Chapter 256: The Competition That Changed the Rules

Twenty-three thousand six hundred and twenty-four spirit crystals.

Yun Anlan looked at the data reported by his subordinates. For Sihai Trading Company, this amount was nothing.

But if you take into account the 64-fold odds, this amount would be a headache for even the trading companies.

If possible, she really wanted to return the bets.

It’s not that she thinks Chu Ning will definitely get Class A, it has nothing to do with the final result of this competition.

The most taboo thing in opening a gambling game is to let the total amount of odds exceed the amount of all spirit crystals in the entire gambling game.

According to the current total amount of bets and the betting situation, if Chu Ning really gets Grade A, the company will make no profit this time.

If you don’t make a profit, you will lose money.

This is Yun Anlan’s philosophy.

If Chu Ning were here, he would give Yun Anlan a thumbs up. This was also his business philosophy in his previous life: if you don’t make a profit, you will lose money.

Taking the opportunity cost but not making any money is a failed business behavior.

For Chu Ning, there is no need for any shady dealings when it comes to managing a large-scale event like this. All he needs to do is do the math, set up the initial odds model, and then adjust it based on the betting situation, and he can ensure a profit.

But this requires that all betting situations can be counted in real time. Unfortunately, Sihai Trading Company failed to do this. When the betting situation of the entire gambling game was summarized to Danyu, there was a delay.

The nine central regions are so vast, but the Sihai Trading Company only managed to delay for half a day. This strength is already terrifying.

"Adjust Chu Ning's odds to 12 times."

Yun Anlan made a decision quickly, but what she didn't expect was that her decision caused an uproar in the Dan Domain.

Who is Chu Ning? Many alchemists in the Eastern District of Danyu have this thought in their minds.

Most of these alchemists also went to Sihai Trading Company to place their bets, but they just bought a certain amount. When they saw that Chu Ning, whose odds were originally at the bottom, suddenly soared to 12 times, they were all confused.

What's going on?

Sihai Trading Company thought that Chu Ning's alchemy skills were very high? Many alchemists remembered Chu Ning's name and began to inquire about his background.

"God is really helping us, fellow apprentices, it's time for everyone to take action."

Tian Wanfeng was very happy. Now the outside world only knew that Junior Brother Chu was a disciple of their Danshan Sect, but they didn't know Junior Brother Chu's specific situation. He searched the entire area for disciples of Danshan Sect to find out the situation.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I can interact with disciples from other sects and spread the information arranged by Elder Yan.

Thanks to the hard work of Tian Wanfeng and several other fellow disciples, all the cultivators in the eastern area of ​​Danyu knew "some information" about Chu Ning.

The main thing is to know that Xinhuo Hall gave Chu Ning a D-level rating, which specifically mentioned that a strong man named Chen wanted to give Chu Ning a "failing" grade.

The powerful Chen from Xinhuo Hall? Although the disciples of Danshan Sect did not say it explicitly, with so many elders from the sect coming this time, those disciples who liked gossip knew who the powerful Chen was referring to as soon as they asked.

However, although this matter was widely spread, it was only spread among Nascent Soul disciples. After all, Chu Ning was only a D-level and could not attract the attention of the elders of various factions.

Even though Sihai Trading Company raised Chu Ning's odds to 8 times, it still could not be compared with those popular contestants. The odds of those popular contestants were less than 70%, and the lowest was only 20%.

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Chu Ning was in the yard, listening to a senior brother telling about what had happened during this period, and he was also amazed.

It seems that no matter whether one is a mortal or a monk, they all love gambling at heart.

Chu Ning doesn't like gambling because gambling means it is out of control.

He also won't sympathize with gamblers.

The next moment, Chu Ning found his master and explained his purpose.

"You want to borrow spirit crystals from your master?" Qi Shiyun was stunned for a moment, then she guessed what Chu Ning wanted the spirit crystals for.

"You want to go to Sihai Trading Company to place a bet?" Qi Shiyun said with a smile, "According to the rules of Sihai Trading Company, if you players want to place a bet, you can only bet that you are in the first rank."

When players place bets, they can only buy Class A, because they are afraid that some players will deliberately buy Class D and then earn spirit crystals.

"My disciple wants to buy himself a Grade A, but he doesn't have many spirit crystals."

