The 85th episode of Strange Stone

  Just as the news of international top killer Sun Yan's unexpected death on the streets of Longtan City was spreading like wildfire, Li Yan finally welcomed a relatively quiet period.

  After several days, he finally refined the small blue flag obtained from Sun Yan, and it was indeed a treasure of heaven and earth, called the Blue Treasure Lotus Flag. It is one of the five elemental flags in Chinese mythology, with strong defensive power, and together with his Jue Xian Sword, they complement each other perfectly, making them a well-matched pair.

  With the help of the innate spiritual energy contained in the Qing color treasure lotus flag, he has reached the peak of three calamity scattered immortals despite still being in the realm of passing through a heavenly calamity. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he finally completed the growth of some hundred-year-old medicinal materials and sold them through Lin Xincheng and Fang Yuan, also getting the hundred-year-old He Shouwu and hundred-year-old Huang Jing he wanted.

  Among them, Mu Jianhua, who got the hundred-year-old ginseng, was even more grateful to him. After all, this was his urgently needed life-saving medicine. He had searched many places across the country without any news, and unexpectedly, Li Yan actually managed to get it for him.

  Lin Xincheng already knew that Li Yanfei was not an ordinary person, and Fang Yuan even revered Li Yan as a god. On this day, after the transaction of medicinal materials was completed, he insisted on pulling Li Yan, saying that he wanted to take Li Yan to a good place.

  Li Yan originally wanted to decline, but Fang Pangzi was a persistent fellow, and in the end he couldn't bear his repeated entreaties, so he agreed.

  Of course, the main reason is that Fang Yuan wants to take him to see the so-called gambling stone, because Li Yan currently needs a batch of suitable jade stones.

  Moreover, Li Ping had her own array method to protect herself. Additionally, she placed the Azure Treasure Lotus Flag inside her body for protection. The defensive power of this Heaven and Earth Five Directions Flag was extremely strong. Even without refining it, Sun Yan could still use a mouthful of True Origin to activate it, barely blocking his full-force attack. Now that Li Yan had refined it and was using it himself, the defensive power was so strong that unless a Seven-Tribulations or higher level Creator descended, even a Six-Tribulations Loose Immortal would be powerless against it.

  He can finally put his mind at ease regarding the current safety situation, and just needs to remind Nurse Lin Xiaojun to take care of things for him while he steps away for a bit, which is no big deal.

  A silver BMW stopped in a parking lot in front of the Longtan City Yushi Antique Trading Market, and before they even stepped inside, they felt an unusual bustle. The atmosphere here was surprisingly more lively than the flower and bird market.

  Longtan City Yushi Antique Trading Market is a well-known trading market in the coastal city of Huludao. It's called a market, but it's actually just one big street.

  The variety of collectibles on the market is very large, it can be said that almost all kinds of collectibles that can be thought of are available here, and collectors will not leave empty-handed as long as they pay attention. Jade, bronze, coins, wood, porcelain, silverware, miscellaneous items, calligraphy and painting, miniature books... The categories are really too many, it's just a matter of relying on one's own eyes to distinguish between the genuine and the fake.

  Every day on this street, it is a bustling scene with people surging forward. Countless people hope to find treasures or gamble out a high-quality jade stone and make a fortune overnight. However, most of these people who come here with dreams of getting rich end up losing heavily.

  Of course, occasionally there will be some people with good eyesight and good luck who can find treasures at low prices or get high-priced top-quality jade stones. However, such people and things are extremely rare.

  However, it is precisely these few people and things that stimulate those who have the dream of getting rich, making them linger on. It's like buying lottery tickets, everyone knows that the probability of winning a big prize is slim, but they all look forward to becoming lucky one day.

  When Li Yan and Fang Yuan led Fang Yuan's two bodyguards into the Jade Stone Street, it was already around 10 o'clock in the morning, which was the peak hour. At this time, the antique jade street had more traffic than at any other time.

  On both sides of this ancient, quaint street are beautifully decorated antique shops. The antiques sold in these shops are often very expensive. For the most part, these antique shops are usually deserted. After all, there aren't many people who can afford to spend a lot of money on antiques.

