Meanwhile, Lu Ming's gaze once again accidentally met Sang Wusheng, who was not far away and staring at him. The desire so strong that it was impossible to look directly at him, and the affection so hot that it was almost burning, made him feel ashamed and angry, and his rage instantly increased several times. The pressure was unconsciously increased a bit due to the fluctuation of emotions.
Everyone present had no choice but to continue to grit their teeth and hold on, secretly cursing in their hearts how that damn old man Wang Yu had accidentally angered the young master again, causing them all to be implicated.
Lu Ming heard the pain coming from all around him, and finally came to his senses, secretly cursing himself for letting this person affect his emotions again. Lu Ming took a few deep breaths, desperately telling himself not to look at this person again, and gradually retracted the pressure he had released.
That huge force disappeared, and everyone felt the pressure on their bodies slowly disappearing, as if they were alive again. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, sat in their seats, breathing heavily, looking at the clan leaders with resentment, and signaled them with strong eyes to quickly agree to the conditions proposed by the other party.
Wang Yu and the others also turned pale at the pressure, but he was the patriarch of a clan after all, so he could still withstand this pressure. He did not resist for a long time because he was worried that once he took action, this brat would probably embarrass them even more. By then, it would be even more difficult to involve Kun-Lai Mountain. So he gritted his teeth and agreed to the conditions proposed by Lu Ming. In the end, each major family contributed 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, and the remaining small clans barely raised 50,000 high-grade spirit stones together, and the deal was completed at a price of 450,000 high-grade spirit stones.
Lu Ming made so much money just by talking, and his whole expression became more and more excited, and his eyebrows and mouth corners seemed to be raised. Sang Wusheng sighed silently. He didn't even realize that his brother was so obsessed with money. In fact, he didn't have much other things but a lot of treasures. If he handed over all his money to his brother, would he forgive him for it? Sang Wusheng frowned and began to calculate the success rate of this matter.
The price has been negotiated, and Lu Ming agreed that the He family will host the weapon refining competition. He Qingqiu was also very efficient. In less than half a day, he had arranged food and lodging for hundreds of people. After reporting the situation to Lu Ming, he hesitated for a moment and asked: "Brother, there are so many people. What should we do if there is a commotion? Although the He family has recruited many capable people, they are all new. If there is danger, will it be..."
Lu Ming nodded and sighed, "What you said makes sense. These people come here for profit, so they will naturally be driven by profit. If there is danger, they may not care about the life and death of the He family. But now that the major families are coming with great momentum, there is no time to train loyal servants. We can only scare them temporarily."
He Qingqiu said worriedly: "Will they suddenly find a reason to cause trouble?"
Lu Ming pondered and said, "Not for the time being. Now the clan is leaderless, they have to elect a leader first, and then find a reason that we cannot refute to open the He family treasure."
He Qingqiu sighed: "I don't know what excuses they will find to deal with us."
Lu Ming said calmly: "No matter whether it is a conspiracy or an open conspiracy, we will deal with it with all our strength when the time comes. But you must remember that no matter what happens, saving your life is the most important thing. As long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood."
He Qingqiu's eyes flickered slightly, a pang of sadness rose in his heart, and he nodded in agreement hurriedly.
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This weapon refining competition is extremely important. The elites selected from the major families almost came out in full force, determined to win the first place in this weapon refining competition. This is not only related to the family's reputation, but more importantly, the family representative selected after this battle will gain greater power and advantage for the family. In the past, all the families were in a state of confrontation, but this balance will obviously be completely broken in the near future.
According to the previous competition system, the weapon refining competition is divided into three stages. The first stage is called "Root Seeking", which is the general screening competition. The competition will provide contestants with dozens of common materials, and they will be required to make three designated talismans and three magical instruments respectively. The time limit is three days.
This assessment method is designed to quickly distinguish the good from the bad, and eliminate two-thirds of the people, so that the next round of competition can be carried out. This selection method can be described as simple and crude, just like the modern national unified examination, the same test questions, different answers, the good and the bad can be seen at a glance. Although there are many elites and the competition is fierce, everyone has different levels. The effect and duration of the talisman, the energy and grade of the magic weapon, only need professionals to identify and select the best, and then they can quickly draw conclusions.
In the past, clan leaders did not participate in the weapon refining competition, but left the opportunity to newcomers from each clan. However, since a leader had to be selected this time, those who had participated in previous competitions, who were quite old or even had higher status, all shamelessly signed up to participate. Lu Ming even saw Wang Yu in the team.
Hundreds of people gathered around the examination room. This kind of situation is rare in a century. The referee is Taoist Ziyang, who has presided over the weapon refining competition for several years. This person has a rigid and stubborn personality. He is not easily persuaded. He is born to be a referee, so everyone is very confident in him and the referee team he has trained.
After the referee gave the order, the first round of the competition officially began. Lu Ming and He Qingqiu were very close to each other. Seeing that He Qingqiu looked tense and obviously very nervous, Lu Ming smiled at him to comfort him. He Qingqiu was stunned, and his heart was filled with joy. His admiration for his elder brother became even stronger. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. His elder brother could put aside their past grudges and reconcile with him, and he was so devoted to taking care of him. He Qingqiu felt that nothing was more important than his elder brother.
