Martial World

Chapter 224 Lin Ming's Return

Lin Ming's expectations were correct. With Ouyang Dihua's death and Ouyang Boyan's arrival, the Sky Fortune City had already turned upside down. However, people had preconceived the idea that Ouyang Dihua died at the hands of a congenital master. Lin Ming's suspicion was directly dismissed. excluded.

Even if Bi Luo knew that Lin Ming and Ouyang Dihua were celebrating the festival, she did not suspect Lin Ming. Bi Luo asked herself, even if she made her own move and used all kinds of illusions, she would not be able to kill him silently in that situation. Ouyang Dihua.

As a result, Ouyang Dihua's death became a mystery, and Ouyang Boyan couldn't find any clues no matter how he investigated.

After just ten days, the main sect assessment of the Seven Profound Martial Palace has begun...

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The heavy snow in Tianyun City has been falling on and off for more than ten days, and large swaths of snowflakes are like torn cotton wool, falling down one after another.

The whole city is shrouded in a vast whiteness. Every morning, government laborers take to the streets to sweep the snow, but they just sweep it today and lay it down again tomorrow.

In the Seven Xuanwu Mansion, the deacon of the registration office, Sun Liang, was holding a biographical novel and reading hard. Although it was freezing outside, there was a charcoal fire burning in a copper basin, and the door was also hung with cotton cloth. The curtains and the windows were covered with thick paper, and the whole house was warm.

Looking at the ice and snow outside in a warm, spring-like house is a unique experience. This atmosphere is the most suitable for reading.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, a cold wind blew in, and Sun Liang made a clever move. Somewhat upset, he raised his head, but when he saw it, he was stunned.

The person who came was actually Lin Ming!

"Junior Brother Lin? Are you back?" Sun Liang hurriedly put down the novel and greeted him with a smile. In the Seven Profound Martial Palace, no one should take it to heart, and no one would curry favor. Sun Liang knew it all.

"Well, my experience is over. It's almost two months. I came to the registration office to cancel the experience record."

"Junior Brother Lin is too polite, why did you make a special trip and just ask someone to send a message over here. Speaking of which, you came back on time, Junior Brother Lin didn't know, the chief sect assessment of the Seven Profound Valleys has already begun. Well, these days, Palace Master Qin has already started to select people.

"Sun Liang said a series of words quickly, while welcoming Lin Ming warmly, pouring a bowl of hot tea attentively.

"Huh?" Lin Ming was stunned for a moment. As a quasi-core disciple of the Seven Profound Martial Palace, he naturally knew about this general examination.

The Seven Profound Valleys set up Seven Profound Martial Houses in various countries, first, to better control each country. The other is to cultivate masters and strengthen the strength of the Seven Profound Valleys. Every three years, the chief sect will send people down to check on the disciples of the martial arts from several nearby countries and hold a martial arts meeting.

The main assessment objects of Huiwu are the core disciples of each martial arts palace, and if they are not core disciples, they are very good. You can also participate.

On the day of the martial arts meeting, the core disciples of the martial arts of various countries gathered, including the Seven Profound Valley Chief Sect and the Xiuwu Family who also sent talented disciples to compete with each other.

If you can achieve good results, not only will the core disciples who have achieved the results be rewarded, but the Palace Master of Wufu will also be rewarded.

Among them, the most precious reward is the Heavenly Enlightenment Pill that the Acquired Peak Master needs to take when he hits the Innate. It is hard to find the materials for entering the Heaven Pill. Seven Profound Valley refines a furnace every three years, and the finished product is only twenty or thirty pieces.

Even the amazingly talented Qin Ziya, who joined the Seven Profound Martial Palace for such a long time, only got one Heavenly Enlightenment Pill, and after taking this Heavenly Enlightenment Pill, he was unable to break through the innate because of the incompleteness of Qin's heart.

In recent years, Qin Ziya has entered the deep mountains and valleys for several years of ascetic cultivation, and Qin has a great heart, and urgently needs a heaven-penetrating pill to break the innate bottleneck.

However, the Heavenly Enlightenment Pill only rewards the first place in Huiwu!

It's easier said than done to take the first place. The Seven Profound Valley has jurisdiction over thirty-six countries, and beyond the thirty-six countries, there are also the disciples of the ancient Xiuwu family and the chief sect.

