In the past, the Xia Dynasty was full of cruel officials who were swift and resolute in their actions and used ruthless methods.
Zhang Tang had seen countless cases of intrigue and factional attacks in the court, where people did not even blink an eye at each other.
Facing Chen Tingyan, he was too calm.
It was so calm that Chen Tingyan felt like he was being looked down upon.
For a moment, he did not reply, his face was dark, as if water could be squeezed out of it.
The little-headed ghost and the big-headed ghost had no idea what was going on. They remained silent and didn't dare to say a word.
Only Jianchou, after the previous shock, thought about what he knew in the past and guessed a little bit of the grudge.
Leaving aside Chen Tingyan, Zhang Tang was kind to her by helping her conceal the truth, enter the City of the Dead, and meet the Fairy in the Mist, thus avoiding temporary danger.
Now that the two men had met, they started to confront each other, which made her, who knew both sides, feel a little awkward.
But Jianchou had no intention of being a peacemaker.
Jiyuyu can also be considered one of the cultivation realms. After moving to a new place, it stands to reason that the old grudges should be let go, but things related to feelings and hatred have always been more solid than other things.
She still remembers her kindness and hatred, so she will not persuade others to let go.
Looking around at the two of them, Jianchou smiled frankly and sincerely.
As if she had not heard the two tense conversations before, she spoke to Zhang Tang in a friendly manner: "Master Zhang, long time no see."
Zhang Tang glanced at her, his eyes were heavy, and he didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
Jianchou didn't mind this cold attitude at all.
She waved her hand, looked at Chen Tingyan, and continued what she had just said, introducing him, "This is the Fourth Master Chen. I met him not long ago in Shanhai City. He helped me out of a difficult situation, and he came to watch the fun today."
Chen Tingyan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, as if he had not expected it.
It seems that Jianchou not only knows Zhang Tang, but the two of them can also talk to each other
His brows furrowed instantly, and Chen Tingyan always felt that something was wrong.
It was not surprising that Jianchouruo met Zhang Tang in Daxia. After all, the status of Xiehou Mansion was respected, and staying by Xie Buchen's side, it was possible that she knew anyone.
But why was she so kind to Zhang Tang
He had heard from others that the confiscation of the property and extermination of the Xie Marquis family was entirely due to the powerful and cruel official Zhang Tang.
This is simply a pair of executioners whose hands are stained with the blood of Marquis Xie’s mansion. Doesn’t Jianchou know this
Thousands of doubts flashed through Chen Tingyan's mind. He wanted to speak, but didn't know where to start.
Jianchou didn't seem to notice his doubts, and smiled at him, "These three are also old acquaintances of mine, the big-headed ghost, the small-headed ghost, and Lord Zhang. I'm here on the road to the City of Death, so I'd like to ask them to take care of me."
Hearing this, Chen Tingyan looked at Zhang Tang again, then turned his head to look at the big-headed ghost and the small-headed ghost.
Their names and appearances are the same, so they are very easy to distinguish.
Chen Tingyan secretly wondered how Jianchou knew these strange people, but he also gave Jianchou enough face and nodded to the two little ghosts: "Hello."
Although the big-headed ghost and the small-headed ghost did not know Chen Tingyan's identity, when they saw that his feet were not on the ground, they guessed that he must be a member of the group that roamed during the day and at night.
Any ant among the ten major ghost tribes can crush them to death, so how dare they be negligent
At that moment, the two of them nodded and bowed, trembling with fear, and said repeatedly: "Hello, hello, hello, hello!"
Chen Tingyan was originally in a bad mood. Seeing Zhang Tang was like seeing someone's ancestral grave. He just felt unlucky. But when the two little ghosts greeted him and saw their funny looks, he couldn't help laughing.
He said to Jianchou, "Your two friends are really interesting."
Much better than the one sticking out there.
Jianchou nodded, agreeing with Chen Tingyan's words.
