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The ancestor of the Mo family stood up, and the heads of the other seventeen families lined up behind him in order, slowly walking to the center of the high platform.

In front of the eighteen giant tripods, a table had been prepared, on which was placed a tablet with the words "The God of the Forefathers of the Shuxian Sect".

The predecessor of the Eighteen Alliances in Shuzhong was the Shuxian Sect, which was a branch of the Wanling Sect.

After the demise of the Wanling Sect, the Shuxian Sect actually fell apart. The twelve hall masters of the Shuxian Sect were scattered all over Shuzhong, and then they re-formed an alliance and absorbed six new families to form the current Eighteen Alliances in Shuzhong.

Drums and music were played on both sides of the stage, and firecrackers crackled and smoke filled the air.

The guests stood up one after another and congratulated in unison.

It took a full quarter of an hour for the music and firecrackers to stop.

The ancestor of the Mo family stepped forward, took out a piece of hemp paper from his bosom, unfolded it and read aloud, "It is the year of Xinmao, the year of Renchen... Remembering the ancestors, the difficulties in starting a business..."

This sacrificial text is in four parallel sentences and six parallel sentences, with thousands of words, which is nothing more than recounting the merits of the ancestors and the difficulties in starting a business.

It took half an hour for the ancestor of the Mo family to finish reading the sacrificial text. Next, he lit three long incense sticks and respectfully inserted them into the big incense burner in front of the statue.

Then the drums and music sounded again, and the other seventeen heads of the family came forward one by one and inserted the long incense sticks in their hands into the incense burner.

The public sacrifice was completed.

Next, the eighteen families each worshipped their ancestors in front of the corresponding bronze tripod.

This scene was a bit chaotic. All the direct descendants of the family had to come forward to worship in turn. Some families also took this opportunity to hold a ceremony for their young disciples. There were so many.

The ancestor of the Mo family led a group of distinguished guests and stepped down to the bamboo house on the right to rest.

The first day passed like this.

Shi Feng was also enlightened. On that day, Qiping Valley was filled with the world-famous Yuanying ancestors such as Li Tianxing, Master Benhe, Master Kudi, and the ancestors of the Mo family, as well as Ye Wuji, one of the four great sons, Nie Qianxiong, the proud disciple of the Xuanding Sect's Xiao Sect Master, Gu Haoyang, Mei Jianfang, He Lianbi, and the Ning family's two beauties, and many other famous scholars and fairies.

Even He Bufan, Gan Chu Dao Ren, Yu Canghai and other fifth-grade weapon refining masters could only be guests and did not even have the qualifications to go on stage. As for other Jindan or foundation-building cultivators, they did not even have the opportunity to show up and speak.

Such a grand scene was the first time that Shi Feng had seen it in his life.

The next day, Qiping Valley gathered again, and the layout of the entire square was very different from yesterday.

All the halls for guests to rest were gone, and the bamboo shed in front of the stone platform was also dismantled, leaving a large open space.

Facing the main stage, eighteen square formations were arranged in a fan shape, and each square formation represented a family.

The number of people from each family today is much less than yesterday, because from today on, a martial arts conference will be held.

According to the rules, the martial arts conference is an internal competition, and outsiders are not allowed to watch.

Of course, even so, with the clansmen and disciples of the eighteen families, plus relatives and friends who were invited to help, Qiping Valley still gathered more than two thousand cultivators.

On the main stage, ten chairs were lined up in a row, with the ancestor of the Mo family sitting in the front, and nine referees behind.

Li Tianxing, Master Benhe, Master Kudi and other Yuanying, including Nie Qianxiong, are no longer there. They came to participate in the ceremony mainly to represent the sect as a courtesy.

Yuanying cultivators are busy with affairs, and taking time out to come here is already a great honor, so how can they waste time watching the martial arts conference, so they said goodbye and left on the day the main ceremony ended.

The so-called martial arts conference is a challenge competition between the eighteen families to determine the seat ranking of each family.

Shi Feng stood behind Taoist Gan Chu, looking at the nine judges on the stage. He knew three of them, namely Ye Wuji, Young Master Ye, Qingli Swordsman Gu Haoyang and Miss Ning Si, but he didn't know the other six.

Yu Canghai was well-informed and a famous chatterbox. He kept introducing himself to Taoist Gan Chu next to him, and Shi Feng also listened.

It turned out that the other six judges also had a great background and were all celebrities in Shu.

For example, the bearded man sitting in the fourth chair was Mei Jianhe, the leader of Fengwei Gang, and the elder brother of Bailing Feixian Mei Jianfang.

There was a skinny Taoist, who was a famous casual cultivator in Shu, Jiu Wendao. He had a strange temper, but his swordsmanship was extremely accomplished. He had half a foot in Yuanying, and even the ancestor of the Mo family was very polite to him.

Taoist Ganchu said with a smile: "If we go by cultivation level, all nine referees are above the Jindan stage, but Miss Ning is the only one who has established a foundation, which is a bit abrupt."

