The sixth volume of the dance of demons 1418 ceremony
Three days passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye it was the day of the Demon Emperor's tribute ceremony.
Liu Ming put on a brand new Qing Family Patriarch's costume. After warning Qing Yu and others not to go out and cause trouble, and waiting at Zhenxin Garden with peace of mind, he came alone to the third district of the Central Imperial City, which is the Demon Palace.
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Today is the tribute ceremony, so the gates of the Demon Palace are wide open, but if you want to enter, you will naturally have to go through a more stringent interrogation.
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The sky of the entire Central Imperial City was shrouded in brilliant rays of light, the buildings in the Demon Palace were illuminated with colorful lights, and the flowers, plants and trees in the palace were blooming in brilliant colors under the influence of magic.
The ceremony was held in a huge square in the Demon Palace. The square was dozens of miles in size. The ground was paved with a kind of black and shiny crystal stone, which was as smooth as a mirror and could clearly reflect people's figures.
At this moment, the surroundings of the square have been decorated. At the front is a high platform more than ten feet high. A long table has been set up on it, filled with various offerings. However, there is still no one on the high platform at this moment.
On the square, rows of spacious chairs are placed, and there is a small table next to it, with various precious fruits and fragrant teas placed on it. Many servant-looking demons shuttle back and forth from time to time.
Place the contents of the tray in your hands on the small table.
At this moment, Liu Ming followed the bustling crowd to the square, and at the same time looked around with interest.
In the entire square, many heads of aristocratic families or elders who came on behalf of the heads of families had already gathered. At a glance, it looked like there were thousands of people.
The family heads and elders present were basically at the Celestial Realm realm, but the dozen or so people sitting at the front had mostly deep and restrained auras, and they had reached the Tongxuan realm.
Liu Ming secretly smacked his tongue. Perhaps the Zhongtian Continent had astronomical phenomena and Tongxuan monks were no less than those in the Ten Thousand Demons Continent, but it was basically impossible to gather such a large number of people.
That time to resist the invasion of the Mother Borer, the Zhongtian Continent United Front probably could not gather so many top-level monks.
At this moment, the ceremony has not yet begun. The heads of the aristocratic families and elders on the square are in groups of three or three, or forming circles, whispering, or talking and laughing loudly. The atmosphere is quite peaceful.
In front of the square closest to the high platform, three groups of people can be clearly seen. Among them are the three heads of the Gaohe family, the Long family, and the Kongxiang family. The heads and elders of the aristocratic families next to them are surrounding them like stars over the moon.
With three people.
There were many heads of aristocratic families surrounding the area, as if they wanted to have a word with the heads of the three powerful families.
Liu Ming shook his head and smiled. Naturally, he had no interest in joining in the fun. He found an inconspicuous seat near the back and sat down, quietly waiting for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony to begin.
There are more and more people in the square and it is becoming more and more noisy.
About half an hour later, with three melodious bells ringing, the Central Dynasty’s centenary tribute ceremony finally began!
The sound in the square quickly subsided, and groups of honor guards in robes appeared near the high platform.
As the third bell fell, a burst of melodious music floated from nowhere, and a purple glow from the distant sky rolled in like a slow and fast roll, and landed in front of the high platform. The purple light converged, and a seemingly
A man in purple robes and a golden crown, about forty years old, appeared in front of everyone, and then climbed up the stairs to the high platform in front of him.
Liu Ming's eyes narrowed. Although he had never seen this person before, he guessed that he was the Demon King of the Demon Continent, Zhao Qianying's father Huangfu Yong.
Upon closer inspection, the appearance of this person is somewhat similar to that of Huangfu Liushui, who died in the Great Chaos Demonic Array. Huangfu Liushui gave him the key to the Demonic Abyss before his death that day, and he had the opportunity to enter the fantasy world of the Demonic Abyss.
So I was very impressed by it.
Liu Ming felt a strange feeling in his heart. Fortunately, three other people followed the Demon Emperor and landed in front of the high platform with the glow of the sun, attracting his attention.
One of them is an old man in purple robe with an elegant face, the other is a middle-aged silver-haired man with a somewhat ferocious face, and the last one is a slender masked woman. The auras exuded by the three of them are very special whether intentionally or unintentionally.
It's scary, they are all Tongxuan realm demons.
Liu Ming's eyes fell on the slender masked woman, his eyes flickered, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
Just after the three people took the stage, another group of more than 20 people boarded the high platform.
This time the crowd was all quite young, both men and women, all dressed in elegant purple clothes.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed, and he learned from the comments of the people around him that these people were direct bloodlines of the Huangfu family.
He subconsciously glanced at the crowd, and at that moment, a beautiful purple figure jumped into his eyes, and her pupils shrank slightly. This woman was none other than Zhao Qianying.
Liu Ming couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Zhao Qianying has a fair and flawless face, white teeth and red lips, and a cheerful posture. Her purple hair is casually draped on her shoulders, but her expression is a little less leisurely and a little more solemn.
When Liu Ming looked at her, she seemed to feel something. She turned her beautiful eyes, passed through the layers of people, and landed on Liu Ming.
