"Vice Sect Master Tian, you said that Ye Zhen could pass through the third layer of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, and I admit there’s a certain possibility in that! However, when you say that the time Ye Zhen takes to battle his way out of the altar could rank among the top six or even top three, that is absolutely impossible!" After the argument escalated, Vice Sect Master Yao Sen asserted emphatically.
"Hmph, nothing is impossible! Vice Sect Master Yao, since you also said that it’s possible for Ye Zhen to break out of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, then making it into the top six is entirely possible too!" Tian Guizhang was unyielding.
On the side, Punishment Hall Elder Tus Bei, clad in a scarlet cloak, sat with his eyes half-closed, appearing totally indifferent to the ongoing quarrel—as if he hadn’t heard anything. However, a few commanders from the Sun and Moon Divine Guards seemed somewhat intrigued.
"Vice Sect Master Tian, I only said it was possible, not certain! In other words, if Ye Zhen were to emerge from the third layer of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, that would already be a challenge for him. Entering the top six? That’s nothing but a fool’s dream. Commander Jio, Commander Jiao, you agree, right?" Yao Sen said, chuckling as he looked towards Jiao Xi and Jio Yuanxiu.
As a staunch supporter of Yao Sen, Jiao Xi naturally chimed in with hearty laughter, mocking Tian Guizhang along with Yao Sen. As for Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu, he simply chuckled without taking a stand or getting involved.
"A fool’s dream? Vice Sect Master Yao, are you looking down on the members of our Moonlight Hall?" Fengh Qingyue was quite displeased.
"Haha, Master Fengh, I absolutely didn’t mean that, I simply don’t agree with Vice Sect Master Tian’s opinion! Moonlight Hall’s Ye Zhen does indeed have exceptional talent, and I too have high hopes for him, otherwise, how could he have joined Moonlight Hall?
However, Vice Sect Master Tian’s claim that Ye Zhen alone is worth ten men, that Ye Zhen, having just joined Moonlight Hall, could rank in the top six, how is that not astonishing?" Yao Sen said with a smile.
"In this world, nothing is impossible. Miracles can happen at any time! Just you wait and see, Vice Sect Master Yao!" Tian Guizhang still insisted.
"Yes, indeed miracles do occur from time to time in this world, but certainly not today..."
Watching the two argue back and forth, Fengh Qingyue’s eyes flickered, and suddenly she had an idea.
"You two have been arguing back and forth, aren’t you tired of talking? In my view, why don’t you two have a real contest and bet on your judgments!" Fengh Qingyue suddenly proposed.
"A real contest? Him? He was already my defeated opponent years ago!" Tian Guizhang said mercilessly.
A sharp look crossed Yao Sen’s face, "You said it yourself, that was years ago! Since Master Fengh has made this suggestion, why don’t we indeed have a real contest?"
Yao Sen appeared eager to try, and Tian Guizhang’s eyes suddenly became as sharp as daggers, making the atmosphere between the two suddenly grow tense.
Fengh Qingyue’s light laughter appropriately broke this tense atmosphere, "Vice Sect Master Tian, Vice Sect Master Yao, you both have misunderstood my intention.
Since both of you are so firmly opinionated and neither of you will concede, why not bet on who is right about their judgment?"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
The two voices agreeing rang out almost simultaneously, and after such a long argument, neither wanted to appear defeated. Now that Fengh Qingyue brought up betting, anyone who refused would essentially be admitting defeat!
"I’ll bet 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals that Ye Zhen’s time to emerge from the Sun and Moon Divine Altar will rank within the top six!" Tian Guizhang quickly said.
"Only 100,000?"
A cunning gleam flashed through Yao Sen’s eyes, "100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals is too little! Old Tian, I heard you spent all your savings at the treasure auction, don’t tell me you’re so poor you can only bring out 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals?"
"If you dare bet that Ye Zhen’s time to break out of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar can make it into the top three, I’ll wager 300,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals against you. Do you dare?" Yao Sen stared at Tian Guizhang.
Seeing Tian Guizhang suddenly look somewhat embarrassed, the smile on Yao Sen’s face grew bigger, "What’s the matter, too scared, or too poor to even bring out 300,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals? Of course, if you, Old Tian, are short on Spirit Crystals, just ask me. We’ve been friends for so many years, I absolutely wouldn’t refuse you!"
The more he spoke, the more triumphant Yao Sen’s expression became.
Suddenly, Tian Guizhang clenched his teeth, and his gaze turned towards Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Second Commander Chen Changxing, "Changxing, lend me 300,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"
"Fine!"
Without a second word, 300,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals were stacked in front of Tian Guizhang, who then took out the only 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals he had from his storage ring, and shouted towards Yao Sen.
"Old Yao, 400,000 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, dare to bet?"
"The top three?" Yao Sen didn’t immediately agree but clarified first.
This was Yao Sen’s shrewdness, as he had previously stated, based on Ye Zhen’s past performance, the possibility of him succeeding in this trial of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar was very high, in his opinion, as high as ninety percent.
