Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 698 Wang Erniu: Is there any secret operation?

time flies,
Soon, ten months passed, and there was only one month left before the Soul-Grabbing Conference officially began.

At this time, Jinyang Immortal City was almost crowded with people, and cultivators from all over the Great Jin came here.
Want to witness this once-in-a-century event?

At the same time, taking advantage of this rare opportunity of monks from all over the country gathering together, they collected treasures and resources from all over the place.

One day, Zhou Xun, Tianci Zhenjun and the other two were chatting in the cave.

Suddenly, a beam of fire flew in from outside the door and turned into a sound transmission note that landed in Zhou Xun's hand.
With a snap of his fingers, a strange voice came out.

"Sun Qian, a disciple of Baigushan, pays homage to Senior Zhou Xunzhou!"

"Bone Mountain?"

Zhou Xun was stunned when he heard these three words.

He was of course aware of this sect, which was the largest sect in Jingzhou and ranked among the top ten in the entire Jin Dynasty.
There are more than 20 Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect.

What's even more amazing is that there are two late Nascent Soul cultivators.

Its supreme elder, Master Baigu, is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and his strength is well-known throughout the Dajin region.

However, Zhou Xun had never had any contact with the people from Baigushan Mountain, so he was a little confused as to why their disciples came here.

But thinking that the other party was the largest sect in Jingzhou and that he would need to work in Jingzhou in the future, he decided to go out and meet him.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a middle-aged man in his thirties standing at the door with a respectful look.

Seeing Zhou Xun coming out,
The middle-aged man bowed to the ground, clasped his hands in a great salute, and slowly spoke:

"Greetings, Senior Zhou. My young master will host a banquet at Tianxiang Tower tomorrow and invites you to attend. Please take the time to come!"

“This is an invitation!”

As he spoke, he took out an exquisite invitation and placed it in front of Zhou Xun with both hands.

Zhou Xun took it, thought for a moment, and then asked:

"I remember that I have no friendship with your young master, so why would you invite me to go?"

"I don't know about this matter. The young master just sent me to deliver the letter!" the middle-aged man replied respectfully.

Zhou Xun frowned slightly, his thoughts racing.

This young master had never met him, and he had never interacted with anyone in all the years since he came to Dajin.

His information here is basically a blank slate.

Now the so-called young master of White Bone Mountain can not only accurately find the location of his cave, but also knows his name.

It was really unusual, and Zhou Xun decided to find out the truth.
Besides, Tianxiang Tower is located in Jinyang Fairy City, so it is safe.

Fighting is also prohibited in Jinyang Immortal City, so he is not afraid even if White Bone Mountain has some plans.
After thinking it over, Zhou Xun decided to go there, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, reply to your young master for me and tell him that Zhou will definitely be there!"

"Thank you, senior!" The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed again and then left.

Zhou Xun returned to the reception room and briefly discussed the matter with Tianci Zhenjun and others.

"Could it be related to the Soul-Snatching Conference?" Tianci Zhenjun guessed.

Zhou Xun is now registering for Jiangling Prefecture in Jingzhou, and the gate of Baigushan Mountain is also in Jingzhou.

"I guess so. Let's go to Tianxiang Tower tomorrow and see what he is keeping in suspense!" Zhou Xun said.

"Would you like us to go with you?"

"No need. In this Jinyang Fairy City, no one dares to disobey and take action at will!" Zhou Xun shook his head.

You know, the rule of Jinyang Immortal City that no action is allowed was personally formulated by the current Jin Dynasty's God-Transforming Ancestor.

In the past, there was a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage who was so confident of his cultivation that he dared to start a war in the city.
As a result, he was killed in public by the ancestor of the Great Jin Dynasty. From then on, the whole city was in silence and no one dared to take action here again.

Soon, a day passed and it was the day when the young master of Baigushan was hosting a banquet.

Zhou Xun got up early in the morning and walked out of the cave.

Tianxianglou is one of the four major restaurants in Jinyang Fairy City. It serves a variety of delicacies, most of which are said to be prepared with the flesh of the third-level demon king.

There are even delicacies prepared with ingredients from the fourth-level demon king.

About half an hour later, Zhou Xun arrived at his destination, Tianxiang Tower.

This building is magnificent, five stories high, and the eaves and brackets are inlaid with various rare gems, reflecting colorful light.

The pillars on both sides of the gate are carved with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns, which are lifelike, as if they are about to take off into the sky at the next moment.

As Zhou Xun walked to the door, he saw a middle-aged man coming towards him. It was the man who delivered the letter yesterday.

