C1724 Second Cut(part Ii)

Using his perverse protection, since Gu Taixu had been paying attention to him all this time, he must have been plotting something.

Even though he had discovered this strange phenomenon, Lin Bai did not want to break off all decorum with Gu Taixu right now. Because Gu Taixu's move to repel Jiang Ling seemed to be very casual, but the aura it emitted was very fierce. Even Lin Bai felt a sense of unease in his heart. He knew very well that this person's cultivation level was probably no lower than his.

The reason for his trip this time was to investigate the hidden sects. If he recklessly provoked an opponent whose cultivation was not below his own, it would definitely be an unwise action, and would also be a lot more contradictory than his original intentions. Furthermore, from what Lin Bai had seen, Gu Taixu seemed to be more curious about him, rather than revealing a hint of malice like Jiang Ling did. In that case, it was better to keep watch as he walked and figured out his intentions.

"Master, I chose two ores. Please help me choose one!" Right at this moment, Leng Zhan rushed over happily. Moreover, in the little girl's hands, she was carrying two head-sized ores, each of which was extremely heavy. Although it was only one piece, it weighed at least forty to fifty kilograms, causing the little girl to be out of breath, but her eyes were filled with excitement.

Upon seeing Leng Zhan's state, Lin Bai could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. This little girl really did not know how to write the word savings. Just now, she had made a small profit from the gambling house she opened. Now, she was using those things to exchange for ores.

However, the two ores in this little girl's hands didn't have much of an appearance. The ground was dark in color and was as thick as gravel. It was obvious that they were the raw stones of the Wushi Territory. According to Tie Yuan, the possibility of spirit stones in this ore was minuscule. Not only that, there were also a few cracks on one of the ores. This was also a sign of the release of spiritual energy. The possibility of spirit stones being present was very small.

Smiling bitterly and shaking his head, Lin Bai nodded at Gu Taixu to show his respect. He then walked over to Leng Zhan Yan and extended his hand to receive the ore. No matter what, Leng Zhan Yan was still his disciple. If she wanted to gamble, he couldn't let her suffer a loss.

After receiving the ore, Lin Bai released his divine sense and probed towards the ore as if nothing had happened. However, he couldn't help but be taken aback. He was just short of dropping the two pieces of ore he was holding onto.

Lin Bai had never expected that there would be a stream of pure spirit energy within the cracked ore that Leng Zhan Yan was holding. Although it was not as strong as his high grade spirit stone, it was far stronger than the spirit energy contained within the other ores! The weight of the ore was enormous, about the size of a fist. It was unbelievable.

As for the other piece of Wushi Earth Stone, it was completely empty. There was no spirit energy fluctuation at all. It was obvious that there were no spirit stones.

"Master, what do you think about the two ores?" Seeing Lin Bai's slightly absent-minded expression, Leng Zhan felt even more pleased with himself. He said complacently, "I thought that you're lucky, Master. As my disciple, I'm sure I'm not far off in my luck in picking these two."

However, what Leng Zhan did not say was that actually, the reason why she chose these two ores was not because she wanted to gamble on luck, but because the other stones that performed better had already far exceeded the price that she could accept in the auction for these hidden sects.

This little girl's luck was quite good. She actually had the luck to be hit by this little girl! After hearing Leng Zhan's words, Lin Bai could not help but chuckle. Then, he casually said, "Since you want to try your luck, you should just choose this rock that has a weaker performance. It's a gamble of luck anyway, there's a chance that you might get an unexpected harvest."

"Alright!" After which, she mischievously looked at Lin Bai as she said, "Master, you have to remember that you were the one who chose this ore for me. If you were to break it later, you have to compensate me."

"Fellow Gu, look at my disciple. He is no longer treating me as an outsider." Lin Bai could not help but laugh bitterly as he shook his head and said, "If you can't unravel the stone, don't blame me. Go and blame Fellow Gu for not selling the ore with spirit stones and letting him compensate you for the ore."

"Sure." Gu Taixu lightly smiled, and said in a warm voice, "I believe in Fellow Daoist Mu's eyesight. If this ore is truly unable to cut out anything, then I, Gu Shenwei, will compensate this Lady Leng for her losses. "

"This isn't just about my eyesight, it's just a fluke. Since she wants to bet on her luck, then so be it." Hearing Gu Taixu bring up the topic of conversation, Lin Bai smiled and said calmly.

When Gu Taixu heard this, he didn't say anything more and brought Lin Bai and Leng Zhan Yan to where Tie Yuan was. However, when they arrived in front of Tie Yuan, they couldn't help laughing out loud. Right now, Tie Yuan was surrounded by a dense crowd of people.

"Fellow Daoist Mu is here to gamble again!" Upon seeing Lin Bai walking over, the crowd of people immediately parted to make way for him. When they arrived at the most concentrated area, their eyes were filled with envy and anticipation.

