Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 340 A Desperate Gamble (Please Subscribe)
Shen Xuan scanned the reward items with his divine sense.

There are countless kinds of rare and precious materials.

Many of them were things he had never heard of before.

It is not something that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators can use.

"It seems that the sect's True Person is holding the sect's small competition to support those who have reached the Core Formation stage."

"As long as you are strong enough and have a high chance of forming your core, you can still obtain high-grade cultivation resources from the sect."

Shen Xuan couldn't help but exhale a breath of stale air.

The reward jade slip was returned to Master Gufeng.

He could imagine how excited those Core Formation seed cultivators would be when they saw the list of reward spiritual items.

Some of the rewards are spiritual items, which would even tempt a real person.

At this moment, Shen Xuan was glad that he had joined the Qingyun Sect after achieving Foundation Establishment.

One of the seven major sects of Taoism in the Song Dynasty, and the legitimate ruling class.

Even if a rogue cultivator were willing to risk their life, it would be extremely difficult to collect any of the spiritual items for cultivation here.

A burning glint flashed in Shen Xuan's eyes.

The outcome of the sect's minor competition was of paramount importance to him.

So many high-grade spiritual items for cultivation, and even the blood essence of a third-tier water demon.

He has no reason not to let it go.

"Master, did Senior Uncle Lingxiao ever say what the criteria are for the reward?"

Hear this.

Master Gufeng laughed and said, "It's a points system. In the sect competition, the more matches you win, the better."

"Earn points for each win."

"Finally, enter the sect's treasury and exchange points for reward items."

"At that time, these reward items will be marked with points based on their corresponding value."

Shen Xuan's eyes lit up.

"Master, if we have enough points, can we exchange them for more reward items?"

The blood of a third-tier water sprite is indeed precious.

But he also coveted the Enlightenment Pills, Snow Lotus Spirit Tea, Seven Deadly Thunder Killing Array, and so on.

"That's natural."

"but……"

Master Gufeng pondered for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Lingxiao said that there is a difference in the points between the seed group and the reserve group."

Shen Xuan frowned slightly.

Clearly, the sect's rewards of spiritual items prioritize supporting the seed group.

Are they very different?

"The points differ by a factor of three."

"Such a big difference?"

Shen Xuan said incredulously, "Isn't this unfair to the reserve group?"

It was also a minor competition among sects.

The preparatory group had slightly more participants.

Each match only yields one-third of the points of the seeded group.

So it is calculated that...

The top seed in the preliminaries would at best be in the middle of the standings in the seeded group.

"unfair?"

Master Gufeng shook his head: "There's nothing unfair about it."

“Outstanding disciples in the preparatory group can participate in the seed group in the next session.”

That's it!

Shen Xuan immediately realized what was happening.

Clearly, the ability to form a core is the basis for the sect's level of support.

It's not worth mentioning until its potential is realized.

The disciples in the preparatory group, whose cultivation level does not exceed the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, are merely subjects of observation.

It's not time to provide strong support and allocate resources.

There is no such thing as unfairness.

The sect's investment must yield returns.

Even disciples of a sect must acquire sect resources through their own strength.

Let alone their Foundation Establishment stage.

Even those who have reached the Core Formation stage are no exception.

The Golden Core cultivator occupies the inner five peaks.

Lingxiao Zhenren, who also achieved the Golden Core stage, was relegated to the position of head of the Thirteen Outer Peaks simply because he formed his core later.

Despite having no formal background, the Cold Jade Immortal possessed exceptional combat prowess comparable to a Golden Core cultivator.

Even without real power, he still ranked ninth on the outer peak.

Because of his merit in presenting the giant furnace for alchemy, Master Gufeng was promoted from the twelfth to the sixth of the outer peaks.

Think of this.

Shen Xuan had a bold idea in his mind.

Since the ranking is based on strength.

He can appropriately showcase his strength and try to gain as many points as possible.

Why be so fixated on the reserve group or the seed group!

Of course, winning the reserve group championship is the minimum requirement that must be ensured.

As for challenging the seeded groups, that depends on the situation.

Shen Xuan made up his mind.

