Chapter 193: Betting On Heads
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Due to his carelessness, Yu Zhengnan allowed his family to lose three foundation-building pills and one nine-yang blazing fruit. It was impossible for him not to receive criticism from his family now, and at this moment, he hated Shen Xiang to the extreme.
"Still not satisfied with losing so much" Shen Xiang chuckled and calmly responded, causing many people in the crowd to become excited.
"Shi Wu Academy's new rule states that if the abilities are roughly equal, no one can refuse a challenge! This is done to allow disciples to better communicate with each other." Yu Zhengnan held his fists tightly, looking at Shen Xiang with a fierce gaze.
It was obvious that Yu Zhengnan wanted to challenge Shen Xiang. Both of them were martial artists at the True Martial Realm, and with the recent reforms to the Taiwu Sect's academy system, they were about to witness a fight between two True Martial Realm warriors. This was certainly an exciting event.
"If you want to challenge him, win me first!" A middle-aged man suddenly walked over and stood in front of Shen Xiang. This caused Shen Xiang, along with others present, to feel slightly surprised. The dignified-looking middle-aged man was actually Shen Xiang's apprentice, Yao Hai Sheng!
"Yao...Mr. Yao, why are you doing this!"
Of course, Yu Zhengnan recognized Yao Hai Sheng. Although everyone knew that Yao Hai Sheng was Shen Xiang's apprentice, they didn't take it seriously and only saw it as a joke. Many people showed respect for Yao Hai Sheng because he was a third-level alchemist and had often ranked among the top in various alchemy competitions. His talent for alchemy was excellent, and he had a reputation in Taiwu State's alchemy world.
"Mr. Yao is my master!" Yao Hai Sheng calmly said. If it were earlier, he wouldn't have dared to say this, but now was different. Shen Xiang was a warrior at the True Martial Realm and also had the status of a four-level alchemist, one rank higher than him. Although only by one level, their differences were great, and having such a master meant he wouldn't be ridiculed.
Shen Xiang smiled and said, "Hai Sheng, what achievements have you made while in seclusion I've been quite busy these years and didn't guide you on alchemy, please forgive me!"
If Shen Xiang had said this in the past, it would have definitely gotten him ridiculed. But now, no one dared to laugh because he had the qualifications to say these words!
Yao Hai Sheng now acknowledged that Shen Xiang was his master and was fully convinced. As Shen Xiang naturally enjoyed having such an apprentice, because he also needed to establish a faction and Yao Hai Sheng was a highly suitable alchemist.
"Hai Sheng has been focusing on refining the True Energy Pill and White Jade Powder. He can now produce a draft version, but he lacks ingredients." Yao Hai Sheng respectfully said. Shen Xiang's ability to refine the True Energy Pill and White Jade Powder with high quality was impressive enough for him alone.
Shen Xiang nodded and took out a storage pouch, smiling as he said, "These are fifty portions of True Energy Pills and White Jade Powder ingredients. Please use them to refine them! I won't bother you with my matters anymore."
Yao Hai Sheng was stunned. Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as they looked at the storage pouch, wondering if there were such ingredients inside. Shen Xiang was so generous that he could afford to give away so many ingredients in one go!
Yao Hai Sheng took the pouch, used his spiritual consciousness to inspect it, and trembled all over. Those around him thought it was real and secretly guessed that Shen Xiang had received good things from the Azure Dragon Azure Realm. This made many people look at Shen Xiang greedily.
"Yu Zhengnan, you're going to challenge me right Dare or not" Shen Xiang smiled and said while looking at Yu Zhengnan, who was still in shock.
"Me... I'm just challenging you for a discussion on martial arts!" Yu Zhengnan wanted to bet, but he didn't have anything else he could bet.
Shen Xiang's expression changed, turning extremely dark and gloomy. The Yu Family had tried to kill him multiple times, so he had already decided that he would return their efforts tenfold or a hundredfold.
"Let’s bet your head. Are you willing to take the bet If you lose, I’ll cut off your head, and if I lose, I'll give mine to you!" Shen Xiang sneered and said. His head was worth ten million crystal stones, making him say this without fear.
"This is a bet on our lives Or rather, it’s a life-and-death battle. It's allowed in sects like ours, but I think you're the one who lost this bet because your head is worth ten million crystal stones, whereas Yu Zhengnan's isn't worth even a single coin."
Before this bet, Shen Xiang could see that Yu Zhengnan had entered the second rank of True Martial Realm and that the true qi inside his body had greatly changed, becoming much stronger than before.
Yu Zhengnan suddenly laughed maniacally, "Haha... Don't think you're always the winner. I admit that I don't have anything else to bet on, but my life is mine! This time, I'm going to get back everything plus more!"
Shen Xiang coldly smiled, thinking to himself, "Yu Family, I'm going to kill Yu Zhengnan first and formally declare war against you. I will use his head as proof that Shen Xiang isn't easy to bully!"
"Taiwu Bright Sun Valley tomorrow morning!" Yu Zhengnan said coldly and then left.
Taiwu Bright Sun Valley was located in the area of one of many martial arts academies, where there were mountains on all sides. Inside was a massive valley with very sturdy rock formations and some arrays covering it, making it challenging for even True Martial Realm battles to break them. This was a place dedicated to martial artists of the True Martial Realm and above for competitions.
Zhu Rong began to gather information on the Yu Family, while Yun Xiaodao and Xu Weilong went in search of True Martial Realm disciples without backgrounds or talented Virtue Realms at the tenth rank. These were the people they aimed to recruit.
Shen Xiang and Yao Hai Sheng went to Taiwu Alchemy Department, where Shen Xiang guided him on refining True Energy Pills and White Jade Powder in Yao Hai Sheng's residence. This was a pleasure for him, as people called him master now and he naturally had to do his duties as such.
Shen Xiang had a lot of experience in refining True Energy Pills and White Jade Powder. After his brief guidance, Yao Hai Sheng learned a lot from it, benefiting greatly and developing even more respect for Shen Xiang.
The elders of Taiwu Sect were still meeting, discussing ways to motivate disciples' efforts. Shen Xiang had a feeling that the Taiwu Sect wasn't doing this just to deal with other sects' attacks but for something else.
Shen Xiang had been in the True Martial Realm for some time, but he hadn't seen that legendary "Godly Martial Art", the heaven-grade martial arts. This was also one of Taiwu Sect's core secrets, but generally, people could learn it only after contributing to the sect or having a master teach them.
But this rule had been modified, and as long as one could gain Taiwu Sect's recognition, he or she would receive Godly Martial Art. However, the standard for this recognition was yet to be established.
The next morning, Shen Xiang arrived at Taiwu Bright Sun Valley. The people on the mountainsides were already gathered, and Zhu Rong and Yun Xiaodao rushed over when Shen Xiang arrived.
"Older Brother Shen, Yu Zhengnan's faction shouldn't be underestimated. He has a powerful master! His master's background is unknown, but he possesses Dragon Martial Art. I think Yu Zhengnan might have also learned from him," Zhu Rong whispered.sustained serious injuries."All dead!" Shen Xiang simply told her about what happened. He was already far away, but he could still feel Taiyuan Patriarch's random attacks and the force released."You…"...