Volume Two: Wind Rises Spiritual Clouds Chapter 142: The Witch
Lin Dongjiu returned to the room and opened the door, only to see Yin Xiaodie sitting on a chair with a worried look on her face.
Seeing that Lin Dongjiu was back, Yin Xiaodie immediately calmed down her worried look, walked to Lin Dongjiu and asked softly:
"Benefactor, who are those people? Why are you coming to Lei Guangzong so late?"
Lin Dongjiu was now exhausted both physically and mentally, so he responded casually: "The people from the Fantasy Sect are here to make trouble with me."
Yin Xiaodie covered her mouth and said in shock: "Then...then they didn't do anything to their benefactor, right?"
"It's okay, otherwise I might not be able to come back now." Lin Dongjiu smiled lightly.
"Benefactor, looking at your frown, you are too tired. You should rest early today."
Yin Xiaodie said seriously: "If the benefactor doesn't want to sleep with me, I can sleep on the floor..."
Lin Dongjiu waved his hand: "No, you go to sleep first, I will sit for a while."
Yin Xiaodie chuckled and said, "Then I'll go help my benefactor warm the bed first!"
Lin Dongjiu just nodded, and when he saw Yin Xiaodie getting into bed, he flicked out the candles in the room.
Darkness flooded the entire room. Lin Dong Jiuku sat on a chair, holding his chin with his hands, his brows knitted together, and the veins on his forehead were looming.
Time passed by minute by second, and it was already late at night, everything was completely silent, and the only sound that could be heard in the room was Yin Xiaodie's sound sleep.
Feeling sleepy, Lin Dongjiu glanced at the bed tent subconsciously, and couldn't help but stop at Yin Xiaodie's sleeping face.
Yin Xiaodie... Lin Dongjiu's face froze, his pupils shrank slightly, but he calmly retracted them and continued to sit on the chair in a daze.
He sighed and kept shaking his head. His face was full of tangles, and his eyes sank with the moonlight in the sky...
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As the morning sun rose, Yin Xiaodie woke up leisurely, stretched out, and turned around to see Lin Dongjiu standing by the window, looking out the window, wondering what he was thinking.
The cool breeze blew his long hair, the golden morning light reflected his sharp profile, and the cold light reflected in the bottomless eyes.
Yin Xiaodie stared blankly, then she seemed to realize something, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she quickly looked away, but for no reason, she felt empty in her heart, and her red lips trembled slightly.
After gathering her emotions, Yin Xiaodie straightened her clothes, got out of bed, walked beside Lin Dongjiu, and followed his gaze to look out the window, but there was nothing outside the window except the gradually blue sky.
Yin Xiaodie asked aloud:
"My benefactor, have you not slept all night?"
Lin Dongjiu slowly turned his head, with deep fatigue in his eyes.
"Well, I want to take a nap."
He staggered to the bedside, took off his shoes and lay down on it.
He didn't want to use cultivation to relieve fatigue, he just wanted to have a good sleep.
It's too tiring, he doesn't like this kind of life.
After a while, even breathing came, and Lin Dongjiu fell into a deep sleep.
Yin Xiaodie glanced at him, took his place, and looked out the window, as silent as a statue.
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I don't know when Lin Dongjiu woke up, and his eyes were pitch black.
Did you sleep until dark?
Lin Dongjiu smelled the fragrance coming from beside him, moved his arms that were pressed against his chest, and fell into a deep sleep again.
Early the next morning, Lin Dongjiu opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath. He felt refreshed and indescribably energetic.
He got up, put on his clothes, and woke up Yin Xiaodie next to him:
"Xiaodie, let's go, let's go back to Crescent City."
"Ah...ok~"
Yin Xiaodie stretched her waist, got up, and left the room with him.
After bidding farewell to Elder Ji Ping, Lin Dongjiu took out Feiyunzhou, took Yin Xiaodie with him, and rushed to Crescent City at an extremely fast speed.
Yin Xiaodie had never ridden on this kind of flying magic weapon. She looked around with wide eyes and marveled:
"Benefactor, your baby is so good. I have never seen it before."
Not only was it good, it was also very hard... Lin Dongjiu smiled and ignored her.
About half an hour later, Lin Dongjiu piloted the Feiyun Boat and landed on the outskirts of Crescent City.
Collected Feiyunzhou and entered the city with Yin Xiaodie.
Today's Crescent City is particularly lively. The new city lord has taken office and the alchemy contest is a big election. Each of these events is not a trivial matter, so many monks came after hearing the news.
But these monks may not be interested in the new city lord taking office. What they are interested in are the alchemists.
Alchemists can be said to be the giant pandas in the world of immortality, especially wild alchemists. They are also the ones that some small forces and small sects like to compete for.
