Chapter 74

Chapter 72: Sensation

Lei Ting invested another two thousand yuanli dan. Her wealth was impressive, leaving Tuoba Ye in awe.

Unfortunately, Tuoba Ye couldn't take out the treasures he had to exchange for yuanli dan; otherwise, he would have invested even more to win more yuanli dan. He did have some treasures, but if he took them out, it would easily draw attention and suspicion from others.

Even if he didn't need yuanli dan for cultivation, he could still exchange them for treasures in the future.

Tuoba Ye had just joined the sect and was most in need of yuanli dan. With yuanli dan, he could buy the resources he needed.

"Lei Ting, do you have any more yuanli dan?" Tuoba Ye finally turned his attention to Lei Ting.

He had only bet 1,150 yuanli dan, which was still too little.

"I only have two thousand yuanli dan saved up. Why are you asking?" Lei Ting said.

"Ah! Never mind if you don't have any." Tuoba Ye was slightly disappointed but quickly let it go.

"Captain, do you want to bet on yourself again?" Lei Ting was a bit surprised.

Tuoba Ye said, "Of course, I like to go all in!"

"If you really have this idea, I'll help you." Lei Ting said seriously.

"Really! You have a way?" Tuoba Ye was surprised.

"How many yuanli dan do you need?" Lei Ting asked.

She found it strange herself; she had originally intended to prank Tuoba Ye, but now it seemed she was going to help him. She couldn't figure out why.

"The more, the better!" Tuoba Ye was very confident.

"Alright! I'll try to get back before the competition tomorrow." Lei Ting immediately took her leave.

The betting on who would win the championship closed as soon as the competition started, and she was a bit anxious.

"Why am I so worried about him?" Lei Ting shook her head and didn't think about it.

Seeing Lei Ting leave, Tuoba Ye was somewhat grateful. Even if she didn't get the yuanli dan, her intention was enough.

Tuoba Ye continued to cultivate until the next day. As soon as it was dawn, he came out.

As soon as he came out, Yang Bin and the others greeted him.

"Captain, you're up so early!"

"You're even earlier! Let's hurry and head to the competition venue." Tuoba Ye said.

"Captain, I've already arranged it. Over a hundred of us from the Shenmo Squad will go to cheer for you, and the rest will stay to take care of the herb garden." Yang Bin said.

Tuoba Ye nodded. "Well arranged, let's do it."

Having over a hundred people cheering was enough; Tuoba Ye didn't like grand displays.

Moreover, the competition was in the central area of Xianyun Valley, which could accommodate up to 100,000 people. If all the outer disciples went, there wouldn't be enough space.

"Captain, where is Miss Lei Ting? Should we call her?" Yang Bin asked.

"Lei Ting went to gather yuanli dan and should be back before the competition. Let's go ahead." Tuoba Ye said.

Xianyun Valley was the most bustling at the end of the year, with a million outer disciples competing for rankings. Even the high-ranking officials of the Danding Sect paid close attention to this.

It was said that the elders of the Danding Sect would personally serve as judges. If they saw promising outer disciples, those disciples would be taken under the elders' wings once they became inner disciples.

Every year, the outer disciples who qualified for the competition would put in their best efforts, hoping to achieve a good ranking.

This year, the outer disciples were the strongest in nearly a century, with both veteran and new outer disciples showing great potential to be dark horses.

Tuoba Ye was one of the most promising new outer disciples to become a dark horse. After Lei Ting's promotion, his fame was huge.

Because of this, his odds were very high. In fact, except for the favorites, the odds for other outer disciples to win were also high, to attract more yuanli dan bets.

Even so, most people still bet on favorites like Jue Wuqing and Bi Yuntian.

Of course, their odds were very low, but people still bet on them. Those who bet on Tuoba Ye were mostly hoping to win big. They didn't bet much, fearing losses.

Before long, Tuoba Ye and the others arrived at the venue.

It was packed, incredibly lively!

"So many people, we must have come late. It looks like we won't be able to find a good spot." Yang Bin was depressed. "Next time, we should send people to occupy spots overnight, or we won't be able to cheer for the captain."

Seeing the crowd everywhere, Tuoba Ye frowned.

He could see that most people were in groups, clearly organized by squads, and they wouldn't give up their spots.

"Isn't that Tuoba Ye? Don't you have a spot?" Duan Tianmeng said with a smile.

Although he had been defeated by Tuoba Ye, he wasn't afraid of him at this moment.

The Danding Sect had dispatched several inner elders, and no outer disciple would dare to cause trouble.

"Do you plan to give us a spot?" Tuoba Ye smiled.

"We have spots, but we won't give them to you." Duan Tianmeng said coldly.

"Never mind if you don't." Tuoba Ye didn't want to cause trouble.

He could see that Duan Tianmeng was trying to provoke him. If he lost his temper, he would be in trouble.

Seeing that Tuoba Ye wasn't falling for it, Duan Tianmeng didn't let it go.

