Half a month later.
Fangzhou, Cangjiang Water Mansion.
Zhang Yao sat cross-legged on the futon, in front of him was a huge cauldron one foot high, with blazing flames.
"Go!"
He fired more than a dozen spells in succession, and after throwing out a few materials, he closed the cauldron lid again, sealed it with magic power, and lowered the flames.
In recent months, in addition to practicing as usual, he has been reading and understanding Yu Wentai's memory about the three techniques of weapon refining, formations, and talismans, and trying to use them for his own use.
These three techniques have something in common, with spiritual patterns as the core. Yuwentai is a monk who practices the way of refining the formation into the body, and his attainments in this aspect are extremely high.
His weapon refining and talisman skills are all at the top level of the third level, far more powerful than Ancestor Wanchuan and others imagined;
His formation attainments, thanks to Liu Cang's inherited memory, have reached the threshold of the fourth level. This is his most hidden method.
Zhang Yao is constantly aware of Yu Wentai's memory, which is equivalent to the meticulous personal teaching of a great master who practices all three disciplines. You can imagine how fast the progress is.
Almost every other day, Zhang Yao's three skills have made new progress. Over the past few months, the progress has been so rapid that it is indescribable.
The current refining process is the embodiment of his achievements over the past few months.
"boom!"
Zhang Yao transformed the magic formula again, and after the flames burst and flashed, they turned into an orchid color.
Zhang Yao carefully probed into the furnace with his spiritual mind, and after observing the scene inside the furnace, he relaxed slightly and slowly removed the magic power.
Under the energy supply of the formation, the flame at the bottom of the cauldron is still burning, maintaining a stable frequency, allowing the many materials inside to have a suitable environment for transformation.
"After a fierce fight with Yuwentai, all the five spirit general talismans were damaged."
"Just take this opportunity to refine it again to greatly increase its power!"
Zhang Yao couldn't help but smile slightly when he thought of this.
Yuwentai's inheritance is very rich. Not only did he use more rare treasures to refining it this time, he even invested in two third-level treasure materials.
This is also the reason why he patiently studied the details for several months and waited until his skills had greatly improved before he was confident about starting the furnace.
"Buzz buzz!"
But at this moment, a violent buzzing and trembling sound came from his waist.
"Um?"
Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows, his mind instantly reached into the storage bag, and then his expression changed:
"Tianbao Ling...this?!"
He stretched out his hand and turned it over, and a golden hexagonal talisman appeared out of thin air in his palm.
If you look closely, you can see that the hexagonal talisman is golden yellow in color and is made of rare composite spiritual gold. It is covered with complex and elegant lines. On the front is the word "Tianbao" and on the back is the word "Haihe".
This is the Tianbao Order belonging to the GCC. It is a symbolic token of the owner of Tianbao Tower. It represents great power and status. It is one of a series of tokens and seals entrusted to him by the real person of the GCC.
now--
Tianbao Ling trembled rapidly, his whole body glowing with flashes of red light.
Zhang Yao looked solemn, and with a trace of magic power, Tianbao Ling immediately calmed down the restlessness, and the red light dimmed little by little.
"Master Haihe said at the beginning that once the Tianbao Order reacts like this, it means that the Tianbao Conference will be held."
Zhang Yao's thoughts were spinning rapidly in his mind, and he secretly guessed:
"It seems that Yu Wentai's disappearance could no longer be covered up, which caused turmoil inside Tianbao Tower..."
The Tianbao Assembly is the highest authority in Tianbao Tower, with a total of nineteen seats.
In the old Tianbao Building, neither the building owner nor the senior management had much autonomy, but all major issues had to be decided by a Tianbao Conference.
But since Yu Wentai came to power, everything has gradually changed. Tianbao Tower has become more and more independent, until it reached its peak decades ago and gained a semi-independent status.
Decades ago, Yuwentai relied on his combined tactics to convince the four golden elixir forces and more than half of the owners of Tianbao Tower to form the "Seven Seats Conference". Since then, the Tianbao Conference has become nothing more than a decoration.
Although in name, the Tianbao Conference is still the highest authority, the 'Seven Seats Conference' usually exercises all powers.
Therefore, the Tianbao Conference has not been held for decades.
"We still have to leave for a trip."
Zhang Yao stood up, put away the Tianbao Ling, and walked towards the center of the formation.
Once the Tianbao order is summoned, the holder of the order, no matter where he is, must rush to the Qianzhou headquarters in Tianbao Tower within seven days to attend the conference, otherwise it will be deemed to have automatically abstained.
Zhang Yao must not be absent when the future and destiny of Tianbao Tower are at stake, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the Fuhai Sect above him afterwards.
"Lao Peng!"
