muge, however, adopted a spectator's look and walked over as well.

He was standing not far from Xu Luo and the others. No one would have guessed that Xu Luo and his two companions were from the same family as Xu Muge, a top genius who was already famous in the Tianyuan Realm.

Manager Wan said, "Now that the three of you have made your selections, let's begin cutting the stones."

The Sky Chamber of Commerce has a rule for gambling on stones: the stones are cut in order from smallest to largest, and this time was no exception.

Wei Yiming's stone was the smallest, only the size of a goose egg. Manager Wan was the first to pick it up, took out his silver dagger, and began to cut it seriously.

By this time, a considerable number of people had gathered around.

"What kind of treasure can be cut from such a small spirit-sealing stone?"

"You really have no knowledge. The larger the spirit-sealing stone, the more valuable the treasures you cut out of it are not necessarily."

"Yes, historically, there have been people who cut out Imperial Gold from Spirit-Forbidden Stones of this size."

Amidst the whispers of onlookers, the egg-sized forbidden spirit stone was peeled away layer by layer.

Wei Yiming stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. Although he appeared nonchalant on the surface, he was inwardly panicking.

Those are two Saint Pills at the Great Saint Realm level!

Moreover, this wasn't a private stone gambling session among a few people; it was happening in public. If they didn't find any treasures, or if the stones they found were too cheap, it would have a huge impact on their reputation.

"Click..."

The faint sound was clearly heard by all the powerful figures present.

Immediately afterwards, the spirit-sealing stone was completely opened, revealing what was inside: a green seed the size of a peanut, radiating a strong vitality.

Shopkeeper Wan was slightly taken aback. He wrapped the seed in his true essence and placed it in the brocade box beside him.

"This is a seed from a purple-leaved parasol tree. The purple-leaved parasol tree is a special spiritual plant that takes a long time to grow. Once fully mature, the purple leaves on the tree are one of the auxiliary ingredients for many sacred pills."

Manager Wan truly lives up to his reputation as the manager of the Azure Sky Chamber of Commerce; he is well-versed in various ancient texts and has a wide range of expertise.

Most people only know about the purple-leaved parasol tree, but they certainly wouldn't recognize its seeds.

Wei Yiming breathed a slight sigh of relief, his expression somewhat complicated.

He was happy that the goods had been shipped, but it was clear that the goods were of average value.

If neither Xu Chen nor Ghostfire Old Demon manages to sell their items, Wei Yiming will naturally win, but the probability of this happening is low.

Therefore, Wei Yiming knew that he most likely couldn't keep those two sacred pills, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

Shopkeeper Wan closed the brocade box, wiped his hands, and continued cutting the Ghostfire Demon's Spirit-Binding Stone.

The Ghostfire Demon squinted, watching intently without uttering a sound. The stakes were high this time, making him nervous.

The spirit-sealing stone he chose was a long strip, about the thickness of a thumb and the length of a forearm.

Normally, this shape of spirit-sealing stone has a higher probability of containing treasures.

But this is for people who don't understand gambling on stones. You should know that the Sky Chamber of Commerce has a lot of tricks up its sleeve. Sometimes they will deliberately cut some large pieces of forbidden spirit stones into irregular shapes.

Over time, everyone understood this tactic and stopped easily choosing spirit-sealing stones with unusual shapes.

The old demon of ghost fire probably chose this option because he was somewhat confident in his abilities.

He cut the spirit-sealing stone faster, and soon got the result.

Inside was a tender branch, about the thickness and length of a chopstick.

Manager Wan affirmed, "This is a piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood, a material that can be used to forge a sacred weapon. However, it is slightly lacking, and other materials of the same level are needed to assist in its forging."

"However, its value has indeed far exceeded that of the seeds of the purple-leaved parasol tree."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yiming's breath hitched; he had truly lost big this time!

Not only did he lose two cultivation pills at the Great Saint Realm level, but his reputation was also affected, and he lost face in public.

Wei Yiming was furious! Why did he have to propose another bet after he lost downstairs?

Why didn't I refuse when the Ghostfire Demon asked to participate in the betting?

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now; the outcome is already decided.

"Hey...."

Wei Yiming shook his head and sighed. Besides his resentment towards Ghostfire Old Demon and Xu Chen, he was even more furious at Xiang Zhantian, the culprit.

If that bastard hadn't insisted on dragging me into this, none of this would have happened.

Wei Yiming wished he could find Xiang Zhantian and slap him to death!

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad. Wei Yiming was furious and regretful, but Ghostfire Old Demon was delighted.

"It seems that I will most likely win this time."

He glanced at the table where the three people's bets were placed, and even thought about taking them right now, so that anyone who didn't know better would think he had already won.

Xu Chen didn't say much, he just stood there calmly.

Shopkeeper Wan was too lazy to pay attention to the Ghostfire Demon, so he wiped his hands and picked up the last Spirit-Binding Stone.

Xu Chen's spirit-sealing stone was about the size of a bowl. Manager Wan cut it for a long time, and it was only about the size of an egg left, and it was still solid.

Those watching shook their heads and sighed.

"If you cut such a big piece into such a small one and still didn't get any, then there's a high probability that there's nothing left."

"This young man is indeed far from being good enough."

"It seems that his victory over Old Wei downstairs was just luck."

"It's such a pity that we lost a Dragon Ball just like that."

Seeing this, Wei Yiming became even more frustrated. It turned out that Xu Chen had indeed been making random choices, so his victory over him downstairs was purely a coincidence.

Most importantly, if he were to compete against Xu Chen alone, he would definitely win.

Wei Yiming grew increasingly angry as he thought about it, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.