Chapter 165 Ambition

"Yes, I felt his strong sword intention. He is definitely a sword cultivator. Judging from his age, he is no more than 20 years old... I only know one young sword cultivator of this age, and that is Situ Lie, but he is obviously not Situ Lie." Li Fu said cautiously. "The entire Beizhou is so big. It is normal for young sword cultivators from other places to come here. Besides, our Yancheng is also quite famous in the Three Mountains and Five Ridges. In addition, the Alchemist Competition has attracted a lot of attention. Don't make a fuss." A middle-aged man sat on the guest seat. He grinned after hearing this, and didn't care much. Before Li Fu came in, he and the hunchbacked old man were drinking tea. The old man was called Su Zhi, the owner of this venue. He also had several business groups under his command and was rich enough to rival a country. As for the middle-aged man, he was the lord of Yancheng, named Qiu Wu. "Give him whatever he wants. As long as his demands are not too excessive, you should satisfy them all. It can be considered as a good relationship. But remember, you must find out his name clearly."

Su Zhi waved his hand, "I still have things to discuss with City Lord Qiu, you can leave for now!"

"Yes!"

Li Fu looked respectful.

"Is it confirmed?"

After Li Fu left, Su Zhi put the teacup on the table, and a cold color flashed in his narrow eyes.

Looking calm, but in fact, two fingers kept tapping the table.

From this subtle movement, it can be seen that he is actually very irritable in his heart.

"Not bad."

Qiu Wu looked normal.

"Is there no room for maneuver?"

Su Zhi was very unwilling and asked back.

"No, this time the major forces have really made up their minds." Qiu Wu sighed deeply, "Once they unite, fence-sitters like Boss Su will have to be careful. After I heard about this, I rushed to tell you as soon as possible, and I also hope that you can protect yourself in this storm!" "I always feel that things should not be rushed. After all, the Xiaoyue Dynasty is a behemoth. It is not so easy to conquer it." Su Zhi shook his head and clenched his fists subconsciously. Just yesterday, the major forces of the Three Mountains and Five Ridges gathered together to discuss. The best and most prosperous territories in the entire North State are all occupied by the Xiaoyue Dynasty. And their Three Mountains and Five Ridges are far worse in geographical location. Limited territory and poor resources. Even so, the Three Mountains and Five Ridges have always been able to compete with the Xiaoyue Dynasty in high-end combat power. To put it simply, they tied with resources inferior to the Xiaoyue Dynasty! Few resources have triggered more intense competition. After years of fierce competition, it is not completely without benefits. For example, their Tianjiao children are generally much stronger than Xiaoyue Dynasty.

This strength is not a gift, but a nature!

Since childhood, there are few cultivation resources. If you want to become stronger, you must learn to rob.

Treat yourself as a wolf, a beast.

No matter what, you have to face huge competition.

Over time, their Tianjiao are all wild.

All this is not so profound in Xiaoyue Dynasty.

Limited resources are destined to make the cake that each major force can share less and less.

Without cultivation resources and natural treasures, it is destined to develop slowly.

The major forces in the Three Mountains and Five Ridges began to express dissatisfaction-the three first-class sects in Beizhou, our Three Mountains and Five Ridges occupy two; other forces are not worse than your Xiaoyue Dynasty at all, and the key is that we are always on par with you with far inferior cultivation resources!

Why do we have so little territory and so few resources in the Three Mountains and Five Ridges?

And you Xiaoyue Dynasty, content with the status quo, are much more chic than us?

Therefore, all the major forces began to discuss privately and prepare to join forces to start a war!

It is obviously impossible to directly capture the Xiaoyue Dynasty.

Their core demands are territory and resources.

As soon as the proposal came out, it was immediately responded by all the major forces.

The reason why Qiu Wu came here today was to warn Su Zhi to stop the trade between the merchant group and the Xiaoyue Dynasty for a period of time in the near future, so as not to be caught in the war.

Su Zhi was reluctant in his heart.

Most of his income came from trade with the Xiaoyue Dynasty.

Once the war started, his losses would be huge!

