Emperor Qiankun

Chapter 326 The Accountant's Trial Begins

Seeing the scene unfold, Li Qingyuan and the other three exchanged smiles, finally understanding Tong Mufeng's scheme.

That old fox was actually trying to make a quick buck!

Yue Qinghuan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Grandpa Tong is trying to make up for the losses."

The old ox rubbed his hands together, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

"Let them try! I want to see who can snatch the Purple Gold Hammer from my hands!"

Tong Mufeng's old face beamed with joy as he looked at the enthusiastic crowd signing up.

He seemed to have already seen it—

Hundreds of thousands of top-grade Xuan Crystals are flowing into the Treasure Pavilion's warehouse!

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At this moment.

Tong Mufeng turned slightly to the side, looking gently at Li Qingyuan beside him, and said in a low voice:

"Young friend, could you do me a small favor?"

Yue Qinghuan was resting her chin on her hand, blinking her eyes listlessly.

Hearing Tong Mufeng's words, she couldn't help but frown, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful eyes as her gaze shifted back and forth between Tong Mufeng and Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan, who was looking around, suddenly heard Tong Mufeng calling him. He turned his head sharply and subconsciously responded:

"Ah? Please speak freely, senior."

He was filled with confusion, unable to think of any reason why Tong Mufeng, given his status, might need his help.

"Ahem." Tong Mufeng coughed lightly, looking slightly embarrassed, and lowered his voice, saying, "Young friend, could you please help me collect the entrance fee...?"

“Uh…” Li Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, speechless.

Good heavens, so you have this plan, but you didn't even bring a servant?

But then he thought about it again, and realized that Tong Mufeng hadn't known beforehand that Yue Qinghuan was going to give the Purple Gold Hammer to the old ox for free...

If I had known earlier, I probably wouldn't have come at all.

The old ox cast a fawning glance at the opportune moment, and his thick fingers quietly poked Li Qingyuan's lower back.

The meaning couldn't be clearer:

I, Old Niu, have to fight later, so I can't do this job!

Looking around again, only Yue Qinghuan and Wang Anran remained, so it wasn't appropriate to let them collect the money.

“Never mind…” Li Qingyuan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

In order for the old ox to have a handy weapon, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it!

Feeling utterly helpless, he had no choice but to slowly step forward and act as the accountant.

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The surrounding cultivators, seeing him approach, naturally understood his intentions.

In an instant, everyone reached into their pockets, pulling out money to throw away, all wanting to be the first to go and win the first prize in this hammer test.

But then Li Qingyuan cleared his throat and raised his voice, saying:

"Brothers and sisters, don't rush, everyone can go on stage. Please come one by one and line up properly..."

"You can't rush things. If things get out of hand, none of us will be able to properly test the hammer."

Before he finished speaking, several burly body cultivators in the front row impatiently took out their Xuan Crystals and tried to squeeze forward.

Li Qingyuan raised his eyebrows and said:

Anyone who takes another step forward will be disqualified!

"Boy looking for death!"

A shirtless, burly man glared angrily, his fist, as big as a clay pot, already raised.

"boom--"

The sky and the earth suddenly darkened!

Tong Mufeng stood with his hands behind his back, and the overwhelming pressure of the emperor swept across the entire arena like a tidal wave.

The burly man was struck dumb as if by lightning, and collapsed to his knees, blood oozing from his seven orifices, before losing consciousness.

"Anyone who dares to cause trouble again will be killed without mercy!"

Tong Mufeng's voice was as light as a feather, yet it sent chills down everyone's spine!

The previously restless crowd instantly fell silent.

Those kings and powerful experts at the Heavenly Emperor Realm who were hiding in the shadows also wisely retreated into the restaurant.

This show is ultimately for the young people.

......

Seeing this, Li Qingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He first took out a rattan chair from his spatial ring, and slowly lay down on it. The rattan chair swayed gently with his movements, making a "creaking" sound.

Then, with a flick of his finger, a carved square table appeared out of thin air beside him.

He placed the open space ring on the table, crossed his legs, and shouted:

"Queue up to pay, fair and honest service for all ages!"

Upon seeing this, the eight stewards of the Treasure Pavilion immediately understood and began to let people in in an orderly manner, allowing only one hundred people to enter at a time.

The hundred people were quite self-aware; they all took out a top-grade Xuan Crystal from their pockets and respectfully put it into their spatial rings before moving to the Xuan Iron Platform in the center of the square.

At this moment, Tong Mufeng, Yue Qinghuan, and the other two had also taken their seats.

They watched calmly as the hundred people were about to begin their "performance."

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The first to appear was a burly, imposing man with a mid-stage cultivation level of the eighth level of the Heavenly Gang Realm, as tall as an iron tower.

He smiled arrogantly, gripped the hammer handle with one hand, and said, "Watch me..."

"rise--"

The arm, with its veins bulging, suddenly exerted force, but the gold hammer remained completely still.

He originally wanted to show off in front of everyone so that they would look at him with new respect.

So he stretched out a thick arm, intending to easily grasp the purple-gold hammer with one hand.

However, when he actually gripped the hammer handle and tried to exert force, he found that the purple-gold hammer seemed to be rooted to the ground, as if it were integrated with the black iron platform, and was difficult to shake!

This caused his face to turn a deep, purplish-red, like a ripe monkey's bottom.

He was secretly annoyed and tried twice more, refusing to believe it, each time using all his strength, but the purple-gold hammer remained as steady as Mount Tai.

Left with no other choice, he had to grip the hammer handle tightly with both hands, take a deep breath, and then suddenly exert force.

"what--"

With a muffled roar, this time, the Purple Gold Hammer finally trembled slightly and began to slowly leave the Black Iron Platform.

But after only lifting it about an inch, the man could no longer hold on. He felt as if his arms were being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder, and he felt weak and powerless.

The golden hammer also began to shake violently, making a "buzzing" sound.

Then, with a loud "boom," the purple-gold hammer fell heavily, slamming onto the black iron platform, sending sparks flying and shaking the ground.

The man slumped to the ground, blood from his split tiger's mouth mixed with sweat dripping down, soaking his clothes and making him look like a drowned rat.

Clearly, he could barely lift the Purple Gold Hammer, let alone swing it. Therefore, he failed to pass the first test and made a fool of himself in front of everyone!

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