However, even if you don't get the first place, getting a top grade is a matter of great honor, and it will also be recorded in the credit book. Therefore, the palace masters of the martial arts palaces of various countries attach great importance to this martial arts meeting. .

"I didn't expect the main sect assessment to begin..."

Lin Ming was thinking in his heart when Sun Liang suddenly let out a loud cry, "Junior Brother Lin...you...you have reached the peak of bone forging?"

Only then did Sun Liang notice Lin Ming's cultivation. With a shake of his hand, the teacup almost fell to the ground. He remembered that before Lin Ming left, he was still in the tendon-changing stage, and when he came back, he was at the peak of bone forging. The speed of this cultivation was too fast!

Originally, Sun Liang was not optimistic about Lin Ming going out to practice at all. In his opinion, how could going out could compare to the resources provided by the Seven Profound Martial Palace, but he never imagined that Lin Ming would have improved by one and a half realms after turning around!

"Yeah, I got a breakthrough by luck." Lin Ming was reluctant to say more on this issue. In front of Qin Ziya, his cultivation could not be concealed. Why don't he expose his ability to return to the basics and hide his cultivation, otherwise it would be bad. explain.

lucky? Why didn't I have such a fluke?

Hearing Lin Ming's casual tone, Sun Liang had the urge to smash his head to death. From the tendon-relaxing stage to the bone-forging stage, he was lucky enough to go through a realm of one and a half in two months.

"By the way, when the Seven Profound Orders were handed down, it meant that Junior Brother Lin could become a core disciple as long as he reached the peak of Yijin when he was sixteen, right? Isn't Junior Brother Lin already a core disciple now?" Sun Liang suddenly thought of The Qi Xuan decree that was rumored a few days ago suddenly lit up.

"Well, it should be."

Sun Liang was stunned for a while before he realized it. Although he knew that Lin Ming would become a core disciple sooner or later, when the day Lin Ming became a core disciple, Sun Liang still felt a little dreamy. The results were incredible. It used to sound like an exaggeration to say that Lin Ming would become a Seven Profound Envoy in the future.

If you break through the innate and become an elder of the Seven Profound Valleys...

Sun Liang took a deep breath and didn't dare to think about it any longer. He was more and more respectful to Lin Ming, and he put the teacup into Lin Ming's hands, and complimented, "Junior Brother Lin's cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds, this time he might be in the general sect meeting martial arts. To be in the top 50."

Sun Liang said that the top 50 was not to underestimate Lin Ming. The main reason was that many of the disciples who participated in the general sect would be in their 19s and 20s, and their cultivation base was above the pulse condensing stage. Lin Ming's fifteen-year-old was too disadvantageous. .

Moreover, there are too many people participating in the general sect’s martial arts meeting. The Qixuan Valley has jurisdiction over 36 countries, more than a dozen ancient martial arts families, and the rookie disciples of the general sect. There are five or six hundred people. It's not easy to stand out from the crowd.

Lin Ming smiled and did not deny anything. He took a sip of the hot tea and said, "You said just now that Palace Master Qin has started to choose people. Who did you choose?"

Sun Liang said: "Two days ago, Palace Master Qin and Palace Master Sun had already convened a group of core disciples for the competition, and now more than half of the competition has been conducted, three people have been confirmed to participate in the assessment, and the remaining two candidates are still needed. Look at the results of the follow-up games."

"Oh? Which three are they?"

"The three people who have been confirmed are Qin Xingxuan, Zhou Yu, and Liang Long. The remaining two people who have not been decided are Ling Sen, Tuo Ku, Zhao Jifeng, and Jiang Bin."

"Huh? Didn't Ling Sen be selected by the first batch?" Lin Ming was a little surprised. Although Ling Sen was not a core disciple, his strength had already surpassed that of a Pulse Condensing stage martial artist. Even Qin Xingxuan might not be Ling Sen's opponent. , why hasn't it been decided yet?

Sun Liang said: "Palace Master Qin was selected from the five core disciples first, and then Ling Sen and Tuo Ku were counted."

It turned out to be the case. Lin Ming knew clearly in his heart that the main sect of the Seven Profound Valley was mainly for the core disciples, and non-core disciples were generally not allowed to participate. Probably because the five core disciples could not satisfy Qin Ziya, so Ling Sen and He was brought in. Tuo bitter.

