"Li Dai, my name is Li Dai." Unable to sense Mu Ronger's thoughts, Li Dai replied politely.
"Li?" Mu Ronger was confused, "Are there any Li family members under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Palace?" Why hadn't she heard of it at all?
The Nine Palaces that Mu Rong'er was talking about were naturally the Mingtian Nine Palaces, and His Highness's greatest power was the Nine Palaces. The power she was in happened to be the Ninth Palace. The Nine Palaces were also called His Nine Flowers, and they should be considered the most favored ones.
As for Mu Rong'er, she is the best among the seventy-two people of His Highness Ninth Prince in terms of character and appearance. However, she is low-key and does not reveal her thoughts. Especially their cultivation method cultivates the heart, so It's hard for people to see their true thoughts.
Even Li Dai, who practiced "Soul Refining", was naturally put on the back foot in front of Mu Ronger, who also practiced "Heart Refining" and was at a much higher level than her.
Fortunately, there is the Holy Eye. As long as it is turned on, one can still feel the good and evil of the other party. However, Li Dai did not turn it on. She knew better that she could not rely on external objects for everything.
You can't blame Li Dai's "Soul Refining" for being at a lower level than others for refining the heart. This is also normal. After all, the "Heart Refining" of people in the Ninth House is practiced as the main training method, and Li Dai's "Refining the Heart" is "Soul" is just an additional training, without 100% time investment, plus the age difference, then no matter how advanced "Soul Refining" is, it will be useless against restraint techniques.
Just like level one soul refining is not as good as level five or tenth level heart refining.
This is Li Dai's current situation.
"No, I'm from outside." Looking at Mu Ronger's burning eyes, Li Dai said dryly.
She was indeed from outside, brought in by the little steward.
As for the other people here, Li Dai also had a guess. They should be the people coming out of the arched doors along the way, and they belong to a local management called 'Mingtian Jiudian'. This time, Mingtian Jiudian came from the 70s. The selected people from the two families came to participate in the selection.
"Oh." Mu Ronger suddenly realized and said a long 'oh', looking at Li Dai as if she was seeing something strange, "They say that the Nine Halls of Mingtian are only the 729th gate among the 810 gates. The most powerful one, so the Mingtian Nine Palaces are also called the Seventy-Nine Palaces, and we are just one under the jurisdiction of the Seventy-Nine Palaces, so we are really too insignificant." Mu Ronger couldn't help but sigh.
Li Dai heard what she said and understood the network of relationships.
It turns out that the entire Qionghai Palace is composed of 810 sects, and each of the 810 sects has dozens or hundreds of forces, and they are controlled by the largest force among them. Therefore, as a whole, this At a rough glance, there are only a few thousand forces in the large Qionghai Palace. I don't know if there are more than 8,000 forces, but it must be more than 5,000.
Therefore, Mu Ronger was right when she said that the ninth house she represented was too small.
Along the way, there were people standing in front of the arched door one after another, waiting to join, which confirmed Li Dai's guess. The others were all members of the seventy-two families under the jurisdiction of the Mingtian Jiu Palace, except for her. outside.
She must be the only outsider.
Then you must be more careful.
"By the way, don't tell others. You are not so good as an outsider, not to mention you are so good-looking." Mu Ronger reminded.
Since Mu Ronger's initial conversation with Li Dai was through divine sound transmission, Li Dai also used this method to talk to her. Mu Ronger practices mind training, and her spiritual consciousness transmission skills are several times higher than hers. Levels are inaudible. Similarly, after Li Dai's soul refining practice, others cannot hear the sound transmission, so their conversation is not leaked at all, and it really feels like there is a mistake.
Mu Ronger struck up a conversation with Li Dai. Apart from her good looks, she wanted to know more because she couldn't see through her.
Li Dai also wanted to know more about the situation, and she also wanted to see what it would be like to contact people and understand people's hearts without the help of Soul Refining and Holy Eyes. Mu Ronger was obviously a good candidate.
She also couldn't see through it.
Compared to other people, under the influence of soul refining, her perception of good and evil is extremely obvious. Without any challenge, it is difficult for Li Dai to ignore it.
Not to mention anything else, Li Dai was stunned after hearing Mu Ronger's words. She looked at the little dwarf steward in front and said, "He brought me in. Do you know the reason?" As a person from the Ninth House, The person with the same name as Tianjiudian also has the character "九", which shows that he is extremely favored, and she must know more than her.
