Chapter 64 - Do You Think I am a Magnanimous Person?

Break...through? No! That’s impossible!

The crowd were utterly dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe.

Liu Ying felt bitter. “Gu Han...”

How many more secrets are you hiding from us?!

Liu Tong’s face was full of despair. “He’s not dead...? How is that possible?! That was a poison pill! A poison pill refined by Elder Du! A pill that can even poison a Tier 4 demonic beast to death, he... why isn’t he dead...?”

Eating a spirit pill to break through a realm was right and proper. However, eating a poison pill to break through? That was absolutely impossible! No one has ever seen it before, much less heard of it... no, never even dared to think about it.

Subconsciously, Yu Hua, Jiang Hong, and the others glanced at Du Teng. And Du Teng subconsciously glanced at his storage ring.

Did I take out the wrong pill?

Jiang Feng was so agitated he could barely speak. “Chief Steward Li, Brother Gu... he’s not dead,

haha,

he... he even broke through! As expected, truly worthy of Brother Gu!”

Chief Steward Li felt relieved inwardly, but his mouth remained stubborn. “

Hmph.

He’s cunning and crafty. We shouldn’t have worried about him, Your Highness!”

In the distance, Elders Wu and Feng glanced at each other, suddenly feeling a bit of regret.

Did we bet a bit too few essence crystals just now...?

Right at this moment, a wave of extremely carefree and hearty laughter reached everyone’s ears.

“

Hahaha!

Not dead,

hahaha,

not dead!” The pent-up frustration buried in his heart for decades seemed to release completely, making Mei Yun’s entire person appear refreshed and vibrant. He pointed at the crowd one by one. “Listen, every single one of you! If anyone calls me The Jinx from now on, I’ll kill you all!

Hahaha!

I am really about to have a stroke of great luck this time!”

Meanwhile, Ah Sha held onto Gu Han even tighter. “Young Master...”

However, the fatty had a complex expression on his face. “

Aiya!

”

It’s confirmed. This bastard is definitely, one hundred percent, my personal tribulation!

At the same time, Gu Han slowly opened his eyes. His cultivation level had reached the sixth stage of Acupoint Unsealing. In fact, even though the toxicity was refined away, the remaining spirit qi was still extremely astonishing. If it were anyone else, their cultivation would probably be pushed to the eighth or ninth stage. However, Gu Han possessed liquid spirit power, thus receiving less of a boost.

Even so, it was enough to dumbfound the crowd. Throughout history, Gu Han was probably the first person to break through by eating a poison pill.

The fatty scrutinized Gu Han incessantly. “You really broke through? Are you even human?”

“No shit!” Gu Han couldn’t be bothered with him and instead looked towards Du Teng. “Got any more? Give me another one!”

Du Teng’s face instantly turned ashen. He never imagined that this poison pill, which not even a Spirit Profound realm cultivator could survive, wouldn’t affect Gu Han in the slightest. As if that wasn’t enough, Gu Han actually used the opportunity to break through! Du Teng couldn’t wrap his head around it no matter what.

The hall became dead silent.

Another one? What? Did he become addicted to poison pills?

Seeing that Du Teng remained silent, Gu Han shook his head, full of mockery. “Is that all? It can’t even kill me, yet you claim it can poison demonic beasts? What a huge joke! Your poison pill seems completely useless!”

“

Tsk tsk.

” The fatty naturally took the opportunity to add to Yu Hua’s distress. “Who was it that said it earlier? Peerless in alchemy and poison skills? Yet can’t even kill someone at the Acupoint Unsealing realm?”

Gu Han frowned. “Fatty, that’s too much! This poison pill is somewhat useful, didn’t it help me break through?”

The fatty slapped his forehead. “Right, right, right! A poison pill that helps people break through!

Great!

It truly deserves to be called peerless!”

The killing intent in Du Teng’s heart surged wildly.

What if this incident spread rapidly throughout Great Qi, the Ten Nations, and even within the Yuqing Sect...?

At that time, people wouldn’t care about what method Gu Han used to neutralize the poison. They would only remember that the esteemed vice president of the Alchemy Institute, who devoted decades to researching poison arts, couldn’t even kill a mere Acupoint Unsealing cultivator with his poison. Du Teng would become a complete laughingstock. Some alchemical path master he was!

Of course, this incident also helped build his reputation, with an even greater impact than him presiding over the Treasure Pavilion. Just not the kind he wanted.

Du Teng suddenly had an urge to massacre everyone to prevent the news from leaking. Of course, that thought never came to fruition. Even if he really took action, with Elders Wu and Feng joining forces, he definitely wouldn’t gain any advantage.

