Su Chen rode his horse and galloped away in the direction of Taihu Lake, his expression was as cold as water, and his mind was as solemn as a piece of lead mud, pressing on his heart.

He once sneaked into the wing room of Qinghe Old Road, and saw a fire spirit talisman on the desk, and then went back and disappeared.

This means that the real people of Hanshan must have refined the spirit rune. Hanshan Zhenren has been a generation of grandmasters for twenty or thirty years, and he has enough time to collect a lot of spiritual materials.

If Hanshan Zhenren is hostile to himself, then the ending is basically not to think about it.

"The rivers and lakes are sinister, friends and foes, victories and defeats, all of which are unpredictable. Liu Hong, a white-faced scholar who is the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, has been lurking for decades and making small troubles. If he dares to openly plunder the official rations, provoke the imperial court, and expose his ambitions, he must be well prepared and a strong enemy in this battle.

But could Hanshan Zhenren, the number one master in Wu County, be one of my enemies? Which side are the other five grandmasters on?

Last time, I gambled with Master Li Kui and the four senior brothers, and whether I lost or won, at most I was just eliminated from the Miscellaneous Service Hall. To me, that's inconsequential, and it's just a matter of letting it go.

Ugly refused to leave for his journey and his dreams. I went to save him this time, and if I lost the bet, I would have taken everything! Not only could I not save Ugly, but I also took my own life. ”

The night is sparse, the starry sky is deep, and many dazzling stars are twinkling.

In the distance, is the town of Xukou.

There was a peaceful atmosphere in the town, bonfires, and the laughter of the children of the rivers and lakes could be heard from afar, showing no signs of a major storm coming.

I am afraid that this big storm is still in the brewing of the first Jianghu Conference in Wu County, and it has not been noticed by the low-level disciples of the rivers and lakes.

Su Chen rode to the edge of Taihu Lake, looked at Xukou Town in the distance, and thought in his heart.

There are still a few hours left for him to make a life-or-death decision!

Su Chen was forced to run away from home because of the strange disease of Qingshi tears, and was displaced in Gusu City, almost experienced life and death in the mouth of the big fish monster in Taihu Lake, and survived on the rivers and lakes until now, and did not want to be impulsive, so he put his little life that he finally picked up. Even if it was just a one percent chance, he didn't want to.

The horse slowed down, slower and slower, and stopped at the shore of Taihu Lake.

At this moment, Su Chen's mind was surprisingly quiet.

In the depths of my heart, there seemed to be a strange throbbing, and there was an inexplicable strong impulse, under this starry sky, the perception was extending into the distance, perceiving the aura between heaven and earth.

Taihu Lake is 36,000 hectares, with a long shore and many islands in the lake. The reeds by the Taihu Lake are quiet, and only the sound of crickets chirps. Occasionally, a few crucian carp emerge from the water, spit out a few blisters, flick their tails and quickly dive into the aquatic plants, so as not to be targeted by the fierce and keen eyes of the waterfowl on the water.

Su Chen appeared by the Taihu Lake and jumped off the horse. Pat the horse and let it go to Gusu City.

He roamed alone by the lake.

Stopped by a very secluded, unpopular lake.

"The foundation of martial arts lies in the three major dantians of the lower, middle, and upper levels, and they are cultivated step by step in turn. My lower and middle dantian has been perfected and cannot be improved any longer.

"Only when I went to the dantian and once sneaked in with a wisp of thought, I got a glimpse of the primordial spirit and the spiritual platform, and gained extraordinary perception, and then I entered the realm of the grandmaster in one fell swoop!"

"I've been cultivating the 'Wandering Mayfly Chapter' for three years, and there is not the slightest movement from the primordial spirit in the upper dantian, and I don't know how much the primordial spirit has strengthened!"

"If I take another risk and enter the Upper Dantian to have a look, will there be any additional gains?"

"Perhaps, it should be... Give it a try!"

Su Chen thought about it for a while and resolutely made up his mind.

It's just that it's not easy to enter the upper dantian.

According to legend, even if he is a master of the Grandmaster Realm, he has entered the Upper Dantian once by chance, and if he wants to enter again, it is almost impossible.

Su Chen remembered very clearly that the last time he entered the Shangdantian, he risked his life greatly.

