Alchemist Sword Sect

After drinking a cup of coffee with Yao Mengqing, it was getting late. Lu Chen, who didn't expect time to pass so quickly, had no choice but to turn back the way he came.

After the two said goodbye to each other in the hotel, Lu Chen returned to his room. Lu Chen, who hadn't had a good rest all day, lay down on the bed and fell asleep after taking a bath.

The next day, Lu Chen was woken up by the ringtone of his cell phone.

"Hello?" Lu Chen answered the phone sleepily.

"What time is it, kid? Are you still sleeping? Come down quickly and have breakfast. After breakfast, we have business to do." The urging voice of Taoist Master Xuanguang came from the other end of the phone.

Lu Chen then realized that he had arrived in S city and was now staying in a hotel. He quickly got up and washed up and then came to the lobby of the hotel. At this time, Taoist Master Xuanguang was drinking morning tea, and there was also a person sitting next to him. Lu Chen was not unfamiliar. This person was Pan Dan's master Qing. Ping Daochang.

"Xiaochen, are you awake? Come and sit down." Taoist priest Qingping was still very polite to Lu Chen. He patted the leather sofa next to him and asked Lu Chen to come over and sit with him.

Taoist priest Qingping who went out this time changed his attire. He took off his Taoist robe and replaced it with an ordinary T-shirt and suit trousers. He even wore a pair of black leather shoes on his feet. The whole person looks no different from an ordinary middle-aged person. However, his long white hair was tied into a long ponytail, which looked a bit different.

"Taoist Master Qingping, why are you here?" Obviously Qingping's appearance was beyond Lu Chen's expectations.

"This is a very important event. Can I not come to participate?" Taoist Qingping did not say what he was here for. He took a piece of breakfast and put it in front of Lu Chen.

After the three of them finished a breakfast, they headed towards the downtown area in a business car and stopped in a luxury community.

"I have another lecture next, so I'll ask the driver to take you to the venue first." Taoist priest Xuanguang got out of the car first, but he was busy making money himself, leaving the two of them aside.

"Then you go, Xiaochen and I will go there first." Taoist priest Qingping didn't show up, closed the door directly, and the driver started the car again and drove towards the suburbs.

"Where are we going?" Lu Chen was obviously confused now and didn't know where we were going.

"Oh, the venue of the martial arts conference." Taoist priest Qingping explained simply.

"There is this thing?" Lu Chen was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. Yes, he had also seen some martial arts competition on TV. But those games were less like martial arts competitions and more like wrestling matches. After all, all tricks are useless after getting close. Only wrestling can solve the battle.

"Yes, this time there is a lot of media attention on this matter, and there will be a grand opening ceremony. Don't underestimate the power of Jianghu people." Taoist priest Qingping said seriously, as if facing this The martial arts tournament was extremely respectful.

Lu Chen, however, twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled awkwardly. After all, in his eyes, there was no real martial arts conference.

At this time, the outside of a Noda manor in the suburbs was filled with all kinds of vehicles, including cars with medium, low, and high gears, and even buses were on the move. Just like what Chief Qingping said, there were several TV station cars parked next to it.

A banner was hung directly on the gate of the manor, "Warmly celebrate the grand opening of the 45th Martial Arts Conference." Seeing this, Lu Chen's mouth twitched unconsciously again, and he did it in a decent manner, and it was all opened. Forty-five years old.

After Lu Chen and Taoist Qingping got out of the car, the driver drove away again, probably going back to pick up Taoist Xuanguang. But Qingping directly led Lu Chen into the manor.

Entering the gate of the manor, the first thing you see is an old arena. It can be seen from the wooden pile that has half of the paint peeled off. Obviously at this time, many people were already active around the ring.

Behind the arena are three rows of one-story bungalows. However, these bungalows look as good as villas. Three rows of bungalows are separated by two streets. There are already various small objects closely related to martial arts placed on the street. There are even martial arts secrets, swords, and even hidden weapons.

This isn't a martial arts conference, it's clearly a martial arts culture promotion town. Lu Chen was once again surprised by the business acumen of the people who organized the martial arts conference.

After the three rows of villas and bungalows, there is an ancient building covering an area of ​​more than a thousand square meters. It seems to be quite old. At this time, more people are crowding in front of this ancient building.

Taoist priest Qingping led Lu Chen directly towards the door and squeezed in. At this time, two young men in martial arts uniforms stopped the two people at the door.

"Please give me an invitation if something goes wrong." The two people asked Qing Ping and Lu Chen directly with expressions on their faces.

Taoist priest Qingping didn't hesitate and took out an invitation from his trouser pocket. This was obviously a wedding invitation. Even the skin has a big red word for happy.

