Qiu Yiming's opening remarks sounded natural, but everyone grasped three key points.
First, people from Taiqing Gate and Dashun Trading Company came to watch the ceremony.
This incident made everyone on the sidelines a little puzzled, because in the previous internal competitions between Zhou Tianzong, Taiqing Sect and Dashun Trading Company had never been invited, but today, two large sects who were not very friendly were invited to watch the ceremony. This was unexpected. What does it mean?
Although I am confused about this, it will not generate too many thoughts, because I did not invite you before, which does not mean that I will not invite you in the future. Nothing is static.
The second is the name given to Hai Tianxiao, which is quite intriguing.
The word city lord has not appeared for a long time. Now it is mentioned by the great elder of Zhou Tianzong. Does it have a deeper meaning?
Not only the cultivators who were watching, but also the thousands of Zhou Tian Sect disciples present were a little unfamiliar with this title. Some of the new disciples didn't even know who their sect leader was or what kind of city lord they were.
The third is the words of expectations for all disciples.
Qiu Yiming did not say that he made contributions to the rise of Zhou Tianzong, but he said that he was for Dingbei City. This seemed to put Zhou Tianzong in the position of the lord of Dingbei.
Based on the above three points, anyone with a brain can hear the hidden meaning, let alone the masters on the viewing platform. Wudu and Wei Wujing frowned, and there was a vague feeling in their hearts.
Even Zhou Yang also had some taste, but he didn't think too much. It had nothing to do with him. Instead, Qiu Yiming pointed out the identities of the monk and the woman, thus confirming his previous guess, but he had never heard of this. The names of several sects.
Hongti Temple is a Buddhist sect, and the Wuwei Sword Sect should specialize in swordsmanship, but what sect is the Yinshu Sect?
Shu is a beauty. From a literal point of view, this sect should only have female cultivators.
After the elder Gu Zhiya read out the rules of the competition, Zhou Yang put aside his distracting thoughts and listened carefully without missing a word.
Comparing the contents of the jade slips given to them by Wu Xiao, there was no difference, so he felt relieved.
The rules of this competition are similar to those in Tianxing Sect. The slight difference is that instead of completing the competition at each level before proceeding to the next level, each realm will first conduct an elimination battle. After there are only a hundred cultivators left, they will focus on the duel for another two days.
The top twenty are selected in the Kaiyuan realm, the top ten are selected in the Tianyuan realm, and the top forty are selected in the Lingtai realm.
These disciples then represented Zhou Tianzong in the final battle with Taiqingmen and Dashun Trading Company.
Judging from this, the number of participants in the final competition in Dingbeicheng should not be too many.
After Gu Zhiya sat down, Qiu Yiming stood up again and said: "Next, the deputy sect leader of Zhou Tianzong and the deputy lord of Dingbeicheng, Xi Qian, will announce the start of the competition!"
"What? Deputy City Lord! Who sealed this?" There was a commotion on and off the stage, and there were voices of doubt, especially Wu Du and Wei Wujing who reacted the most strongly.
Master Tiansha, Hai Tianxiao, is the lord of the city, and old man Fufu, Xi Qian, is the deputy city lord. Could it be that Dingbeicheng belongs to his Zhou Tianzong?
"Hmph!" Just as everyone was in an uproar, Gong Xiqian, who was sitting in the middle of the viewing platform, snorted coldly. His body did not move at all, but a cold aura suddenly enveloped the entire audience.
"this......"
"What!"
"How can it be!"
The bursts of commotion were immediately replaced by this momentum, and the stage and the audience fell into dead silence. The next moment, the sounds of inhalation could be heard.
Everyone in the audience just felt the majesty and power of this aura, but the big shots on the stage were all masters above Tianyuan Peak, but they felt this aura extremely clearly. This was by no means a fake alchemy cultivator. can be radiated.
It's not a fake elixir, then...
Wudu and Wei Wujing's faces turned pale, and their eyes instantly became dull.
"What's going on!" Fudo, this old piece of wood, actually broke through and became a golden elixir master respected by thousands of people!
It is difficult for them to accept this fact.
The immovable breakthrough completely broke the pattern of Dingbeicheng.
Originally, each of the three major sects in Dingbei had a master of golden elixir. This situation has lasted for many years.
Although Hai Tianxiao successfully advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core not long ago, and Zhou Tianzong's popularity has skyrocketed, the overall pattern has not changed. The leaders of the other two sects have also reached the peak of the early stage of the Golden Core, and their cultivation levels are only slightly inferior.
However, Old Man Fudo's breakthrough broke this balance. Two golden elixir masters appeared in one sect. Even a fool knew what this meant.
It’s no wonder that Wudu and Wei Wujing’s expressions changed drastically. If they were still speculating before, then now it was a prophecy. Zhou Tianzong finally took action!
They wanted to take this opportunity to announce to the Dingbei cultivators that Zhou Tianzong was no longer the same as before, and would regain control of Dingbei with its former power!
The hearts of the two fake elixir masters were filled with shock and bitterness. This news was like a blow to the head, and they were completely stunned.
If the leaders of the two factions knew about this, I don't know what they would think.
The expressions of several people in Bai Zongshan on the stage also changed, but their reactions were much smaller than those of Wudu and Wei Wujing.
