"Bold! Let my young master go!"
Just after Chen Mo clasped Long Xuehan's neck with two fingers, two monstrous forces hidden under the ring suddenly rushed out. The black shadow flickered and appeared on the devastated ring in the next second.
Two ancient men in black robes stared at Chen Mo. The shocking scene caused by their early stage of foundation building made the atmosphere extremely depressing.
Chen Mo's eyes flashed slightly, and he slowly moved his hand down, releasing the restrictions on Long Xuehan.
"How presumptuous! Do I allow you to go on stage? Get off immediately!" Long Xuehan's face alternated between green and red, and he said angrily.
"Young Master! This..." The rickety old man on the left looked troubled.
"Can't I afford to lose! I still need to use my family's power to take action!" Long Xuehan said angrily: "This is a gathering of casual cultivators! He won't do anything to me. Leave the square immediately. This is an order!"
Chen Mo watched silently from the side.
"Yes!" The two old men had stern expressions on their faces. They left just as quickly as they came. Before the monks from the casual cultivator conference could arrive, they quickly left the place and disappeared without a trace.
"No. 11200... wins!"
The two monks who were judging in the audience woke up from their brief daze and loudly announced the results of the competition.
"Long Xuehan lost like this?"
"No. 11200 actually defeated Young Master Long!"
Many monks in the square could not accept this result. In their eyes, the family of casual cultivators was invincible. But at this conference of casual cultivators, this myth was ended!
Even Long Xuehan himself felt as if he was in a dream.
But no matter what, winning must be done openly, and losing must be done openly. Long Xuehan is proud of this.
"My skills are inferior to others, so I have nothing to say. This competition... you won."
If the proud son of the Long family can say this with all his heart, if it spreads to the capital of Yan Kingdom, it may cause a big disturbance!
"The competition in the ring is not a matter of life and death. I believe that Fellow Daoist Daoist has more tricks to suppress the situation. If this battle starts outside the county, I am afraid that I will be the one who perishes. Today's victory is purely a fluke. Fellow Daoist Long does not need to belittle himself." Chen Mo said calmly.
His voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for those around the ring to hear.
Long Xuehan glanced at him in surprise. He thought he had lost all face, but unexpectedly the other party raised his hand, making everyone suddenly realize.
"That's it! You can't kill people in the ring competition, Mr. Long is holding back!"
"It's not easy for No. 1200 to win this time. You can see that his chest is still bleeding!"
"This is also a young generation from a certain family..."
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The more Long Xuehan looked at the person in front of him, the more he liked him. He secretly thought that this person was good at doing things. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Fellow Taoist, you don't have to be too modest! I wonder, my dear brother, if you have a good name, can you give me a favor and make friends?"
"Zhao Ping!" Chen Mo said without thinking.
He didn't want to be too ostentatious and let the whole world know that he was Sun Xing's apprentice. Without the strength to match his fame, everything was a joke.
"Since Fellow Daoist Zhao will be eliminated next time, you will have to punish yourself with three drinks at the banquet in Zuixian Tower tonight!" Long Xuehan said with a smile, while kindly inviting Chen Mo to his party.
Although he was defeated, he still had room for maneuver. Long Xuehan estimated that with Chen Mo's strength, it would not be a problem to reach the top ten. When the time comes, he would replace him and reach a deal with Zhao Linglong, and he would still be able to get this woman's consent. Good stuff.
If that doesn't work, if Zhao Linglong asks for less and compensates Chen Mo with some items, he can still make a profit.
Chen Mo didn't know Long Xuehan's philandering, but he was willing to take advantage of the situation to pressure others. He glanced at the expressionless Lan Xiuxiu under the ring intentionally or unintentionally, and laughed loudly: "Since Brother Long is sincere to me, Invitation, it would be too much for me to refuse again, don’t worry, I will definitely go next time!”
"Then it's a deal!" Long Xuehan nodded with a smile. As long as he went, he wouldn't be afraid that he wouldn't get into this situation. He was still confident about this.
The five rounds of competition have ended, and Chen Mo has got the opportunity to enter the third round. If nothing goes wrong, there will only be about 80 people left tomorrow. After three rounds, it will be the time to distribute the Fate-Resisting Pill.
There was no sign of Zheng Lu in the square. Chen Mo guessed that he might have been called back to Hengfu County by Zheng Qingyuan, so he didn't think much about it. He and Long Xuehan, who had already taken the healing elixir, were walking around in the venue, talking to each other. Huan, just like the feeling of cherishing each other as if we were old friends at first sight.
