Beauty helps me achieve immortality

Chapter 328 The Only Flower of Hope

Zhao Qing didn't talk much about the past with everyone.

After all, Cheng Buyi usually lives in Nanze, and it wouldn't take even half an hour for him and Dan Gui to go over there and have a drink.

Su He is not a stranger either. She has helped her aunt with the Xueyi assessment. Hong Ning will have many opportunities to see her at home in the future.

As for Situ Ying and Situ Jing, these former rivals did not have much in common for the time being, unlike in recent years when they had been in frequent contact with Xian Ning.

As he approached Blood God Peak, he focused his attention on the flying boats and spirit swords that came and went...

The night shrouds the mountains, the brilliant stars are reflected in the distance, and the breeze has a touch of coolness unique to early autumn.

There were countless fairies and heroes flying across the sky with swords, and it was obvious that they were all disciples of Yujing.

But there were more spirit boats and flying pavilions gathering from all directions, and groups of golden elixirs and primordial infants roaring over.

During the Jingzhe Feast in the past, there were no more than a hundred spirit boats to be seen near Blood God Peak, and every year many disciples were absent...

But looking at it again today, there are hundreds and thousands of densely packed spirit boats!

This is very different from the three thousand spirit boats in the Purple Pearl Dan Tower. The people in the Dan Tower are all alchemists who are participating in the trial, while those who come to the Blood God Peak... are mostly spectators who are just strolling around and watching.

Shuyue stood at the end of the boat, with a strange light in her bright eyes. This scene was comparable to the scene outside Qianhuan Jueyun City.

Thousands of boats are swaying in the galaxy, and immortals are coming in large numbers.

Throughout her practice, this was the first time she had seen such a scene in Yongning Prefecture. The vastness and grandeur of the immortal path... was far beyond what the three or five clans of the small Chu State could display.

Fairies danced with their sleeves, rocs flew across the sky, and the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles from the Blood God Peak began to distort and vibrate.

Luo Xianning whispered in surprise: "We have so many Yujing monks in Yongning!?"

"Most of the people on the spirit boat are the families of the Blood-Cloaked disciples... maybe there are also some visitors from other states who come here to watch." Hong Ning explained softly.

Zhao Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and what he was thinking in his mind was obviously different from Luo Xianning's.

What the hell!

There are too many people here. A rough estimate shows that there are nearly a hundred Golden Cores and Nascent Souls... It would not be a good thing if someone wanted to mess with me.

He couldn't help but panic. He had previously thought that he was a nobody, and who would care whether he went to the Blood God Peak or not?

But it turns out that he isn't that transparent after all.

There may be more and more monks watching the Blood Son Trials in other states, but those spectators will not take action against the Blood Robe disciples at this critical juncture.

But Yongning Prefecture...it's hard to say.

After all, he is the first living target among the blood sons of the Ninety States.

Zhao Qing looked at the Blood God Temple from afar and said softly, "We probably can't go sightseeing with you anymore. We still have to go to the Blood God Temple to visit Senior Brother Pang Zhen."

He made a prompt decision and said that his whole family would go to the Blood Temple.

At this time, it was obvious that Pang Zhen's side was the safest. Although Pang Zhen was much inferior to Zhang Jin, he was also the fifth blood son after all... It was impossible for him to get beaten in the Blood God Temple.

On another light boat, Chen Changsheng and others smiled at each other.

Liu Zijing smiled and nodded: "I will just wander around with everyone else. You guys go visit your brothers and sisters."

After Zhao Qing said goodbye to Cheng Buyi and Situ Ying, he immediately embraced Qinghuan's slender waist and jumped into the sky... After all, Qinghuan couldn't fly with the wind.

The aunt brought Shuyue with her. A ribbon was wrapped around her slender waist, and the happy Ning sister was hanging on it like a flying kite, swaying together under the starry sky.

The five people did not land and walk through the crowd, but flew straight to the outside of the hall on the top of the mountain.

Hong Ning hesitated for a moment, still wondering if it was inappropriate for her, a disciple of Tianxiang, to step into the Blood God Temple.

After all, there are similar dome-shaped palaces in Xianghen Sea, which are difficult for ordinary Tianxiang disciples to enter, let alone disciples of his lineage.

