Chapter 534 Request, Righteous Qi Jue

The old man who was speaking at this moment was the mayor of Linbian City.

Before Chen Xuan and Taoist Tianyun entered the reception hall, the Lord of Linbian City came out to greet them personally.

"Haha, I am Zhu Jinghui, and I am appointed as the Lord of Linbian City. It is all because of you fellow Taoists who support me and give me face. Fellow Taoist Xuan Chen, please come in quickly."

As the lord of Linbian City and a cultivator in the late Jindan stage, Zhu Jinghui cordially invited Chen Xuan without any airs.

However, Chen Xuan knew that the man who showed respect to the wise and virtuous must have something to ask for.

However, since he had accepted Taoist Tianyun's invitation, he naturally made all preparations.

"Haha, Xuan Chen greets the City Lord!"

After Chen Xuan greeted everyone with a smile, he walked into the reception hall accompanied by Zhu Jinghui and Taoist Tianyun.

After the three of them were seated, the girl in the golden skirt walked in with lotus steps, holding a cup of spiritual tea.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, please have some tea!"

The girl in the golden skirt smiled.

But her beautiful eyes swept over Chen Xuan unscrupulously.

Although Chen Xuan looked normal, he had actually already felt a powerful divine thought rapidly falling on him.

Trying to see something from myself.

"Thank you fairy!"

Chen Xuan smiled faintly.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of the spiritual tea, his expression very calm.

At this moment, the divine consciousness was spreading rapidly without any sound.

boom!

The divine consciousness that fell on Chen Xuan was domineeringly dispelled by Chen Xuan's divine consciousness on the spot.

When the girl in the golden skirt saw this, her pretty face turned pale.

Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped from his forehead.

When Zhu Jinghui saw this, his expression changed slightly.

But he soon understood.

He said quickly, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, please show some mercy. Xun'er is ignorant. If she has offended you, please consider that I only have this one daughter and don't argue with her."

Chen Xuan showed a look of surprise.

"So you are the city lord's daughter. Please forgive me for any offense I may have caused you just now." Chen Xuan said.

As he spoke, Chen Xuan flipped his hand, took out a spirit-refining pill, and threw it to the girl in the golden skirt.

"Fairy, this soul-refining pill can help repair and enhance spiritual consciousness. Consider it my compensation to you." Chen Xuan said.

The girl in the golden skirt, who had just suffered a loss at the hands of Chen Xuan, looked unconvinced.

She snorted angrily and was about to reject Chen Xuan's spirit-refining pill on the spot, but suddenly she discovered that what Chen Xuan gave her was actually a top-grade spirit-refining pill.

This made her extremely surprised.

"This is... a top-grade Spirit Refining Pill? Could it be that this top-grade Spirit Refining Pill was also made by you, Daoist Xuan Chen?"

The girl in the golden dress looked at Chen Xuan in surprise.

When she saw Chen Xuan nodded, she was overjoyed.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, I am sorry for offending you just now. Zhu Xun'er apologizes to you."

Zhu Xun'er looked sincere.

Chen Xuan just laughed it off at Zhu Xun'er's willful temper.

He didn't take Zhu Xun'er's apology to heart.

However, when he took out the top-grade spirit-refining elixir, Chen Xuan clearly saw that Zhu Jinghui and Taoist Tianyun were looking at him with eyes full of respect.

"It seems that alchemists who can make top-grade elixirs are very popular no matter where they are."

Chen Xuan smiled secretly.

In fact, he had already guessed Zhu Xun'er's identity.

The reason why he pretended to be ignorant and attacked Zhu Xun'er was that he wanted Zhu Jinghui to know that he was an alchemist who could refine top-grade elixirs.

In this way, with Chen Xuan's identity as an alchemist, it would be convenient for him to inquire about the method of removing the evil spirit of heaven.

Otherwise, even if Chen Xuan was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan period, Zhu Jinghui would not take him too seriously given his late stage of the Jindan period and his status as the lord of Linbian City.

