Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 42 - 00 Ive Got You

Chapter 42: Chapter 0042: I’ve Got You

Chapter 42 -0042: I’ve Got You

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“What, you don’t dare?” Zhou Kunlin held the silver notes, looking challengingly at Qi Tian.

Lately, the conflicts between Qi Tian and those around him had markedly increased. Apart from the beginning, when he had beaten Qi Tian to unconsciousness, he didn’t have the upper hand in their disputes. Especially today, when he became a stepping stone for Qi Tian’s popularity in front of many people and successfully attracted the attention of Princess Zhao Qian. Zhou Kunlin couldn’t accept this fact.

Zhao Qian was beautiful, noble, and her cultivation seemed excellent. She was a perfect match for men like Zhou Kunlin. Although he knew his chances were slim, he wanted to try his luck. However, this bastard Qi Tian had ruined his chances. His once glorious image was tragically tarnished.

Inside, Zhou Kunlin wanted revenge. When he saw Qi Tian and Liu Haoshuai arguing over bet amounts, he saw his chance. Liu Haoshuai was the blinded participant while he was the clear observer. Zhou Kunlin, who wished to see Qi Tian suffer, quickly jumped in to make things more difficult for Qi Tian.

Qi Tian hadn’t expected Zhou Kunlin’s interference, realizing he had underestimated Zhou Kunlin’s emotional intelligence and vindictiveness. This guy is not an easy opponent. He grinned inconspicuously, agreed, “Alright, I was worried about not having the money to buy cultivation resources, so since Senior Brother Zhou is here to give me money, how can I refuse? Let’s do it, Senior Brother Zhou, I’ll accept your bet. Liu Haoshuai, we’ve made our decision. What about you? Live or die, give us a straight answer.”

Liu Haoshuai felt the eyes of thousands of people landing on him, making him highly pressured. Undoubtedly, betting with Qi Tian was his idea. Given the increased stakes and Zhou Kunlin’s joining, backing down now would make him the laughingstock of the National Master Manor. Not only would Huangque Hall laugh at him, but Sky Eagle Hall and Golden Roc Hall would receive the news. In the future, he would be the butt of jokes wherever he goes.

Liu Haoshuai gritted his teeth, “Fine. I’ll accept some loss. I’ll join this wager.”

“Great! Since we all agree, let’s ask Princess to bear witness. Princess, you’ve heard our conversation. I trust your fairness and ask you to bear witness. First, hold our stakes, second, make the final judgment, and third, transfer all the wager to the winner. I wonder if Princess could do us this small favor?” said Qi Tian, bowing politely towards Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian nodded.

Qi Tian was the first to take out all of his silver notes that had just been obtained, totaling more than seventeen thousand taels, along with a brocade box holding a 500-year-old ginseng, and gave them to Zhao Qian.

Zhou Kunlin followed, giving his thick stack of silver notes amounting to twenty-five thousand taels to Zhao Qian. His silver notes were relatively easy to obtain, given to him by the wealthy individuals and nobles who favored him.

Liu Haoshuai hesitated for a moment, but he approached Zhao Qian and also pulled out a stack of notes. However, his notes were gold, each worth a hundred taels of gold. A tael of gold is worth ten taels of silver, so a hundred taels of gold equate to a thousand taels of silver. He had a stack of twenty-five of these gold notes.

Zhao Qian couldn’t help but take another look at Liu Haoshuai. Usually, commoners use silver notes. Even she, a princess, hardly ever uses gold notes. What exactly is Liu Haoshuai’s background, to bring out this much gold?

Though she was curious, Zhao Qian collected all the assets and put them together in a large box. Being from King Zhangbei Manor and used to wealth, even she was slightly trembled at the sight of the collective bet from the three, exceeding seventy thousand taels. If added to her contribution of ten spirit stones, the total exceeded ten thousand taels. This was a stunning gamble, leaving even Zhao Qian quite shocked.

And if someone like Zhao Qian felt this way, one could only imagine how the disciples from the outer sect felt. There were sounds of sharp intakes, exclamations, and admiration that followed one after another.

“I’m rich, I’m rich. If I could get this bet, wouldn’t I not have to worry about cultivation resources for the rest of my life?”

“If you’re jealous, you can join too. Qi Tian and the others never said others couldn’t participate.”

“The three of them are turning the heavens upside down. Let’s not even discuss who will have the last laugh. Just think about this, who would dare to step out of National Master Manor once they won this fortune?”

“That’s because you’re timid. You didn’t notice, that not one of the three up there are the type to fear consequences.”

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“You three can begin.” Zhao Qian said calmly.

Qi Tian addressed the crowd below, “Anyone else not afraid to die? Why not come up together and have a thrilling comparison with us? If you win, you’ll create an earth-shattering victory.”

