Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"I thought I'd be seeing one of those grand and glamorous casinos..."

Zhang Ruoxue muttered to herself, "It would be best if they had alcohol on hand."

—This girl just tasted Yunping's wine in Tianyu's carriage, and now she's almost craving it.

thump!

Before Yunping could reply, a figure darted out from the entrance of the manor in front of them.

No, to correct you—it was thrown out.

He was an old man with a frail appearance, loose, wrinkled skin, and a thin frame. Judging from his Taoist robe and limbs, he did not seem to be a demon, but a human cultivator.

At this moment, he seemed to have lost his spiritual energy, lying helplessly on the ground. His arms, which looked withered and skin and bones, had no strength to support him to get up. His facial features were almost curled up, his skin was sallow, and even his flesh and meridians were almost completely aged.

His gaze seemed to catch Yun Ping and the others, and that hopeful look, like seeing a glimmer of dawn in despair, was immediately cast onto Yun Ping. He opened his mouth slightly, but the words that were on the tip of his tongue could not be uttered.

—Help me.

The man's lips moved, and although he didn't actually utter any words, the movement of his lips clearly indicated that he was pleading for help.

Ye Yuchan, of course, also witnessed this scene. She tugged at Yun Ping's sleeve, her heart pounding, and said, "You old rogue, this is…"

"He lost the bet."

Faced with his disciple's question, Yun Ping's answer was quite concise. He coldly shifted his gaze away from the human cultivator and said, "He wagered his lifespan in this casino, making a big bet. If he wins, he will gain a lot, but—"

"It's obvious he lost."

When Yunping said these words, he remained calm, because such things were too common in the Fat and Thin Gambling House, and were also commonplace in Chaos City.

But Duan Xingchen didn't think so...

She quickly stepped forward, reached out to help the rapidly aging cultivator who was barely able to keep his mind at ease, and subconsciously wanted to pour her own spiritual energy into him.

As the Holy Maiden of the Holy Feather Sect, Duan Xingchen could never bear to see others suffer. In this desperate situation, she couldn't bear to stand by and watch someone die.

That being said—

"You'll only hurt him by doing this."

Yunping's words caused Duan Xingchen to abruptly stop in his tracks.

"why?"

"Because his physical body is aging rapidly, his lifespan has been gambled away by the people in the gambling den. His physical body is now completely unable to withstand your spiritual energy. No matter how much spiritual energy you input into him, his meridians and spiritual roots will completely explode because they cannot withstand it."

"You're only making him die faster by doing this."

As Yun Ping spoke, he came to Duan Xingchen's side, glanced at the human cultivator who was lying on the ground, his lips trembling slightly, and casually cast a few spells. The light of spiritual energy immediately enveloped the cultivator's head.

In an instant, the heart-stopping aging stopped. Although he still looked like he was in his seventies or eighties, his lifespan did not decline any further.

He seemed to sense something and cast a look of immense gratitude at Yunping.

Yun Ping didn't care about this and turned to Duan Xingchen, saying, "Alright, his aging process has temporarily stopped. Can we go in now, our kind-hearted Holy Maiden?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "kind-hearted." In fact, if it weren't for Duan Xingchen, he really wouldn't have bothered with this cultivator who had lost his lifespan.

This kind of thing happens all the time in the Fat and Thin Casino; he's used to it.

Duan Xingchen's pretty face flushed slightly. She glanced at the cultivator lying on the ground, slowly falling asleep, and asked, "But he still looks very..."

"That's because he has already lost a lot of time. At most, I can only stop him from aging and prevent him from dying here immediately. But the past... no one can turn back time."

Yunping turned away helplessly, a hint of sorrow creeping into his voice.

"Just like no one can bring someone back to life."

No one could perceive this sorrow, not even Duan Xingchen, nor Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue.

Duan Xingchen slowly stood up. She glanced at the seemingly unremarkable manor, and a sense of fear involuntarily rose in her heart.

If you lose a bet, you'll lose something in return...

Even the soul.

Duan Xingchen unconsciously thought of what Yun Ping had said in the carriage earlier.

If she really lost everything else, would she risk her lifespan or soul for that last time, just for that problem that had troubled her for countless years?

She thought for a moment, and the scene that had appeared countless times in her dreams popped into her mind again—

Blood, twisted demons, the cries of female monks...

And that figure standing before him, like a guardian deity, impervious to any outside intrusion.

That back view, which was clearly not human, made her feel incredibly at ease.

Clearly, the Fat and Thin Casino is her only chance.

If we really have to gamble with our souls...

My thoughts were abruptly interrupted at this point.

Because suddenly a woman with a charming figure and a full, well-proportioned body appeared in front of them.

"This is really troublesome."

