Lu Xiaotian had timed everything perfectly, from the moment he used his spatial ability to his final strike. There had been almost no opening to exploit. Even the slightest miscalculation could have given Cen Ye the chance to turn defeat into victory.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanhu, a bet is a bet!" Amid the spectators' thunderous cheers, Cave Lord Rongxu held out his hand to Venerable Xuanhu.
Lu Xiaotian had clearly had a chance to injure Cen Ye just now. Though the few of them were present and would not have let the injury become too serious, a wound would still have mattered to Cen Ye at this moment. After such a fierce battle, even the slightest harm could have affected his breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal realm. If his foundation were left imperfect, he might carry hidden troubles of varying severity for the rest of his cultivation. That might not matter much to an ordinary cultivator, but when Cen Ye later tried to break into the Golden Immortal realm, even the smallest flaw could cause him to fail.
Losing a potential Golden Immortal would be an enormous blow to the Jade Mystic Celestial Court.
It was not that Venerable Xuanhu and the others could not have stopped Lu Xiaotian. It was simply that spatial abilities were so strange in the midst of a fierce battle that the slightest oversight could lead to disaster. In that respect, Lu Xiaotian had shown considerable restraint. If their opponent had behaved so graciously, how could Venerable Xuanhu drag his feet and refuse to pay the immortal crystals?
With heavy hearts, Venerable Xuanhu, Xing Yichi, and the others handed over twenty million low-grade immortal crystals to Cave Lord Rongxu.
"Did those immortal crystals come from the Honghao Celestial Court, or did the few of you chip