Fang Chen took out the IOU. Seeing this, the white-haired old man asked directly, "What is this?"
"This is an IOU."
Fang Chen said.
When he saw the IOU, Yang Xiujian had the urge to dig a hole in the ground.
When he made the bet, he was confident that he would win. Could Fang Chen, who was only at the 9th Condensing Reality Realm, pass the ninth pillar?
Therefore, even if it was a big bet, Yang Xiujian still took it. Because ten thousand supreme grade spirit stones was a fatal temptation to Yang Xiujian.
If he had these ten thousand supreme grade spirit stones, Yang Xiujian's status in the Yang Family would definitely rise. He would surpass all the elders and become an existence second only to the Patriarch.
At that time, Yang Xiujian would be able to pour all the Yang Family's resources on himself. Increasing his strength would no longer be a dream.
However, he never thought that Fang Chen would actually pass the ninth pillar. He lost the bet.
Although he lost the bet, Yang Xiujian did not want to, nor did he have that many spirit stones to give to Fang Chen. Therefore, he used his strength to threaten Fang Chen. He even deliberately made things difficult for Fang Chen. He was only willing to write an IOU.
Everyone knew that even if Fang Chen had the IOU, he would not dare to go to the Yang Family to collect the debt. Therefore, his IOU was like a piece of scrap paper.
But now, when Yang Xiujian saw the IOU, his heart was filled with endless anger.
"What IOU?" The white-haired old man asked.
With his Master backing him, Fang Chen was naturally fearless. He said directly, "When we were breaking through the copper chain array, Yang Xiujian mocked me for not being able to pass. Therefore, we made a big bet of ten thousand supreme grade spirit stones.
In the end, I won and he wrote me an IOU. "
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the Yang Family Patriarch's heart trembled. That was ten thousand supreme grade spirit stones. Their Yang Family's annual income was only that much.
The Yang Family Patriarch looked at Yang Xiujian with fiery eyes. At this moment, he wanted to slap Yang Xiujian to death. How stupid, he actually wrote an IOU.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Hearing this, the white-haired old man understood what had happened. A faint smile appeared on his face as he looked at the Yang Family Patriarch.
At that moment, Li Mingzhu and the others had gloating expressions in their eyes.
This was especially true for Li Xiaoke. Back then, Yang Xiujian had bullied Fang Chen because he wasn't as strong as him. He had forcefully given Fang Chen an IOU and wanted to act shamelessly. Now, he had finally reaped what he had sown.
In the Lu Clan's district, the Lu Clan's Clan Leader also looked at this scene in surprise, then shook his head slightly.
Lu Lianxue, who was standing behind the Lu Clan Leader, had a faint smile on her face. She looked at Fang Chen with increasingly bright eyes.
"Senior." The Yang Family Patriarch wanted to defend himself, but the white-haired old man wouldn't waste time with him.
The white-haired old man took the IOU from Fang Chen's hand and handed it to the Yang Family Patriarch. He said, "Take a look and see if this IOU is from your Yang Family."
The white-haired old man was powerful, so he wasn't afraid that the Yang Family Patriarch would tear up this IOU.
The Yang Family Patriarch took the IOU and saw that it was indeed from Yang Xiujian. His heart was filled with rage, but it was useless.
"Yang Xiujian, look at what you've done." The Yang Family Patriarch glared at Yang Xiujian.
Yang Xiujian lowered his head, not daring to say anything.
The Yang Family Patriarch had a lot of authority in the Yang Family. Now that he had done such a thing, he would definitely be punished by the Yang Family Patriarch.
"Ten thousand top grade Spirit Stones. Not a single one less," said the white-haired old man.
The Yang Family Patriarch's face was filled with helplessness. In the end, he sighed and said, "Senior, ten thousand top grade Spirit Stones isn't a small amount. I need to return to the Yang Family Patriarch to prepare it."
The white-haired old man nodded. "Alright. I don't think you'll dare to play any tricks."
After bidding farewell to the white-haired old man, the Yang Family Patriarch quickly left the square and returned to the Yang Family Patriarch to prepare the Spirit Stones.
Ten thousand top grade Spirit Stones was a huge sum of money for the Yang Family. Because of Yang Xiujian, the Yang Family had suffered such a huge loss.
The Yang Family Patriarch immediately decided to punish Yang Xiujian. The Yang Family would stop all resource supplies to Yang Xiujian and even take back all the top grade Spirit Stones that were given to Yang Xiujian every month.
This punishment was indeed a little heavy for Yang Xiujian.
On the path of martial arts, once there were no resources, it would be extremely difficult to cultivate.
Although Yang Xiujian's talent was exceptional, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens for a Spiritual Vortex Realm cultivator to raise his cultivation.
Without the Yang Family's resources, Yang Xiujian would have to wait a long time to raise his cultivation to the second level of the Spiritual Vortex Realm.
"Fang Chen, it's all because of you." Yang Xiujian's heart was filled with hatred for Fang Chen.
At this moment, Yang Xiujian swore to himself that if he had the chance, he would definitely kill Fang Chen.
The Yang Family did not want to offend the white-haired elder, so they quickly gathered ten thousand top grade Spirit Stones and delivered them to Fang Chen at the square.
