Chapter 248 Negotiating Terms with Zhu Ling
Knowing that her guess came true, Zhong Ling'er narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't catch it, I just want to make friends with it."
Zhu Ling chuckled and pointed at Zulong Laoji and Xiaota, etc., "Just like them, be your friends?"
It sounds nice, but I will still be caught by you and controlled by you.
Zhong Linger showed a vicious smile, "Help me convince it, we are friends. If you don't help, I will let them go, and whoever catches it will get half. Ginseng spirit, eating it can be equivalent to ten thousand years of strength, they should be willing to catch it."
Zhu Ling paused for a long while before sighing, "Now that I've fallen into your hands, I can only accept defeat."
Zhong Ling'er asked Zulong and Lao Ji to take Zhu Ling to do the work, while she and her senior brothers looked for purple pearls. Everyone dispersed and soon got their rewards. Except for Yu Chengpeng, everyone got one.
Zhong Linger sighed, her fourth senior brother's luck was really not that good, it was fine when he was by her side, but when he was away from her, there were always problems, either he got lost or was beaten, and everyone else got the benefits except him. In fact, as a direct disciple, his luck and talent would not be bad, but the fourth senior brother seemed to be an exception.
Zhong Ling'er led her people around for a few rounds and finally found two purple pearls. She gave one to the fourth senior brother and played with the other in her hand.
Zhu Ling became obedient. There was no more danger in the secret realm. Of course, the resources were also pitifully scarce. A thousand pearls were quickly found, and the first round of the competition ended so simply.
Zhong Ling'er gathered everyone at the exit of the secret realm and began discussions with the various states.
Zhong Ling'er said that there are one thousand places to board the fairy island, with two hundred places in each state, and each state can decide for itself. Of course, the purple pearls need to be exchanged between the states and between the cultivators.
Zhong Ling'er had already informed who were going to Dongzhou, so the pearl transaction was completed quickly. She also persuaded some people who wanted to participate but were not selected. Then the Dongzhou monks came out first.
Next was Nanzhou. Xuanyuan Hongyuan decided the candidate directly, and the others did not want to offend him. Two people took the pearls unwillingly, so Xuanyuan Hongyuan stepped forward and gave them huge compensation, so Nanzhou was the second one to come out.
Beizhou took some effort, after all, there were many independent cultivators, and after arguing for a while, they finally made a decision.
The difficulty in Xizhou lies in how many places to give to Buddhism. The monks are somewhat xenophobic and do not want to give Buddhism a chance to develop. Zhong Linger came forward and pointed out that the 25 Buddhist disciples were selected by herself, and the others had no objection.
Finally, Zhongzhou was the most chaotic. This time, the alliance was formed by the aristocratic families contacted by Yuan Ziwei, and the aristocratic families took the lead in leading the Zhongzhou cultivators to communicate with other states. As the original boss of Zhongzhou, Tianji Pavilion was very embarrassed. They wanted to take back the right to speak and started a dispute with other aristocratic families. Therefore, the cultivators in front of the Taiqiong mirror started to watch the good show between the Zhongzhou forces.
"I thought this competition was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be so funny. It turns out that the final number of places was decided by discussion!"
"That's what I mean. Why don't we just sit down together and discuss it?"
"Didn't you hear what Zhu Ling said? This competition is for the dead, but discussion won't kill anyone."
"The Western Province, where the power structure is the most complex, can reach a consensus. What's going on in the Central Province? Are they fighting over it? It's really embarrassing."
"Why does Tianji Pavilion need fifty places? If one quarter is given to them, what about the rest of the forces?"
"Yes, the Tianji Pavilion is too arrogant. Why should everyone praise it? They manage the battlefield like that, and the matter has not been made clear yet, and they still have the nerve to ask for a quota."
"I don't think the noble families will agree to their request easily. Sigh, Zhongzhou may be in chaos for a while."
Zhong Ling'er looked at the noisy cultivators from Zhongzhou in front of her, but her mind was focused on comprehending the principles of the place.
After a while, Zulong Lao Ji came back quietly and entered the Canghai Pearl. Zulong opened his mouth and spit out more than a dozen treasures. At the same time, a figure fled everywhere and stopped after hitting the wall several times. It was the ginseng spirit that had caused trouble earlier.
Zhong Ling'er ignored it and looked at the pearl spirit of Dingkun Pearl.
This is a complete spirit. Getting the pearl spirit is equivalent to getting this pearl. Zulong and Lao Ji did a great job this time!
Old Ji's voice sounded, "The ginseng spirit wanted freedom, and was captured by us. We persuaded this pearl spirit for a long time. Its master is not in this world, so it doesn't matter who it follows, but it can't forget its duty. If you can't solve the problem of the hole, you can only put it there to block the entrance. On the contrary, it understands its duty and agrees to go with you."
Zhong Ling'er clapped her hands, "Okay, then we have a deal. I will solve the evil spirit cave, and you must recognize me as your master. You cannot go back on your word."
"No, I can listen to you in this world, but if I return to the fairyland, it will depend on my master's opinion."
Zhong Ling'er touched her chin. This deal was not very cost-effective. She must go to the fairyland, which means that the bead will only belong to her for a certain period of time.
But she needed this bead to reopen the Heavenly Gate, so she had to hold it in her hands. Therefore, she had no choice but to agree.
After releasing the Pearl Spirit, Zhong Ling'er collected the treasures with a smile. As for the Ginseng Spirit, she only left a message, "Your little brother, take care of it yourself."
The number of Zhongzhou candidates has not been decided yet, Zhong Ling'er said to everyone: "It is meaningless for you to fight like this, why not vote to elect a person in charge, and let the person in charge make the decision."
No one had any objection to Zhong Ling'er's words, so the voting began.
The Tianji Pavilion is led by Mo Qi, the aristocratic families are led by Li Tianquan, the eldest son of the Li family, and there is also a casual cultivator who has the highest support. So Zhong Ling'er asked everyone to line up around these three people. As a result, it was clear at a glance who had the most people, and Li Tianquan won with a huge advantage.
With a person in charge, allocating the quotas became much faster, and soon the majority rule was adopted. Tianji Pavilion only got twenty-one quotas, which was less than the number of Buddhists who were excluded.
The Dragon King who was watching outside was so angry that his heart ached. After all his troubles, he was just a joke. He didn't solve any problems, but instead exposed his own purpose.
He spread his consciousness and contacted Zhu Ling, "Can you trap all these people now? I want the human cultivator to give me an explanation."
"No, I just made a deal with Zhong Ling'er. If she can solve the evil spirit cave, I will recognize her as my master. I can't be disrespectful to human cultivators."
"You want to acknowledge her as your Lord?"
The Dragon King just felt dizzy and had difficulty breathing. This was his innate spiritual pearl. It had been with him for tens of thousands of years. Why did it have to recognize Zhong Ling'er as its master?
This time during his trip to the human race, he didn't get a single soul, and ended up losing the dragon clan's treasure. It was really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken!
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