Chapter 255: Chengshan Territory Goes All In
Chengshan area.
A huge outline appeared above the sky, emitting terrifying pressure.
All the cultivators in Chengshan Region looked at the vortex in the sky with fear on their faces. They didn’t know why there was such a strange change in the sky.
Although hundreds of years have passed since the scene of the arrival of those Divine Transformation monks, and most of the monks who experienced it back then have passed away, various sects have still left records.
Could it be that another powerful person has arrived?
For the Lower Realm, the arrival of a strong person is not a good thing.
After a while, three figures appeared in the sky, an old man in the God Transformation stage and two Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Everyone, I am the steward of Sihai Trading Company, which is the largest trading company in the Central Region. I came to Chengshan Region this time because Dan Region is about to hold a newcomer competition, and there are cultivators from Chengshan Region participating as contestants."
"Chengshan Territory has such a genius, and our Sihai Trading Company should congratulate them. Now, we will open the battle viewing map, and all the cultivators in Chengshan Territory can see the scene of the Dan Territory Newcomers Competition."
The old man raised his hand, and a scroll slowly unfolded in the sky. In the scroll was a huge square.
"This is the location of the Dan Domain Newcomer Competition. The Dan Domain Competition will start in one year."
"In addition to watching this competition, if you have confidence in the contestants, you can come to my Sihai Trading Company to place a bet."
Wow! The old man's words caused an uproar in Chengshan Territory.
Danyu has their cultivators from Chengshanyu.
Needless to say, this person must be Senior Chu.
The legend of Senior Chu is still popular in the Dan Realm, inspiring countless descendants.
"I must bet on Senior Chu to win."
"That's a must. If Chengshanyu doesn't bet on Senior Chu to win, then he's a traitor to our Chengshanyu."
The young monks were very excited, but unfortunately they didn't have many spirit stones in their pockets.
"Master, this odds shows that Sihai Trading Company is not optimistic about Senior Chu."
In Xiyue Sect, the new leader is also discussing this matter with the elders at this moment.
"There are so many talented people in the Dan Domain. It may not be easy for Senior Chu to get an A-level."
These Jindan elders are not as fanatical as those young people. Xiyue Sect also has a gambling house, and they know very well that the higher the odds, the more impossible it is to achieve.
"Senior Chu has a special relationship with our Xiyue Sect. Even if it is difficult for Senior Chu to get the A grade, our Xiyue Sect will still have a supportive attitude."
"The Sect Master is right. How much should we buy?"
"Five million spirit stones, maybe."
Five million spirit stones is a huge sum of money for a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it is acceptable for the entire Xiyue Sect.
"Five million is too little."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the hall. The new sect leader and many elders saw the figure appearing in the hall and immediately said respectfully, "Greetings, Grand Elder."
Fei Yuelan asked calmly: "How many spiritual stones does the sect currently have in reserve?"
"Grand Elder, there are currently 20 million spiritual stones in reserve in the sect's treasury. If we include the revenue from other shops, there should be 40 million spiritual stones."
"Then take out 20 million spirit stones to buy Chu Ning to get the first grade."
Fei Yuelan's words surprised the elders present, but they would naturally not disobey the words of the Supreme Elder.
If the 20 million reserve spirit stones were taken out, even if they were lost, the sect would at most have to tighten its belt for the next few decades. Moreover, their elders also had a lot of spirit stones on them, and if they were in urgent need, they could lend them to the sect first.
The Xiyue Sect placed the bet according to Fei Yuelan's instructions. The Wentian Sect, which is also one of the four major sects, was even more generous than the Xiyue Sect and directly took out 30 million.
The Wentian Sect is good at the art of formations, and the income of formation masters is quite good, second only to alchemists.
The Wentian Sect made this huge bet to thank Chu Ning for providing the information, which enabled the Wentian Sect to recover a valuable treasure.
Liuhe Mountain.
The new supreme elder is also discussing with the elders of Liuhe Mountain at this moment.
"In Chengshan Region, Xiyue Sect and Wentian Sect are on good terms with Senior Chu. We in Liuhe Mountain had some misunderstandings with Senior Chu because of the Grand Elder. This time, we in Liuhe Mountain must let Senior Chu see our sincerity."
Zu Hai, the new Grand Elder of Liuhe Mountain, had a resolute look on his face: "I already know that Xiyue Sect has contributed 20 million spirit stones, Wentian Sect has contributed 30 million spirit stones, and this time Liuhe Mountain will contribute 50 million spirit stones."
"Grand Elder, 50 million spirit stones, unless we sell some shops in Liuhe Mountain, we won't be able to collect the total."
In recent years, the development of Liuhe Mountain has not been as good as that of Xiyue Sect and Wentian Sect. Fifty million spirit stones will cause great damage to the sect.
"idiot!"
