Currently, Yan City was the gathering place for all the top experts in the Eastern Region, including countless high level alchemists.
For those alchemists who didn't like fighting and were better at concocting medicine, most of them didn't go there to watch the fights between the disciples of different factions.
Instead, they gathered in the gambling houses of Yan City to gamble on medicine. The so-called medicine gambling was actually very simple. The gambling house would put a type of herb into a specific object.
Then, the alchemist would taste it and guess what kind of herb it was. They would then place their bets. If they guessed correctly, they would win. If they guessed wrongly, they would lose.
"No way, he won again. Isn't he the one who got the first rank talent?"
"How is he so good at medicine gambling too? Is he an alchemist too? "
"Yeah, the girl next to him is already so amazing. I didn't expect him to be so insane too. How did the Everlasting Institute produce two monsters like them?"
The gambling house was filled with exclamations, all because of Xing Jue and Lin Shishi's presence.
Xing Jue and Lin Shishi had gambled a few times. They had guessed correctly every time and had never lost. This made the other alchemists admire them, but at the same time, they were heartbroken. Gradually, no one dared to gamble with them anymore.
In the end, it was the alchemists of the gambling house who wanted to gamble with high-value items against them. However, Xing Jue and Lin Shishi still didn't lose. The gambling house was tearing up from their losses, but there was nothing they could do.
In the end, even the gambling house was unwilling to gamble with them. This made Xing Jue and Lin Shishi speechless.
"Hey, what's wrong? Is there really no one in this gambling house who dares to gamble with me? "Even though Xing Jue had won quite a lot, he wasn't satisfied yet. He was clamoring in the gambling house.
Xing Jue was extremely pleased. He realized that the Heavenly Book of Immortal Herbs was indeed extraordinary. As long as he smelled the scent, he would be able to find the name of the herb in the Heavenly Book of Immortal Herbs. He had never been wrong before.
In the face of Xing Jue's arrogance, the crowd could only lower their heads in silence. No one dared to speak, because they were indeed no match for Xing Jue. In their eyes, Xing Jue's nose was even more sensitive than a dog's. He was not someone that humans could deal with.
"What high-sounding sentiments! Could it be that you think there's no one in my City of Swallow?" Right at this moment, an explosive shout suddenly sounded out from outside the gambling den.
After the shout, the crowd made way for a man in Yan City's attire.
This man's aura was extraordinary. Although he was only a high-ranked Asura Martial Master, his aura was the strongest among all the high-ranked Asura Martial Masters Xing Jue had seen.
"Young Master Liu, it's actually Young Master Liu."
"He's the number one disciple of Yan City, the one with first grade aptitude!"
When the crowd saw this man, they were amazed and started discussing him. Xing Jue also found out that he was the first person to get first grade aptitude.
However, at this moment, Lin Shishi walked to Xing Jue's side and reminded him in a low voice, "Xing Jue, the two people behind him are both alchemists, and they're not simple at all!"
At this moment, Xing Jue noticed that the two men behind Young Master Liu were wearing Yan City's attire. Although they were not strong, they had the word "medicine" on their chests. It was obvious that they were alchemists from Yan City.
"What? Do you want to bet with me? "
Although he knew that this gambling den was opened by Yan City, and that Young Master Liu was most likely the reinforcements the gambling den had invited, Xing Jue was not afraid at all.
Because he had the Heavenly Book of Immortal Herbs, he was not afraid of losing to anyone.
"Of course, but it's not me who's betting with you. It's them." The two people behind Young Master Liu walked to the gambling table.
"It doesn't matter. To me, it's all the same." Xing Jue smiled confidently.
"Very well, but since we're going to bet, let's make it big. I heard that the two of you have rank four immortal herb seeds. I'll bet on your seeds."
Previously, in order to earn more, Xing Jue and Lin Shishi took out rank four immortal herb seeds to entice the alchemists to gamble with them.
In the end, the two of them fought against a hundred people and won hundreds of rare herbs. This caused the crowd to cry out that they had been tricked and lost big.
But who would have thought that this Young Master Liu would come directly for their rank four immortal herb seeds? He was so aggressive, it was obvious that he had prepared beforehand.
