Chapter 66: Gambling

  Luo Zimo was very impolite, not even greeting anyone, and directly sat down beside Tian Jinguang. The two of them were teasing each other, with underlying sarcasm in their words, it seemed that there was a deep grudge between them. After a while, someone behind Luo Zimo whispered something in his ear, Luo Zimo let out a surprised cry, turned around and looked at Tang Qing, bursting into loud laughter. "I was just wondering who this person drinking with Young Master Tian was, I didn't expect it to be the famous Tang Qing of Yongyang City!"

  Luo Zimo's voice was louder, and many people around him were shocked to hear Tang Qing's name. The earth body, the nine palaces and six unions, refused the ancient tower master, every single thing can be said to have shaken the city of Yongyang.

  Tang Qing had his legs crossed, sitting on a long chair, with his arm resting on the table, leaning forward, eating slowly. He glanced at Luo Zimo and seemed uninterested, then continued eating.

  "Tang Lao can form the Heaven and Earth Treasure Body, it's really making me Luo Zimo ecstatic! Come on! Today I'm lucky to meet you, it's my honor for three lifetimes, come on! Let's have a drink!"

  Lu Zimo familiarly picked up his wine glass, but... Tang Qing didn't move, not even giving him a glance. A faint voice came over, "This cup of wine is quite expensive, you can't afford it, so put it down."

  Lu Zimo was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing and said, "There's no wine in the entire city of Yong that Lu Zimo can't drink! You don't go ask around..."

  Luō Zǐ Mò's words were cut off by Táng Qíng, who said, "A cup of wine costs 500 spirit stones. Can you afford it?"

  Everyone present knew that this wine was only twenty spiritual stones per tank, but Tang Jing actually said one cup for five hundred spiritual stones. Luo Zimo shook his head, holding the wine glass and staring at Tang Jing, laughing, "You really know how to joke."

  "Does my appearance look like I'm joking?" Tang Qing finally put down his chopsticks, and somehow pulled out a handful of nuts, still chewing on one, many people who saw this kind of nut were taken aback, knowing that this fruit was the Mad Demon Fruit, a type of nut containing toxins, only used when refining some rare and strange spiritual elixirs. At this moment, seeing this guy savoring the Mad Demon Fruit with relish, the crowd felt their scalp go numb.

  Lu Zimo seemed to have not expected Tang Qing to say such a thing, holding up his wine cup and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He was generous, but he wasn't an idiot, and wouldn't lose 500 spirit stones just to save face. Just as he was about to speak, Tang Qing's calm voice, as plain as water, came again.

  "I told you so, you can't handle your liquor!" Tang Jing stretched out his hand and took back the wine cup from Luo Zimo.

  "How dare you speak to my senior brother like that!"

  Seeing this, the two young men behind Luo Zimo immediately shouted loudly and wanted to rush over to give Tang Qing a lesson. However, they were stopped by Luo Zimo, who burst into laughter again and applauded repeatedly, saying "Great! Great! Great! You're really something else! Truly remarkable!" Then he turned to Tian Jinguang and said, "Tian Shao, you've really made friends with someone remarkable! Since everyone's in high spirits today, why don't we play a round?"

  "I'm telling you, nouveau riche, are you done yet? Hurry up and leave, don't disturb our family's fun." Tian Jinguang said with a face full of annoyance.

  "Haha…… I remember Tian Shao's master being quite the gambler! How come he's changed his ways today? It's said that among the Tian Di treasures, there's a special physique known as the 'Rock Body', also known as the unmoving earth body. Haha, but rumors are just rumors, I only believe what my eyes see, I don't trust so-called rumors." As he spoke, Luo Zimo pushed out a young man from behind him and said, "My junior brother here has only reached the small vehicle stage of cultivation, I bet that Tang Qing's earth body can't withstand his ten moves, he'll definitely fall."

  Lu Zimo's eyes sparkled with a smile, and he took out a bag from his waist, pulled out ten spirit stones, and placed them on the table. He stared at Tian Jinguang and said, "The bet is ten spirit stones, Young Master Tian, what about you?"

  "My god! Nouveau riche! You're asking for it!"

  Tian Jingang immediately stood up, his face flushed with anger, his eyes bulging, and a fierce look on his face.

  "Hey, Young Master, why are you getting angry? Don't you have confidence in this friend of yours? He's known for being as steady as a rock! Can't he even withstand the ten moves of my junior fellow disciple?"

  Tian Jinguang was drunk and furious, opening his mouth to scold and about to start a fight. Tang Qing suddenly stepped forward to stop him, saying "I've been worried about where to get the Ling Stone." Tang Qing chewed on the Demon Fruit, glanced at Luo Zimo and said "This younger brother of yours looks quite honest, he's exempt. How about we gamble instead?"

