Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 510: The Stone That Moved Fang Bai’s Heart

Chapter 510: Chapter 510: The Stone That Moved Fang Bai’s Heart

Essence Energy permeated between heaven and earth, omnipresent.

However, only martial artists who have reached the Heaven Level Realm or who possess an Innate Spiritual Root could communicate with heaven and earth, sense the existence of Essence Energy, and then, with the help of some special cultivation techniques, absorb Essence Energy for cultivation.

The Essence Stones stacked in the stadium had been buried deep underground for millions of years, each originally containing a trace of Essence Energy. However, the majority of Essence Stones, upon being mined and exposed for too long, had almost completely dissipated their Essence Energy.

Only martial artists with a keen sensitivity to Heaven and Earth Origin Energy like Fang Bai could detect the faint presence of Essence Energy within the heaps of stones.

Currently, there were tens of thousands of Essence Stones piled in Fang Bai’s Spatial Ring, casually taking out one would reveal that the Essence Energy contained within was much richer than that of the stones present here.

Qin Shan and Su Yifei were both enthusiasts of gambling on stones. Since the opening of this year’s Gambling Stones Festival, the two of them had spent the majority of their time here, apart from eating and sleeping.

For ordinary gambling stone aficionados, the hope was to turn a small bet into a forth, while for wealthy tycoons like Qin Shan and Su Yifei, the thrill and excitement of the gambling process mattered more, with wins and losses being of secondary concern.

That being said, Su Yifei had been having bad luck these past two days, losing over a billion in stone gambling, prompting a scolding from his grandfather Su Hongyuan, which made Su Yifei a bit anxious.

As a well-known jade connoisseur from Huaxia and an expert in the jade industry, Qin Shan’s eye for jade and experience far surpassed that of Su Yifei. Thus, he hadn’t lost any money but had even made a small profit of several million, which further stimulated Su Yifei.

Su Yifei was the type who became more courageous the more he was setback. Despite losing a significant amount of money on stone gambling and being chastised by his grandfather for not engaging in more respectable pursuits, he remained unrepentant and still dragged Qin Shan to the stadium.

Today, on their way to the stadium, Qin Shan mentioned that Fang Bai’s superb medical skills implied a unique vision, and Su Yifei agreed, so they brought Fang Bai along in the hopes that he could lend a helping hand.

Once Qin Shan and Su Yifei arrived at the stadium, they both entered an excited state, engaging in knowledgable discussions in front of the piles of raw stone materials, emanating the air of true experts.

Fang Bai stood behind Qin Shan and Su Yifei for a while, finding it somewhat boring, so he leisurely strolled around the stadium. Unconsciously, he arrived at the Stone-Solving Yard to see several master stone-solvers busy at work, with people occasionally bringing in raw stone materials for solving.

Having nothing better to do, Fang Bai stood by the Stone-Solving Yard to watch.

On his way to the stadium, Fang Bai learned a bit about stone gambling from Qin Shan and Su Yifei, understanding that it relied on one’s vision, experience, and luck. Some became wealthy overnight through stone gambling, while many more lost everything, even to the point of bankruptcy and destitution.

After watching for a while at the Stone-Solving Yard, Fang Bai witnessed firsthand the saying "one cut poor, one cut rich."

Some gambled on a stone bought for a few thousand and ended up solving a top-tier Ice-Type Jadeite, increasing its value by dozens of times in an instant.

Others spent hundreds of thousands on high-priced materials, only to solve for poor quality seed stones, resulting in total losses.

And there were those who spent a considerable sum but ended up with mere worthless rocks.

Seeing some ecstatic, some smug, others crestfallen, and some crying and beating their chests at the Stone-Solving Yard—all for the sake of money—Fang Bai found it uninteresting. Shaking his head, he turned to leave.

"Master, solve this stone for me!"

Just then, a fat middle-aged man wearing glasses squeezed through the crowd, cradling a stone slightly smaller than a watermelon in his arms.

Fang Bai’s eyes scanned over the watermelon-shaped stone, and suddenly, his eyes blazed with sharpness, his heart filled with excitement.

He took a deep breath, strode toward the fat man, pointed at the watermelon-shaped stone placed on the solving machine, and smiled, "Big brother, how about you sell this stone to me?"

The chubby man sized up Fang Bai with a glance and shook his head, "Not selling! Based on my years of experience, this stone has a high chance of yielding jade!"

"How much would the jade be worth if it comes out?"

Fang Bai asked again.

The chubby man said, "That’s hard to say, if it’s Ice-Type or Glaze Type jade, then I’ve struck it rich... haha..."

Someone in the crowd who recognized the chubby man laughed and said, "Fatty Zhou, go on and dream your grand dreams! With your lousy taste, what good stone can you pick? Talking about Ice-Type, Glaze Type... just don’t end up with a worthless stone after it’s cut!"

The chubby man rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Don’t you jinx it with your damn crow’s mouth, I’m full of confidence this time, there’s definitely jade in it! Even if it’s not Ice-Type, at least it might be Sticky Type, right? With Sticky Type, I won’t lose money this time..."

"Big brother, I really like the look of this stone and want to buy it to use as a landscape stone at home! Just give me a price!"

Fang Bai suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke again.

"Just give you a price?"

The chubby man adjusted his glasses, originally wanting to ask for an exorbitant price and fleece Fang Bai, but seeing Fang Bai dressed so average, not looking like someone wealthy, he guessed that Fang Bai couldn’t offer much money and thus lost his enthusiasm.

"Yes! Just name your price!"

Fang Bai smiled confidently and nodded assertively.

From the moment he laid eyes on the stone in the chubby man’s hand, Fang Bai was determined to get it, even if the chubby man quoted an exorbitant price, he wouldn’t bat an eyelid.

"This..."

Seeing Fang Bai’s sincere interest, the chubby man’s eyes darted around as he thought about what price to ask for.

The chubby man had spent three thousand yuan on this stone, and actually had no clue, he just wanted to take one last gamble on his luck.

In the last few days gambling on stones, the chubby man had already lost over a hundred thousand. His wife had scolded him more than once, even taking control of all his money. He had just borrowed three thousand yuan from a friend, preparing for one last bet. If he lost, he would stop and go home, ready to face his wife’s towering rage.

If luck was on his side and the stone yielded jade, and the jade was of good quality, maybe he could win back all the money he had lost in these days.

However, the chubby man’s fortune had always been poor. Since the start of the stone gambling festival, he’d been there every day, losing daily. So, when he picked a raw stone to cut, many were waiting to see him become a laughing stock.

"One hundred and fifty thousand! If you really want to buy it, that’s the fixed price, one hundred and fifty thousand!"

The chubby man thought it over and then said to Fang Bai.

If Fang Bai was willing to pay one hundred and fifty thousand for his stone, he could instantly recoup the money he had lost in the past few days.

Besides, even if the stone could yield Ice-Type Jade, it would only be worth this much, unless it was Glaze Type jade, which would be worth more.