Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Shameless! (Eighth update)
Translator: 549690339
Hearing Yang Zhen’s words, Hua Youyue looked at Yang Zhen, her face pale, and her body trembling. Medicine Elder’s complexion also turned pale, hastily supporting Hua Youyue.
Once this oath was uttered, the outcome was irreversible. Otherwise, Yang Zhen would undoubtedly suffer the backlash of his heart demon and would experience unbearable pain for the rest of his life.
The Scoundrel Cat, not knowing when, had crawled up onto the roof. Hearing these words, it quivered, looked up, and mumbled to itself, “This doesn’t seem right. Such a malicious and ruthless oath to heart demons… should provoke a violet sky astronomical phenomenon…”
Mumbling this, the Scoundrel Cat’s eyes suddenly widened. “Damn it, is this kid playing tricks?”
Yang Zhen anxiously glanced mid-air, and sighed in relief with a smirk.
“Damn it, I nearly died of fright. I really can’t swear casually in this world. But when it comes to psychological warfare and language arts, watch me play you all to death!” he thought to himself.
Everyone was startled by Yang Zhen’s thunderous oath to his heart demon. They looked up at the thunderous sky in horror and then apprehensively towards the Alchemist Refining Grandmaster.
Yang Zhen narrowed his eyes and said to the Grandmaster in a steady voice, “And what if you lose, Grandmaster?”
“You… have you gone mad?” Alchemist Refining Grandmaster’s face changed dramatically. He took two steps back and looked at Yang Zhen in disbelief.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, stared at the Grandmaster, and said, “If you lose, you will return the formula and the medicine to the Changyue Tower, apologize publicly on East Forest Island, and take an oath on your heart demon that you will not manufacture drugs in your lifetime and will stay out of the affairs of East Forest Island’s medicine deputies. When you see someone from the Changyue Tower, you will make a detour. Do you dare to?”
“Upon what authority?” Alchemist Refining Grandmaster’s face turned dark green, pointing at Yang Zhen and said, “Who do you think you are depriving me of concocting medicine?”
An Alchemist Refining Grandmaster not concocting medicines from this day forth is equivalent to a waste person, as his realm will never be elevated again.
Not only that, but Yang Zhen also wanted him to publicly apologize and even take detours. If he really lost, he would feel utterly disgraced staying on East Forest Island.
Upon hearing Yang Zhen’s words, Hua Youyue trembled and looked at Yang Zhen, her eyes shimmering with complex emotions. She bit her lower lip while her eyes gradually moistened.
Nobody could believe that Yang Zhen would take such risky measures, and even risk his life for Changyue Tower, and for Hua Youyue. If the encounter between these two was an ordinary gamble, it had now become a life-and-death challenge initiated by Yang Zhen due to his heart demon.
Hua Youyue stared at Yang Zhen, speechless.
Maybe to Alchemist Refining Grandmaster, Yang Zhen’s life wasn’t worth such a commitment. But in Hua Youyue’s eyes, Yang Zhen’s devotion to Changyue Tower and her was incomparable.
Yang Zhen sneered, took a step forward to look at the Alchemist Refining Grandmaster, and pressed him incessantly, “You dare not?”
“How presumptuous!” Alchemist Refining Grandmaster took a step back, stared at Yang Zhen with fury, and said, “What do you think you…”
“What if I add the Heart Sutra of the Medicine Madman?” Yang Zhen said casually.
“What?”
Alchemist Refining Grandmaster staggered three steps backward until he hit the door. He gazed greedily at Yang Zhen with an astonished face, stopped breathing, pointed at Yang Zhen and said, “Is… everything you said true?”
Yang Zhen shrugged and said nonchalantly, “Is it true or false? You’re unqualified to know, you coward who dare not even gamble!”
The crowd around him was shocked and stared at Yang Zhen aghast.
Even Medicine Elder was no exception, his eyes widening in surprise as he mutteringly looked at Yang Zhen, “The Heart Sutra of the Medicine Madman, where… where did he get it?”
“Who is the Medicine Madman?”
