Sleeping to Immortality: Getting Stronger One Nap at a Time!-Chapter 74 – In the inner courtyard of the stone gambling, Chen Changsheng: My name is Zuo Xinghe

After repaying the debt to the Saintess of the Zifu, Chen Changsheng cheerfully placed the Fire Dragon Source into a beast hide bag and handed it to Wang Defa.
This beast hide bag was specially made for divine sources. Its space wasn't large, but it could offset the terrifying weight of the divine source.
Otherwise, if there were too many divine sources, the terrifying weight would crush a storage ring.
"Manager Wang, I remember that to enter the courtyard inside the Kunlun Stone House, you need at least a guarantee of ten thousand jin of divine sources."
"Now my guarantee should be enough. Can I go in?"
Seeing that Chen Changsheng had really extracted a divine source from a piece of waste rock, Wang Defa's attitude towards him changed drastically.
Currently, the Kunlun Sacred Ground was hosting the "Hero's Gathering," attracting countless talents from all around.
Someone with such skills and insight must have an extraordinary background.
How could Wang Defa dare to neglect such a person?
"Of course, please follow me."
With Wang Defa's enthusiastic invitation, Chen Changsheng entered the courtyard inside the Kunlun Stone House.
Seeing this, the Saintess of the Zifu also followed closely behind.
However, just because these two could enter freely didn't mean others could as well.
Soon, the entire Kunlun Sacred Ground knew that an unknown prodigy was going to the inner courtyard of the Kunlun Stone House to gamble on stones.
Such excitement naturally attracted other prodigies to come.
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Inside the inner courtyard of the Kunlun Stone House.
Unlike the outer courtyard, the number of stones in the inner courtyard was pitifully small.
In the vast inner courtyard, there were only a dozen or so stones to choose from, but each stone appeared extraordinary.
Some stones were shaped like a welcoming pine tree, and whenever a breeze blew by, the stone would sway slightly.
Others were pitifully small, only the size of a fist.
Yet, this stone was exceptionally smooth and would roll on its own when placed on a tray.
After carefully observing the stones in the inner courtyard, Chen Changsheng frowned.
Because the aura on these stones was extremely dense, if he guessed correctly, they should have been taken from the depths of the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Zone.
He wasn't quite sure what these stones might yield.
"Sir, have you taken a liking to any particular stone?"
"I think that 'Welcoming Pine' is not bad. To be honest, I personally heard the sound of wind blowing through leaves from inside the stone!"
Facing Wang Defa's sales pitch, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes and said.
"I'm more familiar with the wonders of the stones from the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Zone than you are, but I also know that nine out of ten are empty."
"The stones here, the cheapest are five thousand divine sources per jin, and a single stone can easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of divine sources."
"If you allow credit, I might be interested in opening three to five stones."
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"You're joking, sir. We're just a small business, and credit is, of course, not possible."
"But for you, sir, a hundred or eighty thousand divine sources is just a small matter."
"Enough already!"
"Notify your superiors. What I have to offer is beyond your decision."
"I don't have that much money, so I need to use something as collateral."
Hearing this, Wang Defa immediately laughed and said, "No problem, sir, please wait a moment. I'll be right back."
After speaking, Wang Defa ordered someone to bring spiritual tea and then respectfully withdrew.
Sitting in the pavilion, Chen Changsheng continued to observe the surrounding stones while sipping tea.
He wasn't at all captivated by the Saintess of the Zifu's stunning aura.
After a while, the silent Saintess of the Zifu spoke.
"With your abilities, you shouldn't care about the number of divine sources."
"You want what's inside the divine sources."
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng turned to look at the Saintess of the Zifu and said.
"Why do you say that, Saintess?"
"As the saying goes, 'wealth, companions, method, and place,' resources are always the top priority on the path of cultivation."
"I came to the Kunlun Stone House, of course, for the divine sources."
"After all, who would mind having more divine sources?"
Facing Chen Changsheng's explanation, the Saintess of the Zifu calmly said, "Others may come to the Stone House for divine sources, but you're different."
"Why?"
"Because your gaze is too calm. That Fire Dragon Source weighs at least fifty jin."
"Equivalent to twenty-five thousand jin of ordinary divine sources, such cultivation resources can't be ignored even by prodigies."
"But when you saw the Fire Dragon Source, you didn't even blink."
"This means that twenty-five thousand jin of divine sources are nothing in your eyes."
"Everyone in the Kunlun Sacred Ground knows that the stones in the inner courtyard of the Stone House are worth a fortune."
"At such prices, even if you extract the top-grade divine sources, you can't break even."
"The only chance is to extract divine sources containing sealed items, so you're here for what's inside the divine sources."
After hearing the analysis from the Saintess of the Zifu, Chen Changsheng nodded and praised, "Your analysis is reasonable."
"I am indeed here for what's inside the divine sources."
"As you know, the ores from the Forbidden Zone have a high chance of yielding divine sources, and these divine sources often contain remarkable items."
"For example, some unknown spiritual herbs, which often have miraculous effects."
"I need such spiritual herbs, so I came."
"By the way, after chatting for so long, I still don't know your name, Miss?"
"Zi Ning."
Two words came from beneath the veil of the Saintess of the Zifu.
"Zi Ning, a good name."
"I am Zuo Xinghe, thank you, Miss Zi Ning, for your help earlier."
"Crack!"
A crack appeared in the teacup in Zi Ning's hand, and a powerful aura emanated from her.
"Zuo Xinghe is the name of the current Left Emperor of the Xuanwu Nation in the Eastern Wasteland."
"Even though Zi Ning is in the Central Court, she wouldn't be ignorant of this. Are you looking down on Zi Ning, sir?"
"Hahaha!"
"Miss Zi Ning is indeed knowledgeable. Su Tian apologizes to you."
"Boom!"
Without any hesitation, Zi Ning struck directly.
Because the person in front of her was still deceiving her, Su Tian was the leader of the prodigies from the Xuanwu Nation this time.
After encountering this strange man, she conducted a detailed investigation.
The investigation revealed discrepancies in the personnel list from the Eastern Wasteland.
To be precise, there was one more person in the prodigy group from the Eastern Wasteland.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Chen Changsheng and Zi Ning exchanged over a hundred moves, neither using spiritual power, relying solely on physical strength.
However, the result was that Chen Changsheng easily subdued Zi Ning on the one hundred and thirty-sixth move.
With his left hand, he grasped her delicate arm, and with his right hand, he held her swan-like neck.
Chen Changsheng said with a face full of frustration, "Young lady, why are you always thinking about fighting?"
Although subdued by Chen Changsheng, Zi Ning remained unflustered.
"The Xuanwu Nation emphasizes physical strength, but your physical strength surpasses all the prodigies in the Xuanwu Nation."
"Why aren't you on the prodigy group's list? Who exactly are you?"
Just as Zi Ning was questioning Chen Changsheng, many prodigies who came to watch the show arrived.
And then they saw the rather intimate posture of the two.
The crowd: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧
Is it really this exciting?