The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 314 Negotiation

Time passed, and soon it was time to fight for control of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Pan Chengfeng brought Qian'er, Chu Xuanji and Tang Tong to Linxian Villa outside Licheng. This is the place where the Hua family, a family of immortal cultivation in Licheng, lives. The Hua family has been in Licheng for ten thousand years. Although it is not a big family in the entire Dongzhou, it still has some reputation in the immortal cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

When they arrived at the villa, they saw the leader of Qingxu Sect, Lian Hongtao, standing at the door to greet them. Lian Hongtao smiled and bowed, saying, "My fellow Daoists, I have been waiting for you for a long time~" Pan Chengfeng also bowed and smiled, saying, "Master Lian is too polite. Are we not late?" Lian Hongtao extended his hand to invite them into the villa, and said as they walked, "There are still three days before the competition. When the time comes, please show some mercy, fellow Daoist Pan~" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "Master Lian is really modest. I heard that your two disciples are not simple~"

Lian Hongtao's heart tightened and he thought to himself, "Did he notice something?" Seeing that Lian Hongtao looked a little uncomfortable, Chu Xuan Ji said, "I have never seen Sect Master Lian's two disciples. I'll trouble Sect Master Lian to introduce them to me later." Lian Hongtao heard Chu Xuan Ji helping him change the subject, and hurriedly said, "Master Chu, you are too polite. Of course, of course." When they reached the middle of the corridor, a pressure belonging to the Refining Void came towards them. Pan Chengfeng took a step forward and stood in front of everyone.

The pressure came towards Pan Chengfeng without any courtesy. Pan Chengfeng sneered and said, "Who is this fellow Taoist? So unruly? Do you need the discipline of your elders?" Leng Jun was slightly surprised, but he did not intend to withdraw the pressure. Instead, he increased the pressure. It seemed that he would not stop until he gave Pan Chengfeng the power. Pan Chengfeng's smile slowly faded, and he walked towards the inner hall step by step. How could he feel that he was being pressured?

Inside the hall, Ming Xue, wearing a veil, smiled sweetly and said, "Sect Master Leng, I told you before that you should be patient. Since they dare to come to Linxian Villa, they must be capable. What you have done is completely unnecessary. Now you are in a dilemma, right?" On the other side were sitting two young men, who seemed to be in their twenties and looked somewhat similar. They were dressed in black tights and their magic power was slightly fluctuating. It seemed that they had just been promoted to the Refining Void Realm.

These two were the two newly promoted cultivators of the Qingxu Sect. After they arrived at the villa, they had been resting their minds with their eyes closed, and had never spoken. Now they felt the movement outside, and the eldest brother Zeng Sui slowly opened his eyes and said, "The man who came here has profound magical powers, which I have never seen in my life." His younger brother Zeng Cheng also said, "The others are not simple either, they are worthy of being the ones who dare to fight for the Great Zhou Kingdom." Ming Xue's eyes curved, and she smiled and said, "Aren't you two dumb? Didn't your sect investigate these people?" When the two brothers heard Ming Xue's voice, they hurriedly closed their eyes again and continued to pretend to be dumb.

Leng Jun's pressure was already at its maximum, but it couldn't stop Pan Chengfeng and the others. Pan Chengfeng leisurely stepped over the threshold, and with a glance, he locked onto Leng Jun. Pan Chengfeng walked in front of Leng Jun with a smile, and Leng Jun also withdrew his pressure. Just as he was about to stand up and bow, a fist as big as a sandbag greeted him. With a loud 'bang', Leng Jun was directly punched away by Pan Chengfeng's fist, and rolled on the floor for more than a dozen times before he stabilized his body.