Chu Ning chuckled. He didn't like gambling, but since Sihai Trading Company was offering him spiritual crystals, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

"It seems that you are very confident in yourself."

Qi Shiyun did not tell her disciples how many talented newcomers there were among the contestants this time. It was a good thing for her disciples to be confident, so she immediately threw a storage bag to Chu Ning.

"There are three hundred spirit crystals in here, you can use them to buy it."

Qi Shiyun didn't have many spirit crystals on her. Even though she was a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, she had spent a lot of spirit crystals in order to break through to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. She only had a total of two thousand spirit crystals on her.

This doesn't mean that Qi Shiyun's entire fortune is only two thousand spirit crystals. Just like those wealthy people in her previous life, she only had three hundred million in liquid cash, but the company plus some real estate had billions.

Seeing Chu Ning's departing back, Qi Shiyun did not tell her disciples that she had also placed a bet on Sihai Trading Company.

It's just that she bought 200 spirit crystals so that Chu Ning could get the B grade, 300 spirit crystals for the C grade, but she didn't buy the A grade.

I didn’t tell Chu Ning because I was afraid of undermining Chu Ning’s confidence.

At Sihai Trading Company, Chu Ning walked out of the store very satisfied with the jade pendant as a voucher.

He bought himself 1,300 spirit crystals.

"Si Hai Trading Company is really a good company. They are willing to lend money to us."

Chu Ning originally didn't plan to buy so many, because he didn't have that many spirit crystals on him. He had spent a hundred spirit crystals to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and only had more than sixty spirit crystals left.

When he went to the business and inquired, he found out that the business allowed loans. After he showed his identity token from Danshan Sect, the business directly gave him a credit line of one thousand spirit crystals.

In the words of the shop owner, an alchemist who can participate in the rookie competition is worth the price.

Chu Ning understood what this meant. If there were no spirit crystals to return to the business, then he would make pills to return. Compared to spirit crystals, the business probably wanted pills more.

"Twelve times the odds, that would be 15,600 spirit crystals, which is a huge sum of money."

Not long after Chu Ning left the store, Yun Anlan received the report.

All contestants who have placed their bets in the competition must report to her immediately.

"This Chu Ning bought himself a 1,300-level spiritual crystal armor?"

Yun Anlan rubbed her eyebrows with her slender hands. She suddenly found that she couldn't understand Chu Ning anymore.

There are no fools among the cultivators who can come to the Middle Domain from the Lower Domain, let alone arrogant people.

So what on earth made Chu Ning so confident that he even borrowed a thousand spirit crystals from a business bank?

If the company dares to lend spiritual crystals, it is not afraid that Chu Ning will not return them.

One thousand spirit crystals would take hundreds of years for a fifth-grade alchemist to pay off the debt. If one were a fourth-grade alchemist, he would have to sell himself to a business.

"Forget it. Compared to the bet amounts of other players, the odds have been adjusted. Even if Chu Ning gets first place, the company will still make a profit."

The entire Central Region plus some Lower Regions, the amount of spirit crystals bet this time has reached tens of billions, and if the results go according to her setting, the company will earn tens of billions.

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In Dongcheng, in the eastern area of ​​the city, a brilliant light shone out from a Dan Tower in the eastern area of ​​the city. The next moment, light also shone out from several other Dan Towers in Dan City, as if responding to the Dan Tower in the east of the city.

Several rays of light enveloped the sky above East City, and finally formed a huge pillar of light, landing on the square in the east area of ​​the city.

Swoosh! All the monks in the square were teleported out of the square at this moment, and the square, which was hundreds of miles wide, was cleared in an instant.

"Disciples from each sect participating in the competition enter the square."

Above the square, the space was torn apart, and three huge whirlpools appeared. Inside these three whirlpools, three figures appeared.

The alchemists in the entire Dan City looked at the three figures with fanatical eyes. Alchemy master, this is the lifelong pursuit of all alchemists in Dan Domain.

In the cultivation of the hundred arts, the first stage to pursue is the master realm, and above the master is the grandmaster. For disciples of the super sects in the Dan domain, it is no problem to break through to the master realm, but it is extremely difficult to become a grandmaster.

Three master-level alchemists landed on the platform in the square, pushing the atmosphere to its climax.

Danshan Courtyard.

