Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 1278: How about We Make a Bet?

"If Senior Fang is willing to lend us a hand to overcome the current predicament, we are prepared to offer a sum of Cultivation Resources to Senior Fang... As for the reward, we can discuss it together after Manor Master Huang comes out of seclusion. Manor Master Huang has always been generous and will certainly make Senior Fang satisfied,"

Shi Cheng cleared his throat, sat up straight, and spoke solemnly.

Shi Cheng dismissed Fang Bai’s suggestion to divide the Essence Stone Vein equally as if it were wind beside his ear.

The Essence Stone Vein beneath the Eternal Death Zone has an astonishingly vast reserve. Its value far exceeds the wealth that Golden Crow Manor has accumulated over thousands of years.

If they could secure the entire Essence Stone Vein, Golden Crow Manor wouldn’t have to worry about Cultivation Resources for a very long time into the future.

This is precisely what all sects and prominent clans in the True Martial Realm dream of.

Therefore, to vie for the Essence Stone Vein, Golden Crow Manor spared no effort, confronting a hundred thousand martial artists, and despite numerous conflicts and casualties, Golden Crow Manor did not retreat or compromise.

However, seeing the number of martial artists gathering at the edge of the Eternal Death Zone increase by the day, and the entrance to the Essence Stone Vein suffering more frequent assaults, the pressure on Shi Cheng grew ever larger. Out of necessity, he rushed back to Golden Crow Manor for reinforcements.

After learning of Fang Bai’s true strength, Shi Cheng indeed hoped that Golden Crow Manor could join forces with him. There was hope to turn the tide and even gain the upper hand in the stand-off.

However, Fang Bai’s condition to split the Essence Stone Vein equally, Shi Cheng could not accept, and he knew that including Manor Master Huang Canghai, the high-ranking members of Golden Crow Manor could not agree either.

After all, no matter how powerful Fang Bai is, he is but one person. Golden Crow Manor, on the other hand, has nearly ten thousand disciples involved in the stand-off. The sacrifices aren’t the same, so the benefits surely can’t be equal either. Otherwise, it would be totally unfair to Golden Crow Manor.

Shi Cheng thought that even if Fang Bai could help Golden Crow Manor overcome this difficulty, giving him one or two-tenths of the Essence Stone Mine would be more than enough. Fang Bai’s demand to split it equally was simply unrealistic.

"Is splitting half the Essence Stone Vein a lot?"

Fang Bai smirked and said, "You should know, if we cooperate, I have to help your Golden Crow Manor against the hundred thousand martial artists at the edge of the Eternal Holy Land, and also need to treat Steward Li’s severed arm, and heal your manor lord’s son’s damaged Qi Sea and broken meridians... All things considered, your Golden Crow Manor is actually getting the better deal!"

"Steward Li, is that true?"

Shi Cheng raised his eyebrows, his face showing surprise, and looked at Li Jingren beside him with an inquiring gaze.

Shi Cheng thought to himself that the injuries of Li Jingren and Huang Yuanqi, the manor lord’s son, both required a high-grade Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill for a chance at healing. If Fang Bai could make such an offer, did he have Blood Bodhi or a Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill on his person?

Regrettably, the injuries to the manor lord’s son Huang Yuanqi were so severe that they had missed the optimal window for treatment. Even possessing Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pills would no longer help.

As for Li Jingren’s severed arm, if he could obtain a Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill, there would still be hope for recovery.

However, the price of half of the Essence Stone Vein for Fang Bai’s Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill was too steep, something the high-ranking members of Golden Crow Manor wouldn’t accept, and Li Jingren himself wouldn’t agree for the sake of the manor’s interests.

Li Jingren gave a wry smile and said, "Senior Fang didn’t directly say he could heal my severed arm and Yuan Qi’s injuries, but he mentioned having Blood Bodhi and the ability to concoct Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pills..."

As he said this, he glanced at Fang Bai and sighed, "Senior Fang, the Essence Stone Vein is crucial to our Golden Crow Manor’s interests. I would rather my severed arm never regrow than accept Senior Fang’s conditions. Also, you heard earlier that our manor lord’s beloved son has missed the treatment window for his injuries..."

Fang Bai chuckled, "The manor lord said the treatment time has been missed, but I didn’t say that."

Shi Cheng’s eyebrows stirred, his eyes shining sharply, and he asked with some excitement, "Senior Fang means..."

Fang Bai curled his lip and said, "What I mean is that just because your manor lord can’t cure him doesn’t mean I can’t cure him."

"The Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill is of no use to Yuan Qi anymore. Is Senior Fang confident in curing him?"

Shi Cheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

He thought that Fang Bai’s strength was comparable to the Manor Master and, being an Alchemist as well, it was really possible that he could heal Huang Yuanqi’s injuries.

Fang Bai said: "How about we make a bet? If I can heal Huang Yuanqi’s injuries, after we jointly obtain the Essence Stone Vein, we’ll split it evenly; otherwise, I, Fang Bai, will stay in the Golden Crow Manor to concoct elixirs for the disciples. Elder Shi, what do you think? Sigh... no matter how you slice it, I’m at a disadvantage! But for Chenyu’s sake, I’ll accept this loss!"

"This..."

Shi Cheng was somewhat tempted, but he was not the Manor Master and did not represent the other senior members, so naturally, he did not dare to make any promises to Fang Bai.

"Haha... Bet! I, Huang Canghai, will take you up on that bet! Hahaha..."

Just then, a hearty and bold laughter came from outside the reception hall.

Following that, a tall and burly man with a full beard strode in.

Behind the bearded man followed Sun Guangyi and several other stewards of the Golden Crow Manor.

"Manor Master!"

Upon seeing the bearded man, Shi Cheng, Li Jingren, and the others all stood up, bowed respectfully, and even Xia Chenyu was no exception.

Only Fang Bai remained seated, smiling and silently watching the bearded man.

Huang Canghai was after all the head of a prestigious clan, a top-tier powerhouse in the True Martial Realm. It was somewhat disrespectful for Fang Bai to not even stand in his presence, which caused Shi Cheng and the others to feel slight displeasure.

Xia Chenyu also did not want Fang Bai to have a fallout with the Golden Crow Manor, so she blinked her beautiful eyes and kept making eye signals towards Fang Bai.

"This young brother must be the Fang Bai that Elder Sun mentioned? I am Huang Canghai, the current Manor Master of the Golden Crow Manor!"

Huang Canghai didn’t seem bothered by Fang Bai’s discourtesy, but laughed and approached, cupping his fists towards Fang Bai: "Brother Fang, I was entangled in some trivial matters just now and couldn’t come over in time to keep you company, I hope you’ll forgive me!"

Fang Bai then slowly stood up, lazily returned the gesture, and said: "Manor Master Huang is too polite. Regarding the bet that I just made with Elder Shi, does Manor Master Huang agree?"

"Agreed!"

Huang Canghai laughed heartily: "The wager proposed by Brother Fang is advantageous and harmless to my Golden Crow Manor, if I did not agree, wouldn’t that make me a fool?"

Fang Bai also started laughing, saying: "Manor Master Huang is straightforward indeed! Your Elder Shi here is a bit too hesitant!"

Shi Cheng, having been in the True Martial Realm for over a century, was for the first time being called overly cautious, which made him somewhat caught between laughter and tears.

"As of now, there are nearly a hundred thousand Martial Artists confronting our Golden Crow Manor, right? Brother Fang, do you have any methods to help us defend the Essence Stone Mine?"

After both sides sat down again, Huang Canghai’s smile faded and he asked solemnly.