Open up and break into another world

The Treasure Competition ended, and soon, attendants brought over a stack of gold notes. Each was a large denomination of ten thousand taels, totaling fifty-four notes; the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild took another ten thousand taels of gold as a commission.

“That’s so much money!”

Xu Ming couldn’t help but sigh. Spending ten thousand taels to activate the advanced function of the cheat was really too worth it! In the blink of an eye, he had earned fifty thousand back.

“Come, come, brothers, let’s divide the spoils!” Xu Ming casually tossed the gold notes on the table, laughing.

“Boss, I don’t want any. I haven’t earned it!” Sun Ji said.

From beginning to end, Sun Ji had only been smiling foolishly on the sidelines and hadn’t done anything else.

“Hmm?” Xu Ming pondered slightly. “Then I won’t give you any. I’ll get you a good set of weapons later!”

“Thank you, Boss!”

“Brother Xu, I don’t want any either! You helped me vent such a big frustration, and I haven’t even had time to thank you yet. How could I take your money? Besides, we’re brothers, so let’s not always talk about money, money, money. It’s vulgar!” Wen Shuai said with a smile.

“Alright, then I won’t be pretentious!” Xu Ming knew that this amount of gold wasn’t a small sum for Wen Shuai, but it wasn’t a large sum either. The most important thing was that he had helped Wen Shuai vent his anger. “But I have to return your fifty thousand taels of gold. It’s just a Phantom Sea Magic Insect; don’t even mention money to me!”

“Haha, okay, okay…” Wen Shuai laughed. “The two that my big brother Wen Man bought have already made you a fortune; just consider this one a freebie!”

“Hahahaha…”

After the Treasure Competition, there were some song and dance performances.

The singers and dancers invited by the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild were all celebrities from the Flying Cloud Kingdom. As the song and dance moved in unison, the atmosphere that had been tense during the Treasure Competition unknowingly eased a lot.

However, many people present knew that this was just the calm before the storm. Because what was about to take place after the Treasure Competition was a real, no-holds-barred gambling battle; it was normal for someone to die on the spot during a gambling battle.

Suddenly, the singing and dancing faded, and the sound of a zither rang out. The sound of the zither was like a gurgling spring, refreshing the heart and soul.

“Miss Quan was originally a successor of the ‘Sixteen-String Sect.’” Wen Shuai introduced, “The Sixteen-String Sect has been passed down for hundreds of years in our Flying Cloud Kingdom; it is said that the founding ancestor entered the Xiantian realm through the zither. In that era, he was also one of the top experts in the Flying Cloud Kingdom. However, a few years ago, the Sixteen-String Sect was destroyed by someone; Miss Quan had no choice but to fall into the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild, selling her skills to make a living!”

“No wonder her zither skills are so exquisite; so she’s a successor of the Sixteen-String Sect!” Xu Ming also had some impressions of the Sixteen-String Sect in his memory.

“Saying she’s selling her skills to make a living, she’s probably also trying to use the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild’s platform to get to know powerful people, hoping to one day rise again and rebuild her sect!” Wen Shuai seemed to know some inside information.

Xu Ming didn’t respond.

The world where martial arts are supreme is just that direct. If your fist is bigger than others, you can be carefree; if others’ fists are bigger than yours, then even if your sect is destroyed, you can only swallow your anger.

“I, Xu Ming, will definitely quickly stand at the peak of the Flying Cloud Kingdom, and even walk out of the Flying Cloud Kingdom!” Since he was lucky enough to transmigrate to another world, and can also activate the cheat at any time, Xu Ming, of course, had to do something and would never be content with being unknown.

Unknowingly, the sound of the zither faded, and many people had a look of loss on their faces.

Obviously, Miss Quan’s zither skills had reached the realm of being able to touch people’s hearts.

“The hour of Hai has arrived; the gambling battle begins!”

A low voice spread throughout the venue, obviously spoken by an inner-trained expert using profound energy.

“Haha, the craziest gambling battle has finally arrived!”

Many people had been waiting from morning to night for the gambling battle that was about to unfold.

“I lost a lot of money in the last gambling battle; this time, I must win back both the principal and the interest!”

Each time, the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild would set up a betting market and give corresponding odds; generally speaking, the odds given by the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild were still relatively generous, so many people liked to bet directly with the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild.

Of course, you could also find someone to gamble with privately; this way, it would be even more exciting.