Regarding this point, Mu Ronger really knew how she was not prepared at all when the Ninth Palace asked her to participate in the selection. And when the steward brought Li Dai to join, she was also surprised, not to mention other people.
"No wonder you are an outsider!" Mu Ronger sighed, "Don't you know, every time there is a selection, there will be many stewards involved, and the stewards with strong strength and connections will have priority. Choosing which chosen women to lead, they will be those who are on the same path as the chosen women in the future. Their interests are connected. Therefore, after entering the Nine Palaces, they will try their best to pave the way for the chosen women they lead in their own way. When those chosen women reach high positions, Usually he will repay them and completely subdue them to his own power."
"In the selection process, not only do the supervisors have the right to choose the girl, but we also have the right to choose the supervisor. If a supervisor likes a certain person and everyone chooses a girl, but the optional girl doesn't like the supervisor, that's fine too. Rejected.”
"Logically speaking, the selected women who come to participate in the selection will represent everyone who has done some research on the stewards to participate. Therefore, it seems that the selected women and everyone are choosing each other, but in fact they have already been pre-decided."
“This not only prevents the stewards from being hurt and angry when the chosen woman rejects them, but also avoids vicious competition among the stewards.”
"For example, our Ninth Palace is led by the Chief Steward Tianqi. Being given the word 'Heaven' shows his status in the Ninth Hall of Mingtian. He is the proper first steward!" At the end of the sentence, Mu said Ronger is not showing off, but Tianqi, the manager, is really outstanding and stands out from the crowd. Not only is he the best in appearance, but he is also the best in ability.
"What does this have to do with the steward bringing me in?" Li Dai still couldn't figure out the reason for a while. According to Mu Ronger, this selection is like the emperor selecting his concubines, and these 'beautiful girls' are potential stocks. Those in charge are those who are prepared to lead or surrender to which group of 'show girls'.
But what does this have to do with the fact that the young steward is outside, even though he is brought in as an outsider?
Mu Ronger couldn't help but sigh, "Why doesn't it matter?"
"Don't you know that every manager must be selected as a female leader when they come out? This is also their task. If they fail to complete it, it will be fatal. And your manager, with his power and connections, logically should not participate in the selection leader. The one who chooses women has neither the strength nor the ability, but there is a quota for him. Based on my many years of experience, I think he must have been cheated. And because he is unknown, no one with some ideas and motivation can choose a woman. He chose him to be his leader, so he knew that it was impossible for the seventy-two people under the jurisdiction of Mingtian Jiudian to choose someone, so he went out to try his luck, but he didn't expect you to bump into him."
"Looking at his attitude towards you, he probably doesn't have much hope for you, otherwise he wouldn't even tell you some basic things. With you, he must just want to complete the task of taking care of someone. It's just Just to save my life." At the end of the sentence, Mu Rong'er couldn't help but sympathized with Li Dai. She was just the worst leader and didn't care about her. If she really wanted to enter the Nine Palaces, she would have to have no connections and no connections. If you don't have the strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult.
I see!
After hearing this, Li Dai finally understood part of the reason. Since the little steward didn't care about her, Li Dai really didn't care that much.
What she cared about was another question, "Well, can I ask what the purpose of Jiudian Selection is for us?"
Mu Ronger's eyes widened, she didn't even know this?
Even people from other sects cannot be unaware of the selection process.
Not to mention the 729 sects represented by the Nine Halls, even the big forces from other sects are selected. Could it be that Li Dai is not from other sects?
Mu Ronger narrowed her eyes.
Li Dai's heart suddenly suddenly felt like she was asking an idiot question. She didn't hide it and said with a smile: "To be honest, I'm not from other sects like you think. I'm really just a passerby." Intuitively, Li Dai She felt that she should not beat around the bush and make excuses at this time, but should tell the truth, otherwise it would be easy to see through it with her highly trained mind, which would only make simple things worse.
Sure enough, when Li Dai said this, Mu Ronger suddenly realized and valued Li Dai even more.
On the surface, she exposed herself and let her know her flaws, but it was not a big gamble. If her identity was leaked, no one else but herself would do it. This was like pinpointing the enemy. Generally speaking, it is much easier to deal with than the enemies in the dark.
If there wasn't a huge conflict of interest, they probably wouldn't have broken up with each other, so they were both smart people, at least that's what Mu Ronger felt.
Mu Ronger quickly adjusted her mood. At this time, she only wanted to win over Li Dai, but she had no other bad thoughts.
There is no way, who makes Li Dai the best target to win over now that she is weak.
