The Fourth Financial Crisis

Outside the banquet hall, Liu Hanxing and Fu Meng were already in high spirits.

From the moment Song Feifan appeared, Fu Meng had secretly prepared countless countermeasures.

Seeing Jiang Hua'an suddenly activate his spiritual energy, Fu Meng thought that the other party wanted to throw a cup as a sign, so at the moment Jiang Hua'an took out the token, Fu Meng clenched his fist and directly activated the pre-set function on Ye Chen. Many protective spells, Ye Chen's body surface suddenly lit up with all kinds of fancy protective spells, like a human-shaped Christmas tree.

However, these protective spells, which were as strong as the late golden elixir, could not block the white aura at all. These white threads actually regarded these protective spells as if they were nothing and penetrated directly through them.

Seeing the high-level protective spell light that suddenly lit up on Ye Chen's body, Jiang Hua'an's pupils shrank slightly, and then he showed a look of surprise, and sneered: "You don't have to waste your efforts, this token of the head of the Ye family in Zhongzhou is It was left by the ancestor of the Ye family in the Middle Ages before ascending to heaven. Although its only function is to identify the descendants of the Ye family in Zhongzhou, it is still a real fairy weapon, and ordinary protective spells are of no use to it. As you can see In that way, the closer the bloodline is to the Ye family's main line, the stronger the connection with the family head's token will be."

Although Jiang Hua'an was speaking to Ye Chen, it was obvious that he was not simply speaking to Ye Chen.

Fu Meng also knew that his eavesdropping spell might have been noticed by the other party, so he had to stop his movements in embarrassment, and the flashy aura on Ye Chen's body also dimmed.

And what Jiang Hua'an just said is indeed the truth.

There are a total of seven spiritual roots with different attributes in the Jiuzhou cultivation world, and the seven spiritual roots of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder correspond to seven different spiritual light colors, namely gold and green. , blue, red, brown, cyan, purple.

Therefore, no matter how fancy the spells of ordinary cultivators are, they are all composed of these seven colors of aura, with only two special exceptions.

These two special situations are the black chaotic demonic energy and the white fairy energy.

Demonic energy can only be used by ancient demons and demonic monks who practice demonic skills. Demons who have gone crazy or are about to go crazy can also use it.

The Qi of fairy spirits has long been considered by cultivators as a special magical power that can only be possessed by ascended immortals. However, when the Wilderness Realm was discovered by cultivators, the cultivators discovered another type of existence that could use the Qi of fairy spirits. That is the indigenous spiritual tribe of the Wilderness Territory.

However, the civilization level of the indigenous people of the spirit tribe is very backward. According to the records of cultivators from Kyushu who have explored the wilderness, these spirit tribes "look like savages, cannot understand coins, are vulgar and rude, and are illiterate." They do not understand the art of refining weapons at all. , so the white light emitted by the token held by Jiang Hua'an is undoubtedly the work of the ascended immortal.

In the face of the methods of immortals, no matter how clever the methods of ordinary people are, they are just playing tricks in front of Guan Gong's gate.

Jiang Hua'an did not expose the fact that Fu Meng eavesdropped on the banquet conversation. He just casually laid out a few new soundproof spells and set his sights on Ye Chen again.

Seeing that Ye Chen was already shocked by the immortal relic in his hand, Jiang Hua'an pointed at the three white spiritual light threads and explained: "You are the current head of the Ye family in Zhongzhou, so you are most closely connected with the soul of the head token, and Jade Although Ling is not the head of the Ye family, he is also the first heir to the head of the Ye family. He has the same strong sense of induction as the token. As for the blood induction in me, it comes from the frequent intermarriage between the four major families of Haiya and the Ye family of Zhongzhou in the early years. The result. In a sense, our four major families in Haiya City are actually our distant relatives of the Ye family in Zhongzhou!"