"Of course, it's not a problem to bet with rank four immortal herbs. But the problem is, what are you going to bet with me?"
"Let's use this!" Young Master Liu waved his sleeve and a strange fire pot appeared on the gambling table.
"Heh, what a joke. You want to use such a broken flask to trap my Level 4 immortal herb? You are really indulging in the wildest fantasies." Xing Jue looked carefully. Although this flask was special, it didn't have much value.
At this moment, it wasn't just Xing Jue. The surrounding alchemists who were watching the show nodded their heads. They all felt that this fire pot couldn't be compared to the valuable rank four immortal herb.
"Hmmph, a bunch of country bumpkins. Today, I will open your eyes." Young Master Liu grabbed with one hand and the lid of the fire pot flew up into the air.
"Poof" Then, only a muffled sound was heard, and a blue flame sprang out from the fire pot.
The flames were sea-blue in color, and as they moved, they looked like turbulent waves of seawater. They were incomparably clear, and if not for the threatening heat, Xing Jue would not have imagined that they were actually flames.
"Oh my god, could this be the legendary Deep Sea Fire?"
Just at this moment, waves of exclamations suddenly sounded from the surrounding crowd. The eyes of those alchemists were glowing. Even their saliva was about to flow out. They revealed an incomparable expression of desire.
"The Deep Sea Fire is formed in the depths of the ocean. It is a mysterious object that can burn anything in the world!"
Xing Jue didn't know where the Deep Sea Fire came from. However, after checking the Heavenly Book of Immortal Herbs in his mind, he realized how precious it was.
The Deep Sea Fire was extremely valuable. In other words, it was much more valuable than Xing Jue's rank four immortal herb seed. It was more than enough to use it to gamble with Xing Jue.
"The Deep Sea Fire is indeed valuable, but … are you sure you want to use it as a medicine gamble?" As an alchemist, Xing Jue really wanted the Deep Sea Fire. Therefore, he confirmed with Young Master Liu.
"Of course, I always keep my word. Are you going to gamble or not? Just say the word, "Young Master Liu said. His face was full of confidence, as if he didn't think that he would lose.
"Yes!" Xing Jue said without hesitation.
At this moment, the rank four immortal herb seed and the fire pot that contained the Deep Sea Fire were placed on the gambling table. After some careful preparation, the gambling house finally took out the container that contained the herbs.
"This container contains a hundred kinds of herbs. Both parties can guess at the same time. The one who guesses more correctly wins," the old man said.
The old man's words caused a huge uproar. Just like medicine gambling, the container contained ten kinds of herbs. It was extremely difficult.
But now, the old man had contained a hundred kinds of herbs. The difficulty was obvious. At least, none of the alchemists in the crowd had the confidence to guess half of the herbs correctly.
However, Lin Shishi and Xing Jue were calm. After carefully smelling the container, the two of them started writing down the names of the herbs on the paper.
Similarly, the two alchemists from Yan City also started writing down their names. They were also full of confidence.
"This …" However, when the old man received the papers from the two parties, his expression changed drastically and he revealed an embarrassed expression.
"What are you panicking for? Tell me the results! "Lord Liu scolded.
"Eh … yes … yes … yes …"
"The two alchemists from Yan City guessed 73 herbs correctly!" The old man announced.
"No way? They guessed so many right? That's insane! "
The crowd was in an uproar. Everyone started praising the alchemists from Yan City. Lord Liu was even more proud of himself when he saw the crowd's reaction.
However, the crowd was also curious as to how many of the herbs Xing Jue and Lin Shishi had guessed correctly. After all, the two of them were monsters in the eyes of the crowd.
"The two alchemists from the Everlasting Academy have guessed correctly … ninety-nine herbs!" The old man's voice rang out again under countless gazes.
"Wow!"
His words were like a sudden clap of thunder. The crowd was in an uproar. All kinds of voices and exclamations were heard.
"What? What did you say? Say it again! " Lord Liu's expression changed when he heard the old man's words. He pointed at the old man and shouted.
"Eh … they guessed 99 herbs correctly!" The old man's voice was trembling.
