Chapter 9: The scuffle begins
"This Dean Wang is really interesting, he can be regarded as opening the back door for you like this. β
At this time, Yuan Bao sat cross-legged on the bed and said enviously.
"It's a pity, I don't have the blessing of you, it seems that most of the inner courtyard will be brushed down this time. β
"You can come with me, anyway, there are many places, so you also have a guarantee, besides, we are so good, I will bring you with me." β
This ingots are the first friends he met when he came down the mountain, and at this time, he must help.
And Yuan Bao is really obsessed with cultivation, after finding his father to auction a good cultivation method, he practiced hard all day long, although he started late, but this perseverance and hard work still gave him the strength of refining qi at the seventh or eighth level.
That's more than enough to protect yourself.
"I just don't know if the dean of the inner courtyard will be unhappy if the back door is opened like this. He Mufeng touched his chin and thought, what if the elder dean of this inner courtyard didn't recognize it.
And this question made Yuan Bao on the side laugh: "The dean of the inner courtyard is also the dean of our outer courtyard." β
Isn't the position of the head of the inner court and the outer court separated?
He Mufeng was puzzled, he had inquired, there were deans in the inner and outer courtyards.
"It's not what you think, the Dean Wang you saw is from the Inner Courtyard, and most of the Dean in the mouth of the Outer Courtyard refers to Vice President Zou. β
Oh, He Mufeng was stunned.
"And," at this time, Yuan Bao got up and got out of bed, and whispered: "This Dean Wang is actually not surnamed Wang, his surname is Baili." β
Baili Wang?
"Hundred Miles of King River ?!!"
Such a name popped up in He Mufeng's mind, it was the name of an acquaintance that his father would mention in his early years!
No wonder, no wonder.
"Eh, you know, he's the strongest talisman master in the world......"
Of course, He Mufeng knew that he came back in time at a young age, without TVs, mobile phones, and entertainment projects, and the only fun might be to catch insects and listen to his father tell him about his life deeds in this life.
According to He Mufeng's recollection, his father was extremely proud of himself in all aspects of his cultivation, but on the side of Fu Qi, even He Mufeng seemed to be very powerful, but He Daoren said.
On the way, he was defeated by this Baili Wanghe.
This Baili Wang River is the first of the five great talisman masters in today's Great Performance Lingzhou, and the production and use of one-handed talismans are all supreme existences, which are simply superb.
It is said that his talisman ability can be compared to a magic weapon!
What a powerful existence this is, that magic weapon has been cultivated little by little by relying on the essence of the tantric method over the years, and the material is also an existence that perfectly fits the aura.
How can a piece of talisman paper made of peach wood have such power, for a hundred years, no one can figure it out.
But this is the kind of thing, Baili Wanghe can easily do it.
Thinking about it, He Mufeng also knew why the dean would say that his father was kind to him.
This brings us to another story.
It turns out that in addition to the talisman, this Baili Wang River also has another special place, his spiritual weapon is a gold-swallowing beast.
That's right, a living gold-eater!
Although everyone in the world knows that there are many types of ritual weapons. But in everyone's cognition, they are all dead things, and even if they open their minds, the original body is also a dead thing.
But there is no such thing as Baili Wanghe who is directly a living beast.
But also because of this living creature, he suffered a lot on the way to cultivation, and even once because of the unstable fit with the cultivation of the Gold Devouring Beast, he almost fell into the demon and died.
In the end, fortunately, with the rescue of He Daoren, he picked up a life.
He Daoren even helped him solve this trouble that had plagued him for many years.
That's why there is the term "great grace".
All of this was learned from his bastard daddy.
As soon as he thought of this, He Mufeng thought about this unfathomable father again, leaving himself alone, even if there was a reason, he had to say it to himself!
I didn't have a chance before, but now that I have a chance, I must ask myself.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, there is still half a month left in the inner courtyard Dabi, and He Mufeng is practicing like this, while wandering around.
It's not that he He Mufeng is not hardworking, it's that his cultivation speed is too strange, and a few days ago, He Mufeng, who had reached the fortieth level of Qi refining, had clearly felt that his cultivation speed was getting slower and slower.
At first, I thought there was something wrong with the method, but later I learned that it turned out that the aura he needed for each level was getting bigger and bigger, and now the aura level was starting to be insufficient.
