Chapter 988, Instructing the Crystal Cutter

Translator: Silavin

 

This Spirit Crystal was not very large, only about half a person’s height.

 

Although it was so inconspicuous in the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Spirit Crystal Area, it was nevertheless from the core portion of a meteorite from the stars.

 

Because of the commotion here, it attracted quite a few onlookers in this Spirit Crystal Area.

 

Of course, those interested in this were mostly youths from Sacred Lands, all just joining in the excitement.

 

Some people who frequently lingered in the Spirit Crystal Area would at most glance once before minding their own business.

 

These small skirmishes simply were not worthy of their attention.

 

*Swish swish swish…* Following the Crystal Cutter’s movements, the surrounding people quietened down slightly.

 

During the crystal cutting, ordinary Spirit Seeds were perfectly extracted one by one and placed on the jade plate the female attendant was holding.

 

However, no one cared about how many Ordinary Spirit Seeds were produced. After all, this Spirit Crystal was worth fifteen Peak Grade Spirit Seeds. Even if one or two Peak Grade Spirit Seeds were produced, there would still be a loss of over ten Peak Grade Spirit Seeds.

 

Looking at the continuously shrinking Spirit Crystal, Qin Yichen still appeared relaxed and at ease. However, Xuan Mingge was so nervous his palms were sweating, his eyes unblinking as he stared at the diminishing Spirit Crystal.

 

“Relax, Brother Xuan.” Qin Yichen, the person directly involved, even opened his mouth to comfort him.

 

This made Lin Fengying shake his head.

 

The current Qin Yichen appeared even less reliable than Xuan Mingge.

 

The Spirit Crystal soon had only about one-third remaining…

 

“That fellow actually dared to provoke you two, truly not knowing his place.” Bei Ling spoke to Zhou Xiaosha and Zhou Dasha with a somewhat flattering tone.

 

He just wanted to see Qin Yichen make a fool of himself.

 

Best if Feng Qianxue could see clearly that he was merely a weakling. At that time, Feng Qianxue naturally would not side with Qin Yichen anymore.

 

Under his flattery, Zhou Xiaosha and Zhou Dasha also revealed complacent expressions.

 

“I wonder if our Brilliant Sky’s Sacred Master Candidate Qin has ten thousand drops of Spirit Liquid to compensate you two…” Bei Ling deliberately raised his voice so everyone around could hear.

 

“Whether I do or not isn’t for you to worry about.” Qin Yichen coldly responded with one sentence, then stopped paying attention to him.

 

Bei Ling’s expression immediately darkened again.

 

This was Qin Yichen clearly not taking him seriously.

 

“Detestable brat, I’ll see how you get off the stage later!” He was determined to thoroughly humiliate Qin Yichen afterwards.

 

*Swish swish swish…*

 

Here, the elderly Crystal Cutter was probably the most composed. He had been concentrating on the task at hand, crystal fragments falling like snowflakes.

 

“Hm?” Suddenly, the crystal cutting blade in his hand stopped, and a slight sound of surprise emerged from his mouth.

 

“What happened? Did a Five-Coloured Profound Stone appear? Or a Mutated Spirit Seed?”

 

The moment the Crystal Cutter stopped, Xuan Mingge urgently asked.

 

The Crystal Cutter merely glanced at him without speaking, the crystal cutting blade in his hand moving again. However, this time, his movements had clearly slowed down.

 

“Hm?” Zhou Xiaosha, Zhou Dasha, and the others also noticed the Crystal Cutter’s abnormality.

 

“Could it really produce a Peak Grade Spirit Seed?” Bei Ling spoke with a somewhat playful tone.

 

However, his mocking words were met with the surrounding people looking at him as if he were an idiot.

 

What a joke. A single Peak Grade Spirit Seed could make the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Crystal Cutter treat it cautiously?!

 

These people had been here for quite some time and naturally understood these Crystal Cutters’ temperaments.

