The Fourth Financial Crisis

According to the order of appearance, the first batch of contestants to compete on the stage are all cultivators from the northern part of Zhongzhou. It is estimated that it will take a while for Miss Li to take the turn to fight in person.

After all the contestants in each arena were in place, the clear sound of "dang" was heard. As the bells echoed in the open martial arts venue, the originally noisy martial arts competition scene gradually became quiet.

When no obvious voices could be heard, on the central stage, a majestic man wearing a Taoist robe of the Wuliang Sword Sect appeared out of thin air like a ghost.

"This person is the host of this sword discussion conference, Li Feiyu, a great monk in the late Jindan period of Wuliang Sword Sect!" Yang Lu was about to ask who this person was when Su Yuanfeng's explanation came from his ears, "Elder Li Feiyu is also the third During the Lingshi financial crisis, the lucky man who made his fortune by speculating on Lingshi mine stocks had a close relationship with Chen Kui, the ancestor of the Chen family in Haiya City. He is also an old friend of our Haiya Sect and your Golden Blade Sect. At present, He serves as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Lingshi Reserve Bank!”

Good guy, no wonder Su Yuanfeng looks so confident. It turns out that he even bribed the host of the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference in advance!

In addition to being surprised by the terrifying connections of the president of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, a certain detail Su Yuanfeng inadvertently revealed also attracted Yang Lu's attention: "Since this elder Li is the Monetary Policy Committee member of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, he is second only to the president and Why would a big shot like the vice president come to preside over the Zhongzhou Sword Conference in person?"

"Who can say the best about the top management of the Wuliang Sword Sect?" Su Yuanfeng just responded casually, but maybe because he felt that this answer was a bit perfunctory, he continued to add, "The Wuliang Sword Sect has always lacked manpower. It’s not unusual for other departments to deploy Golden Core monks to organize this kind of event that happens every few years.”

Li Feiyu is a handsome middle-aged man with a decent face. He looks majestic and well-groomed. Just looking at his face, there is no way to tell that he has secretly received Su Yuanfeng's dirty money.

I saw him slightly clasping his fists at the audience, and then announced loudly: "You Dao friends must already understand the rules of the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference. Now that the players from all factions have signed in, I won't say anything more. Next, Elder Murong of the Luoxia Sect, the organizer of the event, will give a speech, and then the first round of competition will officially begin!"

After Li Feiyu finished speaking briefly, an elder from the Luoxia Sect came up and said a few words on behalf of the host.

After the elders of the Luoxia Sect finished their speeches, the contestants in the first round picked up a strange-shaped jade plaque from the altar table in front of the arena, and then walked onto the designated arena.

These jade tokens are life-saving magic tools specially prepared by the organizers of the Sword Discussion Conference. They can be automatically activated at the moment the contestants' protective aura is broken, and can withstand attacks that do not exceed the mid-stage foundation building level. Each contestant only has one jade token. , as long as the power of the jade card is activated, its owner will be automatically judged as a loser.

As the bells and cauldrons sounded again, the contestants who had hung up their jade medals each took the stage, and the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference officially began.

Like most of the audience, Yang Lu did not pay attention to the situation in the other seven arenas, but directly focused on the Arctic Cold Palace monk Musen in the central arena.

However, after seeing the appearance of this "Arctic Cold Palace Monk", Yang Lu couldn't help but feel shocked.

Because this person looked very familiar, and he was fifty-six times similar to Lin Muhu, a monk from the Wind Control Sect on the outlying island!

Thinking of Lin Muhu, Yang Lu suddenly recalled that Lin Muhu once accidentally mentioned that he had a very powerful brother Lin Musen, but both of them were not taken seriously by the sect and were often sent out to do some dirty work. Tired work.

Could it be that Mu Sen from the Arctic Cold Palace was the imposter of Lin Musen, a monk from the Wind Control Sect?

The more Yang Lu thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

According to Lin Muhu, their brothers all studied under Zhang Huaqing, the elder of Yufeng Sect, but Zhang Huaqing almost unconditionally favored his own granddaughter Zhang Yajun, who was also a Qi Refining Dzogchen monk, even though Lin Musen and Lin Muhu showed Astonishing talents, each even received a golden wheel of merit, but Zhang Huaqing still treated Lin Muhu and Lin Musen brothers as donkeys. Even within the Yufeng Sect, few disciples knew these two tool men. .

During the Outlying Island War, the Yufeng Sect sent Lin Muhu as a chess piece. Now that the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference has begun, it is entirely possible to send Lin Muhu’s unlucky brother Lin Musen to test the waters...

You must know that the rewards of the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference are extremely generous. The essence of the Nine Heavens Gangfeng is not only very useful to Li Qingning, the top-level wind spirit root monk, but also to Zhang Qian, the first genius of Yufeng Sect, the direct successor of the leader, and the holy wind spirit root disciple. Very important!