He Qingqiu was thinking and daydreaming when he suddenly felt a chill coming straight at him, making him feel like a thorn in his back. He was startled and looked back, only to see a tall young man of the same age as him staring at him, as if he was looking at the murderer of his father.
He Qingqiu couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Could it be that he had accidentally offended this person when he was a teenager?
When Lu Ming entered the examination room, he subconsciously looked around and had already spotted Sang Wusheng, who was wearing Jing Mo's skin, mixed in the crowd. His eyes would occasionally glance at him and he had already noticed that he had a strange look in his eyes towards He Qingqiu. He quickly turned around and glared at Sang Wusheng, warning him not to cause trouble.
Sang Wusheng received his brother's warning look and reluctantly retracted his glare at He Qingqiu. He snorted coldly, gave Lu Ming a pitiful expression, and pursed his lips in displeasure.
Lu Ming's mouth twitched, and he turned his gaze away coldly. It was just that being stared at by such a fiery gaze was not pleasant for anyone, so Lu Ming, with a stern face, completed three spells and three magic tools as quickly as possible, and pressed the bell in front of the table to signal the referee to come over for inspection.
Everyone was shocked and stared in amazement as Lu Ming handed in the talisman and magic weapon, then left the examination room with a grim face.
It's been less than an hour! Is it already finished? Everyone looked at Lu Ming's back and couldn't recover. The referee also put the things made by Lu Ming into the box with a cold sweat, sealed it, and placed it in the Qiankun bag.
When Sang Wusheng saw Lu Ming walking out of the examination room, he curled his lips in boredom, quickly prepared the talisman and magic tools, and pressed the bell.
When everyone saw Sang Wusheng leave not long after, they began to whisper: "Who is this person? How come we have never seen him before?"
Another person lowered his voice and said, "That person is the eldest daughter and only son of the Sang family, named Sang Wusheng."
The man asked curiously, "Why is his last name Sang? Is the son-in-law a son-in-law?"
"Keep your voice down!" The man looked around nervously. Seeing that no one noticed, he lowered his voice and said, "This matter can be traced back to an old incident several decades ago. Mr. Sang loved his eldest daughter very much. He didn't want her to marry far away, so he recruited a son-in-law and cultivated him as if he were his own son. Everything was peaceful at first, but the Sang family had several murders in succession. Those people died in extremely tragic ways. My uncle worked in the Sang Mansion when he was young. At that time, he witnessed several mutilated bodies with his own eyes. There were so many people present. The old man had seen all kinds of scenes. Almost all of them were scared at that time. Mr. Sang was furious and sent people to investigate thoroughly. Unexpectedly, all the evidence pointed to the son-in-law of the Sang family. He colluded with the evil people of the demon clan for his own selfishness. Not only did he cover up the evil deeds of the demon clan, but he also became an accomplice of the demon clan! Mr. Sang was extremely angry, and then he joined forces with the whole clan to kill the son-in-law."
The man was dumbfounded when he heard that the Sang family had such a secret. He swallowed his saliva and said with a pale face: "So, is Sang Wusheng also a descendant of the demon clan?"
The other person hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Although he is an accomplice of the demons, he is not a demon. This Sang Wusheng has been tested and it is not a demon, nor is he a descendant of the demons. Otherwise, how could he participate in this weapon refining competition? But we must not take it lightly. Who knows if he will suddenly go crazy and kill us all, so we should be on guard."
"We have to be careful!" the man nodded in response.
Although the voice was not loud, everyone present was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. The people who were close by heard it. In just one day, Sang Wusheng's name was known to everyone. Everyone was afraid and disgusted with this descendant of the Sang family. They didn't expect such a person to have the nerve to participate in the weapon refining competition. The few people in the Sang family who had a say did not intervene, but allowed him to compete. This was the face of the Sang family.
The instigator of all this smiled coldly in a place where no one could see. Ruining Sang Wusheng's reputation was a task that the master had specifically assigned him, but he didn't expect that the goal would be achieved so quickly. As the saying goes, people's words are scary. Even if Sang Wusheng has great abilities, I'm afraid he will never be able to turn things around in the future because of his unclear identity. This method of retreating is really wonderful.
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Three days later, all contestants had pressed the bell, and the judges sealed the spells and instruments in small boxes and put them in the Qiankun bag. The box and bag had several sealing spells, and Taoist Ziyang was very profound and cautious. There had never been any loss or cheating in the past few years. After leaving the examination room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their respective residences to have a good rest.
Three days later, Taoist Zi Yang gathered all the contestants in the hall and announced the final results of the first round of competition. There were more than 480 contestants in total, but only 100 entered the next round.
Although they were relieved to enter the next round, they were still very curious about the ranking results of the first game. You know, the competition this time was several times stronger than in previous years, and the number of participants was more than twice as much. Many well-known masters flocked to the competition, and even the head of the Wang family, Wang Yu, the eldest son of the Sang family, Sang Huai, and the second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Yin, participated in the competition. You can imagine how fierce the competition was.
But when the ranking results were presented to everyone, everyone was shocked. The expressions of the people were either astonished, jealous, regretful, or ashamed. It was really wonderful.
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