Chapter 542
It turned out that among the eight messengers from the upper realm, Hua Wenmeng was a special case. The other messengers were either outer disciples of the sect or collateral descendants of the family. Hua Wenmeng was an outlier among them. He had the highest origin and was a direct descendant of the Hua family. To become a messenger from the lower realm was equivalent to being exiled.
"A direct descendant of the Hua family? The Hua family should have a high status in the upper realm," Yuan Jing guessed, "Then were you excluded, or did something happen to the Hua family?"
Talking about the Hua family, Hua Wenmeng stopped smiling and a trace of hostility flashed in his eyes: "My mother died a long time ago, and my grandfather disappeared again fifty years ago. Those people in the Hua family wanted to kill me, but they were not sure whether my grandfather would come back one day, so they brought me here. Even if my grandfather came back, I would still be a hostage in the hands of those Hua family members."
Yuan Jing thought to himself, as expected, he patted Hua Wenmeng's shoulder sympathetically and said, "I'm sorry to remind you of these unhappy things."
Hua Wenmeng returned to his nonchalant attitude, waved his hand and said, "Just because you don't mention it doesn't mean those things don't exist. I say, why don't we work together?"
Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi looked at each other. This guy is not pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. Yuan Jing pointed at his nose and said, "Cooperate with us? Are you overestimating us? Or do you have no other choice but to find a bad plan?"
Hua Wenmeng said cunningly, "You two underestimate yourselves. As long as you are given time, you will definitely be able to excel in the upper realm. Anyway, I have waited for fifty years, so I don't mind waiting another fifty years. For the cultivators in the upper realm, fifty or a hundred years are nothing."
Duan Linzhi sneered: "You want us to help you find your grandfather, right?"
Hua Wenmeng chuckled and didn't answer. Yuan Jing rolled his eyes speechlessly, but this guy had actually fallen to the point of seeking help from warriors in the lower world. He must have really been at a dead end and had no other options.
I have to say that this guy is very lucky. He found him and Duan Linzhi right away. Yuan Jing doesn't think he has good vision.
Yuan Jing asked: "Tell me, what is the relationship between the envoys from the upper realm and us warriors from the lower realm? Can we be free if we take the token to the upper realm?"
Hua Wenmeng gave Yuan Jing a thumbs up. The smarter they were, the better it would be for him. Before coming to the lower world, he had already found out where his grandfather was trapped. But he couldn't do anything in the lower world. When he returned to the upper world after fifty years, who knows what methods the Hua family would come up with to torment him and prevent him from finding time to seek help.
At this time, the two warriors from the lower realm, no matter how talented they were, would not be in the eyes of the Hua family. They did not believe that the warriors from the lower realm could achieve anything. He was taking a great risk by making such a decision, but other than this, he really had no other choice.
"You guessed right. In fact, for our upper realm, it is connected to many lower realms, and the Xuanwu Continent was discovered by four forces together, so it is now controlled by the four forces. In addition to the Zixu Sect, the other three are the Jiang Family, the Ying Family, and the Tianluo Sect. As for why I, a descendant of the Hua family, am here, it's because my father's current wife was born in the Ying family. She sent me here through the Ying family's connections, which just saved the Ying family from sending a descendant down."
"I won't talk about the servants. The messenger they follow is their master. Nothing will change when they reach the upper realm. As for you who have obtained the token, once you activate the token after entering the passage, the token will also leave a mark on your body. You can only belong to this force. Although activating the token will allow you to travel freely in the passage, I still hope that you can get through with your own strength and not be branded with any marks."
Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi looked at each other. In fact, they both had such plans. These situations can actually be judged from the plot. The male protagonist did not go to the upper realm through the ten-year opportunity, but became Queen Wu and defeated those messengers one by one, and then went all the way to the upper realm. Therefore, he knew nothing about the token, but from some clues, it can be inferred that the token is not so easy to get.
"If we don't use the token, it means that we will have to face the pursuit of the four forces as soon as we enter the upper realm. They will not allow any fish to slip through the net? Moreover, the other end of the passage is on the territory of the four forces. How can we sneak into the upper realm quietly without attracting their attention?"
Hua Wenmeng grinned, "This is easy to handle. Of course I only brought it up when I have a way. I have the Sky-Breaking Talisman that my grandfather gave me. The people guarding the passageway will definitely not think that you have it. Of course, you'd better leave before my term expires. In that case, I can find a way to keep you away from those guys. Oh, and don't rush to go up. It's best to improve your strength to that of a Martial Emperor before going. Although a Martial Emperor isn't very useful, it's better than a Martial Saint after all."
