Volume 1: Rebellion in Chang'an Chapter 56: The Opening of the Ruins (Part 2)
"Master Lu Zhou, is this the disciple from your Lu family who is going to enter the Ruins Realm this time ?"
As soon as Lu Qingshan and his group entered this place, a thin and skinny old man came to greet them with several monks.
Lu Zhou nodded and introduced to Lu Qingshan and the others: "This is Liu Neng, the master of the Liu family."
Everyone came forward and saluted.
"I have met Master Liu Neng."
"No need to be so polite." Liu Neng waved his hand.
The Liu family and the Lu family have been allies for many years, so when they saw Lu Zhou leading the team, Master Liu Neng came over to pay his respects immediately.
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Liu Neng glanced at Lu Qingshan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Who is this person? How come I have never seen him before? He has already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining at such a young age. Your Lu family is not going to produce another Qingling Zhenren, is it?"
Lu Zhou's face was smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum, but he was very modest. "His name is Lu Qingshan, and he is Qing Ling's offspring. But don't compare him with Qing Ling. It's already very rare for our Lu family to have a person like Qing Ling. If we have another one, our Lu family won't be so lucky!"
Lu Zhou usually looks like he dislikes Lu Bei, but in fact he is actually being honest.
He was extremely proud from the bottom of his heart that the Lu family could produce a True Man Qing Ling.
Here, Liu Neng and Lu Zhou were chatting and reminiscing about the past.
On the other side, the children of the two families also started talking to each other naturally.
As allied families , the Liu family cultivators and the Lu family cultivators have had many private contacts, so it is not surprising that they know each other.
"Who is that? He looks unfamiliar to me. It seems I have never seen him in your Lu family." The person asking the question was a Qi-refining cultivator from the Liu family, named Liu Yongnian.
Liu Yongnian looked at Lu Qingshan and asked Lu Xin in a low voice.
Lu Xin is the only female cultivator on this trip from the Lu family.
Both of them have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining.
The tests in the Xu Realm are extremely difficult, and the disciples brought by each family have basically reached the level of perfect Qi Refining.
Lu Xin shook her head and muttered quietly, "We don't really know either. This is the first time we've met this person. Originally, it wasn't him who came this time, but Brother Liren. But two days , the head of the family suddenly sent a message, letting him take Brother Liren's place."
"I think his name is Lu Qingshan. I heard that he is the descendant of Qing Ling Zhenren. I wonder if it was Qing Ling Zhenren who asked for this Xujie quota for him."
"Ah, that's impossible. Isn't your Master Qing Ling promiscuous and has many offspring? So he never cares about his own offspring. How could he do such a thing?"
"But he is a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and he is still so young. True Man Qing Ling must have some expectations for him."
Lu Qingshan suddenly became the focus of conversation between the two families.
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The clouds surrounding the area dispersed again.
Afterwards, a large group of monks walked in from outside.
After a careful count, there were seventeen people in the team of just one family, more than twice the number of people in the Lu family.
With so many places in the Ruins Realm, there is no doubt that this must be one of the most powerful families in the Ruins Realm Alliance.
This is also true.
"This is a cultivator from the Ke family." Liu Yongnian muttered softly, "What a grand scene! I don't know how the Ke family has suddenly become so powerful in just a few decades."
"Yes, the Ye family has occupied the top spot among the thirty-six major cultivation families for who knows how many years. The Xiao family, Qin family, and Su family under them also have deep-rooted status and power. The Ke family is just an extremely inconspicuous small family. It was not as good as our Lu family before! Who could have thought that they would be so unstoppable. Not only did they surpass the Xiao family, Qin family, and Su family in one fell swoop, they even squeezed the Ye family out of the top spot." Lu Xin couldn't help but echoed from the side.
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As time passed, more and more monks gathered on the field.
There were many monks, and they were talking a lot, making it very lively.
at this time.
"The world of ruins is open!" someone shouted in the crowd.
Lu Qingshan looked towards the passage.
The originally pitch-black passage began to emit silver light, with ripples constantly rippling in it.
This is the sign of the opening of the world of ruins.
The leading monk of the Ke family stood up and probed into it with spiritual power.
A moment later.
"The space channel is very stable, everyone can go in." The leading monk of the Ke family flicked his sleeves and said in a deep voice.
It is very likely that the space channel of the small world will gradually become unstable as time goes by, and in the end, it may even collapse directly.
Therefore, every time the Ruins Realm is opened, there will be high-level cultivators who will first explore the stability of the space channel. Only after confirming that it is safe will they allow the children of each family to enter the Ruins Realm to be tested.
This point was also first raised by Ke Jia.