"Impossible, this is impossible. Open the container, I want to compare the herbs." Lord Liu couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that the alchemists from Yan City would lose.
"Heavens, they really guessed 99 herbs correctly. That's amazing. This kind of ability to identify herbs is unparalleled in the world. I've never heard of such a thing before."
When the container was opened, the crowd was shocked to find that it was just as the old man had said. Xing Jue and Lin Shishi had guessed 99 herbs correctly.
In fact, Xing Jue and Lin Shishi had guessed 100 herbs correctly. They just didn't want to cause too much of a commotion.
"Impossible. You two must have cheated."
"Tell me, did you collude with the two of them?"
Young Master Liu simply couldn't accept this fact. He grabbed the old man in charge of the medicine gambling and interrogated him fiercely.
"I … I … I …" Faced with Young Master Liu's question, the old man trembled in fear and was speechless.
"What are you doing? Can't you afford to lose? "
"How dare you force your own casino to admit that you cheated with two outsiders? Is that all the people from Yan City have?" Xing Jue sneered and mocked.
"Bullsh * t! Did I say that I can't afford to lose?" Lord Liu retorted.
"Since you can afford to lose, I'll accept it."
Seeing this, Xing Jue lightly smiled. At the same time, he made a grabbing motion with his palm, and the fire pot and the Rank Four Celestial Herb Seed fell into his storage bracelet.
"You …"
Lord Liu's face turned green when he saw his Deep Sea Fire enter Xing Jue's storage bracelet.
At this moment, he felt like his heart was bleeding. One should know that the Deep Sea Fire was Yan City's treasure. Now that he had taken it out to gamble with medicine and lost it, even he wouldn't be able to explain this to the Patriarch of Yan City.
However, he didn't dare to do anything to Xing Jue. He could only watch as Xing Jue took the Deep Sea Fire.
"Very well, Everlasting Court. You better be careful!"
Young Master Liu snorted coldly. After leaving behind some harsh words, he stormed out of the gambling house.
In the face of Young Master Liu's threat, Xing Jue merely smiled indifferently. He did not care about it at all. Instead, he left the gambling house with Lin Shishi in front of the envious gazes of the crowd.
"Shishi, this Deep Sea Fire is for you to use. It will be of great help to you when you refine medicine in the future." After leaving the gambling den, Xing Jue took out the fire pot and the rank four seed and handed them over to Lin Shishi.
The fourth-rank herb seed was extremely hard. Ordinary flames couldn't refine it. Only rare flames like the Hellfire and the Deep Sea Fire could refine it.
Xing Jue was going to travel the world in the future. He wasn't afraid of encountering a rare flame like the Deep Sea Fire, but Lin Shishi was different. That was why Xing Jue didn't hesitate to give the Deep Sea Fire to her.
"The Deep Sea Fire is too precious. I will only borrow it for a few days. I will return it to you after I'm done refining it." Although Lin Shishi accepted it, she made it clear that she was only borrowing it.
Seeing Lin Shishi's attitude, Xing Jue didn't try to persuade her any further. He understood Lin Shishi's character. Since she had decided not to accept it, Xing Jue wouldn't be able to persuade her any further.
After leaving the casino, the two didn't return to their residence immediately. Instead, they wandered around the market of Yan City. Now that Yan City was a gathering place for tyrants from all over the Eastern Region, there were many merchants here.
Many rare and exotic items that were usually hard to see could be bought here. As alchemists, Xing Jue and Lin Shishi naturally wanted to take this opportunity to buy some.
Although the two of them carried precious treasures and many people were spying on them, as long as they were in Yan City, they didn't have to worry about anyone harming them. That was because the two masters of Reincarnation Peak had explicitly forbidden fighting in Yan City.
The two of them shopped for a long time until Lin Shishi suddenly received a message. Only then did she rush back to her residence with Xing Jue.
Because the person who sent her the message was none other than her father. And the content of the message was that Yao Di had suffered a crushing defeat in a battle. Now, he was seriously injured and his life was in danger.
"Damn it! Who did this?!"
Looking at Yao Di, who was covered in wounds, dripping with blood, and had long since fainted, Xing Jue asked angrily.
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