Chen Shaojun had just walked out of the competition arena when a voice immediately reached his ears.
Chen Shaojun looked up and saw a flash of light in front of him. A strange young man in brocade clothes immediately appeared in front of him. This man was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He wore a purple gold crown and his eyes were like stars. Although he was young, he was not childish.
Looks quite experienced.
Moreover, from the corner of his eye, he could see that the Martial Palace was originally crowded with people, but at this moment, the people around him seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding, and they all disappeared without a trace, leaving only the person in front of him.
It was obvious that the person in front of him had an extraordinary status.
"The Duke of Qi's Mansion!"
His eyes glanced at the bronze waist badge hanging from the man's waist, and Chen Shaojun suddenly understood something.
"can I help you?"
Chen Shaojun said in surprise.
Although he was born in a literary and Taoist family and was considered a noble person, he did not know much about martial arts. He and this young Duke of Qi probably had never met each other and had no contact with each other.
"Haha, brother Chen, don't get me wrong, I don't mean any harm."
Yang Xuan held a brocade folding fan in his hand, and when he shook it gently, he did not have the romantic temperament of a prince's son:
"I have seen Brother Chen's heroic appearance in the martial arts competition before. I admire Brother Chen's skill and awareness very much. If Brother Chen does not give up, Yang Xuan would like to invite Brother Chen to sit in the mansion, and we can also compete together."
When Yang Xuan spoke, he had a smile on his face, giving people a sense of intimacy.
The children of princes are different from ordinary military commanders and children of aristocratic families. Their status is much more noble. Because of this, most of the children of princes are somewhat arrogant. There are few who are as humble as Yang Xuan.
No airs.
Yang Xuan originally thought that Chen Shaojun would agree with his identity and his high posture, but the result was completely different from what he imagined.
"Thank you, but I'm not very interested."
Chen Shaojun refused without thinking.
"!!!"
Yang Xuan's eyes widened and he was stunned.
He is the Duke of Xiao Qi, a powerful official of the great merchants. Shouldn't it be very happy for the children of local officials to enter the capital to make friends with powerful people and help the family?
"Brother Chen may have some misunderstandings. Judging from Brother Chen's appearance, he must have just stepped into the realm of blood and energy. Our Duke of Qi still has some resources, which may be able to help Brother Chen improve in martial arts as soon as possible. In addition,... Duke Xiao Rong
I also appreciate Brother Chen very much."
Yang Xuan wanted to work harder and directly used the name Xiaorong Guogong.
These are the sons of two current princes, so the other party should not refuse.
"No, I can practice by myself."
Chen Shaojun said calmly.
He has a lot of blood pills in his bag. In this way, he can be promoted quickly. As for the martial arts secrets, he has a lot of them in his head. Why should he use them to others?
Yang Xuan was choked for a moment and couldn't say even half a sentence.
How could there be such a person? He originally wanted to win over the other party and join his faction, but then he didn't expect that it was just an opening statement and it was already impossible to proceed, and the subsequent intention was even more impossible to discuss.
"If nothing happens, I'll leave first."
Chen Shaojun said, took his trophy, quickly passed by and walked out.
From the beginning to the end, Yang Xuan stood there blankly, his lips opened, but he stopped talking.
And when Chen Shaojun left, a burst of laughter could no longer be suppressed. From the side of the brake, Li An, the Duke of Xiaorong, dressed in a brocade robe, walked out of the darkness:
"Brother Yang, how are you? This is the first time that you find that your name is not easy to use, isn't it?"
"How did I know that this would be the case? Besides, - your names are all equally useless."
Yang Xuan turned around and glared at him.
"Okay, let him go. Our previous calculation was wrong. It seems that this person is quite independent and not easy to win over. No wonder he dares to be so arrogant and domineering in a place like Martial Palace where aristocratic families gather.
"
Li An smiled and said:
"But at least one thing we are sure of is that we cannot win him over. This should be the case with King Zhao. There should be no need to worry about him being used by King Zhao's lineage. This is enough."
Yang Xuan also became serious after hearing this and nodded.
This is what he admires about Duke Xiao Rong. He is so meticulous that even if it is bad news, he can always find something special in it.
"Let's go. I'm looking forward to what will happen next time he comes to the Martial Palace. The disciples of the aristocratic families in the Martial Palace have already spread the news and are inviting experts. It should be very interesting in three days.
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Xiaorongguo is fair.
It is impossible for people of their status to go out in person and compete with others like ordinary people, but they are also happy to watch the excitement.
"Yes, when you say that, it's true. The Martial Palace hasn't been this lively for a long time. He's really an interesting person!"
Yang Xuan also laughed after hearing this.
If he remembered correctly, this shouldn't be the first time he had been rejected, but despite this, this "Mr. Chen" attracted his attention more and more.
In his situation, he is destined to cause a big stir in the Martial Palace. Either he will be defeated and stepped on in three days, and everyone will come forward to humiliate him, ridicule him, and ridicule his arrogance, or he will win and cause chaos.
A bigger shock, no matter what kind, is destined to not be peaceful.
