"The Fang family's martial arts competition?"
"I know a little!"
"What's wrong?"
"Did something happen?"
Hearing Baili Lie's words, Zhou Xuan also slowly stopped.
This martial arts competition was something Zhou Xuan had heard about on the plane last time.
He heard a perverted man mention it once, but Zhou Xuan hadn't paid much attention at the time.
He didn't expect Baili Lie to mention it now!
This made Zhou Xuan a little curious, was this martial arts competition really that famous?
"It's not that anything major has happened!"
"It's just that this morning, someone delivered an invitation to our Baili family!"
"They invited our Baili family to watch the preliminary matches of the martial arts competition three days from now!"
"So my grandfather asked me to find you!"
"To see if you're interested in going to watch!"
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's inquiry, Baili Lie responded very respectfully.
Actually, by rights, their actions were somewhat irregular!
After all, the Fang family had invited members of the Baili family!
And now they were planning to bring Zhou Xuan along!
If they happened to encounter someone who was overly strict.
It might easily affect their relationship with the Fang family!
But after much deliberation, Baili Yuntian.
Still decided to inform Zhou Xuan about this matter!
This was because, after all, their Baili family was now a subordinate force of Zhou Xuan.
If they kept this from Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan found out later!
Then it would be awkward for everyone involved!
What's more, if Zhou Xuan happened to be petty.
And held a grudge against their Baili family because of this.
Then their future days would be truly difficult.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Baili Yuntian decided to have Baili Lie find Zhou Xuan.
And then inform Zhou Xuan about this matter!
This way, if Zhou Xuan chose not to go, they would have fulfilled their obligation to inform him.
And they wouldn't be in trouble with Zhou Xuan afterwards!
If Zhou Xuan chose to go, then at worst, they would have to spend some money.
To bribe the gatekeepers of the Fang family!
It was just bringing one extra person, not doing anything monstrously wicked.
The other party probably wouldn't make things too difficult for them.
"Preliminary matches?"
"What is the Fang family up to now!"
"Last time I heard about their martial arts competition!"
"I already found it strange!"
"Why are they holding preliminary matches now!"
"I remember the Fang family started with military prowess, right?"
"And their strength has always been at the forefront of the five great families!"
"Why does it seem like that's not the case now?"
"Don't you think their series of actions are a bit abnormal?"
"It feels like they are urgently in need of a group of powerful cultivators from outside!"
"To join their family and expand their strength!"
"But they are already at the forefront of the five great families!"
"Why do they still need to do this?"
"Have they encountered some difficulty that even they cannot resolve?"
Listening to Baili Lie's answer.
Zhou Xuan also asked his thoughts with a slight confusion!
Last time on the plane, Zhou Xuan had heard that perverted man say.
As long as one passed the Fang family's martial arts competition.
Then there was a chance to become a member of the Fang family's Fang Shen Army.
And receive the support of the Fang family's vast cultivation resources!
Although Zhou Xuan didn't understand how strong the Fang family's Fang Shen Army was.
But judging from the fact that the Fang family and the Qin family were both among the five great families.
Zhou Xuan could guess with his eyes closed.
The Fang family's Fang Shen Army would certainly not be inferior to the Qin family's Qin Guard Army!
With such a powerful force as backing.
Why was the Fang family so eager to recruit cultivators from the outside world?
Wouldn't it be better to use all those resources for the Fang family's own people?
"Hmph, Master!"
"You haven't lived in Shangjing City for long, so you wouldn't know!"
"Although Shangjing City is prosperous!"
"And there are countless major and minor forces, as numerous as the stars in the sky!"
"But it also faces a very serious problem!"
"That is, the competitiveness here is dozens of times higher than in other cities!"
"Let's not talk about distant matters!"
"Let's take our Baili family as an example!"
"Master, when you first arrived at our Baili family!"
"Did you feel that our Baili family's power was very strong and vast!"
"But..."
"No!"
"I think your Baili family's power is just average!"
"Not very strong!"
Hearing Baili Lie's words, Zhou Xuan suddenly interrupted him somewhat inappropriately.
Baili Lie: ...
"Master, stop messing around!"
"I'm talking about serious business!"
"I know, from your perspective and strength, our Baili family!"
"Might indeed feel just like that!"
"But if it were someone with slightly weaker strength looking at our Baili family!"
"They would definitely think that our Baili family's power is outrageously strong!"
"But Master, do you know!"
"A family like ours, which can already be considered quite good in terms of strength!"
"There are definitely more than a hundred such families in Shangjing City, if not a thousand!"
"In this place called Shangjing City!"
"There is basically one rule that applies!"
"Whoever has more cultivators and stronger cultivators!"
"Has more say!"
"And this rule not only applies to small families like ours!"
"It also applies to the five great families of Shangjing City!"
"Although these five great families are considered transcendent existences in Shangjing City!"
"They still have fierce competition amongst themselves!"
"And this competition is also about cultivators!"
"If their influence and strength were measured a few years ago!"
"They would indeed be led by the Fang family, with the other four families being slightly weaker!"
"But times have changed!"
"Since Qin Huaiyu, the current head of the Qin family, took office three years ago!"
"This situation has been completely broken!"
"This woman, known as the Iron-Blooded Empress in Shangjing City!"
"The first thing she did after taking over as family head!"
"Was to extensively recruit cultivators from outside into the Qin family and heavily promote them!"
"This has led to the Qin family's strength surging to a terrifying level in just three years!"
"And during this period, it is said that the Fang family also experienced some issues!"
"Causing their strength to decline somewhat!"
"Thus, with this ebb and flow, the Qin family's influence has gradually begun to surpass the Fang family!"
"How could the Fang family tolerate such a change!"
"After all, they have always been the undisputed leader among the five great families!"
"Therefore, feeling the crisis, the Fang family began to decide to emulate the Qin family!"
"To recruit soldiers and buy horses on a large scale!"
"In fact, it's not just the Fang family!"
"Among the five great families in Shangjing City, excluding the Qin family and the Fang family."
"The other three families basically have the same idea and have already taken action!"
"And this phenomenon is also jokingly referred to by some cultural figures in Shangjing City as!"
"Fear of insufficient firepower!"