Playing with Immortal Origin Stones had always been a thrilling affair. First, one had to pay a considerable sum of immortal crystals. Then came anticipation, hoping for a return. Then a crushing loss. Your emotions swung from tension to relief, then to frustration, repeating endlessly.0

Occasionally, a small win would make you believe that your luck had turned. Confidence would surge, only for even that tiny profit to vanish with it. In the end, the last laugh would go to the vendor.0

Over those seven days, Xu Kun's emotions were a complete mess. Altogether, he had lost more than 700 immortal crystals. Even for him, that sum was painful. Yet he had personally witnessed Fang Chen win again and again. Even when he occasionally lost, it was insignificant.1

"During the...0