“You don’t know about the Medicine Madman? He was a remarkable Alchemist talent two thousand years ago, always capable of refining the quality of pills that would become successful, with the most unusual methods. Moreover… Moreover…”
“What’s more, speak it out, damn it!”
“Moreover, it’s rumored that the Medicine Madman is a weird person in the alchemy world. He had various pill formulas on him, and at one point, he was even known as a human pill library. There was a rumor that he had inherited the legacy of the Pill Saint!”
“What?” A group of people around them simultaneously exclaimed, shocked, “Such a badass, why have we never heard of this Medicine Madman?”
The person sighed and said, “The Medicine Madman is called that because he only cared about refining Dan in his life and was extremely crazy. To find a legendary herb, he even rushed into the Forbidden Land of Life and never returned.”
“What?” The crowd jumped, “He actually went to the Forbidden Land of Life. He really is a complete madman.”
The Forbidden Land of Life had always been a taboo place in the Nether State continent, nearly making everyone who heard its name shudder.
In that place, anyone present, even if they dared to go a hundred feet in, would unquestionably meet their end.
“Good!”
Grandmaster Ma took a deep breath, and shouted out loud.
After exchanging a glance with Fan Tong, Grandmaster Ma then spoke to Yang Zhen, “If you can prove that you have the handwritten notes of Medicine Madman, the old man will take the bet with you!”
“I won’t prove it!” Yang Zhen glared, “You fucking bet or not, if you don’t bet and return our Dan medicine and formula, we will spread rumors about you, defaming you, and even expose how you like to spend your nights at the Blue Moon Building.”
The mangy cat, who was still licking its paws, stiffened and fell from the roof with a clatter, looking at Yang Zhen in disbelief, “Damn, that’s incredible! This scandal is expertly crafted!”
Sure enough, when these words came out, everyone’s gaze became strange.
The Blue Moon Building on East Forest Island was a very special place where all physiological needs could be met for a price. It was often quite lewd, with even many men seeking thrills from those with particular masochistic tendencies.
Everyone looked at Grandmaster Ma with strange expressions, which grew stranger as the murmurings and whispers grew louder and louder, becoming more and more lively.
Not to mention the people around, even Grandmaster Ma’s disciple Yan Feng’s gaze towards Grandmaster Ma became strange, and for some reason, he blushed.
“Bastard! Absolute Bastard!” Grandmaster Ma was trembling with anger, pointing at Yang Zhen saying, “You…you’re a little boy full of nonsense, this is slander! I’ve never been to such a place!”
Yang Zhen marveled, with a stoic expression, asking, “Are you betting?”
Grandmaster Ma, furious and defeated, was about to speak when the mangy cat leaned in to ask Yang Zhen, “Oh my, the weird person we see all the time, is it really this old dude?”
The cat’s expression was a classic one that knit perfectly into the situation, leaving Yang Zhen speechless.
Fuck, this mangy cat had the potential of an Oscar-winning actor. In the future, it could be groomed. It was tackling the issue head-on, hitting the nail on the head.
“You!” Grandmaster Ma’s beard stood straight with anger, pointing at Yang Zhen, and said, “Fine, the old man will bet with you! No one can save your life today!”
Boom!
A streak of purple thunder shot across the sky, and everyone gawked in astonishment.
“This… This is ’embarrassed into anger’ huh!” The mangy cat shook its head, staring with wonder at the purple thunder, then sighed, looking at Grandmaster Ma with pity.
The rest of the crowd became excited. Dan debating was an exciting event, and watching it firsthand, even for an ordinary practitioner, was an incredibly enlightening experience, leading to a profound understanding of various Dans.
Everyone excitedly watched Yang Zhen and Grandmaster Ma, waiting for the Dan debate to begin.
Grandmaster Ma sneered, saying, “Since the betting has been set, let Grandmaster Fan be the witness, and let him select the Dan for debating, alright?”
“Fair Master Fan is the fairest, this is a good idea!”
“Grandmaster Ma is worthy of his title, not taking any advantage of Yang Zhen.”
“This is how a gentleman behaves!”
No one noticed the strange smile that crept up at the corner of Yang Zhen’s mouth..