Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 1170 Cutting the Star-Patterned Stone

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Gambling on stones actually involves a lot of luck!"

At this point, his expression shifted, and he asked, "Brother Kuangdao, are you interested in gambling on stones?"

Ye Qing nodded and said, "I've heard that the star-patterned stone may contain a treasure of heaven and earth."

“It does exist, but top-tier treasures are extremely difficult to find!” Zhang Heng said. “However, if a treasure is found in a star-patterned stone, the vast majority of them will be of good quality, with the worst being top-grade blue crystals. Of course, more than 80% of star-patterned stones cannot be cut into any treasures!”

"If Brother Kuangdao is interested in gambling on stones..." Zhang Heng said thoughtfully.

At this point, Zhang Heng took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, our Qi-observation clan does indeed possess an ancient book about star-patterned stones, but it was permanently buried in Silent Hill along with our ancestor, the Great Emperor. To be honest, one of our purposes in entering here this time is to see if we can find this ancient book!"

“If we really find it, I promise you that you can make a copy, but the condition is that you can’t share it with anyone else,” Zhang Heng said.

The expressions of the rest of their family members changed slightly!

However, Zhang Heng's status seemed to be very high, and after hearing Zhang Heng say this, the others could only keep quiet.

"Then I'll thank Brother Zhang Heng in advance!" Ye Qing said. "It's like this, I happen to have a piece of star-patterned stone here, but I don't know how to cut it. I was originally planning to find an opportunity to sell it, but since Brother Zhang Heng knows the art of stone appraisal, why don't you take a look at it for me?"

"You have star-patterned stones?" Zhang Heng asked, slightly surprised.

The big yellow dog glared and said, "Where the hell did you get that star-patterned stone, kid?!"

Ye Qing flipped his right hand, and a fist-sized star-patterned stone appeared in his palm. Ye Qing said, "An unexpected find!"

“A single star-patterned stone is quite valuable. Generally speaking, even a star-patterned stone without any openings is equivalent to the value of a weapon of grade six or higher! If it has been opened and contains treasures, its value will increase even further!” Zhang Heng said, “If Brother Kuangdao trusts me, I can take a look for you!”

Ye Qing nodded and handed over the star-patterned stone.

Zhang Heng took the star-patterned stone in his hand, weighed it, and then used his Qi-observation technique.

A moment later, his brows furrowed deeply.

"How is it?" Ye Qing asked.

“This star-patterned stone doesn’t seem to belong to any of the known planets in the universe that produce star-patterned stones!” Zhang Heng said. “It should come from an unknown vein! Judging from its quality, it has existed for hundreds of millions of years. I think the probability of it containing treasure is over 50%, but…”

At this point, Zhang Heng said, "This is just my deduction. The star-patterned stone is very well sealed, and not a trace of its aura is leaking out, so I can't say for sure."

"How about we cut it open and take a look?" Ye Qing suggested.

Hearing this, the others also looked over curiously. It seems that everyone has an innate sense of anticipation when it comes to gambling!

"Have you thought this through?" Zhang Heng said, "Once you cut open the leather and there's nothing inside, this star-patterned stone will be worthless. If you sell it now, based on its appearance alone, I estimate it could be worth several Rank 6 weapons, or even a Rank 7 weapon!"

"The longer a star-patterned stone has existed, the higher its value?" Sun Jie asked curiously from the side.

"Of course, the longer it exists, the greater the probability that rare and precious treasures will enter its internal space!" Zhang Heng said.

"Let's cut it open and take a look!" The big yellow dog swallowed hard and said excitedly.

Zhang Heng looked at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing nodded and said, "Let's cut it open and take a look!"

Zhang Heng then slowly exhaled, and with a flick of his right hand, two daggers quickly appeared in his hand.

Ye Qing knew at a glance that this dagger was definitely not an ordinary object.

"Then I'll make the first move!" Zhang Heng said, and he flipped through the star-patterned stone for a long time. Then... his hands began to move quickly.

"Ok?"

Ye Qing discovered that his cutting speed was incredibly fast, and what shocked Ye Qing was that the accuracy of each of his cuts was terrifying; the star-patterned stones he cut off were almost as thin as cicada wings.

"Holy crap!" Ye Qing was utterly shocked. Zhang Heng was not as simple as he had said!

His ability to control and accurately manage his internal energy is quite terrifying.

As he continued to cut, the star-patterned stone was cut open, becoming smaller and smaller.

After a long time, only about half of the star-patterned stone remained, and Ye Qing still couldn't sense any energy flowing through it!

Everyone held their breath, watching the scene with curiosity.

Aside from the Zhang family members, this was the first time Ye Qing and Sun Jie had ever witnessed the cutting of a star-patterned stone, and their anticipation was off the charts!

Suddenly, as Zhang Heng brought down another blade, everyone's pupils flickered slightly. They clearly sensed an extremely pure life force flowing out from within the star-patterned stone!

"We found a treasure!" Zhang Ke exclaimed excitedly.

Ye Qing was also surprised, and he quickly looked over!

At this moment, Zhang Heng had slowly stopped. The star-patterned stone had been cut down to half, and it was very flat. On one side, an extremely strong life force was constantly flowing out!

However, it was still encased in star-patterned stone.

Zhang Heng took a deep breath and said, "The price has gone up! If nothing unexpected happens, everything in here is guaranteed to be at least the size of a Wood Spirit Pearl, and there's still room for it to rise further. If you sell it, you should be able to get a Grade 7 weapon without much trouble!"

"Aren't you going to cut it?" Ye Qing asked.