Chapter 81: Fall from the Altar

“Do you want to live? Then I’ll spare your life!”

As Ye Bufan spoke, he lightly stomped his foot on the ground, and Xuanji Laodao’s body shot up. Immediately after, two silver needles instantly pierced into his Divine Power Acupoint and Dantian.

“Ah…”

Xuanji Laodao instantly let out a heartbreaking scream. Although Ye Bufan didn’t kill him, these two silver needles crippled his Dao and martial arts. From now on, he was no longer a Xuanji Great Master, but just an ordinary old Dao.

Having a lifetime of cultivation abolished was more painful than death for him.

“Ye Bufan, I’ll kill you!”

Xuanji Laodao yelled, trying to pounce on Ye Bufan to fight to the death, but unfortunately, with his cultivation abolished, he no longer had any combat power. His body was extremely unaccustomed to it, and he fell to the ground with a thud before taking two steps.

Qin Chuchu looked at everything before her, unable to believe it was real. She never imagined that the Xuanji Great Master, whom she had always respected, would be so vulnerable in front of Ye Bufan.

At this moment, the surrounding crowd slowly recovered their senses. The bodyguard captain whispered to Luo Wentao, “Da Shao, should we help the Great Master?”

Luo Wentao said coldly, “Even Xuanji Laodao was beaten like a dog. Are you sure you can defeat that kid?”

He had always been deep and cunning. Although the matter of Xuanji Great Master was a great shock to him, he quickly recovered his composure from the shock and rationally analyzed everything before him.

“Uh…”

Only then did the bodyguard captain realize what kind of person he was facing. Xuanji Laodao, who was usually high and mighty with boundless cultivation, was stepped on by this person. How could he possibly deal with such a figure?

He spoke again, “Da Shao, why don’t we call the police?”

“Call what police? Do you think the police can come to our place?”

Luo Wentao glared fiercely at the bodyguard captain. Generally speaking, people at their level rarely resolve issues through official channels.

Besides, he had too many unspeakable dealings inside the Paradise Club. Bringing the police here would be like walking into a trap.

The bodyguard captain also realized he had said the wrong thing and said awkwardly, “Da Shao, what should we do then?”

Luo Wentao said, “What we need to do is nothing at all. Just watch honestly, and that’s it.”

Ye Bufan glanced at the ashen-faced Xuanji Great Master and said coldly, “You have committed many evils with your cultivation. Not killing you is already a great mercy.

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Tell me, is the trick inside Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community something you orchestrated?”

Xuanji Laodao looked at Ye Bufan with venomous eyes: “Kid, you dared to cripple my cultivation. Sooner or later, I will kill you.”

“You won’t talk, huh?”

Ye Bufan smiled coldly, raised his hand, and took out seven more silver needles, instantly piercing them into the old Dao’s Niwan Palace, Baihui, Fengchi, and five other major acupoints.

This was the Seven Needles Soul Stabilization technique from the Ancient Medical Sect Legacy. This needle technique directly controlled a person’s Mental Energy, allowing them to answer anything asked without any concealment.

He asked again, “Speak, is the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community a trick you orchestrated?”

“I made it!”

Xuanji Laodao’s eyes became dull, and he answered like a primary school student: “At that time, the Luo family and I both coveted that piece of land. So, when Guan Dongping had almost finished construction, I set up a Profound Yin Gathering Evil Array there.

The purpose was to prevent him from continuing construction and selling it, so that the Luo family could take over in the end.”

“Oh my god, so that’s what happened! No wonder the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community always had such strange things happening. It turns out this old Dao was behind it.”

“This is too devious! Someone invested over a billion, and a community worth billions, was messed up like this. If it weren’t for this young brother’s intervention, it would probably have been sold to them for one hundred million…”

“The Luo family is truly shameless, colluding with the old Dao to do such a thing…”

The people around discussed animatedly. Ever since Xuanji Great Master was trampled underfoot by Ye Bufan, he had completely lost his halo in their eyes.

Although many people had previously held Xuanji Laodao in immense respect, a Great Master who was beaten like a dog, a Great Master who had no power to resist, a Great Master whose cultivation had been abolished, directly fell from their pedestal in their hearts.

Luo Wentao seemed to have already prepared himself mentally, showing no panic. He stepped forward and said, “Everyone, don’t listen to this old Dao’s nonsense. Our Luo family has always acted openly and honestly.

All these things were orchestrated by him alone and have nothing to do with us.”

He also realized that Xuanji Laodao’s cultivation had been abolished, and he was no longer the high and mighty Xuanji Great Master. So he spoke without restraint, completely clearing himself of any involvement.

Ye Bufan looked at him and smiled coldly: “Luo Da Shao indeed changes his tune quickly, clearing his name in just a few words.”

Luo Wentao said, “Mr. Ye,

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You shouldn’t believe this old Dao’s one-sided story. To be honest, our Luo family was also deceived by him and lost a lot of money over the years.

We are also victims. Fortunately, you exposed the old Dao’s true face today. Our Luo family expresses its gratitude to you.”

Of course, Ye Bufan wouldn’t believe his nonsense, but these matters had nothing to do with him. As long as the Luo family didn’t provoke him again, he couldn’t be bothered with their dirty business.

He raised his hand, withdrew the silver needles from the old Dao’s body, then kicked him out, “Get lost!”

He had abolished Xuanji Laodao’s cultivation, which could be considered revenge for Guan Dongping. As for what happened next, he would let the old Dao fend for himself.

Xuanji Laodao crawled up from the ground, his eyes filled with dead silence, and he walked out of the raw stone venue in a daze.

Ye Bufan said to Luo Wentao, “I don’t want to concern myself with the matters between you and the old Dao, but it’s time to settle the 100 million gambling debt you owe me, isn’t it?”

“I… I…”

Luo Wentao’s expression instantly became extremely ugly. When he gambled with Ye Bufan, he originally thought it was a sure win, and even if he lost, he could get everything back as long as he dragged it out until Xuanji Great Master appeared.

But now everything had changed. Even Xuanji Great Master was completely crippled, making him lose his biggest reliance.

“What’s wrong, Luo Da Shao? You’re not trying to renege on your debt, are you?”

Although Ye Bufan spoke extremely calmly, Luo Wentao couldn’t help but tremble in his heart. Facing someone who could cripple even Xuanji Great Master, he didn’t have the guts to renege on the debt even if he wanted to.

“A loss is a loss. I, Luo, will not renege on my debt,” Luo Wentao said awkwardly, “It’s just that I don’t have that much cash on hand temporarily.”

Although large corporations like theirs had money, they usually didn’t keep that much cash on hand.

For example, when Li Chaoren’s son was kidnapped back then, it took him a great deal of effort to raise 1 billion in funds.

Moreover, the Luo family was far from comparable to Li Chaoren. If it weren’t for a casino, they probably wouldn’t even have 300 to 400 million in liquid funds.

Ye Bufan said indifferently, “Do you mean you don’t have the money to pay the gambling debt?”

Luo Wentao quickly said, “Mr. Ye, our Luo family has indeed invested all our available funds into this raw stone exhibition.

How about this? I’ll give you an 80% discount. You can choose raw stones worth 100 million from me, and consider that as me settling the gambling debt.”

At this point, he no longer dared to provoke Ye Bufan and could only repay the gambling debt with raw stones.