With Fifth Elder Li Ting's current situation, even though Li Rou wanted to help him, there was nothing she could do.
All these years, all the money she had was used to buy medicinal herbs to strengthen her son's physique.
In addition to the medicinal herbs for the Seven Treasures Body Tempering Liquid, she was only left with a little over a hundred silver taels.
"What's wrong, Fifth Elder, you don't dare to bet with me and the Seventh Elder?"
Sixth Elder Li Ping smiled, looking like a villain intoxicated by success.
Just as Li Ting was about to borrow money from the other Elders.
"Seventh Elder, I'll bet with you for your five hundred silver taels!"
A voice came from afar.
Accompanying this voice was a young man and a young woman who looked like a pair of golden boy and jade girl. They held hands and walked over side by side.
The one who spoke was the young man.
The young man had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He was incomparably handsome and elegant.
It was Duan Lingtian!
"Ninth Elder, you've spent a lot of money on your son over the years. Don't tell me you still have five hundred silver taels in savings?"
Seventh Elder Li Kun smiled mockingly and looked deeply at Li Rou.
Li Rou's delicate eyebrows slightly wrinkled as she lightly sighed in her heart.
Tian 'er, this child, did he really think she still had five hundred silver taels in her hands?
"Greetings to Patriarch, First Elder, and all the other Elders."
Duan Lingtian held Kerr's hand and walked up the high platform. He slightly bowed to the Li family's upper echelons.
Patriarch Li Nanfeng looked at Duan Lingtian in astonishment. The last time he saw Duan Lingtian was more than a month ago.
At that time, Ninth Elder Li Rou flew into a rage and punished Seventh Elder Li Kun's son, Li Xin.
At that time, Duan Lingtian was just a sickly person.
But the current Duan Lingtian was a completely different person from the Duan Lingtian of the past!
"Third level of the Body Tempering Stage … Duan Lingtian, you actually broke through to the third level of the Body Tempering Stage!"
When Li Nanfeng subconsciously probed Duan Lingtian's cultivation, his pupils shrank and his face was filled with disbelief.
Li Nanfeng's exclamation was like a stone that stirred up a thousand ripples.
At this moment, everyone on the high platform shifted their attention to Duan Ling Tian.
Soon, apart from Li Rou and Li Ting, everyone else was in disbelief.
"If I remember correctly, he wasn't even a martial artist when he was seriously injured by Li Xin a month ago!"
"This Duan Lingtian only used a month's time to go from an ordinary person to completing Body Tempering Realm, and then to the third-layer Body Tempering Realm … Am I seeing things?"
"You're not seeing things, he really is at the third level of the Body Tempering stage. It seems that he should have obtained some fortuitous encounters! "
…
Most of the elders, including Seventh Elder Li Kun, were dumbstruck.
The scene before their eyes caused them to be unable to react for a long time.
Grand Elder Li Huo looked at Duan Lingtian with interest. It was rare that he didn't close his eyes to rest.
Li Kun sucked in a breath of cold air.
Duan Lingtian breaking through to the third level of the Body Tempering Stage was completely out of his expectations.
However, when he thought of the huge gap between the third and fourth level of the Body Tempering Stage, he understood.
In his opinion, to his son Li Jie, whether Duan Lingtian was at the second or third level of the Body Tempering Stage, there wasn't much of a difference.
"Duan Lingtian, you said earlier that you wanted to bet five hundred silver taels with me?"
Li Kun looked at Duan Lingtian and asked.
"Yes."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"But according to what I know, Ninth Elder has spent a lot of silver on you these past few years. I'm afraid that your family's savings won't be able to gather five hundred silver taels, right?"
Li Kun replied with a question.
His expression revealed a sense of complacency as he waited for Duan Lingtian to be defeated.
"That's right, my family won't be able to gather five hundred silver taels."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
He knew a little about his family's situation.
It was precisely because of this that he wanted to swindle Li Kun out of his five hundred silver taels.
"Duan Ling Tian, I, the Sixth Elder, and the Fifth Elder are betting with real money, and we have to hand the wager over to the Patriarch so that the Patriarch can bear witness … If you want to gain something without risking anything, then you're wrong."
Li Kun smiled.
"Who said I want to gain something without risking anything? Do you think I'm like you? "
Duan Lingtian looked at Li Kun with disdain. Ignoring Li Kun's burning eyes, he let go of the girl's hand and said softly, "Kerr, go to my mother."
The girl nodded obediently and stood beside Li Rou.
"Ninth Elder, you're so lucky!"
Several of the Li family elders looked at the girl and congratulated Li Rou one after another.
They could see that with the girl's looks, when she grows up in the future, she will definitely be a devastatingly beautiful woman. She won't lose out to Li Rou.
Li Rou responded to the elders' congratulations with a smile.
The young girl standing beside her had long since turned red from embarrassment.
"What does Tian 'er want to do?"
Seeing her son arguing with Seventh Elder Li Kun, a trace of doubt flashed through Li Rou's eyes.
She was becoming more and more unable to see through this son of hers.
"Then I'd like to see how you, Duan Lingtian, will take out five hundred taels of silver today. If I'm not wrong, even Fifth Elder may not be able to take out another five hundred taels of silver now. "
Li Kun looked at Duan Lingtian with disdain.
Just as Li Ting was about to take out his remaining three hundred taels of silver, Duan Lingtian's following words interrupted him and stunned him.
