Although the standards of the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference are very high, there are not many vassal sects that the leader personally leads to participate.
The leaders of the vassal sects of the Infinite Sword Sect are all similar to the great officials of the feudal territories. They not only have to deal with a lot of daily work, but also take time to practice in seclusion. It is difficult to squeeze out free time to participate in any Qi refining period competitions.
Even though Yang Lu was already prosperous in Haiya City, he had only met Jiang Hua'an twice in total.
One of them was the Immortal Ascension Conference, which was regarded as the most important event in Haiya City. Jiang Huaan, as the leader of the Haiya faction, had to attend. The other time was after Li Qingning was assassinated, Jiang Huaan came to express his condolences in person. If such a vicious incident is not handled well,
It might even be published in Xiuzhen Financial Weekly. It would definitely be inappropriate for him not to personally come forward to deal with the aftermath.
Apart from this, Yang Lu never saw Jiang Hua'an again.
Despite this, the courtesy that Yang Lu received in the Haiya Sect was enough to make all the Haiya Sect disciples jealous. Many Haiya Sect disciples, let alone meeting Jiang Hua'an, probably had not had the opportunity to talk to Su Yuanfeng and Han Xinhe for several years since they had started.
It is said that when He Mingyuan's daughter became a disciple of the Haiya Sect, because Han Xinhe personally spoke out and took care of her, she was even recognized as a hidden second generation immortal by fellow disciples of the Haiya Sect.
Therefore, a vassal sect like Su Yuanfeng, whose second-in-command personally leads a team to participate in the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference, has a very high standard of participation. Most sects only send ordinary foundation-building elders to lead the team.
As the leader of the Eagle Sect of the Dignified Mountain, Chen Ming chose to personally lead the team to participate in the competition. Obviously, he did not travel thousands of miles to humiliate himself. It seems that there is no problem with the information provided by Guyun Sect. There is a high probability that Leader Chen is interested in this sword discussion conference.
Have an intention.
As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. Su Yuanfeng and Chen Ming just looked at each other coldly without even saying a polite word. When they saw Yang Lu next to Su Yuanfeng, Chen Ming frowned on the spot.
Yang Lu defeated Liu Hanxing's conspiracy by himself, and Chen Ming still recognized his ability.
He originally planned to wait for the collapse of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce and take the initiative to recruit Yang Lu into his army. He had already hinted at it when he was in Tianshu City. Now that he sees that Yang Lu still chooses to collude with the Haiya Sect, it is strange that he is happy.
Got it!
However, Chen Ming's hostility did not last long.
After seeing the final grouping results of the Sword Discussion Conference, Master Chen's attitude made a 180-degree turn on the spot.
Chen Ming's Sichuan opera-like expression changed his face, and it was natural that he couldn't hide it from Yang Lu's piercing eyes.
Yang Lu knew very well that Head Chen must have seen that Li Qingning and Ye Chen were assigned to the same competition area, so he suddenly put on an enthusiastic fake smile at himself. After all, if Ye Chen wants to enter the top eight, he must first do it no matter what.
After passing Li Qingning, even if Chen Ming had confidence in Ye Chen's strength, he still didn't think he could beat Li Qingning.
If Ye Chen and Li Qingning both make it to the top sixteen, Yang Lu is almost certain that Head Chen will immediately come to him to reconcile!
However, Yang Lu knew very well the principle of not tearing apart people despite hardships. He didn't seem to notice the change in Chen Ming's attitude, and showed a very friendly smile to Chen Ming, as if he was like a junior who happened to meet an elder who was eager to help him.
When Chen Ming saw that Yang Lu was still enthusiastic towards him, the fake smile on his face looked more sincere.
Su Yuanfeng didn't know that Yang Lu and Chen Ming had colluded when they were in Tianshu City. Seeing the weird smile on Chen Ming's face, the well-informed president of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce was a little confused.
Could it be that Master Chen couldn't bear the blow of the Tianshu City incident and had a mental problem?
The two sides just passed each other in this weird atmosphere. No one took the initiative to say a word. They were both holding back the bad news in their stomachs and preparing to show off to each other in the upcoming sword discussion conference.