“The gambling battle has already begun; I wonder who will go up first in this first match?” The formation within the Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild changed, and the original scene of the Treasure Competition instantly turned into a ring; and Li Wenshi also changed his profession to host the gambling battle.

“I’ll go!” The voice was clear and cold, but contained a high and mighty aura.

The owner of the voice flashed through the crowd and stood on the ring. Only then did many people see clearly that the one standing on the ring was a young man with hair reaching his waist.

“Such fast speed!”

When they saw the young man’s appearance clearly, many people were extremely surprised.

“Si Kong Liangjun!” Wen Shuai exclaimed, inevitably flashing a hint of foreboding in his heart, “He would actually participate in the gambling battle?”

“Who is Si Kong Liangjun?” Xu Ming, of course, had never heard of this person.

“The personal disciple of Elder Gu of the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion!” Wen Shuai said, “He’s only fifteen years old this year, but he’s already in the middle stage of inner training!”

“So powerful!” Sun Ji was surprised. He was also fifteen years old, but only at the sixth level of outer training; while others were already in the middle stage of inner training!

“Powerful… not necessarily, right?” Xu Ming stared at Si Kong Liangjun on the ring for a couple of glances and said.

“Si Kong Liangjun’s talent is indeed not bad, but to say how powerful he is, it’s indeed not necessarily!” Wen Shuai said, “He is the eldest direct son of the Si Kong family. The Si Kong family has put a lot of resources on him, which is why he has achieved his current accomplishments!”

“Oh…” Xu Ming and Sun Ji both understood.

The speed of cultivation is naturally different between those who grow up eating heavenly treasures every day and those who grow up eating ordinary rice every day.

“The Si Kong family wants to pile him up to the Xiantian realm and cultivate him into the family’s successor!” Wen Shuai explained, “This is the first time I’ve seen him participate in a gambling battle!”

Si Kong Liangjun stood on the ring with high spirits, looked around with his hands behind his back; “I, Si Kong Liangjun, am fifteen years old!”

The Nine Cauldrons Merchant Guild’s gambling battle generally has two rules: one is to find opponents with the same cultivation level, and the other is to find opponents of the same age.

And as soon as Si Kong Liangjun came on stage, he announced his age, obviously wanting to find an opponent of the same age.

Those below the stage who didn’t know the details of Si Kong Liangjun couldn’t help but curse secretly: “What the hell, Si Kong Liangjun is looking for an opponent of the same age? In the entire capital, there are only a handful of fifteen-year-olds who can reach the middle stage of inner training, and they are all Si Kong Liangjun’s friends; who is he going to fight in this gambling battle?”

Some shrewd people thought: “Could it be that Si Kong Liangjun wants to challenge someone with a lower cultivation level than him?”

“Isn’t that too shameless? Even among inner-trained martial artists in the middle stage, Si Kong Liangjun is of superior strength; with such strength, he wants to challenge someone with a lower cultivation level than him? Is there even any point in this battle?”

Si Kong Liangjun’s gaze slowly turned to the box where Xu Ming was, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a disdainful sneer: “I heard that there is someone here today who is also fifteen years old, but claims to be the most top genius in the entire history of the Flying Cloud Kingdom; and also said that no one in our era can be compared to him? — I, Si Kong Liangjun, am not convinced. I am also fifteen years old, and he is also fifteen years old. I would like to see what extent the so-called most top genius in the history of the Flying Cloud Kingdom is a genius to!”

Some insightful people immediately understood that Si Kong Liangjun was going to challenge Xu Ming!

“That Xu Ming’s realm is indeed very high, it is said that he is close to that something-or-other Subtle realm. But his cultivation is very average, it seems that he hasn’t even reached inner training yet, right?” Xu Ming only reached the initial stage of inner training in the last few days, and has never made a move, so outsiders naturally don’t know his strength.

“Inner-trained middle stage challenging outer-trained martial artist? Si Kong Liangjun really thought it up!”

“But it’s also normal… That Xu Ming is just an outer-trained martial artist, but he claims to be the most top genius in the history of the Flying Cloud Kingdom; it’s no wonder Si Kong Liangjun can’t stand it and wants to challenge him!”

“That Xu Ming is in the Third Prince’s box, right? There’s a good show to watch now, let’s see if Xu Ming dares to accept the challenge!”

“Outer-trained martial artist accepting the challenge of inner-trained middle stage? Unless he’s out of his mind!”

“Xu Ming!” Si Kong Liangjun pointed directly, “Do you dare to accept the challenge!?”

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