You can only go to the depths of the spiritual vein, so that you can continue to practice at a high speed.
He Mufeng, who had no choice, wandered around the academy all day long. It's Du Xiaoxiao, since he met with the dean, he really wants to feed Dean Wang.
often take Du Xiaoxiao to practice, although Du Xiaoxiao is about to break through Qi refining, which may lead to a heavenly tribulation.
But with a talisman master like Dean Wang, He Mufeng was very relieved.
However, although he has cultivated less in the past few days, He Mufeng has discovered some strange things.
Many people in the academy began to look at him with wary eyes, and a few times he had seen Zeng Jie talking to Zou Yan a few times.
He Mufeng has always been wary of Zeng Jie, after all, the people at the peak of Jindan still come to trouble him, so he should not pay much attention.
Seeing that Zeng Jie and Zou Yan were on the line, He Mufeng didn't think so, this Zou Yan is not as good as that Liu Ju, if Zeng Jie really wants to win over people who are hostile to him to exclude him, then this Zou Yan doesn't have to worry.
But even other people also see that they are wary, which is strange, is this Zeng Jie talking ill of himself?
"You're so naΓ―ve, what bad things do you say?"
"What's wrong, he's going to drown me with the spittle of the people. β
He Mufeng didn't admit his naivety, but Pei Wen thought about it.
"This Zeng Jie has never done anything to you, and let you bump into the meeting with Zou Yan, don't you think he is trying to win over Zou Yan?"
"Why are you trying to win over Zou Yan? Zou Yan is not a good helper. β
"No, no, no. Pei Wen shook his head again and again, "Maybe it's Liu Ju, let Zou Yan and Liu Ju join the team of several of you, and then kick you out, won't he be better able to trouble you?"
Ouch!
When He Mufeng heard this, he had an epiphany in his heart, he wanted to isolate him, there were three of these four families, and they just happened to be together. Who knows what the relationship between the three families is.
Wouldn't it be ..... if he was actually kicked out of the team?
"No, I think Zheng Sinan has a very bright brain, so he won't agree to exchange a bad one for a good one. β
"If this involves the interests of the family, then most likely you will be kicked out, and you don't like that Zheng Sinan. How did you start counting on him?"
He Mufeng ignored it, and when he communicated with Pei Wen, he felt that he was already marginalized.
"No, no, no, do I have to slaughter Zou Yan or Zeng Jie in advance?"
At this time, Pei Wen said not to startle the snake, if he did it before the big competition in the inner courtyard, then this matter was discovered, and He Mufeng would be isolated sooner or later.
He Mufeng, who had no choice, could only pay attention to the movements of the two from time to time.
It's strange to say, within a few days, He Mufeng never talked about the two meeting again.
I was even more uneasy, this did not mean that they had given up without communication, it could only mean that either the conversation had collapsed or had made up their minds.
He Mufeng hoped that it was the former, he didn't want to face several top masters of the academy at the beginning.
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In the year 5282, the annual selection of the inner courtyard of the Eight Letters Academy began in the early spring.
And this time it was different from the past, the gathering place was not a martial arts arena, but was taken by the teachers of the academy, outside a dense forest in the far suburbs of the city.
There are indeed a lot of colleges participating in the competition, and there are hundreds of people. Each of them is gearing up, stretching out their legs and turning their heads.
He Mufeng is also the first time to participate in this kind of competition. made him think in a trance that he had come to the school sports day.
"Well, it's been a long time since I've felt such an atmosphere. β
After a long sigh, a figure slowly floated up on a boulder platform, which was Dean Wang's Baili Wang River.
"Students, this selection has made some changes from previous years, and I hope that all of you will be qualified to enter the inner courtyard to practice. β
"Then I'll tell my classmates about today's rules. β
As he spoke, Dean Wang casually swiped in the air, dividing left and right.
A piece of jade pendant was suspended on both hands, one black and one white.
"This is yin and yang jade, black is yin and white is yang, and only black and white can be combined. β
After saying that, he demonstrated, and sure enough, the two pieces were combined into one.
"Wait a minute, you will bring a piece of jade of color into the snake mist forest behind me, please don't show the jade, when you successfully put together a pair of jade, you can go to the waterfall on the other side of the mountain, and those who get there and successfully gather a pair of jade will be promoted." β
"There is no limit to the number of places?" someone wondered, if it was really unlimited, it meant that there would be more than a hundred people who could advance to the inner courtyard.
