600 descendants of Yin Zu
The alchemy conference was divided into three days, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels were respectively competed, and it was already the second day, that is, the day of the fifth-level alchemist competition that Jiang Wan was going to compete.
Jiang Wan sat quietly in the contestant's waiting area, her eyes slightly closed. Yesterday he got the news that Xi Yao was captured by the Nie family and killed by Shuang himself, and his heart was filled with grief, anger, remorse and unwillingness, but he didn't dare to speak out or tell anyone, because this was Jiongyuan City's request, as long as he lost the game, at least Xi Yao would survive.
It's just that anger and hatred that is enough to make this seemingly calm and normal young genius alchemist close to madness.
"Nie family master, you see...... Will there be any surprises in this Xi Yao's matter? β
It was the head of the Huang family, the second-ranked clan in Jiongyuan City, who spoke, and they had already grasped the news that Xi Yao had been rescued.
"It's okay, I've already sent Shi Huiyan and others to intercept and kill that person surnamed Ye, I've checked this person, and a casual cultivator who didn't know whether he was alive or dead recently came out, and his cultivation was not high." The head of the Nie family is as stable as Mount Tai, and it seems that everything is under control.
The latest situation of Shi Huiyan and the others did not come back, and he didn't know that Xu Qian had brought Xi Yao to Dangu.
The fifth-level alchemy master competition is about to start, even if Shi Huiyan and the others miss, as long as Xi Yao can't appear here before the end of the game, then everything is decided.
"Who are you? What about invitations? A Dangu disciple stopped Xu Qian and the others, at this time, the alchemy competition was about to begin, and everyone who should enter to watch had already entered.
Xi Yao took out an invitation post, which Jiang Wan left for her before leaving. Jiang Wan's parents are just ordinary people, and their health is not very good, so it is not easy to go to Dangu to watch him compete, so Jiang Wan asked Xi Yao to take care of her parents all the way to Dangu. This is the highlight of the son's moment, and the parents will be happy despite the fatigue of traveling. It's just that Jiang Wan still underestimated the sinister hearts of the people, and the previous suppression still didn't alert this naΓ―ve alchemy genius, otherwise if he had taken his parents and Xi Yao away earlier or arranged to live in Danfeng City, maybe the tragedy wouldn't have happened.
An invitation post can enter the three of them, and the disciple guarding the door looked Xi Yao up and down, and then said with a cold face: "Now that the competition has started, you will affect the alchemy when you enter, come early tomorrow!" β
Already started?
When Xi Yao heard this, she immediately became anxious, didn't this mean that Jiang Wan had given up the game?
The disciples of Dangu were composed of people from all the families in the six cities of Yunzhou, and it was indeed relatively late at this time, and no one was entering or leaving at the gate, so this disciple who had been instructed by the head of the Nie family took the initiative to stop him as soon as he saw someone coming.
Although the other disciples knew that the competition had not yet started, it was reasonable not to let people in at this time, since this disciple of the Nie family had already made a choice, there was no need for the other disciples to offend the Nie family for the sake of these few people they didn't know.
"I have to go in, I'm concerned with the results of the alchemy competition, please be accommodating." Xi Yao was obviously out of order, and could only beg the gatekeeper disciples to open up.
"You still have a relationship with the results of the alchemy competition?" The other party showed a mocking look on his face, "Look at it, this woman actually said that she can influence the result, who she thinks she is!" β
All the disciples guarding the door laughed, who didn't know that the people who were competing in it were all the top alchemists in the entire continent, and the evaluators were all well-known Dan cultivators among the major clans in Dan Valley, not to mention that she was a little woman, the head of a big family, and she didn't have the ability to affect the results of the competition with the power of one person on such an occasion.
At this time, if someone from Danfeng City came out to help say something, maybe the situation would be different. Whether to let people in at this point in time or not can be said to be just a thought of these gatekeepers, what Xi Yao lacks is just someone to help her speak. It's a pity that Danfeng City doesn't know what Jiongyuan City is doing, and Jiang Wan doesn't dare to say it, so it will be difficult to enter this gate.
"Brother, do you want to go in?" Shanshan became more and more fond of using violence to solve problems, and she whispered to Xu Qian.
Xi Yao hurriedly turned her head, tears were already in her eyes, "No! You can't force your way in, otherwise it's useless even if he wins! β
Making a big fuss at the competition venue, this pot is not small, Xu Qian is not an alchemist, if there is still some background behind it, it may be punished in the end, but Jiang Wan, as the source of the matter, will definitely not be able to get rid of the blame, especially Jiongyuan City, who will not be spared in the end.
