Immortal of the Nine Realms

Fang Chen was taken aback. He hadn’t expected that Fang Jue would step in. It seems that Fang Ao’s senior disciple is a decent person.

Fang Yun and the others were first stunned, and then they turned very anxious. They didn’t expect Fang Jue to suddenly intervene like this. If they offended Jue Wudi because of this, they’d be essentially opening up a can of worms!

”Isn’t this Fang Jue, from the Fang Family’s third branch?”

”So one of the bettors is from the Fang Family?”

Whispers circulated among the crowd.

Fang Jue was quite well-known in the Immortal Origin District—at least, he was well-known amongst the Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

Lin Yu’s expression changed slightly, forcing a smile. ”It’s you, Brother Fang Jue.”

”No need for unnecessary words. I’ll be the one betting with you, but you’ll have to find another Immortal Origin,” said Fang Jue calmly.

Lin Yu and the others’ expressions shifted erratically. Redoing the bet? That didn’t make sense!

”Brother Fang Jue, this is the bet between me and him. There’s no need for us to redo it. Even if we were to start another bet, this bet should be fulfilled first,” mused Lin Yu.

Fang Jue sneered. ”If I say it doesn’t count, then it doesn’t. Why bully a beginner? Fang Chen has just arrived and he doesn’t know much. This was an unfair bet right from the very start.”

The dominance of a Fang Family member was on full display right now. He didn’t even put the opinions of Lin Yu and the others in his eyes.

Lin Yu and the others were starting to hesitate. They didn’t have the courage to stand up to the chief disciple of the Fang Family’s third branch. But if they backed down now, it wouldn’t sit well with Fang Lingxing’s side either.

Lin Yu had to shift his gaze to a nearby location, where Fang Lingxing and the young man were observing the situation.

Lin Yu saw Fang Lingxing nodding to him.

Lin Yu gained a bout of newfound confidence when he saw that light bob.

Facing Fang Jue, Lin Yu stood his ground. ”Brother Fang Jue, everyone here witnessed the bet between me and Fang Chen, even the nearby Great Qian Guard patrol was here from the start. Members of the Fang Family wouldn’t back out on a bet, right? If news spread that you did, it wouldn’t be very good for you, would it?”

Fang Jue frowned. He didn’t understand where Lin Yu found the guts to speak to him like this. Was it just because of Jue Wudi?

On the other side, the young man smiled at Fang Lingxing, ”Is that Fang Jue? He doesn’t seem to take you very seriously.”

”Fang Jue’s master, Fang Ao, is in charge of the third branch, and he’s friends with Master Chanyuan,” said Fang Lingxing calmly. ”Fang Jue can’t do much even if he wants to help.”

And it didn’t take long for Fang Lingxing’s words to be confirmed, as Fang Jue fell silent for a long time before turning to Fang Chen, looking helpless. ”You’re only a beginner, why are you betting with people? You were too careless.”

Fang Chen smiled. ”I have a good feeling about this Immortal Origin; I might not lose.”

Fang Hao couldn’t contain himself and cursed, “How can a blind man like you judge an Immortal Origin Stone even? Are you picking Stones based on the sound they make or what? If you really that skilled, then I, Fang Hao, will avoid you in the future whenever I see you in the third branch.”

”Everyone, let’s not let your grudges with him affect the bet between him and me.” Lin Yu smiled and urged Fang Chen, ”Hurry up and open your Immortal Origin so we can get this over with!”

Fang Chen lightly scraped the surface of the Immortal Origin with Little Sword, shaving off the hard surface instantly. Suddenly, one corner of the mid-grade spirit stone was exposed to the air.

A burst of spiritual energy bellowed out!

Fang Jue was stunned. ”Huh!? There’s something inside?”

Fang Hao and company were both surprised and skeptical.

Could this trashy Immortal Origin Stone actually have anything good inside?

Judging from the richness of the spiritual energy that was wafting off, the item didn’t seem ordinary!

