Immortal of the Nine Realms

Some of the larger stores in the Immortal Origin District had elevated the business of Immortal Origin Stones from casual betting into a form of refined leisure. These businesses offered a comprehensive range of services.

And in one of the bigger stores close to Fang Chen and company sat several figures. They were sipping on tea as they watched the scene unfolding below. Their location offered them a panoramic view of the street.

”Young Lady Lingxing, do you think Xia Ji will accept Lin Yu’s bet?” asked a young man after taking a sip of his tea. His voice was seemingly teasing.

”It doesn’t matter whether he accepts or not. We were lucky to bump into him here, we can’t let him wander around so leisurely,” responded Fang Lingxing softly. Her gaze often landed on Wu Ruochou, her eyes carrying a slight chill.

The young man sighed. ”Jue Wudi is fortunate to have a woman like you doing things for him from behind the scenes. I’m envious.”

Fang Lingxing’s expression darkened. Glancing at him, she asked, ”What do you mean by that?”

”Just plain envy, nothing more.” The young man laughed it off. ”Speaking of which, what do you think about my earlier proposal? The quality of those Immortal Origin Stones is quite good. If we join forces to acquire them, we could at least double our investment at the trade conference.”

Fang Lingxing shook her head slightly. ”My father is still considering it. You’re talking about a deal that involves tens of thousands of spirit stones; I can’t come to that decision on my own.”

”Then it’s best if you make haste. If I don’t get a reply from you in a few days, I’ll have to seek a partnership with someone else,” said the young man with a smile.

The two of them shifted their gaze back to the stall in the street.

Xia Ji’s eyes flickered slightly. ”You want to have a bet with me? If I lose, I’ll kowtow all the way to the doorstep of the Jue family? What if you lose?”

Lin Yu sneered. ”I won’t lose.”

Xia Ji was left speechless, and he stared at Lin Yu as if he was looking at an idiot. ”If you want to have a bet, you must clarify what’s at stake on both sides. What do you mean by ’I won’t lose’? Are you trying to tell me that you’ve prepared something in advance? What, did you bring an Immortal Origin Stone with you that has something of high worth inside? Why would I make a bet with you if that’s the case?”

Wu Ruochou burst into laughter.

Fang Chen showed a faint smile.

Lin Yu’s face alternated between green and white. ”Fine, if I lose, I’ll kowtow all the way to the Profound Void Temple and apologize to you!”

”No.” Xia Ji shook his head slightly. “Having Jue Wudi kowtow would be more appropriate. Who do you think you are?”

Lin Yu finally caught on that Xia Ji was messing with him. He didn’t seem to take the bet seriously.

At that moment, a patrol from the Great Qian Guards was passing by, and he had heard what they were saying.

Glancing at them, the patrol coldly said, ”No messing about in the Immortal Origin District.”

Xia Ji smiled. He was about to signal for Fang Chen and Wu Ruochou to leave when Fang Chen spoke to Lin Yu.

”I’ll accept your wager.”

Xia Ji’s eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately stopped Wu Ruochou from speaking.

”Just watch the show, Sister,” said Xia Ji to Wu Ruochou through voice transmission.

Wu Ruochou looked bewildered.

Lin Yu’s eyes wavered. ”You? What are you waggering?”

Lin Yu felt slightly wary of this new member of the Fang Family.

”I’m waggering your legs,” said Fang Chen with a smile. “If I lose, Xia Ji breaks his legs; if you lose, I break yours.”

The Great Qian Guard patrol, who had been about to continue roaming the area, stopped in their tracks.

The nearby vendors also turned their attention toward them.

Wu Ruochou was dumbfounded.

Xia Ji glanced down at his legs, then looked at Lin Yu and said, ”Are you in or not? If you don’t have the guts, then scram!”

”Are you serious?” asked Lin Yu, his eyes lighting up. He was staring at Xia Ji’s legs.

