99: Playing tricks on the master?

Lu Chen said weakly, "How about Master makes a bet with me?"

The Third Elder was about to agree immediately, but then he hesitated: This kid, could it be that he's dug a pit and is waiting for this old man to jump in?

Now all the Dongming Sect Disciples know that Lu Chen's heart is black, how could the Third Elder not know?

But on second thought, reaching the Xuan Fa Realm in two months is somewhat of a fantasy. Does he really think his more than a thousand years of cultivation were for nothing?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"How do you want to bet with this Master?" The Third Elder was confident of victory.

Lu Chen rubbed his hands and chuckled, "Not much. If Disciple enters the Mysterious Method Realm after two months, Master just needs to give me one hundred Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses."

"How many did you say?" The Third Elder's eyes widened, almost thinking he had misheard.

One hundred Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses?

You kid, how dare you open your mouth like that?

Do you think Dao Embryo Realm monster beasts are like cabbages in the field? Available everywhere?

What's the concept of Dao Embryo? Converting it, it's like Zhang Kui Elder of Doujian Peak.

What's the concept of one hundred Dao Embryos? That's one hundred Zhang Kui Elders! You can really say that!

The Internal Affairs Hall of Dongming Sect has a clear price list. A Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpse is at least one thousand Merit Points each. One hundred would be at least one hundred thousand Merit Points. Just thinking of this number, the Third Elder's face was twitching!

One hundred thousand Merit Points, and this kid says 'not much'?

Your heart is truly black!

Although the Third Elder didn't believe Lu Chen could break into the Mysterious Method Realm within two months, he would absolutely not accept the bet of one hundred Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses. What if?

Wouldn't his pants be stripped bare by this black-hearted kid?

Lu Chen read the situation and immediately began to probe, "Then, fifty heads?"

Putting everything else aside, the benefits his own Master is offering, he might as well take them. It's not like he's giving them to an outsider anyway.

The Third Elder's face darkened, his smile not reaching his eyes.

Lu Chen was very sensible and lowered the price again, "How about forty heads then."

The Third Elder's eyelids twitched violently, and his teeth were almost ground to dust before he squeezed out a concise sentence word by word from between his teeth: "This Master thinks your skin is itching."

"Thirty heads." Lu Chen quickly lowered the price.

"This Master will name a number." The Third Elder held up two fingers.

Lu Chen was overjoyed, "It's a deal! See you, Master!" He hadn't done anything, and his own Master was about to give him benefits. He was practically making a fortune! This was twenty Five Elements Dao Soldiers!

Lu Chen had worked himself to death in the Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb and had only managed to raise about this many Five Elements Dao Soldiers. Now his own Master was about to hand them over without a word. This Master was simply too good to him.

Watching Lu Chen dart into the house and close the door behind him.

The Third Elder suddenly had the illusion of being disheveled in the wind, even his hair was blown wildly. He was silent, he pondered, he was in deep thought, and then suddenly felt a bit annoyed: "Damn it, I gave too much!"

The Third Elder felt like he had been greatly tricked and sucker-punched by Lu Chen!

Moreover, that's not right!

Since it's a bet, why is he, the Master, the only one putting up the stake?

If that kid wins, he gets twenty Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses for free. If he loses, he doesn't lose a single thing. So, you black-hearted one, you're treating your Master as a sucker, huh?

The Third Elder stepped forward, about to kick open Lu Chen's door. He wanted to see if this kid was truly as the Dongming Sect Disciples said, with a black heart...

His foot was lifted halfway, then suddenly lowered. The Third Elder instantly sobered up: "Good kid, you're trying to play tricks on this Master!"

Why was there this bet?

He remembered he was originally going to scold Lu Chen for boasting and exaggerating. As a result, the scolding didn't happen, and Lu Chen even led him, the Master, astray, and was even sucker-punched by this kid in return...

Also, the Third Elder originally wanted to scold Lu Chen for not being able to endure the hardship of being baptized by the Nine Heavens Gale, but Lu Chen had too many tricks up his sleeve. He opened his mouth demanding a hundred Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses, directly shattering the Third Elder's thoughts of scolding him, and finally entered the house and closed the door with lightning speed!

Thus, Lu Chen, who should have been scolded, successfully escaped. And he left the Third Elder immersed in the matter of twenty Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses, unable to extricate himself, with no time to think about scolding Lu Chen.

Of course, the Third Elder understood Lu Chen's cunning thoughts as soon as he turned around, but understanding is one thing, the Third Elder...

Was still very angry!

He wasn't really going to be sucker-punched by this black-hearted kid and have to fork out twenty Dao Embryo Realm Monster Corpses, was he?

"You kid, you like playing mind games, huh!" The Third Elder stomped his foot fiercely and disappeared.

Don't you fall into this Master's hands later, or you'll get what's coming to you.

Instantly, the Third Elder returned and spoke softly, "Lu Chen, my Disciple, come out. This Master has something to tell you."

He had a smile on his lips and his words were gentle, making one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze.

