Chapter 28: The Betting Match

  "Yunlan Sect, that's a major sect within hundreds of miles! In the entire Yunlai country, it's one of the top-ranked sects!" Liu Kai exclaimed in surprise after getting confirmation from Sun Tao, who was unexpectedly a disciple of a renowned and powerful sect.

  Liu Kai was born in Qing Song Guan, which compared to Yun Lan Zong, is really like heaven and earth. Yun Lan Zong has an ancestor from the Yuan Ying period sitting in it, while Qing Song Guan only has a true person from the Jin Dan period sitting in it. This makes Liu Kai feel that when he encounters the cultivators of Yun Lan Zong, he feels inferior by one level, and his confidence is not very sufficient.

  "Trash, what are you doing following us for nothing?" Sun Tao and Liu Kai continued to chat with each other, ignoring the question from that day's Jiao girl Ling Yu Yan. This immediately enraged Yunlan Sect's inner door elite disciple Duan Ren, who had been abandoned and had his dantian destroyed. A useless trash disciple like him didn't even put them in his eyes, and he immediately scolded Sun Tao with a stern face.

  "Who is rubbish talking about?"

  The current Sun Tao is not the same as before, he is no longer a waste product who cannot cultivate due to his dantian being crippled. Sun Tao is not someone who is willing to suffer losses, in Yunlan Sect he could endure it, but now that he's out of Yunlan Sect, he is unwilling to continue being the humiliated waste product Sun Tao. He also has the strength to fight against this Qi Refining stage inner sect disciple. Suddenly, he met Duan Ren's gaze with a fierce expression and said calmly.

  "Garbage is talking about you!"

  "You're a waste, you're courting death! You're a waste with a ruined dantian, what qualifications do you have to call me a waste?" Duan Ren didn't expect Sun Tao to be so bold, actually daring to openly defy him. When Duan Ren realized his own slip of the tongue, that he was the one who said he was a waste, his face instantly turned beet red, and with a stern expression, he rebuked Sun Tao.

  "Good for nothing, Sun! Your dantian is ruined, you can't build a foundation and condense the golden elixir within your body. You're a waste that can't cultivate!" Liu Kai was shocked by Ren's rebuke and hastily asked Sun Tao.

  After being together for so many days, he actually didn't know that Sun Tao's dantian was destroyed and that he was a useless waste who couldn't cultivate. A useless waste could entangle with the demon head who cultivated evil methods for so long, and alone, single-handedly take on the Five Tigers Gang's main hall and retreat calmly. Is this a useless waste? He can summon the ape to fight, if he didn't have the corresponding strength, how could he defeat that ape and make it his spirit beast? Liu Kai thought in his heart, with a face as if looking at an idiot, gazing at Duan Ren who thought he was something. To say useless waste, this guy is actually a brainless useless waste plus an idiot, and yet he would say that he himself is a useless waste.

  "Junior Brother Sun, you haven't told us how you ended up here, and who this Taoist friend is. Aren't you going to introduce him to Senior Sister?" Seeing Liu Kai's strange expression, Yun Lanzong's Tian Nu stopped Zhan Ren from continuing his outburst, batting her big, bright eyes, and gave Sun Wei a sweet smile.

  With a face that could launch a thousand ships, he smiled, revealing two shallow dimples at the corners of his mouth. Before Sun Tao could respond, Liu Kai took the initiative to introduce himself to the heavenly beauty Yu Yan: "Yu Yan fairy, I am Liu Kai, a Taoist priest from Qing Song Temple. My friend Sun and I have come to this Double Allowance Mountain because we heard that a wolf demon has been terrorizing the local villagers. We've come specifically to exorcise it."

  "Exorcising demons, just you and this trash, are you talking nonsense?!" Liu Kai couldn't help but mockingly remark upon hearing that self-introductory voice.

  "What are you talking about, can't you see I'm speaking with Fairy Yu Yan? Do you have the right to interrupt? You look like a decent person, but your words are so harsh. Don't speak nonsense." Liu Kai glanced at him, only to find that he was in the late stage of Qi refining, and his cultivation was even weaker than his own. He scolded Sun Tao as a waste, which also included himself, and immediately coldly rebuked him with a stern face. If it weren't for the beauty present, he would have maintained his composure, otherwise, he had long wanted to teach this guy a lesson, who was simply asking for a beating.