With the help of the formation center, Zhang Yao's spiritual thoughts instantly swept across the entire Cangjiang Water Mansion, found Lao Peng's location, and sent a message with his spiritual thoughts:
"Hurry and meet me in the main hall."
In my own cave:
Lao Peng, who was making out with two concubines, was startled and couldn't care less about the concubines beside him. He said a word and hurried away.
Soon, Lao Peng rushed to the main hall and saw Zhang Yao who was about to go out.
"There are changes in Tianbao Tower. The Tianbao Conference is going to be held. I have to go there as soon as possible to find out what happened."
Zhang Yaoyan said concisely and comprehensively:
"It's unknown how long it will take to get there. It will be delayed for at least half a month, and there will probably be many twists and turns."
"During this period, you will be in charge of the Cangjiang Water Mansion. If something unexpected happens, I allow you to abandon the Water Mansion and retreat to Haizhou."
When Lao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but change his expression and said solemnly:
"Yuwentai has not shown up for several months, and various rumors have spread. Tianbao Tower has long been reduced to a huge whirlpool."
"The Tianbao Conference is suddenly going to be held at this moment...the conference leader must be careful."
"Um."
Zhang Yao nodded slightly and said:
"Don't worry, we have always been advancing and retreating together with Fuhai Sect. No matter how big the storm is this time, it will not capsize the giant ship."
"Even if nothing can be done, I can still protect myself. Just remember to be smart."
The Five Elements Secret Realm has not yet been opened. No matter how violent the conflict breaks out, the four golden elixir forces will not end up in person.
The most serious situation he expected was nothing more than a war between the major second-rate forces. Zhang Yao himself was fearless and at the same time prepared to give up Fangzhou's foundation temporarily.
"I see."
Peng Yuexian nodded solemnly.
After Zhang Yao explained a few more words, he hurriedly left the Shuifu Mansion, drove the escape light across the river, and rushed all the way to Qianzhou.
After flying away for several hours:
Zhang Yao rushed to Qianzhou, and as soon as he set foot at the Tianbao Tower headquarters, he was immediately invited up by a steward.
"Master Qingxu, wait a moment."
The leader who led the way said respectfully:
"Nineteen owners haven't arrived yet, only twelve have arrived so far."
"Manager Jin said that the Tianbao Conference will be started as soon as all the hosts are present."
"oh?"
Zhang Yao squinted his eyes and his expression changed slightly:
"So, the person in charge of our Tianbao Tower is this 'Manager Jin'?"
The leader who was leading the way changed his expression and said with a smile:
"Please forgive me, Master Qingxu. I am just in charge of the floor. I really don't know much..."
Zhang Yao smiled when he saw his hesitant and fearful look and didn't ask any further questions.
soon:
Under the leadership of the chief, the two took the car all the way to the topmost area of Tianbao Tower, the 351st floor.
This floor is specially used to hold the Tianbao Conference. There is only one giant council hall in the entire vast floor.
"We're here, Master Qingxu, please help yourself."
After the host bowed and bowed, he hurriedly left, as if he didn't want to stay for a moment longer.
After Zhang Yao walked a few steps along the corridor, he noticed a large amount of foundation building aura. After turning a corner, his eyes suddenly opened up.
Outside the giant council hall, there were scattered many Foundation-Building Daoists, huddled together in twos and threes and whispering to each other. There were no fewer than fifty or sixty people at a glance.
"Good guy!"
Zhang Yao was secretly surprised:
"I'm afraid most of the Master Ji Zhu who is attached to Tianbao Tower is here!"
Among the major forces in Dali, those affiliated with Tianbao Tower have the largest number of Ji Zhuren, with seventy or eighty in total.
At the moment, except for the foundation managers who are in charge of various high-level buildings, everyone who can come is probably here, but they can only wait here for the fate to be pronounced.
The big shots in the council chamber are the ones who really decide the future of Tianbao Tower.
"The leader of Qingxu Guild is here!"
"It's the Qingxu Master of the GCC!"
"Master Qingxu is polite!"
Zhang Yao's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they all came forward to greet him.
Zhang Yao also returned the greetings one by one, exchanged a few casual greetings, and didn't ask any more questions. He hurriedly opened the door and walked into the parliament hall.
In an instant, the door of the council chamber closed automatically, and the extreme movement turned into extreme silence.
The low noise outside disappeared without a trace in an instant. Under the barrier of the formation, only the audible silence in the council hall could be heard.
Many eyes glanced at him, and after seeing the identity of the visitor, most of them automatically looked away.
"Qingxu, this way!"
A spiritual thought took the initiative to say hello.
Zhang Yao glanced up and saw three figures huddled together in the corner. His heart moved slightly and he stepped forward.
