In the meeting hall of the Ren family, the patriarch Ren Jianye sat majestically on the Grand Master's chair in the center of the hall.
There were two rows of people sitting below him, all of whom were not weak in cultivation and had cultivation levels above the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
These people are the backbone of the Ren family.
The Ren family is divided into thirteen houses, and there is no distinction between concubine and concubine. Everything is based on strength. The landlord of each house is the person with the strongest strength in that house.
Those who are eligible to participate in the family meeting are only the owners of each house and the family children whose strength has reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation or above.
But at this moment, at the end of the hall, there was a fifteen or sixteen year old boy standing, it was Ren Tianxing.
Seeing Ren Tianxing appearing at the family meeting, the family bosses in the hall began to whisper among themselves in confusion.
"Hey! Isn't that Ren Tianxing, the disciple of the Ninth House? Why did you call this little loser to this family meeting?"
"I heard that his good-for-nothing father died. Now he is the only one left in the Ninth House. He is naturally the owner of the Ninth House. He can only represent the Ninth House in such a family meeting."
"Haha!! The ninth room has always produced only trash. Since the founding of the clan, there has never been a disciple above the seventh level of Qi Condensation. Now it's better, and there is only one disciple left in decline who is at the third level of Qi Condensation. What a shame!"
During the discussion, the clan leaders looked at Ren Tianxing with contempt and ridicule from time to time, and even showed some disgust.
It turns out that among the thirteen rooms of the Ren family, the children of the ninth room were born with very poor cultivation aptitudes. They have been passed down for more than 200 years and have not even produced a warrior at the seventh level of Qi Condensation.
Because of this, in this world where martial arts is respected, their ninth brother is looked down upon by his twelfth brother. They have always been marginalized on the fringes of the family, and naturally do not have much status in the family.
In the corner of the hall, Ren Tianxing listened to the gossips of the big guys, and the expression on his face did not waver at all.
At this moment, the patriarch Ren Jianye at the top of the hall finally spoke.
"Everyone, this clan leader has called you here because there is a major matter to discuss. Today, Master Wen suddenly sent a spiritual pill."
"What? Open the elixir?"
"Oh my god! That magical elixir can give ordinary people the potential to become spiritual masters! That's really precious!"
At this moment, there was an uproar in the hall, and all the bigwigs of the Ren family showed expressions of excitement and greed.
While everyone was discussing excitedly, Ren Jianye said seriously: "Master Wen sent the elixir, not to our Ren family, but to Ren Tianxing."
At that moment, Ren Jianye told everyone about Wei Yuanji's delivery of the elixir.
After everyone listened, they looked at Ren Tianxing in the corner of the hall with complicated expressions. Many people's eyes were filled with jealousy.
Some people even whispered softly.
"That Master Wen is so old and confused. He actually gave the Spirit-Opening Pill to a disciple of the useless Ninth House. What a pity!"
At this time, Ren Jianye said loudly: "I believe everyone understands the cause and effect of the matter, so I won't say more."
After saying this, he looked at Ren Tianxing who was standing in the corner of the hall.
"Ren Tianxing, Ren Tianjun brought this spiritual opening pill to the clan leader. I know it was not of your own free will. Now I ask you again, how do you think you should handle this spiritual opening pill? I want to listen to the truth, so feel free to
But before he could finish speaking, a cold voice interrupted him.
"Clan leader, before this kid tells how to deal with the magic pill, I must remind the clan leader one thing."
The person who spoke was an old man with a slightly fat body and a gloomy face.
When Ren Tianxing saw the old man talking, he sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that this old guy really couldn't hold himself back any longer.
It turns out that this sinister old man is the second elder who has been secretly persecuting the Ninth House.
"Second Elder, what do you have to say?"
"Patriarch, the purpose of the Spirit Opening Pill is to help people with insufficient mental power to increase their mental power. There is a 30% chance that it can increase the mental power of ordinary people to more than three times that of ordinary people. Only when the mental power of ordinary people reaches more than three times that of ordinary people, can
You have the potential to become a spiritual master, but don’t forget, clan leader, if you want to become a spiritual master, not only must your spiritual power be more than three times that of an ordinary person, but your cultivation must also reach the tenth level of Qi Condensation."
Hearing this, Ren Jianye immediately narrowed his eyes and asked slowly: "Second Elder, what do you mean?"
"Clan leader, I just want to say that if a person does not have the potential to cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Condensation, and he has more than three times the spiritual power of an ordinary person, it will be wasted. This Ren Tianxing is a disciple born in the ninth house. As long as we
The children of the Ren family all know that the cultivation qualifications of this ninth eldest brother are extremely poor."
Hearing this, the tribesmen in the hall were in an uproar and immediately started discussing fiercely.
"The second elder reminded you very timely. If you want to practice to the tenth level of Qi Condensation, you must have extraordinary qualifications! But the ninth room has never produced a warrior above the seventh level of Qi Condensation, let alone a tenth level of Qi Condensation."
I think it’s impossible for Ren Tianxing to reach the tenth level of Qi Condensation. If you can’t cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Condensation and have the spiritual power to become a superior person, it’s useless!”
