Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 919: Inner Palace Fight
"His Royal Highness Prince An has arrived!"

Following the eunuch's shout, everyone in the discussion hall looked over.

boom! boom! boom!
I saw a giant elephant walking slowly towards me. Every step it took shook the ground. It was extremely large.

On the back of this giant grey elephant, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, looking calm and unaware of the situation outside.

Prince An was the fifth prince of the Dayu royal family. His fief was in the southeastern part of Jingtian County and Ye Shou County. These two counties were not rich, but they were quite vast, and there were many foreign races living in the fief.

"The Xiangtuo tribe is a powerful foreign race in Ye Shou County. Is this the candidate recommended by King An for the competition? Is it to let a foreign race come to participate in the competition in the palace?"

"Grandfather Emperor did not say that outsiders were prohibited from participating in this palace competition. Uncle Prince An's move is reasonable and legal."

The speakers were two quite young members of the royal family. Their cultivation was the weakest among those participating in the competition, only at the initial stage of Spirit Transformation.

But no one would underestimate the two of them, because they are the two crown princes, and they are quite favored by the emperor. The Emperor of Dayu once asserted that both of them have the potential to be crowned kings, and there is a good hope that they will advance to the next level and merge together in the future.

Even their future fiefdoms have been chosen. Each person will be given a county. They are adjacent to each other and are all located in the hinterland of the Dayu Kingdom. They are quite prosperous and wealthy.

After the giant elephant came to the sidelines, it shrank its body size on its own, stretched its long trunk behind it, and caught King An.

"Haha, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. I was delayed on the way. I hope you can understand." Prince An had an approachable attitude and a very kind smile.

I saw the giant elephant behind him slowly transformed into a human form, with an elephant head and a human body, but a section of its long trunk was still hanging on the ground.

This is a member of the Elephant-Camel tribe who is in the late stage of the Refinement Realm. He has a high status in the tribe and his bloodline is quite extraordinary. He must have something extraordinary to be recommended by King An.

"I didn't expect that you, my fifth brother, would invite all the elephant-camel tribe out of seclusion. It seems that you are determined to get this small black iron shield." Prince Huai chuckled.

The old-looking Prince An did not think so. He said, "From our great ancestor to our father, our Great Yu Kingdom has always upheld the principle of equality among all ethnic groups. Why shouldn't I invite fellow Taoists from the Xiangtuo tribe to come out of seclusion?"

In addition to the human race, there are quite a lot of other races in Dayu. If we do not advocate this national policy of integration and equal coexistence, it will be quite troublesome.

"Of course I have no objection, but I will not give this black iron token to anyone easily."

"Yan Huizhi, don't you think so?"

As he spoke, a scholarly young man walked out slowly from beside the Huai prince. He bowed and said politely, "Your Highness the Huai prince has given the order, and I, Yan, will do my best."

At first, few people noticed this elegant young man named Yan Huizhi, but when he appeared, everyone subconsciously narrowed their eyes.

"The Yan family didn't even notice it earlier."

“Haha, this person must be proficient in the Yan family’s “Heaven and Earth Can Tong Qi”. Once he has mastered it to perfection, people will unconsciously ignore his existence.”

"It seems that he is indeed from the Yan family of Jinghe County. I didn't expect that the person recommended by the King of Huai was him."

In the Great Yu Kingdom, there are naturally some aristocratic families. Although they are not as powerful as the royal family, they also have extraordinary status. They are all people who have fought against the founding emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom.

The Yan family is one of them, and their status is extremely prominent.

Now seeing that the people of the Yan family were so close to Prince Huai, many people revealed meaningful expressions.

Soon, two eunuchs shouted loudly outside the venue:

"His Highness Li Yang has arrived!"

"His Highness Lou Heng has arrived!"

A prince and a grandson of the emperor!
Li Qing, who had heard relevant information from the eunuch yesterday, also glanced sideways at this moment.

I saw a young man in armor riding a dark red unicorn slowly entering the venue. He had an air of war and was obviously a veteran of many battles.

The young man was wearing a jet-black armor, and his face was angular, as if it had been carved by a knife or an axe.

The first time he saw him, Li Qing remembered the team of cavalry he met when he first came to Canglan Continent.

