The structure of Volt Wing City was as different as night and day compared to cities in the world that Lu Mingshu and the rest came from.
This was a city of immortals â a place where all the cultivators stayed. In a city of immortals, the cultivators formed gangs and held a small amount of power. With this, they had a footing in the city.
The ones with little power only cared about being able to feed themselves, while the ones who held more power would strive to take control of this city of immortals.
Thus, the ranking match was a grand occasion in Volt Wing City.
The ranking match to fight for control over the city was only held once every thirty years. Only the ten biggest powers or those who had cultivation above the Solid Pellet Realm could take part.
To the Tranquil Void Monastery, who was close to losing their gang entirely, that had nothing to do with them. What they were looking at was the normal ranking match that was held every year, which was the determining factor in how much they had to pay the following year in taxes.
There were three classes of taxes: the first-class paid the least and the third class paid the most. When Xiang Zichenâs master was still alive, they paid the second-class tax, but they downgraded to the third-class tax as soon as his master died.
To them, who were almost bankrupt, it was a heavy burden. Even without the tax, they could only survive for one more year before the gang fell apart.
This situation made Lu Mingshu and the other two feel like their brains were going to burst. How was it possible to save them?
Ling Wuxia had never met with such problems before. Who would dare to find trouble with Ancient Jade Summit? As for Lu Mingshu, she was technically in a sect, but for practical purposes, she might as well not be.
Surprisingly, Zhou Ruying was the one who gave better ideas.
âItâll just go down the drain,â Zhou Ruying pointed out. âAs you mentioned, the cultivation in this world is slow, so how many years would we have to wait until he can stand on his own? We canât stay for that long. Besides, even with more money, their brains canât be savedâŠâ
They were the type to help others count the money after getting fleeced!
âSo, itâs impossible to save the monastery?â
Zhou Ruying shook her head. âThe best thing to do is disband the gang, find a bigger power, and rely on them. Look at Xiang Zichen, does he look like a sect master?â
Lu Mingshu and Ling Wuxia shook their heads.
âThereâs no need to be a sect master. As long as he gets a little better and thereâs a power for him to rely on, heâll be able to protect himself.â
Lu Mingshu and Ling Wuxia were convinced by her.
âThen letâsâŠâ
âTeach as much as we can.â Zhou Ruying sighed. âItâs difficult to create a master by teaching skills at the last minute, but what else can we do?â
All of them knew that, at this point, the Tranquil Void Monasteryâs fate was in Godâs hands. Xiang Zichen and Xiang Zimei werenât gifted and didnât have good aptitudes, but their world had a lesser chance of encountering a bottleneck in cultivation, so maybe it would be easier for them to breakthrough.
Thus, the three of them started training.
To their surprise, training in this worldâs vital energy went well, and the benefits were clearly there. The spiritual energy in this world was gentler than mystic energy, which was rather ruthless.
Maybe it isnât such a bad thing to be trapped here for some time.
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âItâs starting! Itâs starting!â
As soon as the ranking match began, the plaza of Volt Wing City was packed like sardines in a can. The surrounding restaurants were fully booked too.
Of course, the Tranquil Void Monastery wasnât that rich, so they could only stand with the crowd.
After watching a few matches, Zhou Ruying could no longer stand it. âWhy are the cultivators in this world so weak? When I was in the Inner Breath Realm, I could take down ten people on my own!â
âTheir cultivation is too low. When they reach higher cultivations, you will know how scary the people in this world can be.â
At the lower cultivations, their magic wouldnât have taken form yet. With their speed, Lu Mingshu and the rest would surely win. But as soon as these cultivators passed the Solid Pellet Realm, it wouldnât be nearly as easy. Lu Mingshu saw one such cultivator in the Heavenly Wheel before, and even with her worldâs martial arts, she knew she would lose for sure if they fought.
âYeah, I know, donât panic.â Zhou Ruying patted him. âRemember to lay a bet.â
Xiang Zichen and his two juniors went to lay a bet while the Lu Mingshu trio went up to compete.
The first match was against a gang similar to the Tranquil Void Monastery.
Zhou Ruying went up first and finished her opponent in three attacks. Lu Mingshu went up right after her and finished it with one attack.
There wasnât even a need for Ling Wuxia to compete.
For the next fight, it was Zhou Ruying and Ling Wuxia.
Third fightâŠ
Facing lower-level cultivators, it was better for a martial artist to just go straight up. Before the other party could cast any spells, they were already attacked. As for those who used weapons, they were extremely reliant on their spiritual energy, so their actual skills were full of mistakes.
âLetâs go!â In the casino, Xiang Zichen and his juniors won another round. The took the spirit stones and ran outside.
Zhou Ruying made it clear to them that they should not bet more than two games. With their age, people would surely target them, and they would end up losing it all.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ruying and the rest won the fifth fight and could proceed to the next round.
At this time, Xiang Zichen and his juniors came running over.
âSeniors, Seniors!â
Looking at Lu Mingshu and the rest eating melon seeds out of boredom, Xiang Zichen was all smiles. âLook at all this money!â
From owning only ten spirit stones, he now had five hundred!
However, the trio didnât seem to be fascinated by it.
Five hundred spirit stones were the equivalent of only five mystic stones, which was basically nothing to them.
âKeep it up, and remember to put down a bigger bet.â Zhou Ruying pointed at his spirit stones. âAlso, go get some clothing that a servant would wear.â
âFor what?â Xiang Zichen looked at her in confusion.
âWith how you look right now, youâre just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. However, if you dress like a servant, betting big wonât make you a target since people wonât know who your master is, and they wonât dare to offend someone if they donât know how powerful they are,â Lu Mingshu pointed out.
âOhâŠ.â
âWe canât win so fast during the next round or people will be suspicious,â Zhou Ruying told the other two girls.
âWe know that.â Ling Wuxia rolled her eyes.
It was normal for them to win quickly during the first round, but the next round would be harder as the opponents would be stronger. There would also be more people watching, so winning as quickly as before would attract more attention.
They only wanted to earn some spirit stones and go home. There wasnât any benefit to attracting attention.
After loafing around for a while, the next round was about to start.
Entering this round symbolized that they would pay the second-class taxes.
After one more round, they could pay first-class taxes.
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In front of the notice board, Daoist He was looking for the Tranquil Void Monasteryâs ranking while grinning from ear to ear.
He started from the bottom.
Oh? Itâs not there? Hahaha, did that kid not even go up for the first round?
The bulky man suddenly nudged him. âBrother He, look!â
âWhat is it?â Daoist He didnât even spare him a look.
âTranquil Void Monastery!â the bulky man shouted. âThey got into the second round!â
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âWhat did you say?â Daoist He looked at the bulky man in shock. Indeed, in the second-round name list, âTranquil Void Monasteryâ was written, and the gang leaderâs name, Xiang Zichen, was right below.
âIt canât be!â Daoist He squinted his eyes and reread the name list. âThat kidâs ability⊠does he have a helper?â
âBrother He, you might lose this time!â The bulky man blinked his eyes.
Daoist Heâs expression was unreadable, but after a while, he started laughing. âAh, itâs not a big deal. Even if they have a helper, can they make it to the last round? The gambling contract says that they need to win one fight for all rounds!â