Chapter 68: Immortal Beans, Beef Jerky, and Popcorn!

The Debate Platform has been open for half a month.

During this half a month, the impact on Dahan Workshop has been enormous!

Perhaps to cultivate a fighting atmosphere, or perhaps to stimulate the audience's interest in the matches.

In any case, the local Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion has offered substantial rewards.

For battles between same-rank beasts, the victor can obtain all the materials from the defeated beast.

For battles between high-rank cultivators, the victor can obtain a magical artifact that the opponent has staked before the match.

The top three in the local monthly rankings can even receive a high-quality magical artifact, elixirs, or even cultivation techniques!

Moreover, the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion adjusts the ticket prices flexibly based on the importance of the matches. Normally, the lowest ticket price is just ten spirit stones.

For those who resell tickets, if caught, they will be imprisoned in the Red Pillar Prison for a month and must participate in a same-rank battle to be released.

It is said that a shameless person once resold a ticket worth one hundred spirit stones for two hundred.

Someone was innocently implicated.

The mid-stage Qi Cultivation battle that Qin Liangchen mentioned is a new standard introduced by the local Sword Pavilion a few days ago.

Qi Cultivators are divided into three levels: early, mid, and late stages.

For mid-stage cultivators, if they win a match, they cannot obtain the opponent's magical artifact but can receive a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills from the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion, worth one hundred spirit stones.

If they maintain the top rank for the month, they can receive ten bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills!

Ten bottles!

That's one hundred pills, enough to support uninterrupted cultivation for more than three months.

In no time, countless itinerant cultivators rushed to participate in the Debate Platform matches!

Many itinerant cultivators who came to Dahan Workshop half a month ago have stayed.

According to their accounts, newly opened Debate Platforms often offer higher rewards than older ones in other places.

These itinerant cultivators who stayed are the main participants in the matches.

Following Qin Liangchen's gaze, Luo Chen looked at the large jade tablet.

Besides the rankings, it also listed today's matches, totaling over twenty.

Today, it's going to be a bloodbath!

Of course, ordinary matches are not to the death; they stop at the first touch, with referees ready to intervene at any moment.

One could say that the Debate Platform is truly a great place for cultivators to discuss and demonstrate their skills.

"You don't have many magical artifacts, but they are excellent. Whether it's the Jade Green Knife or the Soul-Piercing Nail, they are absolutely invincible at the mid-stage Qi Cultivation level."

"Moreover, your spontaneous spellcasting makes even late-stage Qi Cultivators like me extremely cautious."

"If you add your cunning battle style, I feel that winning the top rank for a month would be a piece of cake!"

Qin Liangchen's praise flowed like a river.

In response, Luo Chen just rolled his eyes.

"Where is such a good thing? With more matches, others will soon become familiar with your battle style and magical artifacts, and you will eventually lose."

"Li Zheqi of the Li Family in White Jade Valley, Dahan Workshop, dominated the top rank for ten days with a high-quality flying sword, but was eventually dethroned by an itinerant cultivator from elsewhere."

There are no invincible people in the world. Once your information is thoroughly studied, losing is just a matter of time.

Even if your mortal enemy learns and develops various countermeasures, you might end up dead in the wilderness.

Luo Chen would not put himself in the spotlight just for a bit of reward.

Moreover, who says that earning spirit stones from the Debate Platform is just about fighting?

Luo Chen walked to the small square opposite the jade tablet, where a small stall was set up.

"Xiaoyue, how's business today?"

In front of the stall, a girl of about seventeen or eighteen was squatting.

Hearing this, her face turned red, and she stood up quickly.

Her fingers intertwined, and she shyly said, "I sold seven portions of Immortal Beans, five portions of beef jerky, thirteen portions of popcorn, and only ten bottles of Yellow Pear Wine. I made a total of thirty-five spirit stones."

Luo Chen frowned, "I just saw that there are twenty-five matches today. There must be at least four to five thousand spectators. How did you only sell this much?"

Xiaoyue, fidgeting with her fingers, was on the verge of tears.

