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nLin Xuan took a few steps closer and squeezed into the crowd. He finally saw what was on the stall.

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nThey were spherical objects wrapped in earthen yellow rocks. They were all about the same size and were about the size of a human head.

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nAt this moment, there were more than 300 stalls.

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nThere were also many rocks that had been knocked open beside him.

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nThe stall owner was a dark-skinned middle-aged man in his forties. He looked very honest, but every time he shouted, his eyes would reveal a hint of shrewdness.

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n“Brother, what are these?” Lin Xuan casually asked the martial artist beside him.

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n“A stone cocoon.”

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nLin Xuan wanted to ask more questions, but the other party was too lazy to answer.

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nLin Xuan used a High-Level Observer skill on the stall owner.

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nThe middle-aged man’s name was Liu Qiang, and he was at level one Seventh Realm. His skills, equipment, and rune group were all new. The highest grade was precious purple, and there was not a single peerless golden item.

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nLin Xuan wanted to continue observing.

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nA tall and thin martial artist walked over. “Old Liu, give me ten boxes!”

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nWith that said, he exchanged 9,000 essence.

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n“Alright! I see that your glabella is glowing today. You’ll definitely be able to get something!” Liu Qiang chuckled and immediately took out a short knife to cut the stone.

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nThe first one was empty.

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nThe second one was empty.

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nThe third contained an uncommon green dagger.

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nThe fourth one was empty.

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nOn the tenth, Liu Qiang had just opened a crack when a ferocious golden light emitted from it!

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nThat golden light almost made Liu Qiang unable to open his eyes!

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nThe thin martial artist was shocked. “Damn?! A golden light?!”

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nEveryone also craned their necks.

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nThere were people buying ten boxes every day, but it was very rare for them to see a golden light.

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n9,000 essence for a peerless golden grade item. Be it a golden skill book or equipment, it was a huge profit! Even if it was a rune, it still would not be a loss.

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nLiu Qiang was also very happy. “Do you see that?! I’ve been telling you guys that you could get a golden grade item here! There are so many Mystery Boxes in the market. However, mine are the only ones with golden grade items!”

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n“Alright, alright, hurry up and open it.”

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n“I’ll buy some too. I’ll definitely buy them next time! However, you should still open the stone cocoon quickly. I can’t wait to see what’s inside!”

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nThe martial artists urged Liu Qiang.

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nLiu Qiang kept them in suspense before carefully opening the stone cocoon.

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nA pair of blue boots that seemed to be covered by a breeze appeared in front of everyone.

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nThrough his High-Level Observer skill, Lin Xuan immediately saw that this was a peerless golden grade foot equipment.

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nThe effect was also quite good. It had a 30% movement speed and a high dodging rate.

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nThe thin martial artist hugged the two items in his arms and was overjoyed.

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n“Old Liu, I’ll come here to open the mystery box again next time!” The thin martial artist ran away, afraid that others would snatch his treasure from him.

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nThe other martial artists seemed to be still immersed in the golden light. They smacked their lips and were very emotional.

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n“I wanted to choose that stone cocoon just now. Unfortunately, I still chose the one beside it in the end.”

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n“Damn! Me too. I was only one step away from that stone cocoon! Why didn’t I choose that one?”

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n“What a pity. If only I could get a golden grade item too.”

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n“Stop thinking about it. There have only been seven or eight people who have obtained a golden grade item in the past month.”

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nThe martial artists talked at once, wishing they could be that person.

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nLin Xuan was surprised.

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nWhat was the origin of this stone cocoon?

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nIt actually included equipment, skill books, and runes?

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nHe wondered if he could use his Observer skill to see through it.

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nHe squatted down and prepared to use High-Level Observer to see what was going on.

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n“Little brother, don’t think about it. With your observation skill, you won’t be able to see through the stone cocoon. These things contain the strange rules of the Little Spirit Mountain. Even some Ninth Realm big shots might not be able to see through this stone cocoon.”

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nLiu Qiang noticed Lin Xuan and chuckled.