Although Ye Chen has little knowledge, he also knows what the power of fairy spirits is. If Jiang Hua'an comes up with other evidence to prove Yu Ling's identity, Ye Chen can still find a way to refute it, but he didn't expect Jiang Hua'an to directly take out the legendary Immortal relics.

If Jiang Hua'an could fake this kind of immortal weapon, then he would probably be the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Any doubts would be so pale in front of the real immortal weapon!

After Liu Hanxing saw Jiang Hua'an's wonderful performance, his face was even uglier than Ye Chen's.

He dared to let Ye Chen attend the meeting alone because he believed that Jiang Hua'an was hosting a Hongmen Banquet and would definitely find an opportunity to harm Ye Chen. Therefore, they were fully prepared to deal with it, but now it seems that Jiang Hua'an may not be hosting a Hongmen Banquet. !

With Ye Chen's sister as a big bargaining chip, Jiang Hua'an already had the possibility of defeating the enemy without a fight.

Although he could no longer eavesdrop on the conversation in the banquet hall, he could see through the eagle eye technique that Ye Chen, who was standing in front of Jiang Hua'an, had obvious wavering in his eyes. If his trump card was used by Jiang Hua'an, If the rhetoric is subdued, the Haiya City operation hosted by Liu Hanxing will become a complete joke!

Noticing the change in Ye Chen's attitude, Liu Hanxing looked at Yu Ling with a hint of murderous intent: "Fellow Daoist Fu, this banquet hall seems to have no other protective spells. Let's see...can we find a chance to get rid of Yu Ling?" ?”

Fu Meng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Liu Hanxing wanted to kill someone and silence him.

After all, Liu Hanxing was the commander-in-chief of the operation. Fu Meng finally answered honestly: "I can try, but President Liu, if we kill Yuling, what will Ye Chen think of us? Aren't we? Has he also become his murderer and enemy?"

Liu Hanxing actually didn't think much about the answer to this question.

Taking a deep look at Yu Ling, whose face was full of panic, Liu Hanxing said coldly: "I don't want you to take action now, let's act according to the situation! After all, Ye Chen has hated Jiang Hua'an for half his life, and even Jiang Hua'an is his obsession to this day. , I’m afraid this person won’t let go of hatred so easily!”

"But Yuling is his biological sister after all."

"The current plan can only be done one step at a time!"

…

Fu Meng and Liu Hanxing were not the only bystanders at the banquet.

At the same time, in a higher attic on the edge of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce headquarters, there were two golden elixir stage monks who were silently observing every move that took place in the banquet hall with their eagle eyes. One of them was Haiya. Su Yuanfeng, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the other person is Gu Jianming, the great elder of the Hanguang Sword Sect and the ninth-level golden elixir monk.

Although the six extreme northern sects claim to be united to the outside world, internal struggles are also fierce.

For example, Arctic Han Palace and Liuyun Sect have been competing for the position of the leader of the six sects in the far north all year round. Yuejianshan and Jiguang Pavilion also have constant friction due to different political tendencies. The weakest Haiyuan Island and Hanguang Sword Sect also have conflicts because of their different political tendencies. Conflicts often erupt over maritime delimitation issues.

The Hanguang Sword Sect is located in the southern foothills of the Snowy Mountains in the southern Arctic state. Although this area is sparsely populated, the Hanguang Sword Sect rules a very vast territory, with an area almost equivalent to one-sixth of Zhongzhou. The output of cultivation resources is very large. The headquarters of Haiyuan Island is located in the archipelago area in the southern waters of the Arctic State, across the sea from the Han Lightsaber Faction, and is much inferior to the Han Lightsaber Faction in terms of population and resources.

But Haiyuan Island also has its own advantages, that is, the faction has the largest ice-free port in the Arctic state.

In order to prevent the "Six Sects of the Far North" from becoming the "Five Sects of the Far North", Haiyuan Island formulated the idea of ​​establishing a sect based on trade thousands of years ago. With Arctic trade as the core, it has continued to expand its business across the four oceans. territory, and with the huge wealth brought by trade, it gained the strength to compete with its powerful neighbor to the north, the Lightsaber Faction.

