Dangu stipulated that the winner could no longer compete in competitions of the same grade, so even if Jiang Wan was popular, it was a thing of the past, after all, the competition in three years would not be useful, and after his retreat, everything fell silent. But just a few months ago, Jiang Wan went out of the customs, claiming that he had been promoted to a fifth-grade alchemy master and planned to participate in this year's alchemy conference.

"This Jiang Wan really has some ability, he has been promoted from a fourth-grade alchemist to a fifth-grade alchemist in three years, and he is only in his early thirties!" Xu Qian didn't know much about alchemy, but the only Dan Xiu Pei Qian he was familiar with was already fifty or sixty years old, but he was just a fourth-grade alchemist.

The old man in the teahouse sighed: "People, I'm afraid that my reputation will be too great!" Didn't he offend a lot of powerful people before, and now he wants to participate in the alchemy conference, he thought that Jiongyuan City would recommend him to go, but he didn't expect that under the obstruction of various forces, Jiongyuan City did not give him the quota. ”

"Could it be that he has just been promoted to the fifth grade, everyone is worried that he can't compare to those old five grades!" Shanshan tilted her head and listened to the old man's fascination.

"It is said that those wealthy families are obstructed by this statement, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that alchemy is extremely talented, as long as they enter the same grade, the importance of talent is far greater than time." The old man also seemed to have some opinions about alchemy.

Xu Qian squinted at the old man, "Old man, you can also do alchemy?" ”

"Where would I. After staying in this Jiongyuan City for a long time, who can't hear about some alchemy? ”

Xu Qian smiled knowingly, noncommittal to the old man's words.

"Jiang Wan didn't get a place to participate in the competition, what does it have to do with his fiancée being arrested by the Nie family? Since he failed to participate in the competition, will his family still be threatened? ”

"That's the problem, he ended up playing."

"Oh?" Xu Qian was even more puzzled, "Can you participate by yourself without a recommendation?" ”

"You can participate without the recommendation of forces or organizations, every year there will be some loose cultivators who participate in the competition in their personal name, it is said that Jiang Wan originally planned to do this, you Jiongyuan City does not recommend me to go, can't I go by myself? But those big families really hated it, and even announced that Jiang Wan still belonged to Jiongyuan City, not a loose cultivation. This is the end of his way to compete. ”

"Why do you have to attend that alchemy conference? Isn't it okay not to participate? Shanshan blinked wide, she didn't understand why she had to suffer that sin since she was not welcomed.

"The Alchemy Conference is not only a stage for the six cities of Yunzhou to compete for fame and fortune, but also an opportunity for alchemists from the Hongmeng Continent to prove themselves and obtain resources. For the final winner, the reward is even more generous, Jiang Wan was promoted to the fifth rank in just three years, and the reward he received from winning three years ago should also play a big role. ”

"Shanshan, this kind of thing is just like businessmen making a lot of money in business, and students have to do well in exams, it's a natural thing. The cultivation of monks is to continuously improve and become stronger, and there is no need to ask why. A business tycoon has money that he can't use up in ten lifetimes, but he still takes risks to invest, and very few people will stop. This Jiang Wan, if it was so easy to give up and compromise, he would not have been able to get to this point today. ”

Shanshan nodded thoughtfully, not knowing how much she understood.

"And then? Jiang Wan was cut off from even participating as a casual cultivator, what should he do? Xu Qian became more and more interested in this alchemist named Jiang Wan.

"Later, Danfeng City invited him and recommended him to participate in the alchemy conference."

Danfeng City?

Xu Qian knew that Danfeng City, like Jiongyuan City, was one of the six cities in Yunzhou, and the alchemist recommended by Danfeng City three years ago lost to Jiang Wan in the four-rank group competition, in other words, if the alchemist who lost to Jiang Wan was still a third-grade, then he was likely to win in this session, and if Jiang Wan could win in the five-grade group again, Danfeng City would win two votes in the next three years, that is, the dominant power.