During this period, Long Xuehan always came to test Chen Mo's background intentionally or unintentionally, but Chen Mo was not a newbie in cultivation. He tried to trick him and fooled him through jokes, which made Long Xuehan feel helpless.
Gao Yuan was completely defeated, covered in blood and was carried down by the Judgment monks. Chen Mo was chatting with Long Xuehan in the northwest corner at that time and failed to see this scene. When he learned the news, the red-haired man had already left the square. Don't know where it went.
"Brother Zhao, it's time for the sky to turn dark now. How about you and I go to Zuixian Tower and wait?"
Chen Mo naturally had no objections. He also wanted to take this opportunity to exchange three thousand spirit stones for some powerful magic weapons. It was impossible to entertain only him at the banquet, right? With the help of the platform, Chen Mo could also hold a small trade fair.
Some people are happy and some are sad. Those who can persist to the third round are either strong or unlucky. Of course, this is only the privilege of a few people. Most of the monks left the square in despair.
The Beihuang County Night Market quietly unfolded. The two passed through the noisy market and squeezed into the dense flow of people. A quarter of an hour later, guided by the melodious music of the Yao Qin, they arrived at the door of Zuixian Tower.
"Brother Zhao, please!"
"Brother Long, please come first!"
The two of them greeted each other outside the door, and with the enthusiasm of the waiter, Long Xuehan entered first and went straight to the most luxurious private room in the restaurant. After ordering more than 20 signature dishes, he ordered the waiter to dig out the food in the cellar. A jar of century-old wine was brought to the box.
Long Xuehan held the wine jar in his hand and took the wine glass for Chen Mo to fill. The wine was already as viscous as ice. With just a sip, the aroma of the wine spread throughout the room and faintly spread outwards.
The owner of the Yao Qin had been called to the house by Long Xuehan to play it. For a moment, he was holding his tongue in his mouth, which was beyond words.
Fine wine, beautiful women, and music, Chen Mo couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle: "Brother Long is indeed so elegant, I admire you!"
"A man who doesn't live up to the world of mortals will live up to his eight-foot body for nothing!" Long Xuehan raised the cup high and said with a comfortable laugh, "Brother Zhao, please take this cup and show your face to Zuixian Tower!"
The fine wine entered his throat and turned into a mellow fragrance, making Chen Mo's eyes light up.
"What did Brother Long say? Speaking of which, I'm the one who's superior!" Chen Mo said modestly.
Long Xuehan waved his hand: "That's wrong! Brother Zhao is a dragon and a phoenix among men. In Long's humble opinion, even if Brother Zhao wins the final competition, I won't be surprised at all!"
Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Brother Long, you are drunk."
"Oh? So, Brother Zhao is not interested in the ranking in the arena?" Long Xuehan said curiously.
"The elites of this rogue cultivator conference are gathered together. I am just an unknown rogue cultivator. He cannot be the dazzling star that everyone is looking for. Let's not talk about it. Let's talk about today's red-haired man and the one who competes in the 40th ring. The eldest son of the Wei Kingdom, Sun Xinling, is better than me." Chen Mo said eloquently.
"In that case..." Long Xuehan muttered: "I do have a business here that I can share with Brother Zhao."
At that moment, he roughly explained Zhao Linglong's plan, but did not mention the transaction between them.
"Brother Zhao, if I read it correctly, you and Lan Fuxiu have quite a conflict. It is well known to all the major casual cultivator families that your popularity is narrow. Zhao Linglong will provide you with the opportunity. Brother Zhao What are you still hesitating about?"
Everyone knows that there is no free lunch in the world, and Long Xuehan is here to guide Chen Mo to ask for a price. As long as he agrees on the reward, there will be room for this matter to work.
When Chen Mo heard this, he thought for a moment and said: "Although he is not very ambitious, he still has strength after all. Winning Brother Long is a fluke. It's not that I don't agree with him, but I'm afraid that his cultivation is not enough and he missed a few people." Something bad is going to happen.”
Long Xuehan said: "What does Brother Zhao need, a magic weapon, a talisman? Tell me, maybe I can help."
"Does Brother Long have a second-grade magic weapon for close combat?"
"I'm not good at close combat. I don't have such a magic weapon." Long Xuehan smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhao, look at this thing. Is it worth it if you take action?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Long Xuehan flipped his palm, and more than a dozen soft gray balls the size of pebbles suddenly appeared in his palm.
"Spiritual insect eggs?" Chen Mo had seen the woman wearing a curtain hat on display. The two were almost the same, and he recognized the origin of this object at a glance.
