"Have you heard? Yan Hongtu, the controller of Lingyun District, is going to duel with the new core disciple Jiang Chen."
"It is said that there are three rounds of bets. Martial arts and alchemy will be competed first. If there is no winner in these two rounds, other competition events will be chosen and another round will be bet."
"Hehe, it is said that the gambling game is very big."
"Isn't that right? If Jiang Chen loses, he will be Yan Hongtu's follower for three years. If Yan Hongtu loses, his salary will go to Jiang Chen for the next three years. In black and white, it is said that the oath of heaven and earth has been signed."
"Three years as a follower and three years as a salary. These two guys really dare to gamble."
"Hmph, Yan Hongtu is becoming more and more degenerate. He is willing to degenerate and become the king and hegemon in Lingyun District. He even bullies the new core disciples. He is really getting better and better."
"There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings. Yan Hongtu is a smart man. He knows that if he enters Qingtian District, he can only be a nobody, but if he stays in Lingyun District, he can become king and dominate."
"I heard that Jiang Chen has a great background. The palace master did not hesitate to form an alliance with the Baoshu Sect for him. Moreover, this person was in the Sixteen Kingdoms Alliance and once crushed the inspectors of the Nine Suns Celestial Sect when he was in the spiritual realm. This
People must not be underestimated."
"Haha, there are some exaggerations. What about the inspectors of Jiuyang Tianzong? Is there no mediocrity in Jiuyang Tianzong? Is there no waste?"
"In any case, if Yan Hongtu bullies a core disciple who has just entered the Yuan realm, even if he wins, he will not lose much face. If he loses, his life will be ruined."
"That's true. However, a character like Yan Hongtu is destined to be difficult to achieve success. He probably thought about it, otherwise, he would definitely not be so stupid."
For a time, rumors about the duel between Jiang Chen and Yan Hongtu spread throughout the Danxia Valley.
"Young Master, the entire Danxia Valley is now spreading rumors about this duel." Xue Tong was quite worried. Nayan Hongtu, who was at the fifth level of Yuan Realm, was the boss of Lingyun District in Danxia Valley.
Regardless of his cultivation level or qualifications, he far surpasses Jiang Chen.
Xue Tong is not worried that this kind of duel is fake.
"Xue Tong, what are you worried about?" Gouyu disagreed, "Young master, if he dares to agree, he must have his reasons. When have you ever seen the young master lose a bet?"
When everyone thought about it carefully, it was also the same truth.
"Haha, young master is born to be a winner. This is true in the Eastern Kingdom, the same is true in the Tiangui Kingdom, the same is true in the Sixteen-Nation Alliance, and it will definitely still be the same in Danqian Palace." Qiao Shan's voice was rough.
While talking, Mu Gaoqi, nicknamed Mu Xiaoxian, hurried over.
With a wry smile on his face: "Brother Jiang Chen, you are too impulsive. Na Yan Hongtu has been famous for many years, and his martial arts and alchemy have an absolute advantage in Lingyun District. Even if you want to duel with him, it will take a few years."
It can be seen that Mu Gaoqi is really worried.
"Fellow Taoist Gao Qi, there is no need to worry. I promise to accompany you to explore the spiritual spring for three months, and there will be no delay. Who is Yan Hongtu, and he deserves to have me serve as his follower for three years?"
It's not that Jiang Chen is arrogant. Jiang Chen has already found out clearly how much Yan Hongtu is worth.
Seeing Jiang Chen's determination, Mu Gaoqi sighed: "Brother Jiang Chen, there are many rules for the alchemy competition. I'll tell you about it first, so that you won't be unprepared..."
Mu Gaoqi is obviously the most worried now. If Jiang Chen loses and becomes Yan Hongtu's follower, then his plan will be affected.
That spiritual spring was really important to him.
Jiang Chen did not reject Mu Gaoqi's enthusiasm. He patiently listened to Mu Gaoqi explain some dueling matters and generally understood the rules.
Although Mu Gaoqi has never participated in a duel, he has witnessed not a hundred duels a year in Danxia Valley, but at least thirty or fifty.
This kind of duel is not uncommon.
The application for duel was approved immediately.
In the Dan Dou arena, the person in charge of the duel in Dan Qian Palace is an elder of Dan Qian Palace.
"In Danqian Palace, our sect is founded on the path of alchemy, and the path of alchemy is the first path. When disciples of our sect duel, they should fight alchemy first, and then martial arts. Do you have any objections?"
Looking at the two parties, Jiang Chen had a calm expression, while Yan Hongtu was full of confidence, showing a sense of eagerness to try.
"I have no objection." Yan Hongtu's voice was loud and clear, as if his loud voice could suppress Jiang Chen's momentum.
Jiang Chen said calmly: "No objection."
Seeing that none of them had any objections, the person in charge nodded: "Okay, there are many Dan Du events, three finals. As for how to fight, they are all randomly selected. The duel arbitration is bound by the sect's laws, and there will be no falsehoods. Now, I started to draw three duel items."
While talking, the person in charge pulled out three from some messed up paper balls.
"The content of the three duels of alchemy: fire control, cauldron appraisal, and alchemy refining."
Three duel events were drawn out.
A smile emerged from the corner of Yan Hongtu's mouth, showing a sense of confidence.
