The next day.
In an elegant courtyard on Xuanjue Peak.
Wei Wen was sipping tea in the courtyard, looking utterly calm. The dense Killing Intent had dissolved into the pond, turning the water a light red. A bloodthirsty red fish was swimming in the pond, absorbing the Killing Intent.
"Senior Brother!" a female voice called into the courtyard.
Wei Wen turned his head, the large gate automatically opened, and a woman walked in.
"What is it?"
"Senior Brother Wei, someone on the peak just set up a betting station for the Inner Sect competition. I find this a bit strange, so I came to report it to Senior Brother."
"Oh? Who set it up?" Wei Wen asked, puzzled.
"An Inner Sect Disciple named Su Yuan, but I think he's just a Puppet put on display, because many people on the peak have been mobilized, including several Inner Sect Disciples, and I have no impression of Su Yuan; he's completely unknown." The woman replied.
"Oh? Interesting? What kind of betting stations are there?"
The woman looked at Wei Wen, then said, "There are many types of betting stations. First is the one for the top rank, with three pre-selected Disciples: you, Yang Mengting, and Sun Hong. Your odds are 1 to 1.3, Yang Mengting's are 1 to 1.2, and Sun Hong's are 1 to 1.1. You can also propose other Disciples' names, and the odds are uniformly 1 to 2."
Wei Wen's eyes narrowed. "Interesting, my odds are even higher than the other two? Which fool ranked them? Since he dares to gamble, bet for me. Here are thirty thousand Spirit Stones, bet it all on me winning!"
The woman hesitated slightly.
"What's wrong?" Wei Wen frowned.
"I heard a rumor that Sun Hong seems to have entered a Golden Core cave dwelling once, and now his strength is unknown."
"Golden Core cave dwelling?" Wei Wen's expression froze, then he fell into thought. "I did hear he entered a cave dwelling once, but he only claimed it was a Foundation Establishment cave dwelling. Could it really be a Golden Core cave dwelling?"
"What about Yang Mengting?" Wei Wen asked.
"I heard she entered the Divine Wind Valley once and obtained a Low Grade Profound-tier Spirit Wind, which she refined! She now possesses half a step of Foundation Establishment strength!"
"How could you possibly find out such information?" Wei Wen asked.
"I heard it from an Inner Sect Senior Sister on Shenjue Peak! This information was revealed before the betting station appeared!" The woman said.
Hearing this, Wei Wen fell into contemplation.
"Are you still betting?"
"Bet! Why not? Hmm, bet half." Wei Wen said. "What other betting stations are there?"
"There are also betting stations for the top ten and top twenty. Besides that, there is a very special one." The woman paused and said, "Betting on which peak has the most people entering the top ten! And betting on our own peak winning can get odds of 1 to 3, while betting on other peaks winning only gets 1 to 1.3!"
Wei Wen frowned. "Doing it this way? It's a bit insidious!"
As an Inner Sect Disciple of Xuanjue Peak, he was also competing for the peak's chief position. It would be fine if he didn't bet, but if he did, he would definitely have to bet on his own peak. However, as far as he knew, apart from him, there weren't many people on Xuanjue Peak who could make a strong showing.
"Never mind, let's not worry about this for now!" Wei Wen shook his head.
The woman nodded and left.
After a while.
She arrived at the place where the betting station was set up, which was the intersection of the seven peaks.
The place, which was originally empty, now had a platform set up. Many Disciples surrounded it, making it impenetrable. Su Yuan sat in the center, in charge of coordinating the entire scene. There were a total of ten windows, and many Disciples were discussing at each window, but not many were actually placing bets yet.
The woman was Wei Wen's subordinate. Without hesitation, she went directly to the first window and said to the person at the betting station, "I'm betting on Wei Wen winning first place! Fifteen thousand Spirit Stones!"
Hearing this, Su Yuan's heart immediately trembled. He walked over personally and smiled, "Senior Sister, are you sure you want to bet a total of fifteen thousand Spirit Stones on Wei Wen getting first place?"
