novelaction Chapter 198 4 Family Exchange Conference
Chapter 198 4 Family Exchange Conference
The news that Shangguan Ji had come to see Lin Xia spread quickly. Although the Shangguan family's weapon refining pavilion did not want Lin Xia, this could not stop the disciples from wanting Lin Xia to refine weapons.
More and more disciples came to Huanxiju, and many even came to the Alchemy Pavilion on the pretext of wanting to customize pills. Lin Xia was annoyed by the disturbances and simply stayed at home in Huanxiju. Even his monthly alchemy tasks were completed in Huanxiju and then taken back by the disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion.
This kind of days lasted for more than two months. When a piece of breaking news came, Lin Xia's happy home finally had some peace and quiet.
It turned out that the once-in-a-century family exchange conference jointly organized by the four major families on the two continents, Cangqiong Continent and Dongyang Continent, would begin in a year.
The exchange meeting will be held in Yaoguang City, where the Ji family of Dongyang Continent is located.
I heard that the Ji family of Yaoguang City, as the host of this exchange meeting, has already started preparations, and many matters related to the exchange conference have been put on the agenda.
During these two days, the Shangguan family also began to select disciples to go to Yaoguang City to participate in the exchange conference.
The disciples gave up on pestering Lin Xia just for the chance to attend the exchange conference.
It is called an exchange conference, but in fact it is not. It is actually a competition among the four major families and a competition of family strength. From this, the allocation of some cultivation resources and the division of interests in the business world can be determined, such as the mission hall jointly controlled by several major families, and the division of interests in the auction house.
The four major families are: Cangqiongzhou: Shangguan family and Zhou family.
Dongyangzhou: Ji family and Huangfu family.
Among them, the Shangguan family is famous for its formations, the Huangfu family is famous for its weapon refining, while the Ji family and the Zhou family are famous for their comprehensive strength.
Of course, there are many aristocratic families in Cangqiong Continent and Dongyang Continent, but those families either have too small a sphere of influence or are affiliated families of the four major families.
Some small families that are not affiliated with the four major families can only survive in the cracks, so how can they be qualified to participate in such an exchange conference.
Lin Xia was actually quite interested in such an exchange meeting, but she did not want to participate in the competition for the benefit of the Shangguan family.
Even though she had been in the Shangguan family for several years, Lin Xia did not have any sense of belonging to the Shangguan family. It was as if something was preventing her from fully integrating into the Shangguan family.
Lin Xia also felt strange, but she did not think too much about it. She just attributed it to the fact that she entered Shangguan's house in order to investigate forbidden techniques. Her purpose was not pure, so where did the sense of belonging come from?
Therefore, Lin Xia had no idea about getting a place to attend the exchange conference in Dongyangzhou.
However, sometimes the less you want something, the more unfortunate it is that you will get it.
Three months later, when the number of Shangguan family disciples participating in the exchange conference was announced, Lin Xia was shocked to see his own name on the list. The Alchemy Pavilion he belonged to was also marked after his name, so it couldn't be a duplicate name.
Before Lin Xia could react, Shangguan Lan from the Alchemy Pavilion called Lin Xia over and said, "Master Lin, the number of disciples going to Dongyang Continent to participate in the exchange conference is limited. This elder has specially requested a place for you."
After saying that, Shangguan Lan looked at Lin Xia with a smile, waiting for Lin Xia to thank him, but saw Lin Xia looking back at him with some helplessness.
How could Shangguan Lan not understand that Master Lin Dan was simply unwilling to participate in the exchange conference held by the four major families.
The competition in this exchange conference is not conducted according to various cultivation systems. Instead, all disciples will be sent to a trial site, with each family forming a team to pass levels and seize treasures. The final winner will be the family that passes the most levels and seizes the most treasures.
There will inevitably be casualties during the competition, and each family needs to have an alchemist accompanying them. The few alchemists originally selected by the Shangguan family are all direct descendants of the family, and Shangguan Lan actually went to ask for a spot for Lin Xia.
Who knew that Lin Xia didn't care about this spot at all.
Going to the trial ground to challenge the levels is definitely dangerous, but it is also an opportunity to gain experience, especially with the family's protection. No matter whether it is the disciples of the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard, or even the direct descendants of the Shangguan family, they are all vying for this spot.
Therefore, Shangguan Lan really couldn't understand Lin Xia, "Forget it, forget it, if you don't want to..."
"Disciple will go." Perhaps the surprise in Shangguan Lan's eyes was too obvious, and Lin Xia agreed for some unknown reason, which did not disappoint Shangguan Lan's kindness.
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Knowing that they were going on a long journey, Xiaochu, Uncle Shu and the others were very excited and had already started purchasing special spiritual food from the restaurants in Qionghua City.
They were fully prepared not to return to Qionghua City for a long time. Of course, this time Lin Xia accompanied them to go shopping.
Lin Xia was really afraid that these troublemakers would continue to get drunk.
After receiving the news, the one who was most unhappy was the four-tailed fox. Because Shangguan Hong held an important position, he could not accompany the four major families to the exchange conference.
However, when Lin Xia took Xiaochu and the others to say goodbye, Shangguan Hong made a decision that Lin Xia had not expected.
Although Shangguan Hong's face was filled with reluctance, he still told Lin Xia, "Master Lin Dan, I'm really sorry to trouble you for this exchange conference. Please bring Ling'er with you."
Hearing this, Lin Xia was really surprised. He lowered his head to look at the four-tailed fox, only to see the four-tailed fox walking towards Lin Xia with a storage ring in its mouth. Its eyes were full of flattery, meaning that if you take this storage ring, I will follow you.
Hey, Lin Xia was almost laughing.
However, in addition to the four-tailed fox, Xiaochu and Uncle Shu also sent messages in their sea of consciousness, speaking well of the four-tailed fox, hoping that their mother/master would bring their little friends along.
Unable to refuse, Lin Xia nodded and agreed.
Seeing Lin Xia's agreement, the four-tailed fox was visibly happy, and its four tails seemed to be wagging to the sky. However, Shangguan Hong, who was standing by, did not show any happiness at all, only reluctance and sadness.
Qionghua City, where the Shangguan family is located, is very far away from Yaoguang City, where the Ji family is located. If they take a flying boat, it will take at least seven months, so the Shangguan family does not have much time to prepare.
Another half month passed quickly, and the day of departure finally arrived. The three hundred selected disciples of the Shangguan family and the dozen elders who led the team appeared at the gathering place on time.
The Shangguan family made an exception for such a large-scale exchange meeting. In addition, the Shangguan family had the final say in the entire Qionghua City. Therefore, the large flying boat heading to Yaoguang City broke the rules and took off from the wide square in front of the Shangguan family's gate.
After getting on the flying boat, Lin Xia saw several people he knew, including Shangguan Muci and others who had bought elixirs from him. However, the only two people that caught Lin Xia's attention were Shangguan Yanxi and Shangguan Jingyu.