How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 206 The Third Stone, A Hidden Universe

"Spider web crack? And super..." Zhou Qin exclaimed softly.

"Yes, the entire stone, you probably can’t find a piece larger than a finger that’s complete, but I must say, its quality is really excellent. Without the cracks, this stone would definitely be worth over a billion. But... what a pity!"

Zhou Qin murmured, "This piece cost 80 million when purchased."

"That’s why... what a pity!"

Zhou Ling’s forehead veins bulged: "This is Zhongjiang material, and Zhongjiang material is known to have no outer cracks, which means no inner cracks. I absolutely don’t believe it has so many cracks inside..."

This piece was bought by his own hands, and it was the first major transaction he made after establishing his name at Xueyu Pavilion.

As long as this piece remained the treasure of Xueyu Pavilion, Zhou Ling would be Young Master Duan Yu. But Lin Xiaosu’s one remark dismissed this piece, indirectly dismissing his reputation.

This dashing young man was enraged.

"I’m just judging the jade as I see it. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

"Grandpa, I want to open this piece!" Zhou Ling looked at Boss Zhou.

Boss Zhou’s face twitched slightly...

Opening the stone is very common in Xueyu Pavilion. They open materials every day, some good, some waste, some surprises, and some disappointments. But overall, it wasn’t enough to raise the eyebrows of the old man.

However, this piece was too extreme.

An 80 million piece, always praised in the industry.

If not opened, it could be sold for a billion easily.

However, if opened, even if just a window is wiped, as Lin Xiaosu said, its value might only be in the seven figures, dropping from nine figures to seven figures. Even Xueyu Pavilion with its deep foundation would be deeply hurt.

Yet, Boss Zhou, who had been in the jade industry for many years and was an authoritative figure in jade appraisal, leaned towards his grandson based on common sense. Zhongjiang materials are known never to have internal cracks if the surface is intact.

Would this rule really be broken?

And would it happen to Xueyu Pavilion’s treasured piece?

It was difficult for him to accept emotionally.

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze swept across Boss Zhou’s face: "Boss Zhou, what about the third piece?"

He was just a jade appraiser, taking 150,000 yuan to appraise three pieces. It wasn’t worth worrying about whether people believed him or not. The sooner he finished, the sooner he could leave!

He didn’t have a good impression of Zhou Ling either.

The third piece was brought by Zhou Qin.

This piece was very small, about a foot square, red-skinned, and adorably shaped.

Lin Xiaosu took the piece, and his expression suddenly changed...

"Mr. Lin, this piece..."

"This piece..." Lin Xiaosu said, "It’s fortunate you haven’t opened it!"

Zhou Qin’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. This piece was actually one from her personal collection. When Grandpa went to Fengcheng, he originally only intended for Lin Xiaosu to appraise two pieces. She, traveling with him, brought along one of her own.

Grandpa had looked at it on the road and thought its quality was quite good.

She was planning to open it in the next few days.

Suddenly, she heard Lin Xiaosu’s unprecedentedly serious tone: Fortunately, it hasn’t been opened!

"Why?" Zhou Qin asked.

"This piece... contains a terrifying aura. If opened, it would be deadly!"

"Aura?" Boss Zhou’s face changed dramatically: "Poison?"

"Almost!" Lin Xiaosu said.

The scene fell into complete silence.

Zhou Qin abruptly stood up: "How is that possible? How can there be poison in jade? This is absurd, I absolutely don’t believe it!"

Lin Xiaosu said: "As I said, I only appraise. Believe it or not, it’s up to you! For the sake of Boss Zhou’s consistent trust in me, I give you a suggestion: if you must open it, choose a secluded open-air place, and have the person opening it wear a gas mask. Better safe than sorry."

"I’ll open it now!" Zhou Qin sprang up, grabbing the raw stone from Lin Xiaosu’s hand.

Boss Zhou shook his head lightly: "These two kids have been spoiled by me. Mr. Lin... please don’t take it to heart."

"How could I? Young talents with some knowledge of jade who have their own judgments, not blindly following others, are a blessing for you, Boss Zhou." Lin Xiaosu smiled.

"Mr. Lin, though young, is so steady. You are the one to achieve great things!" Boss Zhou said: "I toast you with tea instead of wine."

The two of them sat drinking tea.

Actually, they were waiting for Zhou Qin’s verification.

As for Zhou Qin, she rushed to the stone-cutting workshop, but as she approached, her steps slowed down. Her small white cat followed her, almost rolling and crawling along...

"Miss!" The masters inside came running.

Zhou Qin took a deep breath: "Old Zhou, get two gas masks, and prepare Room No. 1, we’re opening a stone."

Room No. 1 opened and then closed.

With her gas mask on, Zhou Qin stared intently at the stone under the wire saw.