"You are indeed a knowledgeable person!" Long Xuehan exclaimed: "Yes, these are the eggs of the Cloud Crystal Insect. They will hatch out in a few days. They were originally intended to be used as a trump card for me. It's better to hurry up today." As luck would have it, I reluctantly gave it to Brother Zhao!"
Chen Mo said calmly: "So many insects will consume a lot of my spiritual consciousness, right? I may not be able to activate so many spiritual insects at one time."
"So that's what I was worried about," Long Xuehan waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhao, you can rest assured. There is a Cloud Crystal Insect King inside these dozen spirit insect eggs. When you are fighting with others, you only need to control the insect." Just be the king, and his subordinates will obey your orders."
"Is it enough to just contain Lan Xiuxiu?" Chen Mo repeated what Long Xuehan asked him to do.
Long Xuehan added: "We still have to lose to Zhao Linglong and let her win the championship."
"Then what if she was defeated by the red-haired man?"
"That has nothing to do with us. All we need to do is stop Lan Fuxiu. His technique happens to restrain Zhao Linglong, so he arranged for me to deal with Lan Fuxiu. I didn't expect..."
What happened next was naturally Chen Mo's intervention.
"Then I won't refuse!" Chen Mo took a deep breath and put all the eggs into the storage bag. He agreed to his conditions.
"I will give you the secret to control spiritual insects with both hands after it is completed. I hope Brother Zhao understands this." Long Xuehan said in a gentle tone.
"This is natural." Chen Mo nodded.
After discussing cooperation, the scene became much more harmonious. About two-quarters of an hour later, Zhao Linglong and Changsun Xinling also came to the box.
The two of them knew what was going on when they saw them arm-in-arm in the square, so they did not expose it at this moment and pretended that nothing happened. As the main dishes were presented one by one, everyone ate and drank wine. Let a person have fragrant lips and teeth, and be full of wine and food.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Chen Mo told his business and asked everyone to buy second-grade magic weapons. Finally, he bought two of his favorite items from the hands of Changsun Xinling, and traded 2,900 spiritual stones on the spot. It also slightly shocked the three of them.
After all, not every monk can produce so many spiritual stones, even if they are young masters of a family of casual cultivators.
Long Xuehan told Chen Mo not to worry. He would not make a fuss and let two foundation-building monks come to disturb him. He would get up if he tripped and made an appointment with Chen Mo to fight again in the next ten years. He hoped Don't let him fall too far behind.
After the banquet was over, several people also evacuated the Zuixian Tower. Before leaving, Chen Mo rewarded the woman playing the Yaoqin with a low-grade spiritual stone. Several people thought that he had fallen in love with this ordinary woman in the secular world, so they moved away with a smile. He said a few words to him.
Returning to his residence in Beihuang County, Chen Mo looked solemn. The ground melted under the stimulation of spiritual power, and he carefully dived into the darkness again.
The pressure of the soil, coupled with the psychological tension, this feeling is like stealing from the cave of an alchemy monk. If you are discovered, you will die. It has a different kind of excitement.
After traveling for an hour, Chen Mo returned to the ground to rest. The first time he was just trying it out, but the second time was when he really wanted to go deep underground.
"Three feet...."
"Five feet..."
After identifying the direction, Chen Mo also came to the center of Beihuang County and started to sneak downwards. I don't know if there is no place here or the digging is too deep. If it were the depth of Hengfu County, Chen Mo should appear in the tunnel at this moment. , and in Beihuang County, he was still struggling to perform his kung fu in the thick soil.
"Is it really just a coincidence?"
Chen Mo was unwilling to give in. He always felt that there was something weird in this matter, but the fact he discovered was not what he thought. Most of the time had passed, and the authentic shadow still did not appear.
The spiritual consciousness of the alchemy monks in the city lord's palace will not explore unscrupulously. They will only stop at a few places with large fluctuations in the county and then return to the city lord's palace. As for the underground, no monk will be boring to explore. Otherwise, Chen Mo would have been caught and tortured for making such a big move.
"No, if we keep going like this, when will it end? If we don't move forward another three feet, we'll give up the investigation."
Chen Mo set a limit in his heart. The further underground, the higher the pressure he faced, reaching an unbearable level. All the muscles in his body were tightly stretched. If he relaxed even a little bit, he would suffer a lot. The power of counterattack.
"Three feet..."
"Two feet...huh? There's a situation!"
The earth element underground suddenly became thinner! Chen Mo's body suddenly became lighter, and even the pressure was reduced a lot.
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