Haiyuan Island's aggressive expansion of its trade territory has naturally aroused the vigilance of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, the leader of traditional trade in the Eastern Ocean. If there is the support of the Wuliang Sword Sect, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce is naturally not afraid of competing with Haiyuan Island, but the Haiya Sect of the Wuliang Sword Party There has always been more vigilance than support. Only when President Lu Yang was in power, the two sides had a short honeymoon period. However, with Lin Jianxing coming to power, the relationship between the Wuliang Sword Sect and the Haiya Sect took a turn for the worse again.

In order to compete with Haiyuan Island, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce will definitely not place its hopes on the Wuliang Sword Faction. It must win over its own allies, and the Han Guang Sword Faction has become a natural ally candidate for the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. From the perspective of the faction, we also hope that a commercial force like the Haiya Chamber of Commerce can contain the trading power of Haiyuan Island.

Because of this historical origin, the Hanguang Sword Sect and the Haiya Chamber of Commerce have had a stable cooperative relationship for thousands of years. Whether it is the Zhongzhou Sword Discussion Conference or the Yangjiang Port bidding operation, the Hanguang Sword Sect has firmly stood by the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Here, we can also see the unbreakable alliance between the two parties.

The Haiya Chamber of Commerce naturally knows how to reciprocate kindness.

Since the trade in the Arctic State has been controlled by Haiyuan Island all year round, it is very difficult for the Hanguangsaber Faction to obtain external supplies. This is not to say that outside chambers of commerce cannot bypass Haiyuan Island to do business with the Hanguangsaber Faction, but the cost of doing so It is much higher than transiting through Haiyuan Island, which is not worth it from an economic perspective.

Even if some overseas chambers of commerce are willing to pay these additional trade costs in order to make good friends with the Hanguangsaber Faction, they dare not bear the diplomatic consequences of offending Haiyuan Island.

Although Haiyuan Island only exists at the end of the six sects in the far north, the sect still has thirteen early-stage Jindan cultivators, six middle-stage Jindan cultivators, and four late-stage Jindan cultivators.

For comparison, the Yangming Sect, the largest vassal sect in Zhongzhou, only has three golden elixir-level monks. Among them, the leader of the Yangming Sect with the highest cultivation level only has a fourth-level golden elixir cultivation level, which is not at the same level as Haiyuan Island.

Only the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, which has a deep foundation and is on the opposite side of Haiyuan Island, is willing to take the risk of completely offending Haiyuan Island and deliver overseas supplies to Hanguang City, the home of the Lightsaber Sect, at a loss all year round.

Of course, Haiyuan Island is not without means to counter the Haiya Clan. During the Yangjiang Port equity bidding, representatives from the Haiyuan Chamber of Commerce and the Haiya Chamber of Commerce maliciously raised the price. If the Haiya Clan hadn't hired Pan's Trading Company in the end With the Haiyuan Chamber of Commerce forced out, the bidding for the Yangjiang Port equity project will inevitably lead to a fierce battle.

After hearing that the Haiya Sect was in trouble this time, the Hanguang Sword Sect naturally would not sit idly by. Wu Yanjun, the leader of the Hanguang Sword Sect, immediately sent the Great Elder Gu Jianming to come for support.

As the second greatest master of the Hanguang Sword Sect after its leader, there is no doubt about Gu Jianming's strength.

While observing the situation in the banquet hall with his eagle eye technique, the flying sword in the sword box behind Gu Jianming's back was also trembling slightly, like a leaping tiger that could launch a thunderous strike at the target in the hall at any time, even if he was standing Su Yuanfeng, who was beside him, also felt like his hair was standing on end.

This is not Su Yuanfeng's illusion.

Because the swordsmanship inheritance practiced by Gu Jianming is the famous [Hidden Sword Technique] of the Hanguang Sword Sect.

