Chapter 548: Jade Stones 3

"Have you decided?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Zhou Man and Zhou Xuan.

"I want this one." Zhou Man said and walked towards a light green jade stone.

In terms of appearance, the stone wasn’t the most exquisite but it had glass-like transparency that made it appear pure and warm.

[Ayuan, what do you think?] Shen Xu asked.

[It has many wood laws. It should be a wood element treasure.] Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

[However, I am not certain it’s worth one hundred million immortal stones.]

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this but didn’t interfere with Zhou Man’s choice.

After all, everyone had their destiny, and the most precious treasure was not always the most suitable.

"Where do I pay?" Zhou Man asked.

"There is a sideroom for cutting stones. You can pay there." The attendant said and Zhou Man lowered her eyes with a thoughtful expression.

"What if I don’t want to cut it?" She asked.

Hearing this, the attendant frowned but soon regained her composure.

"The stone costs ten million but if you want to take it away without cutting, you will have to pay one hundred million immortal stones." She said.

Zhou Man already knew this.

However, knowing was one thing and confirming was another.

Although she liked the jade stone very much, she was reluctant to pay one hundred million immortal stones for it.

[Brother, what do you think?] She asked.

[How do you feel about the stone? Is it very attractive to you or just likeable?] He asked and Zhou Man fell into a thoughtful silence.

[Just likeable.] She said.

[You most likely can’t keep the treasure if you cut the stone here. Will you be reluctant?] Zhou Xuan asked and Zhou Man sighed in resignation.

She ofcourse would be reluctant if the treasure was beneficial to her cultivation or alchemy.

However, she was more reluctant to spend one hundred million immortal stones.

"I will cut it here but let’s wait until the others buy their stones." Zhou Man said and the attendant smiled in relief.

Although the shop allowed people to buy uncut stones, the elders preferred the buyers to cut the stones in the shop.

After all, immortal stones were easy to get but valuable treasures could only be encountered.

After collecting Zhou Man’s stone, the group left the tenth hall and returned to the eighth Hall.

"I want this one." Zhou Xuan said, pointing to a stone that looked like a polished diamond.

"The jade stones in the eighth Hall cost eight million." The attendant reminded and Zhou Xuan nodded.

After that, Shen Xu chose a jade stone in the fifth hall, and Zhen Yuan chose the grey-black one in the first hall.

"Fellow immortal, are you sure about this?" The attendant asked.

After all, the stone was grey-black and clearly full of impurities.

If nothing went wrong, such a stone wouldn’t yield a treasure worth the buying price of one million immortal stones.

"I am sure." Zhen Yuan said with a nonchalant expression.

Seeing that the person couldn’t be convinced, the attendant shook her head and collected the stone.

"I will take you to the side room." She said.

The side room was barely ten square metres.

When the group entered, they found a male cultivator sitting behind a table with a large basin placed in front of him.

"You need to pay first." The attendant said and at the same time, removed the four jade stones from her storage ring.

"My partner and I don’t want to cut." Shen Xu said and the male cultivator raised his head to look at him.

However, rules were rules and although he didn’t like the outcome, there was nothing he could do.

"Pay." He said.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan took his and Shen Xu’s stones, while the double paid sixty million immortal stones.

"What about you?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Zhou Xuan.

"I will cut." The swordsman said and directly transferred eight million immortal stones.

"Place your stone on this basin and drip a drop of your blood onto it." The male cultivator instructed and Zhou Xuan didn’t hesitate.

Less than a breath later, the jade stone fell apart, and a miniature silver sword was revealed.

[I thought they would use a blade to cut the stone. Turns out I was mistaken.] Shen Xu transmitted and Zhen Yuan smiled before speaking.

[This sword is atleast a level fifteen weapon. It’s worth more than eighty million immortal stones.] He said.

"Our jade shop will buy this sword for one hundred and fifty million immortal stones. What do you think?" The male cultivator asked and Shen Xu frowned .

[Will you sell it?] He transmitted to Zhou Xuan.

[I have a natal sword so I don’t need this one.] The man said and Shen Xu nodded.

[Drive the price up.] He advised but Zhou Xuan was a straightforward person.

Although he tried to bargain, he compromised at one hundred and eighty million which was still way lower the sword’s value.

’That sword will probably fetch four to five hundred million at an auction.’ Shen Xu thought.

After Zhou Xuan received the immortal stones, he stepped aside and Zhou Man stepped forward.

Soon after, Zhou Man opened her stone and revealed a level thirteen immortal grass.

’It’s rare but not particularly precious.’ Shen Xu thought and even Zhou Man was relieved.

After all, the grass was worth thirty million at most, so she was glad that she hadn’t spent one hundred million to buy it.

In the end, the jade shop bought it for fifteen million, and Zhou Man happily pocketed the immortal stones.

After that, the four left the jade shop and prepared to return to the ship.

However, just after leaving the shop, Zhen Yuan sensed a soul mark trying to attach itself on him.

’Looking for death.’ He thought but didn’t bother to block the soul mark.

On one hand, the soul mark’s owner had a lower cultivation than him and on the other, it was impossible for anyone to mark him.

Even if he didn’t do anything, the person would fail, and suffer a backlash.