Wild alchemists will also be sought after by casual cultivators, because some casual cultivators simply cannot afford the elixirs sold in the Great Alchemy Pavilion. They can only collect the materials needed for alchemy first, and then ask wild alchemists to refine them. The cost is relatively low.
Said it was much lower.
Wild alchemists are also happy to help them refine elixirs, just to make some extra money to support their families.
After all, learning to make alchemy is very expensive. Once the furnace explodes and the alchemy furnace becomes useless, the materials for alchemy will also be reduced to nothing.
There was no need to inquire, just follow the flow of people. After a while, Lin Dongjiu led Yin Xiaodie to the registration place.
There were not as many alchemists in line as expected, only about a few dozen, and most of them were melon-eaters watching the excitement.
Any alchemist who queues up will immediately be surrounded by three or five groups of people and enjoy the treatment of stars holding the moon.
They are like salesmen, introducing to those alchemists the benefits and conditions that their faction or sect can offer them.
Lin Dongjiu was naturally not immune. At first, he waved his hand politely and refused, but later he became impatient and had to put on a bad face.
But the effect was also excellent. When the salesmen saw that Lin Dongjiu had no intention, they stopped disturbing him.
Anyway, three-legged toads are hard to find, and there are not many two-legged alchemists here, so why bother with the thankless task of being a humble little licking dog?
Yin Xiaodie still held Lin Dongjiu's arm. She seemed to have no resistance to the lively environment. She kept chattering with her small mouth. Lin Dongjiu also responded with a smile, and she was in a happy mood. To outsiders, they looked like a young couple.
About half a quarter of an hour later, Lin Dongjiu was finally in line.
The registration process is very simple. You fill out a form, have your bone age tested, and are limited to 12 to 22 years old. Then you can receive a jade medal representing your identity, and then wait for the organizer to arrange the alchemy site and alchemy furnace in the afternoon.
The top ten in the final election will be qualified to go to the Imperial City to participate in the competition. The process is efficient, but only takes one day.
At noon, the Lord of Crescent City will take office at the City Lord's Mansion and show his face to everyone.
Lin Dongjiu was not interested in this. He just heard that the name of the new city lord was Chen Dongsheng, so he took Yin Xiaodie to have a casual meal and walked around with her for a while. After making an appointment, he took her to the election venue as the time was almost up.
The square in front of the Crescent City City Lord's Palace.
When we arrived at the square, there were three times as many melon-eaters as there were when we signed up.
There was a warning line around the center of the square. Dozens of alchemy furnaces were placed inside the warning line. Some alchemy materials such as spiritual herbs and elixirs were also prepared next to the alchemy furnaces.
On the outside of the square, facing the city lord's palace, a high stand was erected, and sitting at the top was a man in rich clothes.
This man is thin, and the fine clothes he wears are barely holding up. He has high cheekbones on both sides of his cheeks, and heavy circles under his eyes. If you just look at his appearance, you might think he is a drug addict.
This man must be the newly appointed city lord of Crescent City. If he looks like this, if his political performance is not good, he might be assassinated again... Lin Dongjiu joked casually in his mind.
However, he looked at Chen Dongsheng with very sharp eyes, and he was chatting with people around him. He had a good temperament, and he didn't look like a dissolute person.
Immediately, Lin Dongjiu frowned. He felt that Chen Dongsheng gave him a very familiar feeling, like an acquaintance... Was it an illusion?
The steward was already greeting the players to enter. Lin Dongjiu shook his head. Without enough time to think about it, he arranged Yin Xiaodie outside the venue and followed the other alchemists into the competition venue.
Before leaving, Yin Xiaodie excitedly waved to Lin Dongjiu:
"Come on, benefactor, I'm waiting for your good news..."
However, not long after Lin Dongjiu left, three men suddenly gathered around behind Yin Xiaodie who was standing in the crowd.
One of the men in gold and silver walked up to her and said politely:
"I'm Yan Dang. My father is the head of the Yan family in Crescent City. There is an exclusive seat for my Yan family over there. Why don't you, girl, come with me to avoid suffering from the scorching sun? How about that?"
She looks gentle and gentle on the surface, but her dirty eyes are looking at Yin Xiaodie's body, not sparing every part of her body.
Everyone who noticed this scene shook their heads secretly. The Yan family was one of the first forces to join the Huan Sect, so the Yan family had great power in Crescent City.
This Yan Dang himself is a complete playboy, and because he is the only son of the Yan family, he is always pampered. Due to his family connections, he runs rampant in Crescent City and does all kinds of evil.
If he fell in love with a woman from a certain family, he would be kidnapped even on the street.
I'm afraid this little girl won't be able to escape today... Everyone sighed in their hearts, but they all looked on with cold eyes and ignored the matter.
The charm that Lin Dongjiu had in Yin Xiaodie's eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by indifference and disgust with murderous intent.