Yuan Jing was so amused that he chuckled. It was not easy for this guy to maintain such a mentality all the time.
Duan Linzhi raised his eyebrows: "You can give it a try."
This was equivalent to agreeing to Hua Wenmeng's cooperation proposal, which made Hua Wenmeng very happy. He finally got hope. He was very patient and had already waited for fifty years. He didn't mind waiting another fifty years. These two people were growing so fast. If they were given fifty years, they would definitely grow to a shocking level. With their help, his grandfather would be out of trouble, and his predicament in the Hua family would naturally be solved.
So Hua Wenmeng told the two of them all the secrets. Of course, these secrets were limited to what he knew, but he had a very powerful grandfather, so he must know more inside information than other people. This was indeed helpful to Duan Linzhi and Yuan Jing.
Even the Sky-Breaking Talisman was asked to be handed over by Hua Wenmeng in advance. Since he had entrusted it to them, he should choose to trust them unconditionally instead of keeping half and the other half.
Yuan Jing likes the Sky-Breaking Talisman very much. It would be even better if he could copy it based on this. Then maybe he could give a few to Hua Wenmeng. Well, he also has to keep a few copies with Zhai Yuanhao, as this kid is too troublesome.
On the other side, Ji Peilan was waiting for her servant to bring someone back. However, when the servant came back, the person she wanted to see was not following him. Ji Peilan's face immediately turned cold. The servant knew what kind of person she was, so he quickly apologized and exaggerated the story of Duan Linzhi's ignorance and Hua Wenmeng's unreasonable behavior.
"Damn it, it's that bastard Hua Wenmeng again!" Ji Peilan failed to get what she wanted and was so angry that she threw the cup in her hand to the ground, making a crisp sound.
Without waiting for Ji Peilan to come up with any other solutions, Hua Wenmeng returned to Tianlan Peak early in the night and found Jiang Xiuyi. She was born in the Jiang family and was also the leader of their group of envoys from the upper realm. However, she spent most of her time practicing and didn't pay much attention to trivial matters, which made Ji Peilan, a woman, particularly nervous.
Jiang Xiuyi frowned slightly when she saw Hua Wenmeng appear. She didn't like Ji Peilan's behavior, but she also didn't like Hua Wenmeng. In her opinion, Hua Wenmeng used to rely on her powerful grandfather and didn't strive for progress, but now, he just gave up.
"Is there anything that can't be discussed tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? But some people can't wait until tomorrow. Jiang Xiuyi, are you really not going to care about that crazy woman Ji Peilan anymore? She even dares to covet the champion of the ring competition. Aren't you afraid that I will sue you after I return to the upper realm? Although my status has plummeted now, those Hua family members really dare to do anything to me? Do you think my words are louder than those of you, the outer disciples of the side branches?"
"Besides, Duan Linzhi is a new friend of mine. Ji Peilan slapped me in the face like that. Did she really think that I, Hua Wenmeng, couldn't beat her? That was because I didn't want to do it. If she really pissed me off, anything my grandfather left behind could kill her."
"You..." Jiang Xiuyi's eyes sharpened, but seeing that Hua Wenmeng was still nonchalant, Jiang Xiuyi became worried. She knew more about the Hua family than Ji Peilan. It had to be said that the situation Hua Wenmeng described really posed a threat to her. She didn't dare and didn't want to confront the crazy Hua Wenmeng.
After understanding this, Jiang Xiuyi's expression calmed down again, and she nodded and said, "I understand. I will talk to Ji Peilan and ask her to restrain herself."
"Okay, I'll remember this favor."
Jiang Xiuyi sneered, but did not take Hua Wenmeng's words seriously. As long as Hua Wenmeng did not threaten her all the time and did not cause trouble for her, she would be grateful to him many times.
Hua Wenmeng went down the mountain again, and Jiang Xiuyi asked someone to call Ji Peilan over for a talk. Outsiders didn't know what they talked about, but when Ji Peilan returned to his yard, he smashed the items in the room and called two servants to make trouble all night, which showed how angry he was.
Although the other envoys did not show up, they were all watching secretly. They did not expect that Hua Wenmeng persuaded Jiang Xiuyi to come forward so easily. Like Ji Peilan, they were unwilling to confront Jiang Xiuyi because Jiang Xiuyi was the strongest among the eight of them. Although she did not like to meddle in things at ordinary times, if she spoke up at the critical moment, no one could go against her.
They looked down on Hua Wenmeng, a direct descendant of the Hua family, but they also looked down on Ji Peilan, the crazy woman.