Zu Hai glanced coldly at the questioning elders and said, "No matter whether Senior Chu can get the A grade or not, this is a competition between the talented newcomers in the Dan Domain. Senior Chu came from the Lower Domain, but was able to represent the sect in this competition. This already shows that Senior Chu has been valued by the super sect in the Dan Domain."
"If we don't resolve the misunderstanding between Senior Chu and our Liuhe Mountain, when Senior Chu returns to Chengshan Region, he can make our Liuhe Mountain end up like Xuantian Sect with just one word."
Zu Hai's words made the faces of the elders present look palpitating. Ever since the Grand Elder of Xuantian Sect was killed by Senior Chu and the Young Sect Master Yue Yaotian died, the remaining two brothers Yue Zhenhai and Yue Zhentao were unable to carry the banner of Xuantian Sect.
The Xuantian Sect is now at the bottom among the four major sects. If it continues like this, it won’t be long before it is gradually eliminated by other sects.
The decision of the Supreme Elder was correct. He bet against Senior Chu for 50 million. Even if he lost the 50 million, Senior Chu would see the sincerity of Liuhe Mountain after knowing this.
Fifty million is enough to buy Senior Chu and their Liuhe Mountain to resolve their past grievances. This is a good deal.
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Xuantian Sect.
"The elders also know about the Sihai Trading Company. Tell us what our Xuantian Sect should do."
Compared to Liuhe Mountain being able to resolve the misunderstanding with Chu Ning, the grudge between their Xuantian Sect and Chu Ning was too deep and there was no possibility of resolving it at all.
"Master, we definitely won't bet on Chu Ning. I saw the betting, and the odds of Chu Ning being a D-level player are 70%. If we bet on Chu Ning being a D-level player, we can earn 7 million with 10 million spirit stones."
"Elder Cui, if you do this, I'm afraid that other cultivators in Chengshan Region will be dissatisfied with my Xuantian Sect."
"Humph, if this doesn't happen, are the other cultivators in Chengshan Region satisfied with our Xuantian Sect?" Elder Cui, who spoke earlier, counterattacked: "Chu Ning's prestige in Chengshan Region is rising day by day, and our Xuantian Sect is regarded as a villain in the eyes of the young cultivators in Chengshan Region."
The leader of Xuantian Sect also had a stern look on his face, and said: "What Elder Cui said is right. As long as Chu Ning is still alive, our Xuantian Sect will never be able to turn the tables in Chengshan Region. This leader has decided to sell all the shops including some spiritual mines, which can probably be exchanged for 20 million spiritual stones."
Xiyue Sect, Wentian Sect and Wentian Sect can easily come up with tens of millions of spirit stones, while Xuantian Sect can only get 20 million spirit stones by selling all its properties. This is already a huge gap.
"This sect master has asked the seniors of Sihai Trading Company. Our Xuantian Sect's mountain gate can be mortgaged for 20 million spirit stones, and 40 million spirit stones in total. If we win, we can get more than 70 million spirit stones. With this amount of spirit stones, the entire sect will move to Luoyang Region."
They can no longer stay in Chengshan Territory. Going to Luoyang Territory is the way out for their Xuantian Sect.
To the Chengshan Region, their Xuantian Sect is the villain and the traitor, but in the eyes of the cultivators in the Luoyang Region, the Xuantian Sect is a good sect.
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If the attitudes of the four major sects were well-considered, then in the Hundred Cities area, the cultivators were betting fanatically.
"Senior Chu will win!"
"Senior Chu was born in our Hundred Cities region. If we don't even support Senior Chu, who else can we support?"
The Su family of Wenjincheng took up the first banner of fanatics.
Although the Su family does not have a Jindan strongman, it is still quite famous in the Hundred Cities area. After all, it is the first family to tell the story of Senior Chu.
The Su family collected 200,000 spirit stones. It is said that in order to collect these 200,000 spirit stones, the Su family also borrowed some from the money house.
The biggest spender was the Wen Jin Sect, which directly bought 10 million. Thanks to the fact that Chu Ning used to be a disciple of the Wen Jin Sect, the Wen Jin Sect is now considered a behemoth in the Hundred Cities area.
All the people in the hundred cities who bought Chu Ning could obtain Grade A, and the total number of spirit stones was as high as 60 million, which was higher than any of the four major sects.
The reason for such a high number of spirit stones is partly because the minimum bet amount accepted by Sihai Trading Company is 100,000 spirit stones.
A single cultivator could not come up with so many spirit stones, but everyone wanted to show their support for Senior Chu, so in the end the Hundred Cities area decided to place the bet on a city-by-city basis.
All the cultivators in a city put their spirit stones together for betting, and this led to the cities competing with each other.
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Your city bet 300,000, so our city bet 400,000, and in the end it reached 60 million.
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Suxin Island.
An island.
