Chapter 152: Strengthening and Advancement
As soon as he entered the door, a shop assistant came to greet him, but Lin Changqing waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need an introduction and could just look around himself.

The waiter didn't force it. He bowed and left.

This gambling stone shop is quite large, and there are more than a dozen customers inside selecting raw stones, but it has nothing to do with Lin Changqing, and he can no longer take care of it now.

As soon as he stepped into the store, Lin Changqing was shocked by the scene before him.

More than a dozen halos of different sizes and brightness came into his eyes at the same time. Lin Changqing couldn't believe it was real.

I tried hard to adjust my mood and first checked the nearest halo nearby, which was a dark red halo.

According to past experience, red represents the top-grade fire spirit stone, so what does this dark red represent?
Could it be a fire-type top-grade spirit stone? Is this possible? Moreover, ten top-grade raw stones appeared at once. I dare not even think about it, so it should be basically impossible.

It is most likely a mid-grade fire spirit stone. This is very possible. There are fifteen halos here, thirteen of which are darker, and two are of normal color as before.

First, take the two raw stones that emit normal color halos in your hands, one big and one small. The big one is estimated to weigh about 100 pounds, and the small one is the size of a human head, estimated to be 30 to 40 pounds.

I didn’t take many raw stones with dark halos. I just picked one that was also around 100 kilograms, and a smaller one that was probably around 70 or 80 kilograms. There were four in total.

I don't dare take too much, mainly because I don't want to attract too much attention. Three or four at a time is just right, and it won't be too conspicuous.

Only after I made my choice did I have time to pay attention to Chen Ziya and saw her studying a piece of rough stone.

He walked up to her and asked, "Junior Brother Zhang, have you made your choice?"

Chen Ziya nodded and pointed to the raw stone she was studying, indicating that this was the one she had chosen.

Lin Changqing glanced at the rough stone she pointed at, but didn't see any halo, so he knew it was bound to collapse.

But it’s better this way, to let her know that gambling on stones has risks. If she is forced to bet on an increase in value every time, it will harm her instead.

Fortunately, this piece of raw stone is not big, so it shouldn’t take many spirit stones.

So Lin Changqing just nodded, approving of her choice, and didn't say anything more. The two of them called the boss to settle the bill. Chen Ziya's raw stone was 220 spirit stones.

Lin Changqing's four pieces of raw stones cost a total of 1,780 spirit stones. After the two of them paid the spirit stones each.

After declining the boss's offer to help cut the stones, they left with a few pieces of raw stones. Without going anywhere else, the two of them followed the original route back to the suite at Ping An Hotel.

"Junior Brother Zhang, we will leave the market early tomorrow, at 3:15 AM. We should be able to avoid a lot of trouble by using our current appearance."

Chen Ziya smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go and contract the little guy first. See you tomorrow morning, Senior Brother Gao!"

Lin Changqing nodded, then returned to his room and began to check everywhere. After confirming that it was safe, he activated the Small Five Elements Maze Array.

Then he sat down and thought about what happened today. The first thing was the local foundation-building family force, the young man of the Bai family.

It will be easier for them to go out tomorrow, and if he dares to cause trouble again, Lin Changqing won't mind giving him a ride.

To be honest, if it weren't for the cultivators in the middle or late stage of foundation building who took action, Lin Changqing wouldn't care too much. They were just a few Qi Refining cultivators, and it wouldn't take much time to deal with them.

The second thing is about the black tiger cub that was bought this morning. Lin Changqing has no plans to raise spiritual beasts anymore.

At least this kind of large spiritual beast that consumes too many resources will not be considered for raising, unless it has excellent qualifications and a very high upper limit.

It is most appropriate to give this black tiger cub to Lin Changling now. She is at the age when she is lively and active. Having such a lovely spiritual beast by her side should make her much happier.

Therefore, Lin Changqing did not plan to contract this black tiger cub, but decided to keep it first. After returning to Jiufeng Mountain after a while, he would give this little guy to Lin Changling.

The third thing is the four new stones I just bought. You can ignore the stones with normal color halos for now, because you already know what is inside. But you need to open the two stones with dark halos first to see if they are the medium-quality stones you guessed. Take out the smaller stone and the special stone-opening tool.