The matter was settled just like that. The white-haired elder did not make a move against the Yang Family, allowing the Yang Family to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, every time the Yang Family Patriarch thought about the loss of ten thousand top grade Spirit Stones, he would be furious.
Even if Yang Xiujian was the most outstanding flute player in the Yang Family, the Yang Family Patriarch would not hesitate to teach him a lesson.
In the end, the Yang Family Patriarch made a decision to let Yang Xiujian enter the Luoying Mountain Peaks to train. Within half a year, he was not allowed to leave the Luoying Mountain Peaks.
Yang Xiujian's heart was filled with resentment, but he had no choice. In the end, he left Kaiyang City and entered the Luoying Mountain Peaks.
At this moment, within Kaiyang City, Fang Chen's master, the white-haired elder, was invited to the Li Family Patriarch's residence.
"Senior, you are Fang Chen's master. How should I address you?" the Li Family Patriarch asked.
"Danqing," the white-haired elder said with a smile.
"Danqing."
The Li Family Patriarch expressed that he had never heard of this name, but he still respectfully called him senior Danqing.
This was also the first time Fang Chen had learned that his master's name was Danqing.
Within the Li Family Patriarch's residence, Fang Chen's courtyard.
The white-haired elder and Fang Chen were sitting on a stone bench and chatting. After hearing about Fang Chen's experiences in the Four Great Mountain Ranges, the white-haired elder couldn't help but sigh.
Of course, the thing that shocked the white-haired elder the most was that Fang Chen had actually become a formation grandmaster.
This kind of talent in formations made the white-haired elder extremely envious. Other than the time when he had taught Fang Chen, Fang Chen had learned everything by himself.
The white-haired elder was extremely shocked that someone like him could become a formation grandmaster.
This was enough to show just how talented Fang Chen was in the Dao of Formations. After learning that Fang Chen had become a formation grandmaster, the white-haired elder was extremely excited.
"Fang Chen, your talent in formations is much greater than mine when I was young," the white-haired elder said with a smile.
"To be able to become a formation grandmaster at such a young age, you will definitely become a formation grandmaster in the future."
Although there was only a one-word difference between a formation grandmaster and a formation grandmaster, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. Only a true formation grandmaster could understand the difference.
"Master, what level of formation master are you?" Fang Chen was very curious about the formation level of the white-haired elder, so he directly asked.
The white-haired elder smiled and said, "You will know in the future. Saying this now is of no benefit to you."
"Oh." Fang Chen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"Kaiyang City is only a small city in the Five Elements Province. You will definitely be heading to a broader stage in the future, right?" the white-haired elder asked.
Fang Chen nodded and said, "I'll leave Mizar City once I'm done with the matters here."
The white-haired elder nodded at Fang Chen's words. "While you are cultivating in the martial path, don't forget to cultivate in the Dao of Formations."
"I will," said Fang Chen.
The more he came into contact with the Dao of Formations, the more Fang Chen discovered that the Dao of Formations was extremely helpful in battle.
If he could become a formation grandmaster, he would be able to casually set up a Profound Formation in battle to trap his enemies. It would be far too simple.
"I can't always follow you. You still need to temper yourself on the path of the martial path. However, you must be careful in the Five Elements Province."
The white-haired elder slowly said, "I will be leaving tomorrow. Before that, you can ask me if there's anything you don't understand in the Dao of Formations."
"Master, when will we meet again?" asked Fang Chen.
"When you become a Formation Grandmaster," said the white-haired elder.
After that, Fang Chen began to ask questions about the Dao of Formations that he didn't understand.
The master and disciple chatted until late at night before going to rest. While chatting with the white-haired elder, Fang Chen also gained a more thorough understanding of the Dao of Formations.
Early the next morning, the white-haired elder left Kaiyang City.
When he left, he didn't say goodbye to Fang Chen.
When Fang Chen woke up, his master had already left.
"Master, I will definitely become a formation grandmaster." Fang Chen clenched his fists as he thought to himself.
Fang Chen had just woken up when Li Xiaoke came to look for Fang Chen.
"Fang Chen!"
Li Xiaoke entered Fang Chen's courtyard and called out when she saw Fang Chen.
"Xiaoke." Fang Chen grinned when he saw Li Xiaoke.
"Where's your master?" asked Li Xiaoke.
"He left." Fang Chen replied.
Li Xiaoke nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She then said, "Fang Chen, I came to find you this time because there's a mission that requires us to complete together."
"A mission?" Fang Chen didn't understand and asked.
"Our Li Family and the Lu Family have some business cooperation.
This mission was jointly issued by the Lu Family and the Li Family, and it requires the younger generation to complete it. "Li Xiaoke explained simply.
"What mission?" asked Fang Chen.
"A hundred miles outside of Kaiyang City, there's a mountain range. There's a metal mine in the mountain range that our Li Family and the Lu Family are mining together. Recently, the miners who were mining the mine mysteriously disappeared."
"After the Patriarch and the Lu Family discussed it, they decided to let the younger generation investigate. They suspect that some kind of monster appeared in the mine," said Li Xiaoke.
"Okay."
Fang Chen agreed.
After that, Fang Chen followed Li Xiaoke to the Li Family's courtyard.
Fang Chen discovered that other than the Li Family Patriarch and the Lu Family Patriarch, one of the three goddesses of Kaiyang City, Lu Lianxue, was also there.