Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 176: The Senior Sister of Wanhua Palace Is Not as Good as Sister Shiwen
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Chen Jingyun was naturally unaware of Zhao Junfei's annoyance and regret.

At this moment, he was still delivering his opening speech on the ring.

As his voice spread across the square under the power of a sound amplification magic, the Fifth Youth Conference finally officially kicked off.

On the huge arena, nearly fifty young people held their heads high, exuding a youthful aura like the rising sun.

Behind them, on the edge of the ring, there was a huge red banner hanging, which read: "Qianqian Spiritual Equipment and Spiritual Boat Repair Shop is the exclusive sponsor of the Fifth Youth Conference."

The bright red color is like fire, making the young people look rosy and energetic, and each of them appears to be full of fighting spirit.

Obviously, they are all looking forward to the upcoming games.

Chen Jingyun knew that no one wanted to listen to a long speech, so he briefly talked about the history and significance of the Youth Conference, as well as the rewards that the winners would receive. After encouraging the young people, he ended the opening.

The whole process took less than half a cup of tea.

It was so neat and tidy that the audience, who were familiar with the process and were ready to listen to a long speech, breathed a sigh of relief and gave Chen Jingyun warm applause.

Next, Zhao Anxuan, the head of the Zhao family, came on stage and announced the new rules for the Fifth Youth Conference.

"Considering the increasing number of participants in this competition, the organizing committee has unanimously decided that the use of 'disposable consumable items that are not part of the training method' is prohibited in this youth conference, including but not limited to [Talismans], [Talisman Treasures], [Thunder and Fire Bombs]... and so on!"

The idea of ​​talismans and treasures was naturally an exaggeration. Under normal circumstances, these young cultivators who were no more than 25 years old could not have talismans and treasures in their hands. However, Chen Jingyun thought that it would be better to ban them just in case.

Thinking back to when his wife was at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, she had been secretly hiding talismans.

As for not allowing the use of talismans, it is also based on actual conditions.

There are now forty-seven contestants. According to the limit of three talismans per person per game, one hundred and forty-one talismans will be used up in vain after the first round.

Even if low-level talismans are calculated at the lower price of two spirit stones, 282 spirit stones will be consumed in vain. There will be a second round, the loser group, and so on. The rounds of consumption will place a heavy burden on many young cultivators.

After all, the current competition is different from the first and second competitions. At that time, the family selected elites to support the competition, and the expenses of winning or losing were reimbursed. But now, young people spontaneously sign up for the competition, and the family does not provide participation subsidies.

Therefore, it is necessary to revise the rules to keep pace with the times.

Of course, this rule has been notified to the contestants in advance to prevent them from wasting money preparing a large number of talismans. Now that it is announced publicly, it is more for the purpose of letting the spectators in the audience understand the situation.

Then, Zhao Anxuan announced other competition rules: "In the first round, two people will draw lots to compete. The winner will advance to Group A, and the loser will enter Group B. So, Jiang Xiaoyu, you will have a bye in the first round~~"

When talking about Jiang Xiaoyu, Zhao Anxuan even glanced at Chen Jingyun.

He also didn't quite understand why Jing Yun specially arranged for Chen's adopted daughter to be a bye. The girl looked weak and frail, and her aura was also ordinary.

Is there something hidden?
Although he was guessing, Zhao Anxuan continued to announce the rules of the competition: "If you are unlucky and are sent to Group B after being drawn in the first round, don't be discouraged. Group B will continue to draw lots and compete until the top six are decided. These top six will be combined with the top twelve of Group A to form the top eighteen, and then the next round of competition will be held to decide the top nine."

"After the top nine are decided, we will enter the points competition. During the points competition, the top nine players will compete against the remaining eight players one by one. The winner will get 3 points, and in the case of a tie, both sides will get 1 point each. The loser will get 0 points. The final ranking will be determined based on the points, and the organizing committee will give different rewards based on the ranking."

Upon hearing this, the young contestants below suddenly became a little agitated, and began whispering to each other, discussing whether the rules of the competition were fair, whether luck played too much of a role in getting into the top nine, and so on.

Seeing this, the elegant Zhao Anxuan frowned and suddenly shouted loudly: "Silence!"

An aura of coercion spread toward the arena, and the commotion at the scene was immediately suppressed.

"Any competition rules will contain elements of unfairness and luck, but good luck is a form of strength. If anyone can get into the top three by luck, the family will definitely make great efforts to cultivate them."