On the mountain, he was bitten by the King of the Golden Ring Viper, and he had difficulty breathing and was almost paralyzed. Clear wound venom on the shore of the lake, and bluestone tears drip under sadness.

Then, he sank to the bottom of the lake in a coma, and was even swallowed by a large fish monster. Only then did he completely close his six senses and enter the upper dantian.

Among these many conditions, it is impossible to speculate which one of the reasons allowed him to enter the upper dantian.

Su Chen walked into the dense place in the reeds in the lake, the water deepened, and the cold lake water gradually covered his knees, thighs, waist... Crown.

"Whew!"

Su Chen stepped into the water several feet deep.

He had no choice but to try to repeat the situation of the day step by step, trying to reproduce the "closed six senses, one thought into the spiritual mountain".

Start with the simplest step, with the help of a few feet deep lake water, isolate your six senses from the breath of the outside world.

Su Chen sat cross-legged in the deep water, surrounded by dense reeds, allowing himself to be immersed in the icy lake, hidden by dense aquatic plants.

He silently recited the "Turtle Breath Formula" in his heart, and his expression was calm.

Close your eyes, hold your breath, concentrate your mind, close your six senses, and concentrate your extraordinary perception with all your heart.

Try to enter the upper dantian again to see what the situation of the primordial gods in the upper dantian is.

If he still can't enter the Sea of Knowledge, then he will have to continue to take the risk and catch a golden ring viper, as he did three years ago, to assist the "Turtle Breath Jue" to close the six senses.

Of course, the venom of the krait is very dangerous, and it is a last resort. This venom is very powerful and domineering, and it is easy to die.

If he still can't enter the Zhihai Spirit Terrace, then his last resort is probably to find the big fish monster and let it swallow itself into its belly again, recreating the scene of that day.

But in that case, it's hardly any different from looking for death.

Su Chen took a deep breath and began to meditate in the lake.

In the water, his snort had been cut off and he couldn't breathe.

After a stick of incense, the other senses gradually closed, and the heavens and the earth fell into darkness.

Su Chen's whole person was like turning into a rock, sitting quietly under this remote and barren reed, several feet deep, covered with water and grass. The six senses were isolated from the world, and gradually there was no sound.

In the reeds on the shore of Taihu Lake, there is silence, only the sound of frogs and crickets, swimming fish playing and foaming nearby, and water ducks swimming on the surface of the lake.

...

At the foot of Qionglong Mountain, close to Taihu Lake.

The small town of Xukou.

In the middle of the night, tens of thousands of disciples of various gangs in Wu County were stationed in Xukou and in the Fentu Courtyard. The disciples set up a bonfire and roasted wild boar meat to eat, which was very lively.

There is a large mansion in the town.

Originally, it was the courtyard of the big landlord in the town, but at this time it had been temporarily requisitioned by the Gusu County Yaguan Mansion to hold the first Jianghu Conference in Wu County.

On the periphery of the courtyard of the mansion, three floors inside and three floors outside, there are rows of men in strong clothes and brocade costumes of all kinds of costumes from hundreds of major gangs, surrounding the courtyard and guarding it.

They are all introverted in their eyes, and they are clearly the fierce elites of each gang, and they are all first-class second-rate masters of each gang.

Torches and torches illuminate the mansion.

This first Jianghu Conference in Wu County, although it was jointly held under the call of the Gusu government and the leader of the rivers and lakes, Hanshan Zhenren. But the leaders of the gangs are all old rivers and lakes, and they are used to being vigilant, so of course they will not be too comfortable to let others be guards.

Therefore, all large and small gangs have arranged twenty or thirty elite masters to patrol and guard the vicinity to prevent changes in the conference.

In the courtyard of the mansion, there is a courtyard of more than 100 feet.

At the venue, dozens of Taishi chairs had already been arranged for the high-level leaders to sit down.

At night, the first to arrive were the gang leaders and door owners of many small gangs, and when they arrived at the mansion, they greeted each other and sat down in the back, and the courtyard could not help but become lively.

The leaders of these small gangs know the rules.

In the front row, there are seats for the leaders of the four major gangs and grandmasters.

The higher the status, the later the qualification.