If this person is Lin Musen, an inner disciple of Yufeng Sect, then he is most likely here to seize the Nine Heavens Gangfeng Essence for his eldest brother!

As for the reason why Lin Musen showed his true appearance, it is not difficult to understand. After all, the audience at the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference were all high-level officials from various sects, including some of the most powerful men in the Golden Core stage. Any disguise skills would probably not be able to hide from the sharp eyes of these high-level monks. Considering that the Lin Musen brothers had nothing to do with the Yufeng Sect. There is a sense of presence, even if you show your true face to others, it is unlikely to be recognized.

The only strange thing is that if the Wind Control Sect really needs this treasure, they can directly ask the Infinite Sword Sect for it. Why do they have to use this curved method to save the country?

Although he still had some doubts in his heart, after seeing the purple lightning that lit up on the "Mu Sen" flying sword, Yang Lu was almost certain that this person was Lin Musen.

Although "Mu Sen" did not take the initiative to reveal the skills, dual-attribute skills with both wind and thunder attributes were not very common. Yang Lu looked for clues with questions, and instantly thought of Lin Muhu's Qianfeng Ben. Thunder Jue.

I am afraid that even Lin Muhu himself could not have imagined that he knew only one Zhongzhou cultivator. This person was an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining in the Golden Sword Sect, but it happened to be this guy who came to the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference exactly two months later. On-site onlookers watched his own brother pretend to be Arctic Han Palace to participate in the Zhongzhou Sword Conference.

However, Yang Lu had no intention of revealing the other party's identity.

Not to mention that using the name of another sect to participate in the Sword Discussion Conference is not a big crime. Considering the not bad diplomatic relations between the Wind Control Sect and the Infinite Sword Sect, and the aloof and neutral status of the Arctic Cold Palace, even Lin Musen’s identity If he is exposed, the Wuliang Sword Sect will not hold him accountable. Instead, he, the nosy whistleblower, will probably offend the two overlords of Borneo and Arctic States at the same time.

More importantly, the Yufeng Sect did not know that the Nine Heavens Gangfeng Essence, which had extremely limited uses, had been pre-arranged by him through Su Yuanfeng's relationship. Even if Lin Musen succeeded in reaching the top eight, he might not be able to do so smoothly. Get it!

Yang Lu's mind was spinning here, but the competition in the ring over there had officially begun.

Mu Sen's opponent is named Wu Neng. He is from a fourth-rate sect called Yue Yun Villa in northern Zhongzhou. It is said that Yue Yun Villa is relatively famous in northern Zhongzhou, but Yang Lu has no idea about the situation in Zhongzhou's cultivation world. I'm not particularly familiar with it, I've never heard of this sect before.

As soon as he stepped onto the central stage of the Sword Discussion Conference, a giant Judge's Pen with an exaggerated shape flew out from behind the monk from Yueyun Villa. It should be this person's magic weapon. This kind of magic weapon with a strange shape can be regarded as completely non-mainstream in the world of cultivation.

Yang Lu didn't know that this judge's pen was actually some kind of bad taste of the contemporary owner of Yueyun Villa.

It is said that the owner of Yueyun Villa likes calligraphy very much. Although this person can write with a brush like a three-year-old child, he prefers to be arty. He actually claims that his techniques contain the brushstrokes of famous calligraphers. You must know that fighting against the enemy is a matter of life and death. If you fight with all your strength, you may not be able to win. Where can you have leisure and relaxation? What kind of Zhongwang Dharma postscripts should be paid attention to?

Unless the opponent's cultivation level is too far behind yours, you can play with him. But if both sides have similar cultivation levels, and you use the judge pen to write, you are dedicating your life and hands to the enemy.

But the owner of Yueyun Villa didn't care about this. He just felt that the art of calligraphy was profound and profound, and it coincided with the principles of the Nine Provinces of Heaven, so he forced his disciples to use the Judge's Pen as their natal magic weapon.

Although the master of Yueyun Villa has a strange brain circuit, the disciples of Yueyun Villa still think like normal people.

Wu Neng also seemed to know that his judge's pen was only what he said. He did not rush to launch an attack immediately, but quickly formed a seal with his hands, and then a magic shield flashing with green aura appeared in front of him at an extremely fast speed.

After finishing the preparations, Wu Neng slowly raised his head, preparing to activate his natal magic weapon to launch an attack.

Thinking of his master's teachings before leaving, Wu Neng decided to write a big word "kill" with a judge's pen. He had been practicing this word day and night since he stepped into the immortal gate. His calligraphy skills had reached the level of entering the palace. He must not have Hui has fallen into the prestige of the largest calligraphy school in Yueyun Villa in Kyushu (the owner of Yueyun Villa calls himself).

