"Hahaha, you've lost." Yuwen Xiong laughed wildly.
Gu Qingfeng, however, said calmly, "Don't rush. It's not fully revealed yet."
"Hmph, a futile struggle. I advise you to hand over a Great Luo Immortal Weapon now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Oh? The stone isn't fully unveiled, yet you're so anxious. Could it be you're afraid something of rare and precious value might appear later?" Gu Qingfeng's tone remained confident, as if he were the one who had cut open the Life-Death Egg.
"Fine! It seems you won't give up until you see the coffin. Then I'll wait for it to be completely revealed!"
The attendant continued cutting the stone. After two more cuts, light finally appeared!
"There's light!"
"But... this light is so dim and obscure..."
The light emanating from Gu Qingfeng's stone was an extremely faint phosphorescence, like that of a firefly, seemingly on the verge of extinguishing the next second.
Seeing this, the worry in Yuwen Xiong's heart completely vanished. He knew the other party didn't have even a ten-thousandth chance of turning the tables.
"Is that... Profound Sun Jade?"
"Looking at the quality, it seems to be low-grade Profound Sun Jade?"
As the treasure was fully revealed, the crowd erupted in an uproar. Low-grade Profound Sun Jade? And only the size of a sesame seed? You could throw this on the ground and even a dog wouldn't bother with it.
"Hahaha... What do you have to say for yourself now? A bet's a bet. Hurry up and produce a Great Luo Immortal Weapon!" Yuwen Xiong laughed arrogantly, feeling immensely pleased.
"Daring to challenge me, Yuwen Xiong, in stone gambling? You truly have a death wish! Hahaha..."
The surrounding crowd also began to chatter and comment.
"This guy was all mysterious. I thought he was some master, but he's only this good? He's not even as skilled as I am."
"Exactly. These days, anyone dares to try their hand at stone gambling."
Listening to the crowd's ridicule, Gu Qingfeng's expression remained serene and unflustered, still exuding an air of confident control.
Gu Ling'er beside him grew anxious. "I told you not to gamble, but you insisted. Do you even have a Great Luo Immortal Weapon? If not, I'll go ask my father for one."
Gu Qingfeng smiled faintly. "The good show is just beginning."
He stepped forward and said calmly to the crowd, "Who says I've lost?"
The crowd was stunned. He hasn't lost after cutting open low-grade Profound Sun Jade??
Yuwen Xiong's face darkened. "What? Are you trying to renege?"
Gu Qingfeng's expression didn't change. "Do you remember what we agreed upon before the bet?"
"Hmph, of course. We see whose revealed treasure holds higher value. The one with the higher value wins, and the loser pays a Great Luo Immortal Weapon."
"Ah, precisely. The higher value wins. Since the treasures are revealed, shouldn't we compare their prices now?"
Yuwen Xiong was taken aback, as if hearing the biggest joke. "You're comparing the price of low-grade Profound Sun Jade to the Life-Death Egg? Is there even a comparison?"
The crowd was also in an uproar. This was like comparing dog excrement to gold; the two were utterly incomparable.
Gu Qingfeng gave a light smile. "Young man, don't jump to conclusions too soon. How do you know which has higher value without comparing? Today, this Emperor will teach you a proper lesson, hehehe..."
Hearing this strangely familiar laugh, Yuwen Xiong was instantly shocked. "You... you are..."
Swish!
Gu Qingfeng removed the bamboo hat from his head.
The atmosphere in the entire hall ignited instantly!
"Ah!! It's the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor!"
"What! It really is the Emperor!"
"Emperor Gu! This humble one has finally been blessed to see Your Majesty's immortal visage today. Please, Your Majesty, allow this humble one to schedule a tribulation crossing."
The crowd exploded. Each person acted as if they had seen their most worshipped idol. Who cared about some damn stone gambling now? Is stone gambling more useful than crossing a tribulation?
What's more important, stones or life? Even a fool knows the answer.
Gu Qingfeng smiled faintly, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of being admired and the center of attention. This was far better than being chased and denounced as a demon to be eradicated every day in the lower realm.