"Yes!" The woman nodded.
She directly handed over a full fifteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
This scene caused many Disciples to be surprised.
"Who is that? Such a large sum!"
"She actually bet on Senior Brother Wei Wen for first place in one go!"
"Oh, I know her, she is Senior Brother Wei Wen's servant Disciple!"
"So it turns out Senior Brother Wei Wen is betting on himself to win. That's fine then!"
Su Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard the conversations. He immediately announced, "Currently, the tenth betting station for Shujue Peak winning has the most bets, totaling thirty thousand Spirit Stones. Xuanjue Peak has the fewest bets, only two thousand Spirit Stones."
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of many Xuanjue Peak Disciples immediately turned unpleasant.
"Hey, Junior Brother, don't you favor our Xuanjue Peak? The current total bet is only two thousand Spirit Stones, which is truly outrageous!" Someone in the crowd shouted loudly.
"Damn it, my Xuanjue Peak is too embarrassing! I'd rather lose the bet than have our bets be lower than other peaks! I'm betting all twenty Spirit Stones on me on Xuanjue Peak having the most people in the top ten!"
A Xuanjue Peak servant Disciple seemed to have been provoked. He walked out directly, slapped down a hundred Spirit Stones, and bet on Xuanjue Peak.
Su Yuan gave this Disciple a "well done" look.
The Disciple nodded calmly, then turned around, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Junior Brother, you can do it!"
"We may lose the bet, but not our spirit! I've bet too!"
"I'll join in too!"
"Sigh, Senior Brother Wei Wen has so many Spirit Stones and dares to bet on himself winning, why won't he bet on Xuanjue Peak winning?"
"You can't blame Senior Brother Wei Wen, he's more rational. No one's Spirit Stones just fall from the sky, right?!"
"But still..."
"Shh! That Senior Sister heard it!"
"Let her hear it if she hears it."
The corner of the mouth of Wei Wen's subordinate woman twitched. She hurriedly left the place and walked towards the peak.
Soon, she returned to the peak and reported the matter to Wei Wen.
Wei Wen frowned, then his expression relaxed as he said, "I know about this matter. I'll go myself!"
He rose on his sword and quickly landed near the platform.
The Disciples of Xuanjue Peak immediately gathered around.
"Senior Brother Wei!"
"Senior Brother Wei!"
Wei Wen nodded, a smile appearing on his cold, handsome face. "Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, I am aware of the betting matter. I will be betting on Xuanjue Peak!"
"Senior Brother Wei is mighty!"
"Senior Brother Wei is amazing!"
He took a step and came before Su Yuan, sizing him up. He threw over a storage bag from his hand.
"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones, bet on Xuanjue Peak!"
Su Yuan's eyes lit up. He immediately registered it and gave Wei Wen a betting voucher.
Afterwards, he announced loudly, "The total bet in Spirit Stones for Xuanjue Peak has reached thirty thousand, ranking third. Shenjue Peak ranks last, with only nine thousand Spirit Stones!"
There was another stir among the Disciples, and the information quickly spread to Shenjue Peak.
Soon, Yang Mengting arrived on her sword. She frowned as she looked at the betting station and the large number of Disciples gathered. At this point, she also knew it was hard to back down.
She gave Su Yuan a deep look. After landing, she directly threw out a storage bag.
"Bet on Shenjue Peak winning, thirty thousand Spirit Stones."
"Alright!" Su Yuan quickly counted the amount, then announced loudly, "The total bet in Spirit Stones for Shenjue Peak has reached forty thousand Spirit Stones, currently ranking first. Dan Jue Peak's total bet in Spirit Stones is twelve thousand, currently ranking last in betting spirit energy."
Sounds of surprise came from the crowd.
"Dan Jue Peak is ranked last? Alchemists are one of the richest professions!"