A man took the invitation, opened it, and looked at Qing Ping and Lu Chen. Finally, he took out two press badge-like work badges from the work table on one side and handed them to the two of them.

Lu Chen took it and took a look. There was a pass stuffed in the plastic card. It seemed that this martial arts competition was still very formal. Those who have not received the invitation may not be able to enter this ancient building.

Walking into the door, there is actually no barrier in the large room of more than 1,000 square meters on this floor. This open space is filled with all kinds of ancient decorations, and the room is already filled with more than 30 large round tables at this time. , it seems that there are quite a few people coming this time.

At this time, there were several people sitting at the round table, drinking tea prepared in advance, and there were even some platters of fruits and melon seeds on the table, making it feel like an ancient tea house.

The only thing that was incongruous with this venue was that the center was replaced by a T-shaped steel-framed glass structure. Lu Chen obviously didn't know what it was for.

"What is this for?" Lu Chen, who didn't know, was obviously very curious and directly asked Taoist Qingping on the side.

"Oh, this is being prepared for the ribbon-cutting event that the organizer will hold next year, and many celebrities will be invited to perform." Taoist priest Qingping took the trouble to explain to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen could only twitch the corners of his mouth again, making it look like something else. Is this still an authentic martial arts conference?

"Hey, isn't this Taoist Qingping? Are you here to join in the fun? I remember you haven't participated in it for several years." At this time, a man about the same age as Taoist Qingping stood up from his seat and walked over to talk to him. Qingping said hello.

"It turns out to be Master He. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Hey, I am already an old man. If I were a few years younger, I would definitely come to your mountain gate to pay you a visit." Taoist priest Qingping cupped his fists and was very happy. He greeted the man in front of him, who was called Head He, in the style of an ancient man.

"Look what you said, I should be the one to visit you. Come on, come and sit down with me." Head He directly took Taoist Qingping's hand and came to the front round table and sat down, and Lu Chen helplessly followed Taoist Qingping to the round table and sat down.

Only then did Lu Chen realize that the people sitting at this table were all elderly people, and most of them were even a few years older than Taoist Qingping.

When they noticed that Taoist Qingping had arrived, many people stood up and clasped their fists as a greeting. It seemed that they were all of the same generation as Taoist Qingping. Qingping also returned the gesture with clasped fists.

"Is this boy your disciple, Taoist Priest? Why are you so unruly?" A man with gray hair saw Lu Chen carelessly staying by Taoist Priest Qingping's side. He looked at the two people and thought they were master and disciple. He couldn't help but teach this junior a lesson.

Many people's eyes were obviously a little unhappy, but because of Taoist Qingping's face, they didn't say it directly.

"Master Yu is joking, if I had such a disciple, I would die in peace." Taoist priest Qingping burst into laughter.

"Since he is not your disciple, how could he enter this Qi Gathering Pavilion? Priest Qingping, you know the rules here." Headmaster Yu said with some displeasure.

"Of course I know the rules for entering here. The reason why he can come in is because he has the qualifications and capital to come in." Taoist Master Qingping's calm words shocked everyone present.

"You, you mean this kid has inner Qi?" Master Yu's expression could not be described as distorted, because at this time, the facial features on the wrinkled face could no longer be distinguished.

Taoist Priest Qingping did not directly answer Master Yu's question, he just smiled at him. In turn, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Chen's table.

"Taoist Master Qingping, are you kidding me?" Head He looked a little embarrassed, but at this time he had already put a hand on Lu Chen's shoulder. Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen felt a domineering energy spread to his shoulders through his hands.

The zhenqi in Lu Chen's body began to become restless, as if he felt the invasion of foreign enemies quickly condensed on his shoulders. Immediately afterwards, without any surprise, Master He's hand was instantly bounced away.

"Haha, it turns out that a hero is born in a boy. I don't know what to call this gentleman." Head He's face suddenly changed from embarrassed to ecstatic, and his tone became extremely respectful. It seemed that Lu Chen was regarded as a member of his generation, so he quickly asked Lu Chen his name.

"Headmaster, you're welcome. My name is Lu Chen, Er Donglu, Xiaochen from the wind in the sky." Lu Chen simply introduced himself.

"It turns out to be Mr. Lu. I'm really honored to meet you. My name is He Zhen, the head of Huashan." Head He directly gave Lu Chen a fist.

puff! Lu Chen almost spit out the sip of tea in his mouth, the leader of Huashan? Obviously the first impression in Lu Chen's mind was that of Yue Buqun. It turns out that there really is a Huashan sect.

Naturally, several people around him also knew what He Zhen had done just now. They were clearly trying to see if this kid had the inner energy as Taoist Qingping said. However, this test surprised everyone even more. Yes, this boy who looked to be in his early twenties really had inner Qi. It seemed that this group of Qi was not small.