The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

Li Fansong was lectured again, and slightly annoyed, he stubbornly replied.

"Haha, so according to you, this Ascension Pavilion must be very valuable to Snow Moon City, right?"

"Of course! It's said that the construction of the Ascension Pavilion alone cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!"

Li Fansong responded without hesitation.

"This Ascension Pavilion, well... it's not that Snow Moon City has so much money that it doesn't know what to do with it, that it has to spend so much money to build a tall building."

"The main thing is, as a place for trials, the Ascension Pavilion must be solid enough, right?"

"As a landmark building of Snowmoon City, it must be magnificent, considering the scarcity of materials and the difficulty of its construction."

"So I don't think several hundred thousand taels is expensive at all for the Ascension Pavilion!"

"However, even though that's true, it's not easy for Snow Moon City, one of the four great cities of the martial world, to produce hundreds of thousands of units at once. Of course, they are very precious!"

Li Fansong then told everything he knew.

"Wow! It seems this young benefactor knows quite a lot."

"If I, a monk, told you that the Ascension Pavilion would eventually be split into three pieces, would you believe me?"

Upon hearing what Li Xiuyuan said, Li Fansong was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he shook his head repeatedly like a rattle-drum.

"Impossible! Didn't I just say that the materials used in the Ascension Pavilion are extremely rare and hard? Even a regular cultivator... wait!"

"You mean, the Sword Immortal will make a move?"

Li Xiuyuan nodded in agreement.

"Yes, see this lazy bum next to me who's been eating all day? He came to Snowmoon City to find the Snowmoon Sword Immortal!"

"And according to my calculations, the Snow Moon Sword Immortal will appear when he reaches the top of the pavilion."

"With a single sword strike, the left half of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion was cleaved in two!"

"Then, you, young benefactor, also wished to witness the power of the sword immortal's sword, so you leaped up and challenged him to a sword duel."

"The final result was that the opponent's second sword strike cleaved the right half of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion!"

"And you... it was during this process that you suffered a bloody calamity, at the very least... you were seriously injured!"

Li Xiuyuan's words struck Li Fansong's heart like a thunderbolt.

He recalled the story he had heard on Wangcheng Mountain, the story of the old beggar who broke into the Dengtian Pavilion and climbed up to the fifteenth floor!

Hmm... I don't know why, but in the end, there were indeed "immortal" level, late-stage Great Freedom Realm or higher combatants who made a move!

That's right, it's the Gun Immortal Sikong Changfeng!

He turned the storm that had engulfed the city into a single shot, directly knocking the old beggar down. There really is such a case!

and so……

"That's not right! As the third city lord of Snow Moon City, Senior Gun Immortal naturally knows the value of the Ascension Pavilion."

"So when he turned the storm of the entire city into a single shot in the battle, he deliberately controlled his power so that it did not affect the Ascension Pavilion."

"Although the Snow Moon Sword Immortal is rather cold-hearted, it is said that she rarely appears in public for some reason, and no one knows her way of doing things."

"But she is, after all, the second city lord of Snow Moon City, and should also know the value of the Ascension Pavilion!"

"How could the Heavenly Pavilion be split into three pieces so easily?"

Li Fansong noticed something suspicious and directly refuted Li Xiuyuan's seemingly flawless statement.

"Haha, so you mean, young benefactor, you don't believe what I say?"

"It's better if you don't believe me! If you did, how would I bet with you?"

"So, are you going to gamble or not? Or do you want to analyze it further, or even do some calculations yourself?"

After hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Li Fansong fell silent for a moment.

He wanted to do the calculation on the spot, as the other party suggested! But the problem was, he couldn't calculate it.

Although he had mastered all the skills, he was only talented in swordsmanship and had inherited more sword techniques.

He wasn't very proficient in divination techniques either; he had only mastered the first level of the Qi Observation Technique.

Of course, considering his age and the other disciples, his lack of proficiency and the fact that he had only reached the first level of the Qi Observation Technique was already quite impressive...

"I... okay, I'll bet with you!"

He was unable to make on-site calculations because his aura-gazing technique could not be used on buildings.

But didn't he just hear that the guy eating next door... what was his name again?

Fine, I'll just call him "little blockhead" like he does.

He had just heard that the little fool was also going to the Heavenly Pavilion, and that he had also been slashed by a sword!

He only needs to look at the other person's fortune to roughly predict whether he will suffer a bloody disaster.

Just do it if you have an idea.

Li Fansong secretly observed Lei Wujie using his aura-gazing technique, and after discovering that Lei Wujie would not suffer any injuries during his ascent to the Heavenly Pavilion, he...

He readily agreed to Li Xiuyuan's bet!

"As for what to bet on... how about we bet on three days of food and drinks, three meals a day?"