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nLin Xuan asked, “Then what grade and level of Observer do you need to be able to see it?”

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nLiu Qiang was stunned and subconsciously said, “How would I know…”

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nThen, he paused and said solemnly, “I think you should be able to see it if you have the peerless golden grade Observer skill that’s at the level one Eighth Realm, right?”

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nLin Xuan had a strange expression.

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nHuh?

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nThen why was it that he could see it clearly?

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nLin Xuan casually used his High-Level Observer skill and immediately saw what was wrapped inside.

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nIn this short period of time just now, he had already seen seven or eight stone cocoons, but he had not seen any stone cocoon that contained a peerless golden item.

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n“Hahahaha! Old Liu, you must be joking. Who would invest their precious experience points and essence into the Observer skill?”

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n“I’m afraid there aren’t many people in the entire Construction Division who have peerless golden Observer skills.”

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nBeside Lin Xuan, a fatty suddenly said, “I heard that the Construction Division once wanted to nurture such a person. They wanted this person to avoid learning any attack or defense skills and only focus on learning supplementary skills. Among these skills, there were many skills such as Observer and Perception. However, they later failed.”

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n“Why did it fail?” the person beside him asked.

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nLiu Qiang was also puzzled. “That’s right. The Construction Division is huge. As long as the resources are tilted, they should be able to forcefully create such a person.”

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nThe fatty shook his head. “This kind of martial artist enjoys a lot of resources. The resources consumed by such a person would be equivalent to seven or eight people, but they don’t have any combat strength and need to be protected at all times.”

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n“The person we nurtured previously was assassinated by a spy from another organization when he had just grown to the Third Realm. After that, the Construction Division no longer brought up this plan again. They must have given up.”

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nMany martial artists also sighed complicatedly.

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nLiu Qiang lowered his head and discovered that this handsome young man was still staring at the stone cocoon tirelessly. He chuckled and said, “Young man, this is your first time coming to the Little Spirit Mountain, right? Do you want to buy ten boxes? I can tell that you’re new. I’ll give you a 20% discount. You can get ten boxes with 7,200 essence.”

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nLin Xuan said strangely, “That’s not good, right? You also spent a lot of effort getting these stone cocoons.”

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nLiu Qiang waved his hand. “I only risked my life to find the stone cocoons in the caves underground. It’s just hard labor.”

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nLin Xuan coughed lightly.

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nThe other party’s generosity made him seem a little overboard.

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nIf he took away 1 peerless golden equipment and 1 peerless golden skill book from these 328 stone cocoons, it would really have a bad effect. It would also be a little too high-profile.

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nThat’s right. Just as this group of martial artists was sighing, Lin Xuan had already finished looking at the 328 stone cocoons.

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nThese stone cocoons seemed to have removed their mysterious veil and completely revealed the things wrapped inside in front of him.

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nAfter a short moment of thought, Lin Xuan decided to just get a single golden grade item. Otherwise, it would seem like he was bullying this stall owner.

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nMoreover, the effect of that equipment was very ordinary. If it was placed in Lin Xuan’s hands, it would either be traded or thrown into the smelting table.

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nLin Xuan stepped forward and traded for 7,200 essence.

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nLiu Qiang smiled and said, “Let me choose ten for you. I’ve been opening stone cocoons for more than two years and have some experience.”

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nLin Xuan shook his head. “I’ll choose myself. This way, even if there’s no golden grade items, it’s my problem. I won’t be able to blame it on you.”

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nLiu Qiang smiled speechlessly.

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nThis young man was quite interesting.

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n“Alright, pick them yourself.”

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nThe martial artists beside him shook their heads repeatedly.

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nYou’re just a newbie and you still want to compete with Liu Qiang, an expert at opening stone cocoons?

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n“I’ll choose these ten.” Lin Xuan pretended to be very hesitant and chose ten.

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n“Young man, I advise you to throw that ugly one out. Based on my experience over the past two years, this one is most likely empty.”

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nLiu Qiang could not help but say when he saw that one of the ten stone cocoons was especially ugly.