"Top 20 places. β
Oh, all of a sudden, it's still so intense.
After saying the rules, I saw Dean Wang painting in the sky against the dense forest, throwing out a talisman in his hand, resisting the wind, and when it floated up to the clouds, it exploded with a bang, and a little golden light sprinkled down.
A moment later, a huge light mask faintly visible to the naked eye covered the forest.
This is the power of the rune master, a rune can open a magic circle enchantment!
"Another point, out of this formation, that is, to give up the qualifications, I hope you don't cheat. β
After speaking, he didn't say much, and floated into the distance.
The students on the boulder platform each took out jade of their own color from a box.
A huge bell rang, and the Inner Court Qualification Contest officially began.
He Mufeng, Du Xiaoxiao, and Yuan Bao were standing with Zheng Sinan a few days ago at this time, watching people keep entering the dense forest, but these seven people did not move.
He Mufeng had the intention of not being with them at first, after all, the incident in the Zeng Realm a few days ago made him always on guard, for fear that something bad would happen.
On the contrary, Zheng Sinan was enthusiastic and gathered several people one by one. I'm going to discuss my next steps.
After all, this problem of yin and yang jade, then you have to find someone to snatch it.
With the configuration of their group, if they meet a gang of more than a dozen people, they can all be touched.
But when this jade pendant comes, how to divide it becomes the key, and if there are more, then it is good to say that you can pick what you need.
If it's missing, who's going to take it?
In the end, the discussion came and went, and everyone still adopted the most primitive method - drawing lots.
He Mufeng was still thinking about who would be the first to get what he wanted and turned around and left, but the sign in his hand was written with a big "one".
I didn't expect this old and difficult problem to be thrown to myself.
"There is one more thing, in order to show sincerity, and to know how many different jade stones are needed in the future, let's take out the color of the jade and take a look. β
Zheng Sinan was really a self-acquaintance, and after making the suggestion, without saying a word, he directly took out half of his white jade.
And He Mufeng's was black, and an urge to take it suddenly rose in his heart.
But as soon as he thought of Zheng Sinan's frank behavior, his ears were still red, and he gave up.
Then there was the color of the jade of the remaining five.
In addition to He Mufeng's black, there are also Zeng Jie, Yuanbao and Du Xiaoxiao.
And Chen Beiwang is the same white as Zheng Sinan.
"Okay, everyone has confirmed, then our team is established, and then please do more work, don't think about being lazy, after all, it's all about our own advance and retreat. β
"Alright, let's go. This Chen Beiwang didn't seem to be willing to Zheng Sinan to be so showy, so he urged with few words.
"Wait, shouldn't we have one more? He Mufeng suddenly thought.
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Sinan in front turned around and smiled awkwardly: "Hehe, Qin Hao left directly, he doesn't seem to be very interested in us." β
Who is this Qin Hao? Obviously, Zheng Sinan was also deflated by him.
He Mufeng thought curiously.
No, I can't be so passive.
Several people flew into the dense forest, He Mufeng thought all the way, and looked at Zeng Jie in front of him all the way.
There must be something wrong with this person, originally after drawing lots, He Mufeng looked around for Zou Yan, but he didn't see his figure, most of them went to the forest first.
Maybe there's something going on.
He Mufeng stepped up a few steps and came to Zeng Jie's side, since they were all together, he planned to explore Zeng Jie's mouth.
This person identified himself at the beginning of the academy, but he didn't do it for a long time, which made He Mufeng have a stone in his heart that he couldn't put down.
He is not afraid of coming in the open, but he is afraid of the yin behind him.
"Did you forget your purpose when you came?"
He Mufeng said a word, but Zeng Jie seemed to ignore him, his eyes did not squint, but he just smiled evilly.
He Mufeng didn't react, it seems that something must be something.
I didn't talk about it, I had to talk to others.
After stepping up a few more steps, He Mufeng caught up with Zheng Sinan in front of him.
At this time, although he didn't treat this person very well, He Mufeng still admitted that Zheng Sinan had a bright mind and should be able to find something.
As soon as He Mufeng left, Zeng Jie felt a cold light in his eyes and laughed lowly.
"Hmph, He Mufeng, your death is coming. β