Sun Liang said again: "Since Junior Brother Lin is back, hurry up and see Palace Master Qin. He is in the Xuanwu Hall of the Wu Palace."

"I see." Lin Ming nodded, then went out the door and strode towards Xuanwu Hall. He naturally did not want to miss the examination of the Seven Profound Valley's main sect. He was also very excited about the many rewards in the examination.

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The three-yearly general sect will be a big event for the palace masters of the Seven Profound Martial Palaces of various countries. Of course, Qin Ziya also attaches great importance to it. Of course, he didn't hold out much hope this time around. Lin Ming was still too young, and his cultivation was only at the tendon-changing stage. No matter how talented he was, he couldn't possibly be a match for those geniuses at the pulse-condensing stage.

The upper limit of the age of fighters to participate in the main sect will be 22 years old, which means that Lin Ming can still participate in two sessions. Qin Ziya believes that with Lin Ming's talent, when he is 22 years old, he will definitely be in the wushu meeting. Brilliant in the competition.

But before Qin Ziya's plan could be implemented, Lin Ming disappeared...

Qin Ziya suspected Ouyang Dihua, but there was no evidence, but what he never imagined was that Ouyang Dihua died only half a month after he returned, and the death was very bizarre. He actually died at the headquarters of the United Chamber of Commerce. It fell, and the few bodyguards around him didn't notice anything unusual.

As soon as Ouyang Dihua died, Ouyang Boyan rushed to Tianyun City, and now the whole Tianyun City is jumping, and Qin Ziya is miserable.

At this juncture, the main sect assessment is about to begin. As a second-level country, Tianyun Kingdom can send five contestants.

There are exactly five core disciples of the Seven Profound Martial House.

However, Qin Ziya was not satisfied with the strength of these five people. The only one who could do it was Qin Xingxuan, but Qin Xingxuan was also too young to be in the top 200.

So he can only let Ling Sen and Tuo Ku also participate. In fact, Qin Ziya doesn't want to do it unless he has to, because other countries will laugh at him that there is no one in the Seven Profound Martial Palace of Tianyun Kingdom, and he even asks outside disciples to participate in the general meeting. Zonghui Wu Chong facade.

Although Qin Ziya is indifferent by nature, it does not mean that he doesn't care about anything. Since he has become the head of a mansion, he must take the responsibility of the mansion master. He doesn't want to see his military mansion be ridiculed. (This site.. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

Chapter 225 The Qualifiers Begin

With a sigh, Qin Ziya said, "This time we are really not picking up. Mu Yinzhuo, who won the top 100 last time, is already twenty-two years old and has been recruited into the general sect. Qin Xingxuan is still young and also I won't get very good results, I can only rely on Ling Sen to support the scene..."

"Well, it's a pity, if Lin Ming were here, it would be much better. His current strength must have surpassed that of Tuo Ku." The bun looks like a Taoist priest. He is Sun Youdao, one of the two deputy palace masters of the Seven Profound Martial Palace.

Sun Youdao stepped into the acquired world at the age of forty-five, and now he has stayed in the acquired realm for seventy years. Although his cultivation base has already reached the peak of the acquired day, Sun Youdao knows that with his talent, the chief sect will not give him any gift. One of his Heavenly Enlightenment Pills is actually a waste even if he really gave it. One Heavenly Entry Pill is not enough for him to set foot in the innate.

Because he knows that he has been like this all his life, Sun Youdao has a good mentality, and he is his deputy palace lord, never fighting, and has always maintained a good relationship with Qin Ziya.

Qin Ziya nodded and said, "That's the only way. It's a pity that Lin Ming disappeared at this time."

"If it's really going out to practice, then I'm afraid..." Sun Youdao said that he didn't continue to talk about it. Lin Ming went out to practice at this time. The effect may not be as fast as the use of the seven major exercises to kill the formation in the Seven Profound Martial House.

Qin Ziya was silent.

Sun Youdao sighed and continued, "Lin Ming is indeed a good seedling, if he is allowed to grow up, he may not be able to achieve very good results this time when the chief sect will join the martial arts, but next time, next time, he may not be able to. Hit the top ten. There is even hope!"

As soon as Sun Youdao finished speaking, a flame of sound transmission burst into flames in the room. Qin Ziya heard the message in the sound transmission, and Huo Di stood up.

"What's the matter?" Sun Youdao rarely sees Qin Ziya so complacent.