"Not necessarily. I heard Alchemists earn Spirit Stones quickly, but they spend them quickly too! Spiritual herbs, spiritual materials, spiritual fire, and so on all cost money. Many Alchemists are as poor as church mice!"
"That can't be right!"
Amidst the discussions, some Disciples from Dan Jue Peak who were watching the show immediately couldn't sit still and came forward to bet Spirit Stones!
The number of Spirit Stones bet on Dan Jue Peak immediately increased!
Su Yuan would announce the betting amount every so often.
Gradually, the way the Disciples looked at Su Yuan became very strange.
This guy, is he afraid the world isn't chaotic enough?
Although they knew this guy was adding fuel to the fire, everyone had no choice but to bet. This was the first time such a grand betting event had occurred, involving the reputation of each peak, the cohesion of Disciples, the financial resources of each peak's Disciples, and other factors. No one wanted to be ranked last, or they would be ridiculed for a long time afterwards.
Wei Wen frowned as he watched this scene, feeling that something was not right. He looked towards the directions of the various peaks. Until now, no law enforcement team or Elder had come to stop Su Yuan's actions. He was truly puzzled. Could it be that the Sect was just watching this Disciple defy the Sect rules?
Sect rules?
Hmm?
Wei Wen carefully recalled the Sect rules and was astonished to find that this rule was not stipulated in the Sect rules. What is not prohibited is permitted!
This... this kid exploited a loophole?
However, Wei Wen was also certain that Su Yuan was definitely not the person controlling things behind the scenes. Any Disciple who dared to do something like this would at least be a Core Disciple!
Wei Wen watched as the bets grew larger and larger, so he immediately contacted the veteran Inner Sect Disciples. Inner Sect Disciples who had been in the Sect for over ten years did not participate in the competition, but that didn't mean they couldn't bet!
As the betting amount grew higher and higher.
Su Yuan's initial happy expression gradually turned nervous.
Unknowingly, the total betting amount for each peak head had surprisingly reached over five hundred thousand!
Added together, that's nearly four million Spirit Stones!
This did not include the bets on the other betting stations. The total number of Spirit Stones bet on first place also reached over a million Spirit Stones!
Su Yuan suddenly felt a little flustered. This matter seemed to be getting out of control!
"Damn it, how many Disciples did Senior Brother Gu mobilize to spread rumors? Why do I feel like everyone in the entire Sect knows?"
And when Su Yuan saw that a Foundation Establishment Realm Core Disciple had rushed over out of curiosity and bet a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, things started becoming more and more exaggerated!
The appearance of one Foundation Establishment Core Disciple immediately led to Core Disciples from other peaks coming to bet.
The total amount of bets quickly broke through the ten million mark!
At this point, Su Yuan thought it was almost enough.
But when a Golden Core Elder arrived, the entire place quieted down. Everyone thought the Golden Core Elder was going to punish Su Yuan and the others.
But what no one expected was that this Elder actually placed a bet very calmly.
"I bet Shujue Peak wins, and the Spirit Stones will be one hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones!"
A million Spirit Stones bet completely stunned Su Yuan.
He watched in astonishment as dozens of Golden Core Elders flew through the air, placing bets one after another, all looking like gamblers.
"Wei Wen, Yuan Qing, Li Ping'an, come to my cave dwelling!" said a Golden Core Elder from Xuanjue Peak.
The three Inner Sect Disciples who had a chance of entering the top ten were all present. Hearing the Golden Core Elder's words, they were all stunned, then overjoyed.
The three were taken away by the Golden Core Elder. It was clear he was going to give them special tutoring!
The other peaks also followed suit.
Su Yuan was instantly numb!
The situation seemed to be getting out of his control.
However, it seemed no one cared about him, this small character sitting in the center of the betting station. He was simply treated as a tool.
Su Yuan's expression brightened. This way, he had perfectly completed his previously planned goal!
Famous yet not famous, gaining popularity points, earning a large sum of Spirit Stones, and also staying out of trouble. This wave, oh this wave, is called spiraling takeoff!
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