Liu Ming's face froze, but under the gaze of Zhao Qianying's bright eyes, he sighed secretly in his heart, nodded to him in the distance, and smiled lightly.
Zhao Qianying's pretty face blushed slightly, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and she quickly looked away.
There was a trace of embarrassment on Liu Ming's face, and he looked at the princes and princes next to Zhao Qianying.
These royal nobles have different cultivation levels. Most of them have True Pill and Crystal Transformation cultivations. Only seven or eight people in the Celestial Realm are standing in the front row.
Liu Ming turned his eyes and looked at a red-haired young man.
This person's appearance looks somewhat similar to that of Huangfu Liushui, and his aura is also the largest among the princes. He is already at the peak of the celestial realm, and has already stepped into the realm of Tongxuan.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed slightly. He had long heard when wandering around the imperial city these days that among the descendants of the Demon Emperor, a prince named Huangfu Jiangu had the highest cultivation level.
After Huangfu Liushui's death, Huangfu Jiangu naturally became the most popular candidate for the next throne.
Among the other Celestial Realm clan members, there is also a thin-faced young man who has reached the late stage of Celestial Realm. Apart from these two people, Zhao Qianying's cultivation level is considered to be the highest.
Liu Ming's brows moved slightly, and then he regained his calm appearance.
The melodious ritual music had stopped at this moment. Huangfu Yong stood at the front of the high platform, looking at the thousands of family heads below, with a smile on his face.
"I am very pleased to have all of you come from afar to gather together today." Huangfu Yong said loudly. Although his voice was not loud, it spread far away and reached the ears of everyone present very clearly.
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Upon hearing this, all the family heads below stood up and bowed in the direction of the high platform.
Huangfu Yong paused for a moment and continued:
"The situation in the mainland is slightly turbulent right now. The Liu family and Dashuo colluded and occupied the four counties..."
After Huangfu Yong made some opening remarks that seemed to indicate something, the tribute ceremony officially began. Heads of families from all over the place came to the high platform one by one and presented tribute items, which were collected, registered and chanted by the person specifically responsible for collecting the offerings.
come out.
This link is a time to demonstrate the strength of each family lord. In fact, the Central Dynasty does not have any specific requirements for tribute. It is just a ceremony. The purpose is to gather these families to the imperial city as a means of testing loyalty and power control.
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In order to show their loyalty and show their strength in front of the major forces, the major families will pay as much as possible.
The first ones to offer offerings were naturally the heads of the three wealthy families, Gao He, Long Family, and Kong Xiang. Naturally, they were also the three forces that paid the most tributes. The magic crystals offered alone were worth hundreds of millions, and other materials and treasures were even more.
There were countless of them, which made everyone in the audience speechless.
But the most unexpected thing was that after the three masters presented their offerings, they did not return to their original seats. Instead, they were invited by Huangfu Yong to the high platform and sat down in front of the Demon Emperor's throne.
This move immediately caused a lot of discussion among the people below. In such a solemn ceremony, any move represents a certain meaning.
The three masters of the family and Huangfu Yong sat at the same table, and anyone with a discerning eye could see the closeness between them.
"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect that during this year's tribute event, not only would the heads of the three major wealthy families be present in person, but they would also have such a close relationship with the Demon Emperor. It seems that the Liu Family rebels are powerful, but their prospects are worrying!" Liu Ming stood beside him.
Not far away, two Celestial Realm family heads were communicating in inaudible voices.
However, Liu Ming's consciousness was far beyond that of ordinary people, and his spiritual consciousness was far superior to the two of them, so he could naturally hear this conversation clearly.
Liu Ming calmly glanced at him with the corner of his eye. It turned out that the opponent was more than ten feet away to his right. One of the middle-aged men was wearing a gray robe and had an ordinary face. He probably had the strength of the early stage of Tianxiang.
The other man was a thin old man with gray hair.
Liu Ming didn't know these two people, but judging from the family marks on their bodies, they should be the heads of families in relatively remote prefectures and counties.
"Hmph! The Liu family's rebellion is purely an act of seeking death. The Huangfu family has controlled the Ten Thousand Demons Continent for hundreds of thousands of years. Not only is it powerful, but it has also been deeply rooted. Although the Liu family had a slight upper hand for a while, no matter how you measure it,
He cannot be an enemy of the Central Dynasty, and looking at the situation at this moment, the Demon Emperor has conquered the three major wealthy families, and the Liu family is not far from being defeated." The thin old man sneered, his voice slightly hoarse.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Although he didn't know what method the Demon King used, at this moment, the three major wealthy families had clearly sided with the Central Dynasty. If the Liu family didn't have any unfavorable means, the situation would indeed be in danger.
At the same time, most of the family heads and elders in the square were talking about it, but most of them held this view.
As a result, those families who originally had a wait-and-see attitude couldn't help but start to make new calculations after seeing this scene.
The ceremony of paying tribute continued. Following the three major aristocratic families, the heads or elders of some major aristocratic families also stepped forward one by one to hand over their tribute items.
After more than an hour, the tribute ceremony finally ended.
During this period, Liu Ming naturally stepped forward and presented the tribute items prepared by the Qing family. These items were carefully prepared by Qing Gu and others, but there was nothing outstanding here.