Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Zhou Yiqiao glanced at the amount on the note, and suddenly showed a look of dumbfounding.

"It turns out that it's a lie that Senior Brother you came to congratulate me in person. You want to verify Junior Brother's current strength and keep your own spiritual stone."

Shen Kuo scratched his head in embarrassment and did not deny it.

"Hehe, isn't this full of confidence in you, little junior brother?"

The corners of Zhou Yiqiao's mouth curled up slightly.

"Don't worry, even without Senior Brother's bet, Junior Brother and I will go all out for this sect competition and will never fall into the disgrace of Master."

Hearing this, Shen Kuo seemed still uneasy, so he hit the snake with a stick and continued.

"Since you are so confident, little junior brother, why don't you also give yourself a share of spiritual stones?"

Zhou Yiqiao glanced at him sideways but did not agree.

Seeing that he didn't agree, Shen Kuo immediately changed his approach.

"Look, junior brother, you know your own strength best. If senior brother takes you to a gambling house, you can do what you can and make sure you make money without losing any money!"

"Senior brother, the banker of this gambling house is not you, right?"

Shen Kuo's face stiffened and he hesitated for a long time.

"How could it be? Your senior brother and I are just trying it for the first time."

Zhou Yiqiao said oh meaningfully, but did not expose him.

"Since senior brother kindly invites you, junior brother will play with you."

Shen Kuo was overjoyed and quickly picked up Zhou Yiqiao and rushed towards the gambling house.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yiqiao followed Shen Kuo to a luxurious gambling house called "Bohaifang".

Zhou Yiqiao glanced at the plaque hanging on the door, looked at Shen Kuo with a half-smile, and then stepped in.

The space in Bohaifang is extremely wide and is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower.

Those who went downstairs were all ordinary gamblers, and the projects were no different from ordinary gambling houses.

The private seats on the second floor were rarely visited, but every monk was flanked by at least two scantily clad maids.

Obviously, this is a place for distinguished guests to enjoy themselves.

Of course, this level is not their destination.

Under the leadership of Shen Kuo, the two went straight to the top floor.

Although the third floor of Bohaifang is still gorgeously decorated, there are only a few immortal cultivators.

I saw these monks gathered around a gambling table in the center, talking in low voices.

Zhou Yiqiao and the two walked straight towards him. When the immortal cultivators saw Shen Kuo's arrival, they all raised their hands and saluted.

Zhou Yiqiao saw all this and officially confirmed that Shen Kuo was the owner of Bohaifang.

When he was in a daze, Shen Kuo had already waved to everyone, led Zhou Yiqiao to the gambling table, and said to the young man in white robe sitting across from him.

"I'll wait for my junior brother to place the bet. Shen Jiuqian, please make arrangements in advance."

After the words fell, Shen Kuo stepped aside to make way for Zhou Yiqiao beside him, putting him in the spotlight of everyone.

Whether it was his identity as a new disciple of the White Bone Elder of Ten Thousand Bone Mountains or the incident of Zhao Feihong, who came from Yanzhou and defeated the sect faction with one move, Zhou Yiqiao has been thrust into the focus of this sect competition.

As the focus of the competition, it is naturally the focus of these gamblers.

It's just that because Zhou Yiqiao is so unfamiliar and he has been teaching in the Danqing Palace for the past six months, no one knows who he is for a while.

But no matter what, Shen Kuo's current behavior has completely pushed him under the eyes of everyone.

"I am the manager of Bohaifang. I wonder what you want to deposit?"

The white-robed man named Shen Jiuqian stood up, saluted Zhou Yiqiao and asked.

"Well... just like my senior brother, I bet on myself being able to enter the top three in this competition."

Zhou Yiqiao smiled and took out a bulging storage bag and threw it on the table.

Seeing this, Shen Jiuqian reached for the storage bag, and with a glance of his consciousness, he discovered the number of spiritual stones contained in it.

Then he looked at Zhou Yiqiao and confirmed.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones, your Excellency, will enter the top three in this sect competition. Do you have any objections?"

Zhou Yiqiao shook his head.

"no disagreement."

"Okay, your Excellency, wait a moment."

After Shen Jiuqian finished speaking, he turned and left.

After a while, he hurried back with a note in his hand.

He handed the note to Zhou Yiqiao and then spoke.

"This is proof of your bet. After the sect competition, you can return here to redeem the proceeds."

Zhou Yiqiao took the note, turned around and was about to leave with Shen Kuo, but he bumped into a gray-skinned monk of the same age.

"Tuoba Zhi!"

Beside the gambling table, a Golden Core monk who had met this monk once exclaimed, letting everyone know the identity of the visitor.

The monk called Tuoba Zhi is tall and has exquisite facial features, especially a pair of red and phoenix eyes, which are charming and alluring.

He walked unceremoniously between Zhou Yiqiao and walked directly in front of Shen Jiuqian, throwing a small storage bag to Shen Jiuqian.

"One hundred high-grade spiritual stones, bet that I can win the first place in this sect competition."

Shen Jiuqian raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this and said in surprise.

"Director Tuoba, are you sure?"

"Nonsense, is it possible that this young master will lose to the country bumpkins from outside?"

After hearing Tuoba Zhi's words, there was a burst of whispers from all around. It was obvious that everyone knew that the so-called "country bumpkin" in Tuoba Zhi's mouth refers to Zhou Yiqiao.

"This Tuoba Zhi is indeed arrogant. He dares to question the disciples of Elder Bai Gu."

Shen Kuo frowned and was about to scold Tuoba Zhi, but was stopped by Zhou Yiqiao.

He patted his senior brother on the shoulder to signal him not to be angry, and immediately left Bohaifang with Shen Kuo in full view of the public without looking back.

After the two left, Shen Kuo spoke angrily.

"Junior brother, why are we leaving?"

Zhou Yiqiao shrugged and said relaxedly.

"Otherwise? If I stay, wouldn't I be fulfilling Tuoba Zhi's wish?"

"Senior brother, have you ever thought that my promise to you to come to Bohaifang to place bets was just a whim? Why did Tuoba Zhi happen to appear here?"

Hearing what he said, Shen Kuo suddenly felt that it made sense.

"Junior brother, what you said is very true. I'm afraid that Tuoba Zhi has been prepared for a long time and is waiting for us to send him to his door."

"Then what should we do now?"

Zhou Yiqiao thought for a moment.

"The competition between the left and right sects is about to begin. Even if Tuoba Zhi makes some moves, it will only be above the competition."

"When the time comes, strength will speak for itself. Our soldiers will stop us and the water will cover us."

After hearing what Zhou Yiqiao said, Shen Kuo also gave up the idea of ​​persuasion and followed him back to his residence.

In the following days, in addition to practicing the alchemy technique as usual, Zhou Yiqiao spent the rest of his time in retreat, using the spiritual power of the Great Perfection of the Golden Pill to refine all the magic weapons.

Not only him, but also the entire young monks of the Nether Demon Sect, including Shen Kuo, were immersed in cultivation.

It wasn't until Gu Changsheng came out of seclusion three days later that the sect competition officially began.