Free Web NovelChapter 1235: Chapter 950: Gamble
Mist Dragon thought he needed to quickly gather wealth, striving to accumulate Spirit Stones and Immortal Jade for unforeseen needs.
Given his past zeal in slaying Evil Cultivators, which brought trouble upon him without being able to prove his innocence, and still recovering from old injuries, he dared not show himself easily.
Otherwise, if pursued by those Righteous Cultivators again, it would be a great trouble!
Whenever there was a chance, rumors spread that the Mountain Master of Qihan Mountain was the Gambling God of the Underworld, Mist Dragon. After waiting for so many years, he finally had a reliable opportunity.
Even in the Human World, it would be fine as it could help avoid the chaos and disasters of war.
"My surname is Jiang, like jiang in ginger," Jiang Yuan waited for a while, but the system didn’t prompt a side quest, so he temporarily let go of the idea of earning rewards and replied, "I can give you a name card, you can contact me if you need to infuse Spiritual Power."
"Alright, Daoist Jiang, just place the name card on the stone pedestal to your right."
Mist Dragon’s shadow on the stone wall pointed, and as the other party placed the name card in the designated spot, he waved, causing the name card to vanish and appear in the shadow’s hand.
After a careful examination, Mist Dragon laughed, "I always keep my promises. Since our transaction is complete, I will show Daoist Jiang a path—the Evil Cultivators at Yongle Square are still too few, and they’ve been so absorbed in gambling that they rarely end up alone.
Follow me, I’ll lead you through a shortcut to the Gold Cave. The ones gathered there are not good folks, if you can clear them out, Qihan Mountain will be quieter."
Gold Cave? The name doesn’t sound like a legitimate place.
Jiang Yuan agreed, first exchanging his chips for Spirit Stones before following the shadow on the stone wall, leaving Yongle Square and heading towards the sloping cave above.
"Actually, Daoist Jiang need not exchange Spirit Stones, all the gambling chips from Qihan Mountain can be used as Spirit Stones."
Mist Dragon introduced as he led the way, "Although this place is a mix of three teachings and nine streams, if one has the patience to look around, one can find many good things unavailable outside.
If you’re lucky and encounter a seller who doesn’t recognize an item’s worth, you might even buy top-notch Magical Treasures. But, there are more impostors pretending not to know the value, needing keen insight."
How lucky!
Jiang Yuan thought that his system had the most powerful identification technique, which he could test for the legendary chosen one’s ability to pick up treasure.
After passing through several temporarily opened winding paths and turning past a broken stone door, he entered a large cave bustling with noise and shouting.
"Fresh Demon Core freshly cut last night, three layers of patterns, selling cheap!"
"Magical Artifacts, Magical Treasures, various Weapons, collectors, come for bargains!"
"The simplest gambling games, the best prizes, valued guests, want to place a bet?"
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At a glance, amidst the many calls, Jiang Yuan’s attention was caught by a gambling game surrounded by a crowd—the back of the gambling table had a row of ten charming beauties posing coquettishly, drawing whistles and teasing from some Demon Cultivators.
The small fox practicing Charm Techniques hadn’t broken his Willpower, naturally, these common beauties stood no chance, but what caught Jiang Yuan’s interest was the analysis above their heads.
[Wang Zhushui: Bone Refining Realm Third Layer Evil Cultivator, Leisure Sect member, Cultivates "Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique," "Bewitching Heart Technique," and other Evil Cultivation Techniques.
Spent heavily to have Faceless Pig Demon from Qihan Mountain’s Evil Cultivators perform a disguise technique, changing appearance to attract people to gamble.
If a lustful player loses, Spirit Stones are earned; if they win, they’re taken away under the guise of enjoying leisure, then unconsciously transported out of Qihan Mountain for consumption by Leisure Sect members]
[Chen Li: Demon Pill Realm First Layer Evil Cultivator, Leisure Sect member, ... masquerades as a woman after disguise, attracting people to gamble...]
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"Tsk, tsk, they really know how to play, never losing either way!" Jiang Yuan looked at each, noticing half the "beauties" were men in disguise, all invariably having cultivated Bewitching Techniques.
Sitting there, seemingly coquettish, they were secretly using Evil Techniques to attract passing Cultivators. Anyone with weak mind being drawn in would either lose money or lose their life.
Those Demon Cultivators accustomed to Qihan Mountain seemed aware of the deceit, some didn’t even look at the "beauties," leaving in a hurry.
Some newcomers enchanted by the Evil Techniques lost their souls, repeatedly losing money, yet reluctant to leave.
He stood watching a round, discovering there was indeed no tampering with the gambling table, presumably because there was profit either from winning or losing, so they didn’t bother adding fake attributes, fearing someone might notice and spoil the fun.
"Hey? Could it be you’re interested?" Mist Dragon saw he hadn’t moved, the shadow on the stone wall swayed disdainfully, "Don’t just look at the exterior, these are fake faces crafted by disguise techniques!
The same few people, some of them even men, with faces swapped every now and then.
Qihan Mountain is so large, I hadn’t paid much attention to such petty tricks initially. Losing means losing money; winning means you go with them, who knows what might happen. If the identification technique is well practiced, it becomes clear at a glance..."
Jiang Yuan looked at the "Leisure Sect" insignia with eyes greedily glowing green, signaling the other not to speak further.
"One round costs only five hundred Spirit Stones, folks have seen the game is absolutely legit!" The leader of the old folks shouted energetically, "No trick, losing is just meal money; but if you win..."
He swung his hand backward, smiling, "Feel free to pick a lady, they can accompany valued guests for an hour, as long as you stay within Qihan Mountain. Not spending a dime, just gaining some free fun!"
Immediately, a spectator jeered, "An hour to play however you like? What if the Array controls you and you lose more?"
