Chapter 125: Spirit Cat Luring the Pot

Spirit Cat Luring the Pot

"Shopkeeper, look quickly!"

On the high viewing platforms of various parties, there was a buzzing sound from time to time. There were even some Qi Condensation disciples who had not been in the sect for long and had only just opened their meridians, brought by their teachers to watch the excitement. At this moment, they pointed excitedly at the water mirror in the distance and shouted, "It's not like what you said; no one has the courage to go and challenge the Shangqing disciples. There are actually more than thirty people gathered in front of the Shangqing disciple's arena, occupying more than half!"

"Shopkeeper, if it's like this, can Ruan of Shangqing still take the top spot? Is our odds setting a bit wrong? Just now, the Jin Bo Sect's Li, who bought 6,000 spirit jades for a solo win, was bought on the Shangqing high platform. It seems that Ruan of Shangqing intends to operate in secret, and in the end, let the Jin Bo Sect take the top spot?"

The Baozhi Firm, which came from the Jin Bo Market, naturally also had the qualifications to own a high platform at the Guanfeng Assembly, and could even prioritize looking at the prizes brought out by various sects. If there were any items they were satisfied with, they could find the owner after the assembly and try to buy them. At this moment, on the high platform, several little clerks with lively faces were discussing the odds of the dark pot gambling game. The Jin Dan stage shopkeeper, however, was leisurely and carefree, flicking the abacus in his hand back and forth, and smiled, "How could it be wrong? You have forgotten again. For a gambling pot like this, when you refine that jade book, you have to think it through. No matter how the odds are set, the dealer will only earn a little less, but it is absolutely impossible to lose."

Several little clerks suddenly realized. The shopkeeper then apologized to the side, "These few little clerks have only just started learning the business, making the shopkeepers laugh."

"Not at all, not at all."

"It is indeed true that they have only just arrived, otherwise how would they not know your firm's mental cultivation method, which is the most flexible and adaptable. There is no such thing as a losing business. How can we, the outer sect stewards who became monks halfway, compare."

Everyone bowed and complimented. It turned out that this Baozhi Firm had always been the most harmonious in making money, was very willing to help their peers, and paid attention to making money together. It was also because of this that they were able to gain a foothold in these many markets. For the firms, this Guanfeng Assembly was also a rare business opportunity. The Baozhi Firm had invited the shopkeepers of several large firms in the Jin Bo Market together, and even joined hands to open a dark pot. They were the ones to refine the jade book magic treasure, determine the odds, and collect and place the stakes. Everyone was also convinced.

Naturally, opening a pot in such a unified way could also avoid many situations where dark pots snatched business from each other, making gamblers suspicious and hesitant to move forward. The Baozhi Firm ate the biggest piece of meat. The stewards were not unaware, but as they said, the shopkeepers of the Shangqing Firm, Pinghai Firm, Jin Bo Firm, etc., were all disciples of the Absolute Dao who had transferred to the outer sect. Even if they had some talent for doing business, how could they compare to the Baozhi Firm? The Baozhi Firm's cultivation method was the "Baozhi Clear and Wonderful Traffic Law," which was most suitable for doing business. When it came to making money, it was exactly what they were good at. A blink of an eye was a way. Everyone could not compare, so they could only make friends.

Just like at this moment, various firms joined hands to open a pot, steadily earning water money, and their state of mind was also leisurely. The shopkeeper of the Pinghai Firm asked for advice, "It's not that I don't trust Fellow Daoist Zhou, but you said just now that the 'Full Bed of Clear Dreams' would definitely be taken by the Ruan woman of Shangqing. At that time, we didn't know that the Shangqing people themselves had bought the Jin Bo Sect, and the odds set for the Ruan woman were the lowest. I also placed a few hundred spirit jades myself for the sake of novelty, and now I am a bit worried. According to your opinion, should I place a bet on Li of the Jin Bo Sect now to share the risk?"

"Brother Zhang, these few hundred spirit jades are just a drop in the bucket for you. Why care so much?" Everyone could not help but laugh a few times. Shopkeeper Zhang twisted his beard and said, "That's not how it's said. Although I am Absolute Dao, as long as I am involved in anything, I still put my whole heart into studying it like when I was asking for the Dao back then. Although this gambling game is just a small matter, I think it may contain profound principles. I just don't know if Brother Zhou can show a little mystery."

