Chapter 2514

"Things depend on human effort," Zhu Yanyi said with a slight smile, her eyes full of confidence.

"That is indeed a very good idiom," the blue-robed Daoist said. "How about this, little girl? Shall we make a bet?"

"A bet? What kind?" Zhu Yanyi asked casually.

The blue-robed Daoist was clearly not giving up. "It is simple. We bet on your ranking in this competition."

"What ranking do you hope we achieve?" Zhu Yanyi asked, interested.

The blue-robed Daoist said, "I don't ask for much. Top one hundred. If you make it, the matter is settled. If not, those ten disciples belong to our Sword Sect."

"Old man, do you have no shame?" Hong Lian spoke before Zhu Yanyi could.

"How do I have no shame?" the blue-robed Daoist asked.

Hong Lian said directly, "This is our first time in the Heavenly Fortune Competition. We think we are good, but we know there are always stronger people out there. You can't deny that."

"Indeed," the blue-robed Daoist nodded.

Hong Lian snorted. "There are thousands of sects in this competition. You want a first-time participant to get into the top one hundred? Why don't you ask them to fly to the sky and knock you down? Where is your shame?"

Hong Lian glared at the blue-robed Daoist.

The blue-robed Daoist was stunned. He hadn't considered this. He just wanted a big bet and forgot the details.

Zhu Yanyi said from the side, "I am interested in your bet, but I am not a fool. I won't let you trick me. I will not gamble with my disciples. If we must bet, we change the stakes."

"What stakes?" the blue-robed Daoist asked.

Zhu Yanyi’s lips curled up slightly. She took out a bottle. "I bet with this."

The blue-robed Daoist looked at Zhu Yanyi, opened the bottle, and sniffed deeply. Her eyes lit up. "Top-grade ninth-rank pill."

"Yes," Zhu Yanyi said. "I wonder if you can offer equal stakes."

Bets must be fair. Both sides must risk something.

The blue-robed Daoist was interested in the pill, but more interested in Cui Wan and the other nine. She looked at them and said to Zhu Yanyi, "I am still interested in those ten."

Zhu Yanyi sneered. "I never gamble with disciples. Even if they volunteer, what equal stake can you offer?"

The blue-robed Daoist paused. "If I lose, your sect becomes a vassal of our Sword Palace. How about that?"

"No need," Zhu Yanyi refused directly. "The Azure Sovereign Sect will never be a vassal. We are always independent. Do you think we are simple?"

Zhu Yanyi sneered. "I can refine ninth-rank pills. My sect has many alchemists. You want us as vassals? Am I a fool, or do you think I am? You are calculating, but we must agree."

Her words were sharp. The blue-robed Daoist was stunned. "You have other alchemists?"

"Of course," Zhu Yanyi said. "We are named after the Medicine God, Azure Sovereign Qingdi. Our sect focuses on medicine and pills. If we became vassals, many would want us. Why stick to your Sword Palace?"

She paused. "I never thought of making us your vassal. We are always independent."

The blue-robed Daoist was stunned. "You speak boldly."

Zhu Yanyi sneered again. "I didn't want to say more, but since you started, I will change the bet. You want disciples with talent like mine? Fine. If I lose, I give you five. If I win, your Sword Palace becomes a vassal of the Azure Sovereign Sect. Dare you accept?"

Everyone was shocked. Even Yan Aohan didn't expect such a big bet.

The Azure Sovereign Sect had never competed. Most thought top one thousand was good. But Zhu Yanyi bet on top one hundred.

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi. He knew her well. He thought she was confident about top one hundred, or even higher.

If they won, it was good. But the Sword Palace was a top five sect. Making a big sect a vassal of a small one was a joke.

"Little girl, you go too far," the blue-robed Daoist said, his face dark.

"Do I?" Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Didn't you start this by targeting my disciples? Just because you are a top sect, must we small sects be silenced? Is it only you who can start fires, while we cannot light lamps?"

The blue-robed Daoist felt humiliated. He saw Cui Wan’s talent and felt pity. He wanted to trick the Azure Sovereign Sect, but he also liked the disciples. Now he was cornered.

If he accepted, he lost either way.

If the Sword Palace lost, it would decline. Many would have heart demons because a small sect defeated them. If they won, they would be seen as bullying the weak, since the Azure Sovereign Sect was new.

Many sects were new. Not all succeed immediately. It takes danger, blood, sweat, and tears to break through.

her previous words sounded like charity. Now she knew better. A person who could refine top-grade ninth-rank pills was not easy to deal with. Her sect was all about medicine and pills.