He walked into the crowd and shouted, "The one who boasts about winning the championship, Tuoba Ye, has arrived!"

This shout immediately drew the attention of the 100,000 outer disciples.

Tuoba Ye was famous, and even those who hadn't seen him had heard descriptions from others.

Not long ago, the top ten squads had been promoting the fact that Tuoba Ye claimed he would win the championship. Everyone knew about it and was paying close attention.

Seeing Tuoba Ye arrive, many outer disciples started discussing: "Look, that's Tuoba Ye. He just joined the Danding Sect this year, and he's only about ten years old, yet he's so arrogant."

"Tuoba Ye defeated Duan Tianmeng and Leng Yidao; he's a dark horse!"

"Dark horse? This year, there are many strong new disciples. Tuoba Ye might be in the top five, but he's not that strong. Look at his odds; the chance of him winning is very low."

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Tuoba Ye also heard the discussions but didn't pay much attention.

However, Yang Bin and the others couldn't stand it: "Duan Tianmeng is too despicable! Making the captain the focus of discussion."

"No problem!" Tuoba Ye didn't take it to heart.

In this world, strength spoke. With strong power, he could say anything.

As long as Tuoba Ye won the championship, all the discussions would be shattered, and people would praise him.

At that moment, Lei Ting appeared: "Captain, I made it in time."

"Lei Ting, how many yuanli dan did you gather?" Tuoba Ye asked.

"Time was tight, but I managed to gather 20,000 yuanli dan!" Lei Ting smiled.

"Enough! Let's go place the bet and find a spot to watch the competition." Tuoba Ye said, "Lei Ting, consider these yuanli dan a loan. I'll return them after the competition. Thank you!"

There was less than half an hour before the competition started, and they had to hurry.

"Captain, why are you being so formal with me!" Lei Ting said indifferently.

20,000 yuanli dan was a large sum for Tuoba Ye, but it was nothing to Lei Ting.

Yuanli dan was the lowest-grade spirit pill, not even a first-grade spirit pill, and its value was not high. It was only valuable as a basic currency.

A first-grade spirit weapon, even a low-quality one, would cost over a thousand yuanli dan, and a second-grade spirit weapon would cost tens of thousands of yuanli dan.

Once one became an inner disciple, they would realize that yuanli dan wasn't very valuable.

Tuoba Ye didn't hesitate and went to place the bet himself.

Many people were watching Tuoba Ye, and they followed him, including Duan Tianmeng, Leng Yidao, Lu Junfeng, and Lu Haicheng.

"Tuoba Ye, you're not going to bet on yourself, are you?" Lu Junfeng said with a smile.

"Who I bet on is none of your business. Get lost!" Tuoba Ye said coldly.

He had no kind words for his enemies; it was already good that he didn't chase them away.

Lu Junfeng, insulted, trembled with anger: "Tuoba Ye, you're so arrogant. Let's see how long you can keep it up!"

"That's my business, not yours." Tuoba Ye said coldly.

Lu Junfeng didn't say anything more to avoid further embarrassment.

But he didn't leave, intending to watch Tuoba Ye place his bet.

At the betting counter, Tuoba Ye directly took out the 20,000 yuanli dan Lei Ting had given him and said, "I bet on Tuoba Ye winning the championship, 20,000 yuanli dan!"

"Ah! What did you say?" The person in charge of the bets was stunned.

"Is there a rule that you can't bet on yourself winning?" Tuoba Ye said calmly.

The person running the betting counter had a strong background, so Tuoba Ye didn't want to offend too many people.

"Of course, you can! Are you sure you want to bet 20,000 yuanli dan?"

"Here are 20,000 yuanli dan, count them!" Tuoba Ye didn't want to waste words.

The person counted for a while, recorded it, and gave Tuoba Ye a receipt.

The betting was over, that simple.

The people who had followed to watch were stunned to see Tuoba Ye bet 20,000 yuanli dan on himself.

After a moment, they started to mock him.

"Tuoba Ye, do you really think you can win? Your 20,000 yuanli dan will probably be lost!" Leng Yidao laughed.

Tuoba Ye said calmly, "It's just 20,000 yuanli dan. Losing it is no big deal."

Seeing Tuoba Ye remain so calm, the onlookers were somewhat disappointed.

"Is Tuoba Ye foolish, or does he really have a chance to win?" Many people started to speculate.

Some bolder and adventurous people took out their yuanli dan and placed bets on Tuoba Ye.

The person taking the bets was overjoyed. Tuoba Ye's high odds were meant to attract more people to bet on him, so the people running the betting could earn more yuanli dan.

However, it was a bit unfortunate that not many people bet on Tuoba Ye winning. In total, it didn't exceed 50,000 yuanli dan, with Tuoba Ye and his group betting 26,000 yuanli dan.

Seeing more people betting on Tuoba Ye, they hoped to create more momentum and attract more yuanli dan before the last minute.