Shopkeeper Zhou of the Baozhi Firm had always been the most harmonious. Hearing this, he also happily said, "Brother Zhang, since you ask, what can I hide with my humble opinion? In my view, before the gambling game started, saying that the Ruan woman would definitely take the top spot was also common sense. But since there is more to this Guanfeng Assembly behind the scenes, as if True Person Fu of the Jin Bo Sect wants to settle his grievances with the Ruan woman, then the situation is different. I think everyone has heard that there have been some movements at the Green Jade Bright Hall recently..."

Anyone who does business has sharp ears and eyes. Everyone looked at each other, then looked at the shopkeeper of the Shangqing Firm, and all laughed. Shopkeeper Zhang of the Pinghai Firm said, "Disciples of the Upper Sect naturally have extraordinary spirit, but they are by no means blindly brave and do not cherish themselves. Even if the disciples are young and impulsive, there are naturally old servants to advise them. I understand. This game is True Person Fu acting out of anger, wanting to humiliate the Shangqing disciples. The Ruan woman of Shangqing is arrogant and actually wants to take on this pot. Observing the behavior of the servants under the Shangqing Sect, the Ruan woman probably won't be the last one standing in the arena. She is currently full of spirit, killing one after another. When she encounters a strong enemy she cannot deal with in the arena, the Shangqing Sect will probably have someone come forward to take her away. However, 'Full Bed of Clear Dreams' is very rare, and the Shangqing Sect will not come away empty-handed, so they have taken that Li as the treasure seeker."

His guess was very reasonable, and everyone nodded. Shopkeeper Zhou also said, "That's right. Judging from the spirit pressure, this Ruan woman cannot be underestimated. She should be on the threshold of the late Foundation Establishment stage. She has only been in the sect for thirty years and has been promoted to this point from a mortal. It is natural for her to be arrogant. However, True Person Fu's lineage has strong strength. Even if she is a sword-wielding wing, she cannot kill them all one by one. She is dismissive of this point, and the servants behind her must know it clearly. Therefore, judging from this point, placing bets on that Li, and on the Wu of True Person Fu's lineage who has the deepest cultivation, is the most appropriate. We only need to observe the changes in the odds in the jade book and find the most suitable odds to place a bet. In this way, no matter who wins among the three parties, we can recover our capital. Doing business is like this. First, seek not to lose, and second, seek to make a profit. Even placing a bet in one pot is very different from the gambler's blind pursuit of high profits."

He apologized to the shopkeeper of the Shangqing Firm with a smile and said, "It's not that I look down on the Upper Sect, it's just that we who do business are the most practical. We have to consider every aspect carefully to be able to earn steadily without losing."

Shopkeeper Liu of the Shangqing Firm took a sip of tea and also smiled, "Shopkeeper Zhou is overthinking. Even the spirit pet brought by the little disciple herself placed a bet on the Jin Bo Sect disciple, what else can we say? In fact, for such a genius disciple, it is not a big deal to suffer a loss. Falling down in such a place of play and frolic is better than having no corpse left when going out to gain experience. Even if she loses this time, it is worth it, as it can let our sect's disciples know that one cannot look down on the heroes of the world."

Although he might not know Both Both Ruan Ci, he spoke as if he were very intimate, and it seemed as if he was already paving the way for Both Both Ruan Ci's defeat today. Even though what he said was the truth, everyone could not help but smile knowingly. Shopkeeper Zhang reached out and pointed at the jade book, smiling, "Then I will place another one hundred spirit jades each on Li and Wu of the Jin Bo Sect."

While everyone was talking, the odds and stakes in the jade book were still jumping constantly. A lot of stakes had quickly accumulated under the name of Li of the Jin Bo Sect. Shopkeeper Zhou of the Baozhi Firm laughed as soon as he saw it, pointing at the jade book and saying, "Everyone, who leaked the Shangqing bet? You have to buy us a drink to be exempted from the cause and effect."

"Why is this? Anyway, the dealer is steadily earning without losing. If some dark pot news is leaked, what does it matter?"