At this moment, the tightly closed palace door opened silently, and the moonlight rippled in the empty palace. A faint light surged and flowed above the corridor at the end...going deeper into the hall.

Hong Ning chuckled and said, "I wanted to go look for Senior Sister Bai, and just now I found that many of Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters Tianxiang are here."

Zhao Qing raised his eyebrows, pushed Ning Mei in front of him, and took her into the Blood God Temple.

He couldn't say he came to this place often, but there was nothing unusual there... The first time he came here was with Qinghuan, and later Qinghuan and Shuyue accompanied Sihe in Lianyang, and he also came here once with his aunt.

Shuyue had never been here, but she became a disciple of the Blood Robe using the quota of the Blood God Peak, and did not take the Chu State Tianxiang assessment route. When Meng Xue was talking to Pang Zhen, she specifically mentioned bringing Shuyue along for a visit next time.

Still feeling the same sluggish consciousness as usual, Zhao Qingping calmly held Shuyue's hand, while his aunt and Qinghuan took Ningmei with them and stepped into the corridor deep in the palace.

Before long, they arrived at the quiet courtyard at the end of the corridor.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky like a frosty mirror, and the curling moonlight flows among the exquisite array patterns, as if mixed with spiritual energy and turned into spring water flowing silently.

The only difference is that there is a huge jade mirror floating in the courtyard, and the scene inside is a barren land for thousands of miles with no one there.

Pang Zhen and Meng Xue smiled and sat opposite each other. Without waiting for Zhao Qing's family to greet them, and without paying any attention to Gu Hongning's presence, they directly ordered, "Sit down first."

"Thank you, senior brothers and sisters." Zhao Qing bowed and expressed his gratitude.

My aunt and Qinghuan had already met these two people before, but they just bent behind Shuyue and followed Zhao Qing to sit around a stone table at the bottom.

Hong Ning was very graceful, bowed her head and chuckled, saying, "My humble concubine Zhao Hong Ning greets my senior brothers and sisters."

"Hahahaha!"

Pang Zhen laughed out loud, and exchanged a meaningful look with Meng Xue. He leaned over and jokingly said to Zhao Qing, "Haven't you ever wondered why the Chu State revered Tianxiang?"

"With Hong Ning by your side, maybe you will understand in the future."

Zhao Qingruo thought about it, as if he understood, but also as if he didn't.

Does this mean... I will drive up wholesale prices in the future?

Hong Ning responded with a smile: "Brother, you are joking. Ning'er has completely disgraced Tianxiang in order to follow him."

Meng Xue chuckled and nodded, motioning Hong Ning to quickly take a seat. She then said, "It's only because Junior Brother Liang isn't here, otherwise I wouldn't believe you."

Zhao Qing took Ning Mei's hand and asked her to stay beside Shu Yue. At the same time, he asked, "Is Senior Brother Liang not at Blood God Peak now?"

Senior Brother Liang is the Liang Yu.

As the eighth blood son of the previous generation in Yongning Prefecture, he inherited Liang Yu's position.

As for why Liang Yu didn't believe Hong Ning's words... it's obvious that he must have been tortured a lot by Tianxiang's girls.

"Liang Yu and Junior Sister Xu are accompanying Xiao Qi to receive the guests."

"Now, in addition to the Blood Robe disciples from other states who have come to participate in the trial, there are also several of our Yongning's past Blood Sons who have returned to watch the ceremony, just waiting to see if Yongning can produce a person who can walk the world."

Meng Xue said this as she used her spiritual sense to control the teapot and sent it over, indicating that Zhao Qing and his family should just be casual.

Zhao Qing's expression was slightly serious, and he asked softly, "I wonder how many brothers and sisters from other states have come here?"

“Only a few dozen people.”

"Including Yongning's own foundation-building disciples, there are only about 150 people participating in the trial."

Zhao Qing expressed his doubts at the right time.

"But we in Yongning no longer have a bloodline..."

It is obvious that there is nothing to fight for in Yongning Prefecture, so what are those people doing here?

"Don't worry about it." Pang Zhen chuckled and waved.

He turned his gaze to the huge jade mirror floating in the courtyard and said, "This is the place of trial."

