Zhuang Wudao on the stage was slightly dazed. It was not because he was being watched in surprise by everyone, but because Zang Quan was knocked away by him lightly in the distance, and something was wrong with the situation.
His attack just now was actually not heavy. When the 'Stone Hand' hit, he had already absorbed 70% of his strength. With Zang Quan's demonic ape body, at most it would only be a minor injury, and not a single rib would be broken.
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However, at this moment, this man was lying thirty feet away, his face was like gold paper, and he never got up. Listen carefully, you can see that he is faintly breathing. There is no sound from the whole person, as if he is dead——
In the midst of his astonishment, Zhuang Wudao heard Yun'er's voice ringing in his mind: "This person is quite interesting. He puts the cover in front of his chest, and his opponents probably won't expect it."
Zhuang Wudao was stunned for a while. In other words, this Zang Quan was killed by his palm?
At this time, everyone in the academy gradually realized that something was wrong, and Wei Fang's eyes turned red, and he became furious again: "You are going too far!"
This time it was not just a glare, he waved his big sleeves, and a silver brilliance like a cloud waterfall suddenly flashed. Dozens of sword lights rushed towards Zhuang Wudao like an overwhelming force.
The referee who was sitting in the middle had no time to react as he raised his elbows and armpits. Zhuang Wudao's expression also changed slightly. This Wei Fang's cultivation level was not bad, at least he was in the eighth level of Qi training building. At this time, he took action with hatred, showing even more shocking power.
.The forty-nine silver knives that flew towards him seemed to have hidden Qi Gang outside the blades, spreading ten feet wide, making it impossible for him to avoid them.
Zhuang Wudao subconsciously wanted to activate the "Bull Demon Dance" and use his hegemonic body to resist. With the guidance of his mind, just as he touched the essence and blood of the spiritual orifice, he saw a figure in a green shirt flashing beside him, just waving his sleeves. The figure in front of him
There was a sharp flash of sword light, and then it suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"It is unavoidable that there are occasional casualties during martial arts competitions. Why does the Master of the Guard need to be so angry? Or do you, the Lueshan Demon Sect, think I am easy to bully?"
After saying this, the middle-aged man in green shirt next to Zong Wudao sneered again and looked at Li Xiangnan who was sitting in the main hall with cold eyes.
"Your Excellency, Li Chongzhen, was ordered by the master to inspect Soochow. I have recently requested instructions from the master of the Wujing Taoist Hall. After today, I will temporarily take over as the leader of the Lichen Academy! The original owner Li Xiangnan abused his power and engaged in malpractice for personal gain. He has been transferred to Wujing pending investigation.
Listen to the survey."
Before he finished speaking, Zong Wudao took a breath of cold air, Li Xiangnan was sweating coldly, and Wei Fang, the master of Lueshan Pavilion, also had his pupils narrowed and remained silent again.
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At midnight, outside Xuanyuan Pavilion in the west of the city, dozens of luxuriously decorated carriages were filing in. As soon as Zhuang Wudao followed the crowd into the door, his eyes were filled with strange lights and he looked around absentmindedly.
He had heard about the name of this treasure pavilion for a long time, but had never had the opportunity to go inside. Xuanyuan Pavilion was located in the west of the city, where the rich and powerful lived. However, the appearance was nothing out of the ordinary, and it was no different from the pavilions built by ordinary people.
But inside this attic, there is a brilliance of treasures. The floor is paved with gold bricks, the walls are made of jade, and the curtains are made of pearls. Hundreds of thousands of rare treasures are neatly arrayed in the building, which is shocking and makes people unable to help themselves.
Those who restrain themselves feel ashamed of themselves.
"This is the first floor. The things inside just look good. In fact, there are no truly valuable treasures. With your current wealth, you can buy half of it."
Beitang Wan'er seemed to be aware of Zhuang Wudao's embarrassment, and immediately laughed out loud: "You are still considered a figure in Yue City now, don't be too embarrassed. If you really want to be surprised, wait until the second floor.
, that’s the real essence of Xuanyuan Pavilion.”
Zhuang Wudao was not annoyed after hearing this, and looked around carefully. Sure enough, this layer was only filled with precious materials and spiritual herbs and elixirs, and there were not even a few forbidden spiritual weapons in the first level.
Following Beitang Wan'er into the second floor, Zhuang Wudao's eyes lit up again. The number of rare treasures here was much smaller, only more than a hundred. However, Zhuang Wudao saw just the five-level forbidden spiritual weapon.
There were as many as three pieces. Among them, there were about ten treasure forbidden talismans, which made his eyes wet.
However, this Yibao event was not held here, but on the third and fourth floors of Xuanyuan Pavilion. When the two stepped onto the last step, they saw that people were already sitting in the hall on the third floor.
There are nearly a hundred people. They are all casual cultivators in the city. Their cultivation levels range from the first level to the eighth level. They have not entered the later stage of Qi training.
Zhuang Wudao glanced at Room B on the fourth floor and saw the figure in green shirt standing by the window, leaning on the railing with his hands behind his hands.
Room A in Xuanyuan Pavilion has always been owned by General Zhennan. Room B naturally belongs to the Beitang family, the most powerful family in Yuecheng.
However, today the inspection envoy of the Lichen Sect is here, and the Beitang family has to give up their private box, regardless of emotions or reasons.
Feeling Zhuang Wudao's gaze, Li Chongzhen also looked at Zhuang Wudao with a smile. Zhuang Wudao felt guilty and instinctively wanted to avoid it.