"My girl's skin is so tender and tender. If it gets damaged by the sun, I'll feel bad."
After saying that, Yan Dang showed a lewd smile and went to grab Yin Xiaodie's hand.
Yin Xiaodie just snorted coldly, and Yan Danggang's outstretched hand was immediately firmly grasped.
Yan Dang's face showed annoyance, but then a hint of amusement appeared on his face. He probably had some short-sighted person who couldn't stand him and wanted to play a hero to save the beauty.
He had encountered this kind of trick too many times, and as a result, the person who was in the way was severely trampled under his feet.
However, he always looks forward to such a farce, just because it will make him feel better and give his abnormal psychology great satisfaction.
The two followers he brought were not vegetarians, but were worshiped by his father from the world of immortality at a great price. This was one of the reasons why he dared to act unscrupulously in the city.
Wait, where are my two followers... Thinking of this, Yan Dang, who was immersed in the role of the villain, changed his expression.
With those two followers around, they wouldn't let outsiders get close at all, let alone having their wrists clamped...
Yan Dang's legs immediately went weak and he turned around tremblingly, only to see that the person holding him was a tall and burly man wearing dark purple clothes. Behind this man, there were five others wearing the same clothes as him.
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As for the two followers he brought with him, they have long since disappeared.
"You...who are you! Do you know that my father is Yan Kuan? Let me go quickly, or you won't get the good news!"
No matter how stupid Yan Dang was, he finally realized that something was wrong at this moment.
Maybe because I have been arrogant for so many years, I have reached the point where I can't speak harshly without speaking.
However, he regretted his cruel words as soon as he said them. He wished he could kneel down and beg for mercy on the spot, but it was too late to say anything.
Because he saw the man glance at the young lady he had just chatted with, then he took out a knife, put it close to his body, and stabbed it into his heart.
Yan Dang's eyes widened and he lost his breath. Yin Xiaodie waved her hand in disgust, and the burly man dragged his body and bowed away.
The whole place was silent...
All the melon-eaters were so frightened by the scene just now that they fell into silence. Even those who were closer to Yin Xiaodie silently backed away.
No one can come close within three feet!
The scene just now did not cause much disturbance in the crowd, it was as if it had never happened.
This is not the Imperial City, but the Crescent City. There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the city, and most of them are monks who lick blood on the tip of their swords. Some of the city lords dare to assassinate, let alone kill someone outside the general election. The melon-eating people are already used to this.
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However, there are still some good people who are looking towards the seat where the Yan family is, looking forward to the revenge drama that may be staged next.
But what puzzled them was that they didn't notice for a moment that the seats of the Yan family were empty, and even the head of the Yan family was missing, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.
Some smart melon-eaters had vaguely guessed something, and their eyes on Yin Xiaodie changed completely. As if for confirmation, they looked at Cheng Dongsheng on the high platform.
Chen Dongsheng didn't seem to notice the movement here, and was still chatting and laughing with the people around him, and his suspicions became more certain.
He is a member of the Fantasy Sect!
Could it be that she is the wife of the patriarch who is here to experience life?!
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The alchemists participating in the election were handing over to the stewards to deal with issues such as identity verification and alchemy furnace distribution. Moreover, the conflict just now did not cause a commotion, so Lin Dongjiu did not notice what was happening here.
After all the preparations were settled, Lin Dongjiu was led by the steward to his own alchemy furnace.
Next, Chen Dongsheng stood up and gave a meaningless opening speech. Seeing that no one was interested in him, it ended quickly.
The most important thing is later. After Chen Dongsheng finished speaking, the two old men sitting next to him stood up. The alchemists in the audience immediately became solemn and made a gesture of listening attentively.
Lin Dongjiu had already inquired about it a long time ago. These two old men were two elders hired from Baicao Cao. They were both at the level of Alchemy King and had a very high reputation.
The two old men looked at each other, and one of them coughed and said with a deep breath:
"I, Jia Wen, am responsible for the ruling of this election. Let me tell you about the content of the election contest."
"Have you seen the spiritual grasses under your feet? They are snow ginseng flower, dust-falling grass and Shantian moss. You guessed it right. This time you are going to refine a furnace of body-tempering elixirs commonly used by monks in the Qi training realm, the bone-gathering elixir.
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"Within one hour, whoever refines more bone-condensing pills and has higher quality will win, and will be ranked in the top ten, and will be able to go to the imperial city to participate in the Lingyun Kingdom's alchemy competition held every 20 years.
Qualifications.”
Another old man said:
"The Bone Gathering Pill is a commonly used elixir for alchemists to start with, and it can be refined by a first-level spiritual level alchemist.
The reason why I chose to refine this elixir as part of the competition is to balance the gap between your grades and test your foundation."
All the alchemists couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. This election can be said to be quite fair.
