Chapter 337: This Is Playing Too Big

Night. Ruyi Villa.

In a remote and gloomy secret chamber, the Villa Master Lu Yifei was sitting upright on an ebony throne, breathing in spiritual energy and burying himself in cultivation.

Suddenly, his movements stalled. He stopped circulating his Qi with a frown, then opened his eyes and glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the small Teleportation Array in the corner.

According to the previous arrangement, the baiting had started today.

To ensure nothing went wrong, he, as the Villa Master, had specifically selected a few absolutely reliable confidants to disguise themselves and pose as applicants for the "Heavenly Prodigy Assembly".

However, because the plan of that Holy Sect envoy was simply too shocking, Lu Yifei still felt uneasy and had been in a state of agitation all day, fearing that something might go wrong over there.

Seeing that the confidants he had sent out were slow to return, he became increasingly restless and began to reflect on whether he had agreed too rashly last time.

That kid acted so aggressively, completely treating the prodigies of this world as fools. Not to mention whether anyone would actually fall for it, if any flaws were exposed, that would be a major disaster.

Thinking of this, Lu Yifei couldn't help but feel some regret.

Perhaps, he shouldn't have accompanied that audacious guy in such nonsense…

Just then, the small Teleportation Array suddenly lit up with a white light, and immediately after, a middle-aged man wrapped in a black robe walked out. He was one of the "staff members" responsible for executing the plan this time.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was full of energy and glowing with health. Upon seeing Lu Yifei, he bowed respectfully, his tone filled with irrepressible joy: "Subordinate greets the Villa Master."

Seeing that the head confidant had finally returned, Lu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked: "A-Zhong, how did things go? There were no accidents, right?"

Hearing the inquiry, the Subordinate did not dare to be negligent and quickly reported: "Reporting to the Villa Master, today's activity went unexpectedly smoothly. You wouldn't know, but that group of young prodigies were like madmen, packing the registration area so tightly that it almost exhausted the Subordinates to death!"

"The ten thousand number plates prepared in advance were used up in the morning. Later, we used paper scraps as substitutes. When even the paper scraps ran out, we switched to tree leaves. Before long, the surrounding trees were plucked bald…"

"…We were busy until nightfall before we finally sent away all those registering prodigies, and then I came here to report to you immediately…"

The Subordinate spoke with high spirits and spittle flying, clearly quite satisfied with his performance.

After all, the instructions he received were to swindle as many Heavenly Talents of the Righteous Path as possible into joining the scam. Now that he had exceeded the quota, wasn't it a great contribution?

Unexpectedly, Lu Yifei listened with a dumbfounded expression, stunned on the spot for a long time, unable to close his mouth.

What was the situation?

Judging from the Subordinate's description, the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly was likely going to explode—literally explode!

After regaining his senses, he forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and hurriedly asked: "You first tell me, exactly how many people registered this time?"

The Subordinate smiled slightly, carefully took out more than a dozen thick booklets from his storage bracelet, and said proudly:

"Replying to the Villa Master, excluding those unqualified ones who were eliminated, there are a total of thirty-seven thousand, six hundred and thirty-nine young prodigies who fully meet the registration requirements. Among them, there is no lack of elite Disciples from the Seven Great Holy Lands."

"Also, Dao Child of Ziyang, Ji Tianpeng, Celestial Pole Dao Son Piao Genshuo, and Dao Child of Wuya Zhuang Qingyun have all secretly registered. They are probably trying to compete for the title of number one prodigy under heaven…"

It really exploded!!!

Hearing this, Lu Yifei felt his vision go black and almost fell from his chair, scared out of his wits.

Damn it!

With such a crude scam having so many people take the bait, were the brains of those Heavenly Talents of the Righteous Path kicked by a donkey?!

You must know, to ensure that they would only catch prodigies when closing the net, they had specifically set three thresholds that were unattainable for ordinary Cultivators:

Bone age not exceeding forty, cultivation above the Golden Core Realm, and the affiliated Sect must be at least second-rate.

The Cultivators who met the conditions were all solid young Geniuses; you might not even find one in twenty Cultivators.

Now, just the number of people who successfully registered was over thirty-seven thousand. Added to that were three top-tier prodigies at the Dao Child level. Was it possible that almost half of the prodigies in the Cultivation World had registered?

A simple scam could trick so many prodigies into throwing themselves into the net. If it were someone brainless, they would probably be smug, but Lu Yifei was old and shrewd, and he could only feel a deep sense of pain in the balls.

These young Geniuses were all the apples of their elders' eyes, and their relationships were intertwined. If they were truly wiped out by the Demonic Path, he couldn't even imagine what the reaction of the Righteous Path would be!

It was certain that the impact would definitely be a hundred times greater than the Demonic Path breaking through the Pill Saint Immortal Workshop!

The most terrifying thing was, with so many powerful prodigies with numerous trump cards gathered together, how exactly were they going to close the net…

Even if Ruyi Villa went all out, they probably couldn't catch that many, right?

If even a few fish slipped through the net, Ruyi Villa could just wait to be destroyed by the furious Righteous Path forces!

Various possible consequences flooded his mind, and Lu Yifei fell into deep silence, having the urge to pack up and run away.

This was playing too big; he couldn't afford it.

After careful consideration, Lu Yifei took a deep breath, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and ordered in a deep voice:

"You go and invite the Holy Envoy over. Tell him that this Villa Master has a major matter to discuss, and he must come over!"

The idea wasn't his, and now that such a big mess had been poked, the instigator couldn't just stay out of it, right?

"Yes, Subordinate obeys."

Seeing that his Villa Master didn't seem very happy, the Subordinate was quite confused, but he didn't dare to disobey the order and immediately left honestly to carry out the command.

Meanwhile.

In a simple mountain cave filled with various shielding Restrictions.

The soft light of the night pearl fell on the ground, reflecting on the empty stone walls, casting a hazy and illusory layer over the amorous scene.

Several hours had passed, and this wonderful Dao discussion between the two had finally come to an end.

Ji Chaner's snow-white skin was flushed, her eyes rippling with waves, and her complexion was even more charming and moving than usual. She looked at the man with a hint of tenderness and sweetness in her gaze.

Beside her, Qi Yuan lay lazily on a piece of Yao Beast fur that was impossibly soft, pillowing his head with his arm. He seemed uninterested in everything, giving off a feeling of having no desires and being as sacred as a Buddha.

Not knowing what she thought of, Ji Chaner reached out her slender hand, traced a straight line on the man's sharp-featured face, and asked softly:

"It is said that a Heavenly Prodigy Assembly will be held here in a few days. Do you want to go and watch the excitement?"

Hearing the other party bring this up, Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, then asked with a strange expression:

"Chaner, you didn't register to participate, did you?"

"No, I'm not interested in those occasions where Pseudo-Dao gather. Why?"

Noticing that someone's expression was wrong, Ji Chaner blinked in confusion, a bad premonition arising in her heart.

This guy didn't know Alchemy, yet he suddenly appeared in this Pill Saint Immortal Workshop. Was he planning to cause trouble at the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly?

Thinking of this, her pretty face changed slightly, and she immediately warned:

"There must be many, many Pseudo-Dao Prodigies at the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly. Although their strength is nothing special, their status in the Pseudo-Dao is extraordinary. If you mess around, you will cause big trouble."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was startled for a moment, then dumbfounded and laughed, saying with a calm and indifferent expression:

"Chaner, actually… this Heavenly Prodigy Assembly was organized by me."

"You… what did you say?!"

Hearing Qi Yuan's words, Ji Chaner's pupils instantly shook, her entire delicate body stiffened, as if petrified.