Yang Hao's eyes suddenly lit up. He laughed out loud and said, "Brother Zhang, you're the one leading the team this time."
He Yiming's heart skipped a beat. In the conversation just now, Zhu Baqi had already said that the one leading the team this time was Jin Zhanzheng. But at this moment, Yang Hao had forcefully ignored him. This was clearly expressing the dissatisfaction in his heart.
Glancing from the corner of his eye, Jin Zhanzheng was still looking up at the mountain peak that reached into the clouds. He did not seem to understand the meaning behind it.
The old man opposite also laughed and said, "Brother Yang, we haven't seen each other for nearly ten years. Everyone … Junior Brother Jin, you're here."
The old man was halfway through his words when he saw Jin Zhanzheng behind the crowd.
Yang Hao acted as if he did not hear him and said, "Everyone, this is one of the inner deacons of the Grand Divine Wind Palace, Brother Zhang Zhongcheng."
To He Yiming's surprise, everyone, including Yu Jinglei, had a smile on their faces as they walked up to him and greeted him familiarly.
Seeing their behavior, He Yiming suddenly understood that Yang Hao was just introducing this person to him. As for the others, they had probably already met this old man.
Zhang Zhongcheng greeted everyone one by one. After seeing everyone's expression and the arrogant Jin Zhanzheng, a helpless and bitter smile appeared on his face.
Of course, he knew his junior brother very well. When he saw this scene, he immediately knew that he must have offended these masters. He wanted to persuade him, but when he thought of Jin Zhanzheng's arrogance, he could only sigh secretly and stop asking for trouble.
When Zhang Zhongcheng stepped forward, the crowd behind him stopped and waited from a distance.
He Yiming looked at these people. After a while, he raised his eyebrows and saw some clues.
These people turned out to be Acquired Realm cultivators, and most of them had a cultivation around the ninth level. Of course, there was no lack of Peak Acquired Realm experts with Inner Force Level Ten.
Moreover, judging from their appearance, they should be below fifty.
Thinking of this Mountain Opening Competition, He Yiming suddenly understood.
These nearly one hundred people were definitely not just guests and passersby. If nothing unexpected happened, they should also be competing.
Yang Hao and the others discussed tacitly, obviously excluding Jin Zhanjiang.
Although Zhang Zhongchi was well aware of this, he could only smile bitterly and feign ignorance.
Yu Jinglei gave a meaningful glance to He Yiming, saying, "Brother Zhang, this is the newly advanced Elder of our Sect, One-Line Heavenly He. This is the first time you've met him, please take care of him."
Zhang Zhongyun's gaze finally fell on He Yiming. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Although the majority of One-Line-Sky's experts were skilled in retaining their youthful looks, it was still too exaggerated for someone to be this young.
He hesitated for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something. He slapped his forehead and said, "So it's Elder He. I've long heard of Elder He's great name. Now that you've finally advanced to One-Line-Sky, it's truly worthy of celebration."
Yu Jinglei and the others looked at each other. They didn't expect He Yiming's reputation to be so great that even the people from the distant Great Shen Empire knew about him.
Jin Zhanjiang finally turned his head. His gaze swept across He Yiming's body, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Brother He advanced to One-Line-Sky in the past ten years?"
Yang Hao smiled and said, "Yes, Brother He hasn't been in One-Line-Sky for long, and this is the first time he's meeting you two."
The arrogance in Jin Zhanjiang's eyes finally disappeared. He quietly looked at He Yiming, and a stronger and more determined fighting spirit gradually emerged in his eyes.
He Yiming glanced at Yang Hao snappily. He was extremely dissatisfied and made up his mind to never fight to the death with Jin Zhanjiang.
Everyone exchanged greetings for a moment, then Yang Hao smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, can we begin?"
Zhang Zhongzhen smiled and nodded, "Yes, everything will be according to the previous rules."
He Yiming was suspicious in his heart, but he saw that everyone, including Yu Jinglei, was smiling. They were obviously looking forward to the old rules.
Yang Hao waved his hand, and naturally, there were people who came from the Great Shen Empire to lead the people up the mountain. Zhang Zhongzhen brought more than ten people and followed Yang Hao to a simple house at the foot of the mountain.
With a slightly embarrassed smile, Yang Hao said, "Brother Zhang, we were originally waiting at the guest pavilion halfway up the mountain, but there was a little accident, so we came down the mountain. Although the place here is a little simple, it's not a big problem, please forgive us. "
Zhang Zhongzhen waved his hand and said, "Brother Yang is too polite, let's begin."
He was old and shrewd. He knew that this so-called accident must be related to Junior Brother Jin, so he quickly changed the topic.
With a gentle wave of his hand, more than ten people behind him stepped forward at the same time. They neatly placed the packages on their backs on the table in the room, then they bowed in unison and respectfully retreated.