Yan Hongtu had heard many rumors about Jiang Chen's talent in martial arts and knew that Jiang Chen's martial arts strength was good, but with his cultivation at the fifth level of the Yuan Realm, he had no reason to be afraid of Jiang Chen, a genius at the first level of the Yuan Realm.
As for Yan Hongtu, who was born in Danqian Palace, he is even more confident. Thinking about Jiang Chen coming from a remote place like the Sixteen Kingdoms, how much knowledge can he have on his first journey to Alchemy?
Play Dan Dao?
Yan Hongtu smiled contemptuously, but he was dismissive of Jiang Chen in his heart.
"Jiang Chen, let me teach you a lesson today. What does it mean to be a disciple of a large sect, and what does it mean to be a genius playing alchemy in Dangan Palace? Are you worthy?"
Yan Hongtu's words were provocative and full of disdain.
Jiang Chen didn't bother to pay attention to the power of words. Yan Hongtu seemed to be very confident in his alchemy talent. The more confident he was, the higher he jumped. When Jiang Chen crushed him, he felt more refreshed.
For the enemy, in his most proud field, using his most proud method, swatting the opponent down like a fly in one fell swoop is the most satisfying feeling.
"The first item is fire control. Fire control is a prerequisite for alchemy. If you can't even control fire, then you are not a qualified alchemist."
"Have you seen the twelve small cauldrons in front of you? These twelve small cauldrons contain twelve kinds of fire sources, including heavenly fire, earthly fire, ghost fire, and strange fire, in various forms and shapes. Appearance. But they reach the same goal by different paths. Their essence is fire. Each of you has a quarter of an hour. Within this quarter of an hour, who can awaken the fire source in these twelve small cauldrons through their own magical power of fire control? The party with the greater number wins. Remember, your fire control technique must resonate with them in order to awaken them."
Fire source resonance is not uncommon in the path of fire.
In fact, many fire control experts use this method to visit various fire sources.
Especially the fire control powers at the heaven level, they are all good at using the resonance of fire sources to visit all kinds of strange fires in the world.
Fire is one of the original forces of the universe.
There are countless types of fire between heaven and earth, and there are all kinds of strange fires. Some powerful heavenly fires, even as big as a grain of dust, can destroy a city or even a world.
"A quarter of an hour, start now."
With the referee's order, the first competition was announced to begin.
Yan Hongtu was full of confidence. With a pinch of his hand, he held up a peony-shaped flame in his hand. With a stern gaze, he continued to plant fire around the small cauldrons.
It has to be said that Yan Hongtu's method of controlling fire is indeed good. In the blink of an eye, the fire sources of two small cauldrons were awakened.
Yan Hongtu glanced at Jiang Chen from the corner of his eye, only to see Jiang Chen staring, as if there were some tricks on the small tripod. He looked around, but he never made a move.
"Haha, this country boy doesn't know how high the sky is. He doesn't even know how to control fire, right?" Yan Hongtu saw Jiang Chen's appearance and had a preconceived idea. He felt that Jiang Chen was at a loss and didn't know where to start.
Take action.
Jiang Chen really hadn't taken action yet, and he didn't care how happy Yan Hongtu was having fun.
Once Jiang Chen enters this state of selflessness, external disturbances are just floating clouds to him and cannot affect his Taoist heart at all.
Each small cauldron was observed and decomposed by the Divine Eyes of Heaven, and various information kept flashing through Jiang Chen's mind.
"Well, this is ghostly phosphorus fire, this is earthly lung true inflammation, this is wood-piercing spiritual fire, this is green thunder strange fire..." Jiang Chen's mind was constantly analyzing the source of the fire in the small cauldron.
After a while, all the fire sources in the twelve small cauldrons were decomposed by Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly and snapped his fingers. Strange fire patterns suddenly appeared on his fingertips. Jiang Chen pulled them back and forth, just like playing a piano. The rhythm and melody were very beautiful.
In an instant, the small cauldron was like candles being lit one by one, and fire sources of different shapes and colors lit up one after another.
One flower, two flowers, three flowers...
In an instant, twelve flowers were like fire sources of different shapes, all burning up. The flames flew higher and higher, appearing extremely joyful, as if they suddenly found the sound of music, forming a line with the fire pattern formed by Jiang Chen.
A strange communication.
"Huh?" The referee saw Jiang Chen not making any moves before, and thought that Jiang Chen didn't know how to control fire. At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly took action, and the fire sources of these small cauldrons seemed to ignite automatically.
This scene made the examiner stunned.
The rhythm of the fire igniting is really beautiful. They are lined up from left to right, just like queuing up to order, and they are orderly.
The situation was like there were twelve candles, and someone was lighting them one by one from left to right, and the lighting speed was very fast and the rhythm was very even.
From the movements to the scenes, everything is extremely beautiful and gives people a sense of enjoyment.
A quarter of an hour later, it was just the right time.
As soon as the bell rang, Yan Hongtu had already awakened the seven fire sources, and with a beaming face, he turned around and was ready to see Jiang Chen's joke.
Just by looking at him, his whole body turned to stone. The triumphant smile on his face was still there, and his expression suddenly became extremely sarcastic.
Twelve small cauldrons and twelve fire sources were all awakened, and their blooming forms far exceeded the fire sources he had planned to awaken.
"How can this be?"
If the referee hadn't been here, he would have almost thought that Jiang Chen had cheated.