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Chapter 121 The Dog-Beating Stick (5)
Chapter 121 The Dog-Beating Stick (Part 5)
Chapter 121 The Dog-Beating Stick (Part 5)
Bai Ke was quite satisfied with Xing Jian's initiative. After all, where did Bai Ke get the energy to make such a bet with someone and then go to the trouble of helping them break through?
Considering the special relationship between Bai Ke and Xing Jian, the fact that Bai Ke didn't take the opportunity to secretly kill Lin Xiu shows his magnanimity in not holding a grudge against a junior.
Hmm...that's right. With the invincible cheat system of the villains of all realms, Bai Ke has already consciously placed himself into a higher level of existence.
Aren't those protagonists all capable of killing people of higher levels as easily as drinking water? As the super villain and public enemy of the protagonists, Master Bai Ke must be one level higher than them.
Xing Jian was unaware that Bai Ke was having such thoughts, and simply squinted, waiting for Bai Ke's reply.
The bet seems to have been a complete failure, but if it can be exchanged for Bai Ke opening the stone wall projection to help his son break through, then it won't be a loss.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xing Jian, in front of his fellow disciples of hundreds of years, felt embarrassed to openly take advantage of his junior disciple, so he casually asked Bai Ke if he had any other requests.
In his view, what could a silly boy who secluded himself to study swordsmanship every day know? He could just throw some rubbish swordsmanship at him and be done with it.
Bai Ke didn't think so. Although he had only been in this world for a short time, in terms of experience, these people might not necessarily have more knowledge than him.
Why? Back then, Bai Ke thoroughly searched through all the items in the shop of the Villain System of All Realms.
This is the most valuable treasure in all the heavens and myriad worlds. How could a simple mountain and sea realm compare to it?
If Xing Jian tries to fool Bai Ke, who grew up in this environment, he'll likely suffer a major setback.
As expected, Bai Ke's eyes lit up after hearing Xing Jian's boastful words, and he gave Xing Jian a thumbs-up, praising him:
"As expected of the dignified Second Elder, you are indeed wealthy and generous! Truly righteous!" He rubbed his hands together, then said with a smile, "Then... this nephew will not stand on ceremony!"
Xing Jian suddenly felt a chill creep up his spine. "Could it be... that this kid can really make this old man bleed?"
Bai Ke didn't care about Xing Jian's current thoughts. Adhering to the principle of "a thief never leaves empty-handed," he picked up the rare treasures from his memory, regardless of whether Xing Jian asked for them or not.
Illusionary Heart Grass... Azure Dragon Ginseng... Thousand Illusion Garan... Nine-Tailed Dragon Sunflower... and other spiritual materials that Xing Jian had never even heard of before spouted from Bai Ke's mouth.
Xing Jian's face turned ashen. Seeing Bai Ke getting more and more engrossed in reading, he couldn't help but shout angrily, "Nephew Bai, are you making fun of me? What are all these things?"
Bai Ke was taken aback, then looked at Xing Jian with a strange expression and said disdainfully, "You don't know anything, yet you dare to make promises that I can ask for anything I want?"
Xing Jian was absolutely furious with Bai Ke. He was a well-known figure in the Central Three Regions, and he had never been ridiculed like this before.
However, relying on his status, he suppressed his anger and simply flicked his sleeve and snorted coldly: "Don't even mention me, ask any of the other elders present, who has ever heard you say such nonsense?"
Bai Ke turned around and looked around. The other elders awkwardly turned their heads away. Good heavens, they really didn't know what Bai Ke was talking about.
They had no idea where this kid had heard all those strange things from, as none of them had ever heard of them before.
Seeing the elders' expressions, Bai Ke's heart skipped a beat. They hadn't even heard of these? He'd only picked up some relatively inexpensive medicinal herbs...
Like the Thousand Illusions Garan, even a single drop of its medicinal liquid diluted a hundred times can trap people in an illusion from which they cannot extricate themselves, not to mention its effects after being refined into a pill.
Bai Ke remembered the information about Thousand Illusions Garan that he found in the system shop at the beginning. This thing has a thousand faces and no form, and grows in swampy and miasma-ridden lands.
Only when planted on a full moon, when dark clouds obscure the sunlight, can it have a slight chance of growing. This plant does not absorb moonlight, but rather uses the essence of all living things as nourishment, and it takes a hundred years for a single plant to mature.
According to records, this substance is best suited for use as a medicinal ingredient. When combined with other precious spiritual objects, it can help people attain enlightenment in their dreams, and becoming an immortal in a day is not out of the question.
Ling Xin'er is currently only a minor cultivator at the Golden Core stage. Bai Ke is hoping that one day the two of them can travel together in the sea of clouds, so he naturally needs to help her advance to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible.
However, it was quite surprising that so many elders of Tian Ce Palace had never even heard of it.
"Hmm... I've never heard of any of these. It's really a headache. I don't know what the elder has either. How about this..."
As if suddenly remembering something, Bai Ke looked up at Xing Jian and smiled, "It just so happens that I've broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and I don't have a suitable magic weapon..."
He smiled and stretched out his hand to Xing Jian, "If the elder has anything suitable, why not just bestow seventeen or eighteen pieces upon him?"
"Ahem..." The other elders who were just watching the show were dumbfounded. This Bai Ke really dared to ask for such an exorbitant amount.
Having cultivated for so long, this group of people must be at least several hundred years old, and this is the first time they've ever heard of someone asking for seventeen or eighteen magical treasures at once.
This is no longer the cultivation world of yesteryear; magical treasures are no longer as common as cabbages on the street.
In the mainstream cultivation society of the Mountain and Sea Realm, all magical treasures are divine objects that have already gained spirituality. They can be stored in the Qi Sea and nurtured, growing together with their owners.
However, while magical treasures are powerful, they also consume enormous amounts of resources. Some spiritual materials have now disappeared from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and this characteristic determines the scarcity of magical treasures.
Even with the vast resources of the Tian Ce Palace, they could barely afford to provide each disciple above the Nascent Soul stage with one item; if they wanted more, they would have to find their own way.
Although Xing Jian had accumulated a collection of items over the years, he still needed to prepare them for his own disciples, so he couldn't easily give Bai Ke seventeen or eighteen pieces.
Even if he did have that many, he wouldn't have given them all to Bai Ke so easily; their values are not equal.
Lin Xiu is not incapable of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. Xing Jian's goal is simply to help him break through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible so that he can compete with Bai Ke in the Holy Son Selection.
The Holy Son Selection isn't based on cultivation level, so Xing Jian wouldn't be foolish enough to give Bai Ke so many magical treasures.
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment. Ning Fengyi, sitting at the head of the table, didn't want the atmosphere to remain so awkward. After thinking for a moment, she said to the two of them:
"Alright, alright, the effectiveness of the stone wall projection does indeed need to be verified. It concerns the overall situation of our Tian Ce Palace, and I hope Junior Nephew Bai can understand!"
He winked at Bai Ke, indicating that everything was up to him. Bai Ke nodded secretly, then bowed and replied, "I will obey the sect leader's order."
Ning Fengyi waved her hand with a smile, then said to Xing Jian, "Although it's for the sake of my Tian Ce Palace, it's your son who benefits, so Junior Brother Xing, you should bear with it a little!"