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nLin Xuan did not know whether to laugh or cry.

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nThe one Liu Qiang was talking about happened to be the stone cocoon that contained the golden grade skill book.

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nLin Xuan smiled and said, “I think this one is very unique. I’ll choose this one.”

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nThe surrounding martial artists were helpless again.

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nThis young man was very stubborn.

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nIf one did not listen to the elderly, one would suffer.

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nLiu Qiang spat on his palm and picked up a short knife to remove the stone cocoon.

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nThe first one was empty.

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nThe second one had a rare blue equipment.

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nThe third had a precious purple profession scroll.

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n“Eh? This young man is good! What’s that profession scroll?”

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n“I have a friend who happens to be stuck at level nine Sixth Realm. He’s just short of a profession scroll. Let’s discuss later and see if we can trade.”

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nThe surrounding martial artists were interested.

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nThe newcomer was quite lucky.

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nLiu Qiang continued to open the stone cocoon.

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nThe fourth one was empty.

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nThe fifth one was empty.

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nThe sixth one was empty.

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nAfter missing three times in a row, the surrounding martial artists sighed.

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nLiu Qiang casually picked up the ugly stone cocoon. “Do you still want to open it? I think it’s not easy for you to be a newcomer. If you don’t open the last four, I’ll refund you 4,000 essence.”

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nAt this moment, Lin Xuan displayed his acting skills that were worthy of the Best Actor Award.

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nThere was a hint of struggle, disappointment, and stubbornness in his expression.

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n“Open! Continue opening!” Lin Xuan gritted his teeth.

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nLiu Qiang nodded.

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nThe seventh one shot out golden light!

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n“Damn?! Am I seeing things?”

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n“Golden Light? This is the second time we’ve seen it in Old Liu’s stall today!”

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n“Damn, the newbie’s luck is really awesome! I take back what I said just now. I apologize to the newbie!”

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nThe surrounding martial artists were directly dumbfounded.

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nUsually, among the dozen stalls in the entire market, there might not even be a single golden grade item every two to three days.

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nOld Liu’s stall had churned out two golden grade items today!

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nLiu Qiang was also very excited, and his face turned red. “Young man, it’s as if I don’t have any experience in the past two years! How can such an ugly stone cocoon actually contain a golden grade item?!”

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nHe completely opened the stone cocoon, revealing a dazzling golden skill book.

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n“Damn, it’s even a skill book!”

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n“Skill book, equipment, and runes. If I have to choose one of the three, I’ll definitely choose the skill book.”

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nThe martial artists were shocked again.

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nIt was one thing for it to contain a golden grade item, but it actually dropped a golden skill book!

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nThis was actually very easy to understand.

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nAmong golden skill books, equipment, and runes…

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nEquipment would be worn and shattered.

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nThe effect of runes could only be maximized by gathering rune groups.

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nHowever, it would always be worth it for one to learn a peerless golden skill book!

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nA skill book would accompany a martial artist for the rest of his life and never leave him. It was even to the extent that it was an existence that was superior to your wife.

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n“Old Liu, I want to buy ten boxes too! Today must be a lucky day!”

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n“I, I, I, I was here first!”

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nThe martial artists rushed to pay with fanatical expressions.

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nLiu Qiang personally handed the skill book to Lin Xuan. “Young man, you’re really my lucky star!”

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nLin Xuan accepted the skill book.

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nThe skill’s title was “Magic Amplification”. Every peerless golden equipment on his body could provide a 10% all-type magic enhancement.

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nTo ordinary people, providing a 30% increase in magic power was already very impressive.

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nHowever, to Lin Xuan, this skill was simply a divine skill.

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nIn his happiness, Lin Xuan did not forget to ask, “Where did you get this stone cocoon?”

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nAt this moment, Liu Qiang was happily collecting the money. “It’s an underground cave to the west of Colony Three. After I finish opening these 300 stone cocoons, I’m prepared to get another batch. Do you want to go? Since you’ve helped me increase my business, I can bring you along.”

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