198: Gambling Arena

“Alright, President Yang, please move aside. My Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters and I want to go out and look around.”

Seeing that the Vice President was still standing in front of them in shock, Huyan Xiaoyao couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

Hearing Huyan Xiaoyao's voice.

The Vice President snapped back to reality, bowed deeply toward the entrance, and made a gesture of invitation, “Yes, yes, Miss and the esteemed disciples of Qingtian Sect, please.”

Now, even the ancestor of their Tianbao Chamber of Commerce has joined the Qingtian Sect and become an Artifact Refiner.

Therefore, the disciples of Qingtian Sect are automatically one rank higher than them.

Furthermore, judging by the age and cultivation of Ye Xiao and the four others, their status in the Qingtian Sect is likely not low, so he dared not put on any airs.

“Mhm.”

Huyan Xiaoyao nodded, called Ye Xiao and the four others, and left the Teleportation Hall, heading outside the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

After leaving the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

The six people arrived at a street, dozens of meters wide, bustling with crowds.

Shops lined the street, which was extremely prosperous. From time to time, they could see a Saint Realm Cultivator, or even a Quasi-Emperor Cultivator—individuals who would be Ancestor-level figures in the Southern Domain—passing by them.

“Wow, as expected of the Central Province! The cultivation of the cultivators here is much higher than in our Southern Domain.”

“Yes, yes! Just now, dozens of Saint Realm Cultivators and one Quasi-Emperor Cultivator passed by here.”

Looking at the surrounding prosperity and the cultivation levels of the passing cultivators, Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er were so shocked their mouths hung open.

Although Night Owl and the two others didn't speak, surprise was evident in their eyes.

They had thought there would be many high-level cultivators in the Central Province, but they hadn't expected this many.

Only a few hundred people had just passed by them.

Yet, among these few hundred people, there were dozens of Saint Realm Cultivators and one Quasi-Emperor Expert. The proportion of high-level cultivators was simply too high.

If the entire Central Province were like this, then Saints would be as common as dogs, and Quasi-Emperors would be everywhere.

“Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, it’s not as exaggerated as you think. Although there are many Saints and Quasi-Emperors here, they are all influential experts in the Central Province.”

As if seeing through the thoughts of Night Owl and Mu Xueqing’s group, Huyan Xiaoyao immediately began to explain.

The location of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce headquarters is the same as in the Southern Domain: Tianbao City, established by the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce itself.

And most of the cultivators who come to Tianbao City are high-level cultivators, which is why Ye Xiao and the four others had the illusion that Saint Realm Experts were more numerous than dogs in the Central Province.

“Oh, so that’s how it is. I thought every place in the Central Province was this exaggerated.” After hearing Huyan Xiaoyao's explanation, Qin Fei'er and Mu Xueqing showed expressions of sudden realization.

Night Owl and the two others had excited gleams in their eyes.

Although there weren't as many experts in the Central Province as they had imagined, there were still far more than in the Southern Domain.

They could already imagine how marvelous their training experience on the Land of the Central Province would be.

“Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, is there any particular place you want to visit? If not, I’ll just take you for a casual tour first.” After finishing her explanation, Huyan Xiaoyao asked Night Owl’s group.

As the Base Camp of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce, Huyan Xiaoyao had grown tired of touring Tianbao City since childhood; she knew every place within the city like the back of her hand.

But since Night Owl's group was visiting the Central Province for the first time, she had to fulfill her duties as a host and give the five of them a good tour.

“Mhm.” Hearing this, Ye Xiao and the four others all fell into contemplation.

For a moment, they didn't know of any particular place they wanted to go.

After all, they lacked nothing in the Qingtian Sect and didn't need to shop for anything.

However, their purpose for coming to the Central Province was training, and the best training was fighting.

Thus, Night Owl was the first to speak.

“Junior Sister Huyan, is there a place in the city where people can compete? I, your Senior Brother, want to see the strength of the Central Province Cultivators.”

Hearing Night Owl say this.

Gu Chen and the three others also nodded and said.

“Mhm, Junior Sister Huyan, is there such a place?”

“Junior Sister Huyan, if there is, quickly take us there.”

“Huh? You want to find someone to compete with right away?” Seeing that Night Owl's group wanted to fight immediately upon arrival, Huyan Xiaoyao was somewhat taken aback.

Ye Xiao and the four others just arrived in the Central Province, and instead of appreciating its prosperity first, the first thing they want to do is pick a fight. They truly are a group of Fighting Fanatics.

“Yes, yes. There’s a Gambling Arena in the center of the city where you can find people to compete against, and if you win, you can even earn Spirit Stones.” Huyan Xiaoyao snapped back to attention and immediately replied.

Tianbao City encompasses everything; whether people can think of it or not, it has it all.

A mere place for competition is naturally available.

“Then quickly take us there.” Night Owl said eagerly.

“Mhm mhm, Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, please follow me.” Huyan Xiaoyao nodded and led Ye Xiao and the four others toward the center of Tianbao City.

As the six people arrived at the center of Tianbao City.

What greeted their eyes were six massive arenas reinforced by Formations.

Cultivators packed tightly around the edges of the arenas, shouting.

Standing on the arenas were six cultivators, spanning the Venerable Realm and the Six Stages of the Saint Realm.

At this moment, some were fighting, while others, after defeating their opponents, were provoking the cultivators below.

“Come, come! As long as a Fellow Daoist of the same realm defeats me, they can win ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones. Fellow Daoists below, don't miss this opportunity to get rich!”

On the Heavenly Venerate Arena.

A Bare-chested Big Man at the Peak Heavenly Venerable level held a Storage Bag full of Spirit Stones, tempting the Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivators in the crowd below.

The rule here is that those in the same realm can challenge freely; as long as they put up the corresponding stake, they can step onto the stage to fight.

If one loses, the stake goes to the challenged party. If one wins, they can either stay on the arena to continue accepting challenges or step down and spend the Spirit Stones they won.

“Hmph, since Fellow Daoist has too many Spirit Stones, let me spend some of them for you.”

Facing the temptation of the Bare-chested Big Man, a confident Young Man at the Peak Heavenly Venerable level flew onto the arena from below.

Seeing that someone had come up.

The Bare-chested Big Man grinned and smiled, “Fellow Daoist, you know the rules, right? Where are the stakes?”

The Young Man didn't waste words, took out a Storage Bag, and flew it toward the Bare-chested Big Man, asking coldly, “Is this enough?”

After the Bare-chested Big Man checked the contents of the Storage Bag, his smile deepened, “Enough, enough! Fellow Daoist, let’s prepare to start.”

After speaking, the Bare-chested Big Man threw his Storage Bag containing ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones, along with the Young Man's Storage Bag, to the Referee outside the arena, preparing to fight the Young Man.

“Heh heh, this kid is a Naive Fool! This Fellow Daoist Bare-chested Big Man has already won consecutively more than ten times on the Heavenly Venerate Realm Arena. Isn't this guy just going up there to give away treasure?”

“That's right, he must have been blinded by the Spirit Stones. This is a stake of ten million Mid-grade Spirit Stones—enough to find many Little Girls in the city.”

Seeing the two people on the Heavenly Venerate Arena preparing to start their gambling match.

The cultivators watching the excitement below all held negative views about the Young Man.

This Bare-chested Big Man had won more than ten times on the Heavenly Venerate Arena in Tianbao City over the span of ten-plus days.

Every day, he would fight one or two matches, stopping immediately as soon as he won.

As for this Young Man, he only saw the Bare-chested Big Man's Spirit Stones but failed to investigate his strength. He was completely giving away his treasure.