God Emperor

The Fire Dragon Prince pulled Zuo Longlin down and apologized quickly, saying, "I was just impulsive and offended the Minister. I hope the Minister will not be angry."

Minister Ning snorted coldly and said, "The Fire Dragon Prince, you should discipline your son more in the future to avoid causing trouble for the Fire Dragon County. Ning An, see them off."

An old housekeeper came out and sent the Fire Dragon Prince and Zuo Longlin out.

Minister Ning kept the Yunwu Prince and Zhang Ruochen and talked with them for a long time. After the night banquet, he sent someone to send the Yunwu Prince and Zhang Ruochen back to the manor.

Back to the manor, Zhang Ruochen held the sword-discussion letter in his hand and looked at the beautiful words on it. He really couldn't figure out why the Thirteenth Princess would send him the sword-discussion letter?

Zhang Ruochen put the sword-discussion letter away and stopped thinking about it. He entered the inner space of the time-space crystal stone and prepared to refine another drop of semi-saint true liquid before the sword-discussion meeting.

Two days later, Zhang Ruochen took the sword-discussing invitation and went directly to the palace of Qianshui County to participate in the sword-discussing conference.

The so-called "sword-discussing conference" is actually to select a son-in-law for the thirteenth county princess. Only the geniuses who have been selected by the thirteenth county princess are eligible to participate.

In addition, even the Yunwu county prince cannot step into the palace.

It can be said that this is a gathering of the young generation of masters. The top talents from various countries gathered together to compete with swords. Only the strongest swordsman can marry the thirteenth county princess.

The venue for the sword-discussing conference was chosen in Jinfengwan of Qianshui Palace. It was guarded by 3,000 imperial guards and could only be entered with the sword-discussing invitation.

Qianshui Palace looked unusually magnificent, with tall vermilion palaces and suspended eaves towers. Some of the large squares were filled with powerful fourth-level beasts, locked with iron chains as thick as bowls, exuding a powerful and shocking aura.

Even the ordinary imperial guards guarding Jinfengwan are at the Xuanji realm, which is not comparable to the Yunwu County's imperial guards.

It only takes a thousand imperial guards to defeat the 100,000-man army of Yunwu County.

A small commander of the imperial guards at the Xuanji realm stopped Zhang Ruochen and said in a very serious manner: "Please show me the sword-fighting invitation."

Zhang Ruochen took out the silver invitation and showed it to the small commander of the imperial guards.

The small commander of the imperial guards immediately became respectful, bowed slightly, and said: "Please come in, sir."

Zhang Ruochen walked into Jinfengwan and saw that there were many rare medicinal herbs planted in the garden, exuding a pleasant medicinal fragrance. Moreover, the spiritual energy in the air was very concentrated, almost four times that of the Yunwu County Palace.

Practicing in such an environment, the speed of martial artists' practice must be much faster than elsewhere.

A formation was arranged above the pool of Jinfengwan. Above the formation, a nine-meter square battle arena was suspended.

At this moment, many talented people had come to the poolside, not only the princes of other counties, but also the outstanding people of some big families and big sects in Qianshui County. Each of them was a master of the younger generation, none of them was ugly, and none of them was mediocre.

Mediocre and ugly people had long been excluded by the Thirteenth County Lord.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen saw a familiar figure, who was the top master in the East Court of the Martial Market Academy, Xun Guihai.

He actually came to participate in the sword debate!

Xun Guihai sat not far from the Thirteenth County Lord, wearing the brocade martial arts robe of the Martial Market Academy, looking handsome and handsome. Just by looking at the position where he sat, it can be seen that the Thirteenth County Lord was quite optimistic about him.

In addition to Xun Guihai, there were three other young men sitting beside the Thirteenth County Lord.

The three young men all exuded a strong aura, and each of them was no weaker than Xun Guihai.

Arriving at Jinfengwan, Zhang Ruochen had a strange feeling in his heart. He clearly came to Qianshui Commandery to seek help, but why did he have to attend this inexplicable sword-fighting competition?

What was even more strange was why there were so many talented people gathered here from all over the world?

Couldn't everyone be here to seek help?

"I am Chen Tianshu, may I know your name?" A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old appeared beside Zhang Ruochen at some point and asked with a smile.

Zhang Ruochen glanced at Chen Tianshu and found that he was extremely handsome, even better than Xun Guihai.

Zhang Ruochen said, "Zhang Ruochen."

Chen Tianshu seemed a little familiar, staring at the Thirteenth Commandery Princess in the distance, and smiled, "Do you also want to win the first place in the sword-fighting competition and win the beauty?"

"Huh?" Zhang Ruochen was slightly stunned.

What does "win the beauty" mean?

Chen Tianshu said: "Look at the people below, each of them wants to show amazing talent and win the heart of the Thirteenth County Lord. However, they are just supporting roles. The only people who have real hope are the four people sitting above. 'Xun Guihai' from Dagan County, 'Tuoba Linsu' from Longchuan County, 'Liu Xin', the disciple of Zuo Xiang, and 'Qing Chibai', the disciple of the Semi-Saint."

"Wait...what did you say just now? The first place in the sword contest can win the heart of the Thirteenth County Lord?" Zhang Ruochen said.

