In Xuantang City, Tianniu Mountains, and Yu Qian Cave Mansion, Tang Ning bowed and took his seat. He turned his hand over and handed the file he had prepared to him: "Team Yu, the case of Wang Su Quanzhi's disappearance and murder has been investigated. He was in While exploring an abandoned cave, he was unfortunately killed by the golden-backed mantis, a spiritual beast raised by his late owner."

"All the physical evidence and witness evidence are complete. We found his body and minced meat at the place where the crime occurred. The golden-backed mantis had long been killed by the Xuanmen Baoyu Sect stationed in Tingcheng."

According to Taixuanzong's regulations, for important matters such as investigating murder cases, people from different teams are usually drawn from different teams to form a joint investigation team for verification. This is because they are afraid of collusion between the top and bottom, and they will work together to lie about the case and defraud the meritorious rewards.

Each member of the joint investigation team reports the case individually to their respective captains and submits investigation files, and then the captains of each team submit the files to the joint team.

Once the caliber is different and the submitted dossier reports come to different conclusions, the coalition will re-investigate the case.

It is said that people are separated from each other, and they belong to different teams. There is no overlap in their positions, and no one dares to completely trust anyone. This can effectively prevent the investigation members from colluding and colluding.

But everything is relative.

Before Tang Ning submitted the investigation file report, she had already agreed with Jin Yuan and Zhuang Xian. All three of them had received a lot of benefits from the Xianyuan Chamber of Commerce. They were short-handed and soft-spoken. What's more, there was no evidence that Wang Suquan was killed. It's Chen Xuan's mastermind.

Therefore, there is no mention of Chen Xuan's suspicion in the file, and the unified conclusion is that the golden-backed mantis killed Wang Suquan.

"Well." Yu Qian took the file and opened it, took a look at it, nodded slightly, and said: "Now that we have found out, let's report it truthfully! Let's not talk about it for now. Junior Brother Xu Mengyuan will get married and hold a wedding banquet in three months. Do you know anything about it?"

"Oh? I really don't know."

"He came to see you a few days ago and invited you to the wedding banquet. Since you were not here, he found me and asked me to tell you. Many people in this department have received invitations. Judging from the situation, it should be a lively event. "

Tang Ning said: "Senior Brother Xu is usually very low-key and humble. He probably doesn't care much about these false courtesy."

"I heard that it was requested by the woman. She comes from a wealthy family. Although she is marrying Junior Brother Xu, she still needs to be in a pompous manner."

The two chatted for a while, and Tang Ning turned her hand over and handed him a storage bag: "This is the fourth-level low-grade spirit wine brewed by the local chamber of commerce in Shangmingting. It has a lot of flavor. I brought a few bottles to treat you. Have a taste.”

Yu Qian took the storage bag and looked inside with his spiritual consciousness. Ten jars of spiritual wine were neatly placed inside. He smiled and nodded and said, "In that case, it's better to be respectful than obey orders."

"I won't disturb your purity, and I'll take my leave." Tang Ning stood up and left the cave, turning into light and leaving.

A few months passed in the blink of an eye, and Xuanyun Mountain was full of flowers, red lights hung high, festive reunions, and bustling.

Several rays of light came from the southwest and landed in front of the mansion, revealing a group of men wearing Taixuanzong costumes.

"Brothers, please come in quickly." Xu Mengyuan, wearing a bright red dress and a red flower cluster on his chest, came forward with a smile on his face.

"Junior Brother Xu, congratulations."

"Junior Brother Xu, congratulations."

Everyone spoke one after another, handed over the congratulatory gifts that had been prepared, and filed into the mansion under the leadership of a woman. They came to a courtyard and took their seats at the table.

As time went by, more and more guests entered the venue. Fang Dasheng held a grand banquet for Xu Mengyuan's wedding. All the prominent figures from various forces in Xuantang City were invited to the scene. It was not until around midnight that the banquet officially started.

The courtyard where Tangning was sitting was filled with disciples of the Taixuan Sect. Basically all the Nascent Soul-level monks from all the regiments were invited. There were dozens of people in total, sitting at several tables.

Of course, there are also Jindan disciples, but they are arranged in other courtyards.

After three rounds of drinking, there was a competition of skills, just like the banquet at the Liu family.

Huang Yuan personally brought a large black force measuring board and told everyone that the winner would be given a fourth-level top-grade beast soul magic weapon, 50 million spirit stones, 12 bottles of Yuan Gathering Pills, and a god transformation

A pill.

The person who gets the second place will be given a fourth-level mid-grade beast soul magic weapon, plus 20 million spiritual stones.

The third place winner will be awarded a fourth-level low-grade beast soul magic weapon.

Such a generous reward naturally made everyone eager to try it. The magic weapon for a fourth-level low-grade beast soul on the market would cost at least tens of millions of spirit stones.

Especially since the Qinghai War, demons have taken over Mubei, and the price of beast soul magic weapons has skyrocketed. Because the channels for obtaining demon beasts have become increasingly difficult, there is even a price but no market.

The soul beast magic weapon is a magic weapon refined by merging the souls of monster beasts. It is necessary to capture the monster beast alive, peel off its soul and seal it into a file, and then integrate it into the refining of the magic weapon.

