Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 196 Verification of Capital

Seeing that Ji Daoyi completely ignored her words and insisted on competing with Ye Fan and the others, Cheng Ke'er felt extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.

Ji Daoyi, however, said to her calmly, "From the moment Ye Fan invited Grandmaster Uncle to act as the witness, Ye Fan and I have been like arrows released from a bow, with no reason to back down. Don't worry, the outcome is still uncertain."

"But... as long as you explain to the elder, I believe he won't make things difficult for you, especially since he is your grandmaster uncle!"

Ji Daoyi said to Cheng Ke'er, "Don't worry! From now on, you just need to cheer for me, and I'll handle everything else."

Seeing that Ji Daoyi ignored her earnest advice, Cheng Ke'er trembled with anger and stomped her feet on the ground.

Her beautiful face flushed red with anger, and her beautiful eyes glared at Ji Daoyi, her heart filled with incomprehension and rage.

She simply couldn't understand why Ji Daoyi was so stubborn in accepting this fight, which was clearly a losing proposition.

Based on her understanding of Ji Daoyi, she knew that he had almost no chance of winning against such a formidable opponent as Ye Fan.

However, how could Cheng Ke'er know that Ji Daoyi, who was standing in front of her at this moment, was no longer the same person as before?

If we could turn back time, perhaps Ji Daoyi would have indeed, as she thought, resolutely rejected this challenge with no certainty of success.

After all, even if he did his best, he couldn't guarantee that he would win.

But just now, in that space, the Pill Dao Saint Venerable personally demonstrated his amazing pill refining skills. Although he also had pill refining memories passed down to him by his master, his master's pill refining skills were like those of an apprentice compared to the Pill Dao Saint Venerable.

After this guidance and inspiration, Ji Daoyi suddenly understood as if he had been enlightened, and finally realized the problem that had been troubling him for a long time - why he could never achieve a full pill when refining the Peiyuan Pill.

Now he is confident and full of determination.

With his newly acquired alchemy skills and insights, he believed he was fully capable of refining nine high-quality Qi-Nourishing Pills in one batch.

Ji Daoyi never imagined he would lose the upcoming match.

As for why he had remained silent and even acted so nonchalantly before, it was purely to provoke Ye Fan and the others.

Knowing full well that Ye Fan and his group were arrogant and conceited, he simply went along with it and pretended to comply with the trap they had set.

The goal is to lure these arrogant fools into a carefully laid trap, and when the time is right, to deliver a heavy blow so that they will suffer the consequences of their own actions!

"I've agreed to all the prizes you mentioned! However, I don't believe you can come up with 500,000 yuan stones. Unless you can produce the full amount of yuan stones right now, I have no reason to compete with you!"

"What? You want to back out?! Break the contract?"

"No, no, no! I never said I wouldn't fight you. Since you've stated your demands, then I'll state mine! That's not unreasonable, is it?" Ji Daoyi looked like he was betting they didn't have 500,000 yuan stones.

"Dao Yi, you're really something! So that's what you were planning, trying to make them back down. If they can't come up with 500,000 yuan stones now, then this competition can't take place. How come I didn't think of that before!"

Upon hearing Ji Daoyi's words, Cheng Ke'er's previous gloom vanished, as if she had seen the clear sky after the clouds had parted.

Ji Daoyi was completely bewildered, muttering to himself, "When did I ever say they would back down and give up the fight? I was clearly just taking precautions and avoiding risks. If I win and they try to cheat me out of the 500,000, do you think I can threaten them in the Pill Hall?"

Cheng Ke'er's exclamation was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, and Ye Fan and the others naturally heard it clearly.

Ye Fan never expected that his momentary lapse in attention would increase the stakes and become a stumbling block on their path forward.

"Hmph, so that's what you were planning, trying to escape with this scheme."

Ye Fan snorted coldly, then said to Du Xiaolong and the others in a deep voice, "Brothers, I have 200,000 yuan stones here. You guys quickly put together 300,000. After the competition, we'll divide the 500,000 won according to each person's contribution!"

The group that originally did not want to spend any spirit stones felt like they had countless ants gnawing at their hearts after hearing Ye Fan's words. They kept calculating how to maximize their profits.

While the other three were racking their brains trying to figure out how much to contribute, Du Xiaolong acted swiftly, taking out 150,000 yuan stones and handing them to Ye Fan.

"Brother Fan, I'm handing over all my wealth to you, just like these 150,000 yuan stones. The remaining 150,000 yuan can be pieced together by the three of them."

"Xiaolong, that's really unfair of you, acting so quickly. Brother Fan, I have 100,000 here."

"Brother Fan, I have fifty thousand here!"

"Brother Fan, I have 50,000 here."

Ye Fan looked at the two who finally took out Yuan Stones and had already labeled them badly in his mind. However, he still said on the surface, "This is a sure-fire deal. Why are you two so slow? But we're all brothers, so I can't show favoritism to either of you. So this time, you two will each contribute 25,000 Yuan Stones."

The two of them were also secretly annoyed, feeling a mix of emotions, as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been spilled in their hearts.

They knew that Ye Fan was giving them a chance to play along, but because they were slow to act, they missed this great opportunity to make money.

After Ye Fan had gathered the 500,000 yuan stones, his gaze returned to Ji Daoyi.

"Ji Daoyi, my 500,000 yuan stones are ready. What about yours? Don't tell me you don't have 500,000 yuan stones and then you won't compete!"

Ji Daoyi looked at the Yuan Shi beside Ye Fan and grinned.

"My 500,000 Yuan Stones are ready!" With that, he waved his hand, and several boxes filled with Yuan Stones appeared out of thin air in front of everyone, exactly 500,000.

Cheng Ke'er, Ye Fan, and the others did not expect that Ji Daoyi could actually produce so many spirit stones.

Just as Ye Fan was about to put away the Yuan Stones, Ji Daoyi spoke up: "Wait, you can't take these Yuan Stones. Since our notary is our grandmaster uncle, these one million Yuan Stones should naturally be kept by him for safekeeping. Whoever wins can collect them later."

"Dao Yi is right! Since I'm the one who will be the judge for your duel, I'll naturally keep these prizes safe. Ye Fan, you don't have any objections, do you?"

"Elder, I have no objection!"

Then, Dan Daozi waved his sleeve, and all the spirit stones on the ground were collected by him.