As long as she is sincere enough, she can definitely pull her onto her ship, which will give herself a few more chips.
But now Mu Ronger felt a little unsure. Li Dai was too keen and smart.
Such people cannot be friends, and they must not be enemies.
People in the Ninth House who have practiced Heart Refining are very accurate in judging people, and Mu Ronger is especially good in this regard.
So since Li Dai said so, Mu Ronger doesn't mind revealing more information, so it's a good fee.
"You are not from the outer sect, nor from the Seventy-two Clan. I will not tell anyone about this, I swear! But remember, don't tell others about your identity and origins. Even if it is a big gamble, it depends on the target. , not everyone is as smart and conscious as me." Mu Ronger said bluntly, but she did not forget to remind her again.
"Okay!" Li Dai was still very satisfied with Mu Ronger's reaction. Although she couldn't understand this person, for now, he posed no threat to her.
"As for the purpose of the selection, it's actually not a secret!" Mu Ronger said suddenly, following Li Dai's question, "Since we came to Chaoyang City, there has been an selection every three years. There are men and women participating in the selection. Girl, even though there are so many of us, there are at least several people participating in the selection. There are hundreds of people participating at one time, and among these hundreds of people, only nine people are left in the end."
"The Ninth Hall of Mingtian is a pagoda hall. Each hall only accepts one person. Only after being assigned to the nine halls can he contact the master of the hall and ascend to the sky."
"Of course, becoming a member of the Nine Halls is not the end. The competition inside is also quite high, because each hall leaves one person every three years, so for thousands of years, there are no one knows how many people have been left. It is impossible for so many people to live forever, and still There will be constant competition, some will be promoted step by step, and some will lose their lives.”
"As the saying goes, it is a palace master who has always chosen a girl. It is quite remarkable that a chosen girl can stay with the palace master for a hundred years and gain corresponding benefits for everyone where she is. Many times, the chosen girl After being selected, you will die soon after the newcomer protection time has passed."
"Even so, there are still a lot of women being elected every three years to run for election. It is really that the benefits to everyone in their place are too great after being retained. Even after the rookie period, no one can persist, and it makes People come one after another.”
"And being able to stay in a certain palace for thousands of years under such competition is absolutely terrifying. If a newcomer is targeted, he will definitely die."
"As for the purpose of choosing a girl to be selected into the palace, I don't know what it is for. The only thing I know is that it seems to be for some magical power."
When Li Dai heard this, she was shocked. Apart from anything else, it turned out that she was not lucky to be selected. There was so much fierce competition, and killing each other seemed to be the main theme of the selection among girls.
And what kind of magical skills are there, god-level skills? Does it really exist?
You must know that as far as Li Dai is concerned, the main technique "Flowing Light Flying" and the body training technique "Half Demon God Jue" are powerful, but they are not god-level techniques.
Like "Flying Light", you can practice until she ascends. Although she can continue to practice after ascending, her level will not keep up with her cultivation level.
On the contrary, the inconspicuous "Soul Refining" seems to be her most powerful existence, and she doesn't know the specific level.
"Shh-"
"Okay, we're here, no more talking!"
"The front is the scope of the Nine Halls. There are too many masters and we will be easily exposed." Mu Ronger said suddenly.
Unknowingly, it had been more than 20 days since she entered the 729th Gate. She had been chatting with Mu Ronger intermittently for so long, and was still thinking about the problem. Time flew by so fast.
After a while, what came into view was a tall tower shining with glazed light. It had nine floors. Each floor was ten thousand meters high and tens of thousands meters wide. The tower penetrated into the sky. Li Dai had to sigh, This was definitely the tallest and most majestic 'building' she had ever seen.
Just standing in front of it, the hundreds of kilometers of arched doors in front of it are completely childish, like a 'little brother' existence.
Hundreds of people arrived in front of the Tower of Nine Halls. A slender and stunning woman flew out from the hall. Looking at the people below, a deep light flashed in the woman's eyes. However, when the stewards looked at the woman, their expressions changed. Difficult to look at.
Just listen to the woman say: "I will preside over this selection. Okay, you all stand down and go to the 'Longtan Tiger's Cave' in three days to receive people!" After she finished speaking, an irresistible whirlwind rose from the ground, and she came to the top. I didn't know what was missing, and a big black hole sucked them all in.
"No!" Tianqi wanted to stop him, but it was too late. He looked at the woman sharply, a little angry, "Youxue, they are all newcomers, and they all died inside. Can you bear it?" He asked sternly. .