"Thank you, Master! This disciple will go back and prepare now."

"Wait!"

Master Gufeng said with some regret, "Shen Xuan, in the sect's minor competition, you are not allowed to use talismans, spirit beasts, demonic insects, thunder spirit beads, or other external objects."

The sect competition assesses a cultivator's own cultivation level.

"It's ok."

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "This disciple will do my best. Even without any external aids, I will still rank first."

……

An hour later.

Cold Jade Peak.

Shen Xuan's Cave.

Su Xue'er served the brewed spiritual tea and then withdrew.

"Senior brother, Jinqin, please speak frankly."

Gu Jinqin took only one sip before impatiently putting down her teacup.

"Are you confident of getting into the top ten in the sect's minor competition?"

"Top ten?"

A strange light flashed in Shen Xuan's eyes.

He thought Gu Jinqin was asking about winning the championship!

It turns out that in everyone's mind, he was only in the top ten.

Moreover, even if he makes it into the top ten, he's not entirely certain of victory.

fair enough.

This shows that no one is aware of his abilities.

Wouldn't the odds of winning that be very high?
"What? Senior brother isn't even confident of making it into the top ten?"

"You!"

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "Junior sister may not know, but under the guidance of Master Hanyu, senior brother has made great progress in his cultivation."

"Let's put it that way!"

"Master Hanyu means that Senior Brother must win the championship!"

"what!"

Gu Jinqin's big eyes widened even more.

They looked like panda eyes.

"To win the championship in one fell swoop?"

Gu Jinqin took a deep breath.

She thought of a very important question.

"Senior brother, are you confident of winning the championship?"

"Sixty to seventy percent."

Shen Xuan calmly said, "The sect's minor competition restricts the use of talismans, lightning spirit beads, spirit beasts, demonic insects, and other external objects."

"Otherwise, I would be about 80 or 90 percent certain."

"How much? Sixty or seventy percent certain?" Gu Jinqin's voice suddenly became much louder.

Clearly, the shock in his heart had reached an unparalleled level.

Gu Jinqin is also in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

They will also participate in the preparatory group competition.

She estimated that she would rank around 60th or 70th out of more than 200 competitors.

This is already a very good result.

After all, the direct disciples of the five Golden Core cultivators occupy more than twenty of the top positions.

What remains is what these real-life descendants are fighting over.

"Senior brother, Jinqin didn't hear wrong, did she?"

Are you 60-70% confident of winning?

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "More or less."

In fact, he was 99% confident of defeating a fellow cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, there's no need to reveal too much in front of Gu Jinqin.

"That's it!"

Gu Jinqin got up and paced back and forth.

She was clearly emotional.

I went back and forth several times.

"Senior brother, let's pull off a big one!"

"tell me the story."

"Jinqin, go find Xu Shaopeng from the Purple Qi Alliance and set up a scheme together. At the same time, place heavy bets in the other three major gambling houses in Qingyun City, going all in on the chance that Senior Brother can win the championship!"

"Aren't you afraid the three major casinos will refuse to pay out?"

"What's there to be afraid of! They're open for business, do you think they'd dare to default on their debts?"

"In this world, no one has ever been able to renege on Jinqin's gambling debts!"

Gu Jinqin said confidently.

Shen Xuan took a sip of spiritual tea and asked with a solemn expression, "How many spirit stones are you planning to bet?"

"Of course the more the better."

Gu Jinqin glanced at Shen Xuan, thought for a moment, and said, "Spirit stones? Jinqin has plenty. Taking out a million or so spirit stones is no problem."

"One million spirit stones?"

Shen Xuan knew the character of the senior and junior sisters of the Lone Peak lineage.

If he hadn't offered up his giant furnace for alchemy and his secret recipe for the Thunder Spirit Pearl, these senior and junior sisters would have been so poor they would have resorted to robbery.

Where did Gu Jinqin get a million spirit stones in just one year?

"Junior Sister wants to embezzle the public funds for Xiaogu Peak's general affairs? Absolutely not!"

"You'll be in big trouble once Master Gufeng finds out!"

Gu Jinqin smiled.

"Senior brother underestimates Jinqin!"