"You will just wait in the hall for now. Tomorrow, after the many disciples enter the secret realm, you can come here and observe them taking part in the trial through the Jade Mirror."

Oh, I see…

!! ?

Zhao Qing almost didn't react when he heard Pang Zhen's words.

I'm the referee!?

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Should I go in with everyone else, just to go through the motions?"

Pang Zhen thought thoughtfully: "It should be so, but..."

Meng Xue knocked slowly on the table and continued, "But waiting and watching here will be of great benefit to you."

She fell into a brief silence, as if thinking about how to express herself next.

The Zhao Qing family also held their breath, waiting for Senior Sister Meng to impart knowledge.

After half a cup of tea, the woman finally spoke, "Firstly, this trial cannot be influenced by one's own cultivation."

"Senior Sister Zhang Jinyi appeared in Mingshang, and the news of your Azure Dragon entering your life has already spread throughout the states."

"If you go with them, there's no guarantee that someone won't secretly team up to hurt you. After all, there are quite a few disciples from other states here."

Zhao Qing exchanged glances with his aunt, and nodded silently without responding.

Instead, he waited for Meng Xue's next words.

After all, he had thought about taking advantage of the Blood Son Trial to kill Liang Qing. If the trial participants were in a secret realm of cultivation... Senior Sister Meng's concerns were not unreasonable.

But Pang Zhen kept himself off the court, obviously because there were more important things.

Meng Xue frowned slightly, glanced at Senior Brother Pang to get his consent, and then said softly, "Second..."

"It's related to the Hidden Dragon Abyss."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Qing and the others instantly became alert.

"Senior Brother Pang, Li Feng, Liang Yu... and even Xiao Jiu, I have all participated in the Blood Son Trial and entered the Hidden Dragon Abyss. We all know what we have missed."

"Now you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You should stay on the sidelines and observe carefully. Study the Blood Robe Monks' methods and actions in battle, and then improve yourself to identify and correct any shortcomings... This will be useful when you enter Dragon Abyss in the future."

Pang Zhen's eyes swept over Zhao Qing's thoughtful expression, then he slowly put down the jade cup and explained, "In the Dragon Abyss Contest, although the rules change every time, in the final analysis, there is only one who can walk the world."

"So the overall structure doesn't change. Whether it's 90 or 900 people competing, the fact is that one person reaches the summit."

"Everyone involved is a Blood Son, necessarily born from the Blood Robe. Aside from the differences in their abilities, they're all forming alliances and confronting each other, either using their ingenuity and ingenuity to overcome difficulties, or using force to overcome ingenuity and strategy to break alliances... all in a quest for the sole position to walk."

"There have been many blood sons in the world in the past, but they were all caught in the middle of a situation. Blood sons competed with others during trials, and then went deep into the Dragon Abyss to compete with others again. It was difficult for them to grasp the various details and general trends in the process."

"No matter how many rounds of trials you go through, you'll never be able to fully understand all the twists and turns in the game."

"But now I have been in charge of Blood God Peak for over five hundred years. After watching over a dozen generations of Blood Sons' trials, if I were to enter Dragon Abyss and compete with others, even if I cannot obtain the position of a walking disciple, I should be able to hold on until the end and fight Zhang Jinyi in a duel."

Zhao Qingning nodded to show that he understood.

Or an invigilator?

The Blood Son Trial is a microcosm of the Dragon Abyss Contest.

First, supervise the exam to see what might happen, make preparations and plans in advance, and when the Dragon Abyss fights, you may be able to gain the upper hand, or at least not make foolish decisions.

An examiner infiltrating the group of examinees is itself a dimensionality reduction attack.

After all, other blood sons have no chance to invigilate the exam, they must participate in the trial... but he doesn't have to.

My aunt's beautiful eyes flickered as she relayed, "The authorities claim to be confused. Only by observing the trial can we see the full extent of the matter."

Zhao Qing's mind moved slightly. If he could really have an overview of the entire trial, it would be a great move.

Furthermore, those blood sons were all selected through this trial. When the Dragon Abyss fights, their minds and methods won't differ much...

"Thank you, Senior Brothers and Sisters. Zhao Qing understands your intention. I will carefully examine the trials in the next few days to make up for my ignorance."

