Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Although Ye Chen had never tried the dual cultivation technique, it could theoretically accelerate his cultivation progress.

As for how much faster it will be, that remains to be seen.

My parents are both at the third level of Qi Refining now, so it seems perfect for them to cultivate this technique...

But...but...

cough cough-

Ye Chen simply couldn't refuse!

After thinking about it, I decided against it.

I always feel too awkward discussing this kind of thing with my father!

The more I think about it, the more awkward it gets. How will the father and son ever talk again...?

However, I can exchange a few words with my second uncle.

Should I have my second uncle teach my dad then?

It doesn't seem like it's impossible!

Or did he pretend to have left a book behind so his dad could find it?

After thinking it over, Ye Chen still felt it was better to let his second uncle be the "good guy".

After returning to his room, Ye Chen did not continue cultivating, but instead inscribed array patterns to hone his mental strength.

This way, I can sleep better at night.

Ye Chen took out the remaining 4 stones and placed them on the ground.

The jade stones cut from these rocks are enough for Ye Chen to set up one or two more spirit-gathering arrays.

This includes the stone containing imperial green.

Ye Chen was still a little excited at the thought of cutting open a piece of imperial green jade.

He had seen the photos online, and the green in the middle was undoubtedly Imperial Green, possibly even better than Imperial Green.

Although he didn't buy jade for money, it's still very rare to find a piece of imperial green jade that's worth a fortune, making it extremely memorable.

It's great whether used as a core element of a formation or for making jewelry!

This is definitely something that can be passed down through generations.

After Ye Chen finished cutting the other three stones, he adjusted his mindset and began to carefully cut the large stone containing imperial green.

The stone's appearance is rather average; its texture and translucency are not very good, and it has cracks.

That's probably why such a large piece of stone is so cheap!

Ye Chen worked swiftly and quickly cut out the piece of imperial green jade.

The entire piece of imperial green jade is oval-shaped, just like a large ostrich egg!

Although the outer layer of leaf dust hasn't been completely cleaned, it's easy to see that this piece is of excellent quality.

Previously, even though Ye Chen could see the general situation inside through the stone skin, it wasn't very clear.

Looking at it closely now, I have a different feeling. It's beautiful, so beautiful, and so green.

They're even prettier than glass beads!

Suddenly Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, as there was a small area in the middle of the jade that he couldn't see through.

Although it was also an extreme green, just like the other areas, Ye Chen couldn't see through it.

This area is not large, about the size of a longan.

Ye Chen frowned slightly. This was really strange. This was the first time he had encountered this situation when he used the X-ray vision pill to see through stones.

Even the invincible X-ray vision pill couldn't see through some jade.

Jade is essentially still a stone, so this shouldn't be the case!

At this point, Ye Chen was in a dilemma: should he cut open the piece of imperial green jade to take a look?

This whole piece would be an excellent material for engraving array patterns.

It's better than any material he's ever used, and it might last longer and be even more effective.

If you cut it open, it's a bit of a waste; you can only use it as a foothold.

However, Ye Chen really wanted to know why he couldn't see through it.

Ye Chen simply held up one hand and started counting: "If it's an odd number, then cut it open!"

"One, two, three, four, five! Okay, odd number, then let's cut it. It's fate!"

Ye Chen took a deep breath and slowly made a cut...

In the end, it took him a lot of effort to slice out an area the size of a longan.

He also ruined this piece of imperial green jade, making it almost unrecognizable and causing it to lose most of its value.

Fortunately, he didn't sell it, so it didn't affect the recording process.

The small beads that are cut out still need to be finely processed so that they fit together perfectly with the surrounding jade.

Ye Chen had initially thought the peeling process would require extreme care, but it turned out to be much easier.

The outer layer of the beads is easy to peel off, just like peeling off an eggshell.

In no time, he had peeled away the outer layer of jade, revealing its true form.

This is a green bead, and it really does look like a glass bead, but it's a bit bigger.

They are round and green, quite beautiful. If used as pendants or set in jewelry, they would be absolutely stunning and might even fetch a sky-high price.

Ye Chen examined the green bead, about the size of a longan, for a long time, but still couldn't see through it.

Ye Chen opened the system panel again and took a look, but there was no option to trade.

Ye Chen used his mental power to investigate, but he still couldn't figure out what it was.

In the end, Ye Chen could only resort to the old method: injecting spiritual energy to investigate.

We'll know whether it's a mule or a horse once we inject spiritual energy into it.

Ye Chen held the green bead and slowly channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into it.

The feel was different from the array patterns he had inscribed; the resistance was several times greater than that of jade.

It's just like the difference between 18 and 38.

Just then, the green bead reacted, and a faint green glow appeared on its surface.

If you don't look closely or look at it for too long, you'll feel like your eyes are playing tricks on you.

But Ye Chen was no ordinary person; there was no possibility that he was seeing things. The green bead was indeed glowing.

Seeing this, Ye Chen slowly increased the amount of spiritual power he poured in, and the green light emitted by the bead grew stronger and stronger.

It's like a green, luminous pearl.

The surrounding walls were bathed in a deep green light, creating an ethereal and otherworldly atmosphere!

Ye Chen stared blankly at the bead in his hand and couldn't help but mutter, "What's this? A luminous pearl?"

Besides emitting a green light, the green beads also feel quite comfortable to hold.

There was an indescribable feeling of comfort, a comfort that came from the body's instincts.

It was as if every cell in my fingers had become more active at that moment.

Ye Chen looked at it for a long time but still couldn't see anything other than green.

Just as he was about to withdraw his spiritual power, the bead made a slight clicking sound.

Ye Chen was startled. "Holy crap, could it be that too much spiritual energy caused it to collapse...?"

A slight crack appeared on the surface of the bead.

"Click—"

The cracking sound continued, just like the sound of an eggshell breaking.

Although the sound was faint, Ye Chen heard it clearly.

In no time, the green bead was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

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Oh no, it's cracked.

Are you really going to destroy these beautiful beads with your own hands?

He felt like a hundred million was slipping away from him...

Before Ye Chen could react, wisps of green gas began to drift out from the cracks in the beads, followed by a slow oozing of green liquid.

Ye Chen's pupils contracted sharply. What... what is this?

He felt every pore on his body open up instantly, as if trying to absorb the gas.

The body has an instinctive craving for this green gas, just like a baby will automatically look for "red dates" to eat.

When the green sap touched his skin, he felt a surge of vitality.