"Greetings, Senior Zhou. Our young master must be very happy that you are here!"

"Senior, please follow me to the top floor." As he said this, he led the way.

Entering the Tianxiang Tower, it was very lively inside. The lobby was full of monks, and the sounds of conversation and clinking glasses were intertwined.

The air is also filled with the rich aroma of wine and food.

The young master of White Bone Mountain decided to occupy the entire fifth floor.
Zhou Xun followed the middle-aged man through the lobby and went up the stairs.

When we arrived at the fifth floor, it became much quieter.

The middle-aged man came to the door and knocked gently: "Young Master, Senior Zhou Xunzhou is here."

"Please come in." A young man's voice came from inside.

The middle-aged man then pushed open the door, made a gesture to invite people inside, and then retreated respectfully.

The fifth floor was decorated extremely luxuriously, with thick carpets covering the floor. There was also a faint glow emitting from it. With Zhou Xun's knowledge, he could naturally tell that it came from a fourth-level demon fox!

Even he didn't have the luxury of using fourth-grade animal skin as a carpet.

There was a faint glow on the surrounding walls, and it was obvious that there were high-level restrictions engraved on them. When the divine sense was released, it was bounced back immediately.

It was a fourth-tier restriction.

This also ensures privacy here.

There were desks and tables in the hall, and quite a few people were sitting inside. They were all cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage.

At the top, sat a young man in a white brocade robe. He had a handsome face, extraordinary temperament, and was at the early stage of Nascent Soul cultivation.

Seeing Zhou Xun coming in, he smiled and bowed: "I am Bai Yu from Baigushan, nice to meet you, fellow Daoist Zhou. It is a great honor to meet you today..."

Zhou Xun bowed slightly and said, "Master Bai, you are too polite. I am just a casual cultivator. I wonder why you invited me here today?"

Bai Yu smiled and asked Zhou Xun to take a seat: "Brother Zhou, please take a seat first. We will chat later."

Zhou Xun nodded and chose a seat to sit down.

Another half an hour later, the seats on the fifth floor were almost full. Zhou Xun looked around and saw
There were twenty-seven people in total.

There are twenty-one early-stage monks and six middle-stage monks.

At this moment, Bai Yu stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Now everyone is here!"

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Bai Yu, the young master of White Bone Mountain. I invite you all here because I have something important to discuss with you!"

"You are all participants in the selection of the Lord of Jiangling Prefecture. Unfortunately, I, Bai Gu Shan, have taken a fancy to this Jiangling Prefecture!"

Everyone was shocked, it turned out that everyone in the field was going to participate in the Jiangling Prefecture selection for the Star Picking Competition.

I don’t know where Bai Yu got the list, but he invited all of them.

Zhou Xun's face also darkened. He didn't expect that the Jin Dynasty was so unbearable that such confidential information was leaked.

It seems that many of the selections for Palace Masters in the Soul-stealing Conferences over the years have already been decided in secret.

But he didn't expect that the twenty-seven prefectures in Jingzhou would coincide with the White Bone Mountain!

"Therefore, I hope you can give me some respect and help me in the fight!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and twenty maids walked out from behind him, each holding a wooden tray with a small hill of top-grade spirit stones placed on it.

"Those who give me face are my friends, Bai Yu. I will give each of them 50 high-quality spirit stones. Those who don't give me face are my enemies!"

"By then, I'm afraid it won't be me talking to you!" He said with a sneer.

At the same time, the black-robed old man next to him also exuded the pressure of a cultivator at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage.

"Everyone, think about it carefully!"

After that, he waved his sleeves, picked up the spirit wine and started drinking.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room on the fifth floor became solemn.

Many monks frowned and looked at each other, with hesitation in their eyes.

The White Bone Mountain is a powerful force with great monks in charge, so they really cannot afford to offend them. However, they are unwilling to give up the competition in the Soul Stealing Conference because of this.

At this time, an old man in green clothes in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul who was sitting in the corner slowly stood up. He looked straight at Bai Yu with a gleam of lightning and said in a low voice:

"Master Bai, I respect you as the Young Master of White Bone Mountain, but your behavior is really unfair."

"I am participating in the Soul Seizing Conference to fight for the position of Palace Master in an upright manner, not to accept your coercion or inducement."

Bai Yu frowned and looked at the old man in black robe: "Who are you?"

The old man in green snorted coldly: "Although I am only a casual cultivator, I have my own principles. Your tricks will not work on me."

Bai Yu's face changed slightly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes: "Feng Yang, do you know the consequences of going against Baigushan?"

