Zhou Yan unfolded the deed.
Under the illumination of the candlelight in the hall, the handwriting on the deed was clear: Cangyue Sect is willing to exchange double the spiritual materials for the Xingyi Sect Green Rock Mountain Range Black Iron Mine three-year mining rights at the southern foot.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense.
The so-called "transaction" is just a decent way of saying it.
The Black Iron Mine at the southern foot of the Green Rock Mountain Range is one of the most important mineral veins under the jurisdiction of the Xingyi Sect. The black iron produced every year accounts for 30% of the Xingyi Sect's total revenue.
Cangyue Sect wants three years of mining rights, which is tantamount to cutting flesh from the Xingyi Sect.
What's even more cruel is that Zhou Yan uses the word "gambling".
He bets Cangyue Sect double the spiritual material, and bets on whether Xingyi Sect dares to take it.
If Xingyi Sect dare not accept it, it is showing cowardice and admitting that Changxi Prefecture, who is divided into five factions, is not as good as Qingtian Prefecture, who dominates one government;
If you dare to accept it, Yue Yunzheng has challenged Chen Jianghe in public. If Chen Jianghe loses, the mining rights of Black Iron Mine will be handed over to others.
Both advance and retreat are pitfalls.
Liu Shuling stood beside Chen Jianghe, lowering his voice and cursing. "This old guy has such a vicious plan."
Han Shuitian glanced at her and she shut up immediately, but the anger in her eyes could not be suppressed no matter how hard she tried.
Cen Qianfan sat in the main seat, his eyes fell on the deed, and he was silent for a moment.
There was silence in the hall, and everyone held their breath.
The heads of the five sects, the elders of each dean, and the core disciples all focused their gazes on the Xuan Qing figure.
For a long time, Cen Qianfan slowly stretched out his hand, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and put it down.
Then, he raised his eyes, looked at Zhou Yan, and said calmly, "Elder Zhou is so elegant, Xingyi Sect will accompany you."
He picked up the ink pen on the case and signed his name on the deed, writing calmly without any hesitation.
After signing, he pushed the deed back in front of Zhou Yan, with a calm expression on his face, as if what he had just signed was not the three-year mining rights of a mine, but an insignificant piece of paper.
A hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes, and then he laughed, "Sect Leader Cen is so refreshing!"
He put the deed into his sleeve, turned his eyes to the figure in green in the palace, and said with a smile, "Then please Chen Chief Disciple to move to Martial Arts Arena, and let me, my nephew, learn the skills of Changxi Prefecture's genius."
Yue Yunzheng stood up.
He did not immediately go outside the palace, but took off the long green sword from his waist, held it in both hands, and placed it gently on the table beside him.
He turned around, walked to the hall, saluted Cen Qianfan with his fists raised, then turned to Chen Jianghe, cupped his fists and said, "Chen Chief Disciple is very good at spearmanship, Yun I am ashamed of myself. But Shenxing Sect Selection is coming soon, and you and I must lead our respective sects to Yu Province. If we damage our foundation and miss our way through the competition, both factions will lose."
He paused, straightened up, and his eyes fell on Chen Jianghe's face. "Today you and I don't use weapons, we only use fists and feet to judge the level, how about that?"
Zhou Yan stroked his beard and agreed with a gentle smile, "Yun Zheng is right. To make friends with force, why use swords and guns? It's a small thing to hurt your kindness, but it's big to miss the selection. Chen Chief Disciple is a master of marksmanship, and Yun Zheng's sword is not a vegetarian. If there is a real fight, wouldn't it be a pity if something goes wrong?"
This is a beautiful statement, but everyone can hear the underlying meaning.
Liu Shuling curled his lips, lowered his voice and said to Fei Wenli beside him, "It's obvious that he was afraid of Jiang He's gun. Why did he miss the selection?" Isn't it because he was afraid of being beaten so hard that he couldn't get up, and even Yu Province couldn't go?"
Fei Wenli nodded repeatedly and was about to agree when he saw Han Shuitian glance at Liu Shuling.
The look was not serious, but it sent a chill down Liu Shuling's spine, and he immediately closed his mouth tightly, but he couldn't hide the disdain on his face.
Everyone in the palace had different expressions.
Lie Qingyang was sitting in the first place on the left, with an expressionless face, but his eyes were always staring at the back of Yue Yunzheng.
His son Lie Fangxu had his sternum shattered by a shot from Chen Jianghe. He knew the power of that Army Breaker Spear better than anyone else.
Yue Yunzheng didn't dare to take the gun, he wasn't surprised.