"Master Qingxu!"
"Qingxu, you're here."
The three Ji Ji stood up to greet them, and Zhang Yao also returned the greetings one by one:
"Elder Cen, Master Bai, Master Liang."
The three people in front of them each have their own identities, but the common point is that they all belong to Fuhai Sect.
The leader, Elder Cen, is a veteran elder of the Fuhai Sect. He is in the late stage of foundation building. He is also one of the six general managers of Tianbao Tower. He is ranked in the "Seven Seats Conference" and is the real top executive of Tianbao Tower.
The remaining two masters Bai Zhenren and Liang Zhenren are the heads of the 'Yuangu Bai Clan' and the 'Dongliu League' respectively.
Under the Fuhai Sect, there are three affiliated powers on the stage: Dongliu League, Yuantu Bai Family, and GCC. Among them, GCC has been established for the shortest time, but its strength is slightly stronger than Dongliu League.
these years:
Zhang Yao holds the power of the GCC and has made friends with many powerful foundation-builders of the same class through platforms such as large auctions.
Since they are all begging for food in the big pot of Fuhai Sect, these few people are natural allies, and their relationship is naturally closer than that of other foundation-building experts.
"Elder Cen, what on earth is going on?"
Just after sitting down, Zhang Yao spoke with his spiritual mind and couldn't wait to ask.
In the entire council hall, groups of foundation-building experts were isolated from each other by their spiritual thoughts and communicated in private, which led to such silence.
"Brother Qingxu has just arrived, I'm afraid he doesn't know yet."
Elder Cen looked gloomy and slowly said:
"Yuwentai has been confirmed to be missing. I just don't know if he died or if some accident happened and he had to leave."
"Anyway, the current situation is that Lingyang Sect has taken the initiative and gained a huge advantage in the seven-seat meeting, forcing us to hold the Tianbao Conference..."
When Zhang Yao heard this, he understood instantly.
In the seven-seat meeting, each of the four Jindan forces had one seat, while Tianbao Tower occupied three seats.
This subtle contrast not only ensures that Tianbao Tower will not completely break away from the control of the four golden elixir forces, but also ensures that Yu Wentai enjoys huge power and status.
Under normal circumstances, unless the four sects including Fuhai Sect and Lingyang Sect reach an agreement, Yuwentai, who controls the three seats and has the greatest say, can often get the final decision-making power.
Although any member of the seven-seat meeting has the power to disobey the resolution and convene the Tianbao Conference, this is only an empty power. In fact, no one will do so.
Because of the existence of the seven-seat meeting, it actually deprived more than a dozen small shareholders of their right to speak. While giving Yuwentai huge power, it also further ensured the interests of the four major Jindan forces.
This is the real reason why the Tianbao Conference has never been held in the past few decades.
But to put it bluntly, this system was built with Yuwentai as its core. Now Yuwentai's sudden disappearance is equivalent to the collapse of the 'seven-seat meeting' system.
"Ling Yang Sect..."
Zhang Yao frowned and asked:
"Elder Cen, please explain in detail how Lingyang Sect has the advantage?"
Elder Cen snorted coldly and cursed angrily:
"It's not all the fault of that bitch..."
Just this morning:
Li Shuixian suddenly announced that he would act as the landlord and convene a seven-seat meeting.
At first, Elder Cen and others didn't want to pay attention to her and didn't take her seriously. After all, she couldn't produce any tokens and didn't have the power at all.
Unexpectedly, Li Shuixian actually gained the support of the Lingyang Sect's representative, Manager Jin, and the other two managers under Yu Wentai's command, and his power instantly swelled.
At this time, Elder Cen and others had to hold a seven-seat meeting, but the result of the meeting surprised them:
At the meeting, Li Shuixian announced that Yu Wentai had temporarily given up his position as the owner of Tianbao Building because he had found an opportunity to retreat for twenty years to attack the Golden Core Realm.
Li Shuixian proposed that Director Jin of Lingyang Sect be the new Tianbao Building Master, and before they could react, he immediately urged a vote.
The outcome of the vote was determined from the beginning——
Elder Cen and three others strongly opposed it, but Manager Jin won the support of Li Shuixian and the other two managers, which equaled four out of seven votes and gained a huge advantage.
Elder Cen and others were of course unable to bear this result, and immediately expressed their disobedience to the resolution and wanted to convene the Tianbao Conference.
Behind Elder Cen and others stood the other three Jindan forces. Manager Jin did not dare to break up with them, so he finally agreed to their request:
At this moment:
Centering on the upcoming Tianbao Conference, the two sides have launched a new round of fierce competition.
The winner will decide the future of Tianbao Tower.
(End of chapter)