"Seventh Elder, don't worry, I don't intend to borrow from Fifth Elder …"
As he spoke, Duan Lingtian walked in front of First Elder Li Huo under the incredulous gazes of the Li family elders.
"First Elder, I see that you usually have to cultivate and refine medicine at the same time. I'm afraid you've left behind many hidden injuries … How about this, I'll give you a massage and you'll pay me five hundred taels of silver as compensation. How about that?"
Duan Lingtian looked at Li Huo and smiled faintly.
"Tian 'er, don't mess around!"
Li Rou's expression changed.
In the Li family, First Elder's status was even higher than the patriarch's. Seeing her son display his slight skill in front of First Elder made her both angry and anxious.
Hidden injuries?
First Elder was a level nine alchemist. If he really had any hidden injuries, he would've long treated them himself.
Just as all of the Li family elders, including the patriarch Li Nanfeng, thought that First Elder Li Huo was about to explode in rage …
"You want five hundred taels of silver just to give me a massage? You're really asking for an exorbitant price."
Li Huo looked at Duan Lingtian with interest and smiled faintly.
"First Elder, how about this, I'll give you a massage first … After we're done, you can give me as much as you think it's worth. How about it?"
Duan Lingtian didn't think much of Li Huo's words.
It had to be said that Li Huo's interest was really piqued when he heard Duan Lingtian's words.
"Sure. I'm curious about what abilities you have. "
The reason why he agreed was because of the changes that happened to Duan Lingtian's body in the past month.
Going from an ordinary person to a martial artist at the third level of the Body Tempering stage in a month's time was simply inconceivable!
As a level nine alchemist, he understood in his heart.
Even if an ordinary person consumed countless precious Body Tempering Pills, it was still impossible to transform into a martial artist at the third level of the Body Tempering stage in a short month.
The current Duan Lingtian revealed all sorts of mysteries.
Moreover, he did indeed have a hidden injury that had troubled him for many years, so he wanted to give it a try.
Seeing Duan Lingtian standing behind Li Huo and raising his hands to press on First Elder Li Huo's shoulders, most of the Li family elders had a strange expression on their faces.
They all felt that the Ninth Elder's son was daydreaming. If they could get five hundred silver just by casually massaging someone, they might as well quit being elders and become full-time masseuses.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Li Kun's mouth curled into a cold smile.
Disregarding seniority and toying with the First Elder!
Not to mention the First Elder being enraged, even in the Li family, this was not a small crime!
In his opinion, Duan Lingtian was going to be out of luck.
On the Martial Arts Practice Field, Li Jie and the surrounding Li family disciples couldn't hear what was said on the high platform, so they didn't know what was going on.
Seeing Duan Lingtian standing behind the First Elder and about to give him a massage, they almost fainted on the spot!
What was this Duan Lingtian doing? Did he think that by giving the First Elder a massage and pleasing him, the First Elder would give him the power to defeat Li Jie?
"F * ck! What is this Duan Lingtian doing? "
"He's already here, but he's still not going down. He's busy flattering the First Elder because he's worried that Li Jie will beat him up too badly. Is he hoping that the First Elder will stop Li Jie from hurting him?"
"I think that's the only possibility."
… …
Duan Lingtian's actions infuriated the crowd.
"First Elder, please don't circulate your elemental energy while I'm giving you a massage."
Duan Lingtian said to Li Huo as he squeezed Li Huo's shoulders...
At this moment, a memory flashed through his mind.
This memory belonged to the Reincarnation Emperor Wu. It was a miraculous massage technique that was used to treat a common sequelae in low-level alchemists.
When Duan Lingtian first saw Li Huo, he could tell that he also suffered from this sequelae from the slightly darkened space between his eyebrows.
This sequelae usually only appeared in low-level alchemists who had to rely on themselves to learn the art of alchemy.
Usually, the sequelae wouldn't cause any discomfort, but when alchemists circulated their elemental energy, they would more or less feel a sharp pain in their body. Sometimes, it would even hurt so much that they would rather die.
All of this was what Duan Lingtian had learned from the Reincarnation Emperor Wu's memories.
The Reincarnation Emperor Wu himself was a powerful alchemist who had studied the art of alchemy to perfection. There was nothing he couldn't do.
All of a sudden, Duan Lingtian's hands, which were massaging Li Huo's shoulders, moved faster and faster!
Li Huo's face, which had been calm at the beginning, also began to tremble a little.
When he got over it, he clenched his teeth even tighter. His face was sinister, as if he was enduring an enormous amount of pain.
The group of Li family's higher-ups on the high platform only felt a chill run down their spines...
How much pain must it be to make the powerful Great Elder reveal such a look?
After fifteen minutes, Duan Lingtian finally stopped, drenched in sweat.
"Phew!"
At this moment, Li Huo opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of turbid air. He slowly opened his eyes, which were as resplendent as the stars. It was as if he had become ten years younger in an instant.
The freely circulating elemental energy in his body made him feel unprecedentedly comfortable!
In the past, whenever he circulated his elemental energy, he would trigger the hidden injuries. At this moment, it seemed as if they had completely disappeared.
"Great Elder, I still need to give you two more massages in order to completely eradicate the hidden injuries in your body. What do you think now, Great Elder? How much silver should you give me as a reward? "
Duan Lingtian smiled faintly.
Li Huo laughed heartily and straightforwardly fished out a handful of banknotes from his bosom.
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