Participating in the Competition

"Li Qingdi, hurry up and make him stop! If I die here, the Xue Family will absolutely not let this go!" Xue Chenyang said angrily. But Li Qingdi wished Xue Chenyang dead and would never speak up for him. Moreover, judging from the current situation, Lu Jiuyuan's background was far more terrifying than he imagined.

He had also received news of the Yin Demon Sect's destruction a while ago. Yet now, Thousand Ghost King, a pillar of the Yin Demon Sect, had become Lu Jiuyuan's bodyguard. This was enough to show that Lu Jiuyuan had an intricate connection with the force that destroyed the Yin Demon Sect.

Furthermore, Lu Jiuyuan's position within that force was likely not low, otherwise, he wouldn't have assigned Thousand Ghost King to Lu Jiuyuan as a guard.

Thinking of this, Li Qingdi sighed and said, "Miss Xue, it's not that I'm unwilling to speak up, but this is Brother Lu's matter, and I shouldn't interfere." The implication was that the final decision rested with Lu Jiuyuan, and even if Xue Chenyang died here, it had nothing to do with their royal family.

Hearing this, Xue Chenyang turned to look at Lu Jiuyuan, who was smiling, and quickly begged for mercy. "Daoist friend, I surrender! I am willing to compensate for this matter, as long as you are willing to spare my life!" In the face of death, Xue Chenyang could no longer care about his pride, even if he would receive considerable punishment upon returning to the Xue Family.

"Oh, you know fear now? What were you doing earlier?" Lu Jiuyuan sighed. Seeing this, Xue Chenyang thought there was hope and was about to say something when Lu Jiuyuan said indifferently, "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 order and shot out like an arrow. Xue Chenyang was about to say something, but he was directly absorbed entirely by Thousand Ghost King. After all, even a mosquito's leg is meat; every little bit counts.

Seeing this scene, Li Qingdi couldn't help but frown. This Lu Jiuyuan was truly decisive and ruthless. After dealing with Xue Chenyang, Lu Jiuyuan turned to Li Qingdi and smiled, "Brother Li, I've completed your test. Let's go inside and have some fun." With that, Lu Jiuyuan walked in directly. The Nascent Soul Stage guards at the entrance didn't dare to say anything and could only let Lu Jiuyuan enter. After all, even a Dao Integration Stage cultivator was directly annihilated by Thousand Ghost King; was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator going to be cannon fodder? Moreover, demonic cultivators were notoriously volatile; if they got into an argument, it would truly be tragic.

Hearing Lu Jiuyuan's words, Li Qingdi broke out in a cold sweat. Had Lu Jiuyuan seen through it? But judging from the current situation, Lu Jiuyuan probably didn't take it to heart. Li Qingdi felt relieved and turned to Li Qingping with a complicated expression. "This Lu Jiuyuan is far more unfathomable than we imagined. I agree to your matter with him." With that, Li Qingdi followed. Li Qingping hadn't understood Li Qingdi's words yet. When she realized what he meant, her face turned red, but she didn't say anything more and simply followed. After all, Lu Jiuyuan was talented, handsome, and had a profound background. It was impossible for Li Qingping not to have feelings for Lu Jiuyuan after spending so much time together.

Inside, Lu Jiuyuan just smiled. How could he not see that Li Qingdi wanted to use this opportunity to probe his background? Otherwise, with Li Qingdi's royal background, a few words would have been enough to prevent Xue Chenyang from making a move. However, Lu Jiuyuan was not afraid of such a test. On the contrary, he looked forward to the Xue Family being stronger, as this might further bolster his own background. But on second thought, the Xue Family probably wouldn't be that strong, or the Yuanwu Kingdom wouldn't be ruled by the Li Family.

Soon, Li Qingdi caught up. Since Lu Jiuyuan knew, Li Qingdi naturally wouldn't hide it anymore and chose to state it openly. "Regarding what happened earlier, I was presumptuous. I just wanted to know Brother Lu's true origins." Lu Jiuyuan naturally wouldn't say much. "Brother Li, since that's the case, then take me to have a good time. Consider it an apology." Li Qingdi was stunned for a moment but then burst into laughter. "Hahaha, since Brother Lu has so warmly invited me, I will naturally accompany you to the end."

Li Qingping, who arrived late, saw that the two were fine, and their relationship was even better than before. She was somewhat surprised. Didn't Lu Jiuyuan see through her brother's scheme? Logically speaking, shouldn't they be in a cold war now? But this was good; having a good relationship was better than a bad one. The four of them then wandered around the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. Along the way, Li Qingdi explained the rules of the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena to Lu Jiuyuan.

"In the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, you can purchase demonic beasts. Some powerful ones can even reach the Void Refining Stage. Besides that, there are naturally beast fights in the arena. The Heavenly Courage Beast Arena has several fighting stages, and participants can bring their own demonic beasts or purchase them from the arena to compete. If you achieve consecutive victories, you can receive prize money from the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. The more consecutive wins, the more generous the reward. It is said that if you can achieve ten consecutive wins, the prize money will be as high as ten million top-grade spirit stones, but no one has ever reached ten consecutive wins." Li Qingdi's expression became somewhat complicated as he spoke. It was clear that the situation was complex, and the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena would not easily let others take away ten million top-grade spirit stones. That was the entire year's revenue for the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena.

"Oh, what are the rules for the demonic beast battles?" Lu Jiuyuan asked curiously. It wouldn't make sense for demonic beasts of different realms to fight; that would be too unfair. As if guessing Lu Jiuyuan's thoughts, Li Qingdi smiled and said, "Naturally, the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena arranges demonic beasts of the same realm to compete, otherwise, it would be considered unfair."

"I see. In that case, I'll buy a demonic beast here and compete." Lu Jiuyuan thought about it. Ten million top-grade spirit stones were somewhat appealing to him, but it would be too much of a bully to let Long Aotian fight, so Lu Jiuyuan decided to look for one in the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. With his luck, could he not find a demonic beast capable of ten consecutive wins?