Feng Yang laughed loudly: "Consequences? I have been in power for many years, how could I be afraid of the threats from a young boy like you? Although you, the White Bone Mountain, are powerful, you cannot trample on the rules of the Soul Seizing Conference like this."

When the other monks saw Feng Yang standing up to oppose, some secretly admired him, while others became more hesitant, not knowing how this conflict would develop.

Bai Yu's face was terribly gloomy. He gritted his teeth and said, "Feng Yang, you are courting death."

He waved his hand, and another cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage walked out from behind him, emitting a powerful aura. The atmosphere in the entire private room suddenly became tense.

Feng Yang's expression remained unchanged, and the spiritual energy fluctuations on his body became stronger and stronger. He stared at Bai Yu: "What? Do you still want to fight in Jinyang Immortal City?"

Bai Yu frowned. He knew the consequences of taking action in Jinyang Fairy City, but he was unwilling to give up.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the black-robed old man next to Bai Yu exuded the pressure of a cultivator at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage, trying to suppress Feng Yang.

However, Feng Yang was not afraid at all. He shouted loudly, and the spiritual power on his body shone brightly, actually competing with the pressure of the black-robed old man. The spiritual power of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul clashed with each other.

It caused the surroundings to flash with spiritual light, and directly triggered the restriction.

Seeing this, the other monks stood up and walked around.
Seeing this, Zhou Xun secretly took a few steps back.
Close to the staircase,
If something goes wrong, run away immediately.

If a fight breaks out here, it will inevitably attract the Jin court. It will not be easy to escape then and I might even be implicated.

"Feng Yang, you're fine. Uncle Wu, stop it!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Bai Yu snorted coldly and waved his hand to let his monks retreat.

Then the old man in black robe put away his aura.

"If you don't want to cooperate with us, you can leave. But the Liu family of Kongming Mountain may be in trouble!" Bai Yu said with a sneer.
"How do you know?"

Feng Yang's face changed drastically when he heard this.
"I don't know what Brother Feng meant by this." Bai Yu hinted at something.

Feng Yan's face turned from blue to red, changing unpredictably, and finally he gritted his teeth and said:

"I withdraw from the Jiangling Prefecture selection!" Then he turned and left.

Seeing this, Bai Yu showed a satisfied smile, then glanced at everyone and said slowly:
"Fellow Daoist Feng has made the right choice. I wonder what you all think. Those who are willing to cooperate with our Bai family can take the spirit stones!"

Hearing this, the others stepped forward, took the spirit stones and left, but it was unknown how many people were really willing to give them up.

Zhou Xun also mixed in the crowd, stepped forward, took the spirit stone and left.

As for giving in to each other, that is absolutely impossible.

The position of Palace Master is related to his future cultivation, so naturally he would not agree to it. Now he is just pretending to agree.

Soon, everyone took their spirit stones and left.

"Yu'er, I'm afraid many of these people are pretending to be friendly with us. When the day really comes, I'm afraid many of them will oppose us!"

At this time, the old man in black robe spoke.

"Of course I know that, but this way, at least 80% to 90% of the opponents can be eliminated!"

"As for the remaining ones, I have other ways!" Bai Yu smiled slightly.

After returning to the cave, Zhou Xun immediately told Tianci Zhenjun and Wang Erniu what happened in Tianxiang Tower today.

The two were also greatly surprised when they heard this.

I didn’t expect that such an important Soul-Grabbing Conference would have so many tricks behind it.

“It seems that even if we get the position of Palace Master, it will not be peaceful!” said Tianci Zhenjun.

"Yes, that White Bone Mountain is the local snake in Jingzhou!" Wang Erniu continued. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and said happily:

"By the way, how about we inform the Great Jin court about this?"

Tianci Zhenjun shook his head: "Since Bai Yu dared to do this, he must be fully confident in controlling the situation. We must be careful and not reveal any flaws."

Zhou Xun nodded and said, "That's right, let's keep our troops in place for now and continue preparing for the Soul Seizing Conference."

"Besides, with the strength of the three of us, even if Master Bai Gu comes here, what do we have to fear?"

"It's just a matter of fighting back and covering up the damage!"

"Haha, that's right. With the three of us here, we have nothing to fear!"

In the following days, Zhou Xun and the other two continued to intensify their training, improve their own strength, and make final preparations for the Soul-Snatching Conference.

No matter how many conspiracies Bai Yu has, as long as they are strong enough, they can all be broken!
Time flies, another month has passed.

The day for the Soul-Grabbing Conference to be officially held has finally arrived.

(End of this chapter)