Tie Xiong grinned, the smile was full of sarcasm, but he didn't say anything due to the occasion.
Lin Zhengyang stroked his beard and said nothing, his eyes stayed on Yue Yunzheng for a moment, and then fell on Chen Jianghe, thoughtfully.
Jiang Liu put down the tea cup and raised the corners of his lips slightly, with a sense of watching a good show.
Chen Jianghe stood behind Han Shuitian, his expression unchanged.
He looked at Yue Yunzheng's calm eyes and Zhou Yan's smiling face, and felt bright in his heart.
This bet was set up the moment Zhou Yan took out the deed.
Yue Yunzheng didn't dare to take his shot, not because he was afraid, but because he couldn't afford to lose.
If Yue Yunzheng was defeated by his gun even with his sword, where would Cangyue Sect's face be?
Therefore, Yue Yunzheng wants to "go all the way" and "only focus on fists and feet".
In this way, if you lose, you can say "you didn't try your best", and if you win, you can say "defeated Xingyi Sect Chief Disciple with bare hands".
There is room for advancement and retreat.
Chen Jianghe The corners of his lips raised slightly, revealing a very faint smile.
He walked out of the queue slowly, untied Army Breaker Spear from behind, and handed his hands to a Soaring Wood Court disciple beside him.
"Okay." He said calmly, his voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
The two of them walked towards the hall one after the other. Dozens of heads of the five sects, elders of each dean, and core disciples filed out and swarmed onto the viewing platform around Martial Arts Arena.
Martial Arts Arena has a radius of thirty feet and is paved with bluestone.
Yue Yunzheng stood in the field, took a deep breath, and slowly raised his palms.
Cyan Gang Qi gushes out of his body, like a mist at first, then becomes thicker and thicker, and finally condenses into a wall of cyan energy visible to the naked eye, covering his entire body.
That Gang Qi is as deep and thick as a mountain, as majestic as a mountain, and as deep as the earth.
"Cangyue Mountain-Subduing Art", Cangyue Sect Zhenpai Kung Fu is famous for its defense and is known as "unbreakable at the same level".
Yue Yunzheng has practiced hard for ten years and has perfected this skill. Among his peers, there are only a handful of people who can break through his defenses.
He took one step forward and the ground trembled slightly.
It's not that he deliberately released the pressure, but that Gang Qi was too concentrated, and every step he took was filled with tremendous force.
On the viewing platform, Lie Qingyang frowned slightly.
The same Half-Step True Essence and Yue Yunzheng are more powerful than their son Lie Fangxu.
The solidification degree of Cangqing Gang Qi is at least twice that of Lie Fangxu.
Tie Xiong stopped smiling, and his bell-like eyes became a little more dignified.
Liu Shuling stood at the edge of the auditorium, clenching her fists. Although she said she was unforgiving, she knew it in her heart.
This Yue Yunzheng is much stronger than Lie Fangxu.
Chen Jianghe stands ten feet away opposite Yue Yunzheng.
He didn't deliberately release his breath, he just stood quietly, his hands hanging down naturally, his face calm.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on him, coating the emerald green robe with a layer of gold.
Over his shoulder, Redfire poked his little head out of his clothes, staring at Yue Yunzheng with scarlet gold eyes, and let out a very low whimper in his throat.
Yue Yunzheng's eyes fell on Chen Jianghe. There was no contempt or arrogance, only the calmness of a hunter looking at his prey.
"Chen Chief Disciple, please."
Before he finished speaking, he moved.
Both palms flew, and the green Gang Qi surged out like a tide, turning into a green palm beam about ten feet long. With a crushing force, it shot Chen Jianghe head-on.
There is nothing fancy about this palm, only the purest power and speed.
Cangyue Mountain-Subduing Art, Azure Dragon Claw Probe!
Before the palm of the hand arrived, the force that was as dense as a mountain had already caused the Martial Arts Arena bluestone ground to crack slightly.
On the viewing platform, several disciples with lower cultivation levels were forced to breathe stagnant by the pressure and involuntarily took half a step back.
Chen Jianghe does not retreat but advances.
Golden Marrow Body pushed with all his strength, golden light flowed under the skin, and bursts of warmth came from the depths of the bones.
He did not use the Five Elements Cycle, but pushed the wood attribute Gang Qi to the limit. He punched out with both fists, and the green light on the fist edge skyrocketed.
!
The green light was as solid as substance, full of vitality, but also carrying unparalleled murderous intent.
But if someone looks closely, they will find that there is a faint gun power in the green light.
