Chapter 37

In the Jing family, the Fourth Elder resided in a separate courtyard.

"Jing Yan?"

The Fourth Elder, Jing Tianying, was slightly surprised to see Jing Yan.

In recent days, Jing Tianying had discussed with the Clan Leader, Jing Chengye, about the upcoming family competition where Jing Yan would face off against Jing Tianlong. However, Jing Chengye had no good solution, as the family rules allowed for battles between clan members as long as both parties agreed. Moreover, the clan rules supported such sparring. If Jing Chunyu wanted to stop it, he could only talk to the First Elder.

After all, Jing Tianlong was the direct grandson of the First Elder, Jing Chunyu. If Jing Chunyu asked Jing Tianlong to give up the battle against Jing Yan, Jing Tianlong might listen.

However, both Jing Tianying and Jing Chengye knew that it would be very difficult for Jing Chunyu to speak up, and they did not have much hope.

"Fourth Elder, I would like to borrow some spirit stones from you," Jing Yan directly stated his purpose.

Within the Jing family, if Jing Yan wanted to borrow spirit stones, the Fourth Elder was the only one who might help.

"Borrow spirit stones?" Jing Tianying was slightly taken aback.

However, he soon smiled, "Why borrow? I'll just give you some. You are currently recovering your realm, and you do need spirit stones."

Jing Tianying assumed that Jing Yan lacked spirit stones for cultivation.

"Fourth Elder, I might need a considerable number of spirit stones, but if everything goes well, I should be able to return them to you in a couple of days," Jing Yan shook his head and said.

He had thought of a way to earn spirit stones, but he only had a little over two thousand, which was unsatisfactory. He needed to prepare as many spirit stones as possible.

"Oh? How many spirit stones do you need?" The Fourth Elder also noticed that Jing Yan seemed to need the spirit stones for something other than cultivation.

"The more, the better," Jing Yan smiled.

"You little rascal," the Fourth Elder smiled and lightly shook his head, "I have a little over two thousand spirit stones here. Take them all."

Jing Tianying took out a small pile of spirit stones and gave them to Jing Yan.

Although Jing Tianying was a先天 (Xiantian) powerhouse, he did not have many spirit stones on him. His main wealth was in various resources.

Of course, if it were some independent Xiantian powerhouses, they would definitely have a lot of spirit stones on them.

Generally, Xiantian cultivators with a family would not store too many spirit stones on them.

"Enough. Fourth Elder, rest assured, I will return these spirit stones as soon as possible," Jing Yan said as he put away the spirit stones.

"Don't worry about returning them. Take them if you need them. I won't be using them anyway," Jing Tianying smiled.

He did not even ask what Jing Yan needed the spirit stones for.

After leaving the Fourth Elder's courtyard, Jing Yan left the Jing family compound.

In the center of Donglin City, there was a square. Surrounding the square were various bustling shops.

This area was mostly controlled by the City Lord's Mansion.

However, among these bustling shops, there was one building that even the City Lord's Mansion could not govern.

This building was massive, and it was the Extreme Battle Association.

The Extreme Battle Association was not exclusive to Donglin City; it existed in every city within Lanqu County. Moreover, the Extreme Battle Associations in different cities were not independent; they were part of a single organization.

According to Jing Yan's knowledge, the headquarters of the Extreme Battle Association was in Lanqu City.

Lanqu City was a county capital, far surpassing a small city like Donglin City. Jing Yan was also quite familiar with Lanqu City, as he had previously entered the Divine Wind Academy for cultivation, which was located in Lanqu City.

There, it was a paradise for martial artists.

Jing Yan paused briefly outside the Extreme Battle Association before striding in.

Here, there were many martial artists, with a constant flow of people. Most were martial artists, with only a few ordinary people.

The method Jing Yan thought of to earn spirit stones was directly related to the Extreme Battle Association.

"Isn't that Jing Yan from the Jing family?"

"The former number one genius of Donglin City, I heard his realm has fallen a lot, almost to the point of being a waste."

"That's right, that is indeed Jing Yan. I wonder why he's here. Could he be here to gamble?"

After entering the building, Jing Yan received a lot of attention. His former fame was too great, so many martial artists recognized him. Although many of the martial artists here were highly mobile adventurers, as long as a part of them knew Jing Yan, the others would soon find out.

Hearing the comments, Jing Yan only slightly frowned and did not pay much attention.

"I want to participate in the battle arena," Jing Yan walked up to a purple counter.

In this vast hall, there were many counters. Each counter had a beautiful female martial artist responsible for registering various betting information.

The Extreme Battle Association, to a large extent, was similar to a casino.

Here, not only martial artists could enter, but ordinary people with spirit stones could also enter.

Everyone could place bets on the battles between martial artists within the Extreme Battle Association. If they won, they would make a lot of money. If they lost, they could only accept their bad luck.

There were many examples of people becoming rich overnight here. Of course, there were also many who lost everything.

Even members of the three major families in Donglin City, including the Jing family, often came here to play.

"What... What?"

The female martial artist at the counter was slightly taken aback by Jing Yan's words.

Because almost everyone who came here was placing bets. The number of martial artists personally participating in the battle arena was very, very small.

So, the female martial artist was momentarily at a loss.

"I want to participate in the battle arena," Jing Yan repeated.

"Ah? You... You are Jing Yan?" The female martial artist actually recognized Jing Yan.

"Yes, I am Jing Yan," Jing Yan smiled at the female martial artist.

"Oh... I'll register you right away. May I ask, what is your realm?" The female martial artist seemed to finally react and quickly took out a form.

"Seventh level of the Martial Path," Jing Yan smiled and said.

"Seventh level of the Martial Path?" The female martial artist was taken aback again, her beautiful eyes wide open.

She recognized Jing Yan and knew the rumors about him. Even privately, she would discuss the exceptionally talented martial artists of Donglin City with her friends, and Jing Yan was certainly a topic of discussion. She had even felt sorry for Jing Yan. After all, Jing Yan had been the number one genius in Donglin City for the past ten years.

But didn't Jing Yan fall to the third level of the Martial Path? Many martial artists in Donglin City knew this. How could he suddenly be at the seventh level of the Martial Path?

"Yes, the seventh level of the Martial Path," Jing Yan nodded with a smile.

"Advanced martial artist," the female martial artist's voice was very soft, and then she continued, "Mr. Jing Yan, the battles between advanced martial artists require the approval of the supervisor. Please, follow me to meet the supervisor."