But just when he was skillfully using the routine that he had rehearsed countless times in advance, thinking about how to write the word "kill" more smoothly, he saw Musen handing forward the flying sword in his hand with an expressionless face.

According to Wu Neng's expectation, his magic shield had the function of automatically detecting enemies and should be able to easily block this ordinary sword. However, something unexpected happened to him.

I saw that the attack angle of Lin Musen's flying sword was very tricky. At the critical moment, it hit the edge of Wu Neng's magic shield. It did not hit the shield directly, but hit the side where the shield was weakest.

Along with the crisp sound of broken porcelain, the shield that seemed to be as solid as a rock was stabbed to pieces with a sword.

Wu Neng didn't expect that his magic shield would be so stretched, and his face suddenly turned pale with shock. He randomly commanded the judge's pen to protect the master. However, Wu Neng's magic weapon only looked light and elegant on the outside, but in fact it had poor controllability. In his haste, he had no time to write with peace of mind, nor could he stop Mu Sen's approaching surprise attack.

I saw Musen's flying sword flashing like lightning. After breaking the shield, it flashed directly beside Wu Neng, and then aimed at his waist and stabbed him. The disciple of the owner of Yueyun Villa turned black. No one knew who was at the scene, and the protective jade amulet of the Wuliang Sword Sect hanging around his neck was instantly shattered, preventing him from further harm.

Seeing that the opponent had completely lost his ability to resist, Muson jumped off the ring as if nothing happened.

The first competition of the Zhongzhou Sword Competition has been decided!

In addition to the green-faced owner of Yueyun Villa, there were many viewers who paid attention to the Arctic Cold Palace players. Su Yuanfeng consulted Qu Jing beside him on the spot: "Friend Qu, do you think this Arctic Cold Palace monk is on the right path?" Have you counted?"

However, Qu Jing just spread his hands helplessly and answered honestly: "This Musen used two moves to slash from the beginning to the end. He didn't even use the killer move that could be called by his name. He just killed Wu Neng from Yueyun Villa. Eliminated. In addition to his amazing actual combat ability, I really can't tell his heel. I can only tell that he is a wind or thunder attribute monk..."

Yang Lu was about to turn around and talk to Li Qingning about the "Arctic Cold Palace Player Musen" with a mysterious background, but found that Li Qingning's pretty face showed a rare thoughtful expression.

Yang Lu had never seen Li Qingning's serious expression before.

This made Yang Lu couldn't help but asked curiously: "Miss, do you see something fishy?"

Li Qingning shook his head slightly and said: "I'm not sure yet, but I always feel that his flying sword is not simple!"

Yang Lu immediately mobilized his consciousness to observe Mu Sen's flying sword, only to find that it was just better quality than the ordinary flying sword, but it was definitely not a magic weapon and had nothing special about it.

But Yang Lu didn't think Li Qingning was talking nonsense.

Because during the Outlying Island War, Tian Beixi also made the same evaluation of Lin Muhu's flying sword.

Yang Lu remembered that Lin Muhu once said that his flying sword was personally refined by his brother Lin Musen. In other words, if Mu Sen is Lin Musen of the Wind Control Sect, then his flying sword should be the same as Lin Muhu's. It's only right that they come from the same source.

Although Tian Beixi was injured during the battle on the outlying island, she was a monk in the middle stage of Qi refining after all, and she was also the direct descendant of the heads of the seven major sects. Lin Muhu, who was in the early stage of Qi refining, could compete with her on a par with her flying sword, which was already very impressive. That explains the problem!

It's just that Tian Beixi can feel something fishy about Lin Muhu's flying sword, but can't tell where it is. Looking at Li Qingning's expression, she seems to have seen through the reality of this flying sword.

So Yang Lu wondered: "There are so many senior experts here, but no one sees the problem. Could it be that Musen just had better luck, and the blind cat encountered a dead mouse?"

However, Li Qingning shook his head again: "No, this Musen just hit the weak point of Yueyun Villa's disciple's spell shield with just a casual blow. This doesn't look like a coincidence!"

Yang Lu thought for a while and guessed: "Maybe it's because Musen has rich fighting experience?"

Li Qingning pursed her delicate lips and said: "Combat experience may only be one aspect. No matter how rich this person's combat experience is, he will find the flaw too quickly when faced with the strange killing moves used by strange monks. This It’s not so much the reaction speed of humans as it is the reaction speed of the Immortal Formation, but he can’t carry the Immortal Formation with him..."

"Miss, what do you think the reason might be?"

Li Qingning stared at Musen's flying sword and said: "Either he is too lucky, or there is something wrong with his flying sword, because he has only used this flying sword from the beginning to the end!"