Chapter 253 Signing Up (1/2)

”I'm alright now. Don't waste True Energy on me anymore,” Xiao Chen said as he strenuously sat upright.

Li Muxue didn't reply. Luo Shangyan looked at him and said softly, ”Get some rest in the next few days.” She then walked out of the house.

”Rest well.” With a gentle sigh, Li Muxue left as well.

Both of them wanted to see him stay safe without risking his life, but they knew this was asking for the impossible.

Xiao Chen sighed and resumed lying on the bed while quietly staring at the setting sun outside the window. When nighttime arrived, a Jade Qing Sect disciple delivered food to him. He didn't eat immediately. He had the disciple leave it on the table instead.

Before long, Zi Mo entered the house. His head-to-toe purple attire made him look like he was in high spirits. Catching sight of the untouched food on the table, he smiled. ”What's wrong? Have your cultivation reached to the point where you no longer need mortal food?”

Xiao Chen shook his head with a smile. ”Unfettered Senior, do you have business with me, to come here at this hour?” He was sure that Zi Mo came here to him for a reason, and each time, that reason wouldn't be anything good.

Grinning, Zi Mo walked over to him. He first inquired solicitously about Xiao Chen's well-being before asking, ”How's your recent cultivation progress?”

Xiao Chen spread out his hands. ”I'm truly broke this time.”

Zi Mo scoffed, sending his beard rising with the movement. He jumped up and yelled, ”Who do you mean, kiddo? Do I look like some mortal who'd be obsessed with wealth?”

Xiao Chen nodded. ”Yeah.”

”...”

Zi Mo was rendered speechless. He coughed and said, ”Stinky brat. I didn't come here to borrow money from you. Besides, if not for that Tier Five Spirit Stone, do you think you'll be able to stay in such a nice courtyard? You'll just be staying in some crowded dorm.”

”It was you who lost all the travel fund that Perfected Immortal Qing Chen gave us,” Xiao Chen thought. ”And you still dare to bring this up? No matter what, we can't allow this evil gambling culture to take root in immortality-cultivating sects.” He asked, ”Then what did you come here at such late hour for? Let me make this clear: I really don't have any money left.”

Zi Mo was livid. ”Enough! I have serious business here. No matter what, you must break into the top ten of the Immortal's Sword Assembly as the representative of the East Continent. Or I'll kill you. Get it?”

”Did you bet money on this?” Xiao Chen asked, immediately shattering Zi Mo's pretense.

Zi Mo's face reddened. He coughed and replied, ”It's not like I'm not the only one who made the bet. Fengxi and Tai Yi also...”

”F*ck! How can seniors of the orthodox sects turn the Immortal's Sword Assembly into bets? This is ridiculous! How can you set an example...” Xiao Chen started protesting.

Zi Mo rolled his eyes. ”It's free money. Besides, Qing Chen won't find out.”

”For real though, how much money is at stake here?”

”Either way the payout is more than 10:1. The East Continent is an unpopular bet, after all. If anyone from our continent makes the top ten, I'll be winning more than a million! If we have two in the top ten? Hehe!”

Xiao Chen blinked. ”That much?” He fished out a Tier Six Spirit Stone and handed it to Zi Mo. ”Then help me make a bet as well.”

”D*mn it, stinky brat! You said you're broke earlier!”

”Hehe. As you said, it's free money.”

After putting away the Spirit Stone, Zi Mo coughed and said, ”Let me tell you what you should take note of. The registration will start in three days, where you'll then enter the dangerous Forest of Illusory Moon for a seven-day qualification match. Every sect is only allowed to send ten disciples at most. You'll have to gather something called the Heart of Illusory Moon. Of course, you must make sure to protect the Hearts of Illusory Moon that you gathered and prevent other sects from stealing them.”

”We can steal them? How many do we need to qualify?”