Chapter 743

Chapter 743: Colorful Glaze

Hearing this, Fang Lie immediately nodded and said, "Alright, then I’ll take this!" As he spoke, he knocked on the large Stone Orb.

Wang Laosan was overjoyed and hurried to agree. But just then, someone suddenly shouted, "Wait, I want to buy that too!"

With those words, an Elder at the late-stage Thunder Tribulation realm, radiating overwhelming sword intent, appeared before Wang Laosan. He declared proudly, "By the rules of gambling on stones, when two want the same treasure, the highest bidder wins!"

After speaking, he shot Fang Lie a challenging look. Clearly, having witnessed Fang Lie’s earlier success, he suspected the young man possessed a method to detect treasures and aimed to snatch this opportunity.

Many in the crowd had similar thoughts, but Fang Lie’s massive bet—an eighth-rank top-grade treasure being no small stake—deterred them. Losing such a gamble would make even a Semi-Immortal vomit blood in anguish. Yet this reckless fellow, spotting Fang Lie’s peculiar advantage, boldly stepped forward. If he won, he might claim a Ninth-Rank Treasure—a thousandfold profit!

Fang Lie glared coldly and retorted, "Last I checked, VIPs hold priority in Star Loss City!"

"So what?" the Elder sneered. "VIP status costs a mere ten thousand small spirit pearls. I’ll pay!"

He tossed a storage pouch to Wang Laosan. "Here’s a hundred thousand. Ten days’ lodging!"

Wang Laosan accepted it with a troubled glance at Fang Lie.

"Wang Laosan," Fang Lie said icily, "does Star Loss City lack proper rules? Can any scoundrel steal VIP privileges by flinging ten thousand pearls? Who’d bother purchasing status if it’s so easily usurped?"

"Ah…" Wang Laosan forced a smile. "Fear not, our city upholds its regulations!"

Turning to the Elder, he explained, "Honored guest, I merely manage the Gambling Pavilion. VIP upgrades are handled at the Treasure Tower. You must go there yourself."

"Then wait here! Don’t sell it to him!" The Elder jabbed a finger at Fang Lie.

"Apologies," Wang Laosan said, "but as a regular guest, you cannot restrict a VIP’s purchases. This humble one cannot comply."

"Despicable worm!" The Elder stamped his foot in rage.

Fang Lie laughed mockingly. "See? If every stray dog could be a VIP, this place would descend into chaos!"

With that, he tossed two large Immortal Crystals to Wang Laosan.

The Elder trembled with fury. "Boy! Dare you share your name?"

"You first," Fang Lie countered slyly.

"East Kunlun’s Long Jianzi!" the Elder proclaimed.

"Pah!" Fang Lie spat. "East Kunlun trash? You’re unworthy of my name. Begone!"

"You overstep!" Long Jianzi roared, face purpling.

Ignoring him, Fang Lie reached for the Stone Orb.

Wang Laosan hastily intervened. "VIP Sir! Gambling Pavilion rules require public stone-cutting before removal."

"Why?" Fang Lie frowned.

"Our reputation thrives on unveiled treasures," Wang Laosan explained. "Secret dealings would ruin our trade. Please indulge this custom."

"Fine. Cut it open," Fang Lie relented.

"Many thanks!" Wang Laosan bowed deeply and carried the Stone Orb inward.

As the crowd pressed closer, murmurs rippled through the onlookers: "Will treasures emerge this time?"

"No way! This is just a chunk of ink colored glaze ore. What could be inside? At best, it’s higher-grade purple glaze or green glaze—nothing better!"

"Maybe not? Perhaps three-colored or even five-colored glaze!"

"What do you know? Glaze Mineral Veins stretch thousands of miles. Colorful glazes are only at the core. The outer layers degrade—ink colored glaze sits at the very edge. Between three-colored glaze and ink colored glaze, there should be purple, green, yellow, blue, and red layers spanning hundreds of miles. This Stone Orb’s only a hundred feet wide. It’s solid ink colored glaze—maybe traces of purple or green at best. No colorful glaze possible!"

"So that’s why! Looks like this kid miscalculated!"

"Experts know glaze’s limitations. That’s why nobody wanted this ink colored glaze. This fool’s probably desperate for cash. Ha! What an idiot!"

Fang Lie ignored the mockery. He trusted the Heavenly Dao Turtle. Even if wrong, he’d only lose two large Immortal Crystals—profits earned by the turtle anyway. No real loss.

But if right? He’d strike gold!

Glaze represents jade’s pinnacle, and jade embodies earth’s essence. Both are earthly treasures yet surpass ordinary soil.

Glaze’s famed for hardness. Even lowly sixth-rank ink colored glaze rivals eighth-rank metals. Purple, green, yellow, blue, and red glazes rank higher—seventh to eighth-rank materials.

Three-colored glaze becomes ninth-rank low-grade. Five-colored reaches fifth-rank mid-grade. Seven-colored ranks as Ninth-Rank High-Grade. Legend speaks of nine-colored glaze—an Immortal Realm treasure. Only ancient great beings brought traces to the mortal world, making it priceless.

Fang Lie thought: Even without the Congenital Glaze Nascent Fetus, nine-colored glaze fragments would justify this gamble.

As chatter continued, Wang Laosan placed the ink colored glaze into the Formation.

He avoided pulverizing it—sixth-rank materials held value. Instead, he switched the Formation to slicing mode. Divine Light beams crisscrossed the Stone Orb.

Hard glaze turned soft as tofu under the light. Head-sized chunks fell with each pass. Three slicing cycles shaved four feet off the orb.

Then—gasps erupted. Beneath the black layer glowed purple radiance!

"Sixth-rank top-grade purple glaze! It changed so fast—maybe there’s more!"

"Impossible! Hundred-foot veins hold two types max. This orb’s just transitional between ink and purple!"

But Divine Light sliced deeper, exposing green glow moments later.

The doubter flushed red under everyone’s stares. "Don’t look at me! This isn’t normal! Maybe Immortal Realm Mineral Veins differ!"

Nobody listened. All eyes locked on the Formation. Hundreds of Divine Light strands whirled, creating glaze piles Fang Lie hurriedly collected.

Layers peeled rapidly—green became yellow, then blue, then red. Each color spanned mere five feet. After six mono-colored layers, the hundred-foot Stone Orb remained intact.

Now it shone tri-colored—purple, green, red!

The crowd erupted. "Three-colored glaze! Ninth-rank material this huge?!"

"Worth an eighth-rank top-grade treasure in raw form!"

"Three-colored glaze crafts unbreakable treasures! Fist-sized pieces make eighth-rank treasures. This bulk? The Mo Sect could forge a glaze warship—something even Ninth-Rank Treasures couldn’t breach!"