Cash Ability

"My sword!!!"

On the stands, Qiu Mobai's heart was bleeding.

What did he see?!

The Cloud Piercing Sword, still in Lin Fan's hand, was now completely black! Its original color, reminiscent of blue sky and white clouds, was now pitch black, as if it had been damaged by the astonishing lightning strike...

This broke his heart.

Just then, Sword Seventeen, standing beside him, muttered to himself, "This boy actually possesses such astonishing skills..."

"No wonder you're no match for him!"

Qiu Mobai: "..."

He wanted to cry.

Isn't this just rubbing salt into a wound?!

At the same time, he also felt wronged.

Why don't I know this sword technique?

If I knew how to do it, wouldn't my understanding of swordsmanship make it even more powerful than what ' Lin Fan ' could do?

"Choke!"

On the stage, Qi Zixiao stretched her arms and legs.

With a tremor in his hand, the Cloud Piercing Sword emitted a clear sword hum, and the charred marks on its surface were also affected.

"Again?"

She tilted her head and looked at Ji Chutong.

Ji Chutong paused for a moment, then slowly shook her head. "No need?"

What?!

Everyone who was paying attention to them was stunned, and some didn't quite understand.

The fight is going really well!

You are the dignified Tai Yi Saintess, Innate Dao Body! Shouldn't you be unleashing your divine power at a time like this, displaying your unparalleled brilliance and invincible prowess?!

Why did you stop fighting?

Has it been an admission of defeat?! Surely not!

The Tai Yi Saintess, at the peak of the Void Refinement realm, surrendered to a Rogue Cultivator at the Void Refining Initial Stage?! This... this...

Is that even possible?!

"It seems..."

Qi Zixiao wasn't too surprised. After sheathing her sword, she shook her head helplessly. "It seems you still figured it out."

"It's not a secret at all."

Ji Chutong spoke, her voice cold. "The reason you intervened is to help my opponent win, isn't it?"

"So, your real purpose is to hold me up for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"At this moment, the time allotted for an incense stick is almost up, and I still cannot win you over. Even if I use up the remaining time, I will still find it difficult to succeed."

"Since that's the case, and you've already succeeded, what's the point of me intervening again?"

"Tsk."

Lin Fan chuckled, "Heh, you really saw through me. But... I won't let you leave for the rest of the time."

"..."

Ji Chutong didn't speak, but slowly shook her head.

Then, she suddenly announced loudly, "I abstain from this Heaven's Chosen Assembly."

"Wh... what?!"

Apart from Qi Zixiao and a few others, everyone else was quite shocked. Few people expected that Ji Chutong would suddenly withdraw from the competition.

but...

Those who know her can only manage a wry smile at this moment.

"Just as I thought!"

Ji Chutong's Protector Disciple looked at each other, sighing repeatedly.

"Your Highness is too arrogant."

"If Your True Person HeHe within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it is already a great disgrace, right? Naturally, you would not bother to participate in the Heaven's Chosen Assembly Gathering."

"Moreover, in Your Highness's heart, the Three Lifetimes Method and the rankings of the Heaven's Chosen Assembly are all illusions, and you don't care about them at all, right?"

So... sigh.

They were speechless.

But what else can we do?!

Relatively speaking, they know Ji Chutong too well.

Because of this understanding, I wasn't really surprised at the moment, except for sighs and lamentations.

After all, that's just Ji Chutong's personality.

"Really..."

On the other side, Taiyi Holy Son Du Chuan also showed a hint of helplessness.

Ji Chutong was too arrogant. It wasn't that she was afraid of failure, but the fact that she couldn't defeat the Rogue Cultivator ' True Person HeHe ' within an incense stick's time made her feel ashamed.

The other party's goal was to stall her for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, preventing her from defeating Shi Tiesheng.

Now...

The other party has already achieved their goal, so it's no wonder that Ji Chutong would have the nerve to fight Shi Tiesheng!

Besides, the other party also said that they wouldn't let Ji Chutong free up her hands, so even if she wanted to fight, it would be useless!

Since that's the case...

It would be better to just abstain.

Should we continue fighting?

Even if you win in the end, it's still boring. They've already achieved their goal. Even if you win, isn't it still a 'loss'?

We won!

Shi Tiesheng stood on the ring, his face slightly flushed.

Cough cough cough...

My spending on Top-up has been exposed!

Is it even possible to win over the junior sister from the Jade Pool Holy Land? It seems incredibly difficult... But no matter what, all the bets I made will surely yield a substantial profit, so it's not a bad deal!

"Why... did they just forfeit? They're not playing anymore?"

Qiu Mobai was extremely depressed.

He secretly hoped that Ji Chutong would give Lin Fan a good beating, let him know why the flowers were so red, and also avenge him.

But why have they stopped playing now?!

Not only are you not playing, you're forfeiting?!

You're the Tai Yi Saintess! How can you be so shameless?!

"Interesting, hahaha, this little girl with Innate Dao Body is quite interesting!"

Huo Yuan laughed heartily, seemingly extremely happy.

On the stage, Qi Zixiao wasn't too surprised to hear Ji Chutong's words of forfeit...

Although she had never met Ji Chutong before and didn't know her personality, this kind of 'pride' was quite familiar.

