23: Bixiao Sect Disciple Bankruptcy Day

"Elder... are you sure these are Qi Condensation Pills?!"

Ye Xi's voice trembled.

For the first time, she had simply wanted to play a little game, betting one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone on Sixth Elder succeeding in his Alchemy.

Just now, hearing those people badmouthing Sixth Elder, she got carried away and threw in ten more Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

If the pills in this bottle were Qi Condensation Pills, according to the current odds, her eleven Mid-Grade Spirit Stones could turn into 1100!

Instant wealth!

Jiang Ning found Ye Xi quite interesting.

"Whether they are or not, wouldn't you know if you smelled them?"

"Right!"

Ye Xi nodded vigorously.

Almost everyone was waiting for this answer.

The answer that would either bankrupt them or make them rich overnight.

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Xi, with slightly trembling hands, opened the stopper of the jade bottle, brought it to her nose, and gently sniffed.

They were Qi Condensation Pills!

However... for this type of second-grade Medicinal Pill, she couldn't judge its potency.

Ye Xi said earnestly, "Sixth Elder, please wait a moment. I'll have a steward come and take a look."

"Mm."

Since he had nothing else to do, Jiang Ning stood there and waited.

Ye Xi left in a hurry.

The Disciples of the Affairs Hall breathed a sigh of relief.

One by one, they transmitted their voices secretly:

"Could it be that the quality is too poor or something went wrong?"

"Possibly, otherwise, how could Senior Sister Ye Xi not recognize a Qi Condensation Pill?"

"To call a steward, it must be a situation that even Ye Xi cannot judge."

"No matter what, as long as they're not Qi Condensation Pills, it's fine! I bet ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones that Sixth Elder couldn't refine them!"

Not long after.

Everyone watched as a black-robed steward walked over.

The steward first bowed to Jiang Ning.

Then he picked up the jade bottle on the table.

His heart also trembled a little.

Because his Dao Companion was a steward of Medicine Peak, she had forced him to bet fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, wagering that Sixth Elder would fail in his Alchemy.

Not only him, but Medicine Peak Disciples and those with good relations with Medicine Peak were all coerced into betting that Sixth Elder could not refine Qi Condensation Pills.

For Medicine Peak, even if they couldn't defeat Sixth Elder, they had to vent their frustration, right?!

This was a matter of principle!

That's why the odds were so terrifying!

As the steward picked up the jade bottle and brought it to his nose, he silently chanted, "Not them," "Not them," "Not them"... Ye Xi had only said, "Let the steward judge the Medicinal Pill" and hadn't informed him that the Qi Condensation Pills in the bottle were already Qi Condensation Pills.

"It's over... it is..."

The steward instantly deflated.

Jiang Ning was startled.

"What's over?"

"Nothing..." The steward gave a bitter smile, "The Qi Condensation Pills in this bottle are of perfect quality. I think, in the Dao of refining Qi Condensation Pills, few people can rival Elder."

"Just lucky, just lucky..."

Jiang Ning, mimicking a certain novel's protagonist, humbly downplayed it.

Then, there was a series of shattering sounds.

What shattered? The hearts of those who bet that Jiang Ning couldn't refine them shattered.

One by one, they covered their faces and left, intending to go to the Bixiao Sect's highest Peak—the Sect Leader Peak.

Damn it, they had to restart!

The steward sighed, unwilling to face reality.

Ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones were nothing to him, but they were still Spirit Stones!

Damn it, if he had followed his own thoughts and bet on the other side, that would have been a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!

It's over, it's over, this spendthrift woman... "Ye Xi, take good care of Elder, I have something to do."

The steward hurried off to break up.

In this kind of gambling, some wept, while others cheered.

Those who won, without a doubt, became rich overnight!

"I knew it! I knew it! Trust Sixth Elder, alright!"

"I declare Sixth Elder the god of the Alchemy world!"

"No one can refine Medicinal Pills better than Sixth Elder! Including Elder Lin Yue!"

Everyone transmitted their voices secretly, sharing their joy.

The most miserable were those who heard about the Pill Furnace exploding and blindly bet on Sixth Elder losing.

And also those who first bet on Sixth Elder winning, but later, to avoid losing money, bet on Sixth Elder losing.

Everyone was extremely angry.

A "kill order" was issued via voice transmission.

"Who spread the rumor that Sixth Elder's Pill Furnace exploded?"

"Not me, I also heard it from Junior Brother Zhao."

"Not me, I also heard it from Senior Brother Sun!"

The Disciple who witnessed Jiang Ning's Pill Furnace exploding quietly ran away, deciding to go out for some "experience" for a while.

"They... what's wrong with them?"

Jiang Ning watched the group of Disciples in the Affairs Hall, some happy to the point of madness, some sad and contemplating, and some laughing one moment and crying the next.

Are all cultivators like this?

He remembered that this female-oriented novel wasn't about bizarre cultivation!

Why were they all acting like this?

Ye Xi, who had won over a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, her admiration for Jiang Ning reached its Peak.

She said with a sweet smile, "Elder, I'd like to tell you something secretly."

Ye Xi explained the whole story of the betting pool.

Jiang Ning was bewildered, then extremely angry.

Ye Xi immediately regretted it.

Of course, it was a joke for the Elder, but how angry would the Elder be to hear it!

The next second, she heard Sixth Elder say indignantly:

"Why didn't anyone tell me about such a good way to make money?!"

"Pfft..."

Ye Xi burst out laughing.

Sixth Elder was the most approachable Elder in Bixiao Sect, alright!

"Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Ye Xi comforted Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning sighed.

He had been careless. No wonder the Disciples had been acting strangely lately; so this was why.

Sixth Peak's intelligence System was still too backward!

"Never mind, let's take it slowly. Exchange all one hundred of my Qi Condensation Pills for Qi Condensation Medicinal Materials, and also, tell me about the prices of Pill Furnaces."

"Mm-hmm!"

Ye Xi smiled sweetly.

Fifteen minutes later.

Jiang Ning left the Affairs Hall.

One hundred Qi Condensation Pills sold for 20 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, but the buy-back price was 17 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Jiang Ning exchanged them for 340 portions of Qi Condensation Materials, and then took out the remaining eight Qi Condensation Pills to exchange for a second-grade Pill Furnace.

A second-grade Pill Furnace sold for 200 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and Ye Xi quietly covered the difference for Jiang Ning.

Ye Xi felt that since Sixth Elder had allowed her to earn so much, it was fine for her to help Sixth Elder spend a little.

Jiang Ning was in a great mood.

Adding the sixty-plus Qi Condensation Materials he already had, he now had accumulated over 400 portions of Qi Condensation Materials.

After refining all of them into Qi Condensation Pills, he would tell the Sect Head, and then take his obedient Disciple to the mortal world for some "experience"... The news of Jiang Ning refining perfect-grade Qi Condensation Pills quickly reached Medicine Peak.

The Disciples of Medicine Peak were devastated.

Other places at least had wins and losses, but here it was all losses...

"How much did you bet? I bet one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"I'm worse off than you. I believed the Elder's nonsense and wanted to make a profit, so I bet five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"None of you are as bad as me, I bet ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"It's okay, it's okay. I heard Steward Xu bet two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."

Steward Xu, the center of the topic, paced in his room.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be angry. The Elder bet two thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Not angry, not angry, someone is worse off than me."

In the Elder's courtyard.

Lin Yue gritted her silver teeth!

So much hatred! Give me back my two thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!