In the pavilion on the top floor of the city tower of the Dusk Tavern, one person sits and one stands. Zhong Qishan took the latest analysis of the team's situation and asked in a deep voice: "The most popular team on the market now, you all do a good job of investigating, if there is no problem, try to be included in our world's treasure firm." ”

"Yes, Owner, we've already started a survey of the top 10 teams, and by the end of the tournament, we'll have something to gain. Xue Shanghui, the master of the Intelligence Hall, stood up and bowed down and said. At the same time, he also raised some doubts of his own, "but ......"

"But what?"

"However, some teams seem to be underestimated in strength, such as this Thunder Legion, their leader Wang Xiaoyi has mastered the true meaning of thunder and lightning and once snatched the Extreme Yang Divine Fruit from Hao Cassi's hands, and the team members Liu Xingyu and Liu Lang also have the true meaning, but the other two unknown team members are lagging behind in the ranking, should we contact such a team?"

"Forget it, focus on the top 10 teams, you have other things to do, don't get distracted. ”

"Yes, hall master, my subordinates are retiring. ”

Xue Shanghui still admires Xiao Yi more, and pays attention to him early on, and is one of the few people who are optimistic about the Thunder team. It's just that the owner of the museum, Zhong Qishan, has never met with Xiao Yi and others after all, and he doesn't know the potential of a few people. The world's treasure firm has passed by several Tianjiao since then, and after many years, Zhong Qishan regretted it.

The rising sun rose again, and many cultivators gathered on the outskirts of the Misty Forest, waiting for the organization and arrangement of the Dusk Tavern.

The Misty Forest is located in a small forest not far from the Twilight Tavern, and it can be said that the location of the Twilight Tavern was deliberately chosen near the Mist Forest, which shows its importance.

The entire Misty Forest is square in shape, and its length is no more than a few kilometers. It is divided into two large areas, east and west, and a stream in the middle separates the two large areas.

But it is these few kilometers that can be said to be the vacuum area of the mountain, and it is difficult for demon beasts and cultivators from the outside world to enter on weekdays, only on the opening day of this five-year event, with the help of the opening of several masters of the Dusk Tavern, can the exit of the misty forest be opened for a month.

At this time, the three hall masters of the Dusk Tavern stood in the center of the array, punching out strings of golden characters, which fluttered like butterflies, and came to the exit of the misty forest, gradually converging into a golden opening character.

With a "boom", the exit slowly opened, causing the crowd to make a commotion from time to time.

"Fellow contestants, please be quiet. The majestic voice of Xu Jiangxin, the master of the Reward Hall, was conveyed to everyone's ears, and the surrounding crowd quickly quieted down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please don't lose the golden card you are holding, it is your identity card, and it may also be your life-saving card. Only with this golden hand can you enter the Misty Forest, and when you want to quit, shout at the golden hand and the formation will automatically send you out instantly. Moreover, it is also with this hand that he will receive the prize later. Don't lose it. ”

"Also, the rules of the game, I repeat it again. In a knockout format, 128 teams enter the Misty Forest with a hand in hand, and the formation is automatically assigned to their opponents. Those who are defeated or admit defeat will be eliminated, and the winner will advance. ”

"From the top 128 to the top 64, then to the top 32, the top 16, the top 8, the top 4 and so on, the final champion can get the prize of this competition with the golden hand in his hand. During the competition, all teams are not allowed to collectively exit the Misty Forest, otherwise they will be considered as forfeits. ”

"Okay, that's all I'm going to say, now the game begins. With Xu Jiangxin's order, a large number of players stepped into the misty forest one after another with golden hands in hand.

The sub-plate of the Insight Plate in the middle of the lobby of the Twilight Tavern is an important character today, and it is through it that the contestants of the Misty Forest are broadcast live to onlookers. The Dusk Tavern was full of people outside the door, and since yesterday, the Dusk Tavern has been temporarily closed to organize the live broadcast of the martial arts competition. As the competition was about to start, cultivators lined up one by one with tickets in hand.

Slowly, in the middle of the hall of the Dusk Tavern, there were cultivators sitting around the sub-plate of the Insight Plate of All Things, they all spent a lot of money to enter the venue, each ticket was at least hundreds of high-grade spars, and for some of the seats in the front, it was easy to have thousands or even tens of thousands of high-grade spars. For ordinary cultivators, these spars may not be able to earn for a lifetime, but for some rich people, they are a drizzle.

Many people have made huge bets and are naturally very concerned about the outcome of the game. After all, this is a long-awaited event once every five years.

An abandoned mine a thousand kilometers east of the Dusk Tavern, desolate and gloomy. There are thousands of caves here, many of which are intertwined and interconnected.

There used to be large-scale mining here, but now the barren veins leave nothing but endless desolation.