At this moment, Chu Ning and Zhang Sheng were also heading towards the square under the escort of Qi Shiyun, four elders, and Tian Wanfeng, a dozen disciples.

"Come in, only players like you can enter this square now."

Qi Shiyun, Qin Libang and the other four elders stopped at the edge of the square. Chu Ning and Zhang Sheng nodded. There were many onlookers at the scene, so the two did not say much and walked towards the square silently.

"Let's go to the viewing platform nearby."

Qin Libang looked up at the sky above the square with a smile. There were rows of seats there. These were prepared for the elders of their sect, and only the Jindan cultivators were qualified to sit there.

There were already many old men sitting on the viewing stand. In addition to the elders of the sixteen super sects, there were also some independent cultivators who had reached the state of Divine Transformation, as well as powerful men from outside the realm.

"What a coincidence, our two sects are sitting next to each other."

Lü Yingguang of the Seven Fire Sect looked at Qi Shiyun and the other three with a smile. Qi Shiyun did not respond, but Qin Libang smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Lü may have forgotten that the seats on the viewing platform for previous competitions were arranged by each sect according to the ratings of the previous session."

What Qin Libang meant was that we are all in Class D, so it would be strange if we didn't sit next to each other.

"I actually forgot about this. Thanks to Fellow Daoist Qin for reminding me. Let's try not to sit next to each other next time."

Lu Yingguang laughed out loud, and his words made the other two elders of Danshan Sect snort coldly. Don’t sit next to each other in the next term? Doesn’t this mean that they think that their Seven Fire Sect can be upgraded, while Danshan Sect will still be Class D?

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"Thanks to Daoist Fellow Lu's good words, the possibility of our two sects sitting together in the next term is almost slim."

"Oh, Elder Qin is so confident in your sect's two disciples. How about you or I add an extra bet?"

"What does Fellow Daoist Lu want to bet on?"

Qin Libang's expression turned slightly cold. This scene touched the hearts of the elders of the Seven Fire Sect. It was Elder Qin who was annoyed, but he insisted on continuing the conversation because of his face.

"How about we bet on which disciple of our sect has a higher rating in this competition?"

Listening to Lu Yingguang's words, Qin Libang snorted coldly: "Okay, since you said the gambling method, then I will make the bet. I heard that Brother Lu has a recipe for Nirvana Powder, and I am quite interested."

The smile on Lu Yingguang's face froze. Nirvana Powder was a secret scroll and the most valuable recipe he had.

"Why, Brother Lu doesn't dare to gamble anymore? If you don't dare to gamble, that's fine, let's just leave it at that."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, why do you have to provoke me with words? I am afraid that you will end up shooting yourself in the foot."

In Lu Yingying's opinion, the old fellow Qin Libang deliberately proposed such a big bet just to make him retreat.

The conversation between the two was being listened to by the old fellows from other sects around. If he gave up just like that, he would lose all face.

"I can take out the recipe for Nirvana Powder, but what else can Fellow Daoist Qin bet on? It must be worth as much as this Nirvana Powder."

"An inner view pill."

As soon as Qin Libang said this, many old men around looked over. The two of them did not block out the left and right during their conversation. All those present were Divine Transformation cultivators, and they could hear everything clearly.

These powerful people were attracted by the "Neijing Pill".

"Okay, I'll take this bet."

Lu Yingguang thought about it for only a moment and then agreed. The value of Neijing Dan is far higher than Nirvana Powder, but its recipe is still inferior to Nirvana Powder.

With the recipe for Nirvana Powder, you can refine many Nirvana Powders.

However, Lu Yingguang had confidence in the newcomers from the sect who were taking part in the competition, and he also knew about the two contestants from Danshan Sect. One was only at the Ding level in Xinhuo Hall, and the other was a native cultivator from Danyu. His talent in alchemy was good, but he was still far from being a genius.

Qin Libang said nothing more. Seeing that the bet was reached, Qi Shiyun pressed the button on the left side of the platform with her right hand, and a golden light shield enveloped the four of them.

This is the shielding light cover set up by Danta. The spiritual consciousness of the Jindan cultivators cannot detect what is said inside the light cover.

"Elder Qin acted really well. If we didn't know the inside story, we would have really thought that you were carried up there by Lu Yingguang."