Qin Liangchen, seeing Luo Chen bully the young girl, said, "Your little snacks cost less than one spirit stone for ten portions. You sell them for one spirit stone each, and others don't want to be the fools!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't say that. Immortal Beans are my exclusive recipe, and the popcorn is made with spirit rice and my unique spell. The Yellow Pear Wine is even more special, brewed by the father of the former head of the Medicine Hall, Yue Jianhu. Which of these is not worth one spirit stone each?"

Luo Chen argued, his face red and his neck swollen, almost spitting on Qin Liangchen.

Qin Liangchen was speechless. Could it be that he really couldn't recognize the true value?

Xiaoyue pouted, her eyes welling up with tears.

She felt useless, unable to sell such good things.

Seeing this, Luo Chen sighed.

This Xiaoyue is the only daughter of the former head of the Medicine Hall, Yue Jianhu.

Yue Jianhu died on the Debate Platform, leaving behind a crippled old father and a daughter at the second stage of Qi Cultivation.

Uncle Mi Shuhua had promised to take care of the families of those who died in battle, but in reality, he only arranged relatively safe tasks for them within the gang.

Just enough to make ends meet!

As for earning spirit stones to buy elixirs, that was too difficult.

In fact, ordinary gang members could barely earn enough spirit stones to support their cultivation.

The majority of the spirit stones went to the high-ranking officials of each hall and even the gang leader.

This kind of care was just enough to keep them alive without attracting envy, but there was no possibility of development.

During this half a month, Luo Chen stopped refining the Wondrous Pill to familiarize himself with the gang's affairs and focus on his cultivation.

He also used the pretext of helping one of the four elders, Qin Liangchen, recover to avoid some of the gang's miscellaneous tasks and improve his spell proficiency.

Indeed, he made rapid progress.

He even received a "mid-stage invincible, can challenge late-stage" evaluation from Qin Liangchen.

However, his frequent visits to the Debate Platform revealed a business opportunity.

Not reselling tickets!

But rather, cultivators watching matches often found some battles boring and needed something to do.

Thus, he introduced Immortal Beans, popcorn, beef jerky, and other snacks.

Later, he heard from the Medicine Hall that Yue Jianhu enjoyed a fruit wine brewed by his father. He contacted the old man to see if he could brew and sell it in bulk.

The old man did not refuse but had one condition: to take care of Xiaoyue.

As for why he had this condition,

It was simple. Luo Chen was a rising star in the Broken Mountain Gang.

He was a former protector, now an elder, and a protégé of Wang Yuan.

He was also a good friend and neighbor of Elder Qin Liangchen, who called the head of the Medicine Hall, Murong Qinglian, "sister-in-law" sweetly.

Moreover, the ailing tiger from the Battle Hall, Zeng Wen, visited Luo Chen frequently, and their conversations were always intimate.

Tsk, tsk, anyone who saw this would think Luo Chen had a bright future.

Luo Chen had no objections and readily agreed.

He needed someone to help him sell these snacks.

Xiaoyue, a gentle and weak girl, was perfect for the job!

However, it seemed this decision was a bit hasty.

Xiaoyue, having lived a comfortable life under her father Yue Jianhu's protection, was too gentle and weak.

After sighing, Luo Chen waved his hand.

Xiaoyue, taken aback, moved aside, and Luo Chen took her place at the stall.

Qin Liangchen was puzzled by this action.

The next moment, he blushed and hid in a secluded spot.

"Popcorn, Yellow Pear Wine! Beef jerky, the most delicious!"

"Watch cultivators battle, taste the life of immortals, one Immortal Bean, full of wisdom!"

"Come and see, come and look. Just one spirit stone for a large bag of spirit rice popcorn."

"Watch the matches, eat popcorn, and cultivate. How wonderful!"

With the support of spiritual energy, his clear and resonant voice spread for miles.

Whether it was the onlookers in front of the jade tablet, the gamblers in the betting booths, or the ticket-selling cultivators at the entrance, they all looked over.

They saw a handsome man grinning, revealing a row of white teeth.

"Immortal Beans, beef jerky, popcorn! Give them a try!"

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