Alchemy Master

Chapter 985, Crystal Appraisal Relies Entirely on Guessing

Translator: Silavin

“I wonder if Young Master has noticed. Actually, the temperature around this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal is lower than other Shooting Star Spirit Crystals. This indicates it secretly contains something of the Ice Attribute. Perhaps you might extract a Mutated Spirit Seed!”

The beautiful female attendant continuously encouraged him, practically wishing she could describe this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal as miraculous. Under her exaggerations, it was as if the moment Qin Yichen purchased this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal, he could extract at least one Mutated Spirit Seed.

Watching the female attendant who nearly patted her chest to guarantee it, the corners of Qin Yichen’s mouth curved into a smile. As if moved by her words, his palm gently caressed this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal.

“Brother Qin, what a coincidence!” Just as he was about to make a decision, suddenly, a familiar voice transmitted from the side.

Qin Yichen looked sideways. He saw Lin Fengying and Xuan Mingge walking towards them with benevolent smiles on their faces.

“Brother Lin, Brother Xuan.” Qin Yichen also cupped his fists with a smile, though he muttered silently to himself. [Deliberately following me, not showing yourselves when Ying Xinghui provoked me earlier, but appearing now. Can this even be called coincidence?]

“It seems Brother Qin and I truly have affinity. In just these few short days, I never expected we could encounter Brother Qin in such a vast Saints Heavenly City.” Xuan Mingge shamelessly established rapport without the slightest self-awareness.

The corners of Qin Yichen’s mouth twitched imperceptibly, though he did not expose him. He merely responded casually.

“Is Brother Qin planning to purchase Shooting Star Spirit Crystals?” Suddenly, Xuan Mingge noticed that before Qin Yichen, a beautiful female attendant was standing before a Shooting Star Spirit Crystal. He immediately smiled and asked.

“I do have such plans. Maybe, relying on the Sacred Land’s great fortune, I might extract a Five-Coloured Profound Stone.” Qin Yichen chuckled lightly, his face seemingly displaying a flash of excitement. Then he asked. “Does Brother Xuan also pursue this Dao?”

Hearing Qin Yichen casually speak such baseless boasts about extracting Five-Coloured Profound Stones, Xuan Mingge couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth. However, upon hearing the latter sentence, his expression suddenly became serious. Then he laughed heartily. “Haha, Brother Qin, you’ve asked the right person! Our Black Nihility Sacred Land does have quite a few Divine Appraisers. I also enjoy crystal gambling in my daily life, so while my understanding of the Dao of Crystal Appraisal may be somewhat inferior to Divine Appraisers, I do have some unique insights.”

Xuan Mingge chuckled lightly, his tone filled with a sense of pride.

However, hearing his words, Lin Fengying on the side shook his head, nearly unable to resist covering his eyes.

Within the Black Nihility Sacred Land, Xuan Mingge’s Dao of Crystal Appraisal truly possessed considerable renown.

However, while others didn’t know, these Sacred Master Candidates understood some inside information, all of it was exchanged by this fellow using countless wealth.

For example, a Divine Appraiser might open three to five crystals and definitely extract a decent Spirit Seed. This fellow, however, would directly open thirty to fifty crystals, and all of them were Shooting Star Spirit Crystals selected for their considerable spiritual radiance.

This did indeed allow him to extract quite a few Spirit Seeds, with even no small number of Peak Grade Spirit Seeds.

However, this did not represent that he possessed high achievement in the Dao of Crystal Appraisal, but rather… he was a true spendthrift!

Amongst the upper echelons of the Twelve Sacred Lands, this matter was not any secret. He truly could not understand where Lin Fengying’s pride came from. Had this fellow forgotten how many times his crystal gambling had provoked the Black Nihility Sacred Master to great fury?!

It was also fortunate that Xuan Mingge possessed a rare Spiritual Body with decent comprehension. Otherwise, his Sacred Master Candidate status would have been stripped away countless times by the enraged Black Nihility Sacred Master!

“Is that so?” Qin Yichen, as if he had never heard of Xuan Mingge’s reputation, instead brightened and enthusiastically asked. “Brother Xuan, what do you think of this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal? According to this lady’s introduction, this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal might extract a Mutated Spirit Seed!”

Hearing this, the female attendant on the side stiffened, her heart filled with regret.

The reason she had praised that Shooting Star Spirit Crystal to the Heavens was primarily to trick Qin Yichen into purchasing it. How would she know whether it could extract some unknown Mutated Spirit Seed!?

Now a young man who understood the Dao of Crystal Appraisal had actually arrived. It seemed she was going to be embarrassed this time.

However, she clearly had not anticipated that this gaudily dressed fellow was complete rubbish, who could not even be considered decent amongst trash.

“Mutated Spirit Seed?” Hearing this, Xuan Mingge was slightly stunned, his heart secretly sinking.

Even having expended countless wealth, he had never extracted any Mutated Spirit Seed before! How could he understand such things?

Although he had studied the skills by following Divine Appraisers, he was not someone who cultivated Spiritual Energy. Even following them for so long, what he learned was merely some superficial skills—more like acting than anything.

According to Sacred Master Candidate Xuan’s words, selecting Shooting Star Spirit Crystals was very simple, just four words: ‘Entirely Rely on Guessing’!

However, due to wanting to save face, Xuan Mingge still earnestly examined this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal with a serious expression, tapping and sniffing. At first glance, he truly possessed the bearing of a Divine Appraiser!

After a long moment, as if he had discerned the essence, he nodded to himself before retreating.

“*Ahem* Young Lady, how did you determine this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal might extract a Mutated Spirit Seed?” Xuan Mingge gently stroked his beardless chin, adopting a Master’s bearing as he inquired.

“Young Master… the temperature of this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal seems lower than other Shooting Star Spirit Crystals. It should secretly contain something of the Ice Attribute…” The attendant who had encouraged Qin Yichen answered in a small voice, her heart already crying bitterly.

Temperature could not represent anything. Even some Shooting Star Spirit Crystals with flames ascending and visions surging to Heaven, believed to possibly extract Five-Coloured Profound Stones, might only contain a pile of ordinary Spirit Seeds. Moreover, this temperature difference was something she had fabricated. In truth, this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal was no different from the others.

If one had to mention something, it was that its price was slightly more expensive than ordinary Shooting Star Spirit Crystals here, requiring a full one thousand five hundred drops of Spirit Liquid!

“Secretly contains the Ice Attribute?” Xuan Mingge blinked, a bewildered expression emerging in his eyes.

Having followed so many Divine Appraisers, he had never heard of using temperature for crystal appraisal.

“Brother Xuan… what do you think of this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal?” At this moment, Qin Yichen spoke up again.

Hearing this, Xuan Mingge’s body trembled, once again recovering his bearing as an expert. Simultaneously, his eyes rapidly swept across the price tag beneath that Shooting Star Spirit Crystal.

Seeing that price, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. At this moment, he finally discovered the abnormal aspect of this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal!

It was actually one and a half times more expensive than other Shooting Star Spirit Crystals!

“Brother Qin, having carefully observed it just now, this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal is not bad!” Like a Divine Appraiser, Xuan Mingge once again stroked his chin, speaking meaningfully.