On the gigantic open path near the Beast Valley, who was in truth covered whole in the formations to make sure that everything went to the rules and no one interfered, while also allowing members of both Sect to make a drinking party and watch this show! Yes, the trial would be watched by many bored figures inside both Sects, one of which was Sima Long! It was a huge gambling opportunity and he swore to himself that today was his lucky day! In truth, many people were like him, looking for some fun, others for more in this kind of boring and nostalgic world of endless cultivation.
Thats why gambling den in the Redlight district was packed to the brim today! For 30 days they would make many diffrent bets, while at the same spending endless amout of spirit stones in the hands of prostitues and Brothels! After all it was known that there was no better place to party than fameous Spirit Stone Brothel. Yes It was named as such, because it was basically made to make every person who enter cough up all their spirit stones! While the service was superb, as the ladies working there were mostly their fellow cultivators of the Sect doing part time job each of them was high quality!
Not to mention in the big hall was prepared a huge banquet which would last for entire 30 days during which one could ask for as many womens for their company as they wanted! While doing the deed all the time was not really the thing there, but watching various perfomances like exotic dances or listening to the singers in the arms of many beauties was just pure bliss. And to no suprise three Sima Brothers were one of their best patrons!
Sima Xin at this moment had two beauties, one of each arm serving him fruits and alcohol. It was his favourite activity and most of the ladies here knew him well! "Brother Long i know that You have some inside info like usual, recently i need some cash on me, why dont You share it?" Hearing this not only ladies and brothers turned their attention to him, but many of cultivators in the Hall as well! After all while Sima Long being fameous waste was something everyone knew, he had quiet good reputation among gamblers. While in the end his loses was of insane value, it was mostly because he gambled a lot against the very core of the Sect and most importantly against Sect Master who was known as the most wise person on this Plane! Sect Master cultivation was low and his talents werent worth mentioning, but he was a great Sage! That was also the reason why the Elder Council let him take over most of the Sect decision making.
"To be honest I do! Elder Lin bribed some people and in the end let their little girl have kind of overpowered team. If we look from pure cultivation or combat power perspective, no other team is close! In truth unless two or more of the chosen or core members team up against her team, they should be able to claim the highest amout of points and the final win" While this wasnt know to many, it was still a open secret. Also thanks to him saying this in the Brothel, Elder Lin would never mention it, as it would lose him a lot of face! After all what kind of Supreme Elder would listen to rumors from that place! It wasnt just worth considering his upright reputation, that was also the reason why no one stopped him or ever mentioned it in his presence. He was known as kind and just Elder, how could he bribe others! It would be no diffrent than slapping him on the face first and then spitting on him! One wouldnt even know how they died if they did it!
"Oh Brother Long isnt Your useless disciple also in that group? He really lucked out this time! I was sure nephew was doomed when i heard that he had to go!" It was commong knowledge, that Inner disciples who werent leaders of the groups were either there to be punished - while silently dying according to sect rules or put on the trial of life and death and mostly die! As they were meant to be resource used by their group leader. While there were some like Ren who had to go for diffrent reasons, like their Masters loss in gambling their fate in the end wasnt much diffrent as their purpose was the same!
"When i think about this trial, i still cant stop laughing at Elder Jiao loss of face from 10 years ago. He still doesnt dare to leave his abode, pretending to be in seclusion!" At this time someone mentioned it and everyone like one man, whatever the prostitutes, servants or customers started laughing. It was one the most funny stories one had to pass in the Sect, so even a lot of common disciples heard it. 10 years ago Elder Jiao of the Inner Sect took fancy to one of the outer disciples. But she actually had a childhood sweetheart and a best friend who joined sect with her. While he wanted to her as a disciple she refused, because she didnt want to part with her 'love'! Back then they were barerly 15 and their cultivation didnt even reach third stage.
To make the situation simpler Elder jiao offered to take both her and her friend as a disciples... And in the end they agreed. For a bit he pretented to a great Master and honestly teached them the way of cultivation. But his scheme was simple! To send the boy into the trial, where he would die silently and then he could easly take the girl as his concubine! Not only he sent powerful beast raised by himself who was nearly as strong as Void Core cultivator he also bribed some judges to sent him near that Beast! Without even waiting for the outcome Elder forcefully took the girl primal Yin and started to train her into his perfect Concubine. Who would have thought that the boy didnt die! Shocked Elder hid the girl and learned what happened. The strongest Beast of the trial was a female tiger who also happened to be in heat! His Beast was also a Tiger! The tiger in the end bored of waiting, moved a bit only to find beauty in heat! No one saw both of them during that trial, so it was obvious what they were doing.
In the end during the next year Elder made many schemes to kill the boy, but they all failed! No matter what he did or who he sent to kill him, they all failed. Not only that his cultivation soared and he even found some treasures! But without seeing his love for a year and while being constantly send away to the mission where he was standing on a very thin line between line of death the man finally realized what was going on! Upon returing from one, he went straight to the Elder of Inner Sect who was also responsible for Peacekeeper Unit - Their responsibility was to punish those who broke the law, rules or commited offenses. They were kind of inner police of the Sect.
Whats more! This Elder happened to be a enemy of the Elder Jiao. In the end whole matter blown up and while Elder Jiao didnt really suffer any consequences, his reputation turned into a joke, his grudge with the boy could only be solved by death and he even had to give away the girl...