Looking at their uniform movements, it was clear that they were well-trained. Zhang Zhongchi stepped forward and personally opened the packages one by one without any hesitation.
He Yiming glanced around and finally came to a realization.
Even if it was a guest from the Great Shen Empire, it was impossible for so many powerhouses in One-Line Heaven to personally welcome them.
However, after seeing these packages, He Yiming finally understood the reason.
In the packages, it could be said that everything could be found, whether it was raw ores, herbs, or treasures.
He Yiming did not recognize most of the things inside, but he still knew some of the precious herbs.
Anything that could be placed together with these precious herbs was definitely a rare treasure or something of the sort.
Suddenly, He Yiming's eyes lit up. In one of the packages, there was a dried and shriveled medicinal herb. Although this thing didn't look amazing, He Yiming knew that this thing was an essential medicinal herb to refine the Face Retaining Pill.
His heart was moved, and he immediately decided that if it was possible, he must keep it in his bag.
Zhang Zhongzhen clapped his hands and laughed, "Everyone, this time, I brought all the things here. Don't think it's too little."
Yang Hao and the others had already set their eyes on these items. They spoke modestly, but their eyes did not move over.
After a while, someone took out the treasures that they had prepared and began to discuss with Zhang Zhongzhen.
There were more than ten people on the Heavenly Pool Mountain's side, but Zhang Zhongzhen was alone. However, He Yiming discovered that everyone seemed to be very patient, as if they had already made an agreement. They were completely discussing one after another, as if they were not worried at all that the things they liked would be snatched away.
Yu Jinglei came to his side and asked, "Elder He, do you have anything that you want?"
He Yiming pointed his finger without hesitation and said, "Elder Yu, I want that Black Ganoderma."
Although they spoke very softly, they did not use any special techniques, so everyone heard them clearly. Almost everyone's eyes followed He Yiming's finger.
In one of the packages, there was a black, dried herb in the shape of a ball. Although this thing was not eye-catching and not many people knew its use, how could the people here judge the value of an item just from its appearance?
Yu Jinglei nodded without saying a word, but judging from his expression, he seemed to be very confident.
Zhang Zhongyun's gaze also swept past the Black Wood Zoysia, and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.
After the next person finished his transaction, Zhou Datian took a step forward and took out a wooden box. He opened it and placed it in front of Zhang Zhongzhen, saying, "Brother Zhang, I want to exchange the Black Ganoderma."
He Yiming's face changed slightly, and he was not the only one. Everyone else was slightly startled, and Yang Hao, Zhu Baqi, and the rest were even a little worried.
He Yiming did not hide the fact that he wanted the Black Ganoderma earlier, and it was obvious that he was determined to get it. Now that Zhou Datian had interfered, although they could not say anything, the meaning behind it was quite puzzling.
Zhang Zhongchi was also stunned. He opened his mouth and swept his gaze across He Yiming and Zhou Datian's faces. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Brother Zhou, the thing you asked me to take note of nine years ago was not the Black Wood Ganoderma."
Zhou Datian smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, I have changed my mind, please forgive me."
Zhang Zhongzhen sighed and reached out to close the wooden box. He took it in front of him, then handed the Black Ganoderma to Zhou Datian.
He Yiming's face had returned to normal, as if he didn't have the slightest grudge. However, in his heart, he was quite angry. Zhou Datian's actions were so obvious. Wasn't it obvious that he wanted to make things difficult for him?
Although he was angry, he did not act rashly. After all, this was the Heavenly Lake's main branch, and only God knew how many Three Flower Sovereigns were here. It would be unwise to become enemies with the Totem Branch because of this.
Yu Jinglei snorted, and there was a hint of anger on his face, but in the end, he chose to swallow his anger.
Yang Hao shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou, we are all from the same branch …"
Zhou Datian waved his hand and interrupted Yang Hao, saying, "Brother Yang, you misunderstood."
He turned around and took the Black Ganoderma to He Yiming.
Yang Hao, Zhu Baqi, and the others all became nervous. They all gathered their True Qi and carefully paid attention to the changes here. Even Zhang Zhongzhen and Jin Zhanzhan were the same.
They all had the same thought. Was he going to show off in front of He Yiming? Had Zhou Datian gone mad?
However, to everyone's surprise, Zhou Datian put the Black Ganoderma in front of He Yiming and cupped his fists, saying, "Brother He, we, the Tu Fan branch, have offended you in the past. Please forgive us." He paused for a moment before continuing, "This Blackwood Ganoderma will be my apology. I hope that Brother He will kindly accept it no matter what."
Zhang Zhongzhen and Jin Zhanzhan's eyes widened at the same time. This was definitely beyond their imagination.
Zhou Dayan had paid a huge price to exchange for the Blackwood Ganoderma. Unexpectedly, it was not for the sake of intercepting them midway.
For a moment, the way they looked at He Yiming changed again. This young expert's position in their hearts rose to a whole new level.
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