——People from the Ke family have always been meticulous and extremely cautious.
Soon, the monks from various major families entered the passage one after another in order.
After the cultivators from various sects entered the Xu Realm, the silver light in the passage gradually dissipated.
The constantly rippling waves also stopped.
This is because the number of people in the world has reached the maximum limit, so the entrance has been closed.
After the low-level cultivators from various families entered the ruins, the originally bustling scene suddenly became deserted.
There were only thirty-six Jindan monks led by each family left on the field.
Jindan cultivators usually respect their status and won't be as noisy as lower-level cultivators.
But nothing is absolute.
At this moment, Fang Qian, the leader of the Fang family, a Jindan cultivator, stood up and shouted, "The odds are open, is there anyone who wants to place a bet?"
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Seeing Fang Qian's attitude, Lu Zhou was somewhat helpless: "This old guy is already so old, but he still looks like this."
Liu Neng smiled and said, "Hasn't the Fang family's tradition always been like this? The reputation of Fang Da as a liar is not just a rumor."
Fang Qian was still shouting at the side: "Old rules, old rules! In the Qi Refining Realm, if the Xiao family wins, the payout will be five times the payout, and if the Qin family wins, the payout will be six times the payout..."
There were actually quite a few Jindan cultivators who gathered around and joined in.
"I'm going to buy some Kejia to try out too. Do you want to join me?" Liu Neng said with great interest.
It's boring to just wait here, so it might as well join in the fun.
Lu Zhou subconsciously wanted to shake his head to refuse, but just as the words were about to come out of his mouth, the scene in Qingping Palace suddenly emerged in his mind.
Lu Qingshan very calmly asked the three Jindan cultivators for a place in the Xu Realm.
This kid, no way?
Lu Zhou's heart moved.
"Then let's go and take a look together."
"I knew you wouldn't... uh." Liu Neng was stunned and looked at Lu Zhou in surprise.
The first two times the Ruins Realm was opened, Fang Qian also stepped forward to open the market, but Lu Zhou was unwilling to participate each time.
This time he just asked casually and didn't expect Lu Zhou to agree, but Lu Zhou changed his usual behavior and actually wanted to participate.
"Let's go." Lu Zhou walked towards Fang Qian with a calm expression.
Liu Neng was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.
Walking up to Fang Qian, Liu Neng asked, "Fang Qian, what do you think the odds are this time?"
Fang Qian shouted, "Isn't this Master Liu Neng? Just like last time, in the Qi Refining Realm, if the Ke family wins, the odds will be two to one, and if the Ye family wins, the odds will be three to one..."
In the previous two trials of the Ruins Realm, the cultivators who received the highest evaluations were all from the Ke family, so it was normal that the Ke family had the lowest odds.
Fang Qian took out two fourth-grade spirit stones from his storage ring: "Qi Refining Realm Ke family won the championship, two fourth-grade spirit stones."
For a Jindan cultivator, two fourth-grade spirit stones are not very precious, but they are by no means something that can be obtained easily.
It's just right for entertainment.
"Okay!" Fang Qian took the two fourth-grade spirit stones with a smile, "I'll put them on record for you. Do you want to buy another foundation-building stage..."
"What are the odds of my Lu family winning the Qi Refining Realm Trial?" Lu Zhou suddenly interrupted and asked.
Fang Qian was stunned.
He obviously didn't expect anyone to bet on the Lu family to win, so he only prepared odds for a few of the most popular families. When Lu Zhou suddenly asked him this, he was at a loss for words.
"What? Didn't you open the Lu family's betting?" Lu Zhou frowned slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Fang Qian smiled widely: "How can this be possible? The Lu family... uh, one to five... twenty!"
Fang Qian originally wanted to casually say a fifty-fifty payout.
Anyway, it is impossible for the Lu family to win the championship, so it doesn’t matter if the market opens high.
But subconsciously, Fang Qian was more worried.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Lu Zhou came to ask me this out of goodness. Could it be that he had too many spirit stones and wanted to give me some?
How can this be.
He is not so naive.
So he finally changed his mind and lowered the Lu family's odds to twenty to one.
One that is almost close to the lowest odds.
It would be unreasonable to press further.
Because the Lu family's final result in the last test of the Ruins was extremely average, ranking around 20th out of the 36 families.
Lu Zhou nodded and took out two fourth-grade spirit stones. "Two fourth-grade spirit stones, buy the Qi Refining Realm champion for my Lu family!"
This old man won't have any big moves this time, right? I haven't heard that the Lu family has produced any genius Qi-refining cultivators recently.
Fang Qian took the two fourth-grade spirit stones from Lu Zhou and had a bad feeling.