But this is a general trend, a general trend that cannot be resisted by human power!

"It's useless to say anything now. Do you remember why the major forces joined forces to send the sect's geniuses into the ancient battlefield of the Holy Realm a few days ago? If it were normal, they would not be willing to do so, but they gritted their teeth and made up their minds!" Qiu Wu sneered, "Since then, they have made all the plans. The so-called war is naturally impossible to start rashly. First, they will hold a battle of the North State geniuses to test the level of the Xiaoyue Dynasty's geniuses." "If those geniuses are strong, it means that they underestimated their opponents and need to formulate a new strategy. If they are vulnerable, it means that the Xiaoyue Dynasty is falsely prosperous, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and vulnerable to a blow!" "Alas." Su Zhi sighed, his expression vicissitudes. In terms of identity, he, Su Zhi, is a businessman and is not qualified to interfere with the decisions of those major forces. All he can do is take it one step at a time.

"Don't worry, Boss Su, your loss is only temporary. If you can gradually occupy the territory of Xiaoyue Dynasty, your business will only grow bigger and bigger." Qiu Wu retracted his hand and grinned. Su Zhi raised his eyebrows, "City Lord Qiu seems to be a little too comfortable. I remember that your two children are still practicing in Shenwu Sect, right? The war is about to start, which will not be good for you." "Boss Su, don't make things difficult for me. Let me tell you clearly that I am just an ant in the face of the general trend. The real advocates of war are Shenwu Sect, Lingyun Sect, and Potian City." Qiu Wu helplessly spread his hands, then put down the teacup, and said, "Thank you Boss Su for your hospitality. Qiu is leaving!" After Qiu Wu left, Su Zhi gritted his teeth and slapped the table, shouting, "This bastard only takes money and does not do anything. If this batch of pills cannot be shipped out, at least 30% will be lost!" After venting, he still closed his eyes. Is the world going to change? I have heard that those forces have long been resentful of Xiaoyue Dynasty. This outbreak is bound to be a big one!

"Forget it, at most we can just hoard this batch of elixirs. Once a war breaks out, the price will probably be even higher."

A cold look flashed across Su Zhi's eyes, "But from this incident, we can also see that Qiu Wu is a coward who is afraid of death and is not worth making friends with!"

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The Alchemist Competition finally began.

At first, it was the preliminaries.

There were dozens of alchemists who signed up for the competition.

Ten people must be selected from these people, and then these ten people will compete.

On the stage, dozens of alchemists were competing in their alchemy skills.

The so-called alchemy skills are the most basic and the most difficult.

Good skills can help you avoid many detours in the process of alchemy.

Among them, the fastest one was a girl. She had a clear mind and a brilliant light in her eyes. When her jade hands flew up and down, she actually separated the front part of a pile of medicinal materials.

Then, she started to make medicine.

She offered a medicine cauldron and added herbs in different proportions and orders.

At the same time, flames burst out in her hands, and she controlled the temperature with her mental power.

Temperature is the most important thing in refining medicine.

One point more or one point less will result in a big difference in the refined pills.

"All those on the stage are Xuan-grade alchemists. This Yancheng is really worthy of its reputation!"

Xu Ran's eyes flashed with excitement.

Especially this girl, she is pretty, with a straight nose and neatly tied hair.

A black training suit makes her look heroic and easy to attract attention.

"The junior sister is really strong. Look, she is about to win!"

"I think the junior sister will win the championship in this alchemist competition."

Many young people stood in the audience, cheering.

Their eyes were burning, and they obviously had a lot of thoughts about the girl.

Sure enough, after a short competition, the girl entered the list of ten people with an absolute advantage.

The other alchemists were not dejected.

After all, the girl's talent is among the best in the whole Yancheng.

It's not shameful to lose to her.

There were cheers in the venue, and it was obvious that the popularity was very high.

The girl smiled and jumped down from the stage happily.

The black training suit she wore was similar to those young people in the audience.

In front of them, there were four words sewn with golden silk thread-"Danwu Academy".

"Shi Nian, how is it?"

A tall figure walked over with a hearty laugh.