The Selection Tournament Begins
After the Lion's move intimidated others, they gave up any desire to compete. Some looked down on it, while others dared not.
"Brother, is there anything special about the little girl you bought?"
Lin Qi, standing to the side, looked at Lin Qing with some confusion.
"It's nothing, I just don't like the slave trade."
Lin Qing shook her head.
Cailin, who had initially been somewhat curious, sighed softly and then asked in a calm tone, "So you're going to raise her?"
"Of course not. Let her work at the Green Emperor Pavilion from now on! That way, she can be considered self-reliant!"
Lin Qing wasn't a saint; at most, he'd let the other party fend for themselves. As for freedom, in the Black-Corner Region, freedom was a privilege reserved for the strong; without strength, one could only become prey.
As the auction progressed and one item after another was presented, the atmosphere gradually became more and more lively.
During this period, Lin Qing also bought several Medicinal Herb Medicinal Herb, spending a total of more than 3 million yuan.
About half an hour later, with the appearance of a Low Earth Tier Dou Technique Thunder Crescent Slash, the atmosphere began to reach its climax.
Finally, Lin Qing's refined Imperial Extreme Pill and Dou Spirit Pill were presented as the grand finale, and were auctioned off by the Rakshasa Gate for 9 million gold coins.
After the auction, Lin Qing and his group stayed in Black Seal City for more than half a month. The Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop were successfully merged into the Green Emperor Pavilion, and Black Seal City was renamed Qinghuang City.
Zi Yan also seemed very concerned about Lin Qing establishing his power, clamoring to become the vice pavilion master. In response, he could only give her the nominal position of vice pavilion master. Anyway, he would be returning to the academy soon, so it didn't matter if he gave her the position. In fact, if she could unify the Ancient Dragon Clan, it would be a great opportunity for Yuan Yi and the others.
Although no grand opening ceremony was held and the operation was kept low-key, some forces did come to visit during this period. For example, the Beast Taming Sect, the Tianyin Sect, the Rakshasa Gate, the Mad Lion Gang, the Black Emperor Sect, and the Blood Sect came together this time.
They are all renowned and powerful forces in the Black-Corner Region. Presumably, they came to test the waters and see if they could take a bite out of them.
"Hehe, gentlemen, may I ask what brings you to my Green Emperor Pavilion?"
Looking at the group of people who followed the servants into the hall, there was a One-Star Dou Ancestor and several Dou Emperors, and they were all the kind of guys who had their own ulterior motives. They weren't worth paying too much attention to.
As soon as they entered, the group stared intently at the eight people sitting below Lin Qing's seat. They could sense the terrifying aura emanating from Ling Qingzhu and the others—four Dou Zong and four Dou Emperor —who were far beyond their ability to contend with. Moreover, the aloof and otherworldly woman was a High-Rank Dou Zong, though she seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough, as her aura was somewhat fluctuating.
On the contrary, Zi Yan, who was sitting in the main seat with Lin Qing, didn't seem to care much about them; they were just two Dou Wang.
"Hehe, young brother Zhang, we've heard that your esteemed establishment is newly built, so we've come to pay our respects," the old man in the yellow robe said with a light laugh.
The rest of the group nodded slightly, but it was unclear how much of it was genuine. After all, Lin Qing's move to merge the two major forces not only offended a group of powerful figures on the Black Ranking, but also Mo Tianxing, who had already entered the Dou Zong realm.
However, given the strength displayed by Lin Qing and his group, they currently lack the power to retaliate.
"Oh? Since this is a visit, I wonder if you have prepared any gifts?"
As the words fell, a powerful surge of Soul Power erupted from between Lin Qing's brows, directly crushing towards Mo Tianxing and his group.
"Of course I have it!" Mo Tianxing struggled against the terrifying pressure and answered hoarsely.
The others also said they brought gifts.
Seeing that they had given in, Lin Qing withdrew his soul pressure.
Seeing Lin Qing's domineering attitude, the group had no choice but to obediently offer expensive gifts and then slunk away, making no mention of their earlier plan to divide up the Green Emperor Pavilion.
However, those who suffered heavy bleeding will definitely need to go back and replenish their bodies elsewhere.
Lin Qing didn't care too much about this. He had originally thought about killing them, but after thinking about it, he gave up. He figured that if he killed them, others would just emerge, so it was better to keep these forces as easy targets.
In the past, there have been instances of forces being wiped out in the Black-Corner Region, and even attempts to unify it have failed, all due to the environment and the influx of people.
However, if there were a few Dou Venerable, it would be easy to pacify this place, but the cost would outweigh the gains, so no Dou Venerable is willing to do so.
After arranging for Lion, Lin Qi Ling Qingzhu, and the other two to stay in Black Seal City —partly to keep watch and partly to guard the city—and leaving behind some Medicinal Pill, he took Cailin and Zi Yan directly back to the academy.
Soon after, the events at the Green Emperor Pavilion quickly spread throughout the Black-Corner Region, and the instigator of this incident had already arrived in Heping Town with Zi Yan and Xiaocai.
At this time, Cailin had already switched back with Xiaocai, because the time they had agreed upon with Lin Qing had arrived.
Time passed by little by little.
The annual Inner Academy Selection Tournament has finally begun.
As the only Sixth-Grade Alchemist in the Alchemy Department, Lin Qing was naturally invited by the academy to watch the battle from the rostrum, and he readily agreed.
Even if you can't fry fish yourself, watching others do it is still a great experience.
The soft, warm sunlight poured down from the sky, and as the sun slowly rose on the horizon, the academy, which had been quiet all night, finally became full of vitality again. Countless youthful men and women poured out from all parts of the academy, their destination very clear: the large square located in the center of the academy.
The Inner Academy Selection Tournament is almost an annual grand event at the Jia Nan Academy. Those who qualify for the selection tournament are all outstanding individuals in their respective classes. The fierce competition between them is extremely exciting. Moreover, this year's selection tournament is said to have two new students with exceptional talent and strength, and they are both girls. Some people even say that they are the daughters of an elder.
Countless people are eagerly anticipating their performance.
Today should be the day when all the elders have come to the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. Perhaps it's because of Xiao Yixian and the other two's talent, or perhaps it's because of his influence.
"Elder Lin!" ×5
Hu Gan and the others bowed to Lin Qing.
"Vice Principal, all the elders are here!"
Lin Qing waved to the five people.
Lin Qing then took the seat assigned to him by the academy. His seat was quite central, located to the left of Hu Gan.
"Why are there six elders this time?"
"Is that child also an elder? He's so young!"
"That little boy is so cute!"
"Could it be the Headmaster's son?"
Upon seeing the young Lin Qing, some students in the square started chatting amongst themselves. No matter the world, there's no shortage of people who appreciate good looks, nor is there a shortage of onlookers.
Ignoring the whispers among the students, Lin Qing quickly spotted Xiao Yi Xian and her companion in the plaza.
Of course, besides the two of them, he also saw many familiar faces, such as Han Yue Xiao Yu.
Thank you 303150 for the monthly pass.