Hearing the discussions around him, Ren Jianye couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked in a low voice: "Second Elder, do you have any better opinions?"
"Clan leader, I believe that we should select those with the best cultivation talents among the family's children under the age of eighteen to take the Spirit Opening Pill. In that case, we will be more likely to train a spiritual master for the family.
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Ren Jianye frowned slightly and hesitated: "If we do that, it would be unfair to Ren Tianxing. After all, Master Wen gave him this magical elixir as compensation."
Hearing this, the second elder said coldly: "Clan leader, this magical elixir is extremely precious. It is an opportunity for our Ren family to rise again. It must be used with caution. You also know that if you give it to Ren Tianxing, he will not be able to survive at all."
There is no possibility of becoming a spiritual master, I hope the clan leader will think twice!"
As soon as he said this, the big guys from the Ren family below also agreed.
"Yes! I hope the patriarch will think more about the future of the family and choose the best child among the family to take it!"
After hearing these words, Ren Jianye's expression became more solemn.
After a while, he nodded slightly and sighed: "I know!"
Then, he turned to look at Ren Tianxing and said: "Son, it stands to reason that this Spirit-Opening Pill should belong to you. But your cultivation talent is too average. Even if you take the Spirit-Opening Pill successfully, will you be able to become a Spirit Controller in the future?
Master, that’s very hard to say! As the patriarch, I must consider maximizing the interests of the family, so I can only wrong you and give it to the best disciples of the family. Do you have any suggestions?"
This result had long been expected and expected by Ren Tianxing, so he naturally didn't think it was any surprise.
At that moment, he said quietly: "Clan Chief, Tian Xing can understand your painstaking efforts. Everything will be done according to the Patriarch's wishes!"
"Hey! This kid!"
Seeing that Ren Tianxing could actually say these words, the clan leaders around him all showed signs of astonishment, and some even felt inexplicable admiration in their hearts. No one from Ren Tianxing's perspective could do that.
Calm.
At this time, Ren Jianye said a little regretfully: "Son, it's good if you can understand! Of course, you contributed the magic elixir to the family. Your contribution is huge, and the leader of the clan will reward you well. In this way, the family will reward you five times this time.
Ten thousand gold coins, you go back to the accounting office to claim it yourself! The leader of the clan will decide on other rewards later!"
Hearing that there was a reward of 50,000 gold coins, Ren Tianxing was very surprised. He felt a sense of surprise in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He quickly said: "Thank you very much, clan leader. I will resign on that day!"
After saying this, Ren Tianxing walked out of the hall lightly, thinking about how to spend those gold coins.
As a minor of the Ren family, his monthly income was only 100 gold coins. Now he was rewarded with 50,000 gold coins all of a sudden. It was a huge sum of money for him, and he was naturally a little happy...
Three days later, Baiyan City was at the foot of a mountain forest outside the eastern suburbs of the city.
Ren Tianxing stood silently in front of his father's grave.
Since his father was buried yesterday, today is the second time he has come to pay his respects.
"Dad, they all thought that our Ninth House was a waste. In fact, they didn't know that if our Ninth House ancestors hadn't been struck by a terrible curse and passed it on to future generations, our Ninth House would not be a waste at all.
As it is now, if it weren't for that curse, would Ren Tianjun's talent be comparable to mine? Not even anyone in the entire Ren family is qualified to compare with me. Dad, I will definitely find a way to get rid of that curse.
Without the influence of that curse, even if I cannot become a spiritual master, I still have a chance to break through to the virtual spirit stage, and even a spiritual master will not be my opponent by then."
As he said this to himself, Ren Tianxing's face showed a burst of arrogance.
But then, he thought of something again, and said with a worried expression: "Dad, Master Nawen actually sent the magic pill to the child. He must know about the curse on us, but the child still can't understand his intention.
The child was worried that he had tampered with the elixir, so he deliberately dedicated the elixir to the family. I heard that Ren Tianjun finally got the elixir and took it successfully. He was quite lucky!"
Just this morning, news came out from the Ren family that after Ren Tianjun refined the Spirit Opening Pill, he successfully increased his spiritual power to three times that of ordinary people, and has the potential to become a spiritual master.
As soon as this news came out, all the major martial arts families in Baiyan City were also rushing to spread the news. After all, in a small town like Baiyan City, it would definitely be a big news if a talent with the potential to become a spiritual master could emerge.
After Ren Tianxing heard the news, many complicated thoughts came to his mind.
"Dad, is my guess wrong? Since Ren Tianjun has successfully improved his spiritual power, it means that the elixir is not fake, and he has not shown any abnormalities so far. If my guess is really wrong, then I will give up.
That magic pill is a big loss. Is Master Wen really a kind-hearted person?"
Thinking of this, Ren Tianxing murmured to himself again: "Dad, I will know soon if I am wrong in my guess. Ren Tianjun succeeded in taking the Kailing Pill. Master Wen should have known about it, and he will definitely take some action. He
If there is no action, then I am afraid that my guess is really wrong? However, even if it is wrong, it doesn't matter. My child did not intend to become a spiritual master from the beginning. My goal is to become a more powerful virtual spirit master."