Chen Tianshu was surprised and said: "Don't you know? The sword contest is to help the Thirteenth County Lord choose a prince consort."

Zhang Ruochen said: "..."

Chen Tianshu looked at Zhang Ruochen's expression and suddenly realized, "Would you stand at the back? It turns out that you don't know the purpose of the sword contest at all. Well, anyway, we can't compete with those four top geniuses, so let's stand here and watch the show!"

"I understand!"

Zhang Ruochen recalled what Prince Yunwu told him and finally understood what was going on.

Prince Yunwu actually wanted him to marry the thirteenth princess. As long as Yunwu and Qianshui were married, the Sifang princesses would naturally not dare to attack Yunwu.

However, Zhang Ruochen didn't like the thirteenth princess at all, and even felt a little disgusted with her. Naturally, it was impossible to marry her.

Chen Tianshu was right, he couldn't fight anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to stay and take a look. Geniuses from all over the world gather together. Such a grand event is rare.

The people who came to participate in the sword discussion conference were not only talented men from all over the world, but also some other princesses and some noble daughters from Qianshui County.

If they fall in love with a certain talented person, they can also take the initiative to show their favor to that talented person and express their love.

Any force will spare no effort to win over potential geniuses, and even use marriage to get closer to that genius.

This is the way for big families and sects to survive forever!

At the same time, geniuses also need to rely on the training resources provided by these big forces in order to become truly powerful.

It can be said that they have a mutually beneficial and win-win relationship, and marriage is just the simplest and most direct way to establish a relationship.

Not far from Jinfengyuan, there is a Feitian Pavilion.

Feitian Pavilion looks like a huge attic suspended in mid-air, but in fact, it is a ninth-level true martial arts treasure.

The surface of Feitian Pavilion is covered with formation inscriptions. Even if it is suspended in the sky above Jin Fengwan, no one can detect its existence.

At this moment, Prince Qianshui and more than a dozen beautiful concubines were all standing above the Feitian Pavilion, looking in the direction of Jin Fengwan.

In addition, the ten most powerful officials of Qianshui County are also in Feitian Pavilion, including Ning Shangshu.

The ten powerful ministers actually represent the ten major forces in Qianshui County after the royal family, and each force is much more powerful than the medium-sized counties.

Prince Qianshui looked to be in his forties, with a beard, a crown, and a golden robe. He exuded an aura of an emperor and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, who do you think can win this sword discussion conference?" Win the first place and marry the Thirteenth Princess."

The left prime minister of Qianshui County, the head of the ten powerful ministers, has a childlike appearance, giving people a sense of immortality. He smiled and said: "My disciple, Liu Xin, is only twenty-two years old and has already reached the level of the earth." In the later stage of the extreme realm, if you have cultivated your sword intention to a high level where the sword follows your heart, you may have a chance to win the first place.”

General Gongsun Lin said with a smile: "Liu Xin's talent is indeed very high, but it's a pity that he is much older than the Thirteen Commanders. On the contrary, I think Qing Chibai's chances are much greater. He is only twenty years old this year and has already achieved a breakthrough." He has reached the middle stage of the Earthly Realm, and he is also the direct disciple of the Blood and Sky Half Saint, and his sword intention realm is unfathomable."

The right prime minister, who was sitting not far away, smiled and said: "Liu Xin and Qing Chibai are both extraordinary heroes in our Qianshui County. I feel that since the king has sent invitations to hundreds of surrounding countries, he should give them to those medium-sized counties." , a chance for a prince from a lower-class county.”

"For example, Xun Guihai from Daqian County has only reached the Dzogchen level of the Xuanji Realm, but he has reached the fourteenth place in the "Xuanbang". He is definitely a genius with unlimited potential."

…

The top ten powerful ministers all strongly recommended the juniors who were related to them, and their faces turned red.

The King of Qianshui County saw the silent Ning Shangshu sitting aside and said with a smile: "Ning Shangshu, everyone has juniors participating in the sword discussion conference. The Ning family is also the top family in Qianshui County. Didn't they send a talented hero? join?"

Ning Shangshu smiled and said: "The younger generation of the Ning family does have a few Xuanbang geniuses with pretty good talents, but it's a pity that they are far behind Liu Xin, Qing Chibai, and Xun Guihai. I'm just saying I didn’t let them participate to avoid embarrassment.”

Ning Shangshu changed the topic and said: "However, I also want to recommend a genius to the king. He is not a semi-saint disciple, nor is he a descendant of a great force, nor does he have the cultivation level of the extreme realm. However, he is a genius. A top talent.”

Prince Qianshui became somewhat interested and said with a smile: "Ning Shangshu, who are you referring to?"

"His name is Zhang Ruochen, a prince from the lower-level Yunwu County. He is seventeen years old this year, and his martial arts cultivation has reached the highest level in the Xuanji Realm..."

Before Ning Shangshu finished speaking, General Gongsun Lin who was sitting next to him laughed and said: "Too ordinary, too ordinary. In our Qianshui County, there are eight hundred if not one thousand such geniuses." ”

Ning Shangshu smiled and said: "General, listen to what I have to say. It's not too late to say this again. Zhang Ruochen only started to practice the Divine Martial Seal when he was sixteen years old. Up to now, he has been practicing for less than a year."

After hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the other nine powerful ministers completely disappeared.