Behind her, the little white cat also had its big round eyes fixed on it.

All her thoughts were focused on this stone. Born into a jade family, she had handled jade for decades. How could there be poison in jade? Do you know what jade is? Do you know how jade is formed? It takes billions of years under high temperature and pressure!

What kind of poison could survive such an environment?

This test didn’t just concern her own judgment.

It also concerned her grandfather.

Since meeting the young man called the god of stone gambling, grandfather was utterly convinced by him. Whatever he said, grandfather believed. As the head of Xueyu Pavilion, trusting someone so unconditionally was very dangerous for Xueyu Pavilion.

She wanted to use the actual result to dispel his nonsense and make her grandfather wake up.

Outside, Zhou Ling arrived: "Lao Kong! Cut this stone!"

Lao Kong turned and saw the large stone wrapped in red cloth.

Lao Kong was shocked: "Young Master, this... this is the Purple Jade King Stone."

This 40 to 50-kilogram stone was well known in Xueyu Pavilion. Every experienced stone-cutting master was aware of it.

They all wanted to cut this stone, to witness firsthand the emergence of a treasure worth tens or even hundreds of millions, but they knew it wouldn’t be opened lightly.

"Yes!"

"Young Master, are you sure about opening it? Does Grandfather know?" Lao Kong was cautious.

Zhou Ling glared at him: "Just do it, no more questions."

"But, Young Master, this stone is of great importance. Shouldn’t we consult Grandfather..."

"Just a window, at this spot!" Zhou Ling had no choice.

A window...

That was much better.

Lao Kong complied.

As the machine roared, a small section of the stone skin was removed, revealing under the light a captivating trace of purple...

"Open it bigger!" Zhou Ling commanded.

The window was widened...

"Enough, let me see!" Zhou Ling shone a flashlight on the window, and suddenly, his hand trembled slightly. He felt as if darkness was enveloping him...

Inside the window, the purple was truly captivating, icy and clear.

However, layers of fine spider web-like cracks crisscrossed within!

Emperor’s Crack!

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Lin Xiaosu was right!

This 80-million stone, regarded as a billion-level treasure by Xueyu Pavilion, revealed its fatal flaw as the window opened.

Its value plummeted to the millions!

He was unwilling!

But with the undeniable facts before him, what more could he say...

Suddenly, a light sound boomed from Room No. 1 workshop, followed by his sister Zhou Qin’s shrill scream, extremely horrific...

Old man Zhou Xiaoyu heard the news from the stone field and rushed over with Lin Xiaosu.

The scene inside left this super veteran player, with over sixty years in the jade industry, feeling dizzy...

Outside the stone-cutting workshop, the treasure stone exposed its Emperor’s Crack, its value dropping drastically by 99%.

Room No. 1 was a fully enclosed space with glass partitions on all sides. The scene visible through the glass made his heart skip a beat.

He saw his granddaughter Zhou Qin.

Zhou Qin, with a gas mask on, hugging a small cat, was screaming heart-wrenchingly and in a frenzied state.

The cat, once white as snow, now had black patches in its fur, its body stiff, limbs stretched straight, extremely terrifying.

The one operating the stone was the most experienced master, Master Zhou.

Master Zhou, also wearing a gas mask, stood in front of the stone table, his hands in protective gloves shaking uncontrollably.

On the stone table lay the red-skinned stone that Zhou Qin had just brought over, split in half, its interior hollow and pitch black.

Even Lin Xiaosu was shocked.

Through the stone, he had sensed something with the Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit, but the black mist inside had interfered with his perception—this black mist seemed to affect even the Primordial Spirit.

Now the stone was opened, the black mist had dispelled, and he could finally see its interior clearly.

It was pitch black inside.

But not just any black.

What did it resemble?

Like an abyss of darkness!

Seeing this abyss made him feel a chill all over...

"Open the door and get Miss Zhou out!" Boss Zhou shouted.

"The door’s locked from the inside, only Miss Zhou can come out herself, but she’s... she’s in shock and can’t hear anyone..."

Lao Kong beside him was very anxious.

"Even if we have to break it down..." Boss Zhou was anxious.

Jade, wealth, none of this mattered much to Boss Zhou, but in his old age, his relatives’ lives did. Who wouldn’t care?

It had been confirmed there was poison inside.

His granddaughter was scared silly, just screaming and shouting, completely forgetting to run...

Who knew what catastrophe might happen if this went on.

"Grandfather, breaking it won’t help!" Zhou Ling called out: "There’s poison inside, if we break it, we..."

"Your life is precious, but your sister’s life isn’t?" Boss Zhou was furious.

"She’s wearing a gas mask. We don’t have masks..."

That was true...

But still, it wasn’t safe to let her stay in this toxic environment for long.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaosu spoke: "Let me do it!"

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