Several shopkeepers defended themselves half-truthfully and half-falsely. However, a few drinks were naturally a drop in the bucket for them; they were just joking and having fun. Although they were defending themselves, they were also competing to buy spirit wine. It could be seen that Li Pingyan's odds fell rapidly, while Both Both Ruan Ci's odds soared from the lowest tier of ten-in-eleven-out at the beginning to ten-in-fifteen-out. With her status as a Shangqing disciple, this was already considered very unfavorable. It seemed that the gossip spread the fastest, and the fact that all of True Person Fu's disciples were going to challenge Both Both Ruan Ci also made many people realize that there must be grievances and articles in this, so they turned to no longer favor Both Both Ruan Ci. Even though she had already started the competition at this time and won with a single sword strike, the odds did not fall but rose instead. A large number of stakes all poured into the names of True Person Fu's disciples and Li Pingyan. Even many onlookers who had not placed bets at the beginning now knew the secret news and became interested instead.

Just at this moment, 300,000 spirit jades suddenly appeared under Both Both Ruan Ci's name, almost equal to the money that had just poured into the jade book. Shopkeeper Zhou was also taken aback and asked repeatedly. Several little clerks also hurriedly contacted the peddlers wandering around the peaks to inquire. After a while, they returned and said crisply, "Shopkeeper, it's from the Shangqing side. That spirit pet adult who placed 3,000 spirit jades on the Jin Bo Sect also placed 300,000 spirit jades on Ruan."

The shopkeepers were also discussing heatedly. Shopkeeper Liu, who had just started to make up for Both Both Ruan Ci, had almost finished his cup of tea without putting it down. Shopkeeper Zhou, however, had no heart to care about his feigned intimacy with the Zixu Heaven and his random interpretation. Now, feeling embarrassed by the progress, he laughed and said, "This is... luring the pot?"

He looked toward the Shangqing high platform in the distance, as if wanting to pierce through the heavy fog to see the scene behind it, "She is indeed Zixu Heaven; even the spirit pet has the style of its master..."

As he spoke, he could not help but shake his head slightly, "But what does this mean? Could it be that the Ruan woman can actually defeat so many Foundation Establishment powerhouses? You have to know that such a contest is not about life and death. Without shattering the Dao foundation, they will not easily admit defeat. It is a bloody battle of life and death. Even if her magic power is superior to her peers and her magic tools are rich and powerful, shattering the Dao foundation still requires drawing a huge amount of magic power. After all, the Dao foundation is the strongest place in a cultivator's body; how could it be so easy to crush?"

"More than thirty Foundation Establishment disciples, at least half are above the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. Hmph, the early Foundation Establishment ones are just like the two just now, begging and crying, disturbing her Dao heart, weakening her fighting spirit, and even ruining her reputation, making onlookers discuss her cruelty. Now three more have gone up. Counting them, she has already killed five early Foundation Establishment disciples. If I were presiding, at this time, I would let one of the strongest ones go up, eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, preferably also practicing physical techniques, and also eloquent. Even if they are to be killed, they can probe her trump cards, consume her magic power, and make her heart chaotic, making it difficult for her to exert her fighting strength."

He had been a shopkeeper in the Jin Bo Market for hundreds of years and was extremely familiar with the personnel of the Jin Bo Sect. The disciple who had stepped onto the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment was already qualified to be remembered by Shopkeeper Zhou. Although the conditions he mentioned were complex, True Person Fu had someone under his command who matched them perfectly. He looked at the projection wall and, sure enough, saw a strong man jump onto the arena and bow, "True Person Fu of Jin Bo's disciple, Kuang Wuji, has met Fellow Daoist Ruan."

The Ruan woman raised the long sword in her hand, her tone still indifferent, "Ruan of Shangqing, has met Fellow Daoist."

She looked young, appeared quite innocent, and was born extremely beautiful. With such an appearance, one could tell at a glance that she was a disciple of a large sect. In the eyes of outsiders, besides the many benefits of being a disciple of a large sect, there were naturally various defects brought by disciples of a large sect, such as arrogance, extravagant spending, ignorance of worldly affairs, etc. Especially since the Central Continent Heavenly Boat crossing was only thirty years ago, in the eyes of the people in the world, the Ruan woman's age was just a little doll.

