In the welcome hall, there was originally a lot of noise and excitement, but after Zu Tiangang appeared, almost all the warriors were shrouded by an invisible coercion, as if they were in the depths of the vast ocean, and the huge pressure surging from all directions made it difficult for them to breathe.

The coercion of the Hong-level consummation powerhouse from Zu Tiangang shocked everyone at the scene except Fang Bai, and some of the martial artists who were originally sitting and chatting involuntarily stood up.

Nearly a thousand eyes looked at Zu Tiangang, the sect master of the Ziyan Sect and the strongest man in the Thousand Lakes Country, with a hint of awe in his expression.

The scene was silent and silent.

Fang Bai and Liu Qingqing stood side by side, compared to the nervous and respectful appearance of the other martial artists on the scene, the two of them looked relaxed, without the slightest look of awe.

Zhuge Lian went down the mountain for the first time to practice, and he had the mentality that a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and he also had no awe of Zu Tiangang.

The round table where Fang Bai and Zhuge Lian were sitting was far apart, and the two had no way to talk directly, so they could only occasionally communicate with their eyes, during which Fang Bai used the method of condensing lines to transmit sound to inform Zhuge Lian that Zu Yu had been disfigured, which made Zhuge Lian's heart bloom, and it was difficult to hide the excitement on his pretty face.

Originally, Zhuge Lian and Zu Yu were handsome and beautiful, and they were both genius martial artists with innate spiritual roots, and they were both disciples of the Sanpin Sect, so they were considered to be the right match, so the high-level leaders of the Ziyan Sect and the Xuannu Sect were very optimistic about their combination.

But now, Zu Yu's appearance has been ruined, and it is difficult to match Zhuge Lian again, so Zhuge Lian has a good reason to refuse this marriage.

For Fang Bai's help, Zhuge Lian was naturally full of gratitude, and couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

Zhuge Lian's frequent attention was soon discovered by Liu Qingqing, who was keenly sensitive, so the two girls with bright eyes and bright teeth and beautiful and refined eyes met in the air many times, looking at each other.

Fang Bai's attention was mostly on Zu Tiangang, and he didn't pay attention to the strange expressions of the two women.

In the past, all the high-level leaders of the Ziyan Sect would attend, but this time, many thoughtful warriors found that the worship elder of the Ziyan Sect, Hong Qitian, and Zu Tiangang's righteous son, Zu Yu, did not show up.

Hong Qitian is an important member of the high-level of the Ziyan Sect, and Zu Yu is the first person to pass on the disciple of the Ziyan Sect, and the absence of the two of them on such an important occasion makes people feel that something is not right.

Some people quickly remembered the movement coming from the core area of the Ziyan Sect at midnight last night, as if something big had happened there, although the Ziyan Sect later sent someone to explain to the disciples of the major sects who participated in the sect conference, saying that the movement was made by the disciples of the Ziyan Sect when they were practicing martial arts, but this explanation was obviously not convincing.

The disciples of the major sects were secretly speculating about the reason for Hong Qitian and Zu Yu's absence from the welcome luncheon, but no one asked out loud, for fear of touching Zu Tiangang's backlash and making him unhappy.

But for Elder Han Xingyu, the leader of the Xuannu Gate, he didn't have this scruples.

"Sect Master, why didn't your sect disciple Zu Yu attend the luncheon?"

Han Xingyu hugged Zu Tiangang and asked lightly, although she couldn't see joy or anger on her face, no one could hear the unhappiness hidden in her tone.

"This ...... Zu Yu had an urgent matter to do temporarily, so he was unable to attend today's welcome luncheon. If it's rude, please also ask Elder Han Haihan!"

Zu Tiangang replied with a smile, but there was a bit of embarrassment and anger in this smile.

Last night, Hong Qitian was seriously injured and Zu Yu was disfigured, Zu Tiangang was anxious and angry about this, he wanted to wait for the end of the sect conference to explain to Han Xingyu, but he didn't expect Han Xingyu to ask him about Zuyu on the spot, which was tantamount to sprinkling salt on his wound and making him feel angry in his heart.

But Xuannumen has always been good friends with Ziyanzong, and the overall strength is not inferior to Ziyanzong, Zu Tiangang didn't want to be unhappy with Han Xingyu because of this matter, and he also knew that he was at a loss, so he had to lower his posture and apologize to Han Xingyu.

Seeing this, Han Xingyu didn't want to say anything, but he was still dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that he was shouldering the mission of the Xuannu Sect and came to discuss the marriage between the two sects with the Ziyan Sect, but the other party's party, Zu Yu, was absent from the welcome banquet and did not explain the reason in advance, for the Xuannu Sect, this was tantamount to a kind of humiliation, and no one would be happy in their hearts.

At noon, the welcome luncheon officially began.

According to the usual practice, Zu Tiangang delivered a brief welcome speech on behalf of the host Ziyan Sect, and then the leaders of the major sects also said a few words briefly, expressing their gratitude to the Ziyan Sect for their hospitality.

In the end, the Zhike Elder of the Purple Flame Sect announced in public that the most important part of the sect conference would start early tomorrow morning.

After the Elder Zhike of the Purple Flame Sect finished speaking, the disciples of the major sects were eager to try, and they all wanted to get a good ranking in the martial arts competition of this sect conference and allocate more cultivation resources.

Just like the Bitao Martial Academy and the Agni Fire Sect, there is a mountain range adjacent to the territory under the jurisdiction of the two sects, and there are many elixirs growing in the mountain range, according to the general rules of this world, those elixirs should be shared by the two sects, as for who has more and who is less, it will be determined by the ranking of the two sects in the sect conference.

Due to the fact that the Bitao Martial Academy and the Flame Sect had similar rankings in the previous sect conferences, those elixirs should be divided equally between the two sects, but how to divide them equally is not easy to define, and the two sects occasionally clash for this reason.

If the Bitao Martial Academy's ranking in the martial arts competition far surpassed that of the Flame Sect, then it would be much easier to distribute.

Vice versa.

If the Bitao Martial Academy or the Agni Flame Sect refused to pick the elixir according to the allocated share of resources, it would be tantamount to breaking the rules, and they would be blamed and spurned by other sects or even attacked by groups.

After the welcome luncheon began, Zu Tiangang was not in the mood to eat and drink because he had many things to deal with, so he toasted to the representatives of the major sects and exchanged a few simple greetings before leaving first.

After the welcome luncheon, the disciples of the major sects no longer went shopping, but went back to their residences to concentrate on recuperation, so that they could be in the best condition in all aspects before the start of tomorrow's competition.

"Elder Ge, I'm going to meet Senior Bai. ”

After Fang Bai walked out of the welcome hall with Ge Feng and the others, he whispered to Ge Feng: "Senior Bai knows that I am going to participate in the martial arts competition of the sect conference, and he wants to help me so that my strength can be improved before the martial arts competition tomorrow." ”

"Good...... Good...... This is your great opportunity! You go, be careful on the way!"

When Ge Feng heard this, his eyes lit up and he was excited, he wanted to personally escort Fang Bai forward, but he knew that Senior Bai didn't like to see strangers, so he had to give up, and whispered a few words to Fang Bai and let him go by himself.

(End of chapter)