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"What? Senior Brother Zhang, you're actually willing to pay a hundred low-grade spirit stones just to cripple that brat Chen Huai'an?" The disciples of the Zhang family stared wide-eyed, looking as if they had seen a ghost, after hearing the bounty offered by Zhang Tao.

Previously, the Zhang family had also offered a bounty: anyone who could cripple Chen Huai'an in the challenge would receive a reward of 10 low-grade spirit stones.

The reward Zhang Tao has now offered is 100 low-grade spirit stones, which is ten times the original price.

Such a generous reward would tempt not only the servant disciples on the servant peak, but even some outer disciples.

If a menial disciple wants to obtain 100 low-grade spirit stones, based on the calculation that a menial disciple obtains one low-grade spirit stone per month, even if he doesn't eat, drink, or cultivate, it would still take him nine years to accumulate enough to obtain 100 low-grade spirit stones. But now, as long as Chen Huai'an is crippled in this challenge, he can obtain a reward of 100 low-grade spirit stones.

"Senior Brother Zhang, are you serious? If we cripple Chen Huai'an in this challenge, will we be able to get this reward?" A disciple of the Zhang family asked with interest.

"If you have the ability to cripple Chen Huai'an in this challenge, I can give you these 100 low-grade spirit stones." Zhang Tao smiled.

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it. Whether it's the servant disciples of the Miscellaneous Peak or the disciples of the Zhang family, you have to offer them enough benefits if you want them to fight desperately.

As long as Chen Huai'an is crippled, he can obtain whatever secrets Chen Huai'an may have.

"Damn it, what are those bastards from the Zhang family trying to do?" Liu Qiaogui cursed angrily as he returned from his walk outside.

"What happened that makes you so angry?" Chen Huai'an asked.

Liu Qiaogui was still somewhat angry. He knew that Chen Huai'an's good days were coming to an end, so he quickly said, "Brother Chen, let me tell you, I just went for a walk outside, and I heard that the Zhang family has put a bounty on you. In the upcoming competition, whoever can cripple you will receive a reward of 100 low-grade spirit stones."

"By crippling me, I can get a reward of 100 low-grade spirit stones. It seems my value has actually increased." Chen Huai'an smiled.

He remembered his previous opponent mentioning that defeating him would earn him a reward of 10 low-grade spirit stones. Now, the Zhang family was offering ten times that amount, crippling him for 100 low-grade spirit stones. It had to be said, the Zhang family was really generous; even he was tempted by 100 low-grade spirit stones.

Given Chen Huai'an's current wealth, if he is already envious of this reward, then the other miscellaneous disciples on the Miscellaneous Disciples Peak must be even more envious, especially the top 100 experts on the Spirit Ranking. They are even more tempted. If they had these 100 low-grade spirit stones, they could buy a large amount of cultivation resources and definitely break through to the Qi Refining Realm, becoming high-ranking outer disciples.

It's easy to imagine that in the upcoming challenges, the disciples of the Miscellaneous Service Peak will go absolutely crazy, trying every possible way to challenge him.

"This is indeed a tricky problem." Chen Huai'an had a headache. The sudden bounty offered by the Zhang family disciple caught him completely off guard.

No, it's not that the Zhang family's bounty caught us off guard, but rather that the high bounty they offered made the situation more serious.

Wealth is a powerful motivator, and the bounty offered by the Zhang family would tempt even the top 10 experts on the Spirit Ranking.

If the Zhang family doesn't withdraw the bounty, Chen Huai'an will become the common enemy of all the servant disciples, who will try to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Now Chen Huai'an is thinking about how to solve this problem.

100 low-grade spirit stones would be an astronomical sum for these menial disciples, but for outer disciples, although they would be envious, it would never drive them crazy like it does now.

"Solving this problem is both simple and difficult." Chen Huai'an was really having a headache. He wanted to hide his strength and be a coward, not wanting to show his face in the Qingyun Sect.

However, things didn't go as he wished. He hadn't even made it into the top 100 yet, and this unexpected trouble left him in a predicament in the challenge, unable to advance or retreat.

These so-called huge bounties are nothing but dirt chickens and dogs in the face of absolute power.

The top three experts on the Spirit Ranking have enough strength to not be afraid of the challenges from these menial disciples.

So the solution is simple: kill someone to establish authority and let these menial disciples know that Chen Huai'an is not someone to be trifled with.

Killing someone to establish authority is like making an example of someone to warn others; the question is, who is this "chicken"? Therefore, Chen Huai'an must plan this carefully.

This chicken must be carefully selected; it cannot be too weak, nor too strong, and it must be able to deter those with ill intentions.

Even if he were to challenge the top three experts on the Spirit Ranking, given Chen Huai'an's current level, it wouldn't be a pipe dream, but it's not far off. Although he has already broken through to the eighth level of the late Body Refinement Realm, it would still be quite difficult for him to face those experts who have reached the ninth level of the Body Refinement Realm.

These people are far superior to Chen Huai'an in terms of both realm and strength.

Chen Huai'an had heard that the top three experts on the Spirit Ranking received far better treatment than some outer sect disciples. It wasn't that the top three on the Spirit Ranking couldn't enter the outer sect; rather, they wanted to collect resources and stay on the ranking.

As long as Chen Huai'an becomes one of the top three experts on the Spirit Ranking, the Zhang family will not dare to provoke him. Even if they do, they will have to think twice.

"Brother Chen, what should we do next? The Zhang family is too despicable and shameless. They actually issued such a bounty in private. Doesn't the sect want to do anything about it?" Liu Qiaogui sighed.

Chen Huai'an's path to advancement was truly fraught with misfortune.

"What they're doing is within the rules. As long as no one dies, the sect won't interfere." Chen Huai'an finally understood that he and the Zhang family would be mortal enemies from now on.

"What should we do then? Are you still going to fight in the next battle?" Liu Qiaogui asked, unwilling to give up.

As long as Chen Huai'an wins another match, he will become a legend among the many water-carrying and handyman disciples. Even if he doesn't win, he can still benefit from the glory.

Chen Huai'an was filled with heroic spirit; at this moment, he seemed like a different person. "Go! Why not go? The Zhang family issued such a bounty for only one reason: the Zhang family is afraid. If the other side is afraid, what do I have to be afraid of? We'll meet force with force, and we'll fight if they want to fight."

"Yes, Brother Chen is right. The Zhang family must be afraid of you to issue such a bounty," Liu Qiaogui echoed.

"Alright, now I need to get myself in the right mindset. There's a tough battle waiting for me later."

If these people want to kill, then they must be prepared to be killed.

Actually, what Chen Huai'an was most worried about was not the upcoming battle, but that after the battle, these menial disciples would try to challenge him in various ways.

If that were the case, he would face endless challenges every day, leaving him no extra time for cultivation.

"Brother Chen, your opponent has appeared. It's Liu Mei, a female disciple at the eighth level of the late Body Refinement Realm." Liu Qiaogui jogged up to Chen Huai'an.