Of course, it also depended on what he used to bribe them.
If Ling Xiao used the Emperor Weapon with nine dragon patterns to bribe them, he believed that he could win over anyone.
However, that would be too much of an investment, and it would be meaningless.
Of course, it wouldn't be a problem to invest in some three or four dragon patterns Emperor Weapons.
After all, no one would foolishly compete fairly in this competition.
This world wasn't that simple.
At least in the first round of the examination, bribing people was definitely the key.
After returning to the Fire King Palace, Ling Xiao went to look for Yin Lihua again.
It could be considered an unexpected gain. When he killed Lin Hong, he found the antidote to the gu worm in Lin Hong's storage ring.
This could be said to be a blessing in disguise.
After he gave the antidote to Yin Lihua, after a tense period of time, he found that the gu worm had been expelled by the antidote.
And Yin Lihua's soul was not damaged at all.
This made Ling Xiao heave a sigh of relief.
"Thank the heavens!"
The Fire King beside him was also filled with emotions.
This little girl was too pitiful.
She had lost her parents since she was young and was adopted by Bai Peony. If she died because of the gu worm, then the heavens were really blind.
Fortunately, everything was on the right track.
"Plop!"
Yin Lihua directly knelt down to Ling Xiao: "Thank you for saving my life, Young Master. Lihua is unable to repay you."
"Don't talk about repaying me. Quickly get up, it's just a small matter."
Ling Xiao hurriedly helped Yin Lihua up.
Then, he looked at the Fire King and said: "This little girl's aptitude is actually not bad, but she has never practiced martial arts.
That's why she is so easy to bully.
Why don't you take her as your disciple? It can be considered as protecting her for me. "
"Why don't you look for the Flower King?"
The Fire King smiled: "We're both women, it's more convenient."
"That's right. Then I'll have to trouble you to bring Lihua to the Flower King. Take it that I owe the Flower King a favor."
Ling Xiao still had to deal with the Golden Sovereign examination. It would begin in less than seven days.
He had too many things to do.
"No problem. Leave it to this old man. Luo Xi is a kind hearted woman, just a little wishy-washy. She knows what happened to Yin Lihua and she will definitely treat the little lass well."
With that, the Flame Emperor left with Yin Lihua.
What Ling Xiao needed to do next was to win the hearts of the people.
He believed that the others had already begun to act.
But no matter what, they couldn't compare to Ling Xiao's magic treasures.
Even though Ling Xiao had left a lot of magic treasures in the Three Thousand Holy Cities, he still possessed an unimaginable amount of wealth.
"You're not familiar with the situation. Let me go with you. Let's start with the neutral martial artists!"
The White Silver Dragon, who had already recovered from his injuries, actually managed to break through to the Second Level of the Divine Body Realm after consuming the Heaven and Earth Treasure that Ling Xiao gave him.
According to the rules of the City of Gold, any martial artist who broke through to the Second Level of the Divine Physique Echelon before the age of 100 would be given the title of King.
The White-Silver Zilong was now the Spear King.
The reason why he suggested looking for the neutral martial artists first was because the neutral martial artists had ten votes.
That was quite a lot.
The two of them weren't that naive. In this day and age, persuasion and reasoning were useless.
The only useful things were treasures, spirit stones, and Heaven and Earth Treasures.
If Ling Xiao wanted to invest, the first thing he had to offer would definitely be pills.
He could refine pills himself.
But magic treasures couldn't.
Therefore, it would be best if he could bribe them with pills and spirit stones.
His reputation among the neutral martial artists was still very high.
Many people didn't have a good impression of the Punishment Hall's tyranny.
Now that there was an opportunity, these people naturally had to grab it.
The ten neutral martial artists' representatives had already been chosen.
They ranged from the Half-Step Divine Body Realm to the Third Level of the Divine Body Realm.
Their ages were also uneven.
According to the Flame Emperor, this was for fairness.
They couldn't have no right to speak just because they were weak.
"Mm, I smell the stench of Punishment Hall in the air!"
When they arrived at the first neutral representative's residence, Ling Xiao shook his head and said.
"Could it be that Punishment Hall beat us to it?"
White Silver Dragon frowned.
"They're quite fast, but speed doesn't mean it's useful."
Ling Xiao sneered and said, "Let's go in."
"Greetings, Thearch, Spear King!"
The first person Ling Xiao found was a half-step Divine Body Realm martial artist.
He couldn't afford to offend anyone. When Ling Xiao and White Silver Dragon saw him, he was obviously in a daze and somewhat fearful.
"The Punishment Hall people came, right?"
Ling Xiao raised his hand and propped up a soundproof wall. "Speak boldly. They can't hear you anyway."
The martial artist named Zhang Tong sighed and said, "I still admire you, Thearch.
You dare to shake Punishment Hall's rule.
But I really can't support you. "
"Did they threaten you?"
Ling Xiao frowned and said.
"Thearch, I'm a man with a family. I don't dare to offend Punishment Hall. They came and told me that if I don't support them.
I'll have to bear the consequences. "
Zhang Tong smiled bitterly.
"They're really despicable and shameless."
Ling Xiao said coldly, "I thought they would buy people's hearts. Who knew that they weren't even willing to give me any benefits and actually threatened me directly?"
"I'm just a half-step Divine Body Realm martial artist. Of course, they won't give me anything."
Zhang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "However, I'm not sure about those Divine Body Realm martial artists. They might give me some benefits."
"How about this? You can move to the Fire King Palace temporarily.
After I become the Gold Sovereign, you can move to my Sovereign Palace to stay.
I'll set up formations in both places. It's useless for them to do anything to you.
Moreover, once I become the Gold Sovereign, I'll disband Punishment Hall. "
Ling Xiao suggested.
Zhang Tong seemed to be still hesitating.
Spear King sneered and said, "Do you think we're easy to bully because we're benevolent?
I'll say it right here. If you dare to vote for Punishment Hall, I'll kill your whole family! "
"Shut up, Zilong!"
Ling Xiao shouted sternly.
In fact, the two of them had already discussed it. One of them would play the good guy, while the other would play the bad guy.
After all, everyone was afraid of the bad guys these days.
Sometimes, no matter how many benefits you give, it's not as good as a threat.
"I promise you!"
As expected, Zhang Tong was scared stiff. The terrifying aura released by Spear King made him tremble with fear.
"Alright, since that's the case, we'll move after the first round of the Gold Sovereign test.
Now, we have to keep a low profile so that Punishment Hall won't get suspicious.
This is a Body Tempering Pill. It can help you break through to the Divine Body Realm in the shortest time possible! "
Using both the carrot and the stick was the right way to go.
After scaring the other party and giving them some benefits, the other party would naturally be more loyal to you than Punishment Hall.
This was a pleasant surprise. Zhang Tong thanked him repeatedly.
"Prince, I, Zhang Tong, swear to be loyal to you forever!"
"Mm!"
Just like that, Ling Xiao visited nine neutral representatives consecutively.
The strongest one was actually at the Second Level of the Divine Body Realm.
However, Punishment Hall didn't give him anything even with such strength.
They only threatened him!
They were really stingy.
They didn't want to give him benefits and even wanted him to work for them. How could there be such a good deal in this world?
(End of Chapter)
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