A wide stone door behind the white jade stone platform slowly opened. This stone door was not a door that retreated inwards or outwards, nor could it be opened by pulling left and right. Twenty slowly rose upwards like a guillotine.
When the stone door opened, there was also a muffled sound of "rumbling", and at the same time, there was also the "click-click" sound of chains and other mechanisms operating under the feet.
I don't know whether it was because the stone door was too heavy, or because it had not been opened for a long time, and the various parts of the mechanism were dry and tight. In short, the stone door opened very slowly.
However, this slowness also created a huge momentum. People in the entire square and in the surrounding stands were attracted by the sound of the stone door opening and the sound of the machine underfoot, and they all cast their eyes over it.
After the stone door was pulled up, one after another figures were exposed in everyone's sight. The moment a group of men and women in the front row appeared, it immediately caused an uproar.
There were very few people present who could not recognize the people behind the stone gate. Each of these people not only had huge power behind them, but also had a high reputation themselves.
"The Yao family, the Su family, the Gui family, the Wang family, and the painters, it seems that the best group of people trained by the super aristocratic families over the years are the people in front of me."
An old man wearing animal skin looked at the first row of people who appeared behind the stone gate with cold eyes, and said lightly with a chilling smile on his face.
The animal skin robe on this old man is very thick. If you look closely, you will find that it is made from the skin of a mad lion beast. The adult mad lion beast has a strength no less than the peak of the sixth level.
And it has great potential to enter the seventh level.
The level of this mad lion beast is not at all inferior to that of the armored turtle, and it is even slightly better in terms of attack power alone.
Being able to wear such an animal skin, regardless of the other party's terrifying cultivation level, must also have a high status in the prairie. The old man's long hair was braided into fine braids, and the long hair was somewhat gray.
Color, braided but more majestic.
After hearing the old man's words, a middle-aged man next to him bowed and said: "What the chief said is that those people are all the most outstanding and outstanding young alchemists in the Xuanwu Empire in recent decades."
As he said that, the young man pointed at the two men in black robes standing outside. The two men looked about twenty-seven or twenty-four five years old. Their faces were cold and emotionless, and they were as indifferent as two people.
A corpse was placed there.
"These two people are the leaders of this generation of the Gui family. The male young man is called Gui Chao, and he is the grandson of the current head of the family, Onizuka. In addition to being very skilled in refining medicine, he also has good fighting power. It is said that he has been designated as the future
The successor may even directly replace his father to take over the Gui family.
The woman beside him looks a bit mature, but in fact she is only twenty-two years old. The girl's name is Gui Huan, and she is the daughter of the handsome Gui Chao. Her cultivation and combat ability are equally good. As for refining medicine,
His ability suddenly came to the fore during the recent drug selection competition, and it can be seen that the secrets of the Gui family are still very deep."
The old man's eyes swept over the black robes worn by the two of them, with a special flavor in his eyes, but he turned away without paying too much attention and looked at the person next to him.
They are also two young people, but they are about seventy or eight years old. They are each wearing a set of apricot-yellow gowns. The impressive landscape paintings are on their clothes. They have a unique charm when they are worn on them.
"These two should be painters. Painters always have to dress so showy on formal occasions, which is always so unpleasant to look at."
The old man's nose crooked, as if he was disdainful of the two young painters.
"The chief is right, these two people are exactly the painters, the second young master Hua Zheng and the fourth young master Hua Gang. It is said that they are also geniuses that painters encounter once in dozens or hundreds of years. They are both very good at refining medicine and the same is true this time.
He has the strength to compete for the title of Medicine Master."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he seemed to be very disapproving when he saw the old man. He smiled and looked behind the painter. At the same time, he introduced casually: "The woman behind is Wang Yizhen from the Wang family, and the woman behind is Su Yunlong from the Su family.
And the distant servant of the distant family."
The old man squinted his eyes, slowly shook his head, and said, "I have heard of Wang Yizhen. I heard that Chu Nan personally taught her all the medicine refining techniques, so she should be able to perform well."
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head and said: "The chief does not dare to say the outcome in front of the chief, nor does he dare to say who can win, but the chief is optimistic about her and believes that she will still have some chances."
The old man shook his head with a smile but not a smile, and said: "Keta, you must uphold etiquette no matter where you go. We are now in Xuanwu, and you are not the leader of my subordinates. Why do you still have to use the clan's etiquette?"
call."