Qi Shiyun spoke quietly, and Qin Libang smiled and said, "Elder Qi, if I didn't have some acting skills, you wouldn't have the chance to accept Chu Ning as your disciple."

The two looked into each other's eyes, and everything was said without words.

Qi Shiyun meant that since Qin Libang used his disciple to make a bet, shouldn't he give some benefits? The hidden meaning of Qin Libang's answer was that if I hadn't acted with Elder Yan, you wouldn't have been able to accept Chu Ning as your disciple. Let's write off the ties and no one owes anyone anything.

"Haha, it seems that we are all very confident in Chu Ning. To be honest, I bought one thousand spirit crystals and Chu Ning can be ranked C." Another elder of Danshan Sect laughed.

"Elder Zhao acted very quickly."

"Elder Chen, please don't tell me. I saw you coming out of the Four Seas Merchants. Don't tell me that you didn't buy it."

Elder Zhao's words made Qi Shiyun and Qin Libang look at Elder Chen as well.

As everyone knows, the richest person in Danshan Sect is Elder Chen.

"Hey, I bought Zhang Sheng C-level and Chu Ning B-level."

After saying that, Elder Chen stretched out his hand and gestured the number five, and continued: "I bought it for five thousand spirit crystals."

“A big deal!”

"Elder Chen is still generous."

Qi Shiyun and the other two gave Elder Chen a thumbs up.

"I didn't expect Elder Chen to have so much confidence in my disciple." Qi Shiyun said with a smile. Even she, as a master, didn't have that much confidence.

"To be honest, besides my confidence in Chu Ning, the odds offered by Sihai Trading Company made me excited. Chu Ning won the B-level, but the odds were eight times higher."

"Grade B is eight times, and if I remember correctly, Grade A is 64 times. Why didn't Elder Chen buy Grade A?" Qin Libang asked with a smile.

"I do have spirit crystals, but I am not as confused as Elder Yan. Buying a Class A product is giving money to Sihai Commercial Bank, but I am not confused."

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In the square, after Chu Ning and Zhang Sheng stepped into the square, they looked at the other people around them. The others did the same, and everyone looked at each other.

There are sixteen sects, with two disciples from each sect participating in the competition, plus four disciples from secondary sects, for a total of thirty-six.

Chu Ning observed carefully and found that most of the people in the square just glanced at him and Zhang Sheng, and more of them focused their eyes on the few people standing in the center.

So, those are the favorites to get Class A this time.

"quiet!!!"

A thunderous roar resounded throughout the square. Chu Ning's face turned pale, and the same was true for the others. They looked at the old man who appeared in the square with fear in their eyes.

"Do you want to show your power even in a competition?"

After recovering, Chu Ning looked at the old man helplessly. No one had communicated from the beginning to the end. Was there any need for "silence"?

It would be better to just go through the process and "cough" a few times.

The old man was wearing a gray robe, with prominent cheekbones and a white beard on his chin that was so white that it was difficult to hold in one hand.

At the end of the beard, close to his chest, there was a golden badge emitting a warm luster.

There is a pattern of an alchemy furnace engraved on the seal, and there are seven stars around the furnace.

The seven stars represent the old man's alchemy level, and he is a seventh-grade alchemist.

The micro seal represents that the old man is a master.

A seventh-grade alchemist is not necessarily a grandmaster, but a grandmaster is at least a seventh-grade alchemist.

The old man was one of the three masters who had descended earlier, and he was also an elder of Danta.

"Before you came in, the elders of the sect have already told you the precautions for the competition, so I will not repeat them. Now I will tell you the rules of the first round of assessment."

Huang Ruyuan was very satisfied with the result when he saw the contestants becoming serious, but his cloudy old eyes revealed a hint of evil taste.

He believed that once the rules of the first round were announced, the contestants and even the elders from various sects who were watching would be surprised.

Because there are too many geniuses in this competition, Danta has decided to increase the difficulty after discussion.

"The first round of assessment is to test the pills."

As soon as Huang Ruyuan finished speaking, the expressions of all the contestants present became very confused. Chu Ning was also stunned. The previous newcomer competitions that his master had described to him did not have the so-called pill testing session.

"This time, Danta will refine thirty-six poison pills for you. Each of you needs to choose one to take. But don't worry, although it is a poison pill, it will not harm your cultivation. It just has a few side effects."

(End of this chapter)