”We have so many people watching. No one will be able to go back on their words,” added Fang Chen with a smile.

”Alright, I’ll do it!” said Lin Yu, taking out an Immortal Origin Stone from his person. ”I bought this Immortal Origin Stone for fifty spirit stones. The price of the Immortal Origin Stone you bring out cannot exceed fifty spirit stones too.”

Xia Ji sneered. ”How can we confirm how much you spent on that Immortal Origin Stone?”

”By its size and appearance,” retorted Lin Yu.

The surrounding vendors approached to observe and evaluate Lin Yu’s Immortal Origin Stone. One of them said, “The green veins on the stone are evenly distributed, which usually means that it’s of good quality and that it has a high chance that it’ll yield valuable items after it’s cut out.”

His words indirectly confirmed the legitimacy of Lin Yu’s words. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Lin Yu looked toward Fang Chen. ”Where’s your Immortal Origin Stone? Or are you going to buy one right here?”

Fang Chen thought for a moment and then took out that Immortal Origin Stone from his pocket. ”I’ll use this.”

At first, everyone thought that the Stone Fang Chen had taken out was valuable, but after taking a few looks at it, some of the people in the crowd recognized the Stone.

”Isn’t this that Immortal Origin Stone from the Fortune Pavilion? The one priced at one spirit stone?”

”It had been on sale for many years.”

“He’s using that to bet?”

The crowd whispered among themselves.

Lin Yu, who was initially a little scared of Fang Chen, immediately burst into laughter. He even suspected that Fang Chen and Xia Ji might have had a falling out.

Xia Ji inched a little closer to Fang Chen to examine the Immortal Origin Stone in his hand. After a brief look, his heart sank.

”The surface is dull, the spiritual energy it emits is intermittent, and the green veins are already mixed with black...” muttered Xia Ji to himself. ”Isn’t this... junk?”

Wu Ruochou suddenly spoke up. ”We’re not doing it!”

Lin Yu sneered. ”Young Lady Wu, we have so many people watching. It’s too late for you to back out now.”

The people in the crowd chimed in with agreement, and even the nearby vendors said a few words. If one lost their reputation in the Immortal Origin District, it would be nearly impossible to come back and play with Immortal Origin Stones.

”Fang Da, I don’t remember offending you recently!” Xia Ji tugged at Fang Chen’s sleeve. ”You can’t do this to me!”

”Don’t worry, I have a good feeling about this Immortal Origin Stone, I’ll win for sure,” said Fang Chen, patting Xia Ji’s shoulder.

Watching from up above, Fang Lingxing smiled and said, ”They took the bait. What are the odds of us winning with that Stone you gave him?”

”We originally had only a fifty-fifty chance, but now it should be seventy-thirty. The Immortal Origin Stone in his hand is junk. Even if my Immortal Origin Stone doesn’t yield anything, it’ll just be a tie,” said the young man, looking at the Immortal Origin Stone in Fang Chen’s hand. ”Now, I win as long as it produces anything that’s worth a single low-grade spirit stone.”

The young man looked at Fang Lingxing and asked, ”Isn’t he the one your family recognized recently? Is he trying to impress you?”

Fang Lingxing pondered for a moment and shook her head slightly. ”I’m not sure.”

The young man chuckled. ”Xia Ji won’t be leaving with his legs intact today. I am assuming that matter ends with this, right?”

Fang Lingxing’s lips curled slightly. ”This is far from enough.”

”Don’t offend women... It doesn’t matter who you offend, but you better not offend women in the future!” muttered the young man to himself. ”Indeed, it’s difficult to raise women and deal with petty people.”

Fang Lingxing had heard his mutterings but she didn’t pay them much attention. She sipped her tea contentedly as she watched the show.

After confirming multiple times that Fang Chen really wanted to use that Stone in his hand for the bet, Lin Yu couldn’t help but smile as he cut open his Immortal Origin Stone.