Chapter 1359: Join the Game
Chapter 1359: Join the Game
Just as Lu Chen expected, the young cultivator returned again not long after.
Lu Chen smiled and saluted, "How are you, fellow Daoist?"
The young cultivator nodded and said, "I have already reported your case to the steward. This is your identity jade slip. You can use it to receive the corresponding resources. Come on, I will take you to the command of Saint Wuxu."
Lu Chen's heart stirred, realizing this was a good opportunity to build closer ties. He took the jade slip and said with a smile, "Wait a minute, fellow Daoist. What's your name? It's our first meeting, so I hope you'll accept this small token of my appreciation."
As he spoke, Lu Chen took out a storage bag from his arms and handed it over.
The young cultivator took the storage bag, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He then reached into the bag and saw that it contained 10,000 mid-grade immortal crystals. His brows lit up with joy, and he immediately and politely replied, "Junior Zheng Ziyi, thank you for your generous gift, Senior."
After Zheng Ziyi took the storage bag, his attitude became noticeably friendlier.
Although he only had the cultivation level of the middle stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, he had military merits and this was a battlefield, so even though he couldn't see Lu Chen's cultivation level just now, he didn't take Lu Chen too seriously.
Seeing this, Lu Chen didn't care. After all, the immortal crystals were obtained from Han Sanping's storage ring. Even if he gave away 10,000 mid-grade immortal crystals, he still had a lot.
So he took the opportunity to ask, "Since a saint is here, I'm sure the demon and monster army can be wiped out in one fell swoop. It won't be long before we can achieve complete victory, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Ziyi immediately understood that Lu Chen had just arrived and didn't understand the harsh reality of the battlefield. Considering the immortal crystal in his hand, he lowered his voice and revealed:
"Senior, you just arrived and may not understand the actual situation here. Yesterday, a dozen powerful demons led tens of thousands of demons and monsters to attack. Hundreds of immortal emperor-level warriors were seriously injured, and even the Hongwu Immortal Emperor almost perished.
In the end, it was only with the timely arrival of the five great saints, including Jade Purity Saint and Prisoner Heaven Saint, that the situation was barely stabilized."
At this point, Zheng Ziyi's eyes became serious. "This war is far more complicated than imagined. Even a saint would find it difficult to win easily, let alone ordinary cultivators like us."
I heard that among the powerful demons sitting in the sky, there are several who are as powerful as saints.
However, since you have joined us, you must always be prepared to face danger. Only in this way can you survive this protracted war."
After hearing this, Lu Chen's heart trembled, but on the surface he nodded calmly, "Thank you for your advice, young friend. I will keep it in mind."
At this moment, his mind was racing, thinking about what to do next. He knew that the situation was more serious than he had expected, but this also meant that opportunities and risks coexisted.
In order to get close to Sima Changchun and complete the assassination mission, one must act more cautiously and make good use of every piece of information and every relationship.
"So what's the situation on our side? Do the saints have any solutions?" The two chatted as they flew in the air and approached the ship.
Zheng Ziyi frowned and thought for a moment before answering, “The saints are already discussing countermeasures, but there is no specific action plan yet.
However, I heard that a saint proposed using a formation to move the sealed passage to another location. This would prevent us from expending a large amount of manpower to guard the sealed passage, and would allow us to better concentrate our forces to annihilate the demons and monsters."
Lu Chen's heart moved, and he thought that the saint who could come up with this method really had a wild imagination. However, the difficulty of this method was also imaginable. Even Lu Chen himself felt that it was impossible to accomplish.
The two talked as they walked, and soon they arrived on the deck of a giant flying ship.
At this moment, on the deck, apart from hundreds of guards standing neatly along the edge, there was no other personnel coming and going, making it seem particularly solemn.
The arrival of Lu Chen and Zheng Ziyi immediately caught the attention of a guard. The guard quickly stepped forward, scrutinizing the two with a sharp gaze, and asked in a serious yet polite tone, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
Zheng Ziyi then showed his identity jade slip and explained his purpose in a concise and clear manner. He pointed at Lu Chen and added, "This is Senior Han from Luowei Immortal City. I'm bringing him here to report."
After carefully checking Zheng Ziyi's identity jade slip, the guard nodded and took out a jade slip from his arms.
He just raised one hand slightly, and a faint light appeared at his fingertips. With the light tap of his fingers, Lu Chen's identity information was engraved into the jade slip one by one, completing the registration.
Despite the tense atmosphere, the guard was quite polite. After completing the formalities, he said to Lu Chen, "Friend Han, welcome to join us. My name is Qiao Chuanwen, and I've heard a lot about the Han family in Luowei Immortal City. If I have the chance to visit Luowei Immortal City, I hope Brother Han will entertain me."
Lu Chen hadn't expected that this cultivator who called himself Qiao Chuanwen was so outgoing. Since he had already spoken, it was difficult for him to refuse. So he smiled and said, "Of course, of course. I will definitely welcome you when the time comes."
"Okay, then I would like to thank Brother Han in advance. How about I treat Brother Han to a drink after today's shift is over?" Qiao Chuanwen said with a warm smile.
At this time, Zheng Ziyi had already slipped away. When Lu Chen was about to respond, he suddenly turned around and looked at the dark and deep void in the distance, and then his expression became solemn.
"Brother Han, what are you looking at?" Qiao Chuanwen's expression also changed when he saw this.
"Oh no! The demons and monsters are attacking! Quickly inform the others to prepare for battle." Lu Chen said solemnly. His voice sounded particularly heavy in the quiet air.
When Qiao Chuanwen heard Lu Chen say this, his spiritual sense extended rapidly, but with his cultivation level of the late Taiyi Xuanxian realm, he didn't find anything.
Little did they know that Lu Chen's spiritual awareness had long been comparable to that of the late Taiqing Xuanxian Realm, and breaking through the Taiqing Xuanxian Realm was just the finishing touch. Unfortunately, he still couldn't find the right method to take this finishing touch.
Just when Qiao Chuanwen was puzzled, Lu Chen's voice sounded again: "Here it comes."
As soon as the words fell, five figures streaked across the sky like meteors, passing over the flying ship with an indomitable momentum.
Seeing this, Lu Chen immediately felt the aura of several people and thought to himself in shock: "It seems that those people should be strong men at the semi-saint level. They are really powerful. Just the aura they release makes me feel instinctively afraid."
Then, a deep voice resounded in the void: "The demons and monsters are attacking, everyone prepare to fight!"
The speaker was one of the five saints. His voice was as deafening as thunder, and every word contained unquestionable power.
Qiao Chuanwen's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately took out a horn-shaped magic weapon from his storage ring. He didn't have time to think about why Lu Chen had discovered the demon tribe's attack in advance, and immediately blew the horn, "Woo... Woo..."
The deep and rich sound of the horn suddenly resounded throughout the universe, as if it was the final warning before the war...
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