But hundreds of meters down, in an underground passage that is only about a meter wide and high isolated from the ground, there is a subtle sound of breathing and talking.

"Old Xu, do you remember what day it is?" asked a man who was thin and skeletal lying against the wall.

"Well, I don't remember, who remembers the days in the darkness of the earth?" replied another short man, stopping the scythe in his hand.

"What about you, Wang?" the emaciated man asked, turning to another tall man.

"Remember, how I don't remember. Today is the five-year Weishan martial arts competition, and I remember that five years ago I happened to come to Weishan on this day. As he spoke, the tall man continued to dig with his scythe, which shimmered blue and slowly spread deep underground.

"Yes, Lao Wang still has a good memory, I don't know if there will be any talented players this year. The emaciated man continued lying in the corner.

"What the hell are you doing with this leisure, digging more jade worms and completing more tasks is the right thing. The short man began to wield his scythe as well, not caring about the emaciated man.

The two of them mechanically wielded their scythes, and each time they carried enough eightfold true qi. And with the injection of true qi, the more the blue light of the sickle became, the farther it traveled to the ground. Gradually, there was a sound of "squirming", and the two of them waved even more violently when they saw this.

After a while, about a dozen dark green insects quickly crawled out of the translucent opening, and several people hurriedly took out silver glass vials one by one, aimed the mouth of the bottle at the jade insect, and carefully caught the jade insect. After a while, about eight jade insects were loaded in, and the others quickly escaped.

"Hahaha, today's luck is good, I actually caught eight jade worms, and we have been on a task for more than a day. The short man held the glass bottle high, watched the jade worm inside crawl around in a panic, and said happily.

"Actually, what's the difference between us and this bug, it's not trapped in this dark place. The emaciated man said slowly, still very depressed.

"Shhhh As a result, he couldn't complete the task, and was thrown into the jade insect swarm and eaten alive by the jade insects. ”

"Instead of enduring humiliation and stealing life like this, it is better to find a chance to escape, and maybe there is still a glimmer of life. The emaciated man said without hesitation.

"You are looking for death, and if you say such things, there have been several people who have stolen away before. As a result, before he could run half a mile, he was caught back by the adult, and was bitten and devoured by the jade insect refined by the adult himself, and died of wailing for three days and three nights. The short man said in a low voice, and suddenly leaned over to the emaciated man and covered his mouth.

"My lord, what an adult, isn't it just a monster. Caught us here and enslaved us. I think at the beginning, I was also a well-known martial artist, but I didn't expect to be reduced to this ghost place as a slave. The man pulled away the short man's right hand, still unconvinced.

"Shhh, if you talk nonsense, don't blame me for being unkind. If you want to die, don't pull us. The people here, who are not martial artists, you are like Lao Wang, you used to be the young patriarch of a big family in Hengsha County, and the future is bright. People are like you, depressed and whining every day. The short man was dissatisfied.

"What's going on with a group of threes and twos, it's noisy, is it itchy bones, hurry up and work. Not far from the passage, a few strong overseers waved their whips and whipped them with a "snap".

The whip struck the tall man's face, leaving a bright red trail of blood. The man did not speak, but continued to dig with his scythe.

"Uncle, uncle, stop worrying, we just caught the jade worm and are pretending to be a jade worm, so we made some movement. The short man reproached the emaciated man while perfunctory the overseer outside, and at the same time walked sideways to the tall man.

"Be honest with Lao Tzu, don't make trouble for Lao Tzu, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite. The strong overseer scolded and walked away.

"Lao Wang, what's wrong, it's okay. It's all because of this old money, if you have no energy all day long, you know nagging. Old money, you can't do this next time. The short man turned to the emaciated man.

"It's okay, a little skin trauma, I'm used to it. The tall man continued to wield his scythe.

"Lao Wang, don't work so hard, take a break. Today our mission is accomplished, and tomorrow it will be about the same. The short man took the tall man's hand and persuaded.

"Lao Wang, I'm sorry, I let you take a beating today, and I'll take it for you next time. The emaciated man also leaned over and said apologetically.

"It's okay, old money, don't take it to heart, don't be too pessimistic, life is hope. The tall man also sat on the ground and whispered.

"Lao Wang, what do you think most about after so many years, I see you doing it in such obscurity every day, don't you despair in your heart?" said the emaciated man next to the tall man.

"I, I miss my son the most, as long as I think of my son, I don't dare to die, there is always a chance to live, and if I die, it's gone. The tall man said slowly, looking at the endless passage in the distance.

"Lao Wang, you still have a figure. ”

Lao Wang is naturally Wang Tianao, who has been missing from the Wang family for a few years - Xiao Yi's father, the emaciated man is called Qian Baoshan, and the short man is called Xu Liang. The three of them happened to be in the same group.

I don't know how long, the three of them leaned on each other and slowly fell asleep, and the sound of snoring sounded in the dim passage.