Chapter 377
·
Ban Zhen Fu Chen
After communicating with Venerable Tiemu, Ye Feng entered the room and began to practice his sword skills.
At this time, Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes and walked towards the door of the room.
"Ye Feng, what are you doing out here? I have to prepare hot soup for you!" Venerable Ironwood asked with a smile when he saw Ye Feng coming out.
"Nothing, I just want to remind you that there are people in this yard." Ye Feng replied lightly.
Upon hearing this, Venerable Ironwood was stunned for a moment, but then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
How can this be?
He used elemental power to wrap up the entire courtyard. How could there be other people under such tight protection? It was simply impossible.
At this time, a man in black clothes quickly came from a distance, stopped not far from Ye Feng, and said respectfully: "Meet the leader."
"Why are you here?" Seeing the sudden appearance of the man in black, Venerable Ironwood asked with some confusion.
"Report it to the head, this is the case. I just received news that there was a battle outside the Iron Bone Villa, and several Iron Bone Sect disciples were killed, so I rushed over." The man in black replied quickly.
"Oh! Are you saying that someone outside killed my disciple?" Venerable Ironwood's face turned a little gloomy. He knew that if an outsider really killed his disciple, it means that he also has an insider!
But what puzzled him was that although his disciple's strength was one level lower than his, he had reached the fourth level of Qi training, and also had a set of defensive martial arts. Even if he encountered a master of the sixth level of Qi training, he could barely compete. , but it was so weird to die outside like this, and to die without a sound!
"Master. I have asked people to conduct a thorough investigation. There are no traces of outsiders entering the courtyard. This person is definitely not an ordinary cultivator, he must be a master. That's why the disciple hurried over. "The man in black Said respectfully.
"Yes. I understand, you can continue to guard!" Venerable Ironwood nodded and said.
"Yes! Leader."
After the man in black left, Venerable Ironwood fell into deep thought. For some reason, he suddenly became very interested in Ye Feng.Who is this Ye Feng?Who is he?
No matter what the purpose of Ye Feng is?
Anyway, Venerable Ironwood is becoming more and more interested.
"Since this boy is unwilling to join my Iron Bone Sect, then forget it!" Venerable Ironwood said to himself, and then sighed.
"There is a reason why I let him enter the Iron Bone Gate this time." Venerable Ironwood continued.
While Ye Feng was practicing, he set his sights on the Iron Skeleton Gate.He also discovered that although the Iron Bone Sect was sparsely populated, it was very united.And very united.The monks in the Iron Bone Sect all regard Venerable Ironwood as their leader, and Venerable Ironwood is equivalent to their faith.The words of Venerable Ironwood are an edict to them.
"The environment here is very good, so I will rest here temporarily."
Venerable Tiemu brought Ye Feng to this courtyard. Ye Feng was naturally embarrassed to refuse, so he chose to stay in this courtyard.
Ye Feng entered his house and closed the door.
Afterwards, Ye Feng began to study the formation of the Iron Bone Sect.
After Ye Feng entered the room, he immediately used the formation technique.
Ye Feng first arranged an isolation formation, which enveloped the courtyard.
Under the cover of this formation, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to enter here.Moreover, this courtyard was personally decorated by the top formation master of their Iron Bone Sect.Only the elders of their Iron Bone Sect or the deputy sect master of the Iron Bone Sect have the ability to destroy this formation.
Moreover, there is a huge stone in this courtyard. This huge stone is very important. It is the central core of this formation and must rely on its operation.Otherwise, this formation cannot be activated.
After arranging the formation, Ye Feng took out the materials he bought outside and started refining the formation.
The formation is composed of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Among these five elements, the formation disk with the earth attribute is the most suitable for refining weapons.The metallic formation disk is used to refine flying swords, treasure armor and other attacks.
Under the influence of the formation disk, the medicinal materials prepared by Venerable Ironwood for Ye Feng were melted one after another, eventually forming pieces of medicinal mud.
Ye Feng used the medicinal mud to start refining it, and continued to integrate the medicinal mud into the interior of the formation disk, making the runes in the formation disk more complicated.
This kind of refining speed is very fast. In just half a day, Ye Feng refined hundreds of array disks and then put them into categories.
After Ye Feng arranged the formation disks into different categories, at this time, a message appeared in his mind.
"Congratulations to the player for obtaining the qualification to refine the formation disks. Now you will be rewarded for the number of formation disks you have refined."
Looking at the rows of formation disks in front of him, Ye Feng smiled and then began to refine the formation disks.
Ye Feng was very fast. In just three or four hours, he refined more than 1000 formation disks. These formation disks were all made from the materials given to him by Venerable Ironwood.
