Starting With 100 Million Lives

Witnessing such a wager being reached right in front of him, Sect Leader Jiang felt it was quite absurd.

"Gentlemen, have you reconsidered?"

"Actually, this wager didn’t make much sense from the start..."

Brother Cheng didn’t possess a Celestial Heart at all.

So, from the beginning, the Celestial Palace had already lost.

However, before he could finish speaking, Yu Jin Daoist Venerable interrupted him.

"Jiang Cheng, rest assured, the entire Celestial Palace stands as your backing on this matter."

He patted Captain Jiang on the shoulder, encouraging him with a smile: "You don’t need to feel pressured. Resist the lures of the Evil Immortal and keep doing your own thing."

"As a genius of King Jia’s Dojo’s Upper Court, we trust in your loyalty!"

Earlier, he and the Celestial Palace’s high-ranking officials had looked into King Jia’s Dojo’s records. Jiang Cheng’s Celestial Heart was of Immortal Grade.

How could such a person drop to Middle-grade within a hundred thousand years?

Definitely, the Celestial Palace stands a safe bet to win this time!

Brother Cheng laughed in exasperation.

Old man, my entry into King Jia’s Dojo was entirely due to cheating!

Your trust is truly misplaced.

I’m actually not even part of your Celestial Palace’s camp.

Meanwhile, Yan Mu was also communicating with his daughter, emphatically advising her.

"Yan Yi, you now bear the fate of the entire Evil Immortal Realm."

"From the day you were born, I’ve known that you’ll eventually surpass me!"

"So, I believe in your resolve, knowing you’ll never be converted by the Celestial Palace."

Yan Yi nodded firmly, her eyes full of determination.

She was resolved to become the highest leader of the Evil Immortal Realm, determined to one day overthrow the Celestial Palace.

No one in the Evil Immortal Realm was purer than her.

"Father, rest assured, my resolve is firm, and I will always remain an Evil Immortal!"

"Good!"

Yan Mu was greatly relieved, and then added: "Your main task is to dismantle Jiang Cheng, understand?"

"Understood!"

Yan Yi was very clear about the significance of dismantling Jiang Cheng.

If his Celestial Heart were to drop to Middle-grade, it would spark a frenzied fifty thousand years for the entire Evil Immortal Realm.

The Three-Eyed Tiger beside them couldn’t bear it any longer.

He once again sent a message to Sect Leader Jiang.

"Brother, this isn’t right!"

"What happened?"

"For this woman to change you, she’d definitely have to get close to you. Isn’t that how love develops over time? That’s how it goes in stories, Brother, you’re really not playing fair here!"

Brother Cheng nearly laughed out of exasperation at this bizarre thinking.

"What are you thinking? This wager wasn’t my idea, I just opposed it moments ago!"

"Moreover, they’re betting their own bet; I don’t plan on wasting effort to change that Wolf Girl."

Though Yan Yi was truly stunning with a fiery figure, Sect Leader Jiang was still quite upstanding, otherwise, he wouldn’t have just cooperated with the Three-Eyed Tiger in acting to let him show off.

The Three-Eyed Tiger also realized this.

Given what he knew about Jiang Cheng, he knew Brother Cheng wouldn’t care about someone else’s wager from the start.

However, while he might not care, Yan Yi might!

At this rate, Yan Yi might even ’develop feelings and change heart’.

As for the fact that Yan Yi was really quite repulsed by him, he had chosen to forget selectively.

"Ahem!"

"Well, I also want to go to the Celestial Palace with Yan Yi!"

The two Daoist Venerables, who had just reached an agreement, were taken aback.

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable immediately frowned, his face full of displeasure.

"What’s it to you, Tiger Demon? Hurry back!"

"If it weren’t for the fact that you hail from the Land of Dao Extinction and aren’t an Evil Immortal, I’d have wiped you out long ago!"

He knew Three-Eyed Tiger’s background.

This Tiger Demon was notorious for his laziness, even famous in the Land of Dao Extinction.

But standing behind him was a White Tiger Daoist Venerable with formidable combat prowess, someone even the Celestial Palace had to be wary of.

The Three-Eyed Tiger was not afraid of him at all.

He joked, with Brother Cheng’s Resurrection Spring Water around, he dared to act recklessly.

"Yan Yi’s journey to the Celestial Palace all by herself, into an enemy camp full of foes, how dangerous and helpless! How can I sit idly by?"

He raised his arm and called out, "I want to accompany her, to protect her!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yi was secretly bewildered.

This Tiger Demon was surprisingly decent; had she misjudged him before?

Deep down, she considered the Three-Eyed Tiger someone whom she could trust and rely on for the coming time.

Well, just temporarily.

On the side, Yan Mu Daoist Venerable had been observing the Three-Eyed Tiger’s attempt for leniency on Yan Yi’s behalf earlier.

He too felt that the Three-Eyed Tiger was trustworthy.

"Yu Jin Daoist Venerable, let this Tiger Demon enter the Celestial Palace as well. He’s not an Evil Immortal, belongs to a third party, and can rightfully act as a witness to prevent Jiang Cheng from bullying Yan Yi!"

"This..."

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable gritted his teeth, forced to retrieve his Communication Immortal Artifact and consult those above.

This time it only took half a quarter of an hour before a reply came down.

"He may accompany."

"But after Yan Yi and the Three-Eyed Tiger enter the Celestial Palace, they must strictly adhere to the Celestial Palace’s laws."

"If the Three-Eyed Tiger unjustly kills a single Immortal Official, the Celestial Palace will not forgive!"

"If Yan Yi unjustly kills a single Immortal Official, the wager counts as a loss for your Evil Immortal Realm."

"Deal!"

They came to an agreement, but Brother Cheng didn’t want to make a deal.

"What’s going on, you all want to bet, but I have no intention of betting."

Using me, Brother Cheng, as a part of this wager without even considering my opinion?

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable frowned: "Jiang Cheng, what do you mean by this? This is a major affair for the Celestial Palace..."

But Brother Cheng was having none of it.

"I’m the one putting in the effort, so without some benefits, I lack motivation!"

He rubbed his fingers together.

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable was lost for words.

He had never seen such a top-grade individual in his life.

If another Immortal had been in charge of the entire Celestial Palace’s mission, they’d have been honored beyond belief.

But this guy actually dares to make conditions.

Yet, whether they win the wager depends on him.

"Hahaha!"

Opposite, Yan Mu Daoist Venerable saw this scene and was immediately schadenfreude.

"Exactly, Yu Jin, you want others to exert effort, how can you not offer any rewards? I’ve given Yan Yi the best, are you Celestial Palace really so stingy..."

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable had no choice but to grit his teeth: "What do you want?"

"Pills and Primordial Immortal Crystals, I need some of those, I’m not picky..."

"Fine, fine, they’re all yours!"

Yu Jin Daoist Venerable begrudgingly took out a Storage Ring and thrust it into his hand.

"You’d better work hard for me. If this wager isn’t won, and we come after you, you’ll have to return these with interest!"

Brother Cheng happily received the Storage Ring, and after a brief scan with his Divine Thought, he was overjoyed to see the mountain of bottles and jars inside.

Nothing that reached his hands ever returned them.

"Alright, alright, I won’t let you down."

Then he turned to Yan Mu Daoist Venerable once more.

He rubbed his fingers together again.

"Ahem, your daughter will be with me from now on, eating my food, using my things, and these living expenses are money too. How about prepaying some?"

Poof!

This time even the Three-Eyed Tiger couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of water.

Brother, you’re something else!

Faced with the two behemoths of the Celestial Palace and Evil Immortal Realm, daring to extort both sides.