Yu Canghai curled his lips and said disapprovingly, "With the Ning family's name, even if she wants to sit on the chair of the Mo family ancestor, the Mo family ancestor will have to give way and stand behind her. Besides, she sits side by side with several Jindan, what's the big deal!"

The people around laughed when they heard it. Yu Canghai continued: "Besides, don't underestimate the fourth lady. She now has several positions in the Ning family and manages many affairs.

She has handled countless magic tools and treasures. She has seen pigs run even if she hasn't eaten pork. She still has some eyesight, which is more than enough to be a referee."

On the stage, the Mo family ancestor was talking non-stop, talking about the rules of the martial arts meeting, and repeatedly explained that we are family members competing with each other, and we should not take winning or losing too seriously.

Shi Feng glanced around and saw that all the disciples from the noble families below the stage were ready to fight. Some of them were even glaring at each other. It seemed that they all turned a deaf ear to the words of the ancestor of the Mo family!

The ancestor of the Mo family said at the end, "I have made the rules very clear, and I believe everyone knows them by heart. The martial arts meeting has officially begun! Starting from the last one, Master Yang, do you have any intention of moving the cauldron?"

Moving the tripod means moving your family's bronze tripod one place forward, which means asking if you want to challenge the previous one?

The ancestor of the Mo family looked at the square formation on the far right side of the stage. It was the Yang family in Langzhong, the last among the 18 aristocratic families.

The eighteen aristocratic families in Shu are divided into four families of the upper clan, six families of the middle clan, and eight families of the lower clan.

The Yiding challenge is from the bottom up. According to the rules, the challenge can only be against the family immediately above it, and cannot be challenged beyond the previous one. For example, a family ranked 18th can only challenge the family ranked 17th, and cannot be challenged beyond the previous one. The first and second ranked family.

This is done to maintain the stability of the entire alliance, otherwise it will become a mess.

The head of the Yang family is a middle-aged Confucian scholar. When he heard this, he stood up quickly and said respectfully: "Reporting to our ancestors, the Yang family is just attached to Jiwei. How dare you have the intention to make mistakes, let alone move the tripod. "

No one in the audience was surprised by what he said. The Yang family was the weakest among the eighteen generations, and the only head of the family was a golden elixir monk.

And this single seedling was only successfully formed thirty years ago with the help of family resources.

In other words, for a long time, the Yang family has been headed by foundation-building monks.

Although there is an additional Golden Core cultivator now, he is only slightly more handsome, so he has no ability to challenge the ranking!

Patriarch Mo looked past the head of the Yang family to the next family and said, "Where is the Qin family?"

The head of the Qin family stood up and said respectfully: "This junior has no intention of moving the cauldron."

The ancestor of the Mo family asked four families and they all said no. When we arrived at the Hong family, which was ranked fourteenth.

The head of the Hong family, Hong Tiancheng, was a fat man with a voice as loud as an urn bell. He cupped his hands and said, "Ancestor, this junior is not very talented. I would like to ask Brother Wu for advice."

The head of the Wu family, ranked thirteenth, looked solemn, "I know that Brother Hong has had this idea for a long time, and Wu just happened to ask Brother Hong for advice."

The ancestor of the Mo family said: "Okay! It's a challenge and a challenge, let's get started."

Hong Tiancheng and the head of the Wu family climbed up the steps, stepped onto the high platform, and stood on both sides.

The venue has been laid out for a total of nine competitions in the martial arts competition.

According to the rules, no more than half of the foreign aids can be sent, that is, a maximum of four outsiders can be sent, and the others must be children of the same clan.

In addition, there is a rule that the person assisting the fist cannot be a monk from the weapon refining sect. The Eighteenth Family has various explanations for this rule, but the real reason is to prevent the Xuanding Sect from infiltrating.

With the strength of the Xuan Ding Sect and sending four people to assist, even the weakest Yang family can win all the way and reach the top position of the upper clan.

In that case, as long as the Xuanding Sect cultivates a puppet family, it can completely control the Eighteen Leagues in Shuzhong. Therefore, the Eighteen Leagues have set this rule and are not allowed to invite masters from the weapon refining sect to assist.

Since there are nine games in total, there is a lot of knowledge in how to deploy troops. Sometimes it is clear that the overall strength of one's side is better than that of the opponent, but due to mistakes in formation, the game is lost.

According to the rules of the martial arts conference, the challenging party will send people first, and the challenged party will decide who to send to fight.

This rule is obviously beneficial to the party being challenged. Although it is unfair, there is nothing you can do about it. Who makes the party being challenged have a higher status than you? If you jump out to challenge, you will make the following mistakes, so you will naturally suffer some losses in terms of the rules.

There are a total of nine challenges in the martial arts event. Due to the size of the venue, only three to four competitions can be held at a time.

At the moment, after Hong Tiancheng stood still, he first sent out three disciples from the clan. They were all Hong Tiancheng's nephews, an eighth-level weapon refiner and two ninth-level weapon refiners. They were all the best young people in the clan.