nucmednet Chapter 282: Make a high-profile appearance under the spotlight!
Chapter 282: Make a high-profile appearance under the spotlight!
Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, Zhenling Peak, halfway up the mountain, in front of the palace complex, there is a huge square paved with white marble that can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.
On the left and right sides of the square, there is a high platform with a radius of ten feet.
On the left is the Zhenwu Stage, and on the right is the Life and Death Stage.
It is true that Hunyuan Taiqing Palace has a rule that fellow disciples are not allowed to kill each other, but how could such a huge sect possibly live in peace all the time? Grudges would definitely arise, so there were the Zhenwu Stage and the Life and Death Stage.
Of course, strictly speaking, Zhenwutai is not a place to settle personal grudges, but a place for disciples to learn from each other. However, it gradually evolved into a place for fighting and even gambling.
The place where personal grudges are truly resolved is the Life and Death Arena. There is no prohibition on fellow disciples killing each other on the Life and Death Arena, and both sides can kill at will.
In fact, it is not just the Hunyuan Taiqing Palace. There are similar places in all major forces in the world.
Because Zhao Mu used the yellow-grade cave residence as a bet and announced that he was willing to fight with all the Transcendent Realm and Spiritual Origin Realm disciples who could afford the bet, he attracted countless disciples. The square was crowded with people, at least nearly 10,000 people.
Of course, only a few people come to participate in the gambling fight, and most of them come to watch the fun.
"Hey, what do you think that is?"
"Bet? Odds? Gambling? This... Oh my god, someone is the banker and running this gambling game!"
"Hiss, in the Transcendent Realm, Zhao Mu's first loss is 10-to-1, and after the third game, the odds are 3-to-1... With these odds, is the guy in charge of the banker's brain okay?"
"As long as you lose, the odds are high. Doesn't that mean that only if Zhao Mu wins everything can we make money? Does this dealer know how to play a gambling game? Who would run a gambling game like this?"
"You think the man in charge is Zhao Mu? He thinks he can look down on the entire Hunyuan Taiqing Palace by being in the Transcendent Realm."
"You shouldn't be that stupid!"
"How about we go and place another bet? I've heard a lot of gossip lately. The reason Zhao Mu was assigned a yellow-grade cave dwelling was entirely because the elder who assigned the cave dwellings did it out of consideration for Senior Sister Yan. It has nothing to do with his own talent or strength."
"Yes, yes, I heard that too. Ever since he entered Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, he has been hiding in his cave, not daring to accept even a single mission, for fear of being retaliated against by the Deng brothers and sisters."
"That's it? Then this dealer is going to lose everything today. In the Transcendent Realm, there are quite a few who are not afraid of the Deng brothers and sisters. As far as I know, some of them have not yet obtained a yellow-grade cave dwelling. Tsk tsk..."
"Come on, let's place our bets!"
The good show directed and performed by Zhao Mu, Wu Zixu and others was very effective. The gambling games they set up attracted many disciples to place bets. After all, who could refuse the spirit stones that were a sure win?
But they don’t know that this is someone else’s pig-killing scheme, and they are the pigs to be slaughtered.
Of course, with so many disciples in Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, there are always some quick-witted ones who also want to start a gambling game.
In addition to the individual disciples who are weak and powerless, there are also some professional gambling houses that smell the opportunity to make a fortune and come here to set up stalls, ready to make a fortune.
Compared to the "stupid" odds of Wu Zixu and others, theirs were much more "normal". In order to attract attention, they even offered an extremely high odds of 100 to 1 for Zhao Mu's complete victory.
"Who's the banker over there?"
In the crowd, Xia Ningzhi, who arrived early, looked at the largest betting spot near the palace complex and asked Wu Zixu curiously.
"On the surface, it's the Qinglong Casino, but the person behind it is less clear."
After all, Wu Zixu had just arrived and didn't know much about Hunyuan Taiqing Palace.
"You dare to offer a 100 to 1 odds? How about we go to the Qinglong Casino and place some bets?"