"A mere million spirit stones is enough for Jinqin to raise with a few partners; she would never misappropriate public funds."

"That's good!"

Shen Xuan nodded.

Gu Jinqin comes from a prestigious family and has a thorough understanding of these gray-area industries.

The four major gambling dens in Qingyun Immortal City are all backed by Qingyun Sect masters.

Gu Jinqin, in league with Xu Shaopeng of the Silver Hook Gambling House, plots to swindle the other three major gambling houses.

This will inevitably offend the people behind the three major gambling dens.

The pressure is quite high for the Gu and Xu families alone.

They definitely need to recruit some familiar scions of prominent families to join them and make money together.

"A million spirit stones is still too much!"

Shen Xuan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said.

"If the odds are too high, you can bankrupt them in one go."

Even Gu Jinqin thought he could barely squeeze into the top ten at best.

The odds of winning should be very high.

Thinking about it, it makes sense.

Although he is a direct descendant of two lineages.

However, the strength of Master Gufeng was known to everyone in the sect.

He became a disciple of Master Hanyu in just two years.

His cultivation level is still at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment.

Those twenty-odd Golden Core disciples all possessed strength comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Which one of them isn't renowned and has an outstanding track record?

In the past two years, Shen Xuan has made rapid progress in ice magic and body tempering.

Within the sect, only True Person Hanyu truly understood Shen Xuan's strength.

No one would believe that Shen Xuan could surpass a Golden Core disciple and win the championship in the preparatory group.

"That's definitely too much!"

Gu Jinqin pondered for a moment, then said with some regret.

She was just taking the opportunity to make a quick buck.

They did not want to drive the three major gambling dens to the brink of ruin.

They want to make a big profit.

However, it cannot exceed the gambling den's tolerance limit.

"There will probably be a limit."

"Moreover, if the bet is too large, the odds will be adjusted later."

Shen Xuan pondered for a moment before speaking.

"It's not appropriate for my senior brother to get involved in this matter."

"Junior Sister Gu, go find Xu Shaopeng and have a proper discussion."

"In the name of supporting their fellow disciple, they placed bets at three major gambling dens simultaneously."

"Junior Sister Gu placed a bet of 50,000 spirit stones on behalf of Senior Brother, betting that he would win the championship."

"As for other specific matters, junior sister and Xu Shaopeng can discuss them!"

This kind of thing should be arranged by Gu Jinqin and Xu Shaopeng.

Shen Xuan took out 50,000 spirit stones and solemnly handed them to Gu Jinqin.

"no problem!"

"a piece of cake!"

"Senior brother, just wait to get your share of the money!"

Gu Jinqin said, taking full responsibility.

It seems she used to gamble quite a bit.

……

After leaving Hanyu Peak.

Gu Jinqin was filled with emotion.

Senior Brother Shen is 60-70% confident of winning the preliminary group championship of the sect's minor competition.

This news is priceless!
"Senior Brother Shen's strength has improved so quickly?"

Gu Jinqin still trusted Shen Xuan.

This senior brother Shen never does anything he's not sure of.

Even seemingly unbelievable things like refining pills in a giant furnace and creating the secret Thunder Spirit Pearl could be accomplished with great success.

This will change the financial situation of Xiaogufeng and even the entire sect in one fell swoop.

"Is it because of the teachings and guidance of Senior Uncle Hanyu?"

"Doesn't that mean that Senior Brother Shen is a prodigy, and Master has been misleading his disciples all along?"

The next moment, Gu Jinqin thought of a certain possibility, and a shocked expression appeared on her face.

"Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me!"

"Anyway, I'm not a genius!"

"Master didn't hold me back!"

Gu Jinqin quickly tried to comfort herself.

"Master is a good person."

"The most urgent task is to find Xu Shaopeng to cooperate with and see how many spirit stones we can win from the gambling house!"

"Get rich overnight, now or never!"

Gu Jinqin beamed with joy at the thought of the enormous amount of spirit stones she was about to receive.

Back at Little Lonely Peak, they called the Wu sisters, and the three of them transformed into streaks of light and flew to Azure Cloud Immortal City.

(End of this chapter)