Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Unlike Lao Yang's tension, Master Qingfeng sighed softly, clearly having relaxed.

I have two cards left, and it seems like I've already won no matter how I play them.

So without hesitation, he typed "get rich".

Old Sheep, disheartened, played the lowest possible score of five.

The thought of having half of his life's cultivation drained away soon made him start planning for the future.

If one loses half of their life's cultivation, their lifespan will be limited, and death will not be far off.

The results of the eighth round of play have been announced.

Master Qingfeng brought you wealth!

Old Sheep drew five!

However, this time Gou An did not continue to play 90,000 in descending order, but instead played "get rich" again.

Master Qingfeng frowned slightly upon seeing this, sensing an ominous feeling.

The remnant soul then spoke: "Someone has made a fortune, so the points are invalidated, and Qingmianzi's position remains unchanged."

"Since you both start your fortunes together, your points will cancel each other out, and your positions will remain unchanged!"

"What?!" Master Qingfeng was immediately shocked upon hearing this: "The special card 'Fortune' can also cancel each other out?"

The remnant soul nodded: "Of course, before the trial begins..."

The remnant soul pointed to Gou An beside him and said, "This fellow Daoist has already asked what happens when the points are the same!"

"I explained it myself; both of them reached their maximum score at the same time, but their positions were neither high nor low!"

"Even getting rich naturally is no exception!"

After the explanation, the three cards on the stone table disappeared simultaneously, and the positions of the three people on the steps remained unchanged!

However, this caused a dramatic change in the situation!

Gou An has nine points remaining and resides on the fourth floor.

Master Qingfeng has seven points remaining and resides on the third floor.

Old Sheep, with nine points remaining, also resides on the third floor.

In other words, the outcome of the final round is already decided!

Master Qingfeng turned a sure-win situation into a sure-loss situation!

He looked at Gou An beside him in disbelief, then questioned, "Did you do this on purpose? Why didn't you play nine? You would have won no matter what you played, why did you want to hurt me?"

Why didn't you continue playing your cards in order?

Why?

Master Qingfeng screamed with all his might, veins bulging on his forehead.

Just as Master Qingfeng said, Gou An is guaranteed to win regardless of whether he draws a nine or a fortune in this round.

Even if you go out with nine first, and then go out to make money, the ladder number can be raised to the sixth level.

In the current situation, the wealth is canceled out by the wealth, and the next round of nine will also cancel out with the old sheep's nine, resulting in only being able to stay on the fourth level.

Having understood this, Master Qingfeng was finally at ease and went out to make a fortune!

I never expected that Gou An would also make a fortune in the same way!

When the old sheep saw this demerit, he was overjoyed.

What was originally a hopeless situation was miraculously turned around.

He looked at Gou An, overjoyed, and exclaimed, "Fellow Daoist, you are truly my benefactor!"

Gou An was indeed doing it on purpose!

From the very beginning, Gou An deliberately played his cards in ascending order, regardless of the outcome of the situation.

The goal is to let the two of them figure out their own playing patterns, so that they can play a role in turning the tide of the battle at the crucial moment, which is this round.

Therefore, it was Old Sheep who advanced, not Master Qingfeng.

Why do this?

In fact, Gou An was choosing his next opponent.

Master Qingfeng's devotion deepened, and his cultivation level rose even higher!

After several rounds of trials, Gou An already knew that, as an opponent, Master Qingfeng was far more threatening than Old Sheep.

This idea has become even more solidified, especially after this round of competition.

Therefore, to ensure one's safety, one cannot allow oneself to have an even stronger opponent.

After comparing the two boxes, Gou An chose the old sheep!

At this moment, the remnant soul continued, "There's no need to play any more cards in the final round; the outcome is already decided!"

"Gou Zhenren and Qing Mianzi both have nine points left, the same number of points, and their positions remain unchanged."

"Master Qingfeng has seven points left, the lowest score..."

"According to the rules, being relegated to the second tier, which has the lowest altitude, will result in elimination!"

As he spoke, the remnant soul was about to raise its hand to withdraw its cultivation.

Master Qingfeng was extremely unwilling and shouted, "No!"

However, the power of the remnant soul far exceeded his own, and Master Qingfeng was unable to break free at all, only able to watch helplessly as his cultivation level slipped away.

After his cultivation was completely withdrawn, the already white-haired Master Qingfeng became even older, weaker, and nearing the end of his life.

He opened his mouth, looking at Gou An with resentment in his eyes, wanting to say something, but he couldn't make a sound at all.

The next instant, like the others before him, his body was enveloped in white light and he was eventually teleported out of the ancient tower space.

Old Sheep collapsed to the ground and let out a long sigh.

This feeling of surviving a disaster is what brings the most joy.

But the remnant soul didn't care about any of that. Like a machine without feelings, it waved its hand and opened the passage to the fifth floor of the pagoda.

"Come on up!" The remnant soul was the first to climb the stairs.

Gou An walked over and reached out his hand to the old sheep who was slumped on the ground.

"Is it still possible?"

Old Sheep looked up at Gou An, reached out and grabbed him, using the leverage to get up.

"It's alright, no problems for now!" Old Sheep breathed heavily a few times.

The two demons then ascended to the fifth floor of the pagoda together.

It's the same space, the same layout.

I just don't know what the trial on this level is about.

In the empty space, Gou An only noticed a glowing stone on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a spirit stone!

At the same time, the remnant soul waved its arm, lifting the two demons up again and placing them in two positions at the center of the spirit stone, where they stood facing each other.

"The fifth trial is very simple!" the remnant soul said. "It's called the Spirit Stone Competition!"

"You've all seen the spirit stone on the ground in front of you!"

As they spoke, a slender hourglass appeared above the spirit stone, suspended in mid-air.

The fine sand inside was quickly lost; Gou An estimated that each time it took only about a minute.

The remnant soul continued to explain the rules: "Every time the hourglass runs, the number of spirit stones in front of you will increase, and the number will increase more as you encounter more stones later."

"After each change, you can shout the word 'robbery'!"

"Whoever shouts first will receive the accumulated number of spirit stones at that time."

"If no one bids, the spirit stones will continue to increase until the number of spirit stones exceeds ten thousand. If no one bids again, the number will be automatically divided equally."

"The trial consists of three rounds!"

"After three rounds, the person with the most spirit stones wins, and the other person is eliminated after having their cultivation points drained!"

The remnant soul added, "However, there's one important point: even if you're eliminated, the spirit stones you obtain will go with you."

"The rules have been explained. Is there anything you don't understand?" the remnant soul asked.

"I have a question!" Gou An suddenly raised his hand.

"Ask!" The remnant soul nodded.

Gou An frowned slightly and asked, "What if the number of spirit stones is the same after three rounds?"

"The same number?" The remnant soul merely sneered, "If there really are the same number, then I can break the rules and count you all as having passed this trial!"

"However... I've never seen anything like this before!"

"And I believe this time will be no exception!"