In the middle of the Ten Thousand Mountains, there is a cave shrouded in a defensive formation.

A clear spring cascades down from a crevice at the top of the cave, splashing water into the crystal-clear pool inside, creating a melodious, rushing sound.

Beside the clear pool, on a large white rock connected to the cave wall, a man dressed in a black robe closed his eyes and meditated, surrounded by dense fire spiritual energy, like a fire tornado.

Its aura was refined and profound, and its spiritual power was powerful and vast, clearly indicating that it had reached the realm of the Spirit King.

At a certain time.

Chi Yuan slowly finished his practice, focused his energy in his dantian, and withdrew from his meditative state.

He exhaled a long breath, and a glint of light flashed in his open eyes.

After three years of arduous training in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he has recovered to his peak cultivation level!

"Although my cultivation level is similar, my current combat power is much stronger than before. Five of me from back then would not be a match for me now."

Chi Yuan thought to himself.

The spiritual power cultivated by the Burning Heaven Refining Void Technique is far more powerful and abundant than that of the Azure Origin Sword Technique; their power and total amount are incomparable.

The three spiritual techniques, Dragon Elephant Demon Suppression Force, Great Evolution Overturning Heaven Palm, and Six Meridian Divine Sword, are also incredibly powerful. Each of them can easily allow for battles against opponents of higher levels.

With his cultivation at the first level of the Spirit King realm, plus the combat power boost from over a thousand points of potential, if he were to go all out, even a typical fifth-level Spirit King might not be able to defeat him.

With a thought, Chi Yuan opened the system panel.

[Cultivation Level]: First Rank Spirit King

[Physique]: Chaotic Sacred Body

[Aptitude]: Comprehension 1576, Spirituality 1565, Divine Soul 1642, Potential 1588

(Comprehension affects the speed at which one learns martial arts techniques and spiritual skills; spirituality affects the speed at which one cultivates martial arts techniques and spiritual skills; the soul affects the strength of the soul power; and potential affects the explosive power of martial arts techniques and spiritual skills.)

[Technique]: The third level of the "Burning Heaven Refining Void Technique" (/)

[Spiritual Skills]: First Form of "Great Evolution Overturning Heaven Palm" (2000/2000), First Form of "Dragon Elephant Suppressing Demon Force" (2000/2000), Sixth Form of "Six Meridian Divine Sword" (/)

[Special]: Netherworld Fire

...

Chi Yuan's cultivation techniques and various spiritual skills have reached their limit, but he needs to find a way to acquire the subsequent cultivation techniques and spiritual skills, otherwise it will be difficult for his strength to improve further.

Especially his cultivation technique; without the subsequent fourth stage of cultivation, his progress would stagnate and he would be unable to advance any further.

The only way to obtain subsequent cultivation techniques and spiritual skills is through the system rewards obtained after plundering the fortune of Ye Chen, the so-called chosen one.

Chi Yuan frowned in thought. Now that he had left his sect, it was impossible for him to return to the Divine Firmament Sect. If he wanted to seize Ye Chen's fortune, it seemed that he could only start by working on Ye Chen's external relationships.

Oh, right!

Chi Yuan suddenly remembered something.

He remembered that before Ye Chen joined the sect, he had fallen from grace and gone from a genius to a cripple, sinking into despair for several years. As a result, his betrothed, Wenren Bingying, came to his door to break off the engagement.

In the Lingyuan Continent, it is extremely shameful for a man to be jilted by a woman, especially for someone from a prominent family.

Ye Chen came from a prominent family and valued his reputation highly. Therefore, he reacted extremely strongly to the annulment of the engagement, believing that the other party was trampling on his dignity and wanted to nail him to the pillar of shame.

This led Ye Chen not to agree to annul the engagement directly. Instead, in a fit of anger, he made a five-year agreement with Wenren Bingying, agreeing to a gambling battle five years later.

If Wenren Bingying wins, the marriage contract will be void. If Ye Chen wins, the marriage contract will still be void, but Wenren Bingying will be at Ye Chen's disposal, including but not limited to becoming Ye Chen's concubine, or even a slave.

In his previous life, Chi Yuan did not witness the outcome of this gambling battle because he had already died before it happened. In this life, however, he has the opportunity to witness it.

Calculating the time, Ye Chen has been with the Divine Firmament Sect for almost a year and a half, plus the three years since he left the sect, so the day when the gambling battle will begin is fast approaching.

If we rush over now, we might still be able to get involved and change the outcome of the bet, causing Ye Chen to lose and thus plundering his luck.

Having thought of this, Chi Yuan made a decision, got up and left the cave, flying towards the outer edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

...

Ye Chen's family, Ye family, and Wenren Bingying's family, Wenren family, are both located in a large city called "Jingyang City," which is a top-tier aristocratic family in Jingyang City with the Lingzong sect in charge.

Three days after leaving the Ten Thousand Mountains, Chi Yuan arrived in Jingyang City via a teleportation array.

Walking on the teleportation array plaza, Chi Yuan's divine soul power, comparable to that of a Spirit Emperor-level expert, spread out, sensing the cultivation levels of the surrounding spiritual cultivators. The vast majority of them were below the Spirit King level, with only three reaching the Spirit King level.

However, even if there are only three people, in such a small area, the number is quite considerable. After all, even in a large city like Jintian City, Spirit Kings are not everywhere.

"The conditions offered by the Wen family for alchemy are quite generous, but unfortunately, the Jade Purity Ice Spirit Pill can only be refined by a fourth-grade alchemist, and I do not have that skill."

"Tsk tsk, they give a thousand yuan stones for refining one. The Wenren family is really willing to spend money to cultivate Wenren Bingying."

"Nonsense! Miss Wenren possesses the Ice Spirit Body, and achieving the Spirit Master level in the future will be no problem for her. Which family wouldn't invest heavily in her training?"

"That's true, but the Wenren family is spending a lot of money to have someone refine the Jade Purity Ice Spirit Pill for Wenren Bingying. I suppose it's to win the five-year agreement in a few months?"

"A five-year agreement? You must be joking. With Miss Wenren's talent and strength, would she really need to go to such lengths to deal with that good-for-nothing young master of the Ye family?"

"That's right. Let alone five years, even if Ye Chen, that good-for-nothing, were given another ten years to cultivate, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Wenren Bingying now. Why would he need to temporarily seek pills to boost his strength?"

That's very true.

...

At this moment, the three Spirit Kings and a group of Spirit Cultivators below the Spirit King level were gathered in front of a bulletin board at the edge of the square, discussing a recruitment notice on it.

Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Chi Yuan went over to take a look. After seeing the recruitment details on the notice, he was immediately intrigued.

This recruitment notice was issued by the Wenren family, where Wenren Bingying resides. The intention is to recruit alchemists of the fourth rank or above to refine a low-grade fourth-rank pill called the Jade Purity Ice Spirit Pill for Wenren Bingying to improve her cultivation.

"What a coincidence."

Chi Yuan's eyes showed a strange light. He happened to be a fourth-grade alchemist, and among the fourth-grade pills he could refine was the Jade Purity Ice Spirit Pill. He was already able to refine this pill three years ago when he was still in the Divine Firmament Sect.

Originally, she didn't know how to get involved in this gambling battle and help Wenren Bingying defeat Ye Chen, but unexpectedly, a ready-made solution was delivered to her as soon as she arrived.

Chi Yuan smiled slightly and took the notice into his hand.