This level of difficulty is far different from obtaining the flesh and blood of monsters. When monsters encounter danger and are seriously injured, they often choose to deal a fatal blow to the enemy by self-exploding demon pills.

Once the demon elixir explodes, the demon beast itself will be shattered. Therefore, it is very difficult to obtain the beast soul, which has led to the current situation in the market where the beast soul magic weapon has a price but no market.

To be precise, since the Qinghai War, the prices of all materials related to monsters have been rising. Among them, the prices of monster pills and beast souls have soared the fastest.

Nowadays, the price of a fourth-level high-grade beast soul magic weapon on the market is at least 60 million spirit stones, plus 30 million spirit stones as a reward and twelve bottles of Yuan Judan, which means that if you can come out on top,

This is equivalent to receiving a reward of 150 million spiritual stones.

Even if the salary of the monks and disciples of Taixuan Zong's Yuan Ying later period is an average of 50 to 60 million spirit stones per year for most people, one reward is worth more than three years of salary, so how can everyone not be tempted.

What's more, there is also a God Transformation Pill. As the name suggests, the God Transformation Pill is a special pill for impacting God Transformation. Its effect is similar to the Foundation Establishment Pill used by Qi Refining monks to impact Foundation Establishment. It is a must-prepare for every Nascent Soul Dzogchen monk.

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At that moment, a man with a broad forehead and a tall figure appeared in response. He was Zhang Xuan, the deputy captain of the Fourth Brigade: "I would like to give you a try."

Huang Yuan nodded slightly.

Zhang Xuan walked to the black side board, turned around and bowed to everyone: "Brothers, Zhang has shown his shame."

After saying that, he placed his palms on the stone slab, and the spiritual power in his body continued to pour into it. The color of the huge black stone slab slowly changed. After about a quarter of an hour, the stone slab was already a deep red.

About four-fifths of the space was inside, and Zhang Xuan's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat. He slowly retracted his palm, took a deep breath, and returned to his original position to sit down.

"Who else is willing to come up and give it a try?" Huang Yuan asked.

Everyone was whispering, but no one answered for a while.

"Senior Brother Zhang has reached the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul. As the saying goes, no one here can beat him." Pan Rui, captain of the third team directly under Tang Ning, said with a smile at a banquet table.

"Senior Brother Yang, you have the most advanced cultivation here. You have to try to represent our direct brigade and try to perform well." Wei Qian, captain of the seventh brigade directly under the Affiliated Team, looked at Yang Zian, the deputy captain of the direct brigade and said with a smile.

Yang Zian waved his hand: "Don't you know that I am far behind Senior Brother Zhang? It's better not to embarrass yourself."

After a while, another burly middle-aged man stood up and walked to the force measuring board. He was Inspector Chu Yun of the Third Brigade. After he bowed to Huang Yuan and saluted, he began to measure the force.

After that, several people tried their skills one after another, all of whom were supervisors and deputy captains in each brigade. In the end, even the stewards in each brigade who had reached the late Nascent Soul stage also came up to try it out.

Among them is Yang Zian, the deputy captain of the direct brigade. Despite the humility he says, he is also an unassuming figure. He has achieved good results and ranks third among many late Nascent Soul monks, second only to the first. Brigade Inspector Fang Rong and Fourth Brigade Deputy Captain Zhang Xuan.

A side force competition lasted for more than two hours. Everyone was enjoying themselves while drinking and chatting while watching everyone's performance.

At that time, the night was deep and the full moon was high. After everyone was sorted out, Huang Yuan led the top three to Fang Dasheng's place.

More than half an hour later, the second skill competition was ready. Huang Yuan came and asked everyone to move to the competition venue to watch the competition.

Everyone then jumped out of the light one after another, and after walking for a short time, they came to a vast plain, inside which a huge light curtain stood, surrounded by tall buildings and palaces.

Fang Dasheng and a group of people from the Mirror Moon Sect, Xing Yue Sect, Jiang Family, Liu Family, Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, Fengyun Chamber of Commerce and Netherworld Sea Organization chiefs stationed in the city were sitting on the high platform in the south, drinking and chatting.

On the high platforms and pavilions on the east and west sides were the top officials of the various forces, while the rest of the Nascent Soul monks who participated in the banquet took their seats below the pavilion.

While everyone was chatting, the competition began not long after. First, two monks from the Xingyue Sect and the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce entered the room.

The huge black stone wall in the hall burst into light, and the scene in the formation began to flow out. The environment inside was very different from the outside. The two people were surrounded by a faint smoke. It seemed that it was the effect of the formation that made them Move to another space.

During the fight between the two, all kinds of exquisite magical powers were used, and the fierce battle lasted for an hour. In the end, the man from the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce was slightly better. Both sides stopped at the last minute, and the Xingyue Sect disciples voluntarily admitted defeat.

As time went by, many more monks entered the formation one after another to compete one-on-one. The leaders of the Nascent Soul level from all the forces all appeared on the stage, and many Nascent Soul monks who were casual cultivators also came to join in. lively.

During the battle, you come and go, and the various magical powers and spells are dazzling, making people marvel at each other.
Chapter completed!