Chapter 233 Cangwu Dojo
The next morning, there was a gentle breeze.
Countless immortal cultivators came out of the garden, facing the dim morning light, and headed towards the nine major arenas, some to join the battle and some to watch the battle.
Everyone from Tianshuyuan also left the academy after washing up and went to Jingyang Dojo together.
He Lingxiu has a duel here today, and the old man named Lin Hong also has a duel at Jingyang Dojo today.
In fact, many people knew the news that he had broken through to Yingtian on the spot, and his ambition, which he could not hide, had been discussed for a long time.
Therefore, not only people from the Tianshu Academy, but also people from other immortal sects and aristocratic families came here in droves, including some elders with white hair and beards.
Add to that people who didn't participate in the competition but loved to join in the fun, and the entire Jingyang Dojo was overcrowded, with no room for even one more person.
But even so, there were still people who came one after another. When they saw that they could no longer enter, they stepped into the air and landed on the eight stone walls of the enclosure.
Jingyang Dojo has become the most popular of the nine dojo.
Even Princess Changle Zhao Yunyue arrived early and mingled with the crowd.
Liu Junchi also had a duel here today. She came to watch the fight, and also wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to the disciples of Lingjian Mountain.
At the same time, she also wanted to see this realm-breaking person named Lin Hong, as well as other mysterious battles in the Rong Dao realm.
In stark contrast to the crowded Jingyang Dojo is the Cangwu Dojo, where the atmosphere is quiet.
Because the first round of the Cangwu Dojo was a battle between those at the Tongxuan realm of small families, there was no one who attracted special attention. Apart from the people sent by the families of the two opposing teams, there were no other spectators.
The Miao family of Yuzhou, the Han family of Liangzhou, the Xiang family of Yunzhou...
Most of them are newly-emerged century-old families without deep foundation. After several rounds, not to mention the inherited techniques, even the exquisite moves are rarely seen.
Even though some people came to Cangwu Dojo to watch the fight, almost all of them left after the first battle.
This atmosphere continued until the afternoon. After the five-game duel ended, more people gradually began to arrive at the Cangwu Dojo.
The first group of people who came in were women with their faces covered with veils. They had a slim figure and exuded a cold majesty that made people dare not look directly at them.
Even if some people look up, they still feel that there seems to be a layer of haziness in front of them, making it difficult to see clearly.
There were two women accompanying him, who were not wearing fairy robes but ordinary dresses.
They did not sit in the usual audience seats, but walked around the venue and entered the viewing building next to the Cangwu Dojo and sat on the second floor.
The small families gathered in the Cangwu Dojo have never seen the highest-level ruler in the Qingyun world, let alone the head of a thousand-year-old family. But they are very clear that those who can go to the viewing tower to watch the battle are definitely not ordinary people.
"Master."
"You still have to call me Miss when you're outside, so as not to be noticed."
"Yes, Miss, does the uncle know that we are here to watch him duel today?"
Yan Shuyi raised his eyes slightly after hearing this: "I just felt a little bored staying in the room, so I came out for a stroll. When I passed by the Cangwu Dojo, I stopped by to watch the duel between the second sons of the Lingzhou Hua family's branch lineage. What does it have to do with him?"
After hearing this, Zhuo Wanqiu couldn't help but cough, thinking that you probably don't even know the name of Huashi's second son.
And as far as she knew... although the second son of the Huashi branch did fight in the Cangwu Dojo, the fight ended this morning.
The owner of the inspection was not at all averse to the word "son-in-law", but insisted that it was just a convenience. It seemed that what Master Ji said was right. The owner of the inspection was really a proud and arrogant person, and she had to pretend to be stubborn in order to see her own husband.
Thinking of this, Zhuo Wanqiu couldn't help but recall last night.
At that time, the owner of the appraiser returned to the small building with a cold face, and then walked into the house arrogantly. When he went in to bring her tea, he found that she was sitting on the bed, staring at his feet, and her toes could not help moving around, and she didn't even notice that he came in.
She pondered in her heart and couldn't help but glance at Ding Yao beside her.
At this moment, Ding Yao was looking at the round table opposite with a slightly solemn expression.
The main reason was that Ji You had been too relaxed these days, which made her feel a little unsure.
Just like what she said last night, those who can join the Tiandao Society are not ordinary people.
