The Glory of the Tribe

"Lost..." Jiang Xuan dragged out the syllable, as if there was no real condition to bet with Lei Hong. After thinking for a moment, he casually said, "Then I'll give Lord Lei Hong one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals!"

"Huh!" Even Lei Hong couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Well, well!
Jiang Xuan really dares to bet!

Chen Yuanxuan was once again shocked by Jiang Xuan's actions!
"One hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals?" Lei Hong repeated, "The three brothers of the Ge family have been committing evil for twenty years, killing many children of noble families, and if not for offending the Chen family, their reward would be just over seventy thousand. The Chen family is the number one family in Feixue City, the strongest force in a hundred thousand miles, and they pay a reward of one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals for their core genius disciples."
"Medium-grade Yuan Crystals" are not a common currency unit for innate realm practitioners.

Low-grade Yuan Crystals are.
Only in large family businesses with substantial financial transactions is the term "medium-grade Yuan Crystals" commonly used.
"The cost of training an innate realm genius for decades, calculated out, is just about one thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals. One hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals could train one hundred such individuals! Such a large sum of money would surely attract attention from any force, except for the Four Great Families!"

"Even from what I know, most robbery realm experts don’t have such wealth! While robbery realm experts accumulate wealth much faster than innate realm experts, their consumption also increases as they continue to cultivate! Accumulating this kind of wealth is not easy!" Lei Hong scrutinized Jiang Xuan, "Are you really sure you want to bet?"
"Yes!"
Jiang Xuan nodded with a smile, full of confidence, "I will definitely prove to you, Lord, that you were wrong! Yuanxuan’s swordsmanship talent is far higher than you think! Also, my Aunt Cuiyun and that Black-armored Guard under your command are very close. My aunt has had a tough life, with three husbands who either died from beasts or in battle, and no children, she’s all alone. She finally found someone she likes! I can’t let her be heartbroken!"

The Black-armored Guard...
In truth, Lei Hong didn't want to gamble on this.
A Black-armored Guard marrying into a family would definitely cause an uproar! The impact would be enormous! Lei Hong could consider it, but betting on it is another matter; if he lost, there would be no turning back!

But Jiang Xuan actually offered one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals as the wager!
That made Lei Hong realize that Jiang Xuan was serious!
But how could that be?

Chen Yuanxuan's talent had already been determined. The "God Demon Physique" combines both realm and technique talents; both talents need to reach a very high level. On this foundation, if her realm talent is high enough, even if her technique talent is lower, it could still work, and vice versa.
This is because in robbery realm cultivation, both realm and technique must improve. For someone like Jiang Xuan, his swordsmanship talent is so rare that he will spend less time on sword technique cultivation and more on realm cultivation, which overall makes him a "God Demon Physique."
As for Chen Yuanxuan... in reality, her realm talent is higher, as she entered the innate realm at twelve, a terrifying feat!
But her realm talent was precisely what had been damaged!

Her swordsmanship talent, though high, is still far from enough to master the robbery realm sword techniques before surpassing the innate realm in a few years.
She could probably achieve it by thirty-five.
That’s still a monstrous level!

But she couldn't allow herself to be stuck, preventing her own technique cultivation from progressing, just to experience mastering robbery realm swordsmanship at the innate realm level! That would be purely absurd!
Lei Hong looked at Chen Yuanxuan, thought for a moment, and then said, "Alright! I’ll bet with you!"
"Good!"

Jiang Xuan slammed the teacup down and stood up, "With your word, that’s enough. No need for a written agreement; Lord Lei Hong surely never goes back on his word. I'll take her with me, and I’ll teach her, you needn’t worry. But if anyone asks, please give me cover."
"You’re willing to give her one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals to motivate her?" Lei Hong laughed, "That's your way of winning her heart?"
"You’re saying that, but if Yuanxuan masters robbery realm swordsmanship in half a year, won't that be slapping your own face?" Jiang Xuan responded.

"Heh!" Lei Hong scoffed, "Just make sure you don't end up kneeling when you give me those one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals."
Moments later.
On the streets of the Earth City, the two of them, having just left Lei Hong’s place, walked toward the courtyard where Chen Yuanxuan lived.

Chen Yuanxuan still wore a stunned expression. Everything had happened too quickly. First, Lei Hong revealed her and Jiang Xuan’s relationship, then there was the private connection between Jiang Xuan and Lei Hong, followed by the Black-armored Guard’s marriage and the bet involving one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals... each part left her more dazed than the last.
It wasn’t until they entered the courtyard that Chen Yuanxuan finally spoke.
"Did you... do all that just to win my favor? You defied Lord Lei Hong and bet one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals... to motivate me?" Chen Yuanxuan asked coldly.