He incorporated his marksmanship into his boxing skills.
With one punch, the punch was like a spear, piercing straight into the center of the green palm!
"Bang!"
The moment the two forces collided, a loud noise shook Martial Arts Arena.
The violent shock wave spread in all directions, and several disciples who were close by were shocked to the point where their eardrums hurt, and they all covered their ears.
Yue Yunzheng staggered slightly and took half a step back.
He looked down at his palm, and there was a red mark on his palm.
Chen Jianghe is motionless.
The first move is to make a judgment call.
Yue Yunzheng A flash of solemnity flashed in his eyes, he took a deep breath and raised his palms again.
This time, he stopped testing and used Cangyue Mountain-Subduing Art with all his strength. Each palm move became more concentrated and thicker than the last.
Every move of Azure Dragon Claw Probe, Cangyue Pressing Down, Earth's Descent carries a crushing force, like a landslide or a crack in the ground, overwhelmingly pressing down on Chen Jianghe.
On the viewing platform, an elder Blazing Sun Sect lost his voice and said, "What a strong foundation! This Yue Yunzheng is only twenty-five years old, how can he cultivate Cangyue Mountain-Subduing Art to such an extent?"
Another elder looked solemn. "Cangyue Sect has devoted all his resources to training, how can he not be strong? Every move of his palm technique has true meaning, and he has understood the "moment"."
Chen Jianghe still doesn't dodge.
He punched out with both fists, each punch carrying Heaven Pivot Breaking Formation Spear and Spear Intent.
The punch comes out like a spear stabbing, the punch falls like a spear sweeping, the fist turns like a spear picking up, and the punch collapses like a spear shaking.
He incorporated all the changes in his marksmanship into these physical fists.
Three moves to test and five moves to attack.
At the seventh move, Yue Yunzheng was forced to take three steps back.
The eighth move, Chen Jianghe's punch suddenly changed!
He stepped forward and thrust out his right fist from his waist. This punch was not a fist, but a gun.
It's the fourth type of Heaven Pivot Breaking Formation Spear, Heaven Pivot!
Above the fist, the green light condensed into a spear-shaped shadow about a foot long. The tip of the spear was like a needle, and the body of the spear was like electricity. With an edge that could tear everything apart, it pierced Yue Yunzheng's chest!
Yue Yunzheng's pupils suddenly shrank, and he tried his best to block with crossed palms!
"Bang!"
The loud noise shook the sky!
The gun-shaped phantom stabbed hard on his crossed arms, and the blue Body-Protecting Gang Qi shattered inch by inch like paper!
An overwhelming force surged in, and Yue Yunzheng flew backwards like a kite with its string cut off. He was in mid-air, with a wisp of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth!
He took seven steps back in a row, and with every step he took, the bluestone ground cracked with spiderweb-like cracks.
When the seventh step fell, he had retreated to the edge of Martial Arts Arena, and his heels were no more than three inches from the white line on the sidelines.
He stabilized his body and looked down at his arms.
The pair of sleeves and robes had been shattered by the fist, and the two blue and purple fist marks on the exposed arms were shocking.
His arms trembled slightly, his mouth cracked, and blood flowed down his arms, dripping onto the broken bluestone ground.
Beside Martial Arts Arena, there was dead silence.
Everyone stared at this scene blankly, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Cangyue Sect Chief Disciple disciple Yue Yunzheng, twenty-five-year-old Half-Step True Essence, a genius whom Cangyue Sect devoted all his resources to training, could only survive eight moves under Chen Jianghe.
Eight moves.
And what Chen Jianghe uses is not a gun.
Liu Shuling stood on the edge of the auditorium, his mouth open wide enough to stuff an egg.
She knew that Chen Jianghe was strong, but she didn't expect that he was already so strong.
With bare hands, he defeated Cangyue Sect Chief Disciple in eight moves. With this fighting power, if you look at the younger generation of Changxi Prefecture, who else can compare with it?
She suddenly remembered that when Chen Jianghe first joined Soaring Wood Court, she was just Minor Completion of Transforming Force.
At that time, she could knock him down with just one slap.
What now? The gap is so big that she can no longer think of catching up.
Lie Qingyang was sitting on the viewing platform with a complex look on his face.
His son Lie Fangxu was beaten by Chen Jianghe and had three broken sternums. He was not without resentment in his heart.
But today he saw Chen Jianghe defeat Yue Yunzheng with his bare hands and eight moves, and he suddenly felt that Lie Fangxu did not lose unfairly.
This young man has gone far beyond the scope of the younger generation Changxi Prefecture.
