"Hey, have you heard that the North-South Competition in Xingluan Palace once every ten years will start in three days. This time, it is said that both the Southern and Northern Sects are determined to win."
"Tsk, how can those girls from the Northern Sect compete with those beasts from the Southern Sect? It seems that they have never defeated the Southern Sect for sixty consecutive years, right?"
"Feng shui is changing. Mrs. Yu, the leader of the Northern Sect, is said to have obtained several successors. They are very powerful and all of them are beautiful women. She is very hopeful to challenge the Southern Sect this time."
"Whatever! Anyway, no matter whether the Southern Sect or the Northern Sect wins, Xingluan Palace won't accommodate us. It's just a group of men replaced by a group of women."
In a certain hotel, Jiang Chen overheard such a conversation from the next table.
In the past few days, what he had heard the most since entering Jushi Prefecture was about the competition between the Southern and Northern Sects of Xingluan Palace.
The winner of this competition will live in Xingluan Palace, while the loser will leave Xingluan Palace and find another place to live.
Of course, this competition is held once every ten years. If you lose this time, you will make a comeback next time.
Jiang Chen drank alone, but he could listen to all directions. The "Ear of the Wind" he had cultivated had now reached the third level, and his ear power was at least two or three times stronger than that of ordinary warriors.
All of a sudden, all kinds of information came pouring in.
Xingluan Palace, Beizong, girls, beauties...
This useful information was continuously listed separately by Jiang Chen.
As soon as the wine glass was put down, Jiang Chen put down his money and walked out. He decided to go to Xingluan Palace.
If the lotus picker is going to commit a crime recently, there is no more suitable place to commit the crime than Xingluan Palace in the entire Tianhu territory.
Beautiful disciple, this alone is attractive enough.
In the way of collecting tonics, the higher the cultivation level of the person being harvested, the better. Therefore, female cultivators are the favorites of flower pickers.
And in today's Jushi Prefecture, is there any place with more beauties than Xingluan Palace? What's more, all of them are cultivators, so if they are harvested, it will definitely be a great supplement.
Jiang Chen considered it from the perspective of the lotus collector and felt that even if the lotus collector did not commit a crime, he would definitely come out to do something.
After Jiang Chen left the royal capital, he used some materials to make some adjustments to his disguise, so his current appearance was that of a wealthy man in his thirties.
There are not even one billion, but eighty million, charlatans like this in all the Eastern Countries. And Jiang Chen's outfit is so ordinary that you can't find it even if you throw it into the crowd.
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The terrain of Xingluan Palace is excellent, and a city has been formed hundreds of miles around Xingluan Palace, called Xingcheng, which was built based on Xingluan Palace.
The impact that a sect, even an ordinary sect, has on the local area is equally ubiquitous.
Two days later, when Jiang Chen arrived at Star City, he discovered that the competition between the northern and southern sects of Xingluan Palace was not something that anyone could just go and watch if they wanted to.
There are only 300 places in total. Except for some reserved places, there are only about 100 places reserved for outsiders.
These days, the number of Jianghu tourists pouring into Star City has exceeded at least one hundred thousand.
There are more than 100,000 people, and you have to compete for more than 100 places, which is equivalent to choosing one from a thousand. This is not an ordinary difficulty.
However, Jiang Chen knew that if he wanted to investigate the lotus picker, he must obtain a spot to watch the battle.
If Jiang Chen reveals his identity as a prince's descendant, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Star City, and it is definitely not difficult to get a spot.
But in this case, he is operating illegally and will be directly eliminated.
Jiang Chen arrived at Xingluan Palace's headquarters in Star City. The place was already crowded with people.
"I'm offering thirty thousand taels, who is willing to give me a spot?"
"Tch, brother, did you just wake up from a dream? Now you can't even buy a quota of 100,000 taels, but you actually have the nerve to pay 10,000 taels?"
"Well……"
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"I have five meridians of true energy, so don't I have the qualifications to watch the battle?"
"Sorry, you are only eligible to enter here unless you have reached the Six Meridians True Qi."
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"Brother, I have a friendship with Xie Qiang from your Nanzong, how about we be accommodating?"
"Who is Xie Qiang? We only recognize the relationship between the sect master and the elder."
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"Brother, I am the boss of Wanma Hall. Your Xingluan Sect has also done business with me. This quota for spectators..."
"Sorry, business is business, and friendship is friendship. If you have money, there are still a few places for sale, one hundred thousand taels of silver each."
"Day, I'll buy it!"
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Jiang Chen listened, and what came into his ears were conversations like this. The entire scene was in chaos, and everyone was squeezing their heads for a spot to watch.
"Alas, people are poor and have short ambitions. It seems that we are destined to miss this great competition between the northern and southern sects that takes place every ten years. It's very depressing."
"There is no way, Xingluan Palace is just like this. I heard that their disciples participating in the competition this time are all disciples of the Five Meridians True Qi."
"Tsk tsk, you are worthy of being one of the most powerful sects in the entire Tianhu Territory. These talented disciples will not be inferior even if they are placed among the disciples of the major princes, right?"