"The news from the Wufu registration office, Lin Ming is back."

"Huh?" Sun Youdao was stunned, "This kid, won't he really go out to practice, right?"

As soon as Sun Youdao finished speaking, Lin Ming's voice sounded outside Xuanwu Hall: "Disciple Lin Ming, please see Palace Master Qin."

"Come in!"

The door of the hall was pushed open, and Lin Ming stepped forward and bowed. "Palace Master Qin, Palace Master Sun."

This old man in green shirt, Lin Ming, also knew him. A few months ago, he was the one who handed over the Chongxuan Soft Silver Spear to him.

Qin Ziya looked Lin Ming up and down. His complexion changed a few times. Rao is Qin Ziya who was always calm, but this time he was so shocked that he lost his normal state, "Lin Ming, you have reached the pinnacle of bone forging!?"

"Yes. I encountered a chance a few days ago, and I was lucky to break through."

Lin Ming said it lightly, but Qin Ziya's heart was full of ups and downs. Most of the chances of a martial artist are accompanied by danger. How many chances are there? How dangerous will it be, what has Lin Ming experienced outside in the past two months? Every warrior has his own secret, and Qin Ziya did not ask.

The old man in the blue shirt was also shocked and his beard jumped. Back then, Lin Ming was able to defeat Ouyang Dihua, who was in the bone-forging period. Now, at the peak of bone-forging, that's pretty impressive! I'm afraid I'll be in the top 50 this time, maybe in the top 30!

Qin Ziya asked, "Lin Ming, you two months. Did you really go out to practice?"

Lin Ming nodded, naturally he never mentioned the matter of Ouyang Dihua.

Qin Ziya pondered for a while. Without further questioning, he always felt that something was wrong, Lin Ming suddenly went out to experience training, and Ouyang Dihua's death... If it wasn't for Lin Ming's cultivation base here, it would be impossible to kill Ouyang Dihua under such circumstances. , Qin Ziya will definitely suspect that there is any connection between the two.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Since Lin Ming answered like this, Qin Ziya did not continue to ask questions. What he most wanted to know now was Lin Ming's strength.

"Lin Ming, according to the content of the assessment stipulated by the Seven Profound Order, you have become the core disciple of my Seven Profound Martial Palace. Do you know that this time the main sect will meet martial arts?"

Lin Ming nodded and said, "This disciple knows."

"Okay, there are still two spots left for the main sect's martial arts competition. It was originally scheduled to be selected among Ling Sen, Tuo Ku, Zhao Jifeng, and Jiang Bin. Now I add you and choose two out of five! You take a rest tonight, and tomorrow morning, the preliminaries will start. It just so happens that you have a duel with Ling Sen and Tuo Ku, so let’s compare it together. If you win, I promised you the Biling Pill and the Body Spiritual Liquid. Breaking through the bone forging period, you have a mental preparation."

Although he had already decided that Lin Ming would definitely occupy a spot, Qin Ziya still wanted him to participate in the competition. First, he wanted to convince the crowd, and second, he wanted to know how strong Lin Ming was.

"Oh, I see." Lin Ming was not surprised. Ling Sen had been staying at the peak of Yi Jin for a long time, and it was time to break through.

Lin Ming had been looking forward to the fight against Ling Sen for a long time. Originally, Ling Sen had always been the target of Lin Ming's pursuit, but he did not expect that now, he has surpassed the past so suddenly.

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The news of Lin Ming's return quickly spread throughout Heavenly Fate City as if he had grown wings.

However, most people didn't think there was any surprise. They only thought that Lin Ming had really gone out to practice. Only a few people felt that this was unusual.

Of course, the most shocking thing was that Bi Luo, Lin Ming actually came back alive!

"This little beast really has a big fate!" Bi Luo's face was sinking like water, because he preconceived that Ouyang Dihua died at the hands of a congenital master, so he did not doubt Lin Ming.

"Will he know that besides Ouyang Dihua, I am the one who harmed him?" Bi Luo felt uneasy, Lin Ming's growth rate was too fast, enough to threaten him in a few years.

Bi Luo also thought about telling Ouyang Boyan about Ouyang Dihua's union with her to harm Lin Ming, but she was afraid that Ouyang Boyan who was in a rage would turn her anger on herself, so Bi Luo was now in a dilemma, like sitting on a needle.

