My Master Knows It All-Chapter 1398 - 334_3

Cao Zhen looked into the distance at Luo Zhen, who was already flying over, pointed at him, and said, "Or, you can do the same as him—take out three treasures and compete with me. That would work too."

"Three treasures!" Zi Xianchen’s eyes widened instantly as he exclaimed, "I’m still at the Golden Core Stage. How am I supposed to have treasures?"

At the Golden Core Stage, what he naturally used were divine weapons. Of course, once he reached the Earth Immortal Realm, his master or elders would surely provide him with treasures. But as of now, he truly didn’t have a single treasure to his name.

"So after all this fuss, you’re just a broke fool? Challenging me for a one-on-one duel? Trying to freeload off me? If you’re broke, don’t even think about fighting me. Come back when you’ve got the resources."

Cao Zhen turned his face away in disappointment, not even bothering to spare Zi Xianchen another glance. He had originally thought he could make some profit, but it turned out to be just a broke fool. As for losing?

That thought had never even crossed his mind.

Although his current mana hadn’t reached the Golden Core Period Limit, his physical body had already surpassed it. And with the constant nourishment from the Chaos Qi emitted by the Seed of Chaos, his mana was still growing stronger.

Comparing his current self to his previous state, when he had wielded the Heretical Golden Core with mana already at the Golden Core Period Limit, he couldn’t definitively say which was more powerful. In fact, he leaned toward his current self being stronger. Only after his physical body had reached the Golden Core Period Limit did he realize how terrifying such a body could be.

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Zi Xianchen saw Cao Zhen turn and leave, and for a moment, he just stood there dumbfounded.

Luo Zhen flew in from the distance, his gaze glittering with a peculiar light as he looked at Cao Zhen. Watching this scene, it was clear—no benefits, not even a fight. This Cao Zhen was definitely the same type of person as him.

This realization significantly increased the likelihood that he could collaborate with Cao Zhen.

Luo Zhen’s lineage had been part of the Dragon Chant Sect for ages, and their branch was immensely powerful. Luo Zhen, as a representative of this lineage, was currently responsible for the affairs during the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth.

Thus, Luo Zhen’s cave mansion was naturally quite extravagant.

Upon entering the cave mansion with Luo Zhen, Cao Zhen quickly figured out why Luo Zhen wanted to collaborate with him.

Simply put, Luo Zhen wanted to take advantage of the fact that others didn’t yet know of Cao Zhen’s existence. He planned to use this opportunity to place bets against members of other Great Teachings, win their treasures, and then split the loot between the two.

"Winning treasures isn’t an issue. But how should we divide the winnings?" Cao Zhen turned to look at Luo Zhen and said, "In the end, I’m the one who has to compete with others. I’m the one who will offend people after winning. Yet you haven’t contributed anything, and you want half? That’s too much."

Luo Zhen immediately retorted indignantly, "But the idea was mine. Without my coordination, others wouldn’t agree to compete with you."

Cao Zhen responded with an air of inevitability, "That’s not necessarily true. Now that I understand how your plan works, I could just cut you out and do it myself."

Luo Zhen sneered coldly, "Then we’ll both walk away empty-handed. Neither of us will profit. I had anticipated this issue long ago. If I dared to propose the plan, I also planned for contingencies."

Cao Zhen shrugged nonchalantly and replied, "Whatever. I’ve already earned enough treasures. But there are others who’ve lost three treasures already. Some of those treasures may belong to their elders. Who knows what will happen when those elders wake up and realize you’ve squandered their treasures? Maybe they’ll beat you half to death."

"You!"

Luo Zhen found himself cornered once again by Cao Zhen. Part of the reason he was eager to team up with Cao Zhen to scam others was to recover the treasures he had lost—a family heirloom he had already gambled away to Cao Zhen.

"Well..." Luo Zhen glanced at Immortal Bi Yue, who was standing nearby, and quickly changed gears, saying, "Look, both Bi Yue and I are members of the Dragon Chant Sect. We’re practically family here. We can figure this out peacefully.

You see, I need to ensure that people from the Holy Pill Sect and our Dragon Chant Sect don’t spread any information. Accomplishing this would require a significant amount of effort and a lot of resources. I’m telling you, splitting the loot fifty-fifty isn’t unreasonable."

"Can you guarantee that everyone will keep quiet?" Cao Zhen suddenly asked as he looked at Luo Zhen. "Your previous plan has serious flaws.

Within the Dragon Chant Sect, so many people saw me combine three pills into one. Do you think you can get everyone to keep their mouths shut? Your main aim is to trick people from the Divine Pill Sect, but can you ensure that none of the Dragon Chant Sect disciples are friendly with those from the Divine Pill Sect?

If word leaks out, who will fall for the trap? If you want this to work, you need a different approach."

Luo Zhen immediately asked curiously, "What approach?"

"Twenty percent." Cao Zhen didn’t answer directly but held up two fingers instead. "Look, I’ll be the one doing the heavy lifting. I’ll also be the one coming up with the schemes. At most, all you’ll do is coordinate with me. So I’ll give you twenty percent of the loot. Agree to this, and we’ll partner up. Otherwise, we’ll both go our separate ways."

"Twenty percent is too little. Can’t you raise it a bit?" Luo Zhen was clearly distressed; twenty percent was just too small of a share.

Cao Zhen nodded and conceded, "Sure, I can raise it a bit. You’ve got a batch of Dead Pills lying around, haven’t you? I’ll help you refine them."

"Wait, no, we’re talking about the treasure we scam from others. This has nothing to do with the Dead Pills. You... Wait, don’t leave! Fine, fine, I agree—I’ll take twenty percent!"