Chapter 42

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"Damn, this is really a disaster. I spent five low-grade spirit stones and only got a worthless rock."

"Shh... be quiet, do you want to die? That young man is from the Zhongyuan Sword Sect, you can't provoke him."

"Zhongyuan Sword Sect?" The man's face changed instantly upon hearing this, and he quickly moved to the side, afraid that the young man would hear him and take action.

Huang Yu understood clearly.

This young man is actually from the Zhongyuan Sword Sect. The Zhongyuan Sword Sect is the most powerful sect in the Zhongyuan Kingdom, and in the art of swordsmanship, it is undoubtedly the best in the Zhongyuan Kingdom. If I want to learn high-level sword techniques, going to the Zhongyuan Sword Sect would be a good choice.

If this person is worth befriending, then having him guide me would also be a good idea.

"Damn."

"Long Dou, you're really a failure. You spent five low-grade spirit stones on a worthless rock. If I were you, I'd just find a piece of tofu and bash my head against it until I die." At this moment, a young man in white walked in, also wearing an ancient long sword at his waist, with a vermilion mark on his forehead, and a sinister look in his eyes. He wore a bright green bracelet with ancient patterns carved on it.

This young man's aura was slightly stronger than that of the person called Long Dou.

"Li Sanbian, get lost. Don't think just because you're the son of the steward, I'll be afraid of you." Long Dou was so angry that he trembled, shouting loudly.

"What are you going to do to make me leave? Is this your territory, Long Dou? Or can you control the Divine Stone Pavilion?" Li Sanbian didn't care at all, as if he didn't see Long Dou's angry expression.

"Hmph." Long Dou snorted coldly and stopped talking. Although Li Sanbian was extremely annoying and made Long Dou very uncomfortable, what he said was true. This wasn't the Long family's territory, and the Divine Stone Pavilion was extremely mysterious with a powerful backing. It wasn't someone he could provoke. If the old man at home found out that he caused trouble at the Divine Stone Pavilion, he would be killed for sure.

"If you have the guts, let's have a bet, a stone gamble." Since he couldn't cause trouble at the Divine Stone Pavilion, Long Dou was still angry. As the saying goes, a man fights for his pride, and a monk fights for his incense. He couldn't lose face. He looked at Li Sanbian and said coldly, "Do you dare or not?"

"Why not? Do you think I, Li Sanbian, am afraid of a failure from the Long family? A defeated opponent is always a defeated opponent, and will never be able to hold their head up. Ha... ha..." Li Sanbian laughed wildly.

"Don't be too arrogant, you'll regret it." Long Dou said coldly.

"I'm waiting, but if it's just a bet without any stakes, that would be too boring." Li Sanbian played with the bracelet on his wrist, a smirk on his lips, and said to Long Dou in a very disdainful tone, "A noble son of the Long family wouldn't be unable to put up any stakes, right?"

"Ten medium-grade spirit stones, do you dare to bet?" Long Dou, hearing this, was angry and said.

"Ten, too few. How about twenty?" Li Sanbian's tone was full of confidence as he challenged Long Dou.

"Why not." Long Dou hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and agreed.

At this moment, Huang Yu watched the two with great interest. One was the young master of the Long family, and the other was the son of a steward from the Zhongyuan Sword Sect. Both had extraordinary status and were disciples of the Zhongyuan Sword Sect. From their tone, it seemed they had a long-standing grudge.

However, this was an opportunity, a good chance to earn spirit stones. Twenty medium-grade spirit stones, there was no easier way to get them. Such a good opportunity couldn't be missed, as it might not come again.

So Huang Yu stepped forward and said, "Brothers, I'm also interested in stone gambling. Do you welcome me?"

Long Dou and Li Sanbian looked at Huang Yu simultaneously, surprised to find that this young man was only at the peak of the innate realm, not even at the Yuan Dan realm, yet he dared to stand up and wanted to gamble with them.

Long Dou was about to refuse, but Li Sanbian said, "If this brother wants to gamble, I naturally welcome him. But does this brother have the stakes? This requires twenty medium-grade spirit stones, not low-grade ones."

"Twenty spirit stones, I don't have them."

"You... are you here to mock me?" Hearing that Huang Yu didn't have spirit stones, Li Sanbian's face changed instantly, and he looked at him coldly.

"Brother, don't worry. Although I don't have spirit stones, I have this." Huang Yu, without haste, took out a treasure sword, the Purple Extreme Sword he used. This Purple Extreme Sword was an excellent treasure sword, even comparable to a low-grade earth-grade weapon, a pseudo-earth-grade weapon, which was naturally very valuable. In comparison, twenty medium-grade spirit stones were far from enough. If it were really sold, the Purple Extreme Sword could fetch thousands of medium-grade spirit stones.

