Chapter 8
successfully obtained the quota, and by the way, saw the shamelessness of Zhu Cheng and Princess Xi, Li Xunlian looked forward to the official start of the smelting competition.
But even if you look forward to it, you have to get through these two days.
Xuan cultivation is a boring thing, but it is also an extremely time-consuming and easy to immerse yourself in it, so Li Xunlian meditated in addition to meditating for the past two days, and the next night, his cultivation was completely stable in the early stage of opening the Xuan Realm.
Two days later, in the early morning, the siblings were ready early, and with their own excitement, they headed for the high platform of the southern district of the imperial city.
Compared with two days ago, Li Xunlian only really saw what it means to be crowded today, but because it was an official competition, the order on the scene was obviously much more standardized.
Looking around, luxury sedan chairs can be seen everywhere, and dignitaries and dignitaries are endless. Of course, what is more eye-catching are the players on the stage.
At this moment, there are still two seasons before the official start of the competition, and in order to add to the chew, the three judges of the competition will take the lead, and the outstanding people of the previous competition and the seeded players of this competition will be introduced in the cheers of everyone.
As the judges introduced them one by one, a group of seeded players took the stage one after another, and as they took the stage, the crowd below suddenly erupted in a tsunami-like cheer, and the seeded players stood with a smile and calmly enjoyed this peerless scenery admired by everyone.
As for who the seed players are, Li Xunlian guessed almost before, Buddha Jingyuan, Taoist Qingxuanzi, Gongsun Family Gongsun Yu, Zhou Family Zhou Tianming......
However, there are also a few new faces, some of whom Li Xunlian has never seen, and the most powerful of them is Huang Yunbai, a master of loose cultivation and smelting equipment who won the second place in the last session. There are even faces that Li Xunlian has seen, to be precise, he saw them two days ago...... It turned out to be Princess Zhu Cheng and Xi.
"Damn, these two inferior people are good at licking their faces and standing in the ranks of seeded players?" Li Xunlian was eating the baked cakes he bought on the side of the road, and almost vomited when he saw this scene. The introduction of Zhu Cheng and Princess Xi into the seeded players is not over, and the most disgusting thing is that they actually came out of the whistle!
I can figure it out with my toes, do they have that ability?
"Sister, how shameless do you say they are. Li Xunlian spit out the baked cake and said with disdain.
However, Li Yanran said coldly as if she had something on her mind: "It's okay, what should be theirs is theirs, not theirs, and you can't get your identity under pressure." ”
Li Xunlian tilted his head and glanced at Li Yanran, there seemed to be a deep meaning in the old lady's words. Could it be that this limelight should have been dominated by an old lady?
Although the identity of the seeded players is just a false name, the competition still depends on real skills, but to be honest, everyone is a young man who is full of enthusiasm, who doesn't want to feel the feeling of being incomparable.
"Don't worry, sister, the happier they are now, the more they will lose in the game. Li Xunlian comforted him, and prayed more and more to meet Princess Zhu Cheng and Princess Xi in the game.
Li Yanran is not the kind of woman who loves vanity very much, she smiles and doesn't take it to heart anymore.
In the following time, all kinds of big names appeared one after another, until the last quarter of an hour before the start of the game, three top heavyweights took the stage one after another - Xiwang Zhu He, Liang Wang Zhu Qi, and Chengwang Zhu Duo!
As soon as King Cheng appeared on the stage, Zhu Cheng was even happier when he jumped, not only Li Xun couldn't even look at it, but even the other seeded players also showed disdain, and they probably were all slandering in their hearts to see how long you could jump.
However, the more everyone can't get used to it, the happier Zhu Cheng is, relying on the fact that Emperor Qingxiao has not arrived, he has become the biggest king in the field, Zhu Cheng almost looks at others with the gaze of the crown prince, plus Princess Xi is also a stunned person, the two sing and harmonize, like a peerless dog man and woman.