In fact, if it were me, without those experiences on Earth, I would probably make the same choice as Ji Chutong if I encountered something like this.

Thinking of this, Qi Zixiao smiled calmly, "Then I'll accept your offer."

Don't be too happy yet.

Ji Chutong glanced at him and said quietly, "This battle is over, but I still remember what you said before!"

"To me, the Heaven's Chosen Assembly is nothing special, but to you, it must be quite important."

"If we continue fighting, it will inevitably affect your subsequent matches, and this Saintess disdains such a thing!"

"Oh?"

Qi Zixiao blinked.

"So what you mean is?"

"Wait!"

Ji Chutong smiled brightly and said, "After you are eliminated or after you win the final championship, this Saintess will fight you with all her might!"

"..."

Qi Zixiao rolled her eyes.

You want to fight me with all your might?

You think you can just start a fight like that? I don't even want to fight you!

What a waste of time and energy to fight like this! They might even have to fight tooth and nail. What's the point?!

"Do you agree?!" Ji Chutong asked.

Although it was supposed to be an inquiry, her demeanor suggested that the matter was already settled and wouldn't change...

Qi Zixiao was speechless upon seeing this, but he couldn't refuse at this moment, otherwise this woman would immediately start fighting with him!

Helpless, she could only say, "Given the chance, I will fight!"

"Um!"

Ji Chutong nodded, turned and flew off the arena, saying, "With your words, I am relieved. If you break your promise, I will find you no Saintess where you are and fight you!"

Qi Zixiao: "..."

What's going on?!

Why does it always feel like I'm flirting with a girl?!

Huh...

The morning's competitions gradually came to an end...

The top-seeded players, when facing other top-seeded players, are generally outmatched.

Dan the Fatty made a fortune, they were laughing all the way to the bank!

It's not just a street stall business; they earn even more from those underground gambling dens!

Especially Dan the Fatty, this guy really has complete confidence in Lin Fan, he bet a lot, and he's practically drooling with envy...

Shi Tiesheng also put down some money, enough for him to pay for Lin Fan Fan's services and make a large profit.

However, Shi Tiesheng felt somewhat saddened...

Don't let his honest-sounding name fool you.

In reality, Shi Tiesheng was a typical repressed and passionate monk.

As for beautiful women... cough cough, of course I like them, right?

I originally thought that Ji Chutong had revealed this, and that people would find out that I won by ' Top-up ', which would make the junior sisters of Jade Pool Holy Land look down on me or even despise me!

But the result...

He discovered that ever since he stepped down from the arena and started selling the various magical artifacts and spiritual weapons he had crafted, amidst his sighs and lamentations, quite a few beauties from the Jade Pool had been secretly flirting with him?

They even deliberately came over to buy their own magical artifacts and magical implements.

Although their cultivation level may not be very high, and their talent may not be very good, how could they be bad if they could enter the Jade Pool Holy Land and participate in the Heaven's Chosen Assembly?

Besides, how could Shi Tiesheng, with his reserved and somewhat eccentric personality, not be happy to be surrounded by so many beautiful women?!

but...

He was really confused, so he used his Divine Sense sense to ask Dan the Fatty a question.

Dan the Fatty was also a little confused when he heard this.

Then he turned to ask ' Lin Fan '.

At this moment, Qi Zixiao, who had transformed into Lin Fan, was pondering how much she had earned from her previous bets and how much Spiritual Wine she could buy. Upon hearing this question, she immediately smiled.

Will I be looked down upon if my Top-up is exposed?!

Tsk, these junior brothers are still too naive!

She shook her head and sighed softly, then sent two copies of her Divine Sense message to both Dan the Fatty and Shi Tiesheng.

Do you know when a man is most handsome in a woman's eyes?

"When?" the two asked immediately.

"When the Flower Spirit Stone flow like water!"

"..."

The two suddenly realized that their "worldview" had been impacted. Although they didn't know what worldview was, they both had this feeling.

"Do you know when a man is more handsome than when he's surrounded by flowing Spirit Stone?"

"I don't know..."

"Fool! That's when you're spending Spirit Stone on them like water!"

"Ah???"

"Still don't understand?"

Qi Zixiao was somewhat speechless, so she patiently explained in detail.

"Why do you think that Top-up should lead to being looked down upon by others??? Why do the beautiful junior sisters of Jade Pool Holy Land have to look down on those who win by Top-up purchases?"

Faced with Lin Fan's question, Dan the Fatty and Shi Tiesheng earnestly asked, "We humbly request your clarification, fellow Daoist..."

"Alright, since we have nothing else to do, I'll give you some pointers!"

"What's wrong with winning by Top-up?!"

"The prerequisite is that you need to have that much 'gold' to spend money!"

"If you don't have the money, you can't spend it even if you want to! That's your Cash Ability! Understand?!"

"Having so many Spirit Stone Top-up... that's an advantage, not a disadvantage!"

"Winning by Top-up might sound a bit disgraceful, but having money to spend is also an advantage!"

"So what if some people look down on it? There are other people who love having Spirit Stone and being able to Top-up! You guys... you'll understand in time~!"

I have some good news to share: the comic rights have been sold to Tencent Comics... Hopefully, it will be released soon, but it'll probably be at least a year and a half before we can see it. It's such a long wait!