Pang Zhen nodded slightly, then left the courtyard through teleportation, leaving only Meng Xue alone.

Meng Xueying stood up and walked to the stone table where Zhao Qing was sitting and sat down casually.

"Senior Brother Pang will enter the secret realm and preside over the details of the trial. You will stay in the temple for the next few days and just watch with me."

"Please give me some advice, senior sister." Zhao Qing poured a cup of hot tea for his senior sister, held it with both hands and waited for her to continue her guidance.

Obviously, you don't have to do anything, just listen.

Although Chen Changsheng complained that Yongning's son was too stupid, at least he was experienced and the experience of failure was more worth learning from.

Meng Xuexian took the teacup with a smile, seeming to enjoy it very much. She sipped the spiritual tea and looked at the huge floating jade mirror, chuckling softly, "During this Yongning Blood Son Trial, many disciples are in the secret realm."

"This secret realm is a thousand miles of barren land, devoid of any human life. Only a unique instrument, deeply embedded in the earth's veins, is called the Twin Sun Stone. You should be familiar with it, right?"

Zhao Qing nodded gently and continued, "It is one of the essential stones for refining high-quality alchemy furnaces. It has miraculous effects in nourishing fire and controlling spirits."

Meng Xue supported her head with her arms, her beautiful eyes swept over Zhao Qing's family before her, and she said meaningfully, "The trial lasts for three days, and there aren't many rules."

"The entrance to the secret realm is covered with a formation, forbidding the entry of the stored treasures."

"Senior Brother Pang will distribute spiritual rings to everyone. After three days, the ranking will be determined based on the number of Twin Yang Stones everyone holds."

"Those with Fire Spiritual Roots or Earth Spiritual Roots can easily sense the earth's veins and mine on their own, or join forces with other disciples to search and dig... but most people will probably choose to fight for it."

"From the first to the ninth place, 30 million blood-stained robe contributions will be distributed."

"Xiaoyi, do you want to join in and compete?"

Zhou Xiaoyi's mind moved slightly. If the rules were like this, there would be a chance, but it would be better for her to help Zhao Qing and wait and see.

She shook her head softly and whispered, "Xiaoyi will just stay here and wait and see."

Meng Xue chuckled and nodded, then turned to look at Zhao Qing.

"In the battle for the secret realm, over a hundred people each sought the stone mines, while the many blood disciples of Longyuan each sought opportunities. These two are essentially the same, and they are both blood-robed monks... Let's take a look together in the next few days."

"This jade mirror is an extremely rare array treasure of the Broken Star lineage. It is very useful for exploring secret realms..."

She didn't say anything more, but directly took out the forbidden jade from the formation mirror, indicating that Zhao Qing could check it at will.

Zhao Qing nodded and took the spiritual jade. After refining it for a while, he understood how to use this array treasure. His spiritual consciousness seemed to travel through the dense array patterns, randomly anchoring on a pattern...

The jade mirror changed instantly, and the rolling lava gathered into a river, flowing between the dark and cracked mountain crevices.

Zhao Qing had never played with such a magical treasure before. It was like watching a monkey show from a God's perspective!

But the person watching the monkey show should be a monkey in the secret realm...

He was flattered and bowed solemnly to Meng Xue, saying, "Zhao Qing will definitely observe carefully and do his best for the Longyuan trip!"

At this moment, in addition to feeling relieved, he also felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain.

This……

This is really a backdoor. He can be determined as the blood son without taking the test. Obviously, Pang Zhen also has to deal with many doubts.

Moreover, there is such a good opportunity to stand aside and watch a trial with almost no rules. It is foreseeable that many strange and clever tricks will be presented one by one.

If I enter Longyuan in the future and bring Yongning back the last place...

That would be too embarrassing to face anyone. I guess Pang Zhen would die of anger at home.

Hong Ning's bright eyes were filled with surprise, and she whispered, "Blood God Peak is quite willing to contribute to this matter."

Zhao Qing remained silent.

Not only are they willing to contribute, many of Yongning's past bloodlines have returned, and they obviously regard themselves as flowers of hope!

I guess in their minds, I am the only one in the history of Yongning Prefecture who has the chance to become a walking blood son.