The middle-aged man bent down submissively, but didn't say much. Seeing him like this, a trace of displeasure flashed in the old man's eyes, but then he shook his head helplessly and said, "Whatever, who else is there?
"
When the middle-aged man raised his head, he still had a warm and respectful smile on his face. However, after listening to the old man's words, looking at the man's smile again, it was like a smiling mask worn in front to hide his inner heart.
true thoughts.
"Yao Zhen's junior brother is also a person who has great hope of winning this year. His name is Yao Ling. His cultivation and medicine refining ability are very good, and he even has the potential to catch up with his senior brother."
This Yao Ling looks to be in his early twenties, with a harmless smile on his delicate face. If you look closely, you will find that this Yao Ling actually looks like Zuo Feng's original appearance.
There is just a slight difference in temperament and figure. Although this person is as thin as Zuo Feng, he is about half a head taller than Zuo Feng.
"The woman next to Yao Ling is called Duan Yueyao. She comes from that medicine sect. In fact, her strength should not be underestimated. Although this woman is not outstanding in cultivation, she is very good in mental training and her fighting ability is not outstanding.
But I heard that this woman is far more scheming than some old guys who are good at scheming."
The old man in the animal robe stayed on Duan Yueyao for a moment, seeming to have thought of something, but in the end he looked away.
"I remember that there should be ten people in the finals, but there are only nine people in front of me. Obviously one is missing. I look at the guys behind, they should not be able to enter the final competition, then..."
After the old man finished speaking, the middle-aged man immediately replied: "The chief did not make a mistake, nor did he remember correctly. There were indeed ten people selected for the final competition, and these people present are indeed not enough at the moment. The person with the fewest number is...
."
Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly from the crowd.
"Where has Shen Feng gone?"
"Yes, Shen Feng hasn't shown up since the last competition. How could it be?"
"I heard that Shen Feng died of illness."
"Are you kidding? The ghost hunter who was able to defeat that ghost family in such a short period of time was fine under the blazing flames. How could he die of a sudden illness? It's just nonsense."
"I heard that someone was plotting against him. You also know that he defeated Guizhu and caused heavy losses to Guihua and his family. Even Yaozhen heard that he started to deal with the refined medicine cheaply. The person he offended was not just one and a half , it is reasonable to encounter unexpected events, but I never thought that someone would dare to kill him before the drug selection competition."
"I heard that Shen Feng seemed to have visited the Su family and never came out of the Su family again. He probably died at the hands of the Su family."
"Don't talk nonsense. The relationship between the Su family and the Yao family and Shen Feng is extraordinary. No matter how unwise the Su family is, it is impossible to deal with Shen Feng."
"What do you know? The Su family and the Yao family also bet heavily on Guizhan during the competition, and the losses were also not small."
"Hey, there is only a thin line between showing one's face and showing one's eyes. Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Shen Feng had just become famous in the imperial capital, and then he would be gone. It's a pity, it's a pity."
People in the crowd gathered together the news they heard, but there was no need for the middle-aged man to explain.
The old man naturally heard it clearly, but he glanced at the people around him who had just talked with a half-smile.
"I really didn't expect that such a Shen Feng would turn the entire Xuanwu Emperor into a turmoil. The ghost family and the painter jointly issued a challenge before, and revealed so much news overtly and covertly. I was very surprised at that time, what exactly did this young man do? What kind of background can provoke ghosts and painters?
Now it seems that some people don't want him to participate in this medicine selection competition. It seems that the Xuanwu Empire is really at the point when the building is about to collapse. It can't even accommodate such a small young man. It seems that what we are here this time is Yes."
The old man smiled and talked to himself. The young man did not express any attitude from beginning to end, but just listened quietly to the old man's words. Although the middle-aged man did not show any change in attitude, the old man still noticed it. With a hint of something else, he turned around and said.
"Keta, do you have other ideas?"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, and then said: "I always think that Chen Feng is very unusual. I don't think his influence on the Imperial Capital and Xuanwu will end here.",
The old man smiled slightly and said: "Perhaps he has some potential, and he has the potential to make the entire imperial capital take him seriously. But after all, he is a small warrior at that time. After all, he has not even reached the Qi refining stage. How can such a small person compete with those People fight.”
As the old man finished speaking, he pointed his fingers towards several places above the circular stand next to the area reserved for the king. Figures in gorgeous clothes came out one after another. These people are all important figures from super aristocratic families. They The same emperor as the emperor also symbolizes the highest power of the current Xuanwu Empire.