The Thirteen Heavenly Cavalry Divisions of the Dayu Kingdom are an extremely important military force in the entire dynasty. Li Qing's eyes became much more serious.

This Prince Li Yang is definitely not a simple person. He should be a general among the Thirteen Tianqi Divisions.

A prince who holds military power, has been fighting outside for many years and has experienced the hardships of the battlefield. He is by no means an ordinary person.

"No wonder the eunuch yesterday said that Prince Li Yang is very competitive. He is indeed not simple." Li Qing whispered in his heart.

After Prince Li Yang entered the arena, he dismounted easily, bowed to everyone and said, "Greetings, my brothers!"

Although he was older than King Ning in seniority, he was much younger. However, because of King Ning's cultivation, he still clasped his fists towards King Ning with respect.

With his arrival, there were already twenty-six people participating in the competition in the palace, with only two people left.

Just as some people frowned impatiently, wanting to know who had not arrived yet, the sky suddenly changed color.

I saw a glowing red carpet being draped over, and at the other end of the red carpet, a luxurious phoenix chariot was pulled out by two phoenix birds.

Sitting on the phoenix chariot was a graceful woman with an elegant posture. The phoenix crown on her head was dazzling and brilliant, which complemented the phoenix robe on her body.

Behind this beautiful lady in palace dress, who is the mother of the country, sit two young and beautiful women, one lively and energetic, the other quiet and elegant, each with her own unique temperament.

When everyone saw the person riding the phoenix chariot, they all bowed and greeted him:

"I've met my mother."

"I've met the Queen."

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The woman in the Phoenix Crown showed a gentle smile, gently stroked the Phoenix Chariot, and said softly: "Everyone stand up."

"Jianing, Jinhua, the two of you can go down as well."

The two women behind him immediately stood up and got off the Phoenix Chariot: "As you command, Queen Mother!"

She is the current queen of the Great Yu Kingdom. No matter which prince or grandson of the emperor, no matter how powerful he is or how high his status is, he cannot help but call her mother.

The queen slowly took out a palm-sized black iron shield. When the shield appeared, many people present were shocked.

Black iron token!

"I have heard of the Xuantian Temple a long time ago, but I didn't expect you all to fight over such a small shield. It's really outrageous."

"If His Majesty had not been unable to bear it, I'm afraid the royal family would have been disgraced by you."

"To put it bluntly, today's fight is all about this so-called black iron token, but I still hope you won't hurt the harmony and make fun of us."

As she spoke, the elegant queen put the small black iron shield in her hand back, then slowly stood up and said, "Okay, the martial arts performance can begin. The winner will get the small black iron shield." "If any of you want it, then you can do it based on your ability."

No one expected that the queen would come in person to watch the battle.

However, everyone changed their minds and realized that this small black iron shield was originally picked up by a palace maid in the harem. This black iron token would naturally fall into the hands of the queen. After all, she was the master of the harem.

As the Queen announced the start of the martial arts performance, the atmosphere in the discussion hall suddenly became solemn and murderous.

boom!
Many cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage simultaneously released their own auras, causing the weather in the sky to change suddenly.

"Haha, young people are just full of energy. But we should draw lots to decide the groups first. We can't let all 28 people fight together. That would be too chaotic."

Prince Huai chuckled and waved his hand, immediately calming the auras stirred by so many Void Refinement cultivators present.

His magical power is extremely profound, and he is probably only one step away from the middle stage of fusion. He did this easily.

As soon as he finished speaking, a pitch-black lottery jar appeared in the air.

"You will put your own magic power into it, and then draw lots again."

Soon, everyone did as they were told and shot out a stream of magic power representing their own identity into the dark jar.

Not long after, twenty-eight magical powers flew out again from the signing jar.

Li Qing looked up at his magic power, which read "C6", which means he was ranked sixth in Group C.

The 28 people present were divided into four groups, A, B, C and D. They fought against each other in groups of seven. The seventh person in each group would have a bye in the first round.

After the four groups have determined the final winner, two final rounds of fighting will take place to determine the owner of the black iron token.

What’s interesting is that the three powerful warriors who were in the late stage of the Refinement Realm were divided into three different groups, and were all ranked seventh in the same group, with a bye in the first round.

