Chapter 58: The Body Refining Treasure Golden Body Stone

The Old Man stared at Jiang Xincheng for a while, his expression changing several times before returning to calm. “I did not lie. I do not know what you are talking about. Do not think you can threaten me with such tactics.”

“If I reveal that those Third-Grade Yuanjing are actually Mutated Yuan Crystals, do you think the angry passengers would tear you apart alive?” Jiang Xincheng ignored the Old Man’s words and spoke on his own.

The Old Man’s face turned slightly cold. “A clear conscience fears no accusation. Say what you want. I have lived many years and do not fear your little tricks.”

“That Elemental Crystals Tester’s testing window has a problem. No matter what you put inside, it shows Third-Grade Yuanjing. If you continue lying, I will let all the passengers test it to verify whether I am telling the truth.” Jiang Xincheng whispered near the Old Man’s ear. His voice was soft, but it made the Old Man tremble all over, and he could no longer keep up the act.

This kind of scam method was quite rare in the current era of Primordial Force enlightenment. But in the future, as Primordial Force developed, such tricks became common, which was why Jiang Xincheng saw through it at a glance.

The Old Man panicked. “Young friend, please do not say anything. This old man admits defeat. Tell me what you want. I still have 100,000 Credit Points on me. If you want them, take them all. As for the rest of the money transferred via mobile phone, it is all with our boss. I cannot get it back now. Even if I tried, the boss would not give it to us. I beg you, let this old man go.”

The Old Man’s words made Jiang Xincheng a little disappointed. What a pity. Today’s fat sheep could not be fully taken. Millions of Credit Points—he originally thought he could take half.

Jiang Xincheng did not suspect the scammer Old Man was lying. Decades of life experience from his previous life allowed Jiang Xincheng to tell whether the Old Man spoke the truth. Moreover, such scam groups usually did not keep the money on them, especially this Old Man who used mobile transfers to cheat.

After asking a few more questions to confirm the Old Man truly had no money, Jiang Xincheng stated his real purpose. “Since you really have no money, I will not force you. Give me those 100,000 Credit Points. Besides that, I see your Alchemy Furnace seems like an antique, probably worth tens of thousands of Credit Points. Give that to me as well.”

“Okay, okay, I will give it to you right away.” Seeing Jiang Xincheng no longer pursuing the millions of Credit Points, the Old man was overjoyed. He hastily transferred 30,000 Credit Points in cash and 70,000 Credit Points via mobile to Jiang Xincheng’s bank card. He then handed over the three-legged Alchemy Furnace to Jiang Xincheng, not realizing his current action was like picking up a sesame seed but losing a watermelon.

If he kept this Alchemy Furnace for a few more decades, he would gain extremely rich returns, far exceeding what he earned from today’s scam.

Jiang Xincheng carefully stored the Qingming Cauldron, a smile flashing across his face. He let the Old Man go and turned to walk back to his seat. Watching Jiang Xincheng leave, the Old Man showed a bitter smile, then saw several of his companions approaching—but it was too late.

Back in his seat, Jiang Xincheng felt quite happy. This trip truly brought an unexpected gain without any effort. He originally thought the randomly bought shabby Alchemy Furnace was too inconvenient to use, requiring too much effort during alchemy. He planned to find a good Alchemy Furnace when he had time, but he did not expect such a pleasant surprise on this outing.

This Qingming Cauldron could at least be used until he refined fifth or sixth-grade pills. By then, his strength would have risen to a very high level, and he could seek a better Alchemy Furnace.

The surrounding passengers were still excitedly discussing their gains, calculating how much money they could make after selling, completely unaware they had been tricked by the Old Man and his group.

Jiang Xincheng smiled slightly but did not reveal the truth. Everyone must pay the price for their greed. Although the scammers’ methods were clever, they were not flawless. If not blinded by greed, these passengers would have noticed.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xincheng sat cross-legged, ready to continue cultivating Primordial Force. But at that moment, he saw a father and daughter sitting opposite him—who had also bought two Mutated Yuan Crystals—throw the Mutated Yuan Crystal into a transparent glass cup.

It was the five or six-year-old girl who threw the Mutated Yuan Crystal. She was fair and tender, very cute, with big eyes. Somehow, she grabbed a Mutated Yuan Crystal her father hid deep in his pocket and casually threw it into her tea cup. Her father was frightened and hurriedly took the Mutated Yuan Crystal out of the cup. He patted her bottom twice. “Yaya, what are you doing? This is a treasure Dad bought for 50,000 Credit Points. I was counting on it to make money. Don’t break it.”

After being patted twice on her bottom, Yaya did not cry. She just pouted, glared at her father, and muttered, “Bad Daddy, bad Daddy. I will tell Mom you hit me.”

The father smiled bitterly, hugged the little one tightly, and took out chocolate for her. The little girl immediately laughed happily, putting the chocolate into her mouth, eating it delightfully.

However, Jiang Xincheng, sitting opposite them, had already changed his expression. When the little girl put that Mutated Yuan Crystal into the tea cup, through the transparent cup, Jiang Xincheng clearly saw the Mutated Yuan Crystal in the cup seemed to emit a faint golden light. It was almost unnoticeable unless one looked carefully. If Jiang Xincheng’s senses had not been tempered by Mutated Yuan Crystals, far surpassing ordinary people, he likely would not have seen it either.

A Mutated Yuan Crystal that glowed golden in water—Jiang Xincheng’s mind immediately recalled a famously rare Mutated Yuan Crystal from his previous life.

Golden Body Stone!

This type of Mutated Yuan Crystal usually appeared completely black, without any shine, seeming harmful and useless. But when placed in water, a faint golden light would appear on the surface of the Golden Body Stone.

This Mutated Yuan Crystal was also one of the few beneficial Mutated Yuan Crystals discovered by Earth’s Primordial Warriors. Its effect was not to increase Primordial Force or improve talent, but to enhance the Practitioner’s body.

Integrating into the body, it improved muscles, bones, Meridians, Dantian, internal organs… It could be said to be the most valuable Mutated Yuan Crystal during the three-refining stages of a Practitioner. It could make a Practitioner’s Cultivation Foundation extremely solid, their body incredibly strong, laying the best foundation for future cultivation.

In his previous life, the Golden Body Stone appeared only a few times. Each time, it caused bloody storms and was fought over by countless Primordial Warriors. Once, because of one Golden Body Stone Mutated Yuan Crystal, the Primordial Warriors of the Flourishing Tang Empire battled the Mowei Empire for several days, resulting in hundreds of Primordial Warriors’ deaths. This showed how valuable the Golden Body Stone was, especially so many of them.

Looking at the passengers excitedly discussing their earlier gains, and the many Golden Body Stones they played with in their hands, Jiang Xincheng felt his eyes turn green with desire. If he could obtain all these Golden Body Stones, how solid would his Cultivation Foundation become? His body strength would also improve by leaps and bounds, advancing rapidly.

If combined with that powerful Body Refining Technique, his body strength would definitely soar to an extremely high level. At this thought, Jiang Xincheng felt his breathing become hurried.

He must obtain this Golden Body Stone Mutated Yuan Crystal.