After hearing the shrill sound from behind, Zhang He turned and flew up, looking at the Zhang family cultivator running towards the crowd. He saw that the cultivator was covered in blood, his face full of fear. He was in extreme fear.
“Who! Who is it!”
"It was Zhang Qing. His head was cut off. I saw him being beheaded with my own eyes!"
The Zhang family cultivator, who was covered in blood, said in horror, and it seemed that he was still in the scene just now.
"Ah!" Zhang He was really angry this time. He turned around and looked coldly at the people in the worship hall who were building their foundation. He said in a cold voice:
"This matter concerns the reputation of our Zhang family's branch. I will let the Qi Refining juniors compete in three battles. If our Zhang family loses, we will immediately withdraw. If the Worship Hall loses, our Zhang family will capture a murderer inside the Worship Hall."
Zhang He's words immediately sent a gloomy feeling down the spines of the Qi-refining monks in the Worship Hall. Catching a murderer? How could there be a murderer to catch? Every single one of the Qi-refining monks here was likely to be caught. And the more famous a person was, the more dangerous it was.
Lin Chengsi immediately frowned and exchanged glances with Ge Xun beside him. Because Ge Xun was the manager of the worship hall, and he was a descendant of the Miaoyin Zhenjun family, and he was the great-nephew of Miaoyin Zhenjun.
Ge Xun pondered for a moment and said slowly:
"The Gongfeng Hall and the Zhang family are one and the same. We cannot agree to such a bet."
Ge Xun did not wait for Zhang He to refute and continued:
"We accept the duel, and we'll stop when the time is right. If the Worship Hall fails, we will fully cooperate with the Demon Suppression Division to catch the murderer!"
Ge Xun looked at Zhang He with a firm gaze, and the other party also stared at him with an unfriendly expression.
Ge Xun was an old friend of the Zhang family. And to be honest, Ge Xun's status within the family was far superior to that of any other branch of the Zhang family. This was because there was someone behind him whom they dared not even mention.
"Hmph!" Zhang He snorted coldly. Ling Tong, seeing this, quickly stepped forward and said:
"That's great! The Worship Hall, the Demon Suppression Division, and the Zhang family are all part of the Ziyang Sect. We can't let the demonic cultivators take advantage of us!"
Ling Tong's words put the final nail in the coffin, and the battle between the Gongfeng Hall and the Zhang family's side branch began again.
At this time, in a secret location outside Ziyang City, in an ordinary house at the outermost edge of Ziyang City, this was the entrance to the underground auction. Many cultivators came here, entered the small house, and disappeared.
Only by following a secret underground passage in this small house and passing three checkpoints can one reach this extremely secret underground auction.
At this time, monks one after another, all wearing various masks and hats, came here through the numerous passages. The monks who arrived at the auction would first hand over some things at a counter at the side of the venue.
There were various spiritual medicines, rare minerals, and even spiritual stones. Until a monk took out a black cloth bag.
"Head?! A cultivator from the Zhang family?"
The monks who had been waiting nearby all looked over curiously. The strange-looking masks made one mistakenly think they had arrived at an underground demon cave.
At the counter over here, the monk in front of the counter ignored the blood on his hands, grabbed the head's hair with his hands, and looked at it carefully.
"Zhang Qing, a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage, lives in Hongyu Lane."
The monk who came with the head narrated in a hoarse voice, as if it was a very ordinary thing.
"Okay, this fellow Taoist's token has been approved. We, the Earth Demon Association, will keep our word."
At this time, the voice of a monk was heard on the stage of the meeting hall. He was wearing a black robe and a black and white mask. It was Yingsha, the former leader of the underground shadow force. Judging from the situation, the name of this force is now called the Demonic Society.
With Yingsha's arrival, the monk who was originally sitting at the counter quickly put the head aside, took out a black card, and respectfully handed it to the monk who had just brought the head.
Yingsha, who was on the table, stretched out his hand, and the bloody head on the table flew into his hand. He threw the head forward, and the bloody head immediately caught fire.
At the same time, Yingsha's murderous voice spread throughout the hall.
"Anyone who can bring the head of a Zhang family cultivator will receive a VIP card from our Earth Demon Association. If anyone can bring the head of a direct descendant of the Zhang family, then we will respectfully present you with a premium Foundation Establishment Pill!"
As the other party's murderous words came out, the audience immediately erupted in cheers. In Ziyang City, the Zhang family was the rule, and killing a Zhang family cultivator was considered rebellion against the rule!
And the Zhang family monks in Ziyang City were suddenly in danger.
"Brother Ping, the rumors are not right. I'm afraid there are evil cultivators targeting our Zhang family cultivators from behind. It's better to be careful!"
At this time, hearing that there would be three competitions, the Zhang family's side branch was preparing to find three cultivators who had reached the perfection of Qi training to participate in the competition, and Zhang Ping immediately prepared to sign up to participate.
If it were in the past, Zhang Cheng would definitely find a way to let Zhang Ping take a place, but since he was controlled by Jiang Yun, he wanted to get close to the magic stone through Zhang Ping, and instead began to sincerely give Zhang Ping advice.
"Zhang Cheng, you should actively participate only when the Zhang family is in danger. The Gongfeng Hall is going too far. If we don't put down their arrogance, how can the Zhang family have peace?"
Zhang Ping never listened to Zhang Cheng's words, so Zhang Cheng usually used provocation to achieve his goals. But today, he finally showed his sincerity for once, but it had the opposite effect, giving him a headache. He felt that his future was bleak and that the day of freedom would never come.
Meanwhile, within the Worship Hall, a dispute arose over the three candidates. Huo Feng was undoubtedly the first to sign up, and Jiang Yun knew he would do so. He was naturally a forthright person.
Xu Xing was about to sign up, but was stopped by Lin Chengsi because the other party was a research talent and Lin Chengsi's only direct disciple. Xu Xing had no choice but to withdraw sadly.
The last person to take the stage was a cultivator from the Gongfu Hall who had reached the Perfection of Qi Refining, named Feng Feiyu. Jiang Yun wasn't very familiar with him, as he wasn't a skilled cultivator and often went out of town on missions. He happened to be back today, so he was chosen as one of the cultivators in the battle.
As for the last candidate, everyone looked at Jiang Yun at the same time.
"this......"
Jiang Yun finally suffered the consequences of being famous. Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Jiang Yun was reluctant but had to stand up and say:
"I will fight in the last match!"
"Great! With the help of our fellow seekers, victory in this duel is assured."
Great Priest Ge Xun looked at Jiang Yun with admiration and said, "Mu Lin's fame had spread throughout Ziyang some time ago. It was said that he easily defeated the two brothers Zhang Ping and Zhang Cheng and their followers."
With the opponent's attack, plus Feng Feiyu and Huo Feng, winning at least two games would not be a problem.
In Ge Xun's mind, the two cultivators who would surely win were Jiang Yun, also known as Mu Lin, and Feng Feiyu. As for his disciple Huo Feng, although he had a generous personality, was friendly and approachable, he was probably not as good as the other two in fighting.
Meanwhile, the news of the renewed fight between the Gongfeng Hall and the Zhang family's branch spread rapidly throughout Ziyang. This time, the news spread much faster than the last private duel between Jiang Yun and Zhang Ping.
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