He chose an area that was easier to cut and started to polish it. Now that he was experienced, he could cut the stone quite quickly.

Soon, a little blue color appeared in the polished area, and it was also emitting the vibration of a mid-grade spirit stone. Seeing this, Lin Changqing had an idea in his mind.

The other piece of raw stone was taken out for polishing following the same process. Soon, a little red color appeared, and it also emitted the spiritual pressure of a mid-grade spirit stone.

It can now be confirmed that the dark halo represents a medium-quality raw stone.

In other words, after his innate merit eye absorbed the good deeds of the three-color relic, his merit eye was strengthened or advanced.

Some low-level spiritual creatures that I couldn’t see before can now be seen, which can be considered an improvement in my abilities!

However, Lin Changqing feels that the effect is not very significant. It may also be that he has not found the correct method yet!

However, it is definitely a good thing if the True Eye of Merit can be strengthened or advanced!
Of the four newly purchased raw stones, the two that have not been polished will be thrown directly into the deep pit for Lin Changliu to absorb and digest.

The two pieces of medium-quality spirit stone ore with a cut on them can be kept for now. When you are short of spirit stones in the future, you can take them to the gambling stone shop to exchange for spirit stones.

Today’s harvest has come here, and even if we have finished processing it, it is too early to rest.

Therefore, this time should not be wasted and should be used to practice the Thunder Sutra. I estimate that in about half a month, I will be able to open another Thunder Acupoint.

However, before practicing, I have to take care of some trivial matters first. After entering the inner space, I interacted with the enthusiastic Lu Youqiang and Lu Xiaoling for a while. After feeding them the Soul-Nourishing Pill, I let them play by themselves.

I went to the place where Lu Xiaoya was sleeping and took a look. She had changed a lot and had become much bigger. Fortunately, everything was normal. She should wake up in two or three days.

The last time Lu Youqiang advanced to the second level, it took him about fifteen or sixteen days. It should take Lu Xiaoya about the same time too. Seeing that there was no problem, Lin Changqing walked away.

I originally wanted to buy some materials and build a yard, but Chen Ziya has been following me around, so it’s not very convenient to do these things, so I’ll have to wait until later.

There are also sixty sealed containers used for brewing wine. They take up too much space in the storage bag, so this time they are also placed in the inner space.

Anyway, they will be used here in the future, including the koji, yeast and some small tools given as gifts, all of which will be left here.

After finishing all these, he walked to the edge of the deep pit and threw two pieces of top-grade spirit stone ores into it. After a while, a trace of joy came from the bottom of his heart. This was Lin Changliu's feedback to Lin Changqing.

This feedback is much clearer than before, proving that the Earth Soul Fruit is still quite useful. When the Earth Soul Fruit matures again in a while, it will still be supplied to Lin Changliu first.

The plan is to plant flowers on fifty acres of land, but now only ten acres have been used. As for the remaining forty acres, I will slowly plant them when I have time after returning to the passenger ship!
After a round of inspection and finding no problems, he left the space.

He also fed all the spirit beasts in the spirit beast bracelet, including the new black tiger cub, and also got some monster meat to feed it.

Next, he could finally practice with peace of mind. He practiced the Thunder Sutra, and the thunder energy began to stimulate the acupuncture points. The familiar feelings of soreness, numbness, swelling, and pain came to Lin Changqing again.

Soon, two hours later, the sweat from where Lin Changqing was sitting had formed a puddle, and his face, arms, and body were all covered with sweat.

It was the same operation, releasing a group of purple crystal scorpions, hiding around him to protect him. Then he released Xu Meiniang.

Now that she has experience, she can react naturally to sudden changes in space and environment without being too surprised. She also has some tacit understanding with Lin Changqing.

After Lin Changqing cleaned himself outside, he returned to the magic circle and began to enjoy the massage service provided by Xu Meiniang.

Moreover, Xu Meiniang had already given Lin Changqing massage two or three times, and had accumulated some experience to a certain extent, so Lin Changqing was becoming more and more satisfied with her skills.

(End of this chapter)