"You suspect that it wasn't a coincidence that Teacher took us in as students?" Although Zhou Wen was somewhat suspicious, he still felt that it was impossible.
"Who knows? Anyway, I have a nagging feeling that there's something wrong." Liu Yun paused before saying, "Do you still remember the time the old man came to you?"
"Is it the time he made a bet with Teacher?" Zhou Wen naturally remembered it.
Jing Daoxian had used an alias to get him to help him get on the Rubik's Cube ranking. Zhou Wen had even taken his Companion Beast, but he didn't help him get on the rankings.
Jing Daoxian was puzzled as well. He had said from the beginning that it was fine if Zhou Wen didn't help him get on the rankings, but Jing Daoxian really didn't cause trouble for Zhou Wen. He didn't even take back the Companion Beast he had given Zhou Wen.
"Yes." Liu Yun nodded and said, "Although it was a coincidence that I met the old man, Teacher got to know the old man because of me. Then, there was a bet. I keep feeling that it's a little odd."
"What's going on with that bet?" Zhou Wen had never understood why Jing Daoxian would directly tell him the contents of the bet. As long as Zhou Wen knew of the bet, Jing Daoxian would definitely lose.
Therefore, Zhou Wen had always felt that their bet wasn't as simple as Jing Daoxian had said.
"The contents of the bet are actually very simple. Just like what the old man told you, if you help him get on the rankings, he will win. If you don't help him, Teacher will win."
"Is it really that simple?" Zhou Wen still found it unbelievable.
Liu Yun took a deep breath before continuing, "It's simple if you say it's simple, but it's also not simple if you say it's not. The final outcome of the bet is like this, but there are some additional conditions. Teacher can't tell you anything about the bet. Only the old man can come into contact with you. "
Zhou Wen roughly understood a little, but he still looked at Liu Yun and waited for him to explain.
"The old man told you everything clearly, but he's Jing Daoxian. Do you dare believe him?" Liu Yun asked.
"No." Zhou Wen naturally didn't dare completely believe Jing Daoxian. In fact, he had indeed suspected it before.
"That's right. No one would believe the words of the Federation's number one devil, Jing Daoxian. Therefore, the more he tells you the truth, the more you will suspect him. In addition, Teacher is unable to explain it to you. Ordinary people might overthink things and help him ascend the rankings." Liu Yun smiled and said, "The old man is betting that you won't believe him. You will have doubts in your heart and think wrongly. Unfortunately, he lost the bet in the end. I didn't expect you to be so determined and not give him a chance at all. "
Zhou Wen smiled bitterly inwardly. In fact, he wasn't that determined. However, the matter back then was very troublesome, forcing him to keep working. He didn't care about this matter at all.
Later, when he recalled this matter, Venus had already exploded. Naturally, the matter was left unsettled.
He never expected that he would help Wang Mingyuan defeat Jing Daoxian in such a manner. This was something he never expected. It was purely unintentional.
"What are their stakes?" Zhou Wen asked again.
"I don't know. Only they know the stakes. I don't know what they are betting," Liu Yun said helplessly.
In this world, there weren't many secrets that Liu Yun couldn't eavesdrop on. There weren't many people who could stop him from eavesdropping. However, there happened to be two people who could stop him, so Liu Yun really didn't hear anything.
Zhou Wen didn't know if Liu Yun was lying, but when he thought of Wang Mingyuan and Jing Daoxian's style of doing things, he felt that the possibility of Liu Yun knowing was slim.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to ask, "Why did you follow Jing Daoxian to Mount Laojun to get this calabash?"
"Didn't the old man tell you last time that he doesn't have much lifespan left? He has to find a way to extend his lifespan. The simplest and most direct method is, of course, to create an Elixir of Immortality. This calabash and millstone are legendary treasures used by Elder Lord to refine pills. They have miraculous abilities, and the old man wants to use them to refine pills. "Liu Yun didn't hesitate to reveal Jing Daoxian's goal.
As the two of them were chatting, Zhou Wen suddenly heard a roar coming from beneath the Elder Lord Platform. A ferocious beast was running towards the Elder Lord Platform.
Strange! Zhou Wen used Truth Listener to scan the foot of the mountain and realized that the dimensional creature wasn't a giant bear.
It was a shimmering golden monster that looked like a tiger or a lion. It was covered in scales and had horns on its head.
From afar, it looked like the mythical Qilin, but upon closer inspection, it didn't look like it. He couldn't tell what kind of creature it was.
Could it be that the terrifying creature mentioned by the survivors is this one and not the giant bear? Zhou Wen immediately realized that he had been wrong from the beginning.
He instinctively believed that there was only one Calamity creature at the Elder Lord Platform, but he never expected there to be another one. As the saying went, 'two tigers can't share a mountain' didn't seem to exist here.
The monster roared as it charged up the steps of the Elder Lord Platform before disappearing from Zhou Wen's range of perception as though it had turned invisible.
Rumble!
After a while, Zhou Wen sensed a terrifying force erupting on the seventh step. It caused the entire Elder Lord Platform to tremble violently. Boom!
Boom!
Eighth step … Ninth step … Tenth step …
One step after another, a terrifying explosive force was released, causing the Elder Lord Platform to constantly shake.
I wonder if the old man can withstand it. I have to be faster. Liu Yun continued feeding the gourd. Every time he fed one, he would have to move the gourd.
Although he still couldn't move it, he could already push it. It looked like it wouldn't take long before he could move it.
The terrifying noises outside continued, but the higher the steps, the slower the explosions.
Zhou Wen listened carefully for a while and said in surprise, "Jing Daoxian seems to have used the power of the 33 steps to stop that dimensional creature. Although that dimensional creature is very strong, it probably won't be able to rush up anytime soon."
Roar!
To his surprise, just as Zhou Wen finished speaking, he heard another roar. He saw the giant blue bear charge over and rush up the steps.
Then, he heard a series of crackling sounds as the stone steps were breached. The giant bear charged up crazily, and Zhou Wen could even see a trail of smoke that resembled a dragon behind the giant bear.
"Good grandson, how's the feeding of the gourd? I'm afraid I can't hold on for much longer, "Jing Daoxian pushed open the door and said as he stood outside the door and looked in.
"I'll be able to carry it soon. I reckon two or three more should be enough," Liu Yun answered.
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