"However, now I am more and more curious about his identity, which state, state, and what kind of family can cultivate such a child."
Xiaorongguo is fair.
"Little father-in-law!"
While the two were talking, a guard suddenly walked up quickly:
"I just received the news and checked, but I couldn't find the information about Mr. Chen. His information seemed to have been sent away as soon as it was filed."
"What?!"
Hearing the words of the guard, Duke Xiao Rong and Duke Xiao Qi both lost their voices. They looked at each other and their expressions changed.
There is no file in the Wu Palace that the Duke of Qi cannot check, unless the other party's identity is very special!
For a moment, even Xiao Ronggong fell silent.
This "Chen Jun", who was originally simple and somewhat reckless, suddenly became mysterious in the eyes of the two of them. He seemed to be shrouded in so many mysteries that even Duke Xiao Rong couldn't see through it.
…
"drive!"
On the official road of the capital, Chen Shaojun was sitting in a carriage heading out of the city.
Chen Shaojun was unaware of the changes in the martial arts palace. At this time, all his mind was on another matter.
Outside the window, traffic was busy and noisy. Inside the car, Chen Shaojun was at peace, his consciousness completely focused on the "sacred tree" deep in his mind.
Hum, Chen Shaojun felt out a sense of consciousness and quickly communicated with Shenmu.
This is not the first time Chen Shaojun has inspected the sacred tree, but today's sacred tree looks different from before. Just at the root of the sacred tree, Chen Shaojun faintly sees a group of dark light spots, which are only the size of sesame seeds and do not look conspicuous.
And apart from this dim light spot, there is no other change. The sacred tree is still like a pool of stagnant water, not reacting to anything in the outside world.
"How is this going?"
Chen Shaojun remembered the feeling he had in the Martial Palace before. It must not be an illusion. Then what is the explanation for the changes in the sacred tree?
Most importantly, how should he proceed?
Just as this thought passed through his mind, the familiar vibration came again, and at the same time, Chen Shaojun felt a thirst for energy coming from the sacred tree again.
"It turns out that energy needs to be absorbed to stimulate further changes."
An idea flashed in Chen Shaojun's mind, and he understood immediately.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Shaojun sat upright and immediately injected the blood in his body into the sacred tree as usual. However, unexpectedly, the sacred tree did not react much.
Chen Shaojun was stunned for a moment. Could it be that his method was wrong? Shenmu didn't need blood energy at all?
But if there is no need for blood, what does Shenmu want?
"Could it be...that it wants to swallow the Blood Qi Pill directly?"
This bold idea flashed through Chen Shaojun's mind, and he was shocked by this incredible idea.
With hesitant thoughts, Chen Shaojun tentatively introduced a very weak ray of divine tree energy into the blood energy in his body, and then grabbed the first blood energy pill in the bag.
When the weak energy of the sacred tree wrapped around the blood pill, the light flashed, and the blood pill in Chen Shaojun's hand disappeared instantly.
"!!!"
Chen Shaojun was completely shocked. He just gave it a try, but he didn't expect that he was right. Shenmu really wanted the Blood Pill.
Although it was unbelievable, Chen Shaojun could clearly feel that the light spot at the root of the sacred tree in his mind had become brighter.
"No way, it's really like that!"
There is actually no essential difference between blood energy and blood energy pills. They are both blood energy. Chen Shaojun really didn't understand why the sacred tree needed blood energy pills instead of pure blood energy.
Is there any difference between the two?
Or is this due to some special rules of the sacred tree?
No matter what, now that the correct method has been explored, the next thing will be much easier to handle.
"No matter what, let's see what changes happen to the sacred tree first!"
Chen Shaojun quickly reached out to grab the package and delivered more blood pills to the sacred tree.
One, two, three..., the blood pills disappeared out of thin air in Chen Shaojun's hands, but the sacred tree remained unchanged, only the light spot became slightly brighter.
"Isn't that enough?"
After delivering thirty Blood Qi Pills, Chen Shaojun finally began to feel some physical pain.
Chen Shaojun didn't care about one or two Blood Energy Pills, since he had plenty in his bag anyway, but there was still no change after consuming so many Blood Energy Pills. This was something Chen Shaojun didn't expect at first.
"No matter what, it was obtained through martial arts competition anyway. Just pretend that I have never been to the martial arts hall. No matter what, I must see what changes have happened to this sacred tree."
Chen Shaojun was cruel, gritted his teeth and said, no matter what, he kept sending blood pills into the sacred tree.
Thirty-five, forty!
There is still no change in the sacred tree.
Forty-five, fifty!
Just when Chen Shaojun thought that all of his nearly two hundred blood energy pills would be consumed by the sacred tree, when he reached the fifty-seventh one, it seemed that the quantity had changed rather than the quality. The energy absorbed by the blood energy pills had reached a limit, and the sacred tree in his mind finally changed.
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The originally dark light spot suddenly shone brightly. At the same time, Chen Shaojun suddenly saw a space inside the sacred tree.
It was a square grid, about two feet square. Other than that, there was no other change.
"This is... space storage?!"
Chen Shaojun was stunned and recognized it immediately.