Just now, Chen Xuan showed off his skills and gave Zhu Xun'er a top-grade spirit-refining pill.

In this way, he would not offend Zhu Jinghui, nor would he dare let Zhu Jinghui plot against him too much.

This is Chen Xuan’s real purpose.

"What the fairy said is absolutely right. This top-grade spirit-refining pill was indeed made by me personally. However, my success rate for pills of this quality is very low." Chen Xuan said frankly.

When Zhu Jinghui and Taoist Tianyun heard this, their eyes lit up.

Looking at Chen Xuan's expression, he was obviously much more enthusiastic than before.

"Haha, I only know that Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen is an alchemist, but I didn't expect that you are also an alchemist who can refine top-grade elixirs. It is my honor to meet an alchemist like you." Taoist Tianyun laughed.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinghui also smiled and nodded, saying, "Although I am the Lord of Linbian City, and my cultivation is only one step away from the Nascent Soul Stage, I have never had the opportunity to meet a genius alchemist like Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen. This time, Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen can come to our Linbian City in person. It is really an honor for us in Linbian City."

The sedan chair was carried by everyone.

Zhu Jinghui, Taoist Tianyun and Zhu Xun'er were extremely enthusiastic towards Chen Xuan, so Chen Xuan naturally couldn't spoil their fun.

Soon, he was chatting animatedly with the three of them.

After only two hours, Zhu Jinghui glanced at Taoist Tianyun, who immediately understood what he meant and quickly stood up.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, I have some things to deal with, so I won't chat with you anymore. We'll chat another day!"

Taoist Tianyun left quickly.

After a while, Zhu Xun'er also tactfully said goodbye.

Chen Xuan and Zhu Jinghui were the only two people left in the reception hall.

Seeing this, Zhu Jinghui waved his hand cautiously, casting an anti-peeping light shield, and then said: "Master Xuan Chen, this time I took the liberty to invite you here, in fact, I want to discuss something with you."

"Oh? I wonder if the City Lord needs my help with anything else? If you need me to refine the elixir, I cannot refuse for your sake." Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Zhu Jinghui looked very happy.

After thanking him, he continued, "Master Xuan Chen, I naturally have something to ask of you regarding alchemy. However, what I want to talk about now has nothing to do with alchemy."

"Oh?"

Chen Xuan looked surprised.

As the lord of Linbian City, Zhu Jinghui actually did not allow the alchemist to make pills. This made Chen Xuan somewhat confused about Zhu Jinghui's intentions.

"Lord City Lord, if you have anything to say, please just tell me," Chen Xuan said.

Zhu Jinghui was silent for a long time, and then he said: "I also know that this kind of thing is a bit too much for an alchemist like Master Xuan Chen. But, I really have no other choice, so I decided to try it out. I wonder if you have heard of the Hundred Cities Conference?"

Chen Xuan was at a loss.

It was his first time in Zhongzhou and he didn’t know much about Zhongzhou.

I knew nothing about the Hundred Cities Conference.

However, Chen Xuan would not let Zhu Jinghui easily see through his strengths and weaknesses.

He smiled slightly and said, "Since I was promoted to the Jindan stage, I have traveled to various places and heard a little about the Hundred Cities Conference. I don't know the details. Could it be that the city lord's request this time is related to the Hundred Cities Conference?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinghui nodded repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, my request is indeed related to the Hundred Cities Conference."

"We are in Linbian City. Although it is close to the Cangwu Grassland, it is also one of the three thousand small cities under the command of the Sanqing Dao Sect."

"Every hundred years, the three thousand small cities under the Three Pure Ones Sect hold a Hundred Cities Conference."

"The cities that rank last in the 100-city conference will be swallowed up by nearby big cities."

"To be honest with you, Master Xuan Chen, our Linbian City has been ranked last in the Hundred Cities Conference for two consecutive times."

"If we don't perform well at the Hundred Cities Conference this time, we will really be swallowed up by other big cities."

"By then, I will naturally lose my position as city lord."

