My Master Knows It All-Chapter 1397 - 334_2

"A benefit? There’s none. It’s just that I think you are unworthy of Senior Sister Bi Yue, so I want to challenge you. Do you dare to accept?" Zi Xianchen’s eyes burned as he stared at Cao Zhen, but a sly glance occasionally flitted toward the Immortal Bi Yue standing to the side. He liked Immortal Bi Yue—or rather, he deeply admired her.

Because Senior Sister Bi Yue was older than him and had started cultivation earlier, his cultivation path had always been overshadowed by hers.

For a long time, every time he was utterly crushed by Immortal Bi Yue, it was her figure that heavily occupied his thoughts upon returning. He was determined to defeat her.

Yet, at some unknown point, he discovered that his initial desire to defeat his Senior Sister had transformed into feelings of affection for her. He wanted her to become his Dao companion.

Originally, he had planned to approach Senior Sister Bi Yue only after he had reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core Stage. However, before he even achieved the Great Perfection of the Ten Different Phenomena Golden Core, rumors spread in the sect that Senior Sister Bi Yue had already found a Dao companion.

This struck him like a heavy blow. Turning his grief into motivation, he cultivated frantically and ended up reaching the Ten Different Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection far earlier than he had ever anticipated.

And now, his opponent was even someone who, like him, possessed strength equivalent to the Transcendent Ten Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection. How could he possibly not challenge Cao Zhen?

"No benefit? Who would fight you for no benefit?"

Cao Zhen couldn’t even muster the patience to deal with Zi Xianchen. This guy looked so much like his third disciple Xiang Ziyu—equally impulsive, equally dim-witted.

"What? You don’t dare? Are you scared?" Seeing that Cao Zhen didn’t even bother to reply, Zi Xianchen’s expression grew increasingly disdainful. "Aren’t we both at the Transcendent Ten Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection? You won’t even accept my challenge? It seems your reputation is nothing more than empty bravado."

"Hold on. Are you... mentally deficient?" Cao Zhen looked at Zi Xianchen as if he were some kind of fool. "And you genuinely think your logic makes sense? Forget it—you probably don’t even know what the word ’logic’ means. I won’t waste my time explaining it to you."

"You believe that challenging me now is a fair fight, so I’m obligated to accept your challenge, huh? But let me get this straight: you’re a Ten Different Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator, and here I am, just a mere Nine Abnormal Phenomena Golden Core cultivator—how on earth is that a fair fight?"

Zi Xianchen froze. He had been so focused on the fact that Cao Zhen’s strength was equivalent to the Transcendent Ten Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection, just like his own, that he had completely overlooked the crucial detail—Cao Zhen was merely a Nine Abnormal Phenomena Golden Core cultivator.

For a moment, he was rendered speechless, fuming yet unable to form a coherent reply.

After a while, inspiration suddenly struck as he recalled Cao Zhen’s previous words. With a flash of determination, he said, "You mentioned earlier that benefits are required, right? A wager needs to be made, correct? Fine, I’m willing to bet."

"Bet what? What could you possibly offer?" Hearing this, Cao Zhen’s interest immediately piqued. If you had said this earlier, I would’ve agreed already, he thought.

"We’ll bet..." Zi Xianchen’s face suddenly took on a resolute expression as he declared, "If I lose to you, I will agree to one request of yours. Anything at all. Is that a big enough stake?"

Zi Xianchen prided himself as the prodigy of the Dragon Chant Sect. Although he had not yet reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core Stage, he was certain that he would achieve it eventually. Moreover, once the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth ended, he was confident he would ascend to become an Earth Immortal, step into the realm of Immortality Regainment, or even achieve the status of a True Immortal.

At that point, his promise would be worth an unfathomable amount!

Surely Cao Zhen wouldn’t be able to resist such a wager.

Cao Zhen was completely dumbfounded. There really must be something wrong with this guy’s brain—he had only mentioned what he’d do if he lost, but hadn’t even considered the terms if he won. This was essentially Zi Xianchen betting that, if he won, he’d get nothing at all. Even Xiang Ziyu wouldn’t do something this idiotic!

Afraid the fool might take back his words, Cao Zhen quickly pressed him, "Anything at all? Are you certain you can fulfill that promise?"

"Are you insulting me?" Zi Xianchen said heatedly, his face twisting with indignation. "I, Zi Xianchen, have never gone back on my word!"

"Anything at all, huh? I don’t quite believe it!" Cao Zhen gestured at their surroundings. "Then, if I win, and I demand that you defect from the Dragon Chant Sect, could you do that?"

"This..." Zi Xianchen immediately faltered. Defect from the sect? That was impossible. But then again, the words had come out of his own mouth.

"Not defecting, huh? Alright, I’ll make it simpler." Cao Zhen smirked faintly before delivering another requirement with a bluntness that shocked everyone. "If I win, I’ll tell you to eat shit. Could you do that?"

At the mention of "eat shit," everyone present was utterly stunned.

Here they were, in the Great Sect Dragon Chant Sect, surrounded primarily by cultivators at the Ten Different Phenomena Golden Core Great Perfection. Even Immortal Bi Yue, one of the mightiest figures during the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth, was present. And here came Cao Zhen, brazen enough to utter such crude words!

Was this truly the same reincarnated Great Ability, the Sect Leader of a renowned sect, someone who had once reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core Stage?

Forget cultivators—even in the mortal world, it was rare to hear someone speak with such vulgarity!

Everyone’s collective thought: *This Cao Zhen...*

Zi Xianchen’s face flushed beet-red. Moments later, his eyes widened as realization hit, his fury crystal clear. He glared venomously at Cao Zhen, shouting, "You’re insulting me!" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Insulting you?" Cao Zhen shook his head lightly. "There’s no need for that. Didn’t you claim you could do anything? Yet you’ve failed to fulfill even the simplest of my requests. Or, how about this...?"