When the little-headed ghost heard this, he was so scared that his legs almost went weak and he fell to the ground.
Oh my god, is this enough to make people live
Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to say that he was the "friend" of Master Jianchou!
But seeing that Jianchou did not deny it, the little-headed ghost did not dare to refute. He was very upset and shuddered.
Jianchou looked back at the door of the eighteen-story building. It was high up on eighteen steps and was engraved with all kinds of miserable scenes from hell.
"It's almost our turn. Since we all know each other, why don't we go in and take a look together?"
The words were "not as good as", but Chou didn't give others a chance to refute. After saying that, he walked straight up the stairs.
Chen Tingyan didn't want to go with Zhang Tang at all, and his face looked unhappy.
But since Jianchou had already spoken, he found it difficult to refuse, so he snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and followed Jianchou, walking beside her.
Zhang Tang didn't mind anything, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Jianchou was quite interesting.
Both sides have a grudge, but she knows both of them.
But she didn't mention the grudges and conflicts between them at all. She pretended that she heard nothing and knew nothing. She even invited them to go together. She was truly content and didn't care at all.
Or it can be described by the word "open and frank".
Zhang Tang also wanted to go in and take a look, so it didn't matter who he met, so he didn't say much and walked up.
The big-headed ghost and the small-headed ghost, who were at the end, looked at the three figures not far away and felt that the atmosphere here was weird, which could not be suppressed even if there was a lot of noise around.
"S-should we go?"
The big-headed ghost swallowed and couldn't help asking.
The little ghost was still in a trance, but he woke up immediately after hearing this: "Go, why not? If you don't go, what will you do with the Xuanyu?"
At that moment, he hurriedly chased after him, and disappeared in a flash.
The big-headed ghost cried "Hey" twice anxiously, but the small-headed ghost didn't wait for him, so he had to follow him up the stairs anxiously.
Originally, Chen Tingyan brought Jianchou on this trip, but after Zhang Tang and others came along, Jianchou, the original "guest", naturally became the host.
So, she took the initiative to take out the Xuanyu.
The one collecting the black jade at the entrance was a ghost cultivator from the Horse-Faced Clan. He had a scary face and squinted his eyes to glance at Jianchou and his group. "Which floor do you want?"
Jianchou thought that probably different locations had different prices.
So she said, "I want a good position."
The horse-faced monk turned around without even looking up and said, "There is no room on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors. Each person on the seventh floor will receive 20 Xuanyu."
This price!
When Jianchou heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
Think about it, the reward that the big-headed ghost and the small-headed ghost got from the Jieyin Division was only ten black jades, which is probably not a small amount.
It costs twenty Xuanyu just to go upstairs to watch the fun!
Seeing the calm look on the face of the Horse-Faced Cultivator who was collecting the black jade, Jianchou knew without thinking that everyone was probably used to this price.
She didn't say anything and gave him a hundred Xuanyu without hesitation.
The Horse-Faced Clan cultivator then looked at her again. He seemed a little surprised that such a little devil cultivator, who couldn't tell which tribe he belonged to, could actually take out a hundred black jades.
But that's all.
"Here, the token."
The Horse-Faced Clan monk casually threw her a small tower-shaped iron plate, then didn't look at it any further and went to greet the next ghost cultivator who came in.
Holding the iron plate, Jianchou felt a little puzzled.
Chen Tingyan laughed and explained, "It's like this here. It's all business of the Eight Directions Hell Palace and the Ten Great Ghost Clans. Who dares to fish in troubled waters here? A group of people holding an iron plate, as long as they can go up, it won't affect them if they come down."
Got it.
This is a big sign, so you don't have to worry about others sneaking in.
Jianchou shook his head and said, "Let's go in."
Having said that, he passed through the gate and walked inside.
There are eighteen floors above ground, and each floor is several meters high.
When she looked at it from the outside, she felt that the building looked a bit like a pagoda, standing tall like a pillar in the sky, but it was enclosed on all sides.