After refining more than 1 array disks, he continued to refine them.
During this period, he also did not forget to refine the elixir.
In a short time, Ye Feng had successfully refined more than 100 million pills.
"So tired! It seems that this formation is really not an easy task." Ye Feng touched his tired face and sighed softly.
However, in the next half month, he was not idle, but continued to refine the array.
Ye Feng was very fast. After half a year, Ye Feng successfully refined nearly two thousand array disks.
However, Ye Feng's elixir consumption was very large, and the amount of medicinal materials required for these formation disks was too huge.
"Alas! Let's go back first and slowly refine the formation disk. The environment here is very good. The efficiency of practicing here will be many times faster than our practice in the outside world, so I decided to stay here and practice hard."
Thinking of this, Ye Feng began to walk outside, preparing to leave this place and return to the Eastern Region.
Ye Feng left Ironwood Peak and came to the valley.
On the other side of the valley is a giant city.
This city is called Qinglong Town. It is also a mid-level city with very prosperous residents. It is a cultivation city.
There are also many powerful forces in this city, and they are all of the same sect. This Qinglong Town is the territory of this sect, and it is also the richest town in the entire Southwest Region.
Qinglong Town is Tiemumen's station in the center of the southwest region, and the control of Qinglong Town fell into the hands of Venerable Tiemumen.
Along the way, Ye Feng heard many monks talking about Qinglong Town. Some said that the monks in Qinglong Town bought a piece of land in Qinglong Town and built a blacksmith shop. Some said that it was the business here. It was prosperous, so it attracted some monks to join the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Ye Feng also heard that the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce in Qinglong Town is a super power. They have a population of hundreds of millions and are very powerful. Even the Dongyue Sect can only behave obediently with their tail between their legs in front of them.
"It seems that the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is still very prestigious in the Southwest Region." Ye Feng thought secretly.
His eyes looked at the huge square in the center of Qinglong Town. There was a high platform in the center of the square. There were several old men sitting on the high platform. There were tens of thousands of people surrounding the high platform.
"Huh? What are these people here for? Why are they gathered here?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Ye Feng observed here for a long time and found out that these people were here to participate in the recruitment of disciples for the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's recruitment of disciples is still very large, with tens of thousands of disciples, all coming to participate in the recruitment of disciples.
The name of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is very domineering, named 'Qinglong Chamber of Commerce'.
However, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is not the kind of force that blindly recruits disciples. Instead, it has its own set of training methods. They will give some rewards to the disciples and provide a very good place to practice, allowing them to cultivate on this planet. Cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, or even the Golden Core Stage.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will also provide some treasures and some techniques to the disciples.
These things are very precious and can help many disciples.
There are dedicated personnel in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce who are responsible for collecting these things.
Ye Feng also saw some familiar faces among them, such as Venerable Tiemu and Venerable Tiemu's granddaughter Tie Feng'er, as well as Tie Feng'er's grandfather Tie Long Venerable.
"But the identities of these people are very extraordinary." Ye Feng thought to himself.
There are still some casual cultivators here, and there are also many casual cultivators who want to make a living in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's requirements for recruiting disciples are not high. They only need general cultivation and then pass a series of assessments to enter the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. That's it.
The assessment method of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is also very simple.
This Qinglong Chamber of Commerce assessment lasts for seven days. Within seven days, you can challenge any competitor here, but the final result cannot be determined. This is a place where strength and talent are tested.
During these seven days, Qinglong Chamber of Commerce can choose to join or withdraw.
But before the final results come out, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's assessment is absolutely fair.
During these seven days, the monks of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will conduct assessments. These people can choose to challenge or withdraw. In short, during these seven days, no one can prevent these people from challenging other competitors.
Of course, there is another restriction here, that is, you can only challenge anyone in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Challenging anyone in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will result in backlash from the person challenging them. If the challenge fails, the person being challenged will be seriously injured or even die.
And within these seven days, the challenger is not allowed to escape.
During these seven days, if these people can survive, then you can become an official disciple of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Within seven days, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will collect some special spiritual herbs from various places for use in refining weapons and elixirs. At the same time, it will also provide these disciples with elixirs and various exercises.
"These assessments from the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce are so cruel!" Ye Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Ye Feng also understood that these people were testing his strength, and at the same time they were also an inspiration.
If you don't have the strength, you are not qualified to stand in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. Even if these people kill Ye Feng, Ye Feng will not be able to retaliate.
Here, Ye Feng also met many monks. Some monks saw him as if they were enemies, gnashing their teeth.
Although some monks were very angry when they saw him, no one dared to trouble him. This was a kind of fear.