The moment she opened her mouth, the air seemed to freeze. A hidden domineering aura emerged from her piercing, purplish-black eyes, which were as sharp as blades. An arrogant and domineering presence naturally emanated from her.

A woman with long purple hair walked out of the manor, holding a tiger-headed, human-bodied demon by the neck with one hand, and walked with light steps toward the entrance of the manor.

Like throwing away trash, she tossed the immobile demon aside, and it landed right next to Duan Xingchen.

Duan Xingchen subconsciously glanced at the tiger-headed demon clan member who had landed beside him.

—He has already died.

Moreover, for some reason, when Duan Xingchen saw this person, she suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity, a feeling that seemed to cause a subtle distortion in her memory for a moment...

It was as if something suddenly popped into my mind.

And it was at this moment that the woman noticed Yunping and the others—

To be precise, he noticed a little demon who had been bewitched by Yunping's charm (seduction techniques).

She frowned, a hint of surprise in her voice: "Xiao Hua, what are you doing here?"

Xiao Hua?

acquaintance?

Yun Ping immediately understood. Before the woman could realize the charm spell, he quietly removed the charm spell from the demon named Xiao Hua. At the same time, he pretended to be nonchalant and waved to Duan Xingchen, who was in a daze.

"What are you standing there for? Let's go."

"what……"

Duan Xingchen snapped out of his daze, nodded, and then glanced curiously at the tall, slender woman with an extraordinary aura before following Yun Ping into the manor.

The woman had clearly noticed Duan Xingchen as well. A thoughtful expression appeared on her face as she watched the retreating figures of Yun Ping and the others. She narrowed her eyes, her lips slightly parted, and she was about to call out to them when—

"Sister Xiao? What's wrong...?"

The demon woman named Xiaohua snapped out of her spell, completely dazed... no, completely confused. She rubbed her forehead, a look of bewilderment on her face.

"I was about to ask you what happened," Xiao Mei said reproachfully, glaring at her with her small eyes, her tone still cold. "Why did you suddenly come here? Were those people with you?"

"Just now……"

Xiao Hua touched his head again, feeling a bit of a headache, and gasped.

Wait, something's not right... What just happened...?

There seemed to be something wrong with her memory. She vaguely remembered that she was hungry and happened to run into a group of human cultivators. She then thought about whether she should use them as a guinea pig and eat some of their souls to fill her stomach.

Then... then...

Eh?

And then what happened?

"I don't remember very well..." Xiao Hua looked at Xiao Mei with a mournful face and a very aggrieved expression: "Sister Xiao, have I been bewitched?"

Xiao Mei sighed: "You don't look like you've been cursed; you look more like you've been bewitched."

"Bewitching?!" Xiao Hua looked incredulous. "I'm a fox demon! You know my charm, Sister Xiao. How could I possibly be bewitched by someone?"

The fox demon clan's charm techniques are unparalleled in the world, especially those of fox demons like Xiao Hua who have cultivated for nearly ten thousand years. Their charm techniques are so powerful that they can even render cultivators around the Nascent Soul stage powerless to resist instantly.

Can it turn around and bewitch a fox demon?

Xiao Hua really didn't believe such a person existed.

“This Chaos City is not as simple as you think.” Xiao Mei reached out her jade hand and tapped the little fox demon’s head in front of her, saying, “The world is vast and full of wonders. Don’t think that your fox demon clan’s charm arts can dominate the three heavenly domains. There may be people more skilled in charm arts than you.”

"Hmm... Xiaohua understands..."

In front of Xiao Mei, this fox demon dared not refute much. Although she still believed that the fox demon group's charm was unparalleled, she could only obediently lower her head and look like a good child who knew her mistake and corrected it.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Mei sighed, not wanting to continue blaming her. She slowly turned around and said calmly, "Alright, come in with me. I'll get the answer soon too."

"Huh?!" Xiao Hua immediately perked up upon hearing this: "Sister Xiao, you're almost sure you know who that person is?"

"Yes, it'll be soon."

Xiao Mei nodded heavily, her eyes filled with solemnity.

"If I win just one more game, I will get the answer."

18. So the question is, how do we avoid creating a chaotic situation?

Ignoring the two demon women for the time being, Yunping led the three girls slowly into the manor.

Although the manor was spacious, it was almost entirely filled with gambling tables, leaving little room for anything else. Looking around, there were quite a few human cultivators with solemn expressions on their faces, most of them wearing Taoist robes to show their status.

—Of course, Yunping didn't recognize most of the Taoist robes.

On the contrary, Yunping recognized a few of the demons.

"big big big!"

As soon as you step inside the manor, you are greeted by a sound that is almost like a roar.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a young man covered in sweat, panting heavily, staring intently at the black dice cup in the center of the gambling table in front of him. His hands were gripping the edge of the table tightly, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and his fingers looked as if they were about to be embedded in the table.