Campus Cultivation Master
Chapter 65 - 065: Constant Temptation

Chapter 65: Chapter 065: Constant Temptation

The elder in the Tang suit looked at Chu Feng, grinding his teeth with venomous thoughts in his mind, "You’ll be crying later."

The machine roared, the stone skin peeled off layer by layer, and everyone’s hearts tightened with each falling fragment.

After four or five layers of stone skin had fallen away, there was still no mist, causing many people to shake their heads in disappointment.

"Young man, you’ll regret not listening to your elders. I told you this is a worthless rock!" the elder in the Tang suit said somewhat smugly.

Chu Feng looked at him calmly and said, "Then do you dare to raise the stakes?"

The elder in the Tang suit, standing proudly, said, "What’s there not to dare? If someone wants to give me money, why would I refuse? I’ll add another hundred million!"

Having said this, the elder in the Tang suit looked toward Fatty Tang and said, "Dear nephew, you’ve chosen your friends poorly, and it seems the efforts of these years will be washed away."

Fatty Tang gritted his teeth too, but still kept silent.

Chu Feng nodded slightly, signaling the worker to continue.

"Hum!"

The machine continued to roar, and the stone skin kept falling off.

"There’s mist!"

Someone with sharp eyes spotted a thin layer of green mist and immediately yelled out.

At this point, less than half of the raw material remained.

Upon hearing there was mist, Fatty Tang’s expression instantly lit up. The presence of mist meant there was hope.

"Do you want to continue?" As usual, the worker asked for confirmation.

Chu Feng said, "Of course, continue."

The elder in the Tang suit’s expression darkened slightly; a supposed worthless stone producing mist was beyond his imagination.

"Even with mist, it’s still a worthless stone," the elder in the Tang suit still insisted forcefully.

Chu Feng smiled slightly and asked, "Thinking of raising the stakes again?"

This time, the elder in the Tang suit dared not respond. Mist indicated the possibility of jade inside, and he had already raised by two hundred million. Continuing to risk could be a catastrophic blow to his company if there truly was jade within.

"It’s increased!"

"It’s increased!"

Another layer of stone skin fell away, and everyone’s eyes heated up with excitement.

Because here, the cross-section of jade could be clearly seen.

"Such good translucency, definitely High Ice Species!"

Fatty Tang saw hope, his eyes flaming with excitement, while the elder in the Tang suit’s face had utterly darkened.

There truly was something inside, and not only that, it was High Ice Species, obviously much superior to the Ice Species he had unearthed earlier. It looked like he was certain to lose the two hundred million.

However, thinking about his remaining nine stones that could continue to be gambled with Fatty Tang and possibly win back, the elder in the Tang suit’s face eased somewhat.

"How shall we proceed with the cutting?" The worker stopped and asked Chu Feng again.

"I’ll do it!"

Fatty Tang eagerly jumped forward, ready to take charge himself.

Chu Feng, watching the vigorous Fatty Tang, teased, "Brother Tang, are you on something? Or did you get an adrenaline shot?"

Fatty Tang chuckled and said, "Brother Chu, I was wrong earlier, and now by stepping up myself, I’m also punishing myself."

Fatty Tang took the grinding wheel and began to scrape the surface of the raw material, asking someone to sprinkle water as he worked.

Gradually, a piece of jade the size of an adult’s fist appeared before everyone.

"Emperor Green! It’s actually Emperor Green!"

When this piece of High Ice Species Jade appeared in front of everyone, someone staring at a spot the size of a thumb’s nail in the center of the jade cried out in astonishment.

At this sound, everyone’s eyes also turned to that central spot.

How dazzling that shade of green was, in the center, it shone like a glossy green pearl, the green almost seemed to pour out.

Fatty Tang stared at the piece of High Ice Species, dumbfounded.

High Ice Species had already surpassed his expectations, and the presence of Emperor Green rendered his brain momentarily offline.

Ma Hong also felt his brain short-circuiting. The material, dismissed by many as worthless, had yielded High Ice Species and even Emperor Green.

The only one able to maintain composure was perhaps Chu Feng. However, he was slightly surprised at the presence of Emperor Green inside.

"No wonder the spiritual energy inside is so abundant," Chu Feng thought to himself at the same time.

Chu Feng, without showing any reaction, absorbed the spiritual energy from within and quietly operated the Xuanhuang Technique to refine it.

"Snap!"

Finally, the sound of a glass breaking snapped everyone’s attention back to reality.

All eyes turned towards the sound, only to see a pile of broken glass in front of the old man in the Chinese robe.

At this moment, the old man’s face had truly lost all color. The appearance of Emperor Green had essentially sealed his complete defeat.

Of course, unless the remaining rough stones he had also produced Emperor Green. But was that possible?

Emperor Green is a treasure among jadeites, a priceless gemstone. Just having the chance to see one was already fortunate, to find another one would be nothing short of a miracle.