No one here is easy to mess with.
"Brother Ye, let's go to the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. This should be the largest chamber of commerce in the entire southwest region." Tie Feng'er said to Ye Feng.
"Yeah! Okay!" Ye Feng nodded, and then followed Tie Feng'er and rushed here.
The headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is in the northwest corner of Qinglong City. After Ye Feng and others flew for about half an hour, they saw a huge mansion. This mansion was very majestic. There were only three gates in Qinglong City.
Of these three gates, one is in the middle of the City Lord's Mansion, one is next to the City Lord's Mansion, and the third is in the backyard of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
"Is this the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce? It's really impressive. Compared to our Ironwood Chamber of Commerce and Venerable Ironwood's mansion, it doesn't make much difference."
Seeing the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce, Ye Feng couldn't help but admire it.
"Brother Ye, the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is in the center of Qinglong City. There is a high tower here. That high tower is the gate of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce headquarters. If you want to enter the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce, you must pass by the high tower." Feng'er explained to Ye Feng.
"Okay! Now that I'm here, I also want to see what kind of power this Qinglong Chamber of Commerce headquarters has." Ye Feng said with a faint smile.
Ye Feng took Tie Feng'er and the man in black and flew directly to the Qinglong Palace in the huge Qinglong City.
The scale of Qinglong Palace is very grand, covering a huge area and reaching a height of one hundred feet. Such a hall is already very conspicuous in Qinglong City.
Everyone here is wearing a robe.
Ye Feng also saw Tie Feng'er, the granddaughter of Venerable Tiemu here. She also saw Ye Feng, and her face was filled with excitement.
Here, all the people in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce know Venerable Tiemu and know that Venerable Tiemu is the most powerful person in Qinglong City, so they respect Venerable Tiemu very much, and Venerable Tiemu also In full view of everyone, he personally welcomed Ye Feng's arrival.
"I've seen Venerable Ironwood, here I come!" Ye Feng walked over and bowed slightly to Venerable Ironwood.
"Haha, okay! Let's go in together!" Venerable Ironwood laughed.
Immediately, the two of them walked towards the Qinglong Hall together, and the guards of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce made way for them to let Ye Feng and the others in.
As soon as he entered the Qinglong Hall, Ye Feng felt that the place was empty. Except for the guards standing on both sides of the hall, there was no one in the hall.
At this time, Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes and walked towards the door of the room.
"Ye Feng, what are you doing out here? I have to prepare hot soup for you!" Venerable Ironwood asked with a smile when he saw Ye Feng coming out.
"Nothing, I just want to remind you that there are people in this yard." Ye Feng replied lightly.
Upon hearing this, Venerable Ironwood was stunned for a moment, but then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
How can this be?
He used elemental power to wrap up the entire courtyard. How could there be other people under such tight protection? It was simply impossible.
At this time, a man in black clothes quickly came from a distance, stopped not far from Ye Feng, and said respectfully: "Meet the leader."
"Why are you here?" Seeing the sudden appearance of the man in black, Venerable Ironwood asked with some confusion.
"Report it to the head, this is the case. I just received news that there was a battle outside the Iron Bone Villa, and several Iron Bone Sect disciples were killed, so I rushed over." The man in black replied quickly.
"Oh! Are you saying that someone outside killed my disciple?" Venerable Ironwood's face turned a little gloomy. He knew that if an outsider really killed his disciple, it means that he also has an insider!
But what puzzled him was that although his disciple's strength was one level lower than his, he had reached the fourth level of Qi training, and also had a set of defensive martial arts. Even if he encountered a master of the sixth level of Qi training, he could barely compete. , but it was so weird to die outside like this, and to die without a sound!
"Master. I have asked people to conduct a thorough investigation. There are no traces of outsiders entering the courtyard. This person is definitely not an ordinary cultivator, he must be a master. That's why the disciple hurried over. "The man in black Said respectfully.
"Yes. I understand, you can continue to guard!" Venerable Ironwood nodded and said.
"Yes! Leader."
After the man in black left, Venerable Ironwood fell into deep thought. For some reason, he suddenly became very interested in Ye Feng.Who is this Ye Feng?Who is he?
No matter what the purpose of Ye Feng is?
Anyway, Venerable Ironwood is becoming more and more interested.
"Since this boy is unwilling to join my Iron Bone Sect, then forget it!" Venerable Ironwood said to himself, and then sighed.
"There is a reason why I let him enter the Iron Bone Gate this time." Venerable Ironwood continued.
