Immortality from Taming Elephant

Chapter 545 - 243: Undefeated in a Hundred Battles, Auction, Talismanist Transfer_2

White Xiao Zhu was animated, "He encountered Lai Mo. Lai Mo has a Divine Technique called ’Silent Worlds’, which can isolate sound. Hong Xu was beaten very badly. It’s said that the Saint’s rescue couldn’t completely restore him, and he was directly judged as lost in the subsequent match."She paused for a moment and leaned forward, whispering.

"I’ve heard that it seems to be Xiao Chen’s decision. Some say he has a good relationship with Lai Mo, but I’m a bit puzzled as to why Xiao Chen would punish Hong Xu?"

The two women were gossiping over there. Last time, White Xiao Zhu was defeated in a match against Hong Xu, so seeing him severely injured, she was, of course, extremely happy.

While the two women chatted, Jin Buhuan visited again.

"It seems Junior Brother Xu must have heard about Hong Xu by now."

Xu Guang was a bit surprised, "Senior Brother Jin knows the inside story?"

Jin Buhuan had a mischievous expression, playfully saying, "Hong Xu is likely to be expelled from the Northern Emperor Academy. The Hong Family is considered an old family on the Jizhou continent, who would have thought an outcast like Hong Xu would appear now."

"Do you remember how Junior Brother Xu recently fought against Sui Donglai and Xiao Chen?"

This was something Xu Guang had personally experienced, and since Sui Donglai was the strongest he had encountered so far, of course he remembered.

"I’ve heard that the random matching was arranged by the Spirit of the Demon Mirror. Does it have to do with Hong Xu?"

"The Hong family’s history is long, with many powerful figures emerging from the clan, having intricate connections with the Northern Emperor Academy. While the matching for the assessment is indeed arranged by the Spirit of the Demon Mirror, it also needs to be reviewed by the Northern Emperor Academy. I suspect Hong Xu leveraged his family’s reputation to have someone manipulate the review."

Xu Guang understood.

Jin Buhuan continued, "And one more thing, this arrangement by Hong Xu has nothing to do with Xiao Chen."

He shared his speculation.

Though Xiao Chen admitted defeat, he gained a reputation for honesty outside, but rumor has it, his perfect win record was broken, which is indisputable.

Would Xiao Chen really care about his winning streak being interrupted?

Thinking deeper, Hong Xu spent a huge price arranging a match between himself and Sui Donglai, likely pondering in his heart that if he won, it would be a hard-fought victory, allowing Xiao Chen to easily defeat him and ask a favor in return.

And if he lost, two consecutive defeats would be enough to ruin his genius aura.

In either case, Hong Xu could openly or secretly ask Xiao Chen for a favor.

Even if he won both battles, Hong Xu would hide the small tricks he did in the background.

No matter what, Hong Xu would gain.

But now it seems that his plan must have fallen apart. What he originally intended to hide must have been discovered by Xiao Chen, leading Lai Mo to strike hard when encountering Hong Xu.

Serves him right.

Jin Buhuan thought Xiao Chen was an old silver coin, hidden even deeper than Hong Xu.

Xu Guang nodded in agreement, feeling grateful to Jin Buhuan. Without his insights, neither Jiang Zi Yun, White Xiao Zhu, or himself could have analyzed this.

It’s not about lack of intelligence, but unequal access to information.

Jin Buhuan could easily glean information, while Xu Guang and White Xiao Zhu, despite considerable effort, would only catch a shallow glimpse.

"I estimate that Xiao Chen’s revenge isn’t over yet. Once Hong Xu recovers, what awaits him is likely the news of being expelled from the Northern Emperor Academy."

Xu Guang remained silent.

"Does Senior Brother Jin know about Xiao Chen’s background?"

Jin Buhuan shook his head, "This is also the purpose of my visit. Xiao Chen has been valued by the Upper Court Saint, his future is limitless, but his mind is deep. Junior Brother Xu, your foundation is still shallow, although promising, sometimes it’s better not to know too much."

Xu Guang nodded, thanking Jin Buhuan.

He could clearly see Jin Buhuan intended to recruit him.

He didn’t mind; accepting benefits and working for others had always been his principle. With Jin Buhuan sincerely treating him well, he wouldn’t let him down.

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"Victory after victory! In the Third Grade Realm, Xu Guang and Xu Xuanji have a hundred battle win streak, truly remarkable figures of this era."

At the last moment, Lai Mo met Sui Donglai, ultimately Lai Mo was defeated.

It’s not that Lai Mo wasn’t strong enough, but their Divine Techniques had a restraining relationship. Lai Mo’s core Divine Technique was called ’Silent Worlds’, more suited for ambushes, while Sui Donglai’s ’Yama’s Eastern Expedition’ is an open and majestic Divine Technique.

Between them, it was like an assassin versus a heavily armored warrior; in Sui Donglai’s hands, Lai Mo’s technique was just unlucky.

However, Xu Xuanji was very low-key. The top ten spectacular battle images rotated several times, but from start to finish, Xu Xuanji never made the list.

In fact, if it weren’t for the compilation of the hundred battle victors, many wouldn’t even know about Xu Xuanji’s existence.

Xu Guang had never seen this person either, and in casual chatter with Jin Buhuan, even Jin Buhuan had little impression of Xu Xuanji.

A very mysterious person.

After the round-robin tournament, there was a ten-day rest period.

Beiji City Purple Qi Studio.

Jizhou Blue Hua Dao flourishes, but the inheritance for Qi Refiners is relatively lower. Purple Qi Studio is a talisman-making shop that not only sells various talismans but also sells talisman drawing Magic Techniques internally.

He hadn’t taken on a new profession in a while; becoming a Talisman Master was what Xu Guang found for himself as the next career.

Purple Qi Studio comes from Penglai and doesn’t open every day but instead occasionally forms auctions to sell talisman-related items, as a kind of marketing method.

Jin Buhuan knew Xu Guang was studying Qi Refining as his supplementary skill, so he gave him an invitation to Purple Qi Studio.

The incredibly spacious room was already filled.

Xu Guang sat in the corner, observing diligently.

Most of these people were older experts, their Source Qi very strong, likely the first time Xu Guang had seen so many Qi Refining experts.