Xu Qian didn't speak, he noticed that there was a powerhouse of the Phaseless Realm hidden behind these gatekeeper disciples, this person was ready to make a move at any time, and it was likely to be someone from the Nie family. If he forcibly enters, then this strong man will immediately attack, although he will not be afraid of this person, but once the two sides fight, it will inevitably alarm the people inside.
"Forget it, let's go!" Xu Qian turned his head and left.
Xi Yao was even more at a loss, she called Xu Qian twice, but Xu Qian continued to leave as if she didn't hear it, and in the end Xi Yao could only follow. Except for Xu Qian, she has nothing to rely on at the moment.
The gatekeeper disciple of the Nie family was secretly overjoyed when he saw Xi Yao and the others leaving, he would definitely be rewarded for completing this task.
"Senior Ye, I'm ......" Xi Yao was about to say something, but Xu Qian waved his hand to tell him not to speak, "Is there any other entrance?" β
Xi Yao understood what Xu Qian meant as soon as she heard it, and immediately came to her senses, as long as this Ye senior didn't give up, then there would still be a chance.
Along the way, she has seen Xu Qian's methods to some extent, and her heart is not only grateful, but also has awe and dependence on the strong.
Xi Yao entered the Dangu for the second time, and the last time was when Jiang Wan's fourth-level alchemist won the competition, where did she know what other entrances.
Seeing Xi Yao's cheeks flushed, Xu Qian knew that there was no play, so he simply found it himself.
The venue of the alchemy conference is a large building similar to a sports stadium, called Dantang, which was specially built by Dangu for the triennial alchemy conference. In fact, it is similar to the basketball hall, in the center is a venue that can accommodate 100 people refining pills at the same time, surrounded by spectator seats, and only one side of the spectator seat is set up with luxurious seats.
The audience was basically full, and the alchemy conference could be regarded as a major event in the Hongmeng Continent, and Dangu would send invitations to the major sects and families on the mainland a month in advance, so in addition to the core disciples of Dangu, the relatives, friends and families of the participating alchemists, as well as representatives sent by many forces on the mainland.
At this time, a member of the Nie family hurriedly came to the head of the Nie family, whispered a few words, and then quickly retreated after getting the order of the head of the family.
"What? What's wrong? "Although the head of the Nie family is full of joy and anger, the head of the Feng family is already an old partner, so naturally he can't hide the eyes of the head of the Feng family.
"Xi Yao is here!" The head of the Nie family said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, they don't dare to mess around, they have been sent away by my people." β
When the head of the Feng family heard this, he immediately became calm, since Xi Yao was here, how could he leave easily. He was just about to say something, but the head of the Nie family said loudly: "The time has come, you can start!" β
Obviously, the head of the Nie family had already made arrangements.
The time has indeed come, but almost everyone who has attended the alchemy conference knows that the practice of the alchemy conference is to start late, not on time.
Why is there such a strange convention? Because of one person, the descendant of the pair of immortal couples in Dangu back then.
The alchemist couple is surnamed Yin, so the people of Dangu will call them Yin Zu and Mrs. Yin Zu, and there is only one person left in the descendants of these villagers.
Hearing that the head of the Nie family proposed to start the competition, the other family heads were a little surprised, and one of them said, "Let's wait." β
Everyone knows what they are waiting for, and as for whether they can wait, they are also tacit.
Another person chimed in: "There are so many people here, it's better not to give someone a handle." β
The face of the head of the Nie family sank like water, if he didn't know that Xi Yao had arrived, he wouldn't be in a hurry to start.
The descendants of Yin Zu are like Zhou Tianzi in the Eastern Weekend of Huaxia, and the people in power in the six cities of Yunzhou regard it as nothing in their hearts, but they still have to be respected on the surface. The story of the ancestors of Yin Zu and his wife who taught and promoted them has been widely spread in the Hongmeng Continent, and they must also give enough respect to the descendants of Yin Zu on the scene, which has been the case for several generations, until the current generation, no one dares to be the first to publicly show disrespect for the descendants of Yin Zu. Therefore, every session of the alchemy conference will leave a best position for the descendants of Yin Zu. However, several generations of Yin Zu's descendants have never appeared at the alchemy conference.
Therefore, it has been a practice for a long time, and the alchemy conference officially began later than scheduled. This period of time has also changed from waiting for the respect of Yin Zu's descendants to attend to a symbolic ceremony.