However, Lu Chen inside the house seemed to have entered complete meditation and, at the right moment, revealed a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy, as if his cultivation had reached a critical point and he could break through at any time.

Cultivators know that at such a critical juncture, it is most important not to be disturbed, otherwise, at best, all previous efforts will be wasted, and at worst, the Foundation will be damaged and extremely difficult to repair.

But the Third Elder didn't fall for it. He finally understood, Lu Chen's tricks were not ordinary; if you believe Lu Chen, you'll just be waiting to suffer a loss!

"Good Disciple, if you don't respond again, this Master will have a good talk with you." The Third Elder said with a smile, his words still gentle.

But Lu Chen in the room instantly 'came back to life' and poked his head out, "Master, are you looking for me?"

The Third Elder struck like lightning, grabbing Lu Chen out of the room with lightning speed. He inexplicably wanted to hang this black-hearted kid up and beat him, but after thinking about it, he wasn't here for that, so he gently put Lu Chen down and spoke softly, "Good Disciple, tell this Master the truth, how confident are you about entering the Mysterious Method Realm within two months?"

Finally, he added, "Tell the truth, this is very important to this Master."

Lu Chen, who was inexplicably grabbed out by the Third Elder and then inexplicably gently put down, felt completely bewildered, thinking: Did Master get stimulated by me?

But looking at the Third Elder, it didn't seem like it!

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Does Master really want to hear the truth?"

The Third Elder changed from his previous annoyance and doubt, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Disciple, just speak with confidence."

So Lu Chen held up one finger...

The Third Elder immediately frowned, "You only have a ten percent chance? Then you're betting so big with me, your Master? It seems your skin is really itching!"

Lu Chen waved the finger he had held up and quickly said, "One hundred percent chance, absolutely no difference."

A terrifying glint suddenly shone in the Third Elder's eyes, "Truly?"

Lu Chen nodded heavily, "Absolutely genuine."

"Good!" The Third Elder laughed loudly and disappeared again.

'The Third Elder looks like he's up to no good!' Lu Chen returned to the room with suspicion.

............

Mingjing Peak, Peak Summit, within the Main Hall.

The Grand Elder looked at the Third Elder, who had suddenly visited, and asked in confusion, "You rarely come to my Mingjing Peak. Why are you here in such a hurry today?"

The Third Elder smiled, "I've come to tell Senior apprentice-brother a strange story. I wonder if Senior apprentice-brother is willing to spare some time to listen?"

The Grand Elder smiled upon hearing this, "If Junior apprentice-brother calls it a strange story, this Senior apprentice-brother is indeed interested in hearing a part of it. Go ahead and tell it."

The Third Elder waved his hand, keeping them in suspense, "No hurry, it's not too late to talk after the other Senior apprentice-brothers arrive."

'He even invited the other Inner Sect Elders? What kind of strange story is so extraordinary?' The Grand Elder immediately became interested.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the Peak Lord of Wudao Peak, the Second Elder, the Fifth Elder of Feilai Peak, and the two Peak Lords of Danxia Peak and Zhubing Peak also arrived successively, finally all looking at the Third Elder.

The Third Elder then spoke, "My Lu Chen of Doujian Peak, I presume you all know."

The Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Fifth Elder's expressions immediately turned unpleasant. How could they not know? If it weren't for you playing dirty back then, Lu Chen might have been a Disciple of another peak!

The Third Elder smiled, then his voice suddenly lowered, "Recently, this old man observed the celestial phenomena at night, and inspiration struck. I created a method that can allow Spirit Transformation Realm Cultivators to break through within just two months and directly enter the Mysterious Method Realm. Moreover, this old man has already taught this method to Lu Chen, and it is indeed miraculously effective..."

Before the Third Elder could finish, the Fifth Elder had already scoffed, "Senior apprentice-brother is having a grand daydream in broad daylight. Throughout the endless universe starry sky of the cultivation world, such a miraculous method has never been heard of. Going from Spirit Transformation to Mysterious Method in two months is simply absurd!

"Especially since Senior apprentice-brother is using such an absurd method on a Genius Disciple like Lu Chen, it is even more preposterous. Don't end up damaging Lu Chen's Foundation. In this old man's opinion, Lu Chen is not suitable for your Doujian Peak. Let Lu Chen come to my Feilai Peak instead! This old man will take him as a direct Disciple!"

The Third Elder was furious upon hearing this, "Fifth, are you questioning this old man's painstaking creation? Do you dare to make a bet with this old man?"

The Fifth Elder sneered, "How does Senior apprentice-brother want to bet?"

The Third Elder seemed to have blood rushing to his head, "If Lu Chen can break into the Mysterious Method Realm after two months, you lose twenty thousand Merit Points to this old man. If he can't, this old man will give you one hundred thousand Merit Points in return. Do you dare?"

How many did you say?

One hundred thousand Merit Points?

Is there such a good thing?!

The Fifth Elder was practically beaming with laughter, "Bet!"

ps: A big chapter of almost three thousand characters, and you still say I'm short?