The disciples of Zhou Tianzong were shocked at first, and then ecstatic. Their bodies straightened up unconsciously, and they felt proud. Seeing that Taiqing Sect and Dashun Trading Company are doing well, we can walk sideways in Dingbeicheng from now on!
The affiliated forces of Zhou Tianzong also felt that they were proud of being able to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and they would be hard-pressed to fight for territory in Dingbeicheng from now on.
"The fight begins!" Old Man Fudo, no, he should be called Master Fudo now. The newly promoted Master slowly stood up, glanced condescendingly, solemnly announced the start of the fight, and then sat down again.
The eyes of the people around him also changed completely, and they were all filled with respect and envy. Of course, except for Wudu and Wei Wujing.
With Fudo's metaphor, the competition officially began.
Today is a competition between Kaiyuan Realm.
The overall number of Kaiyuan cultivators brought from Tianxing Sect is twice that of Lingtai Realm, and only the top hundred are selected today, so half a day is enough.
The largest number of Lingtai cultivators participated in the competition, which was scheduled for two days.
It seems that this realm of connection is the backbone of every sect.
Zhou Yang glanced at the competition on the stage and lost interest for a moment.
Now, looking at the competition between Kaiyuan cultivators, it no longer has any reference value, so all his attention fell on the viewing platform.
The same is true for all the elders in the audience, but when it comes to the disciples of our sect, we still have to pay attention.
Other than that, the big guys were all whispering to each other and discussing in low voices. Some people are far away, so they communicate through sound transmission.
Although he couldn't hear what they were communicating, Zhou Yang could guess some clues, which must be related to the rise of Zhou Tianzong.
Wudu and Wei Wujing's expressions were very ugly. Originally, the two of them usually kept their emotions and anger a secret most of the time, but when they suddenly heard of such a shocking change, they obviously couldn't sit still.
But even a golden elixir master like Master Fudo didn't move, so how could the two of them dare to say anything.
In fact, the two of them also understood that such a big news had already been reported to the leaders of the two factions. Perhaps they were convening the elders to discuss matters in the main hall at this time.
Forty people competed at the same time in each game. The whole process was very fast. After about three hours, the Kaiyuan Realm competition ended and the top 100 people were selected.
Qiu Yiming announced a truce today and would continue at three o'clock tomorrow, and everyone dispersed.
Zhou Tianzong hosted a banquet for the leaders of each sect, and everyone went happily.
However, Wudu and Wei Wujing said that there was something going on at home, politely declined, and hurried back with worries.
Naturally, Qiu Yiming would not stay. How could he not understand the mood of the two of them? He said a few polite words and let them go.
Zhou Tianzong is not far from Tianxing Sect. Only Wu Xiao stayed here, and the rest were led by Nan Tianlong and returned to the sect on the Qingluan Bird.
Tianxing Sect has six Kaiyuan Realm disciples in the top 100, which is already a good result. Except for Zhou Tianzong, it is considered to be the best among its affiliated forces, but some small families do not even have one.
After all, it is Zhou Tianzong himself who is selecting talents. If their disciples are ahead of others, where will their face be?
Moreover, in terms of strength, the many affiliated forces are far inferior to Zhou Tianzong.
When he returned to the sect, Zhou Yang saw no one. He went into the room and carefully studied the steps of Qixing Liuyun.
Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night, and it is also a sleepless night.
Inside the Taiqing Gate Conference Hall.
"Recently, all the information obtained by my spies point to this matter. It seems that they have already taken action." A big man in red robe turned to the handsome young man in white sitting in the middle and said.
"Yes, Master, in the past two months, tens of thousands of casual cultivators have joined the Zhou Tian Sect. If this continues, the situation will be worrying!" A plump and beautiful young woman said.
"Yes. Great Elder, didn't the old man Fudo admit it himself?" The young man just hummed, ignored the two of them, and turned to ask Wudu.
"Although I haven't admitted it, the momentum cannot be faked. Wei Wujing and I agree that Gongxi must have made a breakthrough!" Wudu said decisively.
"Everyone, what do you think?" The handsome young man looked around at the dozen old men sitting on both sides of the seats and said gloomily.
The same scene was playing out in the hall of the head of Dashun Commercial Bank.
All the officials gathered in the main hall and were discussing how to deal with Zhou Tianzong's sudden change.
The leader was an old man with white hair who was in his sixties. He had a protruding forehead, a hawk-like nose and a wide mouth. He had a very strange appearance, that is, ugly, but his eyes were extremely deep, giving people a feeling of unfathomable depth.
This person is none other than the great shopkeeper of Dashun Trading Company, Zhenren Jibao.
"Zhou Tianzong's move is intended to test the reactions of all parties. Our firm should not act lightly. We should first feel out the Taiqing Sect's plan to destroy the old ghost before making a decision." Fan Gexing, the director of the Chuan Gong Hall, said.
"But what if Chen Mie had the same plan?" Dong Kui, the director of the Dharma Protector Hall, frowned.
"Big shopkeeper, the rise of Zhou Tianzong is unstoppable. Once the two golden elixirs come out, who can compete with them? What's more, there are several fake elixir masters under their golden elixirs. With such strength, how can we compete with them? It's better to wait and see what happens. Wait until the time comes, don't act too hastily." Wei Wujing said.