At this moment, there was a sudden and terrifying sound of drums in the distance, which seemed to come from the battlefield, and every time it was struck, it made people's hearts boil.
Subsequently, the chief administrator of Ouchi made a long announcement, and the extremely majestic Jin Luan Yi came in the eyes of everyone's admiration.
But hearing the sound of waving sleeves everywhere, all of a sudden, whether it was Qingxiao courtiers, Jianghu forces, or visitors from other countries, there were tens of thousands of people in the field who bowed to the ground one after another, shouting Your Majesty's majesty for eternity!
For a while, the sound shook the sky, and the momentum rushed straight to the fighting clouds.
But......
In the midst of the uproar of kneeling, a young figure stood quietly. I saw that he neither bowed nor knelt, but just bowed and bowed his hands, and made a slight salute to his juniors.
If you don't kneel when you see the emperor, it's a crime!
The chief manager of the big interior next to Yu Luan's driver picked it up coldly, and wanted to ask for the guilt. However, the Qingxiao Emperor on the Jinluan Giant Wheel waved his hand slightly, and glanced at the young man with deep meaning, and then had no further words.
The young man was naturally Li Xunlian, but he obviously didn't see Qingxiao Emperor speak, but a majestic voice came from his ears.
"The virtuous nephew has made a lot of trouble recently, but the emperor likes it. ”
Li Xunlian was stunned when he heard this, he has made a lot of trouble recently, there is no doubt that this is talking about the palace. But Qingxiao Emperor said he liked it, what does this mean?
Stunned, the sound of courtesy arose, and everyone stood up one after another. Because Li Xunlian and Li Yanran were on the edge, and everyone was not allowed to look up to spy on the emperor's dragon face when they knelt, everyone naturally didn't see Li Xunlian, a figure who did not kneel when he saw the emperor.
If you see it, even if you don't want to publicize it, then I am afraid that his identity will not be hidden.
In the whole world, there are no more than seven people who can be exempted from kneeling and bowing when they see Emperor Qingxiao, and among these seven people, there is Li Xunlian!
This little episode that no one noticed passed quickly, and the Qingxiao Emperor ascended the high platform and sat upright on the golden dragon chair in the center, and as he announced loudly, the smelting competition finally officially began!
The person who presided over was the person who was forced to give Zhu Cheng and Princess Xi Yujian two days ago, and it is not small to say that this person is not small, and the first member of the Ministry of Rites is also.
However, after he announced the lottery, he frequently exchanged glances with King Cheng when Emperor Qingxiao was not paying attention, thinking that Zhu Cheng's letter that day should be written by King Cheng himself.
Li Xunlian snorted coldly and took Li Yanran to the stage to draw lots.
There were a total of 600 contestants this time, but the order of the draw was not chaotic, and finally after two quarters of an hour of drawing, the six groups were finally settled.
Each of the six groups is 100 people, and each group is divided by serial number, and the 10 people share a ring composed of 10 smelting furnaces, so that a winner is determined and advances to the second round.
As for the promotion rules, in the first round, only the one with the highest level of the blade will win, and at the beginning of the second round, it will be decided by cutting off the blade of the other person.
Although this method may be very cruel to the smelting masters who cherish weapons very much, but the game is cruel after all, and if the strength gap between the players is weak, the blades smelted must be of comparable grade.
The results of the draw have been released, and Li Xunlian drew the 59th, which is located in the first group. Li Yanran drew 171, which was in the second group.
The two sisters and brothers were naturally relieved by this result, and it would be a tragedy if they met in the first round.
During this period, Li Xunlian also paid special attention to it, Zhu Cheng's inferior goods should be divided into four groups, and Princess Xi was in six groups. At first, Li Xunlian didn't care too much except for a slight loss, but after a closer look, it turned out that this group was really hidden, and there were no known strength players in the fourth and sixth groups!
With a sneer, Li Xunlian didn't say much, waiting for the game to start.
The gong sounds, and the first round of the first group begins.