  "Hey kid, what's your problem? You wanna fight?"

  "Sun Tuo, you good-for-nothing, don't think that just because you've found a backer you can look down on us. When you see your senior brother, you don't even come forward to pay respects. Do you understand what it means by hierarchy?" Liu Kai's words were harsh, and Ruan Ren immediately became displeased, his face puffed up like an angry rooster as he shouted at Liu Kai. Then, he suddenly changed the subject, pointing his spearhead at Sun Tuo who was standing aside.

  "Rank, you damn dog fart rank, you only know how to bully the weak. If my dantian hadn't been ruined by that trash Wu Bing, would you dare speak to me like this? I can kill you with just a move of my mouth." Rank, as soon as he mentioned this, Sun Tao got angry, and if it weren't for his parents' unexpected double death, these guys dared to treat them like this, suddenly bursting out in anger.

  "With just a few words, you think you can bully me to death? That's because Master Uncle and the others were still alive back then! Now they're all dead, and you're just a useless piece of trash. Your dantian is ruined, how dare you try to bully me? Are you still hoping that Li Ba Shixiong will come out and bail you out? I think you'd better forget about it!" Sun Tao's parents were in the late stages of building their foundation, while Sun Jianjun had already entered the false dan period. As long as he condensed his golden dan, he would become a senior elder of the sect. Sun Jianjun was extremely protective of his younger brother, and when he was alive, no one dared to bully Sun Tao. Those who weren't sucking up to him were just waiting for an opportunity to strike, but at least they wouldn't kick someone while they were down. Duan Ren looked down on this kind of spoiled brat the most, and suddenly, a cold smile spread across his face, tinged with mockery."

  "Need to find someone to take the lead, why rely on Li Ba Shixiong, I alone am enough." Sun Tuo saw that Duan Ren mentioned Li Ba, and suddenly coldly smiled. He is no longer a useless person who cannot cultivate because of his damaged dan Tian.

  "Hmm! Without relying on Li Bao, who can you rely on? Are you going to rely on this useless thing in front of you? I'm not mistaken, am I? This little Taoist priest from Qing Song Guan is only a late-stage Qi Refiner who has overturned the Great Circle of Perfection. It seems he hasn't even established his foundation yet. Can he really help you out?" A handsome young man standing beside Duan Ren said with a mocking tone.

  He wore a white long gown, tall and handsome, with a reputation in the inner gate, called Wu Ao, a cousin of Wu Bing. He had always been pursuing Yunlan Sect's Tianya Lingyu, with an arrogant expression, not deigning to associate with Sun Tao. However, upon hearing Sun Tao speak nonsense, he saw his heart's idol, the goddess with beautiful eyebrows, and finally spoke out to rebuke him.

  "I'm going to get you, you Wu family bastards! Every time I see you, it makes my blood boil. That little brat Wu Bing, dared to destroy my dantian, must have been instigated by your family. You just wait for me, this grudge, I will settle it sooner or later." Wu Ao opened his mouth, originally Sun Tao didn't want to bother with this kid, but unexpectedly the kid was still provoking him, suddenly he couldn't help but burst out in a loud scolding.

  The grudge of destroying the Dan Tian, this must be the Wu family's backing. Before achieving great success, Sun Wei did not want to find trouble with Wu Bing, after all, he was not strong enough and going would only lead to humiliation. It can be said that in Yunlan Sect, Sun Wei had been deliberately avoiding Wu Bing, and he was even more respectful and distant from the Wu family members. Unexpectedly, one Duan Ren was not enough, and the direct descendant of the Wu family, Wu Ao, jumped out to find trouble with him. Sun Wei knew that this matter would probably not end well today, so he went all out in a rage, scolding him, "You love how you are, I'll just be like that, big brother!"

  "You...... you......"

  "You little scoundrel, you're courting death! Do you believe I'll kill you right now?" Sun Tao's furious rebuke left Wu Ao's face red with rage, his eyes flashing with a thick, murderous intent. If there weren't other people around, he would have killed him to silence him. This good-for-nothing was really asking for it!

