Chapter 380 - 246: Shock

Chapter 380: Chapter 246: Shock

With all matters settled, Yu Fei eagerly returned to Shenhan University.

Although it had only been half a year, it felt like he had been here for a long time. He had already grown accustomed to cultivating alone in the Geometric Pyramid Realm.

After returning to Shenhan University, he first rested for a day, then focused all his energy on "opening blind boxes."

He had a large amount of extraordinary raw jade ore in his personal storage space, a matter he couldn’t entrust to others.

With such immense profits at stake, Yu Fei had to handle it himself. If word got out, the Bright Jade Alliance would surely investigate. After all, while there were many sources of extraordinary metals on the market, the only major source for large quantities of extraordinary jade was the Golden Stone Gang Realm.

This time, Yu Fei was much more meticulous. Wielding Zhanming, he carefully carved and ground the stones, stripping away all the jade that possessed extraordinary properties.

He stored all the waste material in his personal storage space, set the extracted extraordinary jade aside, and performed a simple classification.

He put together what he could use and piled up the excess. Ultimately, he would still need to perform a resource exchange. ℯ

The extraordinary jade from the Huan Cui Mountain Range was mostly hard jade; soft jade was quite rare.

Collecting them at the time had been relatively easy, but extracting the jade was slower. Working at full capacity, he spent a full two weeks processing all the materials.

During the extraction process, Yu Fei discovered that in a whole piece of raw jade ore, the portion with extraordinary properties was usually minuscule. For low-grade jade, it didn’t even make up one percent of the total volume, though the proportion was slightly larger for mid-grade jade.

Yu Fei hadn’t made a detailed inspection when he collected them. Now, as he extracted them, he found that, in some ridiculous cases, the extraordinary portion from a large chunk of raw ore was not even the size of a longan fruit.

Of course, some had good yields. From a watermelon-sized piece of raw ore, he extracted a piece of mid-grade jade that took up more than half the volume.

The process of cutting the stones was like gambling; you never knew how much material was inside a piece of raw ore until the very end.

In the end, after sorting everything, Yu Fei had harvested a total of twenty-three types of hard jade and five types of soft jade.

Only seven types were of mid-grade quality.

He kept about a hundred kilograms of each type for his own cultivation. Even so, the excess extraordinary jade he had on hand still weighed several dozen tons. With such a massive quantity, he needed to arrange a resource exchange.

For the sake of secrecy, Yu Fei contacted Ye Shuping. For something this major, he needed the old master’s help, or he risked exposing himself.

From the battle at the Abyss, Yu Fei understood that people like them received a lot of attention, both overt and covert. At this moment, revealing this to Ye Shuping was far safer than revealing it to anyone else.

The location was still the Gui Zhen Dojo. Upon receiving the old master’s reply, Yu Fei didn’t delay and immediately rushed over.

At a simple, old-fashioned tea table, Ye Shuping was once again brewing some unknown tea. The leaves were a fiery red, and a warm aura of qi enveloped the surroundings, making one feel exceptionally comfortable.

Yu Fei clasped his hands in a salute. Seeing that Ye Shuping had already filled a cup for him, he didn’t hesitate, stepping forward to sit down and drain it in one gulp.

"This is Red... ah..."

Ye Shuping’s introduction trailed off. His hand froze in mid-air as he saw Yu Fei had already closed his eyes to digest the tea’s effects. He then shook his head slightly and sighed.

"This kid... is truly uncouth!"

As he spoke, he picked up his own white porcelain teacup and began to savor it slowly.

After a long moment, Yu Fei opened his eyes. Looking inward, he found that the golden particles at the core of his spiritual soul in his sea of consciousness seemed to have grown slightly stronger. His Divine Sense was more solid and lively.

He had to admit, he’d gotten a lot of good stuff off of Ye Shuping.

"You were in a hurry to call me over, saying you had something important to discuss in person. You can tell me now, can’t you?"

Ye Shuping said gently. He had learned about Yu Fei’s vacation experiences from Tang Lihui and was quite pleased. There were many things that Yu Fei would only truly understand after experiencing them for himself.

"Teacher, my cultivation of the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill requires large amounts of extraordinary metal and jade. I’ve acquired some extra extraordinary jade this time and was hoping you could see if there’s a suitable channel to exchange it. Its origin is a bit... sensitive, not convenient to talk about publicly."

Ye Shuping’s brows furrowed slightly as his mind raced.

He knew very well about Yu Fei’s social practice assignment over the break. The kid had gone for the high-grade jade in the mission reward, so how could he have extra extraordinary jade?

’Could it be...’

"Did you sneak into the Golden Stone Gang Realm? But that’s not right. Your Sword Intent that conceals your tracks couldn’t possibly fool a Grandmaster who specializes in perception. Not to mention, if you want to exchange it, the quantity must be significant. Tell me, what happened?"

Ye Shuping was curious, and also a little gratified.

’This kid is such a wild card. He’s only in the Inner Qi Realm, yet he can stir up things I’d never expect.’

Yu Fei laughed heartily.

"Teacher, your insight is like a torch. I really can’t hide anything from you!"

As he spoke, he casually took out a tea set. It was polished from a translucent, light-blue jade, adorned with specks of green, and it emanated a silent, moist aura.

"Teacher, this is to show my respect to you!"

Yu Fei said with a smile as he handed it over.

But Ye Shuping’s expression changed instantly. He pointed a finger at Yu Fei in astonishment and said.

"Wait! You... how did you take that out? A spatial ability? Do it again!"

As he spoke, Ye Shuping actually shot to his feet in shock. He pressed both hands on the table, staring dumbfounded at Yu Fei’s hands.

This was the first time the old principal, whose heart was as deep as an abyss, had lost his composure in front of Yu Fei.

The corners of Yu Fei’s mouth curled up. With a flip of his hand, the tea set polished from extraordinary jade vanished. Then, with a sweep over the table, it reappeared, neatly arranged once more.

Ye Shuping muttered to himself.