Only after entering the gate did I realize that there was a completely different world inside.
The entire ground building is circular in shape, with an open space of more than thirty feet in diameter in the middle. In the middle stands a dark black stone pillar, about the thickness of a person's embrace and the same height as the entire ground building.
There are corridors in the building, long tables next to each other, and fine wines and delicacies are lined up on the table.
When Jianchou and the others came in, the place was already bustling with people.
At a glance, every floor, up and down, is filled with people.
People who knew each other or not were all talking to each other, discussing who should be bet on this year, or who else would come to today's game.
There were also people holding iron tower tokens in front. After passing through the door, they occupied a circle drawn below.
As the iron plate lit up, a ray of light suddenly burst out from within the circle.
When I looked again, the person was gone.
Seeing this scene, Chou's heart was shocked.
It’s actually a teleportation array!
"This is a teleportation array. There are ones on the ground floors of every city. They can teleport people from below to above. Without a token, you can't go up. I heard that there is an even more powerful teleportation array that can teleport from the Wrongful Death City to the Eight Directions City. But it's only rumored. I've never seen one."
Perhaps because he saw that Chou looked a bit surprised, Chen Tingyan took the initiative to say a few words.
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything. Once he said it, Jianchou's face became even more surprised: "Is there a rumor about it?"
"good."
The expression on Jianchou's face seemed very strange.
Chen Tingyan felt that something was wrong again, but he still had no idea how to solve it.
He said, "The teleportation array is extremely precious and not easily found. It is said that there are only some long-distance ones in Bafang City, and it is not clear where they lead to. Is there anything wrong with it?"
"… "
Jianchou took a deep look at the circle in front of him and felt his heart churning and he was speechless.
She thought about the history of the Jiyu Domain, the elixirs and magical instruments of the Jiyu Domain, and the formation at the moment.
She remembered that when she was in Pinzi Tower, she had guessed that the research on elixirs and magic tools must accumulate enough experience to gradually form a perfect method. Therefore, it was common that the elixirs and magic tools in Jiyu were far inferior to those in Jiuzhou.
Similarly, the study of formations is a time-consuming and lengthy process.
Those with ordinary qualifications cannot make any progress unless they devote their entire life to it.
I didn't expect to see and hear it so soon.
In the Nineteen Continents, such teleportation arrays can be found everywhere.
Whether it was her first time entering the cultivation world, from the isolated island on earth to the Nineteen Continents, or her first time leaving the mountain gate, from Yashan to Wangjiang Tower, or even after Zuo Sanqian’s short meeting, from Kunwu to the West Sea...
Almost every teleportation array spans between the land and the ocean. How far is that
She thought that teleportation arrays were already extremely common.
Unexpectedly, it became a rare thing in the extreme region.
Jianchou would not explain to Chen Tingyan what she knew and saw. She was silent for a moment, nodded, said "So that's it", and then walked into the circle.
Five people entered together and appeared on the seventh floor a moment later.
Maybe because the prices on these floors are higher, there are not as many people as on the lower floors. Jianchou and his friends just found a seat by the side and sat down.
Outside the fence is a long black cylinder.
When he was standing below, Jianchou didn't notice it. It was only when he got up there and took a closer look that he could see it clearly.
It turned out that the cylinder was not empty. There was a stone ring floating at the height of the tenth floor directly opposite the ground building.
The stone ring is in the shape of a ring and is dark green all over. The color is very deep, and you can vaguely see light stripes on it, swirling into various patterns.
Presumably, this is what the rules refer to as a round ring.
Jianchou looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what material it was made of.
The atmosphere was tense. Chen Tingyan ignored Zhang Tang and was too lazy to say a word. Zhang Tang was never a talkative person and certainly would not take the initiative to speak.
So, all they heard was Chen Tingyan introducing the surrounding things to Jianchou from time to time, while the big-headed ghost and the small-headed ghost pricked up their ears and "stealthily" listened carefully.