With the official announcement of the lottery results, the five-year-old Zhongzhou Sword Conference is about to begin.
Before the official start of the Sword Discussion Conference, Yang Lu followed Su Yuanfeng to attend several dinners organized by the Haiya Clan.
Since Li Qingyang had already tacitly allowed Yang Lu to cheat in his name, Yang Lu became more confident in participating in social gatherings, with a completely arrogant attitude of "My backer is the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank", even when arranging seats
, they all sat directly next to Su Yuanfeng, chatting and laughing with the elders of the Luoxia Sect and the allies of the Haiya faction, and looking at the partners of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce in a daze.
Through observation at the dinner table, Yang Lu did discover some interesting devilish details.
For example, the cultivation forces represented by the Murong family in Luoxia City are obviously a little too enthusiastic towards the Haiya family. This unusual enthusiasm has far exceeded the relationship between ordinary business partners, and has even reached the relationship between Party A and Party B.
Yang Lu couldn't help but seriously suspect that these guys might have some tricks that Su Yuanfeng had in their hands.
For another example, through the dinner party, Yang Lu truly felt the hidden energy of the Haiya system for the first time. The number of bosses from all walks of life who came to visit Su Yuanfeng these days could be described as an endless stream, and even Su Yuanfeng's schedule could not be accommodated.
I had to refuse banquet invitations from some elders of small sects.
The only exception is that Su Yuanfeng did not receive any monks from the Infinite Sword Sect.
I don't know whether this is because the Wuliang Sword Sect does not send people to participate in the sword discussion conference, or because Su Yuanfeng deliberately wants to avoid suspicion.
On the day when the sword discussion conference started, Yang Lu accompanied Li Qingning very early and followed the flow of people to a huge square on the top of the mountain.
Unlike the battle of masters that Yang Lu imagined, the Zhongzhou Sword Competition gave Yang Lu the feeling of participating in the Olympic Games. Looking around, he saw a vast sea of people, cultivators crowded shoulder to shoulder, and the popularity was high, which showed the enthusiasm of the event atmosphere.
On the huge square, eight large arenas have been erected. They are made of thin spiritual wood from the Tianshu Mountains that can be hugged by three people and supplemented by hard marble floors. They are more than ten feet apart from each other. The arenas are surrounded by
It was covered by a light shield engraved with mysterious spiritual patterns without blind spots. It was obviously a powerful protective fairy formation laid by the formation master to prevent the aftermath of the battle from hurting innocent people. There was a temporary viewing platform on the side of the ring for watching the game.
The monks took their seats.
Since the martial arts industry in Luoxia City has been completely commercialized, the charging prices for viewing platforms in different locations are naturally different.
Su Yuanfeng was a key customer of the Luoxia Sect, so everyone in Haiya City naturally got the best viewing position in the entire venue. It was like a VIP box specially prepared by the Olympic committees for celebrities and dignitaries from all over the world.
After taking a seat at the auditorium, Yang Lu looked at the bustling sword discussion scene and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Logically speaking, in this kind of situation, the protagonist of a cool novel would have to go up and pretend to be a slap in the face, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. But when it was his turn to encounter such a thing, he could only sit in the stands and engage in secrets like the villain Boss.
Operation, watching my beautiful lady get into a fight in person, this feeling is indeed a bit strange...
However, Li Qingning had not read the article "The Earth is Happy", so he did not have the same sense of disobedience as Yang Lu. He just kept rubbing his little hands, obviously eager to try, and couldn't wait to hit someone to test his practice results in the past year.
With the continuous influx of cultivators, before the official opening of the sword discussion conference, the viewing platform was already filled with nearly two thousand cultivators.
Most of these cultivators are foundation-building monks, and there are 20 to 30% golden elixir-level monks among them. They are all elders of the major vassal sects who accompanied the geniuses of their own sect to compete.
Directly in front of the viewing platform, a giant red list several people tall stood up. On it, in gold-plated fonts as big as a bowl, the names of cultivators who participated in the competition, their sects of origin, grouping status and other basic information were written in flying colors.