Yao Sen had pondered carefully. According to the results of the last semi-annual grand competition, fifteen martial artists successfully completed the trial of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar. If Ye Zhen could succeed, the probability of his time making it into the top ten was quite high, and even entering the top six was somewhat possible.
But the top three? That was essentially impossible.
Yao Sen was able to hold the high position of Vice Sect Master within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect because he had always been extremely cautious in his actions and had been entrusted with important tasks by the Sect Hierarch.
There was still a possibility of losing when betting on the top six.
Losing a few hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals would be painful, he could accept it, but the loss to his reputation would be immense. His authority within the Divine Sect had been accumulated bit by bit like this.
Therefore, Yao Sen deliberately raised the stakes to the top three, by doing so, his chances of winning would reach an astounding ninety-nine percent.
"Top three? Agreed!"
After a moment’s hesitation, Tian Guizhang readily agreed, causing Second Commander Chen Changxing, who had just loaned out the Spirit Crystals, to frown slightly, even Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu’s brow furrowed unintentionally.
Clearly, they thought Tian Guizhang’s decision was somewhat unwise. Although it was quite possible for Ye Zhen to break into the top six by the time he blazed through the Divine Altar, the top three...
"Then, let’s bet, four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" With a wave of his hand, a small mountain of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals piled up on Yao Sen’s side.
"Gentlemen, how about I also bet four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals? I just spent all my savings at the recent auction and wanted to take a risk!" Fengh Qingyue’s voice suddenly rang out.
"Oh, Master Fengh is also interested; may I ask which side Master Fengh is betting on?" Yao Sen asked with interested.
"Of course, I’m betting that Ye Zhen will make it into the top three. After all, Ye Zhen is a member of my Moonlight Hall. If I, as the Hall Master, don’t support him, who will?" Fengh Qingyue said.
"Hehe, since Master Fengh is so inclined, naturally I welcome it, but, Master Fengh, don’t you worry about losing the Spirit Crystals and thinning your wallet even further?"
"Ye Zhen should not disappoint me! By the way, Vice Sect Master Tian, we have already put up eight hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals on this side, while your side only has four hundred thousand. That doesn’t seem quite fair, should you add a bit more?" Fengh Qingyue said again.
"Since Master Fengh is so keen, I will also strengthen Vice Sect Master Yao’s hand by adding another four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals," said the voice of Third Commander Jiao Xi.
With a whooshing sound, Jiao Xi casually dumped four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, then turned towards Fengh Qingyue, "Master Fengh, I’ve increased my bet; what about yours?"
"Commander Jiao, I don’t have that many Spirit Crystals for now, but you don’t think I would dodge the payment if I lost, do you?" Fengh Qingyue said with a sly smile.
"How could we? We all know what kind of person Master Fengh is. Even if you owe a debt, you’ll stomp and stamp but still pay it back!" Third Commander Jiao Xi said with a candid smile, his expression filled with malice, though.
"Four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals isn’t enough to make me, Fengh Qingyue, stamp and stomp. Commander Jiao thinks too much!" Fengh Qingyue scoffed coldly, then turned to the others, asking, "Is anyone else raising the stakes? If not, it’s time to finalize the bets!"
The others present naturally shook their heads. They had no need to get involved in a war between two giants of the Divine Sect.
"Hehe, indeed, the bets are final. However, I should thank Old Tian and Master Fengh in advance for freely gifting me a vast number of Spirit Crystals," said Vice Sect Master Yao Sen, already laughing smugly, although the outcome was yet undetermined, he was quite sure of his victory.
On any occasion, as soon as he had the chance, he would spare no effort in suppressing his old rival, Tian Guizhang.
"That’s not necessarily so! Today, I feel that, Old Yao, you might significantly alleviate my financial pressure!" Tian Guizhang said.
"That’s exactly what I’m hoping for!" Fengh Qingyue laughed.
"Sometimes, hopes and reality are often the opposite!" Yao Sen sneered.
"Gentlemen, stop arguing and let this commander show you the progress of the elite members from Moonlight Hall storming the trials, so we all have a good idea of where we stand,"
As he spoke, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu took out a purple Jade Plate, immediately channeling a massive amount of Spiritual Power into the Jade Plate.
"Luckily this trial uses the Divine Altar, not the true body of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, otherwise, even this commander would not be able to see through it!" Jio Yuanxiu spoke while infusing Spiritual Power, and a great display of light began to appear on the purple Jade Plate, slowly becoming clear!
Just as the images on the purple Jade Plate had become clear, Grand Commander Jio Yuanxiu suddenly exclaimed, "How is this possible?"
Bang!
Almost at the same moment, a distinctive booming sound of crashing Primordial Energies came from behind the Vortex Light Gate at the low sky of the Divine Altar, and when everyone looked over, they saw a figure suddenly falling from behind the Vortex Light Gate of the Divine Altar.
"Someone came out, who is it?"
"Eh? This is... Ye Zhen?"
The instant they saw clearly who it was, everyone’s expressions tightened, but Vice Sect Master Yao Sen’s expression suddenly shifted from tense to ecstatic in that instant.
Yes, you read it right.
It was ecstasy! (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for it at Qi Dian (qidian.com), as your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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