Of course, there were also many people around talking about related topics.
"Li Han is so unlucky. If I were him, I would definitely not participate this year. I would wait until the future comes. I will be Ding Yuan!"
"How can it be that easy? It's not like you can win just by having strength. This is a fight of ruthlessness!"
"Yeah, I remember a certain year, there was a guy who got Ding Yuan at the early stage of Jade Nirvana, right?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"Of course, you haven't heard of this? He was just that lucky guy. Several masters didn't pay attention to him, and they fought all the way. As a result, the old fisherman got the advantage. He easily killed several masters of the year and won Ding Yuan unexpectedly!"
"Wow! This is really lucky!"
…
Jianchou also heard it, and in his heart he was clear about the situation of the fight: it was indeed a feast of killing. It was all about tricks and ruthlessness. If you are not black-hearted, you will not win.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Tang.
It's not like she hasn't heard of it.
Zhang Tang, who was favored by King Qin Guang, was one of the favorites for this year's Ding Yuan. Although he did not join the top ten ghost tribes, his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast.
With this man's skills, and the fact that he can move freely in the Killing Red World with his mortal body, the so-called "cauldron dispute" should not be a problem for him.
As for Chen Tingyan who was sitting opposite her, his cultivation level was not necessarily low, but if compared with Zhang Tang in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, he was probably ten times inferior to him.
As Jianchou listened and thought about this, a lot of time had passed unknowingly.
More and more people came into the building.
At first glance, it was all pitch black, making one's scalp tingle.
However, the legendary genius leader of the Ghost King clan has never appeared.
"Could this Li guy have given in?"
"You're not going to come, are you?"
"What's going on?"
"Could it be that there is another vacancy in the Ghost King Clan?"
"Damn it, I was planning on betting on him to win this year!"
…
Anxious and cursing voices gradually arose from the crowd.
Even the little ghost couldn't sit still: "Are you coming or not?"
Jianchou leaned forward and looked down, but there was still no one there: "The more important the person, the less likely they would come so early. But why is there no one else going to take the round ring?"
"The Ghost King Clan has always been tyrannical and has spread the news that today's round ring belongs to Li Han. Who dares to fight for it?"
Chen Tingyan snorted, speaking sarcastically and sharply.
Jianchou was a little surprised.
The Ghost King clan ranks first among the ten major ghost clans, and has the smallest number of people among the ten clans. They do not accept anyone unless they are capable, so there are few people walking around outside.
At least during the time that Jianchou had been in Jiyu, other people from the ghost clan had seen him and could recognize him, but no one from the Ghost King clan had ever seen one.
The more this happened, the more curious Jianchou became.
She was about to ask about the rest of the Ghost King clan's situation, but someone below screamed in surprise: "Who is that?!"
The attention of the whole audience was immediately drawn to it.
Jianchou and the others were already in a side position, and when they looked down, they found a ghost cultivator standing at the edge of the circular venue at the bottom.
But Jianchou recognized at a glance that this ghost cultivator was from the Fish Gill Clan, which was ranked ninth among the ten major ghost clans. He looked no different from an ordinary person, but there were faint silver spots flickering on his cheeks, which were faintly visible fish scales.
The man was wearing a thin scale armor and had thick eyebrows, looking quite heroic.
But those slightly narrow eyes destroyed this sense of heroism, and instead made him seem a bit sinister, which made it hard for people to like him.
Obviously, the many people who came to the building to watch also recognized that this was not the person they were waiting for.
Someone immediately yelled, "You trouble maker, get out of here!"
"How dare you! Are you tired of living?"
"Look, what does he want to do?"
While everyone was discussing, the man below raised his head, looked around, and laughed loudly in a rough voice: "Since Li Han is not coming, I, Yu Chen, will take this round ring instead, haha!"
Everyone around was stunned, and then they reacted -
"How shameless!"
"Yu Chen, this guy, actually dares to stroke the tiger's whiskers? He is not a man, right?"