Beitang Wan'er couldn't help but wonder: "What are you afraid of? With a disciple like you, Lichen Sect likes it best. Although his talent is only fifth grade, but he has mystical powers, even if he cannot attain Taoism in the future, he can still be in charge.
Judging from the appearance of this inspector, he also values you very much——"
Immediately he came to his senses again and said with a chuckle: "Is it because of Li Xiangnan? Are you sad that a rabbit dies and a fox grieves for its own kind?"
When Zhuang Wudao was exposed, his expression suddenly became awkward: "Nonsense, Li Xiangnan and I are in the same boat, how can I sympathize with him?"
But he felt uneasy in his heart. When it came to taking advantage of his authority and engaging in malpractice for personal gain, his Zhuang Wudao was actually not bad at all.
As the owner of the academy, Li Xiangnan had his hands in the academy, often substituting the weapons and elixirs as good ones, and squandering half of the money allocated by the Taoist temple to repair the academy. Li Chongzhen was found guilty of several crimes.
he.
However, his chief disciple, Zhuang Wudao, is not that strong. The reselling of used weapons was an example a while ago. In the past few years, when he was not getting ahead, he even collaborated with Ma Yuan and Lin Han to extort money from many disciples.
.Because of this, he has always been low-profile in the academy.
Therefore, after seeing Li Xiangnan's miserable end today, it is indeed a rabbit's death and a fox's sorrow.
"A few years ago, the Taoist master asked Li Xiangnan to come to Yuecheng to compensate. As long as he doesn't go too far, no matter how greedy he is, the Lichen Sect will only turn a blind eye. This time he
So he ended up like this because he went over the line. He took the money privately and made our Lichen Academy a stepping stone for Lueshan Academy to go further. He committed the crime against the wind and was not unjustly punished."
Beitang Wan'er explained jokingly, and the smile in her eyes became stronger: "So you can rest assured that things like you are still within the tolerance of the Lichen Sect, so don't worry. It's just that in the future, you will need to
Be extremely careful."
Zhuang Wudao couldn't help but nodded sadly. In the past, greed was a last resort. Now that he has some wealth, how can he take risks for a small amount of money again?
Beitang Wan'er's words also solved one of his doubts. In fact, he had been wondering before. According to the rules of the Soochow Kingdom, it only needs to be challenged once every three months. Two months ago, Lichen Academy
He had only fought against another Wangyue Academy once. Li Xiangnan could actually refuse the challenge from Lueshan Academy.
After calming down, Zhuang Wudao looked at the jade steps in front of him again. There were already more than thirty pieces of spiritual treasures placed on them, all of which were prepared for auction by Xuanyuan Pavilion. They were displayed for everyone to see. Only
The three final pieces in the center are covered with a layer of brocade.
In addition, there are some empty desks. If the monks participating today have something they want to sell, they can put it on these desks and only need to pay Xuanyuan Pavilion a sum of money afterwards.
Without thinking, Zhuang Wudao took out a pair of red leather boots from the bag on his waist and put them on. This caused the monks in the hall to exclaim in surprise.
This item is exactly the pair of 'Flame Wind Boots' that he got from Zhuang Tong. He also likes this pair of leather boots very much. Using this item to practice weapons, he can reach at least the sixteenth level of the forbidden law in the future and become a middle-class player.
Quality spiritual weapon.
However, the most urgent task at the moment was to obtain the dragon rhinoceros crystal core. Of the seven thousand taels of gold harvested from looting the banker, he alone got a full one-seventh. Qin Feng, Ma Yuan, Lin Han, and several brothers also gave their own
That share was temporarily lent to him, which added up to a total of 2,800 taels of gold.
If he auctions off the pair of 'Flame Wind Boots' again, it will probably be enough for him to buy the Dragon Rhinoceros Crystal Core. Although Beitang Wan'er has confessed that he can withdraw it from Beitang's family at will for less than 4,000 taels of gold.
However, Zhuang Wudao really didn't want to owe the Beitang family any more favors unless he had to.
"It is said that the Zhuang family in Beicheng was exterminated and plundered by your Jianyi Hall. It seems that they are inseparable."
The voice was unfamiliar, and Zhuang Wudao turned around in surprise, only to see a young man in black walking slowly towards him. He was wearing a high hat and a fancy dress, and his face was slightly familiar.
Zhuang Wudao thought carefully for a long time before he remembered that this person was Xia Miao, one of the young masters of the Baibing Xia clan, whom Beitang Wan'er introduced to him this afternoon.
"That Zang Quan has mastered the Demonic Ape Gang Body and has entered the first level. Except for a few people among his peers, almost no one can stop him. However, he is not the enemy of Brother Zhuang's palm, even though he has the power of the five elephants.
Although I have great strength, I can't hurt senior brother at all. Before today, I really didn't expect that there are people like you, senior brother, in Yue City."
Xia Miao clicked her tongue in amazement, and said with a hint of admonishment: "Just as my senior brother is willing to be a chess piece of the Beitang family, he may not end well after the competition. Even if he wins, he is still in danger of being killed. If he loses,
, let alone. The Beitang family has the most ruthless family tradition. If senior brother is willing to withdraw from this competition, I, Xia Miao, can make peace with senior brother."
Zhuang Wudao frowned. Does this Xia Miao want to be a lobbyist for the Gu Yue family? If it were before Dongchuan Lane, he might be tempted. However, at this time, he is already deeply involved, and he has absolutely no relationship with the Gu Yue family.
The hope of reconciliation. Without hesitation, Zhuang Wudao shook his head: "Brother Xia, thank you very much for your kindness. The Beitang family treats me with kindness. At this time, I, Zhuang Wudao, also have deep grudges with the Gu Yue family. Really