Chapter 117

Qianji Pavilion's decision

Huayan City, the base of the Qianji Pavilion branch.

This place is remote, far away from the bustling commercial streets and the areas where monks live.

The entrance is also extremely hidden. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that there is an entrance for people to enter. There is obviously no hidden formation protection, which makes people subconsciously want to ignore it.

But now, with the Tiangan Merchant Alliance launching an attack, the location of this place has been completely exposed, and the entrance has been trampled by the monks to the point that it seems to have been expanded a bit.

Yan Qingyan walked into the stronghold mysteriously. The light in the room was dim, with only a huge night-shining pearl emitting a faint glow.

There was only one person inside.

"I am Bai Xiaosheng, the branch leader of Qianji Pavilion. What do you two want to talk about?"

Bai Xiaosheng has a lovely baby face, fair and tender, and looks easy-going and harmless. He wears a loose robe casually on his body and looks at Yan Qingyan and Ling Mochen with a smile, as if the upcoming 'wealth competition' with the Tiangan Merchant Alliance has nothing to do with him and is not affected at all.

"Bai Xiaosheng? Is that your real name?" Names like this are usually code names or something like that, right?

Yan Qingyan complained, why is there a 'Bai Xiaosheng' everywhere, this is the world of cultivating immortals!

"Haha~ Fellow Daoist, you're joking. People in Qianji Pavilion never use their real names." Bai Xiaosheng said with a polite fake smile.

"Are you two here to buy information, or to inquire about questions related to the 'betting' auction?" When Bai Xiaosheng mentioned the word 'auction', his expression was somewhat helpless, as if he had said it a thousand times and didn't want to say it again.

Yan Qingyan nodded and directly stated her purpose.

"I came here just to confirm whether you, Qianji Pavilion, want to win this game?"

Yan Qingyan looked serious and said solemnly: "I have placed all my family's wealth on your Qianji Pavilion. I have high hopes for you. You must win!"

Bai Xiaosheng: ...

Ling Mochen scratched his cheek. After hearing Qingyan's words, he felt very pressured.

Is it because not enough pills were made? Is there enough inventory? He can't fall behind at the critical moment!

Although Qingyan wanted Qianji Pavilion to win because of his feud with Song Shaochi, he knew it was more because of the Foundation Establishment Pill given to Ling Yaozu by Young Master Song.

He didn't mind being mocked and boasted by Ling Yaozu. Such things had happened countless times in front of him in the past. As long as he was better than Ling Yaozu and lived a better life than him, why should he pay any attention to those poor people who were tortured by jealousy and resentment every day?

Although he still didn't hold out much hope in his heart, after all, he and Qingyan were just two independent cultivators, and even if they had many hidden secrets, how could they compare to the foundation of a major force that had been passed down for thousands of years?

But Qingyan was so "excited", the only thing he could do was to refine more pills, and refine better pills, to increase his chances of winning.

Bai Xiaosheng didn't understand what the other party meant. What the other party asked was 'do you want to win', not 'can you win'. The difference between them is not as simple as just one word.

He seemed to be puzzled and said, "Oh? Of course, Qianji Pavilion wants to win this game, but you should also know that Tiangan Merchant Alliance has a strong foundation, and everyone knows it. The cultivators in the whole city don't think highly of Qianji Pavilion. You two actually bet all your belongings on it. Can this help me solve my doubts?"

"Because I have a grudge against someone from the Tiangan Merchant Alliance." Yan Qingyan said without hesitation: "I want to know if you want to win? As long as you have the heart to win, I will give you the strongest support!"

Bai Xiaosheng: ...he is also a passionate person.

He likes it!

Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, this time his smile was more sincere, "We want to win, of course we want to win, but we have also made the worst-case scenario plan. In order to avoid more losses after losing the competition, we will only put the auction items provided by the independent cultivators into the auction, and will not provide the treasures in our inventory..."

Yan Qingyan: ...

Ling Mochen's mouth twitched. What did it mean to prepare for the worst? Didn't it mean that even Qianji Pavilion itself had determined that it was doomed to fail and had decided to just throw in the towel?

The Tiangan Merchant Alliance has spread the word that they will take out all the "treasures that protect the alliance"!

"You are like this... I suddenly feel confused..." Yan Qingyan said faintly.

Bai Xiaosheng looked helpless. "Although we are in the intelligence business of Qianji Pavilion, we can't get all the information. Some information is useless even if we know it in advance. Just like the action of Tiangan Merchant Alliance this time, this is a blatant 'threat'!"

Bai Xiaosheng began to explain in detail, telling the whole story, without asking for any spiritual stones.

The leader of the Tiangan Merchant Alliance somehow reached a secret agreement with the old monster of the Yinhuang Sect and helped them besiege his Qianji Pavilion sub-pavilion stronghold.

Although there was no apparent conflict between his Qianji Pavilion and the Tiangan Business Alliance, in fact, the Tiangan Business Alliance had long wanted to do intelligence-related business and had set its eyes on this piece of fat meat.

This competition can be said to be forcing them to sign the Heavenly Dao Oath, but such a binding Heavenly Dao Oath involving many people is not so easy to sign. If it does not comply with the principle of "fairness", it will be "invalid", otherwise that group of old thieves would not have come up with so many tricks.

The 'Heavenly Calculator' in their pavilion had calculated this disaster, but the hexagram showed 'auspicious', so they only needed to follow the requirements of the Heavenly Dao Oath and hold the auction according to normal procedures.

No need to do anything else.

Thus, they are in this situation of "seemingly playing badly, but actually wanting to win".

"Haha~ I have full confidence in Tian Suanzi's calculation skills, especially after the two of you came, I am more convinced. I am afraid that there are people in these cities who dislike the Tiangan Merchant Alliance and are secretly helping my Qianji Pavilion."

Bai Xiaosheng finished speaking and asked Yan Qingyan curiously, "But I'm still curious, aren't you afraid that if Qianji Pavilion really loses this competition, you'll go bankrupt?"

He emphasized the words "lose everything". Bai Xiaosheng didn't think that anyone would really invest all their belongings in a competition where the chances of winning were so low. The other party was definitely exaggerating.

Yan Qingyan's words were indeed a bit exaggerated, but she still had the intention of investing heavily. She said seriously: "If you really lose this competition, then I can only wait until I have cultivated successfully in the future and advanced to the level of Spiritualization and Void Refining, and then I will forcibly surround the Tiangan Merchant Alliance and have another big competition!"

If she really reaches that level, she doesn't believe that she, with her spiritual spring space, cannot match the financial strength of the Tiangan Merchant Alliance!

Bai Xiaosheng: ...you are still talking about transforming the spirit into the void..., why don’t you talk about achieving the great Dao and even transcending the calamity!

The world is so big that there are strange people everywhere!

Bai Xiaosheng had an expression that said 'you must be joking', but Yan Qingyan really thought so.

To give someone a taste of their own medicine, the Tiangan Business Alliance was able to invite the old Nascent Soul monster from the Yinhuang Sect, so if she wanted to get back at them, she could only turn herself into an even older monster!

Oh no! It is an unrivaled power at an even stronger level!