You Don't Know Me Well Enough

"What does this mean? Does Fellow Daoist Sang intend to abandon his own arena and challenge others, just like Chi Yan did?"

"Hiss~ This is clearly revenge for his junior brother!"

Watching Sang Ying's determined figure as she climbed the high platform step by step, the onlookers couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Abandoning their hard-earned success to challenge others is a spectacle that has only occurred a handful of times in thousands of years. And today, they've witnessed it twice!

While the cultivators marveled at their good fortune, they also kept Sang Ying's vengeful nature in mind, constantly reminding themselves not to easily provoke Ten Thousand Daos Born's people...

However, Ten Thousand Daos Born and his group, who were in the spectator seats, had no interest in watching the show.

Jiang Qi, in particular, had followed Sang Ying's instructions and intended to take the injured Bai Kejin back to Swan Courtyard for treatment. However, Bai Kejin, who had recovered slightly after swallowing a few elixirs, refused Jiang Qi's offer.

His voice was hoarse from the smoke, and he gripped Jiang Qi's sleeve tightly with one hand. "I'm not leaving. I want to stay and watch Senior Sister win this round!"

Faced with Bai Kejin's unwavering gaze, Jiang Qi swallowed back his words of persuasion.

Elder Gu, standing on the platform, knew at a glance that his stubborn disciple would never leave in such a disgraceful manner.

He sighed softly, then beckoned to the Azure Feather Sect cultivator guarding the stands and asked him to deliver a bottle of pills to Bai Kejin.

Elder Gu Elder Xu, naturally, wouldn't miss Elder Gu's actions. Once the entrusted young cultivator had left, he stroked his beard and said:

"Now your clan has won one game and lost another. How should we settle this bet?"

At this moment, Elder Xu was no longer flustered. No one could tell that when Dong Fuzhu won that match, this elder of the Mara Gate turned pale instantly.

Upon hearing this, Jiulian glanced at him and said, "One win and one loss, naturally it counts as a draw. What does Elder Xu think?"

He chuckled first and said, "A draw is naturally good; it's fair and doesn't damage the harmony between our two factions..."

"Hmph, is there any harmony between our two sects?" Elder Gu immediately mocked.

But Elder Xu seemed not to hear him and continued to suggest, "But wouldn't that make things a bit boring?"

Jiulian slightly raised her eyelashes, her eyes filled with coldness. "Then what does Elder Xu want?"

"Since we've already made the bet, why not make it bigger!" Elder Xu flicked his wrist, and a green-grade Spiritual Qi suddenly appeared before them.

For a moment, even the most knowledgeable elders from various sects couldn't help but let out a low gasp.

The elder of the Beast Taming Sect had been watching the spectacle for a while, flattered, "Elder Xu truly lives up to his reputation as a member of the great sect, the Mara Gate. He produced a green-grade Spirit Artifact with a single move. Today, we have truly broadened our horizons."

Elder Xu raised his chin slightly, accepting the flattery, and then continued, "Now that your sect's chief disciple has ascended to the fourth arena, Chi Yan, who is also the most outstanding disciple of my Mara Gate this generation, why not let her join this contest? If she can defeat my sect's Chi Yan in this battle, not only will these two orange-grade Spirit Artifact be yours, but even the green-grade Spirit Artifact in my hand will belong to Ten Thousand Daos Born!"

Upon hearing this, all the elders turned their heads. Even the Sect Master Jimo, who had been sitting quietly to the side and not interfering in the fight, silently cast a glance at Elder Xu.

Jiulian shook her fan. "It sounds like Ten Thousand Daos Born has come out on top, but I wonder what price we will have to pay if Sang Ying loses?"

Elder Xu seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Suppressing his excitement, his tone involuntarily rose a few decibels. "If your sect loses, you must bring your Golden Core cultivators to visit my Mara Gate. What do you say?"

Jiulian paused in her fanning motion, Sect Master Jimo's hand, which was holding a teacup, also stiffened.

"Hey! I never knew Elder Xu was such a generous and righteous person. If I had known your Mara Gate was so rich, I should have joined them back then!" The Taotie Gate elder, who was finally not gnawing on a pork knuckle in the stands today, had envy written all over his face, and the teasing in his words couldn't be clearer.

The elders of the Beast Taming Sect immediately spoke up in defense, "What are you saying? Elder Xu is clearly trying to mend the relationship between Ten Thousand Daos Born and the Mara Gate!"

The elder of the Taotie Gate chuckled again and brushed the matter aside.

At this moment, Elder Xu no longer cared about arousing suspicion from others. After waiting for Jiulian's reply for a long time, he even resorted to provocation. "What, do you two think that your sect's chief disciple is definitely no Chi Yan?"

However, his provocation seemed to have worked. Under the watchful eyes of many, Jiulian closed her fan and replied, "Since Elder Xu has said so, it would seem cowardly of us, Ten Thousand Daos Born, not to accept the challenge. Just as Elder Xu said, if Sang Ying wins, Spirit Artifact on this table will belong to Ten Thousand Daos Born; if your sect's disciple wins, then Ten Thousand Daos Born will go to the Mara Gate as a guest."

"Alright! It's a deal then!" As if afraid the other party would go back on their word, Elder Xu quickly agreed, and at the same time, he didn't forget to pull the elders from other sects to witness the bet between the two parties.

Thus, a bet tainted with countless conspiracies was made. And at this moment, Sang Ying, on whom high hopes were placed, had just stepped onto the fourth dueling platform.

The formation on the dueling platform was activated instantly, completely cleaning up the remaining smoke and bloodstains.

The scars on Chi Yan's body clearly showed how dangerous and terrifying the previous competition had been.

"I originally thought that I could only step onto the third dueling platform and have a match with Fellow Daoist Sang after I dealt with Bai Kejin. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Sang to come to me on her own initiative." Chi Yan said this, but there was no surprise on his face at all. He had clearly guessed that Sang Ying would take the initiative to challenge him.

Resentful of the lightly pointed remark, Sang Ying coldly replied, "Is that so? Then it seems you still don't understand me well enough."

"I may seem cold, but I hold grudges the most. I thought your sect's Holy Maiden could at least offer some guidance."

The two glanced in Su Fuyun's direction and happened to meet the undisguised resentment in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Sang is truly astute." Chi Yan made no attempt to conceal his true intentions; his previous gentle facade crumbled, revealing the true nature of this exceptionally powerful Fire Spirit Root cultivator. "Although I apologize, I must say this: Fellow Daoist Sang, I am determined to take this Golden Core from you today!"

"Clang!" The gong signaling the start of the competition rang out, Sang Ying's snow-white longsword reappeared before everyone.

She did not respond to Chi Yan's provocation, but her gesture of holding the sword made her meaning clear.

On the spacious fighting arena number four, one side was blazing flames, and the other was freezing frost.

Their Spiritual Power were so distinct, as if they were born to be opposed.

This scene, witnessed by the audience, inexplicably stirred up a long-lost excitement and passion within them.

This competition shouldn't disappoint them!