  Outside the antique shops, on both sides of the imitation ancient streets, there are many stalls. On these stalls, all kinds of antiques are displayed. As for whether these things are true or false, they can only be identified by themselves. In comparison, it is much more lively here, and most people who come to Xicheng Dajie to find treasure are also lingering around these stalls, hoping to find one or two cheap genuine products.

  Li Yan strolled with Fang Yuan on the antique jade street, his eyes constantly scanning the stalls on both sides. With his discerning eye, it was not difficult to tell which ones were genuine and which ones were fake. After all, as a loose immortal, he had exceptional vision that ordinary people couldn't match.

  Although Guwan Yushi Street is just one street, it's clearly divided into two distinct sections. After passing through the antique market in front, you'll enter the jade and stone market behind. Compared to the first section of the antique market, this jade and stone market is actually more lively. After all, extracting jade from raw materials has a much higher success rate than selecting antiques. It's like heaven and hell are just one knife apart - the various feelings in between are hard to put into words.

  Compared to the ancient and elegant antique street, the jade stone street is much simpler in its layout. After all, most of it is just rough jade stones, which can be bluntly described as large rocks. Some are placed inside shops on both sides, while others are simply street stalls, chaotic and bustling. Of course, there are also finished jade products, jewelry, and the like, all within established old-brand stores. In recent years, the national standard of living has greatly improved, and compared to antiques, jade and precious stones are obviously more popular.

  The several shops on both sides of the street were all bustling with people coming and going, Li Yan walked while looking around, his eyes constantly scanning those jade stones, wanting to find some more suitable ones. Although jade stones are not as full of energy as crystal stones, they are also the essence of heaven and earth, used for arraying, refining instruments, and are extremely good materials.

  This time, he came just to get some top-notch jade stones, because he would soon be preparing for the second Heavenly Tribulation and was about to set out to find the Hundred-Year Snow Mountain Ginseng, so he had to make more preparations to ensure his mother's safety.

  He was lost in thought for a while, until Fang suddenly pulled him hard, and he came back to his senses, asking subconsciously: "Old Fang, what's wrong?"

  "Mr. Li, come on, don't look at those anymore, they're all low-quality junk, some are even fake, can't be considered as wool at all. I'm taking you to see a batch of wool that Lu Feng, the boss of Qishi Fang, just brought back from Myanmar, it's not usually sold outside, he specially invites some acquaintances over to take a look, and since I have some connections with him, I came over first. By the way, you and the old man of this Qishi Fang boss are also acquainted, aren't they?" As he spoke, Fang Yuan gave a knowing smile, apparently confident that Li Yan could guess what he meant.

  "Are you talking about Lu Zhendong?" Li Yan asked subconsciously, and among the people he had recently met, only Lu Zhendong fit the bill. When they first met on the black market, Lin Xincheng had introduced himself as someone whose family was in the jade and jewelry business. Moreover, Fang Baozi had just mentioned that the owner of Qishi Workshop was named Lu Feng.

  "It's just Lu Lao," Fang Yuan said with some envy, "To be honest, younger brother, your abilities are really impressive. You've gotten to know people that others might not even meet once in their lifetime, and yet they're all eager to get close to you. Honestly, next time you sell those hundred-year-old medicinal materials, make sure to save me a portion."

  "No problem." Li Yan responded without hesitation, he also understood that the reason why Fang Yuan and others valued him was nothing more than because he could get the life-saving medicine. Of course, he also had to rely on these people, and he didn't feel uncomfortable about it either.

  "Haha... Now that I've got Mr. Li's promise, I can rest assured." Fang Yuan laughed loudly and hurriedly waved his hand, saying: "Alright, Mr. Li, let's hurry up and go, it's not just me who received the news today, if we're late, all the good wool will be snatched up by others."

  Fortunately, they had already arrived at the entrance of Qishi Workshop. At this moment, under Fangyuan's lead, the four of them walked quickly towards the large gate in front of them.