"I see, no wonder Jiongyuan City would arrest Jiang Wan's girlfriend and threaten him. However, does Jiang Wan have no other family members? Jiongyuan City can't arrest his parents except for arresting this Xi Yao? ”

"Alas! Jiang Wan's parents were outsiders from Jiongyuan City, and they gave birth to Jiang Wan soon after coming to Jiongyuan City, so they didn't have any relatives. Just the day before yesterday, I heard that his parents were dead, and everyone was privately rumored that Jiang Wan's parents committed suicide in order not to threaten their son, in other words, they were forced to die. The Nie family had no choice, so they moved the idea of catching this girl. ”

Shanshan was filled with indignation, "It was Jiongyuan City himself who forced the people away, and it wasn't that Jiang Wan was unwilling to stay and contribute, and he had won the first place in the three-grade group for Jiongyuan City before, how could the people of Jiongyuan City be so shameless!" and drove his parents to death! ”

Seeing that Shanshan's little face was so angry that her little face turned red, and her hands were clasped in front of her chest, Xu Qian suddenly felt funny.

"Brother, you are still laughing, we should go and save that sister named Xi Yao, they can't bully people like this."

"Shanshan, this is not the same as seeing the road unevenly, this matter has been involved in the internal power struggle, if I intervene, they will not simply think that we just can't get used to what they do, and think that I am seeking benefits in it."

Xu Qian is not wrong, if he is a casual cultivator, it would be fine, but now he is the head of the Xuanyuan Sect who turned Yuezhou upside down, how can he not make people feel that there is a big conspiracy?

"Brother, you've changed!" Shanshan stared at Xu Qian.

"I ...... What have I become? Xu Qian felt extremely wronged. Where have I changed? ”

"You've just changed." Xu Qian felt as if Shanshan was staring at his soul.

"I haven't changed!"

"You've just changed, you've become timid, you've become bullying and fearing the hard."

The old man couldn't stand it anymore at this time, so he helped Xu Qian speak. "Little sister, don't let your brother go to death, that's the Nie family, the king of Jiongyuan City, can't afford to provoke."

Shanshan didn't even look at the old man, "He can't die, and if he wants to die, someone else will die!" ”

Shanshan's words were amazing, Xu Qian smiled slightly embarrassed, but the old man sighed and shook his head and left.

In Liyang City, the sun has completely sunk below the earth's level, but there is no moon in the sky.

The team of twelve lit a bonfire and managed to find food so that the large number of ordinary people who followed them would not starve and freeze.

"Fortunately, I found such a large warehouse, otherwise it would be difficult to accommodate so many people." Tan Zihua distributed the food and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Peng couldn't help but feel sad, "This factory couldn't do it many years ago, and I wanted to sell the land, but the price has not been negotiated until today. ”

It was Zhang Peng's idea to bring these more than 500 people to this place for refuge, and he has lived nearby since he was a child, and he knows the surrounding terrain well.

"It's not okay to go on like this, there are more than five million people in this Liyang City, just by relying on us to save it like this, how much can we save." Jia Tao was a little disheartened.

"Most people are already hiding in their homes, and few people are stupid enough to run around the streets in this situation. And the city is so big, it's definitely not just us saving people. Didn't Brother Pang just say, this is an underworld, the caster wants to maintain it, the spiritual power consumed is very huge, as long as we consume it with him, it must be him who loses, and then the underworld will be self-defeating, and everyone will be able to escape. ”

Jia Tao didn't seem to be very confident, "I hope so." ”

"What's going on? Why are there so many ghosts? I don't know who in the crowd suddenly screamed.

There are many large windows around the warehouse, and the power has already been cut off in Liyang City, and they only rely on bonfires for heating and lighting, and there is not much difference in brightness between the inside and outside, and the situation can still be seen from the warehouse within more than ten meters outside.

This warehouse is a bit old, but it can be rented out from time to time, so there are people who maintain it, and there is no big hole. At this time, a large number of humanoid black figures gathered around the warehouse, obviously interested in the people inside, but they could not enter, and even the windows could not be smashed to enter.

"These should be the lowest level of ghosts, not even a level, you can call them imps." Concubine Du Ling looked around, and the spirit sword in her hand appeared.

"So what are we going to do, will they come in?" A gamer with dyed yellow hair was extremely nervous, his lips trembling.

"Can't get in! If they could, wouldn't they have come in earlier? Du Lingfei replied angrily, the answer was so obvious, only a frightened person could ask this kind of question, she looked down on this person in her heart.

Gamers are actually very safe, after all, they can quit at any time, but the people of Liyang City are not so lucky.