"I have been traveling since I came from Wangcheng Mountain. During this time, in order to make a living, I have taken on a lot of bounties for those vicious people, and I still have some silver in hand."

"If you win, I'll treat you to three days of meals as I said, but if you lose... I only want you to pay for this one meal. What do you think?"

Li Fansong's tone gradually became more confident as he refined the terms of the bet.

As for Li Xiuyuan, he naturally knew that Li Fansong had secretly used the Qi-observation technique on Lei Wujie.

But what he was thinking was, why are you comparing yourself to someone with the strongest connections?

He's Li Hanyi's younger brother. Even if he leaked his sword energy because he was angry, his body's subconscious reaction wouldn't be directed at him!

"Okay, okay, let's bet on this then. But I won't take advantage of you, so let's adjust our bets to be the same!"

"Even if I, the monk, lose, I will still treat you to nine meals like this over three days!"

"Hmm... don't worry about me being broke, this monk next to me, Mr. Xiao, is very wealthy!"

Xiao Se, who was suddenly tagged, felt a vein throbbing on his forehead.

But unexpectedly, apart from his face darkening, he didn't say anything else, because he felt that this mad monk wouldn't lose!

His calculations were indeed quite insightful!

Even if I don't know if it can compare to the Celestial Masters of Wangcheng Mountain, it is still concise and frighteningly accurate!

On the other hand, Li Fansong, who was sitting opposite him, also noticed the change in the expression of this so-called Boss Xiao, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Could it be that Master Daoji really has some skills?"

"Although we've only known each other for a short time, this Boss Xiao is definitely not stupid, and he seems to value money very much!"

"If he's so convinced of it, then I... no, how can I question my own cultivation?"

"Didn't we just calculate everything?"

"Even that 'little blockhead' didn't get hurt, so even if my cultivation level isn't much lower than his, I shouldn't be seriously injured, right?"

"This time, I'm definitely going to win!"

Li Fansong secretly strengthened his resolve, and then asked Lei Wujie when they could begin their challenge of the pavilion.

At first, this guy wasn't happy; he hadn't eaten such delicious food in ages!

He thought that eating a little more would be good, and he needed to properly soothe his stomach.

But it was at this moment that a familiar sensation came from the top of his head.

Lei Wujie could only walk towards the Ascending Heaven Pavilion with a resentful and unwilling expression, carrying the Killing Fear Sword that Tang Lian had picked up for him and then returned to him!

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Chapter 68 Lei Wujie: I really want to take another one of Daoji's Leg-Stretching and Eye-Gazing Pills~

"Lei Wujie of the Lei family from the Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall has come to pay his respects!"

"Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall, Lei Family, Lei Wujie..."

"Lei Wujie of the Lei family has come to pay his respects..."

Following that, Lei Wujie was pulled up from the dinner table by Li Xiuyuan through coercion rather than inducement.

Originally, this little idiot was quite reluctant, but when he officially entered the pavilion and saw the magnificent decorations inside, as well as the disciples guarding the pavilion on the first few floors who stood obediently in the center of the venue waiting for people to arrive, looking like experts, all his resentment was instantly replaced by fighting spirit and excitement!

He climbed up the stairs, introducing himself at each level.

By the time he reached the tenth floor, he was too lazy to say anything more.

If it weren't for the fact that the disciples on each level were indeed stronger than those on the previous level, and that the fifteenth level was staffed by elders at least at the Vajra Mortal Realm, giving him something to look forward to, his excitement and enthusiasm would have long since faded!

After all, it's easy to see that along the way, he's encountered nothing but masters.

This made him think that there were too many experts in this world, while he himself was as weak as someone who had just left the beginner village!

But in reality, this world is mostly made up of ordinary people and martial artists with average cultivation levels!

Just like when he was trying to get to the first ten levels of the Ascension Pavilion, he thought that the people who came to guard the Ascension Pavilion, being disciples of Snow Moon City, would be very powerful!

Even if he was confident in his strength and had the ability to reach the fifteenth floor, it should at least be a fierce battle, right?

But the result?

Rank 6, Rank 5, Rank 4, Rank 4 peak...

He's already on the tenth floor, and he's encountered the disciple from Snow Moon City with the highest cultivation level. It's said that the other party is among the top ten of the younger generation in Snow Moon City.

That's only the peak of the second rank, just one step away from entering the first stage of the first rank, which is the Vajra Mortal Realm!

"Sigh, there are still four floors left before we encounter the guardian elder. I wonder which elder it will be?"

"Wait... I don't seem to know which elders Snowmoon City has? Hahaha."

"But it doesn't matter. Now, after receiving the Leg-Stretching and Eye-Staring Pill from Daoji, I have cultivated for so long."