After returning, Hua Wenmeng boasted about his achievements to Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi, which made Yuan Jing shake his head speechlessly. He felt that it was too miserable that he, a direct descendant of the Hua family, had to rely on others to suppress an outer disciple of the Zixu Sect, and yet this guy could still be so proud.
But I have to say that this guy's psychological quality is much stronger than Ji Peilan, who is almost abnormal.
Would the pervert just give up like that? Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi would not believe it.
So after the two of them had a talk with the sect leader, a letter was sent from here to the Xingjian Sect.
Zhai Yuanhao was so worried that he didn't sleep well the whole night. The next morning, Hua Wenmeng told Zhai Yuanhao about his achievements again. Zhai Yuanhao looked at his eighth brother, Yuan Jing nodded slightly at him, and Zhai Yuanhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had no problem accepting Hua Wenmeng's identity. He and Hua Wenmeng got along well because of their personalities, and he felt that Hua Wenmeng was much more real than those hypocritical people.
He sincerely thanked Hua Wenmeng for what she had done: "Thanks, Wenmeng."
Hua Wenmeng patted his shoulder and said, "Call me brother."
"Come on, I will catch up with you soon." Zhai Yuanhao was very confident in this regard. Hua Wenmeng was hit again. He felt that as a person from the upper realm, he would not only be left behind by Duan Linzhi and Yuan Jing, but also by Zhai Yuanhao.
After the competitions of talismans, formations and weapon techniques were carried out one by one, the eight-nation competition also came to an end. This time, Jiang Xiuyi came out in person to distribute rewards and pass tokens to the winners. Duan Linzhi, as the champion of the ring competition, naturally received the most generous prize. The most enviable thing was the Po Yuan Dan. A Po Yuan Dan could increase the chance of a Martial Saint breaking through to a Martial Emperor by 30%.
In addition to a Yuan-breaking Pill, there were also one defensive weapon and one offensive weapon from the upper realm, as well as a heavenly-level combat skill. Every time one of them was reported, the warriors and various forces below were excited. Unfortunately, these things fell into the hands of Duan Linzhi and the Xingjian Sect.
This is the best. Although the prizes for other winners are not bad either, they are still slightly inferior to Duan Linzhi's. For example, there is no Po Yuan Dan.
When it was Yuan Jing's turn, he received a heavenly-quality alchemy furnace, a local-level high-level soul power secret book, and a mid-grade soul stone that could increase soul power. Yuan Jing clearly felt that many alchemists' breathing had become heavier, which showed that these things were also very important. However, for Yuan Jing, except for the mid-grade soul stone that interested him, the other two were dispensable.
This is the first time I have seen a soul stone. I have never heard of it on the Xuanwu Continent. Only low-grade soul stones have been sold at a few auctions. It can be seen that they are from the upper realm. This makes Yuan Jing even more looking forward to going to the upper realm.
In addition to personal rewards, there is also the distribution of benefits among the eight empires. There is a vast ocean between the two pieces of land. Don't underestimate the resources in the ocean. They are very rich, and they are also what the eight empires have to fight for. Since the envoys from the upper realm intervened, they have been distributed every ten years according to the strength of the eight empires. Obviously, this time the balance is biased towards the land where the Jinchi Kingdom is located. Anyway, Yuan Jing can see that Sect Master Xing is in a very good mood. Obviously, the Xingjian Sect has reaped a lot this time.
Yuan Jing couldn't tell whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the envoys from the upper realm to interfere in the allocation of resources on the Xuanwu Continent. In the end, it seemed that the various forces on the Xuanwu Continent felt grateful to the envoys from the upper realm, and felt that it was natural to distribute resources in this way, completely forgetting that these things should have belonged to the Xuanwu Continent.
But on the other hand, it also reduced the conflicts between the various forces in the Xuanwu Continent. Otherwise, there would be countless disputes over resources. Now they just need to focus on the Eight-Nation Tournament held every ten years.
The curtain of the Eight Nations Tournament was lowered, and each team started to leave for their own home. Sect Master Xing still looked back at Haicheng with the Jinchi Kingdom's royal family. The Jinchi Kingdom's emperor was also very happy with the harvest this time, and especially told Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi: "Keep this token well, it's best to drop blood to recognize the owner as soon as possible, because the passage only recognizes the token and not the person. But don't rush to enter the passage, just use up the token before the next competition."
This is the same as what Hua Wenmeng said. Obviously in the upper realm, the status of Martial Saint and Martial Emperor is also different.
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