  "Little brat, you dare to kill me? You don't dare, do you? Don't think that if I catch the opportunity, I will definitely kill you!" Looking at the thick and substantial killing intent flashing across his opponent's face, Sun Tao was staring at him with a fierce gaze, speaking word by word.

  "What's the point of arguing, you're all elite disciples of Yunlan Sect. What's there to argue about just after meeting? You've even killed someone! Don't you know the sect rules prohibit internal conflict?" Tianya Lingyu saw that Sun Tao and Wu Ao were getting more and more out of hand, and if they continued, they would definitely come to blows. One was a recognized waste in the sect, while the other was an elite disciple. If she intervened, she wouldn't know who to help. Helping Sun Tao would offend Wu Ao's family, but helping Wu Ao would be too cruel, as Sun Tao's parents had died on a mission for the sect. As the heavenly beloved daughter of Yunlan Sect, she couldn't possibly do such a thing, and so she hastily intervened.

  "Hmph... trash, today I'll give you a chance, Ling Yuxian. Don't think that you're lucky, if you run into me again, you won't be so fortunate." Seeing Ling Yuxian speak up, Wu Ao also didn't want to make things too intense, arguing with trash would be beneath him, and he coldly snorted in response.

  "Hmph... who's afraid of whom! If you've got the guts, then go ahead and kill me, old man! I'm waiting!" Sun Tao retorted with a defiant counterattack.

  Wu Bing has a vendetta against himself for destroying his dantian, and with this Wu family, he's already committed an unforgivable sin. Having one more Wu Ao doesn't make much of a difference. In Yunlan Sect, there are many people who hate him to death; having many debts doesn't weigh on the body, having one more or less doesn't matter.

  "Sun Tuo, say a few less words, they have more people!" Seeing Sun Tuo and Wu Ao arguing again, Liu Kai pulled on Sun Tuo's sleeve.

  "They're afraid of nothing with so many people! I'd die to splatter them with blood." Sun Wei shook off Liu Kai's grasp, saying with a domineering tone.

  "Junior Brother Sun, please say less. If you really fight, I won't be able to protect you. You are all inner disciples of Yunlan Sect, is it proper for you to quarrel and make a scene as soon as you meet? This is not the way to behave among fellow sect members. Fellow sect members should help and support each other, what kind of behavior is this?" Tian Zhaoyu's gentle voice suddenly turned stern as she rebuked Sun Wei and Wu Ao, who were glaring at each other in anger.

  "Liu Kai, let's go, we're not on the same path as them." Sun Tao said, and immediately rushed to Liu Kai's side.

  "You're leaving, aren't you here to exorcise the demon? How can you just slink away like that, are you afraid, only knowing how to use your glib tongue?" Seeing Sun Tao wanting to leave, Duan Ren suddenly spoke in a gloomy and eerie tone.

  "Duan Ren, what the hell are you doing? We're here to exorcise demons, what business is it of yours? You're not some dog my family raised, I do whatever I want and you need to mind your own business." Sun Tao was instantly enraged by the provocation, his face twisted in anger as he bellowed at Duan Ren.

  "Hmph... trash is still trash, didn't you say you're not trash? Are you here to help with the demon-slaying at Mount Yuanshan? Then let's have a competition and see who can behead that wolf demon first!" Upon hearing Sun Tao's roar, Duan Ren thought he was like a mad dog barking, this trash had gone crazy, fearing no one, biting anyone in sight. His eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he suddenly became calculating, his face provocative as he spoke.

  "It's just a comparison, what's the big deal? You think you're superior and I'm afraid of you?"

  "Don't you feel ashamed of yourselves? Five elite inner disciples and I, a useless disciple, compared to each other. If you win, it will show off your greatness, but if I lose, it just proves that I'm useless. Your calculations are quite loud! Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by outsiders, yet you come to me, a useless person, to show off your prowess? What a great display of arrogance!"

  Sun Tuo listened to Duan Ren's provocation, raised an eyebrow, and said with a tone of unwillingness to show weakness. Sun Tuo was not a fool, the five people on the other side, two women and three men, were all more powerful than himself by a large margin. If they worked together, killing the wolf demon would be as easy as reaching out and grabbing it, which made comparison completely meaningless.