"I didn't get a place in the clan, so I took a risk."
"Damn, good job hahahaha!"
…
As Yu Chen, wearing scale armor, walked towards the tall black column, cheers and insults mixed together, and the little ghost with a brain that was not enough was confused: "How is this shameless?"
"Isn't this shameless enough?"
Chen Tingyan looked down and couldn't help but shook his head in disdain, obviously looking down on Yu Chen's behavior.
"Everyone is intimidated by the rumors spread by the Ghost King Clan. Even though Li Han is only ranked sixth in the Ghost King Clan, no one dares to compete with him. Everyone is just watching the fun. He took a round ring while Li Han was away. It has no effect on Li Han, but it reduces countless competitors!"
Jianchou nodded, sharing the same idea as Chen Tingyan.
She sighed, "This person is smart and opportunistic, but he's a little too much, which may not be a good thing."
The little ghost felt ashamed when he heard them talking.
He couldn't think of all these, so he decided to keep quiet and wait and see if Yu Chen had the ability.
But Yu Chen below was full of energy and looking around, he found no opponent at all.
For a moment, a sense of contentment arose spontaneously.
As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger; you can't get a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den.
This time, he made the right bet!
"Hahaha!"
Thinking of this, Yu Chen couldn't help but laugh again.
He was standing under the column, looking up. The dark green round ring seemed to be glowing, attracting his attention.
Rapid heartbeat and even dry mouth.
Yu Chen didn't hesitate any longer and jumped up directly, climbing towards a higher place.
There are eighteen floors on the ground, and there are restrictions between each floor.
It is only during the first round of the tripod competition that the power of this restriction will be relatively weakened to reduce the difficulty for everyone to participate and increase the intensity of the entire first round.
In this situation, Yu Chen, who was wearing scale armor, did not need any protection at all. When he rushed to a high place, the scale armor automatically rippled and bounced out.
With a few "pops", the ban was broken!
With this rush, Yu Chen actually went straight through the seven floors below!
In the blink of an eye, Jianchou saw that Yu Chen had reached their level, and was shocked for a moment: although he was a sinister and opportunistic villain, his strength was not bad!
Anyone who takes the round ring from here will become your opponent in the future.
Therefore, Chen Tingyan watched very carefully, and the moment he saw Yu Chen rushing forward, his face changed.
Zhang Tang, on the other hand, didn't look at Yu Chen's face. He just glanced at the scale armor he was wearing, and there was no extra expression on his face.
The attention of the whole audience was originally directed at Li Han of the Ghost King Clan, but at this moment, all the attention was focused on Yu Chen!
Once you pass the first seven levels, there is no need to worry about the remaining two levels of restrictions.
Yu Chen was already excited. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and in front of everyone, he suddenly slapped his palm towards the top of his head!
“Crash!”
It seems like white waves are hitting the shore with infinite force.
“Bang!”
The eighth level of restriction was also broken!
Yu Chen did not stop, as if he had expected this to happen. He was not surprised at all. After a long roar, he continued to rise!
The ninth level of restriction is also the final level of restriction!
Everyone couldn't help but stare with bated breath.
Yu Chen himself felt a burning passion in his heart.
He was determined to impress those rats who had just insulted him, so he stopped using his fists and feet and simply inhaled the food into his stomach in one breath, his cheeks puffed up, and then he suddenly spit it out!
"boom!"
Like a mountain torrent bursting its dam, countless streams of light like water spewed out of his mouth!
The essence of soul power surrounded Yu Chen, making his entire body appear to be glowing with a layer of faint white light, very similar to the light that Jianchou had seen on his own soul bead before.
This is…
The symbol of Jade Nirvana
Jianchou was stunned for a moment, and then noticed Yu Chen's cheeks.
The faint light spots of scales that had been floating before had turned into substance at this moment, clinging to his cheeks, making him look like a fish.