Cultivators who practice this inheritance are usually very taboo about using their natal flying swords. Instead, they keep their natal flying swords in special sword boxes for constant maintenance. Some sword-hiding monks of the Light Sword Sect have never even used one in their entire lives. Sword, but chose to hand over his flying sword to his apprentice for further training after death.

Because the longer the time of warming, the more powerful the hidden sword monk will be when he unsheathes the sword. This inheritance also has the reputation in the world of cultivation that "if you don't unsheath the sword for ten years, you will see blood when you unsheath it."

Although the Hidden Sword monk can strike out with a sword that is far superior to his original strength when he unsheathes his sword, as long as the Hidden Sword is unsheathed, it will take at least several decades to recover as before. Fortunately, the Hidden Sword Technique is unique in the world of cultivation. It is so famous that in special scenes such as battlefields outside the territory, the Hidden Sword monk does not even need to actually draw his sword. He can frighten or even force his opponent away with just the Hidden Edge Sword placed in the sword box.

Ling Yang, a contestant in the Zhongzhou Sword Competition, was a practitioner of the Hidden Sword Technique.

It's a pity that Ling Yang entered the Immortal Sect less than 20 years ago and has not practiced the Hidden Sword Art for a long time. That's why he was defeated by Ye Chen, who had practiced the Gengjin Body Transformation Technique. Gu Jianming Wen Yang was also a practitioner of the Hidden Sword Art. The flying sword's life time is many times longer than that of Ling Yang!

That is to say, Su Yuanfeng has advanced to the golden elixir stage.

If it were a Qi-refining monk like Yang Lu, the body-protecting Qi might be cut open by the sword intent leaked from Gu Jianming's natal flying sword.

Su Yuanfeng and Gu Jianming obviously also noticed the changes that occurred in the banquet hall.

Jiang Hua'an had not revealed his trump card to Su Yuanfeng before, so Su Yuanfeng could not figure out what happened in the banquet hall. In order to suppress the anxiety in his heart, he couldn't help but asked softly: "Elder Gu, are you sure that Liu Hanxing and Are you going to kill Ye Chen under Fu Meng's eyes?"

Gu Jianming's eyes were fixed on the banquet hall, and he replied casually: "What? Could it be that President Su can't trust my methods?"

Su Yuanfeng waved his hand and said: "I don't mean to distrust the Great Elder. It's just that Liu Hanxing will definitely try his best to protect Ye Chen, and Fu Meng is also a famously difficult character in the Law Enforcement Hall of the Wuliang Sword Sect!"

Gu Jianming replied calmly: "The killing move of our Hanguang Sword Sect, Yunwai Tianguang, is the most powerful sniper method in the world of Kyushu cultivation. It is coupled with the art of hiding the sword and unsheathing it. Not to mention killing a mere Qi Refining Stage monk, even Liu Liu." It’s no problem to kill Han Xing together!”

Seeing Gu Jianming's confident look, Su Yuanfeng also nodded slightly. If the Haiya Chamber of Commerce had not sponsored Gu Jianming's training back then, this great elder of the Hanguang Sword Sect would never have wasted the precious opportunity to draw the sword for himself.

Turning his gaze back to the banquet hall, Su Yuanfeng couldn't help but said with some doubts: "Ye Chen has been sitting down for a long time, but City Lord Jiang has not sent a signal for a long time. Even the contracted female slaves have been invited to join in the fun. What on earth is going on? Which one is he playing? Does he really think that he can persuade Ye Chen to give up the revenge of exterminating his family with his words? "

"Huh? Could it be that President Su plans to change his plan?"

Su Yuanfeng hesitated for a moment, and finally waved his hands fiercely and said: "The plan can't keep up with the changes, and I don't think we can wait for Jiang Hua'an's signal. As long as something happens in the banquet hall, we will take action immediately to kill Ye Chen!"