Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 290: Huangfu Family, the Rebellion-Suppression Society

When Huangfu Rou heard Shen Qing asking about the Huangfu family, her face darkened, as if she thought of many bad memories.

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and then said, "If it's inconvenient for you, sir, forget it."

As he spoke, he activated his spiritual power to refine the essence of the meat he had just eaten. He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his bulging abdomen instantly shrank a little.

"There's nothing wrong to say. These are things that are well known to others. If you want to find out, you can find out." Huangfu Rou said softly.

Shen Qing straightened his posture and pretended to listen.

"The Huangfu family entered the government when the first emperor was in power. At that time, our Huangfu family was full of talents and soon became prominent in the government. We were valued by the first emperor of the Ji family, who is now the ancestor of the Ji family. Later, under the instruction of the first emperor, we took the lead in gathering the world's military power. We served the first emperor of the Ji family for many years and made great contributions."

Hearing this, Shen Qing was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect that the Huangfu family was the one who took control of the world's military power.

"My Huangfu family became prominent for a time because of this, but after the great event was accomplished, the first emperor abdicated and allowed the wise to concentrate on cultivation. As luck would have it, the crown prince died suddenly, and my ancestor was implicated, so he and the Huangfu family fell from the clouds together."

"Later, some talented members of the Huangfu family emerged, but unfortunately, they all died in the Jingluanhui, and only one in ten survived. Now that old friends in the court have died one after another, our Huangfu family has fallen to this point."

After listening to Huangfu Rou's narration, Shen Qing was not surprised at all.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked.

Nothing has been like this since ancient times.

Even this world is not immune to this.

"Okay, that's about it. Do you have anything else you want to ask?" Huangfu Rou looked at Shen Qing and said.

Shen Qing pondered for a while, grasped the key point and said: "Sir Huangfu, what is the pacification meeting you just mentioned? I don't think I have ever heard of it."

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. This is a rule set by the first emperor. It will only be held once every sixty years."

"Every time the first 100 people who survived the rebellion would have the opportunity to enter the imperial court and become the Ji family's right-hand man. They would rise to the top in one step and enjoy endless wealth and glory."

"It seems that there are only a few years left before the start of a new meeting to quell rebellion." Huangfu Rou glanced at Shen Qing and smiled bitterly, "Maybe you'll have a chance to meet him."

"The first hundred people who survived?" Shen Qing saw Huangfu Rou's expression, which seemed to have hidden something else. He asked, "Does this so-called pacification association have any explanation?"

Huangfu Rou glanced at Shen Qing and said, "Every time a martial artist achieves a breakthrough in his training, his life span can be extended. Do you know this?"

Shen Qing nodded and said, "Of course I know this. The Qi Hai realm can increase lifespan by ten years, the Yu Luo realm can increase lifespan by fifty years, and even the Ling Xu realm can increase lifespan by three hundred years. This is all well-known."

Huangfu Rou said: "Have you ever thought about what will happen to the world if the cultivation resources remain unchanged, these old martial artists never die, and new martial artists continue to emerge? Can the cultivation resources in the Ji family temple still be maintained?"

"You mean, the Jingluan Club is used to deal with martial artists?"

Huangfu Rou nodded slightly.

At this moment, for some reason, Shen Qing couldn't help but think of the incident in which the Taiping County Magistrate summoned many martial artists to destroy the tiger monster.

The two seem to have the same purpose.

Huangfu Rou said: "In order to limit the rapid growth of martial artists, the Ji family court has collected martial arts. Under the pretext of selecting talents from all over the world, a pacification meeting is held every sixty years to control the number of martial artists in the world."

"The threshold is from the Qi Hai realm to the Xiantian realm. No matter if you are a child of aristocratic family, a child of an imperial official, or a martial artist, you can't avoid it. The number of participants in each sixty-year meeting is no less than 100,000, and only 1% of them can survive in the end."

Shen Qing was suddenly shocked when he heard this: "Isn't this essentially a massacre among martial artists?"

"Yes." Huangfu Rou sighed and said, "But this is also a grand event for the sharing of power in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Shen Qing remained silent after hearing this.

He heard the hidden meaning in Huangfu Rou's words.

Putting martial artists from the Qi Hai realm to the Xiantian realm together would be an unfair competition, and those martial artists with low cultivation would basically die. However, if some wealthy families sent Xiantian realm protectors to enter together and help the younger generation, they would almost win without any effort and could smoothly obtain power in the temple.

This pacification meeting would be a disaster for the powerless warriors, a one-sided killing, but for those high-ranking wealthy families it would be a rare opportunity to gain power and influence.

"Practice well and improve your skills." Huangfu Rou said earnestly.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir." Shen Qing said with a fist salute.

After talking for a while, he felt a little thirsty, so he went forward and took out two water bags, which were already empty.

Shen Qing carried two water bags and said, "I'll go get some water."

He took big steps forward, put the water bag on his waist as he walked, carried a bow on his back and a knife on his waist, and headed towards the forest.

The autumn breeze blows gently.

The mountains in the distance are layered and dyed more distinctly by the autumn colors, with green, golden and fiery red colors intertwined.

Not far behind the mountain temple, there is a gurgling spring with clear water.

There were a few fallen leaves floating on the water, drifting with the waves.

Occasionally, you can see one or two squirrels busy shuttling through the woods, collecting autumn fruits in preparation for the coming winter.

Shen Qing fiddled with the floating leaves on the water, pulled out the stopper on the water bag, and placed the water bag in the spring water.

Spring water continued to seep into the water bag.

After a while, Shen Qing picked up the water bag and drank it all, then filled the two water bags again and prepared to return.

Just as he was walking along the forest path, he suddenly felt the sky darken.

Shen Qing let out a light exclamation and looked up to the sky.

I saw that the sun hanging in the sky was covered by a layer of darkness. I don’t know when it started, but it was already mostly covered and had lost its light.

The sky seemed to be torn open by a pair of huge hands, revealing the black abyss inside.

"This is……"

Shen Qing's face changed drastically and he was very confused.

He did not dare to stay for long. He activated the Great Void Technique, took a step forward, and his figure swayed, appearing in front of the mountain temple.

Apparently Huangfu Rou also realized the difference and was already standing at the door looking up at the sky.

She saw Shen Qing and asked, "What's going on?"

Shen Qing shook his head and was about to speak.

Suddenly, an extremely brilliant ray of light, so bright and brilliant, burst out from the bottom of the deep and boundless abyss, penetrated through layers of darkness, and fell vertically.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to be lit up.

boom!
The rays of light fell on the top of a mountain not far away, making a loud noise that shook the earth.

The earth trembled, instantly stirring up endless dust and air waves.

The air around seemed to be distorted by this force.

"Be careful!" Huangfu Rou shouted and subconsciously stood in front of Shen Qing.

(End of this chapter)