  "Oh?" Luo Zimo's smile grew thicker at the corners of his mouth, "You mean to block me for ten moves?"

  The crowd around them was also very interested in this bet, after all, they too wanted to know how strong the rumored unshakeable earth body's endurance was. However, when they heard Tang Jing give up a small advantage and directly challenge Luo Zimo, the crowd couldn't help but be shocked. It was well-known that although Luo Zimo's reputation wasn't as great as the Three Heroes and Five Chivalrous Men, he was still a renowned figure in Yongyang City, with cultivation at the mid-stage of the Great Vehicle, and had mastered the extremely overbearing "Heavenly Support Finger", his combat strength was truly frightening.

  Tian Jingang was drunk but his heart wasn't, and he was somewhat worried. He quietly reminded, "Old Tang, this nouveau riche has the cultivation of a mid-stage Mahayana, and is also practicing the middle-grade combat skill 'Qian Tian Zhi'. He's infused his entire body with internal energy and condensed it into one finger, few people can withstand it."

  "I know." Tang Jing nodded and motioned for him to sit down, but instead said to Luo Zimo, "Ten moves are too many and too troublesome. Why don't we change the game?"

  "Oh? How do you play?"

  "If you can block one of my moves, then you win! How about it!" Tang Qing raised his leg and calmly ate the Frenzy Fruit.

  As soon as he said this, it caused a commotion among them. They all knew that Tang Qing had just formed the Great Earth Body and hadn't yet cultivated true energy in his dantian, yet he dared to boastfully claim that he could defeat Luo Zimo, who was in the middle stage of the Mahayana period, with one move. To think that even if his physical body was strong, it would only be able to exert brute force, and even the strongest force would be no match for true energy. Moreover, Luo Zimo was a high-ranking expert in the Mahayana period, with an extremely powerful protective true energy surrounding his body.

  "Haha! You really don't know your place, thinking you can defeat me with just one move? Haha!"

  Lu Zimo burst out laughing as if he had heard the most hilarious joke in the world.

  "Are you going to bet or not?" Tang Jing's originally calm voice suddenly became fierce and violent, "If not, get out."

  "You!" With this shout, Luo Zimo's face suddenly felt a bit awkward, his expression darkening instantly as he sneered, "Fine! Today I'll see what qualifications you have to be arrogant in front of me, Luo Zimo!" Actually, after learning Tang Jing's identity earlier, he had been brewing his anger all along. Over the years, he had always been suppressed by the three talents and five heroes, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He needed a stepping stone to boost his own prestige, and the bigger the name of this stepping stone, the better. Tang Jing had just formed the Great Earth Body, and after resolving the remaining nine palaces and six unions, his name was even more resounding within Yongyang City. In this case, Tang Jing couldn't be more suitable.

  "My old arms and legs aren't easy to move, is your stake a bit short?" Tang Qing now needs spirit stones, and this fat sheep has come just in time, how could he not slaughter it?

  "Hum! That's 120 spirit stones!"

  Lu Zimo snorted, extremely disdainful, and threw out a large handful of spirit stones. However, Tang Qing raised an eyebrow, "You're dressed like a beggar, but you're taking out such valuable things?"

  Luó Zǐ Mò smiled coldly, and from his bag he pulled out a card made of an unknown material. The golden surface of the card was engraved with a mysterious pattern, on which were written two large characters: "Yì Shì" (Easy Market). Below that was written "Líng Shí 1000" (Soul Stones 1000). This was a type of Easy Card, and in any place where there was an Easy Market, it could be exchanged for the corresponding amount of Soul Stones.

  "A thousand spirit stones, is it enough?!"

  Tang Qing still shook his head, not enough!

  Bang! Luo Zimo took out another thousand spirit stone easy card, but Tang Qing still shook his head.

  Luō Zǐ Mò's bag was empty, and he had no more Easy Cards or Spirit Stones. He seemed to be clever, and actually smiled, saying, "I've taken out 2,200 Spirit Stones, what about you? What's your stake? What are you going to use to bet with me?" He looked Tang Jing up and down, but didn't see any bags on him, and sneered, "You're not a poor ghost, are you?"

  Tang Jing slowly reached into his bosom and fumbled for something, then pulled out a pendant with an azure crystal stone the size of a thumb, which was crystal clear and translucent. Inside it seemed like a blue fish swimming, emitting a faint glow and exuding an air of mystery that made one feel refreshed and invigorated!

  "Blue Crystal of Life!"

  It was unclear who recognized it, but someone suddenly shouted in surprise. The news that the Blue Crystal of Life had appeared spread quickly, and almost everyone inside immediately stood up, staring at the crystal embedded in the pendant with shocked expressions.