Pills like Bone Gathering Pills may be easily refined by high-level alchemists, but the quality of the pills may not be as high as those refined by low-level alchemists.
So what the old man said was right. The test of this election is who can keep calm and who has a more solid foundation.
Lin Dongjiu frowned. Although he was a first-grade Xuan-level alchemy master, and with the blessing of the Cloud-Spinning Alchemy Hand, he could easily get into the top ten.
But what is this place?
Big competition live!
An excellent occasion to earn attention!
With the loud sound of the gong, the competition officially began. The alchemists quickly got into the state and were in full swing refining the elixirs.
Lin Dongjiu gritted his teeth and remained motionless, looking around the audience with a proud attitude.
When he felt that many peripheral eyes were on him, he didn't hear the sound of rising attention value.
As time passed by, Lin Dongjiu almost became the focus of the audience.
"Hey, look at that alchemist, why hasn't he started making alchemy yet?"
"Could he be a fisherman in troubled waters, trying to gain attention?"
"My dear, I've seen this kind of thing before, but this is the first time I've seen someone who pretends to be an expert even though he doesn't have the strength. Look at how mean he is, you really want to give him a slap in the face."
"When the game is over, let's not let him run away. How about giving him a good beating?"
"Second!"
"Second..."
"Little guy, why haven't you started refining elixirs yet..."
Yin Xiaodie blinked her beautiful eyes and was slightly surprised. For some reason, she was secretly annoyed by the buzzing comments from the melon-eating crowd.
What Yin Xiaodie didn't know was that not far from her, there was a tall woman wearing black clothes among the melon-eating crowd. She held her pink fist and listened to the melon-eating crowd's slander against Lin Dongjiu.
Liu's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and she was also secretly angry.
Perhaps because of the lessons learned by the eldest son of the Yan family, no one dared to approach her because of her outstanding beauty.
In the stands, Jia Wen also noticed this scene and said to the old man sitting next to him:
"It seems that a fake alchemist has sneaked in. Should we clear him out?"
The old man took a sip of tea and glanced at Lin Dongjiu lightly:
"It doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect other people's alchemy. Anyway, he will be the one who makes a fool of himself in the end."
Jia Wen nodded and ignored it.
Zhang Dongsheng stared at Lin Dongjiu with interest, his eyes a little playful.
When Lin Dongjiu heard the comments from the outside world, his scalp went numb with embarrassment, but fortunately he was thick-skinned enough, and the upper limit of earning attention points in this way was very low, so the attention points stopped rising after a while.
Just laugh, I will let you all spit out all your attention later... Lin Dongjiu snorted coldly, his eyes flashed, a faint white flame ignited in his hand, and he raised his hand and threw it into the alchemy furnace in front of him.
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call!
The fire is burning, and the white light shining from the furnace wall is so dazzling even under the sun.
As soon as Fen Youhuo took action, the criticism suddenly stopped. The crowd's eyes widened, and their attention value increased at a completely different speed than before.
"Look, he actually has fire from heaven and earth. Could it be..."
When it comes to how to maximize the attention value earned, Lin Dongjiu still knows how to do it, but the method is very unpleasant!
But there is no way...
If you want to earn the maximum amount of attention, it is not just as simple as grabbing eyeballs, but also triggering a strong psychological gap among followers and causing huge emotional fluctuations.
To put it more simply, it is called pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
A little more vulgar, it's called a pretending competition...
But to be honest, Lin Dongjiu really didn't want to show off in front of so many people. Thinking of the trouble he might cause in the future, he felt overwhelmed.
Fortunately, there were one or two alchemists who possessed the extraordinary fires of heaven and earth. Lin Dongjiu didn't stand out from the crowd. After the exclamation, the rate of increase in attention still slowed down.
Those who came to participate in the audition were not only wild alchemists, but also some alchemists who represented their sects.
The heaven and earth fire in their hands can already be regarded as the treasure of the sect, but in order to obtain the qualifications to go to the imperial city to participate in the alchemy competition, they are naturally not afraid of showing off, and even want to use this to gain more eyeballs and increase the sect's name.
Spread the word.
Who knows that they are not alone, but have their own sect as a guarantee, so they still have the confidence to dare to show off their goods.
Some of the melon-eating people present may be coveting it, but no one is stupid enough to go against a sect.
But Lin Dongjiu is different. Maybe after the election, there will be waves of troublemakers.
Although he is not afraid, with his current cultivation level, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is walking sideways in the Transformation Infant Realm.
Moreover, there are no masters above the Transformation Infant Realm among these people who eat melons. If they reach that level, they will go to become clan leaders and elders to enjoy their blessings. How can they bask in the sun and suffer misfortune among the people who eat melons?
What he was afraid of was that it would be too troublesome to deal with. He was the most afraid of trouble.