The one who arrived at the Cangwu Dojo after them was Yu Shiliu, a disciple from the Tianshu Academy.
When she arrived at the Cangwu Dojo, she found a place with fewer people and sat down, then began to sit in silence and wait.
The senior brothers and sisters either had competitions or were paying attention to their own opponents. Wang Gaocen and Gu Zetao were more concerned about the three Tongxuans who had broken through the realm and merged with the Tao.
But for some reason, she was more curious about Ji You's battle, so she came here specially from Jingyang Dojo.
In fact, she had similar ideas to Ding Yao. She felt that Ji You didn't seem to care too much about the matchup with Tiandao Society, so she was more curious about his performance in the first battle.
There were three other women who arrived at about the same time as Yu Shiliu.
They sat in seats closer to the entrance of the dojo, and servants had set up tea tables and snacks around them.
The woman sitting on the left had her hair tied up high, and wore several purple hairpins on her head. She was dressed in a double-breasted skirt with gold inlays. She had calm eyes and had the temperament of a wealthy and noble lady.
If Ji You had already arrived at this time, he would have recognized that this was the woman who had been looking at him at the gathering of immortals that day, that is, Mrs. Lu, the mother of Lu Hanyan and Lu Qingqiu.
The other woman who came with her was dressed just as gorgeously as her. She was the wife of the Rong family in Yunzhou.
The Rong family is also a family with a lot of say in the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce. Its status is only slightly lower than that of the Lu and Ding families, and it can be regarded as the third in command.
The Lingshi Chamber of Commerce in Yunzhou is a community of interests. No matter what undercurrents of power struggle there are within it, the relationship between the ladies is still very good.
The reason why the Rong family came to the Tiandao Association this time was because the children of the Rong family wanted to watch the battle.
Madam Rong was not very interested in the duel between immortal cultivators. After all, she was a woman. Although she had practiced cultivation in her early years, she gradually gave up after having children and had remained in the Condensation Realm for many years.
The reason why she came with her family was that she felt it was a rare opportunity to get out for a walk and be with her sisters.
Mrs. Rong made an appointment with her sisters yesterday and planned to go around today.
It is said that there was a painter in Zhongxing County with extremely good skills. His portraits were lifelike and he could depict the spirit of a person with just a few strokes.
She originally wanted to make an appointment with the painter to paint some portraits for her sisters in this beautiful garden of sages and take them home to frame them, but before she could leave, she was pulled here by Mrs. Lu.
Sitting next to her was Madam Wang from the Wang family of Yunzhou. Her status and family background were basically the same as Madam Rong's. Her purpose of coming to the Tiandao Association was also similar. She was also suddenly pulled here by Madam Lu.
Looking at the sparsely populated and silent Cangwu Dojo, Madam Rong couldn't help but frown slightly: "Today is a very suitable day for traveling. I wonder why Madam Lu suddenly changed her mind and dragged us sisters here for what?"
Mrs. Wang, who was standing next to her, had the same question in her mind, and she and Mrs. Rong could not help but look at Mrs. Lu.
"I came here today so that you can accompany me to see someone."
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Madam Rong and Madam Wang were somewhat bewildered: "It seems that there are no descendants of your Lu family in today's duel."
Mrs. Lu nodded after hearing this: "No, but there is Ji You, a disciple of Tianshu Academy who came from a private cultivation in the countryside of Fengzhou."
"So it was him?"
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Rong opened their lips slightly, and couldn't help but frowning slightly.
Although they have been taking care of their husbands and children at home in recent years and have not paid much attention to external affairs, they have still heard of Ji You's name.
The reason is simple, it’s because of the Snow Demon Stone.
After the demon tribe entered Jiuzhou to trade, the Snow Demon Stone dealt a heavy blow to Yunzhou's business.
The Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce of Yunzhou originally wanted to restrict the transportation of Snow Demon Stone by the Sixianjian, but unexpectedly the Sixianjian found Ji You and changed the route to Fengzhou.
These women may be indifferent to other things, but they naturally know something about their own business.
Madam Rong frowned slightly: "Why did Madam Lu come all the way to see him?"
"Of course, a girl can't be kept when she grows up."
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Madam Lu turned her head and looked at them: "You also know that my two daughters are both in Tianshuyuan. This time I went to see them and found that my second daughter seemed to have a crush on Ji You, and my master seemed to be very satisfied with him."