"Stop staring and appraise the value; I’m still waiting to count my money," Chu Feng urged.

Speaking of appraising, it was indeed a tough job for the appraisers.

Emperor Green was so rare they didn’t know how to set its price.

In the end, with no better option, they had to base their estimate on the few auction prices available.

Eventually, Chu Feng’s piece of High Ice Species Emperor Green was appraised at eighty million, fifteen times the value of the old man’s first piece.

"Brother Tang, go get the old man some water. His throat must be delicate, the stone skin too harsh; washing it down with water should do the trick," Chu Feng said teasingly.

Upon hearing Chu Feng’s jeer, everyone couldn’t help but burst into raucous laughter.

Although most of them had bet on Chu Feng losing, that bit of money really didn’t mean much to them. Having the chance to see a piece of High Ice Species Emperor Green made it all worthwhile.

"Alright! I’m on it now!" Fatty Tang was now gleefully bouncing about in high spirits.

The old man in the Chinese robe, on the other hand, was as ashen-faced as death. He had just lost nearly four billion on the very first stone. No matter how deep his pockets were, he couldn’t withstand such losses.

By this time, Ma Hong was looking quite pleased with himself. He turned to Bai Kai and said, "Brother Bai, the quality of this batch of stones is really high, isn’t it? Even Emperor Green was among them."

Bai Kai’s face was livid with frustration, wishing he could immediately return home and kill those who had chosen the rough stones.

Missing out on such a piece of Emperor Green was a massive loss.

Of course, what Bai Kai couldn’t understand was how a stone deemed worthless by everyone, one that he had ordered to be discarded, could possibly produce Emperor Green.

In fact, this was something Bai Kai didn’t realize: moss is indeed the bane of jadeite. However, it depends on the situation. If moss is present in the pit, then the stone is usually worthless.

But if it forms after being taken out of the pit, it’s simply a matter of improper storage. And the piece Chu Feng had chosen clearly belonged to the latter scenario.

Gambling on stone is just like that; even with the Bai Family’s scrupulous selection process, there would inevitably be oversight. After all, not everyone can ’see’ inside like Chu Feng did at first glance.

"Uncle, here’s your water. I had the stone skin ground to powder; it shouldn’t scratch your throat now," Fatty Tang said, beaming as he approached the old man.

"Hmph!" The old man in the Chinese robe snorted coldly and didn’t even take the cup.

Fatty Tang wasn’t offended. He simply placed the cup down then cheerfully returned to Chu Feng’s side.

No further words were needed; that one strike was enough to kill the opposition.

The gambling on stones continued.

After cutting open all twenty pieces, the ten stones on Chu Feng’s side all went up in value, and significantly so. This caused everyone to look at Chu Feng in a new light.

After all, one stone might be luck, but ten stones could not just be chalked up to chance.

Wu Yousen had six stones that increased in value, which was a very high success rate already. But compared to Chu Feng’s one hundred percent success rate, it really wasn’t much.

In the end, due to the presence of one piece of Emperor Green, Chu Feng’s stones were appraised at one and a half billion.

The old man’s stones were appraised at a not insignificant fifty million, but next to Chu Feng, it was an instant defeat.

In the end, the old man lost a staggering five billion, and Bai Kai, due to being implicated, lost two billion himself.

The gambling event ended with a staggering seven billion in bets alone, not including the final jadeite cut from the stones. The result left everyone dumbstruck and their blood boiling with excitement.

Of course, while some were thrilled, others genuinely felt the pain.

"Uncle, I only want a cash cheque, nothing else. Please write the cheque to me now," said Fatty Tang with a face blooming with joy.

The old man’s muscles twitched spasmodically.

Five billion wasn’t just five bucks!

Five billion was all his cash reserves. If he gave all that to Fatty Tang, it would cause serious issues for his company’s operations and could even lead to bankruptcy.

After all, the turnover of jadeite is slow.

"Uncle, are you trying to renege on the deal? With so many eyes watching, reneging wouldn’t be good, would it?" Fatty Tang continued to press.

In the end, the old man, almost as if biting his own tongue, wrote a cash cheque for five billion. This became the spark that led to his company’s downfall, but that’s a story for another time.

"Brother Bai, I’ll take a cash cheque as well," Ma Hong said with a smile.

Bai Kai gritted his teeth as he wrote the cheque, all the while hoping. He was hoping that the high-quality jadeite Chu Feng had cut could prompt the sale of his family’s rough stones quickly so he could recoup some of the losses.

But Bai Kai was bound to be disappointed. After Chu Feng made a show of walking around, he clapped his hands and said, "Brother Ma, all the good material on the Bai’s side has been picked out by me. The rest is just waste. Please have my selections moved to our side."

"Boom!" Bai Kai staggered upon hearing Chu Feng’s words.

Chu Feng’s high success rate had already certified him as a Grandmaster Level Gambling Stone Master in everyone’s minds. His words essentially sentenced the Bai Family’s fate.