Pan Chengfeng looked at his fist and said, "It's impolite not to reciprocate. Who is this? I'm Pan Chengfeng from the Yu Lei Sect. I'm honored to meet you~" Leng Jun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said lightly, "Wu Qing Sect, Leng Jun." Pan Chengfeng glanced at the Zeng brothers and said one after another, "Zeng Sui and Zeng Cheng from the Qing Xu Sect." Pan Chengfeng nodded, looked at Ming Xue and said, "Then this is Ming Xue from the Zi Wei Sect, Sect Master Ming? I've heard a lot about you~"

Pan Chengfeng bowed to Mingxue, but Mingxue ignored him and stood up to Tang Tong, asking, "Brother Tang, are you here to join in the fun?" Tang Tong seemed a little afraid of Mingxue, and didn't dare to look at her directly. He quickly turned his face to the side and said, "The Zhong family is Tang's good friend, so Tang naturally has to help them stand on their side." Mingxue's bright eyes suddenly dimmed and said, "So, Brother Tang doesn't consider Mingxue a friend?" Tang Tong was stunned by the question, and then waved his hands and said, "Master Ming, you are too polite. We are naturally... naturally friends."

Pan Chengfeng saw at a glance that Ming Xue was really interested in Tang Tong, so he smiled and said, "Brother Tang, this Sect Master Ming knows you? Why don't you introduce him?" Chu Xuanji also said, "Yes, how come I haven't heard that you know Sect Master Ming? So you are all friends~" Tang Tong, who was teased, hurriedly said, "Sect Master Ming, these people are all good friends of Tang. This is the disciple of the Grand Elder of the Yu Lei Sect, Fellow Daoist Pan Chengfeng, and the one next to him is his Taoist partner, the head of the Fancheng Zhong Family, Li Qianer, and the last one is the new Pavilion Master of the Licheng Wanbao Pavilion, Pavilion Master Chu Xuanji."

With Tang Tong's introduction, Ming Xue smiled and bowed one by one. Sect Master Lian's eyelids twitched as he watched, thinking, "Are you here to recognize your relatives?" On the other side, Leng Jun, who had just recovered from his breathing, sneered, "Sect Master Ming, you didn't forget what you came here for today, did you? Is this pretty boy your old lover?" Ming Xue was about to retort, but Tang Tong jumped up as if his tail was stepped on. He didn't care that the other party was a Void Refining cultivator, and angrily said, "Sect Master Leng! Don't talk nonsense! Tang and Sect Master Ming are innocent, there is no such thing!"

Leng Jun was stunned for a moment after being yelled at by Tang Tong, and then he became angry. He was beaten away by Pan Chengfeng just now, although he lost some points, but that was because of his strength, so he endured it. You, a cultivator of the Divine Transformation Realm, actually dared to yell at me! With magic power surging around him, Pan Chengfeng saw that Leng Jun wanted to attack, and just wanted to block in front of Tang Tong, but a figure was faster than him, and blocked in front of Tang Tong in the blink of an eye, and shouted: "Leng Jun! Try to move!!"

Leng Jun had been scolded one after another today, and he couldn't bear it any longer. He shouted angrily: "Ming Xue! Do you think I'm afraid of you?!" Lian Hongtao saw that the situation was not right. The fight hadn't even started yet, but his own people were going to fight first. He quickly persuaded them: "Everyone, everyone, listen to what Lian has to say. We are all here today to discuss the issue of the ownership of the Great Zhou Kingdom. We haven't even discussed this issue yet, but now we're fighting. What are you two doing? Why don't you persuade Sect Master Leng and Sect Master Ming together!"

Lian Hongtao held Ming Xue here, and the Zeng brothers held Leng Jun there, and finally they didn't fight. Pan Chengfeng looked at the situation, stood aside happily, crossed his arms and thought to himself: "This Ming Xue is interesting, the three sects are not monolithic~" Hua Sheng, the head of the Hua family, had been outside and didn't dare to come in. Now that the situation has stabilized, he hurried in and bowed to the people present, saying: "The Hua family is honored to have the three sect masters and the Zhong family come to my humble home. Here are some spiritual fruits and spiritual teas produced by the Hua family. Please taste them."