As he spoke, Zhao Anxuan subconsciously glanced at Chen Jingyun again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Speaking of luck, this nephew can be said to have top luck. He can find treasures and bargains wherever he goes, as if he is the legendary "Son of Luck".

Chen Jingyun naturally noticed the glance and felt a little helpless.

He understood that his luck might be relatively strong, but it was only slightly stronger than that of ordinary people. He was far from being called the "Son of Luck". The reason for such a misunderstanding was that his great-grandfather would always give priority to him whenever it came to matters related to luck, which led to his nickname "Human Treasure Hunting Machine"!

After the rules are announced, it is time to draw lots. The opponents and the order of appearance will also be determined at this stage.

The organizing committee composed of elites from various ethnic groups had been preparing for a long time. As soon as Zhao Anxuan announced the start, they went on stage and began to organize the young people to draw lots.

Simultaneously.

Not far below the arena, Tan Tai Yingsong and Huangfu Jiayu had already arrived at the best viewing position.

It was obvious from their attire and temperament that they were of prominent family backgrounds, and ordinary people did not dare to push or shove them, for fear of causing trouble.

Therefore, there was a small empty space around them, which provided a sense of peace and quiet in the midst of noise.

Huangfu Jiayu didn't care about these.

He was craning his neck to look towards the ring.

His eyes swept through the crowded crowd and he saw Chen Shiwen in a plain green dress. His eyes lit up and the depressed mood of not being able to buy the jade slave yesterday was swept away.

It turns out that this girl is also going to participate in the competition today.

She was drawing lots, and she didn't know who she had chosen as her opponent. Hmm, why was her expression so serious? Did she draw a strong opponent?

All kinds of messy thoughts flashed through Huangfu Jiayu's mind, making him feel anxious and worried unconsciously.

"Brother Huangfu." Tan Tai Yingsong was amused and angry. "You are not really attracted to that girl, are you? Although she looks okay, her temperament reveals a country-like and petty style. She is not as good as the senior and junior sisters of your Wanhua Palace."

"Brother Tantai, you don't understand." Huangfu Jiayu retorted without even turning his head. "The female disciples in our Wanhua Palace are the ones who are pretentious. They are always scheming against each other and it is common for them to fight against each other. The four sisters can secretly be divided into eight small factions... And don't be fooled by their well-behaved appearances. But in private... Alas, sometimes I think they are more like hooligans than the pirates in the North Sea."

Tan Tai Yingsong's eyes widened when he heard this.

As a child of an aristocratic family, whose family was extremely far away from Wanhua Palace, he was naturally full of beautiful imaginations about the senior sisters in Wanhua Palace. However, he did not expect that in the eyes of Huangfu Jiayu, those senior and junior sisters were not even as good as this country girl?

Noticing Tan Tai Yingsong's eyes, Huangfu Jiayu suddenly became energetic and started talking about all kinds of gossip with Tan Tai Yingsong.

Tan Tai Yingsong didn't take it seriously at first, but the more he listened, the weirder his expression became. In the end, he couldn't help but start trembling, exclaiming in his heart, "Wow!"

If someone else told him this, he might still be skeptical, but Huangfu Jiayu's background is not simple.

He is the direct descendant of Master Zi Luo, the master of the Wanhua Palace [Ziluo Peak]. He grew up in the Wanhua Palace since he was a child, so he naturally has an absolute say in this matter.

Just as they were talking, the people on the stage finally finished drawing lots and announced the results.

At this moment, the temporary platform in the corner of the arena suddenly became lively.

Huangfu and Tantai both looked over.

But there stood a tall young woman in a red dress on the platform.

She was directing a flying sword to pull up a huge vertical banner, which read very straightforwardly: "The odds for the first round of spinach are being announced, families please hurry if you want to buy."

At the same time, someone jumped up from a huge curtain board behind her and pasted a giant form on it.

The table lists the odds of someone playing against someone else, as well as the odds of someone entering the top nine, top six, top three, and first place.

Not only that, there are several staff members behind her who are constantly summarizing data, calculating the latest odds, and Yunu will add the latest odds to the public display form.

"Ms. Shiyun, please give me a collection of the latest personal resumes of the young contestants." A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard rushed to the front and asked the woman in the red dress to buy it in a very familiar manner.

Obviously, this is an old spinach.

Chen Shiyun didn't waste any words with him. He waved his hand and a jade slave came over, handed him an exquisite picture album and took ten taels of gold.

"I wish you win the jackpot."

Yu Nu's voice was sweet, and the auspicious words she said were obviously prepared in advance, but they made the listeners feel particularly comfortable.