Compared with Wu Zixu and Xia Ningzhi, Yan Hongling has more confidence in Zhao Mu.
"Don't be impatient, wait a little longer. As long as no one places a bet, Qinglong Casino might raise the odds again as time goes by. Waiting until then is the best time to place a bet."
Wu Zixu reminded him with a smile, and Xia Ningzhi and Yan Hongling nodded in agreement.
"But then again, can Zhao Mu really achieve invincibility in the Transcendent Realm within the Hunyuan Taiqing Palace? I just heard that although our stall is small, the odds are so outrageous that a lot of people are betting, like they're picking up money. The number of bets alone is enough to make me tremble with fear."
It was enough to make the Ninth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty tremble with fear. It was obvious that the amount of bets was enormous.
"Let's take a gamble. Although there are many hidden talents in Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, I still have great confidence in Zhao Mu. Besides, I have a feeling that he doesn't even take the Transcendent Realm seriously. His real target is those in the Spiritual Origin Realm."
Although Wu Zixu was a little nervous, he still believed in Zhao Mu.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd.
"Sigh~"
"Even Huang Jiujian has been attracted here. Now my bet is secure!"
"Haha, who says it's not true? Zhao Mu is just a new disciple. We're both in the Transcendent Realm, so how could he possibly be a match for the famous Huang Jiujian? It's said that he doesn't accept missions for the Transcendent Realm anymore, only for the Spiritual Origin Realm."
"Not only that, I heard that three months ago, Huang Jiujian accepted a personal mission that required a minimum cultivation level of the Liquid Transformation Realm."
"Did you make it?"
"That's not the case, but being able to escape unscathed is quite impressive. It shows that Huang Jiujian's strength is already comparable to that of the Liquid Transformation Realm."
"..."
Xia Ningzhi and the others noticed the commotion and subconsciously glanced over.
In the field of vision, a burly man in plain clothes, carrying a huge sword on his back, was moving slowly among the crowd.
"This person... is very strong!"
"Indeed, Hunyuan Taiqing Palace is, after all, a top-tier power that ranks among the top ten in the world. It's not surprising that there are hidden talents within the sect."
"Look, it seems like another powerful Transcendent Realm disciple has arrived!"
“…”
Huang Jiujian had just appeared for a short while when the attention of Xia Ningzhi and others was attracted by the new disciples in the Transcendent Realm.
He Qianqian, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, once took on and completed a mission to kill a demon leader who had reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Origin Realm.
Yuchi Wei, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Transcendent Realm, became famous for the fact that during a mission, he managed to kill a Level 3 mid-stage demon beast by simply using a Vajra Lion's Roar, causing it to bleed from all seven orifices.
Chen Zhan, who had reached the great perfection of the Transcendent Realm, had once killed a third-order mid-stage golden-horned rhino alone in the late stage of the Transcendent Realm. He was a powerful warrior who could fight across a higher realm.
Even though these people have extraordinary strength and outstanding battle records, they still cannot be assigned to the yellow-grade cave dwelling.
This trip was attracted by Zhao Mu's yellow-grade cave.
"Tsk tsk, this is really lively now. So many Transcendent Realm masters have come here after hearing the noise. I want to see how Zhao Mu will respond."
"I wonder if Senior Brother Lu Yunzhi, Senior Sister Wanwan and the others will come. It would be really nice if they all came."
"Probably not. After all, they already have a yellow-grade cave dwelling. They won't come here to bully newcomers."
"That's hard to say. After all, this freshman has won over Senior Sister Yan!"
"Ahhh! This damn bastard, my Senior Sister Yan, wuwuwu~"
"It's already this late, why hasn't that freshman named Zhao Mu arrived yet? Could he be scared?"
"It's really possible."
“…”
Just when many people thought that Zhao Mu was scared and didn't dare to show up, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky.
Shila~
The bright lightning was blinding.
Through the gaps between my fingers, I could see a human figure looming in the flickering lightning.