75: Luck

On the field, Lin Shiming watched the clean-faced Li Yucheng walk out very calmly, and his heart grew even more cautious.

He did not think that Li Yucheng was Li Chengling's helpless choice; on the contrary, he felt that Li Yucheng put more pressure on him than Li Yuhe, and seemed to be a well-designed move.

Lin Houyuan, on the stage, had originally wanted to stop Lin Shiming. He naturally disagreed with his son risking his life for him.

Even if he understood that Lin Shiming was far more outstanding than he imagined.

Just as he had said before, even if the sky fell, it wasn't Lin Shiming's time to bear the burden.

However, at this moment, Lin Xianzhi glanced at Lin Houyuan, directly cutting off the latter's words, and spoke first:

"It's possible, but a mere discussion of the Dao is too dull. How about we add a little wager?"

Lin Xianzhi understood that Lin Shiming's strength was definitely not below that of an ordinary Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivator, and with the help of the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey, his chances of winning were far greater than Lin Houyuan's, who had not yet undergone Foundation Establishment and had no cultivation foundation.

Moreover, based on his understanding of Lin Shiming, he would not act rashly or without preparation.

He even had a slight expectation that Lin Shiming would make a name for himself here and display the Lin Family's Aura.

"A wager?" Li Chengling only felt like his ears had deceived him. At this point, Lin Xianzhi still couldn't recognize the situation. Could it be that he still thought his Li Family was here to deliver treasures?

One must know that Li Yucheng was a Two Spiritual Roots Cultivator, ranking among the top three in the Li Family's cultivation. All his Magical Artifacts were High Grade, and he even had a talisman treasure for protection. Let alone a Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level Cultivator, even an ordinary Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivator was no match for him.

"What kind of wager can your Lin Family afford?" Li Chengling retorted.

"A third-tier Yao Beast inner core!" Lin Xianzhi was the first to take out a jade box.

As soon as the jade box was opened, a Yao Beast core full of Spirit Light was revealed inside, with Spiritual Qi soaring to the sky, subtly accompanied by a tiger's roar.

"A Late Stage third-tier Jade Spirit Tiger's inner core, good! Then my Li Family will offer a third-tier High Grade defensive Magical Artifact, the Twin Dragon Jade!" Li Chengling couldn't help but be delighted when he saw the Yao Beast inner core.

Yao Beasts generally only produce inner cores when they reach the fifth-tier Golden Core Stage, but some Yao Beasts with excellent Opportunity can produce inner cores at the fourth or third tier.

These inner cores are extremely useful; not only can they be used for Yao Beast advancement, but they can also be used for Alchemy. Some High Grade Pill Formulas basically require Yao Beast inner cores.

And by the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, there was practically a Bottleneck at every step. He had never expected Lin Xianzhi to take out a third-tier Yao Beast inner core.

To suppress the Lin Family, he unhesitatingly took out a jade embroidered with two dragons.

The jade was full of Spiritual Qi, radiating treasure light, and looked extremely extraordinary at first glance.

As the treasures from both sides were revealed, the Loose Cultivators and Qi Refining Family members in the arena erupted in excitement.

Whether it was the third-tier Yao Beast inner core or the Twin Dragon Jade, both were treasures worth hundreds of thousands, and if put up for Auction, they would undoubtedly fetch astronomical prices. Yet, unexpectedly, they appeared today in a Qi Refining competition.

This was far more of a gamble than a grand gamble.

At this moment, many people also began to notice Lin Shiming. Lin Shiming's reputation was not prominent outside, and compared to Li Yucheng of the Li Family, everyone naturally favored the latter.

After all, one had Two Spiritual Roots, and as for the other, although he was Lin Houyuan's son, Lin Houyuan must have spent all his wealth on his Foundation Establishment.

The two on the stage, of course, would not pay attention to the gazes and whispers below. At this moment, they looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators were all shrewd and experienced; such a large wager naturally wouldn't involve ordinary opponents.

Lin Shiming directly summoned the Red-haired Demon Monkey. The second-tier Medium Grade Peak Red-haired Demon Monkey had grown another size larger than it was half a year ago, already two full heads taller than Lin Shiming. It held the Profound Water Heavy Mountain as if it were a small pebble, tossing it up with no effort, and carried a large iron rod in its other hand, appearing rough and violent.

Lin Shiming also took out the Five Elements Pagoda and the Qingxiao Sword.

He also held several Spirit Talismans in his hand.

In contrast, Li Yucheng on the opposite side sneered, patted his spirit beast pouch, and a swarm of black beetles flew out from his Storage Pouch.

Although the black beetles were small, they bared sharp fangs, and a black eerie light flashed as they swarmed towards Lin Shiming.

Then, a huge black banner appeared in his hand. As the black banner swayed, it directly filled the entire area with black mist.

"Is this Li Yucheng a descendant of Li Chengzhi?" Lin Xianzhi, below the stage, also looked somewhat solemn at this moment. He recognized those black beetles as second-tier Low Grade Iron-armored Beetles.

Although they were only second-tier Low Grade, with their sturdy carapaces and vast numbers, Late Stage Cultivators without a proper countermeasure would also suffer defeat.

At this moment, Lin Shiming watched as the black beetles formed a beetle cloud, swarming over him like an overwhelming tide. He immediately activated the Five Elements Pagoda, releasing a freezing technique directly towards the beetle cloud.

The black beetle cloud was indeed frozen, but horrifyingly, these black beetles frantically chewed through the ice, quickly breaking through the ice layer and continuing to fly out.

Lin Shiming released flames again, finally causing a little damage to the beetles, but the number of beetles was simply too vast; burning a few of them was harmless.

Lin Shiming no longer hesitated, throwing out countless Wood Vine seeds from his hand. With Spiritual Qi infusion and catalytic (catalysis), as soon as the Wood Vine Technique was released, overwhelming wood vines surged out, directly encasing the black beetles.

The beetles devoured, but the wood vines grew faster and denser!

"A wood-element Cultivator?" Li Yucheng was somewhat surprised. His insects feared fire, but their terrifying numbers meant that a few fireballs couldn't stop them. He hadn't expected that at this moment, they would be trapped by Lin Shiming's even greater number of wood vines.

"Damn it!" The next moment, Li Yucheng's expression changed drastically.

The insects trapped by the wood vines were then set ablaze by Lin Shiming.

The endless vines burned, forming a massive, torrential fireball that directly roasted all the black beetles inside.

Li Yucheng could no longer sit still. The black banner in his hand continuously released black mist, eroding towards Lin Shiming.

The black mist emitted by this black banner was clearly highly poisonous and also affected vision.

Lin Shiming had no choice but to activate his spiritual shield.

At the same time, Lin Shiming's wood vines were also corroded by the poisonous mist, turning into thick liquid that splattered and extinguished much of the flames. Many black beetles flew out, continuing to advance towards Lin Shiming.

Concurrently, several poisonous scorpion Demon Souls also emerged from the black banner. Each poisonous scorpion Demon Soul was as large as a calf, and its black stinger, even though formed by Spiritual Qi, gleamed with dark light.

This instantly put immense pressure on Lin Shiming. The impact of the poisonous mist was far greater than that of his wood vines. Coupled with the Demon Souls and the Breakthrough black beetles, he was already in a precarious situation.

The most terrifying thing was that his spiritual seed germination was affected; the wood vines couldn't sprout, leaving only the Serpent Vine Flower and Iron Thorns!

But the germination speed was also greatly affected. He feared that even if they did sprout, they would be corroded by the concentrated poisonous mist!

He had to destroy the black banner in Li Yucheng's hand first.