Mrs. Rong and Mrs. Wang looked at each other and thought that if this was true, it would be a good thing.
The Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce raised the transportation tax in order to gain control of the Snow Demon Stone, but they were tricked by the Immortal Supervisor in the end.
But if Ji You becomes the son-in-law of the Lu family later, the family will naturally have no need to say anything, and the matter of controlling the spirit stones will be a natural outcome.
Mrs. Wang couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this: "No wonder Mrs. Lu has lost interest in sightseeing. It turns out she is here to see her son-in-law."
"Son-in-law?" Madam Lu sneered, "How could I be so lucky as to have Ji You as my son-in-law?"
Mrs. Wang was startled when she heard the voice: "Mrs. Lu seems to have something else in her words?"
Madam Lu folded her hands in her lap and said, "This Ji You is very proud."
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"In fact, I don't like this kind of country private cultivation, but my daughter likes it and the master agrees. As a woman, I can't resist, so I thought about taking a good look at him and questioning him, but who knew that he didn't even come in the end, and even just wrote a few words of rejection.
Although the Lu family's overall ranking is not high, it is a powerful family in Yunzhou. Madam Lu has only left Yunzhou a few times in her life, so naturally she has an inherent arrogance.
In her opinion, the Lu family has become a century-old family, and has made friends all over the world through the spirit stone business, and the daughter in the family is extremely talented.
Ji You should have been secretly delighted that he could marry her, but he didn't expect that he would be so arrogant, so he was naturally unhappy.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Rong frowned after hearing this: "This is what he shouldn't do, but since he is so arrogant, why did Mrs. Lu come here specifically for him?"
Mrs. Lu's face darkened a little. "I met him at the banquet before, but my master was there at that time, so some things were not convenient to say. I came here today to make it clear to him that whether to get married or not is up to my Lu family, not him to decide."
Mrs. Wang nodded gently after hearing this: "That's the way it should be."
Madam Rong also nodded in agreement: "Then who is fighting him today?"
Madam Lu frowned slightly: "I am not interested in this kind of immortal cultivation battle. I didn't ask clearly, but it seems to be someone from the Tang family in Zhongzhou."
"Tang Jingming?"
"Mrs. Rong knows him?"
"The brother of the Tang family patriarch was a fellow cultivator with my cousin. I've also heard of Tang Jingming. I heard that he awakened late and was unable to join the immortal sect, but his subsequent cultivation was steady and his foundation was solid. Rumor has it that after he perfected the lower three realms, his cultivation progressed faster and faster, and it seems that all nine orifices were opened."
Mrs. Wang was a little surprised after hearing this: "It seems that he is not a simple person either."
Madam Rong nodded after hearing this: "He is the kind whose strength is greater than his fame. If Ji You underestimates his enemy, he might get into trouble."
"That's something to watch..."
Just as the three ladies were whispering, members of the Tang family appeared from the entrance and entered into the setting sun.
Looking around, I saw a group of more than ten people, all dressed in gorgeous clothes, walking with their heads held high and taking their seats on the south side of the platform.
The one walking in the front was a young man wearing a pearl crown and jade belt, eight feet tall, holding a long sword in his hand. After taking his seat, he began to sit in meditation and relax.
He is Tang Jingming, the son of the Tang family.
Sitting on his left and right were the head of the Tang family, his younger brother, relatives and friends.
However, following closely behind the Tang family was a girl with a graceful figure named Huang Rou.
She is from the Huang family in Zhongzhou and is a close friend of Qiu Hanyue.
The reason why she came here was because she and Tang Jingming, the son of the Tang family, were childhood sweethearts, and this time she came here specifically to watch his fight.
In fact, she didn't know at first that Tang Jingming's opponent was Ji You. She only found out this morning when she heard the Tang family chatting. She was still a little surprised at the time.
People will meet countless strangers in their lives, and most of them will only meet once and they will never have the chance to see each other again.
For Huang Rou, the same is true for her best friend who doesn't want to get married.
But what she didn't expect was that in just two days, she heard news about Ji You many times, which really surprised her.
Huang Rou's talent for cultivation is not high. She is a simple and pretty girl. She seldom goes out, so she doesn't know much about the world. Naturally, she is not familiar with a strange man who is far away in Tianshu Academy.