After all, the restrictions between the ninth and tenth levels are not ordinary restrictions.
Under the impact of the Fish Gill Clan's unique skills, it didn't last for two breaths before it shattered with a "pop" sound, just like the previous eight restrictions!
"Hahaha!"
Yu Chen felt very happy.
He stretched out his hand and grabbed the round ring floating in the cylinder!
He thought it would go smoothly because he was fully prepared for today.
Whether charging through the first seven floors while wearing scale armor, or taking care of the last two floors with a fierce attack, everything was in his plan.
However, he did not expect that it would go so smoothly!
There is no opponent!
No one came up to stop us!
The incident happened suddenly and few people had time to stop him!
He actually approached the round ring so easily that he could even grab it with just one hand!
Yu Chen even felt like he was dreaming, but then he was pleasantly surprised at his decision today: this was definitely the smartest decision he had ever made in his life!
The smile on his face is as bright as the sun.
Yu Chen couldn't help but imagine the expressions of the people around him. He was afraid that everyone who had just mocked him would be as if they had swallowed a fly, right
readily!
So refreshing!
Yu Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter again: "It seems that this round ring belongs to me, Yu Chen!"
After saying this, his fingertips had already touched the round ring.
But at this moment, a cold and sneer came into his ears.
"Oh? Really?"
This sneer came without warning, and was accompanied by an extremely cold breath.
Yu Chen couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and subconsciously wanted to grab the round ring in his hand, but unfortunately, he couldn't move anymore.
"puff!"
A violent cracking sound!
Black air splashed everywhere!
Minced meat flying everywhere!
Out of nowhere, a pitch-black ghost claw appeared from behind Yu Chen and pierced through his chest!
There were still a few pieces of broken armor scales hanging on the sharp black nails, and a few strands of bright red blood could be vaguely seen between the fingers...
"boom!"
At this moment, almost all the ghost cultivators in the entire building stood up from their seats in horror!
What a bloody and brutal scene!
Even Jianchou was totally surprised.
She stretched out one hand and pressed it on the railing. Looking at the scene that suddenly stopped at the top of the column, she couldn't help but take a breath.
Yu Chen's hand fell on the round ring, as if he was just a moment away from achieving victory.
The originally beautiful scale armor on his body now had a big hole in it.
The ghost claw that pierced his body slowly pulled back, and with a light flick, it turned into a normal hand.
His bones are bony and a little skinny; his nails are slightly pointed and transparent.
Following this hand, look upwards.
The figure that had been in the air at some point suddenly appeared.
He was a man wearing a navy blue robe with layers of dark black patterns on the edges of his robe. If you looked closely, you could see that they were all evil spirits stepping on skulls and roaring towards the sky.
The man had an angular face, was not gentle, and had a rather fierce and aggressive look.
His skin was slightly pale, and there was no trace of warmth in his pair of dark blue eyes.
After he pulled back his hand, Yu Chen, who had already lost his life, fell straight down.
"Bang!"
When it fell, the corpse's limbs fell apart and turned into a ball of black sand and ink gas, which disappeared completely. Only a tattered scale armor was left, lying on the ground.
The man standing in the air had a sarcastic arc on his lips. He didn't even glance down. His cold eyes just swept around slowly.
It was quiet.
For a moment, no one made a sound.
Everyone looked at him.
He just casually stretched out his finger, hooked the dark green round ring, turned it slightly in his hand, and then put it on the index finger of his left hand.
At that moment, the entire quiet upstairs floor suddenly exploded!
“Boom!”
Applause, shouts, cheers, burning fiercely!
Jianchou only felt a roar in his ears, and he couldn't even hear what the people at the table closest to him were saying.
She looked around in great surprise. There was an indescribable excitement on everyone's face. They opened and closed their mouths, cheered and shouted loudly, as if they were having a carnival.
After looking at them for a long time, Jianchou was able to make out two words from their mouth shapes:
Severe cold.
Ghost King Clan, Li Han!