Shopkeeper Zhou still remembered that she had wandered around the market with a female disciple of the Jin Bo Sect twenty years ago, looking for spirit tea at the Baozhi Firm. At that time, she was generous and ignorant of worldly affairs. Judging from the spirit pressure of this woman, after returning from the Hengze Heaven, she must have been practicing in seclusion in the sect for twenty years. A disciple who had not seen much of the world like this was the most unable to see tears and cries. The first one True Person Fu sent was a little girl in the early Foundation Establishment stage. Her struggle to survive was pitiful. Although the Ruan woman killed her, in Shopkeeper Zhou's view, her heart was probably already disturbed to a certain extent. And the disciples who followed, either begging bitterly, or generously going to their deaths, or asking the Ruan woman to pass on a message, were all expressing their grievances and innocence—this was indeed the truth, but it was also used by True Person Fu as a sharp arrow to disturb the enemy, constantly shooting at the Ruan woman's aura. As long as the Ruan woman's mind was chaotic, she could no longer maintain this near-absolute advantage in the aura field, planting the cause of her future defeat.

But this Ruan woman did indeed have some ability. Shopkeeper Zhou expected that although she could still kill many, her aura should be gradually becoming unstable at this time. Firstly, it was because she could not withstand these sharp arrows of psychological attack, and secondly, it was because her magic power was gradually weakening and difficult to support. But in the current observation, the Ruan woman's aura was still as scorching as the sun and as firm as a rock, without any sign of depression. At this moment, she raised her sword and said the same words, "If you want to live, change your Grandmaster, otherwise, you can only die here."

That Kuang Wuji laughed wildly and said arrogantly, "I am a personal disciple of the Zhenren; how can I betray my master? At this moment, I am revealing my true name, which means I never thought of living and returning from your hands—"

He must have had many more heroic words to say, but before he could finish, the sword light had already risen. A sword that covered the sky and the sun fell straight into his dantian. Kuang Wuji's aura collapsed at the touch, and he fell backward off the arena. With a single sword strike, his Dao foundation was shattered, and there was no longer any sign of life!

And that Ruan woman sheathed her sword, walked gracefully to the edge of the arena, looked down with beautiful eyes, and said coldly, "Just saying the word 'no' would have been enough."

Amidst the sorrowful cries of the disciples, Kuang Wuji's body-holding spell shattered, and the phantom of his inner landscape appeared above his head, shattering one after another. A wild wind blew, blowing the Ruan woman's sleeves fluttering up and down. She stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the memories of his life that were constantly fading. Her cherry lips curled slightly, and not knowing why, a trace of cold laughter appeared. She looked toward the distance, exactly where the main high platform of the Jin Bo Sect was located.

Even though he was not the person this woman was staring at, and his cultivation was even a major realm higher than hers, Shopkeeper Zhou was still startled by this glance, feeling a bit chilly, and thought to himself, "She definitely has a secret method to restore her spirit and energy. At this moment, her spirit and energy are even more vigorous than just now. It actually looks a bit like the secret method of the Qinglian Sword Sect, condensing all her cultivation into one sword. If she can kill the enemy, she can plunder the enemy's aura for replenishment. If so, the consumption is indeed very small, and she can become braver as she fights. This Kuang Wuji didn't even force out one of her trump cards before he died—she still has the Spirit Jade Wall given by the sword-wielding wing in her hand!"

"This woman... this woman is truly hawk-eyed and wolf-looking... True Person Fu underestimates her too much..."

The situation had developed to this point. Even if all the disciples sacrificed their lives, they might not be able to kill the Ruan woman. But it would be a huge blow to True Person Fu's strength and reputation. Shopkeeper Zhou fully expected True Person Fu to admit defeat and suffer a small loss, but seeing that the disciples were still not dispersing, he was also startled: "They are not leaving even now. It seems that True Person Fu is also riding a tiger and cannot get off. There must be forces behind him urging him..."

He no longer cared about the surplus of the gambling game and got up to walk out, "There must be a huge article behind this matter. It seems that after three thousand years of hibernation, the Seven Star Small Abode lineage is no longer willing to be lonely. One game after another, Sect Master Lin's love seed entered his life, and three thousand years ago, it caused a great mistake. If it weren't for the Great Elder, he would almost not even be able to keep his position as Sect Master. The Donghua Sword has returned, and it has only been thirty years, and it has regained its momentum to rise again..."

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