These few days, Li Hong was really in a bad mood.
After being made a fool of by a first year recruit, his prestige in the Tai Ah Divine City had been swept to the ground. How could he feel good?
He was a big brother figure in the Tai Ah Divine City. In the capital's social circles, he was well known as Young master Hong. The most important thing in life was his face.
Now, his face had been stepped on.
How could Li Hong feel at ease? Once a martial artist's heart was in a mess, the Essence in their body would also be in a mess. If that was the case, their cultivation would be hindered.
Li Hong was at the critical moment of breaking through to the Yuan foundation realm, so for such a thing to happen made him feel as disgusted as eating feces.
Li Hong had been thinking of ways to regain his face, but Yi Yun's growth was too fast. Although he was conceited, he had to admit that in less than half a year, he would not be Yi Yun's match.
At that time, it would be even more difficult to get back at them!
To deal with Yi Yun, he had to take the opportunity now, but … how could he find this opportunity?
As Li Hong was thinking, there was a commotion outside. "Brother Hong! Brother Hong! Big news. That kid Yi Yun wants to challenge you in the arena tomorrow! "
A few of his lackeys pounced on the door like starving dogs and rushed into Li Hong's courtyard.
When Li Hong heard this, he was stunned.
"Yi Yun, are you challenging me?"
Li Hong couldn't react for a moment.
Just a moment ago, he was still thinking of a way to seek revenge on Yi Yun and regain his reputation, but Yi Yun had taken the initiative to come knocking on his door?
This immediately made Li Hong feel that the situation had become strange.
Did this kid not have a brain?
Or was there another reason?
Li Hong's expression sank slightly. Yi Yun's challenge made him feel a little uncertain.
Could it be a trap?
"Boss, why are you …"
His lackeys thought that Li Hong would die after receiving the news. They would either fly into a rage or laugh out loud, cursing Yi Yun as a retard. Sending himself to be beaten.
He did not expect Li Hong to have such a reaction. It did not seem like he was angry, nor did it seem like he was happy.
"What about Yi Yun's match? Do you have an image formation disk? "
Li Hong suddenly said. Although he would not watch Yi Yun's match live, he had to watch the video disk array. If not, how could he understand Yi Yun's strength?
"This …"
The underlings slapped their foreheads. They had forgotten about this matter and were only thinking about reporting it to Li Hong!
"We'll go get it now."
A few of his lackeys hurriedly ran back. In the Tai Ah Divine City, there were backups of the matches in the arena. There were many backups of popular matches and they would be kept for many years. As long as one paid a small amount of dragon scale runes, they could rent it to watch.
Very soon, these brats obtained the array disc and ran back, huffing and puffing.
They didn't expect to see so many people in Li Hong's courtyard when they came back. A portion of these people were the backbone of the Hongdao Association. He was a veteran cultivator of the Tai Ah Divine City.
"They …"
When the brats saw these people, they were stunned. They vaguely knew that Li Hong was very popular and had a few powerful friends among the senior trial challengers.
They were all people who were ranked at the top of the Heaven and Earth List. There were even experts who were ranked in the fifties and had the nickname "Tiger Head".
"Hmm? It should be him … "
The devilish brat saw a skinny, seventeen or eighteen year old youth. This person wore a large necklace around his neck. On his arm was a tattoo of a Fierce Divine Tiger.
Tiger Head was a veteran cultivator who had been in the Tai Ah Divine City for four years. He had long broken through to the Yuan foundation realm. He still had a year and nine months before he graduated, but he was already ranked fifty on the Earth list. He was definitely one of the best cultivators in his batch.
"Take a look and use it as a reference."
Li Hong was naturally suspicious. It was always safer to call a few people over, especially Tiger Head. He had extraordinary eyesight and might be able to see through Yi Yun's hidden strength.
A few of his lackeys brought Yi Yun's match's array disc over and a group of people surrounded it to study it.
Li Hong was mainly referring to the opinions of Tiger Head and the other veteran cultivators. These people studied it for a long time, but … they could not see anything.
They could only make a rough guess based on Yi Yun's battle. But no matter how they looked at it, Yi Yun had gone all out in his battle with Chu Xiaoran.
"Li Hong, I think it's unlikely that Yi Yun is still hiding his strength. If he is still hiding his strength in this situation, then his acting skills are too good. In fact, from the very beginning, he might have set his target as you! But he's just a child. How could he think so much at the beginning of the rookie ranking competition? Don't forget that he was at odds with the entire Hongdao Association. A large group of people from the Hongdao Association came to challenge Yi Yun, including Liu Yuxing, who was one of the strongest amongst the rookies. There were also the kings amongst the rookies, Chu Xiaoran and Qiuniu. Yi Yun was facing so many opponents, and with the high stakes placed before him, it was enough for him to worry about. Could it be that while he was dealing with all of this, he still had the mind to set up a trap for Li Hong to jump into? "
Tiger Head was the first to express his opinion. What he said made sense. Yi Yun was after all only thirteen years old. A typical child would have turned silly after encountering such a chaotic scene. If he had set up a trap at that time and thought of harming Li Hong, then he would not be normal.