Tie Xiong slapped his thigh with a thunderous voice. "Okay! Well done! I'm just saying, what Cangyue Sect Chief Disciple, when it comes to us Changxi Prefecture, we have to get down too!"
Lin Zhengyang stroked his beard and smiled, his gentle eyes full of approval.
He looked at Cen Qianfan beside him and whispered, "Sect Leader Cen, this kid's future is limitless."
Cen Qianfan's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded slightly, but a trace of relief clearly flashed through his deep eyes.
Jiang Liu put down the tea cup and raised the corners of his lips slightly. He looked at Zhou Yan, wanting to see the expression of the Cangyue Sect foreign affairs elder at this moment.
The smile on Zhou Yan's face has solidified.
He sat on the viewing platform and stared at the figure in green clothes in the field, a trace of disbelief flashing in his eyes.
He knows that Chen Jianghe is very strong. Xingyi Sect defeated Zhao Tian in Daqing and Lie Fangxu in the public arena. He has heard about these two battles.
But he didn't expect that Chen Jianghe was already so strong.
Defeat Yue Yunzheng with bare hands and eight moves.
What if that gun was used?
He didn't dare to think about it.
On Martial Arts Arena, Yue Yunzheng stabilized the surging blood and raised his sleeves to wipe away the blood at the corner of his mouth.
He was not angry, annoyed, or even unwilling. He just took a deep breath, suppressed the surging blood in his chest, then raised his head and looked at Chen Jianghe.
Eyes facing each other.
Yue Yunzheng suddenly smiled.
There was relief and admiration in that smile.
He straightened his torn robes, solemnly clasped his fists towards Chen Jianghe, bowed deeply, and bowed deeply.
"Brother Chen's boxing skills are superior to mine, Yun Zheng is convinced."
This gift made everyone present stunned.
Cangyue Sect disciples looked at each other with extremely ugly expressions.
When they came, they thought that Senior Brother Yue was bound to win, that the five Changxi Prefecture factions were nothing but a piece of loose sand, and that Xingyi Sect Chief Disciple were nothing more than chickens and dogs.
But with eight moves, just eight moves, their Chief Disciple was beaten to the point of being unable to fight back.
But they couldn't find anything wrong with Yue Yunzheng's gift.
If you lose, you lose, and you are convinced. This is the character of a warrior and the dignity of the Cangyue Sect.
Chen Jianghe stood up with his fists closed, looking at Yue Yunzheng bowing to the ground, his expression unchanged.
He was not sarcastic, not proud, he just clasped his fists, bowed slightly, and returned the salute.
"Concession."
On the viewing platform, Zhou Yan has stood up.
The smile on his face had long since returned to normal. He took out the deed from his sleeve, along with another neatly folded copy of Inventory, and walked to Cen Qianfan holding it in both hands.
He placed the deed and Inventory on the long table and said with a smile, "Sect Leader Cen, Cangyue Sect will practice what he says. This double amount of spiritual material will last for three days."
The items will be sent to the Xingyi Sect. Inventory listed on Crimson Flame Iron Essence, Green Gang Copper Mother, and Cold Marrow Liquid are all of the best quality in the Cangyue Sect's warehouse. Please accept them Sect Leader Cen."
He spoke sincerely and smiled broadly, as if the person who just lost the bet was not his own sect, but someone who had won a lot of money.
This Qi-nurturing skill made several heads present secretly nod their heads.
Cangyue Sect's ability to dominate a government depends not only on his strong fists, but also on his tolerance to be able to afford to lose.
If you lose, you lose. Don't make excuses, don't play tricks, just admit defeat and fulfill the contract.
Such people are truly difficult opponents.
Cen Qianfan took the deed and Inventory, glanced at the list of spiritual materials listed above, and nodded slightly. "Elder Zhou is refreshing."
He put the deed in his sleeve and looked calm, as if what he had just won was not the three-year mining rights of a mine, but an insignificant small bet.
Han Shuitian stood beside Cen Qianfan, stroking his beard and saying nothing.
He stared at Zhou Yan's smiling face, a hint of appreciation flashing in his old eyes.
This old fox loses so honorably, no wonder Cangyue Sect can extend his tentacles to Changxi Prefecture in his hand.
He looked at the figure in green clothes in the field again, with a little more warmth in his eyes.
In today's battle, Chen Jianghe won cleanly, and Cangyue Sect won without saying a word.
After this battle, if Cangyue Sect wants to take advantage of that Black Iron Mine again, he will have to think carefully about it.