Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Chapter 679: Chapter 234: Entry Group “Life Betting Immortality”! (10k)_6

“Next!”

“Gather the millennia of foundation from Taoist Sect, go all in, I’m mom-fucking betting on a future, what’s three-tenths of Xuantian State’s market share? Even if it’s ten-tenths, I want to devour the entire market share of the Vast Continent!”

“I, your dad, am going to carve out a grand ambition for the sect that hasn’t been accomplished in ten thousand years!”

“The position of the Unique King—”

“None but the ancestor deserves it; any petty obstructions are just seeking death, fit only for dog slaughter!”

The Taoist Sect Master stood on his Sect Leader’s chair with one foot, rolled up his sleeves, and began to shout emotionally, his eyes reddening, spittle flying through the air.

Even the standing elders below were somewhat infected by his emotions.

Subsequently, the Great Elder took the lead, bowed, and said in a deep voice, “Understood.”

Since the Sect Leader had already issued a direct command by edict, other than accepting the order and doing their best to fulfill their duties, they didn’t have any other strategies.

This was a gamble!

A gamble where if they lost, the sect with ten thousand years of inheritance would lose everything.

But if they succeeded…

The elders’ breathing grew more rapid; if they succeeded, and the ancestor truly seized the Unique King’s throne, they would witness the greatest opportunity in the history of Taoist Sect. Without any exaggeration, they would instantly become the top power on the whole Vast Continent!

The only downside then would be the lack of a top-level powerhouse at the helm, but with the fame of the ancestor, no one would dare to make a move against them in the short term.

Only, they… clearly remembered the Sect Leader as a very stubborn person, whose actions could even be deemed cautious on usual days, so why the sudden gambler’s fervor?

What they didn’t know was:

If a person who never gambles is forced to gamble once and tastes the sweetness of victory, the long-suppressed gambling nature in his heart will burst out instantaneously, and it will be unstoppable!

In his mind, he can only imagine the joy of winning his bets, completely unable to envision the scene of losing them.

All they felt was that everything had gone crazy.

They didn’t know if they could win the bet.

They only knew that this was the biggest gamble they had ever faced in their lives, a gamble involving the future and even the lives and fortunes of everyone.

…

And so…

Another thirty days passed.

“Whew…”

In the Heavenly Palace, Chen Qiu exhaled a long breath of turbid air while sitting cross-legged on the Xuantian Throne, looking at the Cultivation Progress panel above his Dantian—

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‘Cultivation’: Void Refining Stage Three (0.1%).

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He had finally broken through to the third level of Void Refining Stage, a process that took thirty days, slightly more than it took to break through to the second level of Void Refining Stage, and this was based on the fact that his cultivation speed had increased by another ten percent. This meant—

Throughout the Void Refining Stage, the time required to break through each small realm would increase incrementally.

This was, after all, to be expected.

What surprised him slightly was…

“…”

Chen Qiu frowned as he listened to the sound of Heavenly Thunder coming from outside the Heavenly Palace, signifying a Chao Tian Sect Disciple undergoing Heavenly Tribulation after breaking through a small realm in the Divinity Transformation Stage.

At first, he didn’t think much of it.

But hearing the sound of crossing tribulation, he realized that, similar to Divinity Transformation, one would have to endure the Heavenly Tribulation after breaking through each small realm in Void Refining Stage as well.

However…

Where was his Heavenly Tribulation?

He didn’t witness any Heavenly Thunder when breaking through to the second level of Void Refining, nor now as he broke through to the third level.

Was his Heavenly Tribulation swallowed up? Or did Heavenly Dao think the tribulation for a small realm breakthrough wouldn’t kill him, so it’s saving up to drop it all at once and strike him dead?

He shook his head without giving it further thought. If it’s incomprehensible, then there’s no point dwelling on it.

At this point, about fifty days had almost passed since the Chao Tian Sect’s seclusion, and more than a million Spirit Stones had been consumed. Chen Qiu roughly estimated that there were still about six million-plus Spirit Stones left.

By his calculations, it would only be enough for cultivating up to the sixth or seventh level of Void Refining Stage.

There’s still some way to go before reaching the peak of Void Refining.

There’s somewhat of a shortage of Spirit Stones.

But it’s not a big problem, he can always go on another Heavenly Patrol when the time comes.

‘Chen Qiu’s Second Heavenly Patrol’.

‘Limited-time Return’.

He then took a deep breath and didn’t waste any time, simply turning the mental method again and closing his eyes to continue his cultivation in seclusion. He wasn’t planning on choosing his entry this time; he planned to save up for three attempts and then go for a draw of a Supreme Entry.

Everything was going according to his plan.

Neat, orderly, and on the rise.

…

In Xuantian State, Cloud City, is the city farthest from the Heavenly Palace.

And at this moment, in a shop in “Cloud City,” an elder sat at a table with a dark expression, silent and drinking cup after cup of tea.

This elder was naturally the Sect Leader of Myriad Beast Sect, and this shop was known as the Myriad Beast Sect’s Spiritual Pet Shop.

The shop opposite belonged to his lover, called “Zhang Kui’s Formation Shop.” Initially, although the business wasn’t too good, there would still be a few customers from time to time, but now, with the shopfront deserted, all the business had been snatched away by the neighboring shop; people were going to buy ‘Taoist Sect’s’ Array Plates instead, and Zhang Kui’s formations were of no interest to anyone.

This had caused his lover to be so worried these past few days that she had lost her appetite, and seeing Zhang Kui like this every day made him feel awful too. He wanted to help but didn’t know how.

“Disciple!”

The Myriad Beast Sect Leader bit his teeth and turned to his Disciple Xiao Yue: “You once sparred with Chen Qiu, can you also lend your reputation?”

“No!”

Xiao Yue, who was sitting aside, bored out of her mind, instantly sat up straight and raised her hands, shaking her head like a rattle-drum: “Master, you can’t just sacrifice your disciple’s life on the altar of your love affair.”

“The Taoist Sect can borrow Chen Qiu’s name because they have enough foundation.”

“If we dare use Chen Qiu’s name, considering Sister Zhang Kui’s small shop, I’m afraid it would be destroyed the next day, and such blatant coattail-riding could easily lead to disaster.”