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The preliminaries of the General Sect Huiwu are a triennial event of the Seven Profound Martial Arts. The preliminaries are open to the public, and anyone with aristocratic status or a disciple of the Seven Profound Martial House can enter and watch.

During the first round of pre-selection of core disciples, the audience was still a little smaller than usual due to the bad weather, but this time was different. The entire arena was full. Nine out of ten of them heard that Lin Ming was returning. , to see the decisive battle between Lin Ming and Ling Sen.

In Tianyun Kingdom, the most famous young masters are Ling Sen and Lin Ming. As for Zhou Yu and Liang Long, the core disciples of the martial arts, not many people know that these people are from the four major martial arts families on the border of Tianyun Kingdom. They are not from the Heavenly Fate Kingdom. Whether they are strong or weak, it is none of their business.

There was still snow in the sky, but it was much smaller. The snow in the entire Qixuanwu Mansion's performance field was swept away, and a snow shelter was erected around it.

Martial artists with a certain level of cultivation are not afraid of the cold wind at all, while those weak nobles wear warm mink brocade clothes, and there are hot tea and charcoal fire on the side, and they do not feel cold at all.

Liang Long and Zhou Yu, who passed the preliminaries early, also sat in the audience, waiting for the start of the game.

"You said Ling Sen wins, or Lin Ming wins?" Liang Long asked casually while eating pine nuts. In his opinion, the highlight of this preliminaries was the duel between Ling Sen and Lin Ming. As for Zhao Jifeng, Jiang Bin, Tuo Ku and the others, they were slightly worse.

Zhou Yu said with a smile, "It's hard to say. Ling Sen can compare to a Pulse Condensing stage martial artist at the peak of Yi Jin, and Lin Ming can compare to Zhang Guanyu in the early stage of Yi Jin. Now both of them have improved their strength, it's a battle between dragons and tigers."

The news that Lin Ming had reached the bone-forging stage had not yet spread, but Zhou Yu had known in advance that Lin Ming had officially become one of the core disciples.

"Jiang Bin and Zhao Jifeng are indeed weaker in strength, but I want to try Lin Ming's skills." Liang Long smiled confidently. He didn't think his strength was inferior to Ling Sen and Lin Ming.

"Huh? Palace Master and the others are here." Liang Long put down Songzi, and at the entrance of the martial arts field, a row of people filed out. The person in white who walked in the front was Qin Ziya, and the snowflakes fell down and approached his body. He flew away naturally, and not a single piece of snow fell on him.

Behind Qin Ziya, Palace Master Sun and the elders of the Wu Palace followed, and at the back were five contestants including Lin Ming and Ling Sen.

Seeing Lin Ming's appearance, the atmosphere in the entire arena immediately rose. In the past few months, Lin Ming has created miracles several times, and his accumulated popularity has even surpassed that of Qin Xingxuan. Especially for civilian warriors and female fans, Lin Ming is absolute They were idols. Many aristocratic girls waved the silk in their hands towards Lin Ming regardless of their restraint. This time, Lin Ming reappeared after being silent for two months, which aroused the infinite expectations of fans.

As the game time approached, more and more characters appeared, and even Bai Jingyun, who was staying at home recently, also arrived, which caused Murong Zi's surprise, "Sister Jingyun, you have finally come out, stay in the room for more. How many days are you staying, and you're going to get moldy?"

Bai Jingyun smiled and didn't say anything. She glanced at the audience inadvertently, her eyes stayed on Lin Ming for a short time, and then moved away.

Bai Jingyun naturally knew about the feud between Lin Ming and Ouyang Dihua, but she told her rationally that Ouyang Dihua's death was done by a congenital master and had nothing to do with Lin Ming, but for some reason, she always unconsciously linked the two together. .

"Sister Jingyun, who are you looking for?" Murong Zi asked with a smile.

"Just a casual look, it's nothing." Bai Jingyun shook her head and smiled indifferently, but her mood was not calm.

There was only a quarter of an hour left before the start of the preliminaries. At this time, the prince Yang Lin was also present. Today, Yang Lin wore a tiger-skin unicorn robe, pedaling snow boots, and straddled a snow dragon horse.

The prince arrived but did not pass it on, because there were too many important people in the audience today. Important figures from major families, princes and nobles, marquis and earls, and even the top ten generals also came.

In such a scene, he is a prince, and it is still not good to be high-profile. (To be continued)