Tell the truth.

If it were in the mortal world, if someone dared to charge ten taels of gold for this small picture album, I'm afraid even the stall would be smashed. But for these immortal cultivators who are keen on spinach, the spinach stall only accepts their gold and not spirit stones, which is already considered conscientious.

A familiar cultivator laughed and said, "Old Yao, you lost 17 spirit stones in the last Youth Conference. How much are you going to lose this year?"

"Haha, I'm well prepared this time, just wait for me to win the jackpot!"

Similar scenes and similar conversations are everywhere.

There were even some impatient gamblers who already had their intended targets in mind, and without saying a word they directly paid out their spirit stones to place their bets.

On the high platform in the distance, Chen Jingyun couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this scene.

He originally proposed to cancel spinach this year, and especially strictly ordered Wang Qianqian not to set up a spinach stall anymore. Because of this, there were even some minor frictions between the couple.

Unexpectedly, Wang Qianqian agreed reluctantly, but the customers refused to do it after hearing about it.

They rushed to Jintai Building to protest, saying that a youth conference without spinach would be soulless. If Chen dared to cancel spinach, they would never patronize Sheshan Market again next time.

Forced into a corner, Chen Jingyun had no choice but to bite the bullet and talk to Wang Qianqian again, asking her to return to her old job. Naturally, he was rejected by Wang Qianqian.

How can I be someone you, Chen Jingyun, summon and dismiss at will?
Fortunately, at the critical moment, his caring little cotton-padded jacket Chen Shiyun stepped in and not only took over the spinach stall from her mother, but also made it more professional and formal.

"Oh, why are so many people addicted to spinach?" Chen Jingyun rubbed his temples, always feeling that he was out of tune with these people.

Isn't this just trying hard to give spirit stones to the dealer?

He turned his head, ready to say a few words to Zheng Lingyun, but saw that she was holding a form in her hand and was instructing an elite member of the tribe.

When I listened carefully, I found that she was clearly instructing the tribesmen to buy bets in a very professional manner!

Looking at the other side, Zhao Anxuan was also instructing his clansmen to buy spinach, and most of them bought Chen's Junjieying...

"Uh... hehe!" Chen Jingyun's face turned a little dark.

In just a short while, Tan Tai Yingsong and Huangfu Jiayu had already squeezed to the spinach stall.

Huangfu Jiayu directly took out a spirit stone, bought two contestant information booklets, threw one to Tan Tai Yingsong, and quickly flipped through the booklet in his hand.

Soon, he found Chen Shiwen's information. It turned out that this girl's name was [Chen Shiwen], what a good name, what a good name~

Twenty-four this year? Hmm, it seems that she is three years older than me... But there is an old saying among mortals, "A woman three years older than you is rich", so it is not impossible...

Main cultivation method: [Yi Mu Rejuvenation Technique], cultivation progress...

A series of detailed introductions, interspersed with some analysis and speculation by the data compiler.

He looked up at the huge table that was updated in real time and found that Chen Shiwen's opponent in this round was called [Zhao Guangqi], and the odds were 1:1.2.

He didn't quite understand the odds, so he consulted an old bookmaker. Only then did he understand that 1:1.2 meant that he spent ten spirit stones to buy a bet on Chen Shiwen to win, and if he won he could redeem the bet for twelve spirit stones, which was equivalent to winning two!
Once Chen Shiwen loses, the bet he bought will be worthless.

It seems that Miss Shiwen is quite capable.

Huangfu Jiayu was not vague and bought 100 bets on Chen Shiwen to win.

After buying, he found that Chen Shiwen also had bets for ninth to seventh place, with odds of 1:1.7, sixth to fourth place with odds of 1:2, third or second place with odds of 1:3, and first place with odds of 1:6!

Buy and buy!
Huangfu Jiayu bought one hundred notes each!

This crazy behavior immediately attracted Chen Shiyun's attention.

She looked at Huangfu Jiayu as if he were a fool. Wasn't this pretty boy blindly betting like this to give money to Chen Shiyun?

Is he bewitched by sister Shiwen, or is he bewitched by the charm of Chen Shiyan?
While people are busy buying spinach here, the boxing match on the other side is also progressing in full swing.

At this moment, the ring competition has already begun.

Because Jiang Xiaoyu had a bye, the first person to appear was Chen Xiuxu from the Chen family, who faced a young man from the Zheng family.

Although both of them had five spiritual roots and were of similar age, the result was no surprise. Chen Xiuxu defeated his opponent in a crushing manner.