At this point, the young man's eyes showed a fiery sparkle.
But at this moment, the light in the sky suddenly dimmed.
"Hey! This is..."
Ren Tianxing quickly raised his head to look at the sky, and was surprised to find that a dark circular shadow was slowly covering up the scorching sun, and the light between heaven and earth was getting darker and darker.
At this moment, a strange eclipse occurred in the sky.
At the same time, many residents in Baiyan City more than ten miles away also discovered the eclipse in the sky, and many people stopped and watched.
On the rooftop of the City Lord's Mansion, dozens of people were standing watching the eclipse.
Standing in front of the crowd was an old man in a soap robe with snow-white hair.
The old man in this robe is Master Wen, a rare spiritual master who is famous in the eighteen cities of Qingzhou.
Behind Master Wen, there stood a middle-aged man with extraordinary abilities, but it was the Lord of Baiyan City—Bai Wending, the only master of the tenth level of Qi Condensation in Baiyan City.
At this moment, Bai Wending looked at the eclipse in the sky and said with a sigh: "Master Wen, you said that there would be a solar eclipse today, but I didn't expect it to come true."
Master Wen smiled proudly: "The astrology of our Qingyun Martial Academy has never been wrong!"
As soon as he said these words, the circular shadow in the sky completely overlapped with the sun, and the sky and the earth suddenly became dark. This was also the darkest moment between the sky and the earth after the eclipse.
Everyone couldn't help but look into the sky again, waiting for the black shadow to move away.
But after waiting for a while, everyone's faces gradually showed expressions of surprise.
Master Nawen even frowned and whispered in shock: "Hey! Something seems wrong!"
After the moon shadow in the sky completely overlapped with the sun, the moon shadow that should have moved away did not move away, and actually hovered still in the sky at this moment.
Such a phenomenon is so abnormal that it has never happened since ancient times.
But just when everyone was surprised, the vision reappeared in the sky.
The overlapping sun and moon slowly faded, and finally slowly disappeared under the eyes of the world. Countless bright stars began to appear in the sky, and turned into darkness in an instant.
This scene immediately shocked everyone, and people's panicked voices came from every corner of Baiyan City.
"Oh my god! What...what's going on? The sun seems to have disappeared!"
In fact, such strange celestial phenomena did not only appear in the sky above Baiyan City, but also appeared in the skies of all countries in the entire Eastern Continent.
At this moment, an inexplicable panic began to spread across the entire continent.
Across the continent, countless people looked in horror at the place where the sun and moon disappeared. Some even began to kneel down and pray for the sun to reappear.
But just when people started to panic, strong winds gradually blew in the sky, and then dark clouds appeared and violent thunder broke out.
In just a moment, the entire night sky was covered by dark clouds, and the stars in the sky no longer flashed.
At this moment, the sun and moon disappeared, dark clouds covered the sky, and it was like a collapse of the sky.
In the sky, violent thunder and lightning, like a wild dragon, rolled and flashed in the clouds.
Thunder and lightning split the clouds again and again, and the shocking thunder tore the entire sky. This terrifying scene made the world panic.
But no one saw that behind the dark clouds, at the place where the sun and moon disappeared, the space suddenly became violently distorted and deformed.
Then, a spear with lightning flashing and engraved with golden runes broke through the space barrier and rushed out of the twisted space area.
That thunder and lightning spear was ten thousand feet long and as powerful as a dragon, shocking the world.
As soon as it emerged from the twisted space, it exploded and turned into countless fragments, which penetrated the thick clouds and scattered between the sky and the earth.
Just after the gun body exploded, a huge golden ball of thunder and lightning remained in the air.
But then, the golden ball of thunder and lightning exploded into seven parts of different sizes, turning into seven golden lightning bolts that penetrated the clouds.
This amazing scene happened behind the clouds, and no one in the world knew about it.
However, at the moment when the gun body exploded, all the living beings who were immersed in extreme panic heard a shocking loud noise from behind the clouds, like the sound of a collapse of the sky, and the heaven and earth were shaken by it.
Then, ‘Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!’, seven golden lightnings formed from seven broken golden light balls broke out of the clouds and descended on the earth.
Countless exclamations suddenly sounded across the mainland.
"Oh my God! What is that?"
"I don't know! It seems like seven golden lightnings!"....
The other side is outside the eastern suburbs of Baiyan City.
Ren Tianxing was watching the changes in the sky with a horrified expression.
"Hey! That lightning..."
Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he saw one of the golden lightnings falling towards him.
But before he could react, the golden lightning landed more than 700 meters in front of him.
When the golden light hit the ground, it was like thunder striking the ground, blasting out a large crater more than ten meters deep on the ground. For a moment, gravel flew everywhere and scorch marks were everywhere, until Ren Tianxing, who was not far away, was shocked and speechless.
After a long while, he recovered from the shock and hurriedly walked towards the big pit created by the golden lightning...;