A female cultivator in a red dress was practicing on the island, and the next moment she suddenly opened her eyes.
"Uncle Song, please come in."
Song Shaolan looked at Tang Ruowei who was standing in front of him. Among the many new disciples on Suxin Island, Tang Ruowei was relatively low-key. Except for a short period of time when she first joined the sect, she spent hundreds of years in seclusion on the island to practice.
Tang Ruowei looked at Song Shaolan, and she was also curious. This Master Song had only come once since she chose an island to practice, and he hadn't come again. What was he doing this time? "Master came to tell you a good news."
Song Shaolan said with a smile: "Do you want to know the news about your husband Chu Ning?"
Tang Ruowei's eyes lit up: "Uncle Master, do you have news about Chu Ning?"
After arriving at the sect, Tang Ruowei was about to write a letter to Chu Ning, but a sea storm suddenly occurred in the East China Sea.
Sea storms are unique to the East China Sea and refer to the violent spiritual energy in the East China Sea.
During a sea storm, cultivators below the Divine Transformation stage would be torn to pieces by the violent spiritual energy, so even cultivators at the Divine Transformation stage had to be extremely careful.
Faced with sea storms, the cultivators in the East China Sea all choose to stay in areas protected by formations. The duration of sea storms varies, ranging from a few decades to thousands of years.
The sea storm had not ended before Tang Ruowei's last retreat.
"The sea storm is not over yet, and Chu Ning hasn't sent any message yet."
When Song Shaolan saw Tang Ruowei's expectant look, she knew what Tang Ruowei was expecting. Her words made Tang Ruowei's eyes dim.
"But Chu Ning is living a very good life. He has already gone to Danyu and become a disciple of a super sect in Danyu. He is also representing the sect in Danyu's newcomer competition."
Seeing Tang Ruowei's lost expression, Song Shaolan didn't keep her in suspense and directly told her what she knew.
Tang Ruowei's eyes became brighter and brighter as she listened, and finally she smiled sweetly and said, "I knew Chu Ning would definitely come to the Central Region."
Song Shaolan also felt a little emotional. When she first saw the words "Chu Ning" written on the list of candidates for the Danyu Newcomer Competition, she thought it was someone with the same name. Later, after asking people from Sihai Trading Company, she realized that it was the Chu Ning she had in mind.
Unexpectedly, Chu Ning, who had failed the Longmen test, actually went to Danyu in the end and was qualified to participate in the rookie competition.
If those who went to Chengshan Territory to recruit disciples knew this news, they would probably regret it.
Every sect in every domain needs a genius alchemist.
Dan Domain has the largest number of alchemists, but there are also alchemists in other domains. However, these alchemists were all kept there by offering huge benefits.
"The news came from Sihai Trading Company. This time, Sihai Trading Company used a fax formation, so the competition can also be seen in the market in the East Sea."
"real!"
Tang Ruowei was very surprised, and then asked curiously: "Master, what is the purpose of Sihai Trading Company doing this?"
"Open a gambling game."
Song Shaolan introduced the gambling game of Sihai Commercial Bank to Tang Ruowei. Tang Ruowei snorted: "1 to 64, it's obvious that they look down on Chu Ning. Uncle, where can I place the bet?"
"There is a shop called Sihai Trading Company in the market. You can place bets as long as you enter the shop."
Tang Ruowei nodded. She would definitely buy all of them to help Chu Ning get the first grade, but she only had twenty spirit crystals on her, which felt was not enough.
"Uncle Master, you will also bet on Chu Ning to get the first place, right?"
Song Shaolan smiled, she didn't think so. When had Sihai Trading Company ever made a loss-making deal? The reason they offered such high odds was that they were sure that Chu Ning would not be able to get first place.
But seeing Tang Ruowei's expectant eyes, Song Shaolan couldn't say no.
"I will buy it, but my uncle doesn't have many spirit crystals, so I can only buy 200 spirit crystals."
Two hundred spirit crystals are not much for a Divine Transformation cultivator.
In Song Shaolan's opinion, spending two hundred spirit crystals to buy Chu Ning to get the first-class certificate would be equivalent to wasting the spirit crystals.
Naturally, Song Shaolan was reluctant to give too many spiritual crystals to Sihai Trading Company.
"Thank you, uncle."
Tang Ruowei originally thought that Uncle Song would not buy it, so she wanted to borrow some spirit crystals from Uncle Song. Unexpectedly, Uncle Song actually bought it, and even said that he didn't have many spirit crystals on him, so she felt embarrassed to ask for a loan again.
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Dan domain.
Dan City.
Branch of Sihai Trading Company.
Seeing the betting amounts reported by various domains, the woman's lazy temperament disappeared and her eyes were fixed on a name in the jade slip.
"Chu Ning, there are so many people betting on him. Is it because the betting odds are high, or something else?"
(End of this chapter)