'Emperor Gu' indeed sounded much more pleasant to the ear than 'Old Demon Gu', hehehe...
He raised his hand, pressing it down slightly, and the crowd gradually quieted.
"Gu Qingfeng! It really is you! What do you think you're doing!" Yuwen Xiong said, his expression extremely ugly, clearly still bearing a grudge from the last incident.
He believed that using his trump card meant he had nothing to fear from Gu Qingfeng. But the problem was, times had changed. That old fellow Gu Ruochen had already ascended to Immortal King. With that old guy protecting him, and this being Seven Stars Immortal City, no matter how arrogant he was, he dared not take action.
"What am I doing? Naturally, gambling on stones with you." Gu Qingfeng also dropped the pretense, speaking with an air of superiority.
"Fine! A bet's a bet. Hurry up and produce a Great Luo Immortal Weapon!"
"Young man, be patient. As I said, the higher value wins. You say you've won, but someone still needs to make an offer. You can't just hold a stone, claim it's a heavenly treasure, price it at a million Immortal Jades, but have no buyers. Can that be called valuable? Then the value is merely your own claim."
"Gu Qingfeng, you've truly lost your mind. Even a blind man could see the Life-Death Egg holds higher value. Since you insist on humiliating yourself, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Yuwen Xiong sneered, then raised the Life-Death Egg in his hand and addressed the surrounding crowd. "This Life-Death Egg, priced at one million jin of Immortal Jades. Is anyone willing to make an offer?"
He confidently held the peerless treasure, the Life-Death Egg, fully expecting to trigger a frenzied bidding war, as one million jin of Immortal Jades was not expensive for a Life-Death Egg; it was even quite cheap.
However, the response he received was dead silence.
Yuwen Xiong was instantly dumbfounded, looking at the crowd in disbelief. "This is a Life-Death Egg, equivalent to a second life. For only one million jin of Immortal Jades, is there really no one willing to make an offer?"
The crowd looked at each other, their gazes eventually settling on Gu Qingfeng, as if seeking his approval.
"Why are you all looking at this Emperor? This is a fair transaction, emphasizing fairness. Yuwen Xiong is asking one million. If you think it's suitable, buy it. This Emperor isn't stopping you."
At that moment, finally, an immortal slowly raised his hand.
A look of joy appeared on Yuwen Xiong's face.
Then they heard that immortal say, "I..."
Ahem... Gu Qingfeng suddenly coughed lightly. The immortal was immediately startled.
"Why look at this Emperor? Go ahead with your purchase. It's just that this Emperor suddenly remembered some unfinished business. I'm afraid I might have to leave the Seven Stars Ancient Kingdom for a few hundred million years."
Swish!
All the onlookers present turned their substantial gazes onto that immortal, their eyes radiating palpable killing intent.
It seemed they were all saying: If you dare make an offer, causing the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor to leave for hundreds of millions of years and preventing us from crossing our tribulations, you won't leave through that door today!
Cold sweat instantly broke out on that immortal's forehead. He gulped and said, "I... I think one million jin of Immortal Jades is completely worthless! What kind of trash is this Life-Death Egg? Throw it on the ground and even a dog wouldn't look at it!"
"What did you say!!" Yuwen Xiong flew into a rage, glaring at the immortal with eyes that seemed ready to devour him.
That Immortal secretly lamented his misfortune, but Gu Qingfeng cast him a look of approval.
The gaze seemed to say, "Kid, tomorrow's tribulation crossing is booked for you."
He immediately felt it was worth it. Although he had offended Yuwen Xiong, he had gained the favor of the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor. This deal was a good one!
While Yuwen Xiong had an Immortal King backing him, didn't Emperor Gu have his own backing as well? Moreover, he could even help with tribulation crossing. Who could refuse that? Who knows, he might even get to become an Immortal King someday.
My apologies, Young Master Yuwen. In this day and age, right and wrong aren't what's most important; what truly matters are social connections and knowing how the world works.
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