Not knowing the dangers of gambling on the rocks, these people from the hidden sects began to admire Lin Bai more and more after he cut off a few of the ores. Now that Lin Bai was here to explain the situation, how could they not be excited?

"It's not that I'm trying to open the stone …" Upon seeing this, Lin Bai smiled and waved his hand. "It's my disciple who wants to try his luck."

After hearing Lin Bai's words, the crowd broke out into a hubbub for a moment before turning their gazes onto Leng Zhan. Suddenly being stared at by so many people, Leng Yanyan could not help but feel a little shy. She hurriedly hid behind Lin Bai.

"Elder Iron, may I trouble you to help my disciple remove this ore and let her see how her luck is." After glancing at the people around him with a smile, Lin Bai slowly walked up to Tie Yuan, placed the ore on the table and said in a warm voice.

"Wushi, you even cracked a crack. Your disciple really did inherit your teachings and likes to choose ores with poor performances." After sweeping a glance at the ore, Tie Yuan could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. He then smiled at Leng Zhan and said: "This ore has traces of spirit energy leaking out, so the probability of it being able to cut out spirit stones is extremely low. However, this ore shouldn't be expensive, so playing around is the best choice.

"Don't worry, I won't cry." Leng Zhan Yan giggled when she heard this, then said: "Even if I can't cut anything out, I won't be at a disadvantage. Mountain Head Gu made a bet with me. If I can't cut anything out, then he will pay me back at the original price."

When the onlookers heard this, they could not help but laugh involuntarily. However, there was a trace of doubt in their eyes. One had to know that Gu Taixu was famous in the hidden sects for his carefulness and caution. With his personality, how could he get close to a little girl? The only possibility was that he had set his sights on this little girl's master, Lin Bai.

But Gu Taixu also took a fancy to Lin Bai, which was why he made Lin Bai lower his status and make this kind of bet with a little girl.

Tie Yuan naturally knew what Gu Taixu was doing this for, so he laughed lightly at them before slowly lifting up the saw at the side, directly splitting the ore that was about the size of a human head in half!

When the crowd saw this, they hastily went over to take a look and all let out a sigh. Without a doubt, after the ore was separated from the middle, the inside of the ore was filled with black sand without a single strand of hair.

It seems like this master's luck was good, but this disciple's luck might not be good. Stone gambling was not something that could be treated as child's play. Even though luck played a major role, it still tested one's eyesight.

"Elder Iron, can I trouble you to untie these two halves and take a look? Maybe the spirit stones are hidden inside." Seeing this scene, although he had already reached an agreement with Gu Taixu, that he wouldn't have to bear the consequences even if he couldn't cut anything, Leng Xiao still felt a little disappointed. But she didn't want to give up hope, so she muttered a prayer while staring at Tie Yuan, hoping to continue watching.

Upon hearing Leng Zhan Yan's words, everyone immediately laughed and shook their heads. Just now, they had tried to cut the rock many times and found that sometimes, this stone was really strange. If they cut it down from the middle and there was nothing abnormal with it, then the possibility of a spirit stone appearing was minuscule. From their point of view, Leng Wuyan was just like them.

"Alright, then I'll try to undo it." However, little girl, you tell me, in this world, there are very few people who can be as lucky as your Master. "You're just playing around. You don't even have to pay the tuition fees, don't care about it." Tie Yuan really didn't think much of this ore, but on account of Lin Bai, he didn't want to give this little girl too much of a shock.

Hearing Tie Yuan's words, Gu Taixu's heart couldn't help but pound. Could it be that he had made a mistake? This kid's previous performance was all due to his heaven-defying luck, he couldn't help but make a mistake? However, when his peripheral vision landed on Lin Bai's face, he saw that Lin Bai's expression was as usual, not a single trace of emotion could be seen on his face. He was only smiling, causing him to feel somewhat puzzled.

At the same time, Tie Yuan's hands had already started moving. Under his finger, the Jade Blade was like a dragon swimming in the sea. In an instant, it had broken all of the two halves. However, there was no trace of spirit energy as the dust fell to the ground.

With a soft sigh, Tie Yuan slowly raised his hand and grasped another ore. He then used his saber to cut it down as if he was flying.

You must come out! You must come out! This is something that I have picked out, I will definitely have spirit stones! Looking at the ore that was being cut down between his fingers, Leng Wuyan closed her eyes and prayed in her heart.

"There's spiritual energy here!" Heavens, there was actually spiritual energy coming out! How is the teacher and disciple's luck so good?

At this moment, someone in the arena suddenly exclaimed! When Leng Zhan, who had been holding her breath and closing her eyes in prayer, heard this, she suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes were filled with an unconcealable joy.

Not only her, even some onlookers squeezed their way inside. They wanted to see the quality of this spirit stone.