"I'll wager three thousand Spirit Stones. Ten years. I bet you'll definitely break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."
As long as Qi Xiaoru found the right direction for cultivation, with her three-spirit-root aptitude and the fortune her Foundation Establishment stage brother had saved up for her before his death, reaching Foundation Establishment within ten years would be more than enough.
With a bit more luck and a few fortunate encounters, even five years was not impossible.
Qi Xiaoru's pupils shook violently. "Y-you're betting that much?"
"That's right. Are you taking the bet or not?"
She couldn't help Qi Xiaoru for nothing. After helping her find the right cultivation method, charging her three thousand Spirit Stones was hardly excessive.
That was perfectly reasonable.
Conscientious Bai Lan, exclusive guidance, guaranteed to get you across the threshold to Foundation Establishment.
There was no institution in the entire cultivation world more conscientious than hers. She would only collect the Spirit Stones after Qi Xiaoru successfully reached Foundation Establishment.
Qi Xiaoru's gaze toward Bai Lan instantly brimmed with goodwill. A philanthropist. A great philanthropist.
"Bet! If I can reach Foundation Establishment, pigs can climb trees." Qi Xiaoru agreed decisively, brimming with confidence in her own uselessness.
The system, which possessed the same god's-eye view, looked at Qi Xiaoru and shook its head after a long while.
The last person to make a bet with Bai Lan had been Nan Xianshi. The host's victory had been without the slightest suspense.
Li Shizu and Long Aotian came from the same peak, both having become disciples under True Lord Changle of Myriad Sword Peak.
True Lord Changle's Daoist title was Changle, while his real surname was Li. He came from the Li clan, so naturally he favored disciples from his own family more and tilted resources toward