The reason was simple. Chen Xiuxu had a mother who was known as the "Chen Family Scroll King". She had urged him to practice hard since he was young. He also worked hard. Although his talent was far inferior to that of his brother Chen Xiuyang, he was a famous hexagonal warrior and had a considerable advantage among his peers.

Soon, it was the second game, the third game...

During this period, naturally some people laughed, some cried, and there were even some outrageous gamblers who chased after gamblers one after another.

In the eleventh game, it was finally Chen Shiwen's turn.

In fact, there was no suspense in this match. Her opponent was a young man from the Zheng family, two years younger than her, and his cultivation level was just over the third level of the Qi Refining Stage!
Perhaps knowing that his chances of winning were slim, the young man surnamed Zheng launched a fierce attack on Chen Shiwen right from the start, trying to seize the initiative by relying on his advantage in offensive power.

But as soon as he rushed to Chen Shiwen, he found that Chen Shiwen had mysteriously disappeared. At the same time, colorful mushrooms grew one after another in the cracks of the surrounding rocks.

Those mushrooms are bright and beautiful, but they are obviously poisonous at first glance.

Young man Zheng's face changed drastically, and he wanted to retreat immediately, but he saw one of the colorful mushrooms suddenly burst open, turning into wisps of colorful air that spread around.

As the first colorful mushroom exploded, the rest of the colorful mushrooms seemed to be hit by a chain reaction, exploding "pop", "pop", "pop" like a series of firecrackers.

The colorful fog instantly enveloped the young man Zheng.

His heart skipped a beat, knowing that something terrible was about to happen.

Sure enough, before he could make any move, the world in his eyes began to distort and change.

In the eyes of outsiders, his body suddenly stiffened, and then he began to dance wildly, and spells and flying swords bombarded the surroundings randomly, as if he had encountered the most terrifying thing.

"What is this?" Chen Jingyun's expression changed slightly. "Mushrooms from Baihua Valley?"

As we all know, there are all kinds of mushrooms in Baihua Valley, some of which are highly poisonous, while others have strong hallucinogenic effects.

These mushrooms of Chen Shiwen came from Baihua Valley, but she did not carry them with her. Instead, she used the wood element spiritual power to ripen the mushroom spores directly.

This complies with the regulations regarding props that are compatible with martial arts techniques and is not considered a violation.

After all, this was one of the ways that wood cultivators fought, and seeds were strictly speaking considered as spellcasting materials. You couldn't allow wood cultivators to fight without ripening some spiritual vines and creepers to assist in the battle, right?
Ripening mushrooms is naturally a tactic.

"This kid is too careless."

Zheng Lingyun in the stands sighed, feeling a little angry at the lack of fighting spirit.

Although there is a gap in their cultivation, the other party is a wood-based medical practitioner. If they attack him directly at the face from the beginning, they will still have a certain chance of winning.

As for now... Alas~

Zheng Lingyun had already judged this boy as the loser in her mind.

as predicted.

"Puff puff!"

On the ring, Chen Shiwen had arrived behind the young man Zheng at some point in time. She pinched her fingers together, and green rays shot out from her fingertips and pierced into his body like pear blossoms in a rainstorm.

next moment.

Chen Shiwen's ten fingers flew, controlling the green rays to move rapidly along the tendons, like controlling a puppet zombie, driving the young man to walk to the edge of the ring with slightly stiff movements, and then leaped into the air and jumped directly off the ring.

This scene stunned everyone on and off the stage.

Doesn’t the information say that Chen Shiwen is practicing medical skills?

Since when did medical skills become so strange and terrifying! ?
Soon, the young man surnamed Zheng was fed an antidote pill, but the hallucinogenic effect of the poisonous mushrooms was not easy to remove. Under the effect of powerful exorcism spells, the young man was still struggling desperately and uttered all kinds of weird and miserable howls.

"No, please don't~~"

"Senior, please let me go~!! I'm still a child..."

"Good fellow." Tan Tai Yingsong's whole body tensed up when he heard this. He couldn't help but glance at Huangfu Jiayu and said teasingly, "Brother Huangfu, are you really sure that this girl is more gentle than the senior sisters in your Wanhua Palace?"

"Ah, this..." Huangfu Jiayu blushed, "Magic violence is not the same as human violence. I believe in Miss Shiwen."

"Haha, let's wait and see." Tan Tai Yingsong also found it very interesting.