In this group, there are two seeded players of Daozong Qing Xuanzi and Huang Baiyun. There is no doubt that they have attracted everyone's attention.
However, as the game progressed, Li Xunlian's technique was eye-catching and took away a lot of attention.
He has found a new way in the selection of materials, and his control of the heat is also different, others are all open to the furnace and strive to integrate the materials this morning, and strive for time to inject the meaning of comprehension, so that it is possible to form the soul of the instrument. But Li Xunlian opened the furnace with a warm fire, not slow, not sick, and seemed to be confident.
"Hey, there's something interesting about this. The old smelter has never seen such a way of opening the furnace for decades. On the high platform, an old man said with a twisted beard. This person's surname is Xu, and he is a casual cultivator, but he has achieved this position today as a casual cultivator, which shows that his metallurgical level is superb.
"Hmph, it's just a joke. Next to him, another judge snorted disdainfully, and when he looked at Li Xunlian, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
This person's surname is Zhou, and his double name is Hongde. There are many children and grandchildren under his knees, and one of them is Zhou Lu!
Time passed slowly, and all the players looked focused, obviously the smelter had entered the last moment and was about to open the furnace.
Just when everyone was looking forward to it, Huang Baiyun and Qing Xuanzi's smelting furnace burst out loudly at the same time, but when they saw that the furnace lid seemed to be uncontrollable, the Dao light flickered out from it. Then the two swords came out of their own ovens, shining brightly and dazzling.
"Huang Baiyun third-order primary Xuan Weapon Blade, win!"
"Qing Xuanzi third-order primary crushing weapon blade, win!"
In the host's announcement, the two glanced at each other, as if they were secretly competing. Although they are not in the same ring, they both know in their hearts that sooner or later they will meet.
Since then, the rest of the players have also opened the furnace one after another, but there are no surprises, and the highest level is nothing more than the second-order high, and there is still a big gap between Huang Baiyun and Qing Xuanzi.
There are more and more players in the furnace, and the eyes of the spectators are naturally focused on the remaining people, and the most noticeable of them is, of course, Li Xunlian, who has a very different style from ordinary people.
To say that Li Xunlian's ten players in the ring, although they are not as good as Huang Baiyun and Qing Xuanzi, but at present, the average level is not low. Among the ten people, five of them have smelted the second-order medium, and four have smelted the second-order high-level, and only Li Xunlian is left at the moment, and everyone feels that the pressure on this son at the moment should not be small.
It's half a pillar of incense time again, and it's almost time limit for the game, and at this moment, a group of ten players has all come out, leaving only Li Xunlian alone.
"Hey, this kid probably won't be able to open a furnace. Although he has won a lot of eyeballs, he has ruined his future, which is ridiculous. Zhou Hongde thought secretly.
However, when he had just given birth to this idea, Li Xunlian said "It's done", and then the furnace was opened, and in the sound that was not weaker than that of Huang Boyun and Qing Xuanzi when they opened the furnace, a spear surrounded by fire slowly appeared.
As soon as this gun was released, there were bursts of blazing heat that spread away, like coercion, so that the nine people who were in the same fight with him couldn't help but hide their faces and retreat. And when they got out of the fiery range, and then looked at the light in their hands, the light on the weapon that was not flickering instantly dimmed, and even trembled slightly, as if trembling!
"Hey, the furnace was opened over a warm fire, and such a domineering blade was smelted, it seems that this son has a good understanding of the soul of the instrument. Xu Lao showed his appreciation and remembered Li Xunlian in his heart.
"Li Xunlian third-order medium shattering weapon blade, win!"
With the announcement of the host, the first group of competitions is over, and ten winners are selected.
Others don't have much of a highlight and don't need to be mentioned. And the promotion of Huang Baiyun and Qing Xuanzi was expected by everyone, but what people didn't expect was that Li Xunlian, a guy who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly rose to prominence and overshadowed the seeded players!
(End of chapter)
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