These small gang leaders definitely can't let the gang leaders of the four major gangs in Wu County wait for them here, so they came early and waited here first.

Within a range of thousands of miles in the rivers and lakes of Wu County, there is an obvious sign of the division of the five major gangs and dozens of small gangs, that is, the territory range.

The five major gangs have branches in almost all the thirteen counties of Wu County in the county, occupying a piece of territory, and there are at least thousands of disciples in the gang.

And the small gangs are only in a few county seats, or even nested in a rural town, and the smallest gang disciples are only less than a hundred.

Of course, there is only one exception in the thirteen counties of Wu County, and that is Lou County.

This county is entrenched by the White Lotus Sect, and it is run by the White Lotus Sect Taoists, and the water cannot be splashed, and no gang can gain a foothold here.

Even the five major gangs of Wu County, including the Giant Whale Gang, could not take root in this small Lou County and establish a rudder.

This White Lotus Sect is also a very strange force in the rivers and lakes, which has been squeezed out and suppressed by the imperial court, is very low-key, and rarely participates in disputes in the rivers and lakes. The Hanshan Taoist Temple and the White Lotus Sect belong to two sects, and they can't get along.

Naturally, the White Lotus Sect Leader did not receive an invitation to participate in the Wujun Jianghu Conference.

According to the standard of territory, there are only five qualified to be called large gangs in Wu County, namely the Giant Whale Gang, the Sky Eagle Gate, the Horse Gang, the Iron Sword Gate, and the Medicine King Gang.

Although this giant whale gang is the most powerful gang in Wu County, it is formed by many water bandits, and it is an underworld force wanted by the government, so it is naturally not included in the invitation of this Jianghu Conference.

The rest of the dozens of gangs, such as Perak Gate in Yangxian County, Haiyan Gang in Haiyan County, etc., all belong to small gangs.

"The leader of the Medicine King Gang, 'Medicine King' Sun Baihong, here!"

A welcoming man standing at the gate of the mansion suddenly raised his voice excitedly and shouted loudly.

An old man with a white beard, dressed in a brocade robe with an atmospheric gold silk embroidered edge, with a gossip gourd hanging from his waist, with a strong medicinal fragrance, a ruddy complexion, walked into the courtyard healthily.

This is the first great gang leader to arrive at the venue, a generation of grandmasters.

"Oh, Medicine King, you're finally here!"

"Old Sun, I haven't seen you for many years, but I want to die. Wait for this matter, let's have a few drinks and catch up. ”

Dozens of gang leaders of small gangs greeted them with smiling faces, and they were extremely eager to see Sun Baihong, which was even more cordial than seeing their relatives.

Sun Baihong, the "King of Medicine", has a very high prestige and status in the rivers and lakes of Wu County, and is seventy or eighty years old, and he can be regarded as an old-timer of many gang leaders present. The supernatural medicinal skills are incomparably clever, saving countless people, and having a good relationship with all the big and small gangs in Wu County.

The high-rollers in the rivers and lakes often mix on the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed.

The Medicine King Gang ran the pharmaceutical industry, and the disciples were the most proficient in medicinal arts, hoarding a large number of healing medicines and quenching herbs for body cultivation, monopolizing most of the pharmacies in the entire Wu County.

Because the big gang in Wu County has its own purchase channels, it can purchase goods from other distant counties and counties, and it does not need to rely entirely on the Medicine King Gang.

However, many small local gangs do not have the financial resources to purchase from other counties, and must rely on the medicinal materials in the hands of the local medicine king to cure diseases and save lives, which is undoubtedly the target of many small gangs.

"Helpers, Sun is one step late!"

Sun Baihong bowed his hand to many small gang leaders, greeted him with a light smile, and took a seat in the Taishi chair in the front row of the compound.

The courtyard of the mansion calmed down a little, and the gang leaders waited eagerly, waiting for the leaders of the other big gangs to arrive one after another.

It's not too early to look at the dark night.

Jackdaw, Han Pingshan, Li Shuo and other three big gang leaders should follow the medicine king Sun Baihong to enter. There is also the legendary dragon who sees the head but does not see the end, and the little gang leaders rarely see the master of Wu County, the leader of the grandmaster, Hanshan Zhenren, is about to appear.