"Don’t get ahead of yourself." Jiang Xuan glanced at her, "I did it for Aunt Cuiyun and the future of the tribe! Having the Black-armored Guard join would greatly benefit the tribe, and I had a perfect opportunity to make the bet with Lei Hong."
"Well, that’s good." Chen Yuanxuan replied, "If you were too kind to me, it would just add pressure. A year from now, I would definitely leave you, and leave Beihongzhou. I wouldn’t look back!"
"You..." Jiang Xuan casually said, "You’re just shameless."

Chen Yuanxuan didn’t retort because she felt the same way. Last night, she even liked Jiang Xuan holding her by the neck.
As they spoke, they entered the room.
"So, how do you plan to win?" Chen Yuanxuan asked, her gaze half-amused, half-skeptical, "You really plan to teach me?"

"We’ll dual cultivate, which will help you improve your swordsmanship foundation," Jiang Xuan said.
"Ha?" Chen Yuanxuan was surprised, then narrowed her eyes, "Dual cultivation will improve swordsmanship foundation? You came up with this absurd excuse? If you want to fool me, just say it, no need for such ridiculous excuses. Money comes too easily for you, and you don't even value it. That’s one hundred thousand medium-grade Yuan Crystals!"
"You don’t believe me?" Jiang Xuan said, "Then let’s make another bet."

"What bet?" Chen Yuanxuan asked.
"If I can’t help you master the robbery realm swordsmanship within six months through dual cultivation, I’ll... do whatever you ask! What do you need?" Jiang Xuan asked.
They paused in the room.

This clearly piqued Chen Yuanxuan’s interest. She squinted, paced around Jiang Xuan, and thought for a moment. Then, she said, "I want you to help my brother if he ever faces danger! You’re very talented! Even if you don’t become a god demon, you should have Lei Hong’s level of power!"
"Does the Chen family’s younger generation need my help?" Jiang Xuan was surprised, not expecting Chen Yuanxuan to make this request.
"Accidents can always happen," Chen Yuanxuan said quickly, "Once I leave, I may never return to Beihongzhou. The only family member I care about is my little brother. I hope nothing bad happens to him in the future, but if anything does, it’s always better to have someone help him!"

"Alright! I agree!" Jiang Xuan nodded.
"Your turn, now. What do you want?" Chen Yuanxuan made a gesture.
"If you succeed," Jiang Xuan looked into Chen Yuanxuan’s eyes, "Marry me. Let’s be married."

Chen Yuanxuan’s gaze froze for a moment, then she furrowed her brows and asked, "You want me to stay?"
"Not necessarily, marrying wouldn’t stop you from leaving." Jiang Xuan added quickly, "Hong Jie left already, it’s just marriage! A secret one! You said you’d never marry another, so why not marry me? Become my wife and keep it quiet, it’s a meaningful life experience! It helps with heart cultivation. Since you’ve decided to walk alone toward the god demon realm, why not leave without regrets?"
"Well said." Chen Yuanxuan seemed to see through it, "Is the possessiveness of the men in your tribe always this strong?"

"Not betting?" Jiang Xuan directly asked.
"Bet!" Chen Yuanxuan said, "I’ll see if this dual cultivation method of yours can really improve my swordsmanship foundation! Is this not absurd?"
"Listen up!" Jiang Xuan said, looking at Chen Yuanxuan, "I’ll teach you this technique now. With your talent, you’ll probably master it in a few hours. Afterward, come find me in the back mountains."

"Alright." Chen Yuanxuan nodded.
Jiang Xuan then used the voice transmission technique to impart the "Hengsha Po Heart Sutra" to Chen Yuanxuan! Specifically, he transmitted the "Yin Chapter," as dual cultivation methods are divided into Yin for women and Yang for men.
Dual cultivation techniques don’t directly improve technique foundations!

But practicing this technique enhances "mind power," which greatly boosts comprehension of techniques!
That night, Chen Yuanxuan, dressed in a skirt, secretly went to the back mountains.
Jiang Xuan had spent the last few hours building a wooden hut by a stream in the back mountains. The location was not as isolated as a hot spring, but it was far enough and secluded enough, a perfect place for dual cultivation!

That night, the two began their first dual cultivation session!
Nine days later.
Under the night sky.

Chen Yuanxuan completed the first move of the Chen family’s secret Robbery Realm Sword Technique "Cloud Sky Sword": "Shattering Mountain, Chasing the Moon!"
The sword light extended more than ten yards, dazzling and brilliant, exploding with a roar! It slashed through the sky with immense force!