Xia Ji’s spirits were immediately lifted, and he said to Wu Ruchou through transmission, ”I knew Brother Fang wouldn’t harm me. Sister, we’re going to be alright!”

Wu Ruochou, who had been displeased with Fang Chen for using Xia Ji as a stake, now turned doubtful.

”No way, such rich spiritual energy? The Immortal Origin Stone from the Fortune Pavilion that hadn’t been sold for many years actually has something valuable inside?”

”Impossible, judging from its appearance, it’s clearly trash? How could it have anything good?” ℴℴ𝘮

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Lin Yu was slightly surprised but he quickly calmed down. Even if there was something inside, it couldn’t possibly be worth more than the Hundred-Year Gold and Hundred-Year Ginseng.

In the distance, the young man’s expression changed slightly. ”Today’s session is much more interesting than I imagined.”

Fang Lingxing nodded. ”Indeed, most Stone bets end up in a tie, with both Stones not having anything inside. I didn’t expect that both these Immortal Origins Stones would actually produce something.”

”But it doesn’t matter,” said the young man with a faint smile. “Your Immortal Origin Stone is clearly more valuable.”

The Immortal Origin District has been around for hundreds of years, and the value of a single Immortal Origin Stone had never exceeded ten thousand spirit stones, which was a record that had remained unbroken for many, many years. There were Immortal Origin Stones worth thousands of spirit stones, but those were few and far between.

”Huh?” uttered the shopkeeper of the Clear Wind Pavilion softly.

Quickly, he walked up to Fang Chen and carefully examined the Immortal Origin Stone in Fang Chen’s hand before saying, ”You don’t have to open it all the way, young man. How about I buy it from you for five hundred spirit stones?”

Everyone was stunned.

”Five hundred?”

Fang Jue stared at the Immortal Origin in Fang Chen’s hand, his expression changing constantly. Fang Yun and the others were silent for a while before finally squeezing out a few words: ”This kid is really lucky.”

Fang Jue had been playing with Immortal Origins for several years now, but he had never taken out anything worth more than two hundred low-grade spirit stones. On Fang Chen’s first attempt, he bought something worth five hundred low-grade spirit stones with one low-grade spirit stone. This was simply incredible luck!

Lin Yu smirked. Fang Chen lost. Five hundred low-grade spirit stones are far from enough to compare with the value of my Immortal Origin.

Chuckling, Lin Yu said, “Didn’t expect for you to actually have a bit of skill. Still, what a shame. You’re still going to lose.”

Lin Yu couldn’t help but feel envious as he had said that; Fang Chen’s Immortal Origin Stone belonged to him, while the one he had opened didn’t belong to himself.

”I haven’t opened it fully yet. Why are you in such a rush?” Fang Chen smiled, then turned to Manager Yu and asked, ”Senior, do you recognize this item?”

”I... I don’t,” said the shopkeeper, shaking his head. ”I just feel that it has rich spiritual energy, so it should be of considerable value. Can you sell it to me, young man?”

”Five hundred low-grade spirit stones is far from enough. If you don’t recognize it, senior, then I’m afraid someone knowledgeable will surely step in to buy it.” Fang Chen smiled and said, ”Looks like this mid-grade spirit stone is out of your reach.”

Everyone was instantly shocked.

”What!? A mid-grade spirit stone!?”

Far away, Fang Lingxing and the young man rose to their feet in a hurry, looking at each other in shock. Both could see the astonishment in each other’s eyes.

A mid-grade spirit stone?! They had never seen a mid-grade spirit stone in their entire life. Perhaps only those Golden Core Realm cultivators in Great Qian would’ve had the chance to see a treasure like that!

The shopkeeper’s face stiffened. How does he know what a mid-grade spirit stone is?!

He had already known what it was long ago, but he wanted to take advantage of Fang Chen and buy it from him at a low price. But now, it seemed that his chance had slipped away!