Li Hong frowned, "Maybe …"
If this battle was to be fought, he definitely had to prepare a bet. Even if he did not want to bet, he still had to. Being forced into such a situation, if he did not bet anything, the brothers from the Hongdao Association would think that he was weak. The other cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City would also laugh at him.
But Li Hong did not know what to bet. The crux of the matter was that he did not have any resources on hand.
As Li Hong was thinking, he suddenly heard a loud laugh, "Hahaha! Li Hong, it's just a rookie challenging you. Why did you have to hold a meeting to discuss if you would lose? Aren't you ashamed!? "
This sudden voice made Li Hong's face turn green.
The other party was right. To be challenged by a rookie and to be afraid before he even fought, he would definitely be disgraced if news of him holding a meeting with such great fanfare were to spread.
Li Hong's embarrassment turned into anger. Just as he was about to flare up, he immediately shut his mouth when he saw who it was.
The person who strode in was wearing a Qilin robe with a nine python belt around his waist. He wore deerskin boots. His entire body exuded a natural air of nobility.
"Yang Dingkun!"
The person who came was a fifteen year old youth. He was the son of King Chu!
The King Chu was a feudal lord with a long history in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom. His family line could be traced back to the first King Chu. He was the younger brother of the founding Divine Emperor of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, and was also part of the royal family.
Later, he was enfeoffed in the Chu state and became a feudal lord, which lasted until now.
The current Chu state's Yang family was a super family clan with many branches. Of course, their bloodline relationship with the royal family was a bit distant, but it was still the royal family.
Yang Dingkun himself was ranked in the top tens of the Tai Ah Divine City's Heaven and Earth rolls. He was also an influential figure.
Li Hong's Li family was related to the Chu royal residence by marriage. In this sense, Yang Dingkun was Li Hong's distant cousin.
Today, Yang Dingkun's sudden appearance and his opening laugh made Li Hong feel uncomfortable, "Cousin, what are you doing here?"
"Haha, let me be your strategist. Cousin, I know you don't have much money recently. If you want to borrow dragon scale runes, I can lend them to you, but … I have a condition …"
Yang Dingkun dragged his tone.
"What condition?"
"That is … the first three volumes of the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. I want you to help me win them!"
When Yang Dingkun said this, his eyes flashed with a bright light!
Yang Dingkun knew that the Tai Ah Divine City had a rule. Top cultivation techniques like the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' could be used as a bet, but very few people did so in the past.
The 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' cultivation technique jade scrolls were very precious and limited in quantity. Cultivators exchanged for the cultivation technique, but they were just renting it for ten months.
During these ten months, the cultivator who rented the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' could freely cultivate the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', but they could not lend the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' to others.
Unless they lost it to someone else in a bet.
To prevent people from deliberately lending the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' to others through a bet, the Tai Ah Divine City had a strict rule. That was, if the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' was used as a bet, it was fine if one did not lose, but if one lost in a bet, then the remaining rental time would be reduced by 30%!
As such, very few people would use the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' as a bet.
They could not afford to lose 30% of their time. They might not even be able to learn it in ten months, not to mention losing 30%.
"'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'!? You want Yi Yun's' Tai Ah Sacred Technique '!? "
Hearing Yang Dingkun's greedy demand, Li Hong's heart jumped. He quickly analyzed the pros and cons of agreeing to Yang Dingkun's conditions.
Without a doubt, if Yang Dingkun wanted the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', then he had to take out a bet equivalent to the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'!
If that was the case, it would be a huge bet!
This Yang Dingkun was crazy!
However, Li Hong was confident that he could beat Yi Yun!
"You still haven't had the chance to cultivate the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'?"
Li Hong asked. Although Yang Dingkun was born in the Chu royal residence, he did not have the privilege to cultivate the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. There were too many disciples in the Chu royal residence. Even the Chu royal residence's prince could not have the privilege, much less Yang Dingkun!
The 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' jade scrolls were too precious. Other than the Divine Kingdom's royal family keeping three or four sets, the rest were all stored in the Tai Ah Divine City!
Only by having the ability could one fight for a chance to cultivate it. If one did not have the ability, then they could only stand aside.
Yang Dingkun said angrily, "Hmph! The Divine City's rules are too rigid. Although I have earned enough glory points and dragon scale runes, allowing me to exchange for the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique', its price is too high. Once I exchange for it, I will suffer a great loss! "
"But that kid Yi Yun relied on luck picking herbs to pick up a large amount of dragon scale runes and glory points. Just like that, he exchanged for the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. It's so unfair! What right does he have!? "
"He's a bumpkin from the Cloud Wilderness, yet he wants to cultivate the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'? Hmph, as a descendant of the royal family, I haven't even begun cultivating this royal family's secret manual. How is this fair!? This' Tai Ah Sacred Technique 'will only shine in my hands! "[Everyone, go to sleep. Don't wait. It's late at night.]
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