"That's why I beg you, Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, to represent us in Linbian City and participate in the Hundred Cities Conference. And get a good ranking in the Hundred Cities Conference."

"Of course, if you can agree to this, I will give you a generous compensation. What do you think?"

When Chen Xuan heard this, he looked calm, but he was secretly overjoyed in his heart.

Sanqing Taoism!

This is one of the famous Taoist sects in Zhongzhou.

If Chen Xuan could make use of the relationship in Linbian City and obtain the cultivation techniques of the Sanqing Taoist sect, perhaps the evil spirit in his body could be cleared away quickly.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan was overjoyed.

But he also knew that the Hundred Cities Conference was definitely not a good thing.

The so-called help means fighting for Linbiancheng.

Chen Xuan must consider this kind of thing carefully.

"Lord City Lord, your request really makes it difficult for me."

"However, I would like to ask the Lord City Lord, what realm are the fellow Taoists participating in the Hundred Cities Conference at?"

Chen Xuan looked at Zhu Jinghui calmly.

Seeing that Chen Xuan did not agree immediately, Zhu Jinghui did not show any surprise.

"The Hundred Cities Conference is held every hundred years. All the Taoist friends in the middle and early stages of the Core Formation period are selected from the three thousand small cities under the Three Pure Ones Sect to participate."

"However, in recent years, competition among the three thousand small cities has been very fierce."

"A small city like our Linbian City can send cultivators in the middle stage of Jindan to participate in the Hundred Cities Conference. Other larger cities naturally have the strength to send cultivators in the middle stage of Jindan to participate."

When Chen Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"If there really are cultivators in the late Jindan stage participating, I won't be able to guarantee my own safety in my current situation."

"But, if only mid-stage Jindan cultivators participate, even if I don't take action myself, I can still get a good ranking in the Hundred Cities Conference with my natal demon beast."

"As for the value of my contribution, I will naturally have to discuss it with the Lord of Linbian City."

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan was still not in a hurry.

He smiled faintly and said, "Lord City Lord, this matter is a matter of life and death for me. I must think about it carefully before I can give you an answer. What do you think, Lord City Lord?"

"Haha, that's as it should be. Master Xuan Chen, as long as you are willing to represent Linbian City and participate in the Hundred Cities Conference, you can ask for anything. I will do my best to meet your request."

Chen Xuan hesitated for a moment and said directly: "Lord City Lord, you just said that your Linbian City is actually one of the 3,000 small cities under the command of the Sanqing Dao Sect. I guess you, Lord City Lord, should also have some relationship with the Sanqing Dao Sect, right?"

"If so, I would like a set of cultivation techniques from the Three Pure Ones sect. What does the city lord think?"

Zhu Jinghui looked embarrassed.

After a long while, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, you may not know that our Zhu family is also one of the immortal cultivation families under the jurisdiction of the Three Pure Ones Dao Sect. Our Zhu family naturally also has the cultivation techniques passed down by the Three Pure Ones Dao Sect."

"However, the Sanqing Dao Sect strictly prohibits anyone from passing on these skills. Therefore, I dare not risk offending the Sanqing Dao Sect by privately disclosing the Sanqing Dao Sect's skills to fellow Taoists."

Seeing Zhu Jinghui’s direct refusal, Chen Xuan looked disappointed.

Just as he was about to stand up and say goodbye, Zhu Jinghui's indifferent voice sounded again.

"However, our Zhu family did have a cultivation method inherited from somewhere else, which is also an orthodox Taoist method. I wonder if Taoist Xuan Chen is interested?"

Having said that, Zhu Jinghui flipped his hand, took out a jade slip and handed it to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan took the jade slip curiously and placed it between his eyebrows.

Wow!

A golden light quickly fell into Chen Xuan's brow.

Soon, it turned into countless words and was firmly imprinted in Chen Xuan's memory.

Only after the golden light completely disappeared did Chen Xuan examine the contents of the technique in detail.

"Haoran Righteous Qi Jue? Could this be..."