The people in question, Elders Wu and Feng, were overjoyed. Just when they thought they were about to suffer a complete defeat, Gu Han gave them a tremendous surprise. After this incident, the eldest prince would be delusional to think he could ever seize control of the martial academy. For all its brilliance, this outcome wasn’t without its flaw—proof that nothing ever truly was. They bet too few essence crystals earlier!

Having lost so much face and unable to act recklessly, Du Teng couldn’t bear to remain here. “I will remember this...”

Gu Han suddenly said, “Wait. Did you forget something?”

The fatty kindly reminded him, “Essence crystals! A debt of honor must be paid. You seem like a person of some status, so you wouldn’t think about backing out, would you? I remember clearly, you bet two million essence crystals!”

Du Teng laughed in extreme anger, throwing a storage ring at the fatty. “Fine! Take them!”

Gu Han hesitated for a moment. “And also, are you still handing out those True Essence Pills or not?”

Jiang Feng’s expression changed.

Brother Gu, why do you still hold on to that...?

Du Teng gave a sinister smile. “If you want it, feel free to come find me.”

Having said that, he took a deep look at Gu Han and left.

Jiang Hong and Yu Hua wanted to chase after him.

“Uncle!”

“Elder Du!”

The fatty was displeased. “What are you doing?! You two also want to back out? No way!”

He pointed at Yu Hua. “You bet five hundred thousand!”

Then, he pointed at the eldest prince. “And you bet one million! You bet six hundred thousand, you bet two hundred thousand,

ack

! How are you so broke...

Ah,

right, Young Master Liu, you seem to have bet nine hundred thousand?”

The fatty recited every name and amount without error. At once, the faces of those he named went deathly pale.

The fatty looked very pleased with himself. “

Tsk tsk.

It seems many people will go bankrupt today!”

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He wasn’t wrong. Earlier, no one could have imagined that Gu Han would survive after taking the poison pill. With the idea of picking up a huge bargain, they almost bet their entire fortunes.

The process was smooth. Du Teng’s poison pill indeed bore extraordinary results, just not for the crowd.

The fatty laughed strangely. “Redhead, how about you go first?”

Jiang Hong’s face was ashen as he threw down a storage ring and left. “

Hmph!

”

As for the banquet, it was already ruined through and through.

The fatty’s eyes rolled, landing on Yu Hua. “Next. Your turn!”

Yu Hua’s expression was also very unpleasant. He really wanted to back out. However, seeing the profound gazes of Elders Wu and Feng in the distance, he had no choice but to pay up in spite of his aching heart. Then it was Chen Fang, Jiang Yi, Liu Tong’s turn... Finally, it came down to a group of martial academy students.

The fatty urged incessantly. “Hurry up! Why are you guys dragging your feet? Where did all the enthusiasm from earlier go?”

Although he didn’t care for essence crystals at all, he had grown fond of this feeling of collecting debts. It was very satisfying. He urged them one by one, not finding it tiresome at all. “You, eight thousand! You, twelve thousand!

Oh,

you’re quite rich, fifty thousand!”

Finally, someone couldn’t take it anymore. One student said indignantly, “All of you! You’re taking all our essence crystals, are you really not giving us any way out?”

The martial academy trial would begin in a few days. After handing over their bets, they could only afford a few of the most common healing pills. The Wild Forest was full of dangers. Without a few life-saving pills to protect themselves, their situation wasn’t hard to imagine.

As soon as one spoke, many others joined in, clamoring incessantly.

“Right! This is too much!”

“At least leave us half so we can get through the trial safely!”

“We’re all martial academy students, do you have to be so ruthless?”

The fatty disdainfully stared at them. “Then all of you should have thought of that earlier! You’re a bunch of shameless things!”

For once, Chief Steward Li agreed with the fatty. “Indeed, it’s people like you whom I find the most contemptible!”

Not far away, Elders Wu and Feng glanced at each other, somewhat hesitant. Although they despised these people’s actions earlier, they were martial academy students after all. The students still required their essence crystals. Otherwise, the upcoming trial would have caused the Great Qi Martial Academy its greatest loss yet.

Elder Wu looked at Gu Han hesitantly. “Kid, how about waiting until after the trial?”

Elder Feng advised. “Right. Or let them owe it for now, and when they pay you back later, add interest.”

Instantly, everyone’s gaze fell on Gu Han. The hearts of those who had lost their entire fortunes instantly tightened. Gu Han’s decision would determine their fate.