The group quickened their pace, moving forward.
After venturing about ten li deep, Su Luo stopped.
Li Tianjue, already aware of Su Luo's stone-identifying ability, asked her, "How is it, have you found anything here?"
Su Luo nodded and pointed to a gray-black stone, about the size of a water vat, in front of them. "Senior Brother, there should be something good inside this stone."
Li Tianjue's lips curved into a slight smile, having anticipated this moment. He brought down his palm, and the stone split into two halves.
A faint, verdant glow lit up.
"Ah, there really is! It's a huge piece!" Everyone gathered around, filled with surprise and joy.
They hadn't expected Su Luo to succeed on her first try.
"This is a fourth-grade Green Crystal. Such a large piece, it must be worth at least over a million!" Qin Yuanshu glanced at Su Luo with shock and envy, then immediately said, "Quick, Xiao Lin, Xiao Gu, you two, hurry and extract this Green Crystal."
Lin Yao and Gu Chengfeng immediately responded, "Yes, Senior Brother Qin."
Su Luo looked around and, not long after, pointed to an even larger stone. "This one, let's try breaking it open."
A flash of sword light from Li Tianjue's hand easily sliced this ore into a cross.
As the stone split open, Qin Yuanshu immediately leaned closer, exclaiming with delight, "Indeed, there's more! Senior Sister Su is too amazing! It's a fifth-grade Sapphire, and this piece is even bigger. Xiao Sun, Xiao He, hurry and extract this gem, don't just stand there staring."
Sun Lulu and He Bi'er, startled, quickly said, "Yes, Senior Brother Qin."
Su Luo let the outer disciples assist, while she continuously scanned the surroundings with her Divine Eye Goggles.
Not only the stones standing everywhere but also the ground were under her scrutiny. Wherever she went, under the detection of the Divine Eye Goggles, nothing remained hidden, more accurate than a mine sweeper.
The others watched with great excitement, following behind Su Luo and Li Tianjue, continuously extracting the gems that were cut out.
Finally, Su Luo stopped before a stone that protruded a foot high, most of which was buried underground. After gazing for a moment, she confidently told Li Tianjue, "Senior Brother, this stone is good! Be careful when you cut it, along the edges."
Li Tianjue seemed to understand something, and Chu Tianshu, Lu Jixing, and others also gathered around.
"What, there's something good in this stone again?"
"I think so. Junior Sister has pinpointed it so many times, she can't be wrong. I'll bet you if you don't believe me!"
"Hmph! It's obvious, who would bet with you?"
The others stepped aside with smiles, their eyes fixed on the stone. Li Tianjue struck the ground with his palm, and the entire colossal stone was uprooted and rolled aside. With a casual wave of his hand, his movements were graceful, sword light flashing, and the stone's skin peeled off like falling rain.
This not only displayed exquisite sword techniques but also removed the outer layer of the freshly unearthed stone.
Everyone was stunned, collectively drawing in a sharp breath.
A piece as large as a water vat, a flawless pink gem, shone brilliantly under the sunlight. It was as clear as crystal and as tender as a flower petal, causing Sun Lulu and He Bi'er to exclaim in admiration, "What a beautiful gem, heavens, it's so big!"
They had never seen such a massive gemstone, fearing it was worth tens of millions!
Su Luo also smiled, her eyes curving, "This is a Rose Spirit Crystal, a sixth-grade wood-element gem. I didn't expect it to be this large."
Chu Tianshu grinned from ear to ear, "A sixth-grade gem is one thing, but the key is that it's this big! Junior Sister, you've struck gold! If you sell it after taking it back, it'll likely be no less than three hundred million. Your eyesight is incredible!"
"Indeed, indeed!"
Lu Jixing also praised excitedly, "Fortunately, no one else is here, otherwise, they'd be green with envy. No one has ever been able to determine if there's a gem inside through the stone's skin. Junior Sister, what kind of ability is this? It's too amazing!"
La la la, he felt proud to have such a capable junior sister.
No one's junior sister was more capable than his.
Qin Yuanshu quickly squeezed in, looking enviously at the gem while eagerly saying, "Senior Sister Su is too amazing, your stone-reading ability is simply divine! Senior Sister Su... can you teach us? Let us learn too?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yao and the others' hearts stirred.
It would be wonderful if they could learn it too.
But Su Luo smiled faintly and said, "No, you can't learn my method, I can't teach you."
Not everyone possessed divine artifacts; it was a matter of destiny.
Qin Yuanshu didn't believe it and mustered his courage again, "Senior Sister Su, I'm serious. As long as you're willing to teach me, I'll endure any hardship. I only beg you, in the name of fellow disciples, to teach me, okay? I'll kneel for you!"
Seeing that he was truly about to kneel, Li Tianjue said coldly, "I already told you, you can't learn it. Why are you still forcing things?"
His low voice carried immense authority, causing Qin Yuanshu to tremble, unable to kneel any further.
He knew Li Tianjue was angry and quickly explained, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Su! I... I was wrong... How dare I force things? Truly sorry, Senior Sister Su, I didn't mean it that way." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"It's alright, I'm not angry."
Su Luo's expression was calm, but she gave him an extra glance. "Junior Brother Qin, your internal fire has been a bit strong lately. You should pay attention to rest, and don't be too anxious. Be careful not to damage your body, or it will be a loss outweighing the gain."
Qin Yuanshu's heart sank, "Senior Sister Su, I... Yes, thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister Su."
For this grand competition, he had been cultivating day and night, neglecting food and sleep, all in order to enter the top one hundred.
Having finally become the number one outer disciple, he was determined to maintain that title. However, due to excessive cultivation, he had noticed frequent nosebleeds and a tendency to become agitated during practice.
To his surprise, Su Luo had seen through it with a single glance.
"Just be more mindful. Anything in excess is not good," Su Luo said without explaining, offering only a few reminders.
She had also noticed some redness in Qin Yuanshu's eyes and had taken a look with her Divine Eye Goggles, only to discover that he was on the verge of qi deviation due to his cultivation. If not adjusted in time, the consequences would be unpredictable.
Although this Junior Brother Qin was trying to curry favor with her and a few senior brothers, his attitude throughout the journey had been evident, Su Luo still reminded him. Outer disciples looked up to inner disciples, which was common in Qingxu Heaven and other sects. While she never curried favor with anyone, she would not condemn others.
After this minor episode, no one paid it much mind. They handed over all the discovered gems to Li Tianjue for safekeeping.
In just over two hours, they had cut out gems worth over a hundred million.
Everyone was awestruck by Su Luo's stone-identifying skills.
"Here, and here, over there... break open this stone too! Second Senior Brother, this one... Third Senior Brother, you cut this one, yes, and the one next to it..."
Su Luo continuously directed, mobilizing everyone. They were all busy with fervor.
Gray-black stones were cut open, revealing precious gems within.
Some were as emerald green as jade, the finest quality turquoise, with a single fist-sized piece valued at five million.
Some were as red as fire, such as Flame Crystal, Flame Diamond, Phoenix Blood Stone...
Some were a deep blue, as if a pool of deep lake water, which were the finest quality Deep Sea Azure Gems, hundreds of times more precious than ordinary spirit stones.
After a busy half-day, the ore within a radius of ten li had been thoroughly scanned by Su Luo.
Although they were exhausted, the harvest was also considerable.
Su Luo smiled and said to everyone, "When we return to Qingxu Heaven, everyone will have a share of these gems, because everyone contributed, not just me."