It was only after I heard that the Qiu family wanted to arrange for Qiu Hanyue to marry him that I began to learn a little bit about it.
I heard that Ji You was admitted to the Tianshu Academy as an exception. He had previously traveled to the demon tribe with the human delegation and fought against both the barbarians and the demons. He was injured but survived.
Women are all like this, they have very small minds and don't care about the general situation of the world.
Even if the human race knew that they were going on a diplomatic mission to the Snow Region, they would not be in the mood to find out what it was all about, let alone the details.
Huang Rou is actually considered good, as she has a broader vision than ordinary girls. Some of her close friends are not as good as her and only focus on their surroundings.
After sitting down, Huang Rou looked at the Tang family members diagonally opposite her and couldn't help but start thinking carefully.
In her opinion, Ji You and Tang Jingming are at the same level, and the difference in their combat power should not be that big.
Tang Jingming was born into an aristocratic family, so compared with the private practitioners in the countryside, he naturally has to give himself an extra point, because the resources of the immortal family are by no means comparable to that of an individual.
But Ji You is a descendant of the Immortal Sect, which gives him one more advantage than Tang Jingming.
But then again, Tang Jingming's second uncle was once an inner disciple of Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion. After leaving the mansion, he personally taught Tang Jingming. In fact, he was not much different from a real immortal disciple. He should be half as good as him.
After much calculation, Huang Rou felt that the gap between the two was not that big, but Tang Jingming should be slightly better, so there was a chance of winning, but a tough battle might be inevitable.
I heard that several duels this morning were like this. Because the strength of those people was not very strong, it took almost three full games to decide the winner.
After thinking about it, Huang Rou couldn't help but raise her head, thinking that she should bring Hanyue over today.
But... she had just gotten out of an unwilling engagement, so I don't think she would come over even if she knew.
At this time, the sun began to rotate downward and the summer wind became slightly stronger.
Just as everyone was chatting in the venue, Ji You, holding an iron sword, also came in the slanting sunlight and entered the Cangwu Dojo along the white marble road.
His hair and clothes were neat and tidy. Although he did not look like a nobleman like Tang Jingming, he had a certain elegance.
However, he did not dress up exquisitely for this battle. It was mainly because he had been training his body since early morning and took a shower after sweating a lot.
He did not come alone, he was followed by Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin, Pei Ruyi, and Wen Siyuan, the disciple in charge of him.
After stepping over the stone entrance steps of the Cangwu Dojo, Ji You and the others began to look around as they walked.
In fact, the difference between the nine major arenas is only the name. The interior is exactly the same. It is also surrounded by eight stone walls, with the duel venue in the middle. The material is similar to the white jade platform of Tianshuyuan.
Looking around, Ji You saw the Tang family and many unfamiliar people.
During this time, his eyes passed by Huang Rou, but he did not remember who she was.
Finally, he saw Yu Shiliu and reacted, but he just nodded slightly to her.
Cao Jinsong and the other three also looked around at this time, then said a few words to Ji You, then separated from him and walked towards the audience seats.
Only Ji You and Wen Siyuan did not stop and walked together to the waiting area opposite the round stage.
"Tang Jingming rarely goes out, but his strength is not exaggerated. He is considered a talented person among the noble families, and he is used to using a two-handed long sword."
"In the Tang family, the patriarch's younger brother joined the Immortal Sect and has now reached the Yingtian realm, so some people in Zhongzhou are still very optimistic about Tang Jingming."
"That's the basic information, nothing more."
"Also, even though most of the children of noble families are not as good as the children of immortal sects, otherwise they would have been admitted to the academy long ago. Those who might participate in the Tiandao Association would not be people who have gained fame for nothing."
Wen Siyuan and Ji You went to the waiting area, pointing at Tang Jingming across from them and talking as they walked.
He was still very responsible. He had been investigating the opponent's information before Ji You's duel began, and had told him everything he knew.
After he finished speaking, he saw Ji You nodded slightly, but did not express any opinions or ask any further questions.
For example, he did not ask what kind of long sword it was, or whether the Tang family had any inherited martial arts skills. He just stood in the waiting area and stared at the round platform for a long time.
"The material used for this round platform in the dojo looks very familiar. Is it the same as the white jade platform for ascending to immortality in my Tianshu Academy?"
"It should be."
(End of this chapter)
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