Chapter 455: Bet
Seeing the many tables with various delicacies and fine wines, Duan Qing and the other three smiled at each other.
They had been eating and drinking all night. Even if the wine prepared by the Dameng Sect was good, they could not drink it.
Duan Qing and the other four found a relatively far back table and sat down, waiting for the banquet to begin.
Not long after the four sat down, Lin Kedi and Lin Tiansheng came to the hall together. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be in a very bad mood.
As soon as Lin Kedi arrived, he announced the start of the banquet.
Even though there were all kinds of delicacies and fine wines in front of him, Lin Kedi had no appetite at all and was very upset.
Apart from the death of his Taoist partner, these days can be said to be the most troublesome period of his life.
He was successful at a young age and took charge of the Dameng Sect at the age of only 100. He was in power and had unlimited glory.
But he did not expect that unpleasant things would come one after another recently.
First, his beloved daughter Lin Tianyun was murdered, and then Lin Tiansheng lost to Duan Qing and failed to win the first place in this Dream Round.
In fact, his Great Dream Sect did not always win the first place in the previous Dream Rounds, so it was normal for Lin Tiansheng to lose this time.
But the bad thing was that the first place this time was taken by an outsider like Duan Qing.
This completely disrupted his plan.
Countless years ago, the Dream God Sect split into four sects including the Great Dream Sect. After the four sects became independent, they each found another place to establish their own sect.
The original Dream God Sect mountain gate was destroyed in the dispute among the four sects and was abandoned by the four sects.
Most of the treasures in the Dream God Sect were also divided up by the four sects.
However, there are some things that the four sects cannot take away.
For example, the realm.
There were several realms opened by the Dream God Sect in those days, most of which were damaged in the dispute and could no longer be opened.
But only one of the realms, the Qingmeng Realm, was well preserved and can still be opened normally.
At its peak, the Dream God Sect was almost on par with the seven super sects in the Central Plains. The realm it opened up was naturally not comparable to the Great Dream Realm.
The Qingmeng Realm has spiritual veins, mountains and rivers, and even monsters. It is almost a complete small world.
At the beginning, the Dream God Sect opened up the Qingmeng Realm and captured many monsters and released them in it. It was originally for the disciples to train.
After the Dream God Sect split into four sects, how to deal with the Qingmeng Realm, the four sects had a dispute, and it was difficult to mediate for a while.
This situation continued until the Lunmeng Conference appeared.
The relationship between the four sects was greatly improved after the Lunmeng Conference.
And inspired by the Lunmeng Conference, the four sects decided to use the Qingmeng Realm together, and it was also opened once every ten years to allow the disciples of the four sects to enter the Qingmeng Realm for training.
The opening time is after the Lunmeng Conference.
For countless years, the four sects have jointly controlled the Qingmeng Realm, and they have been at peace.
Until an incident ten years ago broke this situation.
Ten years ago, when the disciples of the four sects entered the Qingmeng Realm for training, his Dameng Sect disciple unexpectedly obtained a top-grade spiritual treasure.
If it was an ordinary top-grade spiritual treasure, it would be fine, and others would at most envy his Dameng Sect disciple for his good luck.
But that top-grade spiritual treasure was of great importance and was not an ordinary thing.
It was the key to open another secret realm hidden in the Qingmeng Realm.
The Qingmeng Realm was the place where the Mengshen Sect kept monsters, and the secret realm hidden in the Qingmeng Realm was the place where exotic beasts and insects were kept, and there were many on the exotic beast list and the exotic insect list.
At that time, everyone thought that the key was destroyed in the dispute, but they didn't expect it to be hidden in the Qingmeng Realm.
The secret realm was the same as the Qingmeng Realm, with spiritual veins inside, forming a world of its own.
After so many years of natural breeding, the number of exotic beasts and insects inside must be extremely astonishing, and the value is inestimable.
If he could monopolize the secret realm, then the strength of his Dameng Sect would definitely be the best in Jizhou and overwhelm the other three sects.
But unfortunately, when his disciples of the Dameng Sect found the Lingbao key, the disciples of the other three sects were also present.
Although there was no fight at that time, when they left the Qingmeng Domain, the disciples of the three sects reported the matter to their respective sects.
The Lingbao key that opened the secret realm was recorded in the files of the four sects, and Tieshi Niu, who was responsible for opening the Qingmeng Domain at that time, was the first to recognize it.
So, the people of the four sects fought for the Lingbao key.
After a fierce battle, the Lingbao key was finally damaged, and none of the four sects could get what they wanted.
Later, after consultation, the four sects decided to let Tieshi Niu, the great elder of the Xiaomeng Sect and the only weapon refining master in Jizhou, repair the Lingbao key, and explore the secret realm together when the Qingmeng Domain was opened ten years later.
However, there was still a dispute among the four sects on how to distribute the proceeds.
Because the Dameng Sect has always been on good terms with the Baimeng Sect, it has quite a disagreement with the Xiaomeng and Yunmeng Sects.
In addition, in the past two or three decades, the strength of the Dameng Sect and the Baimeng Sect has been slightly stronger than that of the Xiaomeng Sect and the Yunmeng Sect.
In view of this, Lin Kedi proposed that the Dameng Sect and the Baimeng Sect take 60% of the secret realm, and the Yunmeng Sect and the Xiaomeng Sect take 40%.
The Yunmeng Sect and the Xiaomeng Sect were naturally unwilling to do so, and Tieshi Niu even threatened to completely destroy the Lingbao Key and break up.
Later, after fierce discussions, the four sects finally reached a bet.
The four sects agreed to use the repaired Lingbao Key as a reward for the first place in the next Lunmeng Conference.
If the people of the Dameng Sect and the Baimeng Sect can get the first place in the next Lunmeng Conference and win the Lingbao Key, the proceeds will be distributed according to Lin Kedi's proposal.
But if the Xiaomeng Sect and the Yunmeng Sect take the first place, then the proceeds from exploring the secret realm will be reversed, and the Xiaomeng Sect will take 60%.
As for whether the Lingbao Key will be obtained by outsiders, none of the four sects have thought about this.
You should know that since the Dream Round Conference allowed all forces in Jizhou to participate, the four sects of the Dream God have basically won the first place, and the number of times other forces have won the first place can be counted on one hand.
This Dream Round Conference is related to the distribution of interests in the secret realm, so this Dream Round Conference is particularly important to his Great Dream Sect and the White Dream Sect.
Although the difference is only 20%, this 20% may be worth dozens of top-grade spiritual treasures, or even more.
Originally, the two sects were determined to win this Dream Round Conference.
The White Dream Sect has a genius that appears once in a hundred years, Ouyang Qing.
And the Great Dream Sect has Lin Tiansheng and Lin Tianyun, whose qualifications are not inferior to Ouyang Qing at all.
But it was never expected that Lin Tianyun was assassinated by thieves before he could participate in the Dream Round Conference.
What is even more surprising is that the first place in this Dream Round Conference was actually won by Duan Qing, who showed up halfway!
Such a situation was completely unexpected by the four sects.
When the four sects made the agreement, they did not expect this situation to happen.
The most terrible thing is that although Xiaomeng Sect also failed to win the first place, Duan Qing, who won the first place, has a good personal relationship with Tieshi Niu.
This can be seen from the fact that Tieshi Niu helped Duan Qing to take the back door and let Duan Qing participate in the Lunmeng Conference.
Therefore, this situation is obviously disadvantageous to his Dameng Sect and Baimeng Sect!