"A top-grade treasure sword? No, this is a pseudo-earth-grade weapon."

Seeing the Purple Extreme Sword Huang Yu took out, Li Sanbian's eyes widened, and his greedy look was unhidden.

Long Dou was also surprised, not expecting this young man, who wasn't very strong, to have such a valuable item. This long sword was definitely a treasure.

"Brother, if you use this treasure sword to gamble, you'll be at a great disadvantage. This sword is at least a pseudo-earth-grade weapon and has a rare lightning attribute. Its value far exceeds twenty medium-grade spirit stones. If you auction it, a thousand medium-grade spirit stones wouldn't be too much." Although Long Dou was very fond of this sword, he still shook his head and advised.

Long Dou's words made Huang Yu feel more favorably towards him. He smiled and said, "Thank you, brother. Since I dare to gamble, I'm not worried about losing. I have some confidence in stone gambling."

"Brother, you have great courage and confidence." Li Sanbian, who had his eye on the Purple Extreme Sword, naturally didn't want Huang Yu to take it back. This was a pseudo-earth-grade weapon, and even if it wasn't suitable for him, he could take it back to the sect and exchange it for a pseudo-earth-grade weapon, which would be very easy.

A pseudo-earth-grade weapon, an extremely rare item. He currently only had a top-grade human-grade treasure sword. If he could exchange it for a pseudo-earth-grade weapon, his strength would increase by more than one level.

"Brother, you..."

"Long Dou, what are you rambling about? This brother is very confident, surely a stone gambling expert. You should worry about yourself. If you lose, it will be twenty medium-grade spirit stones, not low-grade ones. I think if you lose twenty medium-grade spirit stones, you won't have any spirit stones to cultivate this year, and you won't have a chance in the sect's annual competition." Li Sanbian didn't want Long Dou to say anything more, in case Huang Yu was persuaded and the sword was lost.

"This brother is right. Since I dare to gamble, I have full confidence. It's just a broken sword, I don't really care. But if you lose, as this brother said, I'll have to be ruthless." Huang Yu had a good impression of Long Dou, and befriending him would be a good thing.

"Since you say so, I won't say more." Long Dou felt embarrassed and didn't say anything more.

"Since we're gambling, we should have rules. How about this: each of us selects three raw stones, with a value of no more than five low-grade spirit stones. After opening them, whoever has the highest value stones wins. What do you think?" Li Sanbian said.

"Agreed." Huang Yu had a universal cultivation system, detection techniques, and the Golden Ancient Pupil technique, plus Lu Lu's help. If he couldn't beat these two, it would be too pathetic.

"No problem."

"Good, since that's the case, let's start." Li Sanbian said.

"Wait." At this moment, Huang Yu stopped him.

Hearing Huang Yu, Li Sanbian frowned and said, "Do you want to back out? Or are you afraid of losing your treasure sword?"

"Ha ha, brother, don't worry. Since I'm here to gamble, I won't back out. What I want to say is, without a witness, this kind of gambling isn't good. Since we're gambling and the stakes are high, we need a witness. Without a witness, the gambling isn't very meaningful." Huang Yu smiled and looked at the two, "Brothers, do you agree? If we're going to gamble, let's do it properly, it will be more exciting."

Li Sanbian laughed upon hearing this. As long as they were still gambling, there was no problem. He wanted the sword, and as long as Huang Yu was willing to gamble, it was fine. As for the witness, having one wasn't a bad thing. It would prevent Long Dou from cheating if he lost, which would be difficult to handle. With a witness, once Long Dou lost, he couldn't cheat, and the same went for the young man. This young man was generous, even willing to bet such a valuable sword, indicating that his background wasn't simple. If he refused, Li Sanbian would have to consider the consequences, as offending this young man might bring out his powerful backing, which Li Sanbian didn't want to see.

"Ah, brother is right, I was negligent. Gambling does need a witness. How about this: since this is the Divine Stone Pavilion, let's ask the shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion to be our witness. What do you think, brother?" Li Sanbian looked at Huang Yu.

"The shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion, I trust him." Huang Yu finished speaking and looked at the shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion, an old man with a white beard. This old man had a ruddy complexion and didn't seem to have any martial arts aura, but Huang Yu knew that this old man was probably at the stage of returning to simplicity, with a terrifyingly high cultivation level, likely surpassing the Yuan Shen realm and reaching the Thunder Tribulation realm.

"Would the senior be willing?"

"Alright, I haven't been a witness for a long time. Since you value the Divine Stone Pavilion and respect me so much, I will agree." The shopkeeper of the Divine Stone Pavilion walked over, smiling and said loudly.

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