Participation

"Li Qingdi, hurry and make him stop! If I die here, the Xue Family will never let this go!"

Xue Chenyang spoke with a furious expression, but Li Qingdi wished nothing more than for Xue Chenyang to die, so how could he possibly speak up? Besides, judging from the current situation, Lu Jiuyuan's background was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Some time ago, he had also received news that the Yin Demon Sect had been wiped out. Yet Thousand Ghost King, once a pillar of the Yin Demon Sect, had now become Lu Jiuyuan's bodyguard. That was enough to prove that Lu Jiuyuan had countless threads and connections tying him to the force that had destroyed the Yin Demon Sect.

Furthermore, Lu Jiuyuan's status within that force was likely not low. Otherwise, Thousand Ghost King would not have been assigned to serve as his guard.

At this thought, Li Qingdi sighed and said,

"Miss Xue, it is not that I am unwilling to speak up. It is simply Brother Lu's affair, and I should not interfere."

The implication was that Lu Jiuyuan had the final say in this matter. Even if Xue Chenyang died here, it would have nothing to do with their Imperial Family.

Hearing this, Xue Chenyang turned to Lu Jiuyuan, who wore a faint smile, and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Fellow Daoist, I surrender. I am willing to compensate you for this matter, as long as you are willing to spare my life!"

In the face of life and death, Xue Chenyang could no longer care about his pride, even if he would face severe punishment upon returning to the Xue Family.

"Oh, now you know fear? What were you doing earlier?"

Lu Jiuyuan sighed. Xue Chenyang thought there was still hope and was about to say something when Lu Jiuyuan said blandly,

"It's fine. I don't mind. Just be more careful in your next life!"

As Lu Jiuyuan's words fell, Thousand Ghost King received the command and shot forth like an arrow released from its bow. Xue Chenyang had been about to say something, but Thousand Ghost King directly absorbed him completely.

After all, even a mosquito's leg was still meat; little by little, it added up.

Li Qingdi could not help frowning at the sight. Lu Jiuyuan was truly clean and decisive, swift and ruthless in killing.

After dealing with Xue Chenyang, Lu Jiuyuan turned to Li Qingdi with a smile.

"Brother Li, I have completed your test. Come on, let's go inside and have some fun."

With that, Lu Jiuyuan walked straight in. The Deity Transformation Stage guards at the entrance did not dare say a word and could only let him enter.

After all, even a cultivator of the He Dao Stage had been directly destroyed by Thousand Ghost King. Was a mere Deity Transformation Stage cultivator like him supposed to go up and offer himself on a platter? Moreover, demonic cultivators were famously hot-tempered. If one wrong word led to a fight, that would be a true tragedy.

Hearing Lu Jiuyuan's words, Li Qingdi immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Lu Jiuyuan had actually seen through him? But from the looks of it, Lu Jiuyuan probably had not taken it to heart.

Only then did Li Qingdi feel much more at ease. He turned to Li Qingping with a complicated expression and said,

"This Lu Jiuyuan is far more unfathomable than we imagined. I agree to the matter between you and him."

After saying that, Li Qingdi followed after him. Li Qingping had not yet understood what he meant. When realization struck, her face flushed red, but she said nothing and simply followed.

After all, Lu Jiuyuan was talented, handsome, and backed by a powerful background. After spending day and night together, it would have been impossible for Li Qingping to feel nothing for him.

Inside, Lu Jiuyuan merely smiled. How could he fail to see that Li Qingdi had been using this chance to probe his background?

Otherwise, with the Imperial Family's backing behind Li Qingdi, all it would have taken was a few words from him. How would that Xue-whatever-Chenyang have dared to make a move?

Lu Jiuyuan was not afraid of such probing. On the contrary, he rather hoped the Xue Family would be stronger. That way, his own background might become a little more formidable as well.

But on further thought, the Xue Family probably was not all that powerful. Otherwise, the Li Family would not be the one calling the shots in the Yuanwu Kingdom.

Li Qingdi soon caught up. Since Lu Jiuyuan already knew, Li Qingdi naturally no longer concealed it and chose to state it openly.

"What happened earlier was my offense. I merely wished to know Brother Lu's true origins."

Naturally, Lu Jiuyuan would not say much.

"Brother Li, since that is the case, show me around properly. Consider it your apology."

Li Qingdi was stunned at first, but quickly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Since Brother Lu has extended such a gracious invitation, I will naturally accompany you to the end."

Li Qingping, who arrived late, saw that the two had reconciled completely and were even on better terms than before. She was rather astonished. Hadn't Lu Jiuyuan discovered her brother's scheme?

Logically speaking, should the two not have been giving each other the cold shoulder now? But this was good too. A good relationship was always better than a bad one.

Thus, the four of them wandered through the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, while Li Qingdi explained the arena's rules to Lu Jiuyuan along the way.

"At the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, you can purchase demon beasts. Powerful ones can even reach the Void Refining Stage."

"Besides that, the beast arena naturally has beast battles. There are several battle platforms in the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. Participants can bring their own demon beasts or purchase demon beasts here to compete."

"If you win consecutively, you can receive prize money from the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. The more consecutive victories you achieve, the richer the reward becomes. It is said that ten consecutive victories can earn ten million top-grade Spirit Stones, but no one has ever achieved ten straight wins."

Li Qingdi's expression became somewhat complicated as he spoke. Clearly, the waters here ran deep. How could the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena possibly let someone take away ten million top-grade Spirit Stones?

That was the entire yearly income of the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena.

"Oh, then what are the rules for demon beast battles?"

Lu Jiuyuan asked curiously. They could not possibly let demon beasts from different realms fight each other; that would be far too unfair.

Seemingly guessing Lu Jiuyuan's thoughts, Li Qingdi smiled.

"Naturally, the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena arranges demon beasts of the same realm to compete. Otherwise, people would call it unfair."

"I see. In that case, I'll buy a demon beast here and have it compete."

Lu Jiuyuan thought it over. Ten million top-grade Spirit Stones still held some appeal for him, but letting Long Aotian compete would be rather too much of a bully move. Thus, Lu Jiuyuan decided to look around the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena instead.

With his luck, could it be that he would not find a demon beast capable of winning ten times in a row?