Without enough attraction, it would not be easy for the Cao family to recruit a guest official with strong strength, unless the Cao family could come up with treasures that were attractive enough to the mid-level martial emperors in advance. The Cao family itself was a corpse puppet, so it was naturally not easy to come up with treasures of this level. At the same time, they also needed to find a cultivator who could defeat the other party's honorary guest official, which was even more difficult.
"The key is that the other two families have concealed the news very well. There are only seven days left before the competition, and the contestants' information needs to be submitted in three days. At this moment, even if our Cao family is willing to take out a treasure, it is not easy to find a suitable candidate." Cao Min said with a wry smile.
Hearing this, Yang Qi did not find it strange. If he were to recruit honorary guests to participate in the competition, he would definitely keep the news a secret and not let his opponents know. It was already very rare for the Cao family to know this news before the competition. Unfortunately, even if they knew this news, the Cao family would not have time to respond.
The Cao family itself has no advantage in the genius battle, and now they are not even sure about fighting against the mid-level Martial Emperor. Once the Cao family loses both competitions, the share of the Cao family in the ruins will naturally become the lowest.
Yang Qi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Now that things have come to this, Brother Cao cannot solve it alone, so why bother with it so much."
At this point, the Cao family doesn't have much time left, and it is almost impossible to resolve the matter. In this case, there is no point in worrying anymore.
Cao Min looked at Yang Qi and said hesitantly, "Actually, I'm not worried, but..."
"Could it be..."
The corner of Yang Qi's mouth twitched, looking at Cao Min's hopeful eyes, he knew what the other party meant. The other party's concern was not that the Cao family could not find a suitable candidate, but that they wanted to ask him for help. It was just that Cao Min was hesitant.
“Brother Cao, although I have some strength, I am only at the early stage of the five-star Martial Emperor. I am not sure I can defeat the honorary elders of the mid-level Martial Emperor who were carefully recruited by the other two forces!” Yang Qi said with a wry smile.
It's not that Yang Qi was shirking responsibility. If it was at the five-star Martial Emperor level, Yang Qi was still confident of defeating him. However, the mid-level Martial Emperor included six-star Martial Emperors and even practitioners at the peak of six-star Martial Emperors. Moreover, they were carefully recruited by the other two practicing forces, and perhaps they had the combat power of seven-star Martial Emperors. He didn't dare to say that he could defeat the other party!
"What if the opponent has the cultivation level of only a five-star Martial Emperor?" Cao Min suddenly asked.
"Um?"
After hearing this, Yang Qi was stunned and looked at Cao Min in surprise.
Intermediate Martial Emperors include Six-Star Martial Emperors. As long as the other two forces are not stupid, they will not recruit Five-Star Martial Emperors. After all, the higher the level of cultivation, the harder it is to fight across levels. Although not all Six-Star Martial Emperors are stronger than Five-Star Martial Emperors, this is a common phenomenon in the cultivation world. Even among the peak Five-Star Martial Emperors, only a few can beat Six-Star Martial Emperors. Not to mention the peak Six-Star Martial Emperors, such a monster is simply not something that a force of the Cao family can recruit.
"In addition to the strength requirement for the battle, there are also requirements for the number of years of practice. A low-level Martial King is required to have practiced within a thousand years, while a mid-level Martial Emperor is required to have practiced within thirty thousand years." Cao Min said.
The requirement for low-level Martial Kings is to practice for a thousand years, which is not difficult for a high-level Martial Emperor like the Cao family. However, if the requirement for mid-level Martial Emperors is to practice for ten thousand years, I am afraid that the three families will not even be able to gather participants. Mid-level Martial Emperors within ten thousand years are extremely rare, not to mention a practice force like the Cao family, even for the Corpse Puppet Sect or the Tianwu Sect, so the restrictions on mid-level Martial Emperors will be relaxed.
I see!
After hearing Cao Min's explanation, Yang Qi also understood why Cao Min said that the cultivators participating in the war only had the cultivation level of a five-star Martial Emperor, because there was a limit on the cultivation time above the mid-level Martial Emperor.
"So I would like to ask Brother Yang to help. I have seen Brother Yang's strength. I am afraid that the only Five-Star Martial Emperor who can be your opponent is the heaven-defying monster of the Zhenwu Sect. It is not difficult to deal with the honorary elders recruited by the other two forces." Cao Min said here and continued, "Also, Brother Yang, rest assured, as long as you are willing to participate in the battle, no matter what the final situation is, you can get a high-quality Taoist soldier or equivalent cultivation resources."
Top-grade Taoist soldiers!
The Cao family is really generous!
It should be noted that some Martial Emperors who have no foundation can only use high-grade Taoist weapons. The Cao family actually directly offered a high-grade Taoist weapon or resources of equivalent value. This is a huge move.
However, the richest people in the cultivation world are the practitioners of elixirs, formations, and weapons. Although the Cao family is not a weapon family, the corpse puppet itself is a branch of the puppet path, and the puppet path itself is a part of the weapon path. The Cao family's accumulation over the years may not be as profound as the cultivation forces at the level of the Martial Emperor, but the wealth is probably not worse than that of the cultivation forces at the level of the Martial Emperor!
Hearing Cao Min's words, Yang Qi fell silent. After a moment, he spoke, "Brother Cao, it's not that I don't want to agree to your request, but I may join the Tianwu Sect in the future, and your Cao family is a branch of the Corpse Puppet Sect. Will it have any impact if I become an honorary guest of your Cao family?"
Yang Qi has the inheritance of Emperor Haoyang. Once his identity is recognized by Tianwu Sect, it is natural for him to join Tianwu Sect and even leave the inheritance of Emperor Haoyang in Tianwu Sect. However, the Corpse Puppet Sect and Tianwu Sect are in a competitive relationship. Will his becoming a guest of the Cao family affect his joining Tianwu Sect
Hearing this, Cao Min couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Don't worry about this, Brother Yang. Although the cultivation family has obvious shortcomings compared to the sect, it is also because of this that the cultivation family has fewer restrictions on recruiting guests. They can even discuss the conditions of the guests with each other. Becoming a guest of the Cao family will definitely not affect Brother Yang's joining the Tianwu Sect!"
"In that case, then I have no reason to refuse." Yang Qi said with a calm smile.
Hearing this, Cao Min hesitated and said, "However, before becoming a guest of the family, Brother Yang may have to compete with the middle-level martial emperors in the family. After all, this matter is of great importance."
“It’s natural.”
Yang Qi nodded. Cao Min had seen his methods and knew his strength, but the top leaders of the Cao family had never seen it, so it was normal for them to have doubts about his strength.
After hearing this, Cao Min was completely relieved. The reason why he hesitated to ask Yang Qi for help was not only because he was worried that Yang Qi would refuse, but also because he was worried that the exchange would make Yang Qi unhappy and ruin the friendship between the two. However, Yang Qi's performance now made him feel that he had judged others by his own standards.
After Yang Qi opened up his mind, Cao Min completely relaxed, and the banquet was obviously not as boring as before. Because there were only three days left before the list of participants was confirmed, on the second day, Cao Min brought Yang Qi to the martial arts arena to spar with the practitioners of the Cao family who were preparing to participate in the war. (To be continued)