"Defy Heaven... defy Heaven. I am that Heaven—can you defy me? Hmph. Since you kept me from getting what I wanted, you never should have taken part in this wager battle!
But... when you are waiting to die, I will gouge out your pair of eyes. Then I will see whether there is still mockery inside them, or only endless pleas..."
Dongmen Gaozhi kept muttering to himself. Alone in the cultivation chamber, he was like a wandering ghost endlessly babbling in his sleep, and it continued on and on...
About half an hour later, clarity gradually returned to Dongmen Gaozhi's eyes. He finally stopped whispering, then raised his head to look at the cultivation chamber's door and suddenly began to laugh softly.
"Hehehe... At least I made it to the fourth round. That Chen Ying was finished in the second round. It seems that brat only managed to refine four Jade Uncarved Pills because he stepped in dog shit. But you still slapped my face..."
Within the sealed room, his laughter sounded even more like a night owl's sinister cackle. Once he had finished laughing, he took out a fresh set of robes and changed into them before sitting down cross-legged again.
A bottle of medicinal pills had appeared in his hand. He poured out one pill, tossed it into his mouth, and began cultivating to restore his body.
Outside, it was already dusk. The setting sun spread across the earth, while the two trading houses continued their fierce struggle in the rear plaza of "Juruisheng"...
As the stars shifted and the night descended, Dongmen Gaozhi was still meditating and regulating his breath in the cultivation chamber. By then, however, his complexion had improved slightly.
At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes. Two eerie red gleams flashed through