Hua Sheng, the head of the Hua family, the Hua family's main business in Licheng is spiritual fruit and tea. Licheng does not have a few major families, but three major forces. The first one is naturally the Egret Academy, followed by the Licheng Family Alliance where the Hua family is, and the last one is the Licheng Loose Cultivator Alliance. The three major forces each control their own territory and do not interfere with each other. Except for the previous dispute between the two academies, Licheng has maintained such a distribution of forces for many years.

After everyone drank two cups of tea, the atmosphere eased a little. Hua Sheng saw that everyone's anger was gradually subsiding, and said with a smile: "Everyone, the Hua family will not interfere in what happens next. You guys can chat slowly. I will take my leave for now." Pan Chengfeng said with a smile: "Master Hua, don't be in a hurry to leave. Your spiritual tea is good. Are you interested in selling it in Yancheng and Fancheng?" Qian'er smiled and said: "I think it's good too. Our Zhong family's current livelihood is a bit monotonous. If we can do some tea trading, I think it's not bad."

Hua Sheng was overjoyed. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. He turned around and said, "The Hua family is naturally eager for this, but what's the price?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "After we finish this, my wife will discuss it with you in detail~" Hua Sheng happily left. Ming Xue smiled and said, "The Zhong family is indeed a businessman. They do business wherever they go~ Although the Hua family is just a small family, their spiritual tea is really good." Pan Chengfeng said, "Business must be done everywhere, but some things should not be delayed. What is your way here? Come out and see~ Don't waste time."

Lian Hongtao slowly stood up and said, "We three sects have discussed for a long time, and finally decided to decide the ownership of the Great Zhou by defending the ring." Pan Chengfeng cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to hear more about it~" Lian Hongtao smiled slightly and slowly said, "In fact, there are no complicated rules. Just set up three rings, one for each of the Nascent Soul, Spiritualization and Refining Void stages. Whichever side occupies more than two rings will obtain the ownership of the Great Zhou."

Pan Chengfeng touched his smooth chin and said, "In that case, should Qing'er be allowed to fight in the Nascent Soul Arena?" Qian'er quickly transmitted a message, "Although Qing'er has already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul, she has not been active in fighting in recent years, so I don't think she is their opponent." Pan Chengfeng asked, "Does that mean we don't have to participate in every arena? As long as we win the Spiritualization and Refining Void arenas, the Great Zhou will belong to us?" Lian Hongtao smiled and said, "That makes sense. Does the Zhong family intend to give up the right to fight for the Nascent Soul Arena?"

Pan Chengfeng suddenly laughed out loud. Everyone was puzzled and looked at Pan Chengfeng. Pan Chengfeng stopped laughing and said, "Actually, I have a simpler way. Would you like to listen?" Leng Jun and Ming Xue didn't say anything, which was considered as tacit agreement. Seeing that the two had no objection, Lian Hongtao smiled and said, "I wonder if Brother Pan has any better ideas?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "Actually, I also know that the Zhong family has rashly intervened this time, and you must be dissatisfied. But because of the relationship with my master, I can only forbear. But I am not an unreasonable person. The reason why the Zhong family dared to interfere in the Great Zhou Kingdom is naturally that they have enough strength. It is the strength of the Zhong family itself, not the background of my master!"

Leng Jun sneered and said, "Since you understand the truth here, you should be sensible and withdraw from this competition instead of using the Zhong family as an excuse. Forgive me for being frank, but the Zhong family? Even if they have the background of the Yu Lei Sect, I don't care about them!" Qian'er was angry, and Pan Chengfeng patted Qian'er's jade hand and said, "Don't be impatient, let them finish speaking." Pan Chengfeng looked at Ming Xue and Lian Hongtao and said, "Do you both mean the same thing?"

Ming Xue smiled but said nothing, her meaning was obvious. Lian Hongtao tried to smooth things over by saying, "Master Leng is quite straightforward, please don't blame me." Pan Chengfeng said with a smile, "Okay, since all three sects are saying the same thing, there is nothing more to discuss. We will meet on the ring in three days, and you don't have to set up multiple rings. The Zhong family will only set up one ring, and as long as you defeat the Zhong family's ring defender, the Zhong family will withdraw!"