Chapter 39

"Little Brother Ye, no, now I should call you Senior Brother Ye. Come, let me calculate it for you. Apart from the part we lost, we made a total of 110,000 taels of silver. If we split it evenly, each of us gets......"

"Wait, first, give me back the part I bet, then we can talk about the other half."

Seeing through his little scheme, Jin Yuanbao suddenly slapped his head, "Oh, how could I forget your part? Tsk tsk, a tenfold loss, your part is the biggest. This loss will significantly reduce the net income from this betting round."

Jin Yuanbao spoke seriously, as if he had truly forgotten about this part. When he lied, his fat face didn't even turn red.

In the match between Ye Zhen and Ma Hui, Ye Zhen bet two Cleansing Marrow Pills and 50 points of sect contribution. Apart from the principal, Ye Zhen won 2,500 taels of silver. He bet all of this in the match against Hong Bao, making the total value of his bet 5,000 taels of silver.

However, the odds for the match between Ye Zhen and Hong Bao were ten to one.

With one move, Jin Yuanbao had to pay Ye Zhen a huge sum of 50,000 taels of silver, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch. The net profit from this betting round was just over 110,000 taels of silver.

This loss meant that half of the net income went to Ye Zhen. And it didn't end there; the remaining net income still had to be split in half, as agreed upon initially.

However, the bets placed by the outer sect disciples were varied, including silver, medicinal pills, and even sect contribution points. Settling the accounts was quite complicated.

Jin Yuanbao, however, generously pushed all the bets towards Ye Zhen, "Senior Brother Ye, just pick what you want. Choose enough to make up 80,000 taels of silver. After all, everything that can be bet is hard currency. I'll handle the rest."

"Yuanbao, you set up the betting for me, and I was your dark horse. With our natural默契 (rapport), isn't calling me 'Senior Brother Ye' a bit too formal?"

Jin Yuanbao's attitude won Ye Zhen's favor. A verbal agreement, and a huge sum of several tens of thousands of taels of silver, was paid back without hesitation, and he was even given priority in choosing. This kind of generosity was not something just anyone could have, and Ye Zhen now had the intention to befriend him, even if Jin Yuanbao was a bit mercenary.

"Really, can I call you Old Ye? Although we are both young, I like calling my friends 'Old Whatever.' It feels great."

"Sure, why not? Just don't call me Old Ye in front of my father. Old Jin!"

"Old Ye!"

They looked at each other, and the two young men suddenly burst into laughter, with Jin Yuanbao's eyes gleaming with a strange light.

"Old Ye, now we are brothers, right? You don't need to take that 30,000 taels of silver, or we can split the remaining silver, fifty-fifty, okay?" As their relationship grew closer, Jin Yuanbao started to get cheeky.

"Get lost, even brothers need to settle accounts clearly!"

With a wave of his hand, Ye Zhen began to pick what he needed from the bets. After all, as long as the remaining items had value, Jin Yuanbao, the trader, could handle them.

"These two bottles of Essence Condensing Pills are all mine."

"Old Ye, you're too greedy, not even leaving me one Essence Condensing Pill." Jin Yuanbao rolled his eyes.

"Old Jin, don't tell me you don't have a way to get Essence Condensing Pills?"

"Hehe, I often go to the Chaotic Cloud Peak where the inner sect disciples live." Jin Yuanbao said with a hint of pride.

Ye Zhen rolled his eyes at Jin Yuanbao and stared at the table of bets, thinking, "These five bottles of Blood Essence Pills and these ten Cleansing Marrow Pills are also mine. And this......"

"Old Ye, aren't you already at the peak of the Blood Cultivation Fifth Level? Why do you need Blood Essence Pills and Cleansing Marrow Pills? They are not very useful to you anymore, right?" Jin Yuanbao asked.

"I plan to visit my family. My parents have worked hard for me for so many years, and it's time for me to show my filial piety." Ye Zhen said.