"This...should be about the same, right?"
Jiang Chen was speechless when he heard this conversation. The Five Meridians of True Qi was definitely at the bottom among the descendants of the princes.
However, this Xingluan Palace is just a sect in the Tianhu territory, and it is quite proud to have so many disciples of the Five Meridians True Qi.
Jiang Chen stood in the corner, thinking about how to get an invitation to watch the game.
He is now pretending to be a casual cultivator of the Three Meridians True Qi, but his strength is low. He just doesn't want to show off and attract the attention of the lotus collectors.
Therefore, one's own strength must not be exposed.
After thinking about it, Jiang Chen had an idea.
"Brother, my martial arts strength is average, but my elixir talent is very high. I am also very good at using medicine. If there are any sword injuries in the competition, I can also help deal with them."
"You have a high talent for elixirs? You have to pass the test to know. If you really have expertise in this area, it will be no problem to get an invitation."
Jiang Chen followed the other party's instructions and did a spiritual elixir test. For Jiang Chen, this was as simple as eating.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Jiang Chen was treated as a guest of honor. Because of his talent for elixirs, even the elixir deacons who were stationed here in Xingluan Palace felt like they were inferior.
As a result, an invitation was obtained, with the name of Master Chen, the elixir, written on it.
Jiang Chen suddenly became "Master Chen".
With the invitation, Jiang Chen's status immediately increased significantly and he became a guest. He was specially introduced to the Xingluan Palace headquarters and arranged for a first-class guest room.
"Haha, it seems that no matter where you are, you need to have a skill. Without a skill, you can't even get in."
Jiang Chen smiled mockingly to himself and sat cross-legged on the bed.
It was obviously not possible to practice martial arts with great fanfare in someone else's territory. Jiang Chen meditated for a while, then circulated Canglang Qi in his body, polishing his meridians.
After polishing his meridians, Jiang Chen began to practice the three major methods of "Tianmu Divine Pupil", "Shunfeng Ear", and "Rock Heart".
Nowadays, Jiang Chen has reached the third level peak of "Tianmu Divine Pupil", and "Shunfeng Ear" has also reached the third level peak.
The progress of "Heart of the Rock" is still slow, and it has just entered the second level.
"These magical powers are said to have been explored for thirty-three days, so they have thirty-three realms. I am just getting started now."
Jiang Chen also knows that the beginning of cultivation is relatively easy. The further you go, the harder it will probably be.
Today's "Tianmu Divine Eye" and "Shunfeng Ear" can only cover a radius of one thousand meters.
If it goes any further, it will be too much.
However, the mental power of "Heart of Rock" has not been specifically quantified. Of course, Jiang Chen can also clearly feel that his mental power has improved a lot.
The realm of mental power can only be experienced in subtle ways. This is a kind of mental instinct, the sixth and seventh senses beyond the five senses...
Early the next morning, Jiang Chen got up early because the Xingluan Palace's ten-year competition was about to start today.
As the "Master Chen" in the elixir world, Jiang Chen was actually assigned a second-class seat. His position was second only to the "big shots" in the front row.
Jiang Chen made a brief observation through the "Tianmu Divine Pupil" and found that these people in the front row were as powerful as the two sect masters in the north and south of Xingluan Palace.
Basically, they are all Qi of the Seven Meridians.
"It seems that martial arts is also flourishing in this Jushi State area. It is rare to have so many warriors of the Seven Meridians of True Qi." Jiang Chen commented secretly in his heart, but he was a little worried, "There are so many
There are many powerful people with seven meridians of true qi in charge, so even if the lotus collector has the cultivation of eight meridians of true qi, he probably wouldn’t dare to openly make a mistake, right?”
Jiang Chen's psychology is very complex. He not only hopes that the lotus collector will appear, but also does not want any female monk to be targeted by the lotus collector.
When he was hesitating, a group of people walked out of the porch on both sides.
These two groups of people were all dressed in mysterious clothes, but they were from the Southern Sect.
And there is a group of women over there, most of them dressed in goose-yellow clothes, obviously from the Beizong.
The leader of the Southern Sect is named Shen Rong. He is about forty years old and has a long beard. Matched with his slender face, he looks quite dignified.
The leader of the Northern Sect, everyone calls her "Mrs. Jade", is a young woman who looks to be only twenty-seven years old. She has a pair of pink and phoenix eyes and is very beautiful. I don't know if it is her real age or her appearance.
There is skill.
As a guest, Jiang Chen could not unscrupulously look at these two sect masters through his Heavenly Eyes, but judging from intuition, these two people were definitely in the high-level True Qi realm.
Jiang Chen couldn't be sure whether it was the Seven Meridians True Qi or the Eight Meridians True Qi without looking carefully.
"Haha, Junior Sister Yu, after ten years of separation, your style remains the same." Shen Rong chuckled and spoke first.
"Shen Rong, don't gossip. In this North-South competition, our Beizong must regain control of Xingluan Palace." Madam Yu raised her eyebrows and spoke in a jade-like voice.
"Okay, then let's let the disciples show off!" Shen Rong smiled freely.