"Master Jingyun, your child is quite special..." Zheng Lingyun felt a throbbing pain in her head as she watched this. She felt that her nephew was too embarrassing!

"This..." Chen Jingyun was also a little unsure, and was speechless for a rare time. "In fact, Shiwen is a very well-behaved child."

at the same time.

In the distance, in the reception room on the top floor of a shop called [Wangyue Building].

Lu Qingxuan, with a veil on her face, and Shangguan Yulong, a promising young man from the Shangguan family, were gathered here, watching the progress on the stage from afar.

Shangguan Yulong drank the spiritual tea calmly, with a hint of disdain hanging from the corner of his mouth from time to time, as if the competition among those young people, which looked quite exciting, did not arouse his interest at all.

"Junior Brother Yulong, when will those people from the Jade Slave Association that you contacted come to Sheshan Market?" Lu Qingxuan's mind was not on the competition. After a quick glance, he focused on the business. "The best time for us to disrupt the situation should be during the finals of the Youth Conference. We must not let them down."

"Senior Qingxuan, if you don't trust my ability, why are you still cooperating with me?" Shangguan Yulong sneered, "I will naturally complete the part I am responsible for as agreed. But how is your preparation, Yixiannu?"

"Don't blame me, Junior Brother Yulong. I am just worried." Lu Qingxuan chuckled and comforted him, and then continued, "As for this batch of Yixian slaves, I have completely followed Junior Brother's suggestion and found the best makeup artist to do their face shaping and makeup. At least they will not look worse than the jade slaves."

"If your base color isn't good, you can only rely on makeup." Shangguan Yulong said in a contemptuous tone, with a bit of sarcasm, "But this is not a big problem. As long as the top leaders of our Jade Slave Association speak with one voice and work together to promote it, how can the vast majority of poor people who have never used Jade Slave tell the difference between the real and the fake?"

"However, if you want to completely suppress the Chen family, you still have to improve your own skills. After all, you have to be strong yourself to forge iron." Lu Qingxuan didn't care about his sarcasm. He still smiled and echoed, "Don't worry, Junior Brother. After the first batch of goods is rolled out, I will force my puppet master. I believe he will give me a satisfactory answer."

Shangguan Yulong nodded slightly when he heard this, but said nothing. However, he sneered in his heart.

An imitator is just an imitator after all. After I use your Lu family to subdue the Chen family, I will naturally find a way to obtain the Chen family's jade slave technology.

However, for the sake of Shuiyue Tower Master and Zhongli Ye, as long as Chen is honest and submissive, I will naturally leave some soup for them.

In Shangguan Yulong's eyes, although the Lu and Chen families both have backers in the sect, the Shangguan family is a Jindan noble family with their own Jindan ancestor. Even if their backers really show up, they are not afraid.

What's more, if the Lu and Chen families have backers, doesn't the Shangguan family have any connections and friends?
As a Jindan clan, the Shangguan family's connections and network are much stronger than those of the foundation-building families. If they really need to use their connections, the Shangguan family has their own ways to deal with it.

When it comes to doing business, it all depends on one's own ability.

It was also at this time.

There was a knock on the door.

After getting approval, a young man with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, dressed in white and carrying a sword on his back pushed the door open and walked in.

He looked very young, with a straight posture, light steps, and graceful movements. However, the light in his eyes was very calm and indifferent, as if nothing was worthy of his attention, and nothing could disturb or shake his mood.

"Xinghan?"

Seeing that it was him, Lu Qingxuan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Didn't I ask you to observe the opponents of the Youth Conference closely? Why did you come back so soon?"

The young man in white, Lu Xinghan, raised his hand to salute, with a calm expression: "Auntie, I have already seen it all. Among the contestants, only Chen Xintao, who joined the Qinglian Sword Pavilion, is quite strong. If he were about the same age as me, maybe he would be able to compete with me."

"It's a pity that I'm already 25 years old. And Chen Xintao is only 22 years old. He is too young after all."

"What about Jiang Xiaoyu?" Lu Qingxuan frowned slightly. "She got a bye in the first round. Could she be a master?"

"The breath is messy and sparse, and it is vulnerable to attack."

The young man in white, Lu Xinghan, commented calmly, and then without waiting for Lu Qingxuan to ask any more questions, he bowed and walked out the door.

"Auntie, I'd rather practice swordplay than waste my time. Call me when you need me to go on stage and cause trouble."

Shangguan Yulong stared blankly at the door that had closed again.

Is this kid a little too arrogant?

I feel like I can pretend better than him!
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(End of this chapter)