Ling Xiao blended into the crowd and didn't see any unusual behavior from him, but after turning a few streets, he easily shook off the tail behind him.
"Why are you bullying me, a foreigner?"
Ling Xiao sighed.
As soon as some casual cultivators heard that he was from the country, they immediately followed him and tried to do some tricks. The world is really dangerous!
He passed by a gambling house and couldn't help but go in.
Gambling houses, like brothels, are very common in the world of immortality and are considered a popular industry.
Most low-level monks are very idle every day, unable to improve their cultivation, let alone boring training, so they can only go to gambling houses or brothels.
As for the gambling houses, they bet on everything.
The most common items are those monks who attract attention.
For example, betting on whether so-and-so can build a foundation, betting on whether so-and-so can form a pill, betting on whether so-and-so's family and so-and-so's family will get married, etc. The projects are all kinds of weird and imaginable.
But now, in front of the Chengyun Competition, these small projects have all stood aside.
As soon as he entered the gambling house, Ling Xiao saw several large notice boards, which listed the names of a series of contestants and the odds of their final ranking.
Ling Xiao smiled slightly and checked it carefully.
Gambling houses are often very well-informed, and the monks who open the market immediately must be famous and their strength can be imagined.
Ling Xiao wrote down their names.
If you are unlucky enough to get it, you have to be very energetic.
Looking around, Ling Xiao found that everyone's odds of winning the top prize were ridiculously high.
It seems that the Chengyun Competition is indeed full of strong players and full of uncertainties, so much so that even gambling houses dare not be overly optimistic about a certain contestant.
After reading and about to leave, Ling Xiao stopped and looked around a corner.
There is also a small bulletin board there, with some vaguely familiar names on it.
Ling Xiao frowned, took a closer look, and couldn't help but be speechless.
It was actually Dong Qingran's bet on which immortal sect she would eventually join as a guest official.
Unexpectedly, in just three days, this woman was noticed by the gambling house, and there were many people betting on her!
What surprised Ling Xiao was that Hu Qishan, who was the first to contact Dong Qingran, was not the most favored in terms of odds.
The most promising sect is the "Chun Yang Sword Sect", and the odds are extremely low. It seems that Dong Qingran will join the Chunyang Sword Sect, which is almost a certainty.
"Can she find a job?"
Ling Xiao couldn't help but feel worried.
That woman definitely has no interview experience, so don't show any timidity.
After thinking about it for a while, he burst into laughter.
Dong Qingran is in the middle stage of Jindan. When looking for a job, he talks directly to his boss. Who does he have to worry about?
He left the gambling house and returned to the inn.
One advantage of the Chengyun Competition is that you don’t need to draw lots in person. The Huntian Alliance will directly announce the draw results seven days later.
As soon as I heard it, it was full of shady stories.
But it saves trouble.
For the next seven days, Ling Xiao stayed at home in a small inn. In addition to daily practice, he studied talismans.
Not a bad harvest!
He successfully sorted out some new insights and initially integrated them into the Five Thunder Zhengfa that he was most familiar with, which increased the power of the Heavy Thunder Blade Talisman and the Green Spirit Lock Talisman by about 5%!
"We have encountered a bottleneck. Next we need to study the Dragon Breath Talisman to see if we can draw parallels. As for the Army-breaking Talisman, I don't seem to be able to improve it yet. Is it really a second-level Talisman?"
Ling Xiao muttered to himself, walked out of the inn, and walked towards the nearby bulletin board.
Today is the day for the draw announcement.
Of course, the scene was very lively and exciting, even more exciting than the Chinese New Year. There were rays of light floating in the air, and sounds of exclamation came from time to time.
You don't need to look to know that it is those famous casual cultivators who have drawn opponents of the same level.
Moreover, there were many people at the scene holding their betting tickets, comparing the lottery tables, and analyzing the situation of the competition at that time, as if they were more concerned about the competition than themselves.
Ling Xiao finally found himself among the many names, and his face immediately turned dark.
"Yuan Li?"
Ling Xiao read out his opponent's name and frowned slightly.
He remembered seeing this name in a gambling shop.
This guy was one of the first contestants to post a handicap.
"What a bad luck, what are you afraid of?" Ling Xiao felt helpless.
After squeezing out of the crowd, Ling Xiao went to the gambling house again.
In order to attract people to place bets, gambling houses often give some brief introductions to the contestants above, so that people who don't know anything can pretend to be knowledgeable and participate, bet or analyze the situation.
The only comfort Ling Xiao felt was that he could obtain some basic information about this "Yuan Li" in the gambling house, but Yuan Li knew nothing about him.
As soon as he entered the gambling house, Ling Xiao saw many people discussing the first round of draws intensely.
Even most of them are Qi refining monks.
They were very interested, commenting on the combat prowess of the foundation-building monks, analyzing which ones were stronger and which ones were weaker.
Ling Xiao looked at the board.
As the first draw concluded, the odds naturally changed.
Ling Xiao didn't look at anyone else and quickly found Yuan Li - Ling Xiao's business.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Li's odds of advancing were quite satisfactory, and the bookmakers favored a close battle!
Ling Xiao's face turned darker.
what's the situation?
"Who is this Ling Xiao? I have never heard of it, and there is no information on it, but why are Yuan Li's odds so weird?"
"Look, are you inexperienced? This Ling Xiao seems to be a trustee of the gambling house. He deliberately makes you feel mysterious and may upset you, luring you to bet."
"Isn't that too despicable? I won't be fooled, I want to escort Yuan Li!"
"What if Yuan Li also colludes with the gambling house?"
"..."
Ling Xiao couldn't help crying or laughing when he heard the comments from the people around him.
Is the gambling boss here?
Could you please pay the pawnbroker's salary?
He didn't understand.
Could it be that the gambling house also has its own information?
He never imagined that his dual cultivation of law and body had already fallen into the eyes of interested people.
Since you can’t figure it out, then don’t think about it.
Ling Xiao wrote down the information about Yuan Li.
A monk in the middle stage of foundation building, a talisman cultivator?
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Such familiar words.
It seems that when the time comes, it will be an interesting battle.
He smiled.
Looking around, Ling Xiao grabbed a waiter from a gambling shop and asked, "Has Dong Qingran's handicap been settled? What's the result? Let me see if I made the right bet."
The waiter took out a jade slip, examined it for a moment, then cast a curtain of light and said with a smile: "Sir, Senior Dong Qingran finally joined the Chunyang Sword Sect. If your bet is right, you can take the receipt to the counter to exchange it."
"Looks like I'm not very lucky."
Ling Xiao sighed and left the gambling house.
The first round of the Cloud Riding Competition has the largest number of participants and will last three days and three nights.
Ling Xiao's competition was held the next day.
You need to adjust your condition well.
It’s about spiritual stones, so get serious, Ling Xiao.