 

“Wait!” Just then, as the Crystal Cutter was about to cut towards a slightly recessed area, Qin Yichen spoke up, even grasping the Crystal Cutter’s hand that was about to cut down.

 

This scene startled everyone.

 

These Crystal Cutters had quite high status within the Ancient Jade Pavilion. Qin Yichen’s action clearly showed some disrespect towards the Crystal Cutter.

 

Last time, someone from a Sacred Land had been expelled from the Ancient Jade Pavilion for life due to offending a Crystal Cutter!

 

“Now there’s a good show to watch…”

 

As everyone expected, displeasure appeared on the elderly Crystal Cutter’s face as he quite impolitely said to Qin Yichen, “Do I need you to teach me how to cut crystals?”

 

These Crystal Cutters had been specially trained by the Ancient Jade Pavilion to cut crystals since childhood. Although their cultivation was average, their crystal cutting techniques could absolutely be called master level.

 

“Master, this Junior doesn’t mean that.” Qin Yichen naturally would not be foolish enough to offend the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Crystal Cutter, and instead explained, “Master, there’s something special here. Please look carefully. Doesn’t this look like a bent Spirit Seed?”

 

This was the special feature of this Spirit Crystal.

 

The Spirit Seed inside had curved due to external forces. If one cut from there, it would inevitably sever the Spirit Seed inside, causing Spiritual Energy to dissipate and greatly reducing its value.

 

This situation had never occurred before, so in his previous life, the Crystal Cutter who opened this Spirit Crystal had cut a notch in the Spirit Seed inside.

 

If it were just a Peak Grade Spirit Seed, there actually wouldn’t be much loss. The problem was that inside this Spirit Crystal, the curved portion of the Spirit Seed had mutated…

 

If one cut here, that mutated half of the Spirit Seed would be rendered useless.

 

That half of the Mutated Spirit Seed was a huge sum for the current Qin Yichen, so he spoke up to stop it.

 

“Hm?” Originally, the Crystal Cutter did not pay much attention, but after carefully looking in the direction Qin Yichen pointed, he immediately discovered some clues.

 

Just as Qin Yichen said, the Spirit Seed inside indeed showed signs of curving.

 

The Crystal Cutter’s brows furrowed as he glanced at Qin Yichen again. Without saying anything, the movements in his hands changed.

 

This scene left the onlookers stunned.

 

To them, it looked very much like Qin Yichen was instructing the Ancient Jade Pavilion’s Crystal Cutting Master on how to cut crystals.

 

What they could not accept was… this Crystal Cutting Master actually accepted Qin Yichen’s instruction!

 

Could it be that Qin Yichen, who appeared to be only in his teens, had crystal cutting experience even more abundant than this elderly Crystal Cutting Master!?

 

“Playing tricks!” Zhou Xiaosha, Zhou Dasha, and Bei Ling all snorted with dissatisfaction.

 

However, perhaps even they had not realised that they themselves had already begun to feel somewhat nervous.

 

Ten thousand drops of Spirit Liquid was no small sum.

 

That was a full hundred Peak Grade Spirit Seeds. Anyone would feel the pain.

 

Compared to their nervousness, Qin Yichen appeared quite relaxed.

 

Earlier, he was still worrying about not having enough Spirit Liquid to purchase the things he wanted, and now, someone had delivered themselves to his door. This was a case of: it would be foolish for him to not take what was being offered.

 

*Swish…* Suddenly, with the Crystal Cutter’s slow movement, a section of Spirit Seed was revealed.

 

“It’s a Peak Grade Spirit Seed!”

 

Someone called out.

 

“No, wait, why does it feel a bit cold…”

 

“*Siii…* it really is a bit cold.”

 

“Could it be… no way…”

 

Everyone’s gazes instantly concentrated on the Spirit Crystal in the Crystal Cutter’s hands that was about to be completely cut, every pair of eyes revealing expressions of disbelief.