No one expressed any opinion about the result of the draw. Even though they knew there was some manipulation involved, they had no choice but to accept it.

In a fight like this, there can only be one winner, so there is no possibility of luck.

If you want to win the Black Iron Token, you have to defeat all your competitors.

Li Qing looked at his Group B. He was lucky as he was not assigned to the same group with the other three late-stage Void Refinement masters.

But the competition in his group was equally fierce, because the Prime Minister's grandson Li Yu and the fifth grandson of the emperor, His Highness Lou Heng, were both assigned to Group B. Both of them were in the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm.

As for the other four people, they were quite ordinary. They were two promising royal grandsons whose cultivation was only at the initial stage of Spirit Transformation, one royal grandson at the initial stage of Void Refining, and a princess named Qinghe.

Li Qing's luck was not bad. His opponent in the first round was a crown prince, who was at the initial stage of transformation, so there was no possibility of failure.

"Let the discussion begin!"

boom!
Soon, the palace duel began. With the appearance of No. 1 and No. 6 from Group A, the entire discussion arena was activated.

Four pillars of spiritual light shot up into the sky, each emitting a brilliant ray of light that covered the entire vast discussion area.

The multiple restrictions below also glowed, preventing the fight on the field from spreading outside.

In addition, with the presence of several princes in the fusion stage guarding the place, the protection measures for this palace competition can be considered complete.

Li Qing stood in the audience, quietly watched the two people in Group A decide the winner, and then walked onto the discussion stage.

His opponent was a grandson of the emperor, with a very handsome face, wearing golden soft armor and holding a silver spear.

"Although I know that my cultivation is far inferior to yours, please don't say anything stupid that would make me admit defeat."

After hearing this, Li Qing clasped his fists and said, "My apologies, Your Highness Huainan!"

boom!
After he finished speaking, the Crown Prince named Huainan immediately activated his most powerful Taoist magic.

I saw a phantom of a fire unicorn leaping out from behind him and rushing towards Li Qing with considerable momentum.

"I didn't expect that he would be able to appreciate the Qilin magic so soon. However, this person's cultivation is still too low and he cannot exert much power." Li Qing commented in his mind without any fluctuation in his expression.

He pointed his finger and a wisp of dark flame flowed out, quickly turning into a wall of black flames.

Soul-devouring demonic flames!

When dealing with a cultivator whose realm is far lower than his, even if the other party has mastered the magic of the True Spirit, Li Qing cannot directly use his trump card.

He simply activated his own spiritual fire of heaven and earth to fight with it.

The Soul-Devouring Demonic Flame is now in his hands and can transform into the forms of various monsters, vividly and lifelike.

From the black flame wall formed by the Soul-Devouring Demonic Flame, one after another demon beasts with black flames burning on their bodies rushed out.

Among them were dragons, tigers, birds, and bears. They all looked vivid and lifelike, and did not look like they were condensed from flames at all.

There was no suspense in this battle. Under Li Qing's exquisite fire control, the Fire Kirin controlled by His Highness Huainan was quickly defeated.

"Huh, the gap in cultivation is still too big. I give in!" The beloved crown prince admitted defeat very readily, without any hesitation or struggle.

In response, Li Qing clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness Huainan!"

The rest of the royal family were not too surprised by the outcome of this battle. They all nodded and praised: "His Highness Huainan has a thorough understanding of the Qilin Magic. If his cultivation can be further improved, the outcome of this battle should still be unknown."

"Well, His Highness Huainan is still young now. When his magical power becomes stronger in the future, the Qilin magic will show its due brilliance in his hands."

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After the battle, Li Qing returned to the stage.

When fighting a cultivator in the early stage of Spirit Transformation, he basically did not even suffer any loss of mana. Relying on the circulation of the five elements of spiritual roots in his body, he made up for it in a short while.

The others didn't even pay much attention to him. If he hadn't been recommended by King Ning, I'm afraid no one would even look at him.

Now the impression he left on everyone was that of an early stage Void Refinement cultivator who was slightly proficient in the way of fire and was far from worthy of special attention.

However, the performances of several people afterwards left a deep impression on everyone.

Soon, the second round of fighting began, and Li Qing looked at his next opponent.

Princess Qinghe!

"A formation master?"

(End of this chapter)