None of the two thousand external disciples below paid any attention to Qi Tian. Under ordinary circumstances, if they had a thousand taels of silver on them, they were considered a tycoon. The majority of them had few avenues to earn money, and even more places to spend it, making it difficult to save. Qi Tian was just lucky. If the time had been rolled back one or two hours, he would have been penniless, let alone able to produce such wealth. He wouldn’t even have been able to come up with a dozen taels of silver.

Of course, not everyone below was destitute. The stakes for Qi Tian and the others were astounding, and many people wanted to mingle. But don’t forget, Zhao Qian is still presiding over the platform. This game can be considered to be set up by Zhao Qian, and the rules were set by her. Unless you offend Zhao Qian and King Zhangbei Manor behind her, it’s better to just watch the spectacle.

Not just anyone dares to offend King Zhangbei Manor, and those who dare to offend King Zhangbei Manor, most likely look down upon the stakes set by Qi Tian and the others. Although a hundred thousand taels of wealth seem like a lot, it’s nothing but a joke for cultivators—if they really start using it—it will disappear almost instantly. Only lower-level cultivators like Qi Tian and the others would value it and fight for it.

Seeing no one coming up to the stage, Qi Tian turned back to Zhou Kunlin and Liu Haoshuai and asked, “I’m asking you one last time. Are you sure you want to gamble? As for me, I won’t quit. You still have time to regret.”

Zhou Kunlin sneered, “Qi Tian, cut the act. I can see now that you’re just a greedy wolf. If you were so certain, you would surge ahead like a wolf and take the bite first. But look at you now, all over the place; it’s clear you have no confidence. Let me tell you, this time, I got you. I will make you lose until you’re penniless.”

Liu Haoshuai was initially a bit hesitant, but after hearing Zhou Kunlin’s words, he chuckled, “So, Qi Tian, you’re playing a military trick all along. I won’t back out! I’m definitely not backing out. Qi Tian, unless you’re not a man, you can quit, I won’t oppose.”

Qi Tian laughed, “Alright, since none of us are quitting, let’s not waste time. Let’s get started. I will arrange the order of the tests. According to the results of the first round of tests, the worst performing participant goes first. The best ones, like me, naturally take the stage at last.”

Zhou Kunlin huffed coldly, “Fine, I’ll go first. But Qi Tian, has anyone told you that when you boast and sell yourself like a hag selling melons, it’s extremely unattractive?”

Zhou Kunlin walked to the Spirit Instrument, greeted Chen Ziyu with a nod of head, “Please.”

“Sure.” Chen Ziyu responded indifferently. He held his hand, filled with True Essence, on a rune of the Spirit Instrument’s vertical ring, and suddenly something like an automatic door appeared on the hemisphere of the Spirit Instrument, splitting open. “Please.”

Zhou Kunlin entered the Spirit Instrument, “As per old rules, please help me test the affinity of Fire Spirit Qi this time, Brother.”

Chen Ziyu took his hand off the vertical ring, and the crack on the hemisphere closed automatically.

Zhou Kunlin lifted the hem of his robe, crossed his legs and sat on the ground. Then, he raised his hand to signal that he was ready to begin.

Chen Ziyu took out two jade plaque-like objects, placing them into the slots of the Spirit Instrument’s vertical and horizontal rings. After ensuring the jade plaques were fixed correctly, he cast a few spirit runes onto the Spirit Instrument.

Suddenly, the Spirit Instrument lit up brightly as if someone had turned on a light inside, and the light was a fiery red.

The horizontal and vertical rings of the Spirit Instrument began to rotate. A great number of runes surfaced on the hemisphere. Soon, the hemisphere was filled with the aura of Fire Spirit Qi. At this moment, the runes on the surface of the hemisphere converged to form the character “Yellow.” Then the runes dispersed and landed at the foot of the hemisphere, forming a circle around the hemisphere.

Subsequently, the rune circle on the hemisphere began to bounce up the surface of the hemisphere every thirty seconds or so, much like a strand of lights.

Qi Tian knew that the Spirit Instrument was testing Zhou Kunlin’s affinity for Fire Spirit Qi. This affinity was divided into four levels: Heavenly, Earthly, Mysterious, and Yellow. The Heavenly level was highest, the Yellow level lowest, and each level was divided into ten grades, with one being the lowest and ten the highest.

When the hemisphere’s surface showed “Yellow” and the rune circle fell to the bottom, it meant Yellow Grade Ten. When the rune circle reached the top of the hemisphere, it became Yellow Grade One. If the first grade of the Yellow level was not the limit, the Spirit Instrument would automatically adjust the testing level, elevating it to the Mysterious level, starting with the Mysterious Grade Ten and going right up to Mysterious Grade One. If the Mysterious level still wasn’t enough, then the level would advance to Earthly and finally to Heavenly.

Like other abilities, a person’s affinity for a certain type of Spirit Qi can be continually enhanced. However, the currently known methods to do so are scarce. They mainly involve consuming a special type of Spirit Fruit, which suddenly increases the affinity for a certain type of Spirit Qi. For now, it is unknown whether there are other methods.

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