While Ye Feng was practicing, he set his sights on the Iron Skeleton Gate.He also discovered that although the Iron Bone Sect was sparsely populated, it was very united.And very united.The monks in the Iron Bone Sect all regard Venerable Ironwood as their leader, and Venerable Ironwood is equivalent to their faith.The words of Venerable Ironwood are an edict to them.
"The environment here is very good, so I will rest here temporarily."
Venerable Tiemu brought Ye Feng to this courtyard. Ye Feng was naturally embarrassed to refuse, so he chose to stay in this courtyard.
Ye Feng entered his house and closed the door.
Afterwards, Ye Feng began to study the formation of the Iron Bone Sect.
After Ye Feng entered the room, he immediately used the formation technique.
Ye Feng first arranged an isolation formation, which enveloped the courtyard.
Under the cover of this formation, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to enter here.Moreover, this courtyard was personally decorated by the top formation master of their Iron Bone Sect.Only the elders of their Iron Bone Sect or the deputy sect master of the Iron Bone Sect have the ability to destroy this formation.
Moreover, there is a huge stone in this courtyard. This huge stone is very important. It is the central core of this formation and must rely on its operation.Otherwise, this formation cannot be activated.
After arranging the formation, Ye Feng took out the materials he bought outside and started refining the formation.
The formation is composed of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Among these five elements, the formation disk with the earth attribute is the most suitable for refining weapons.The metallic formation disk is used to refine flying swords, treasure armor and other attacks.
Under the influence of the formation disk, the medicinal materials prepared by Venerable Ironwood for Ye Feng were melted one after another, eventually forming pieces of medicinal mud.
Ye Feng used the medicinal mud to start refining it, and continued to integrate the medicinal mud into the interior of the formation disk, making the runes in the formation disk more complicated.
This kind of refining speed is very fast. In just half a day, Ye Feng refined hundreds of array disks and then put them into categories.
After Ye Feng arranged the formation disks into different categories, at this time, a message appeared in his mind.
"Congratulations to the player for obtaining the qualification to refine the formation disks. Now you will be rewarded for the number of formation disks you have refined."
Looking at the rows of formation disks in front of him, Ye Feng smiled and then began to refine the formation disks.
Ye Feng was very fast. In just three or four hours, he refined more than 1000 formation disks. These formation disks were all made from the materials given to him by Venerable Ironwood.
After refining more than 1 array disks, he continued to refine them.
During this period, he also did not forget to refine the elixir.
In a short time, Ye Feng had successfully refined more than 100 million pills.
"So tired! It seems that this formation is really not an easy task." Ye Feng touched his tired face and sighed softly.
However, in the next half month, he was not idle, but continued to refine the array.
Ye Feng was very fast. After half a year, Ye Feng successfully refined nearly two thousand array disks.
However, Ye Feng's elixir consumption was very large, and the amount of medicinal materials required for these formation disks was too huge.
"Alas! Let's go back first and slowly refine the formation disk. The environment here is very good. The efficiency of practicing here will be many times faster than our practice in the outside world, so I decided to stay here and practice hard."
Thinking of this, Ye Feng began to walk outside, preparing to leave this place and return to the Eastern Region.
Ye Feng left Ironwood Peak and came to the valley.
On the other side of the valley is a giant city.
This city is called Qinglong Town. It is also a mid-level city with very prosperous residents. It is a cultivation city.
There are also many powerful forces in this city, and they are all of the same sect. This Qinglong Town is the territory of this sect, and it is also the richest town in the entire Southwest Region.
Qinglong Town is Tiemumen's station in the center of the southwest region, and the control of Qinglong Town fell into the hands of Venerable Tiemumen.
Along the way, Ye Feng heard many monks talking about Qinglong Town. Some said that the monks in Qinglong Town bought a piece of land in Qinglong Town and built a blacksmith shop. Some said that it was the business here. It was prosperous, so it attracted some monks to join the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Ye Feng also heard that the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce in Qinglong Town is a super power. They have a population of hundreds of millions and are very powerful. Even the Dongyue Sect can only behave obediently with their tail between their legs in front of them.
"It seems that the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is still very prestigious in the Southwest Region." Ye Feng thought secretly.
His eyes looked at the huge square in the center of Qinglong Town. There was a high platform in the center of the square. There were several old men sitting on the high platform. There were tens of thousands of people surrounding the high platform.
"Huh? What are these people here for? Why are they gathered here?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Ye Feng observed here for a long time and found out that these people were here to participate in the recruitment of disciples for the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's recruitment of disciples is still very large, with tens of thousands of disciples, all coming to participate in the recruitment of disciples.
The name of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is very domineering, named 'Qinglong Chamber of Commerce'.
However, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is not the kind of force that blindly recruits disciples. Instead, it has its own set of training methods. They will give some rewards to the disciples and provide a very good place to practice, allowing them to cultivate on this planet. Cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, or even the Golden Core Stage.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will also provide some treasures and some techniques to the disciples.
These things are very precious and can help many disciples.
There are dedicated personnel in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce who are responsible for collecting these things.
Ye Feng also saw some familiar faces among them, such as Venerable Tiemu and Venerable Tiemu's granddaughter Tie Feng'er, as well as Tie Feng'er's grandfather Tie Long Venerable.
"But the identities of these people are very extraordinary." Ye Feng thought to himself.
There are still some casual cultivators here, and there are also many casual cultivators who want to make a living in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
The Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's requirements for recruiting disciples are not high. They only need general cultivation and then pass a series of assessments to enter the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. That's it.
The assessment method of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is also very simple.
This Qinglong Chamber of Commerce assessment lasts for seven days. Within seven days, you can challenge any competitor here, but the final result cannot be determined. This is a place where strength and talent are tested.
During these seven days, Qinglong Chamber of Commerce can choose to join or withdraw.
But before the final results come out, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce's assessment is absolutely fair.
During these seven days, the monks of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will conduct assessments. These people can choose to challenge or withdraw. In short, during these seven days, no one can prevent these people from challenging other competitors.
Of course, there is another restriction here, that is, you can only challenge anyone in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Challenging anyone in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will result in backlash from the person challenging them. If the challenge fails, the person being challenged will be seriously injured or even die.
And within these seven days, the challenger is not allowed to escape.
During these seven days, if these people can survive, then you can become an official disciple of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
Within seven days, the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce will collect some special spiritual herbs from various places for use in refining weapons and elixirs. At the same time, it will also provide these disciples with elixirs and various exercises.
"These assessments from the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce are so cruel!" Ye Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Ye Feng also understood that these people were testing his strength, and at the same time they were also an inspiration.
If you don't have the strength, you are not qualified to stand in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. Even if these people kill Ye Feng, Ye Feng will not be able to retaliate.
Here, Ye Feng also met many monks. Some monks saw him as if they were enemies, gnashing their teeth.
Although some monks were very angry when they saw him, no one dared to trouble him. This was a kind of fear.
No one here is easy to mess with.
"Brother Ye, let's go to the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce. This should be the largest chamber of commerce in the entire southwest region." Tie Feng'er said to Ye Feng.
"Yeah! Okay!" Ye Feng nodded, and then followed Tie Feng'er and rushed here.
The headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is in the northwest corner of Qinglong City. After Ye Feng and others flew for about half an hour, they saw a huge mansion. This mansion was very majestic. There were only three gates in Qinglong City.
Of these three gates, one is in the middle of the City Lord's Mansion, one is next to the City Lord's Mansion, and the third is in the backyard of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce.
"Is this the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce? It's really impressive. Compared to our Ironwood Chamber of Commerce and Venerable Ironwood's mansion, it doesn't make much difference."
Seeing the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce, Ye Feng couldn't help but admire it.
"Brother Ye, the headquarters of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce is in the center of Qinglong City. There is a high tower here. That high tower is the gate of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce headquarters. If you want to enter the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce, you must pass by the high tower." Feng'er explained to Ye Feng.
"Okay! Now that I'm here, I also want to see what kind of power this Qinglong Chamber of Commerce headquarters has." Ye Feng said with a faint smile.
Ye Feng took Tie Feng'er and the man in black and flew directly to the Qinglong Palace in the huge Qinglong City.
The scale of Qinglong Palace is very grand, covering a huge area and reaching a height of one hundred feet. Such a hall is already very conspicuous in Qinglong City.
Everyone here is wearing a robe.
Ye Feng also saw Tie Feng'er, the granddaughter of Venerable Tiemu here. She also saw Ye Feng, and her face was filled with excitement.
Here, all the people in the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce know Venerable Tiemu and know that Venerable Tiemu is the most powerful person in Qinglong City, so they respect Venerable Tiemu very much, and Venerable Tiemu also In full view of everyone, he personally welcomed Ye Feng's arrival.
"I've seen Venerable Ironwood, here I come!" Ye Feng walked over and bowed slightly to Venerable Ironwood.
"Haha, okay! Let's go in together!" Venerable Ironwood laughed.
Immediately, the two of them walked towards the Qinglong Hall together, and the guards of the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce made way for them to let Ye Feng and the others in.
As soon as he entered the Qinglong Hall, Ye Feng felt that the place was empty. Except for the guards standing on both sides of the hall, there was no one in the hall.