"Right, right. Even ordinary people can benefit from Cleansing Marrow Pills, extending their lifespan and improving their health."

Mentioning his parents, Jin Yuanbao's expression suddenly darkened, but Ye Zhen didn't notice. "The rest, I'll take 20,000 taels of silver and 2,000 points of sect contribution. That's all."

Seeing Ye Zhen finish his selection, Jin Yuanbao swept up the remaining items on the table, which then disappeared. He then stretched lazily, "With these treasures, I will soon break through to the True Essence Realm!"

Ye Zhen, however, stared at Jin Yuanbao with a curious look, "Old Jin, do you have a storage item? I heard they cost 10,000 contribution points each. You must be very rich."

"Bah! Look at my cultivation level, do I have the qualifications to spend so many resources on that? I got this defective item from a True Transmission disciple on the main peak who studies alchemy. It only has half a cubic meter of space, and I paid this much." Jin Yuanbao held up one finger.

"1,000?"

"Go away, if you say 1,000, they'll beat you to death. 10,000, 10,000 taels of silver. And that's only because I helped him a little." Jin Yuanbao said.

"10,000 taels of silver for half a cubic meter, that's a good deal. Old Jin, if possible, get one for me too." Ye Zhen said.

"No problem, if you, Old Ye, ask, I'll definitely try to get one for you."

Just as Ye Zhen was about to leave, Jin Yuanbao suddenly pulled him back, looked around to make sure no one was around, and whispered, "Old Ye, today, Senior Brother seems to be particularly interested in you."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, but he was deliberately inquiring about your information, especially the fact that you were a servant disciple for four months. He was very curious and even asked which servant peak you were from." Jin Yuanbao said.

Ye Zhen's brows immediately furrowed, "Why is he asking about this?"

"I don't know." Jin Yuanbao shrugged, "I just find it strange and wanted to warn you. Senior Brother is very shrewd. But it could also be curiosity, perhaps he thinks that you, the new Earth Rank Second, might threaten his position."

"Maybe......"

After bidding farewell to Jin Yuanbao, Ye Zhen decided to return home and think things through. Today's gains were too significant, and he needed to carefully consider how to use these resources to rapidly enhance his strength.

On the way, every black-robed outer sect disciple who encountered Ye Zhen bowed and greeted him, calling him Senior Brother Ye with reverence, making Ye Zhen feel quite elated.

The change in the Earth Rank had already spread throughout the entire Donglai Peak.

Today's two martial matches, one where Ye Zhen killed Ma Hui and the other where he severely injured Hong Bao, had even led to rumors that if not for the sect enforcers stopping him, the former Earth Rank Second, Hong Bao, would have been eliminated by Ye Zhen.

This rumor made Ye Zhen's reputation on Donglai Peak soar, to the point where some outer sect disciples would stutter when greeting him.

This was a world where strength was paramount, a world where the strong ruled.

When Ye Zhen returned to his residence, he was surprised to find that Liu Zhisshi, the peak manager of Donglai Peak, was waiting at his door, clearly waiting for him.

"I completed my sect tasks for this month long ago." After some thought, Ye Zhen felt there was nothing he had missed and approached.

"Meeting Liu Zhisshi."

"Hehe, Ye Zhen, congratulations, congratulations on becoming the Earth Rank Second."

Seeing Liu Zhisshi's smiling face, Ye Zhen was initially surprised but quickly understood. In the past, Liu Zhisshi always had a cold and stern expression.

Now, with his changed status, his treatment was naturally different.

"Ye Zhen, I saw that you made it to the Earth Rank Second for the first time. I'm here to inform you of the benefits of reaching the Earth Rank Second, in case you didn't know." Liu Zhisshi said.

"Isn't the reward for the top ten on the Earth Rank four Blood Essence Pills each time?" Ye Zhen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course, there's more than that. If an outer sect disciple reaches the top three on the Earth Rank, there is a special reward!" Liu Zhisshi said.

"Special reward? What special reward?" Ye Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up.

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