Shrouded in his black robes, Wu Dong took to the skies, disappearing beneath the moonlight.
He was a divine-conversion pinnacle elite who had cultivated breath concealment. Coupled with his high flight, it was difficult for anyone to notice him.
Around eleven at night, Wu Dong arrived near Mount Dadong and hid in the air, looking down at the small town in the wildlands below — Yuzhen!
Yuzhen, which had been garrisoned by over ten thousand soldiers just a few days ago, was now empty, with even the military elites guarding the town having left.
"What's going on?"
"Yuzhen's military and elites have all retreated?"
Wu Dong landed on the ground, but he didn't dare to enter Yuzhen. After all, he didn't know what was going on, and he was afraid that there would be a contingency plan in the town. Standing at the edge of the town, he scanned the area with his Psyche, only to find that there were still a few weak beasts wandering in the town.
"They've really retreated?"
He was rather surprised.
The military and elites stationed at Yuzhen had retreated. Did that mean they were leaving Mount Dadong behind? Or perhaps … something had happened?
Right now, the Sky Demon Cult's spies in Lingzhou were almost all dead, and the average cultists who had snuck in through the 'migration' did not receive any important information at the moment. That was why the Sky Demon Cult was completely clueless about the situation at Lingzhou City.
Suddenly, Wu Dong's figure moved and he disappeared.
Just three seconds after he disappeared —
Ooom!
In the darkness, the golden-haired woman who was also wearing black robes approached him.
Stopping where Wu Dong had been, she flatly said, "Come on out. How dare you show off before me with your puny tricks?"
"Haha!"
Wu Dong laughed and stepped out of the darkness, his eyes locked tightly on the golden-haired woman's face. "I forgot that you're the Queen of the Night, Annette … tell me, what did the Saint send you to Lingzhou City for?"
"To help a piece of trash like you, of course!"
The golden-haired woman who was addressed as the Queen of the Night sneered. "You personally led the Sentinel of the Right, Senior Elder, Fourth Elder, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child, and many other Grands and Divine Generals to kill a mere Jiang He, only to fail. The Saint is furious, and has sent me to help you open the heritage site and kill Jiang He!"
Wu Dong scowled.
In terms of strength, he was definitely stronger than Annette. However, Annette was the trusted follower of The Lord. Moreover, she came with The Lord's order. How could Wu Dong dare to refute?
He immediately cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Please forgive me, Holy Venerable. I will definitely redeem myself and contribute to the development of the Holy Church."
"Alright, you can keep these words for The Lord."
Annette appeared a little impatient and sneered, saying, "I'll meet Jiang He personally when the matter with the heritage site is over. I'd like to see what a mere rank-seven martial artist could do!"
Wu Dong frowned and said somberly, "We must not be careless in this matter. That Jiang He is protected by the Blade King, and I suspect that the Sentinel of the Right, Senior Elder, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child, and the others were killed by the Blade King."
"Also … is a Rank-7 really that powerful? There might be a trap! "
Annette sneered, unconcerned. "Would Three Blades Lin be able to stop me if I wanted to assassinate a rank-seven martial artist?"
Such was the importance of intelligence work.
While the Sky Demon Cult's information about Jiang He was still rank-seven, their spies in Lingzhou City had all been wiped out. The ones they planted later were still idling among the immigrants, and had no way of reaching out to the hierarchy.
As for the spies they planted in the hierarchy of the Martial Arts Department (MAD) …
Jiang He had reported everything he did recently directly to Three Blades Lin, Wang Hou, and the others. How would the spies know?
Moreover, it was normal from the perspective of common sense.
After all, how long had it been since Jiang He became rank-seven?
Just around twenty days.
How much could a normal cultivator improve in twenty days, no matter how demonic he was?
Hence, the pair did not continue to dwell on that issue. They entered Yuzhen and searched around, frowning, with Wu Dong musing to himself, "The military and elites of Yuzhen would not have retreated for no reason. Is there any information from the Holy Faith?"
Annette shook her head, indicating that she did not know.
She smiled. "It's good that they retreated. Otherwise, there would be a phenomenon when the heritage site is opened, and Yuzhen would definitely be discovered since it's too close."
Even as she spoke, her satellite phone rang.
After answering and exchanging a few words, Annette hung up and said, "The Sentinel of the Left, Second Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, as well as the Holy Children and Grands would be arriving soon. Let's head to Mount Dadong to meet the Graywolf King."
The Sky Demon Cult had suffered severe losses in Lingzhou City, and the Sky Demon Cult's Saint had left seclusion seven days ago to select another core member to be promoted to the hierarchy, filling the vacancy before.
Therefore, there was another "Fourth Elder".
The two Cardinals flew to Mount Dadong, and soon found the Graywolf King beside a hill.
The Graywolf King was sprawled on the hill, cultivating. Veins of moonlight cascaded down and were actually absorbed into its body.
This was not a demonic cultivation method, but a simple use of the power of heaven and earth … The Gray Wolf King had said that the ruins would be opened on a full moon night because it could borrow the power of the moonlight on a full moon night, and its combat strength would be greatly enhanced.
And beneath the hill it was on was a ravine.
Such ravines were all too common in the loess highlands of Xibei, and there were Ferals lying quietly on the ground beside it. The Yuan Qi here was clearly thicker than elsewhere.
And the heritage site was within that ravine.
"Hmmm?"
The Graywolf King's gaze twitched at the sight of the two Cardinals flying towards it, appearing wary as it growled, "Why are there two of you here?"
It was afraid too.
Afraid that the Sky Demon Cult would monopolize the heritage site after it was opened, it promptly said, "I'll make this clear: since there are two of you here, both of you must contribute when it comes to opening the heritage site. Otherwise … I would rather work with the Hua Nation's government!"
Annette came forward and giggled. "Graywolf King, your daemons and the Hua Nation's government are as incompatible as fire and water. You're working with them? Aren't you afraid they'll turn around and kill you? "
The Graywolf King said nothing.
Annette could only say, "Fine. We'll open the heritage site together, but we must wait for the disciples of our Holy Faith to arrive. As for how many humans and daemons could enter, whether the heritage site is stable, and whether it could accommodate both of us, we'll decide when the time comes."
… …
Jiang He's mansion.
In his bedroom …
Jiang He, who had fallen asleep early, was feeling the urge to pee.
He woke up to pee, and when he got back to bed, he found that he was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep no matter what he did …
He checked the time to find that it was not even one in the morning.
That left Jiang He a little mad.
Wouldn't he be bored to death if he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night?
"Should I go to Sora's room? Maybe I'll fall asleep after some exercise?"
Standing by the window, Jiang He lit a cigarette. Then, with an idea in mind, he looked out into the distance …
Exercise would only make him more energetic.
That was why …
Unleashing Twenty-Three Swords to exhaust a little of his spirit was the best option to quickly induce sleep.
"But … I can't unleash Twenty-Three Swords at the skies, can I?"
"Whatever. Since I can't sleep, I might as well go to Mount Dadong and deal with the threat there. I could also unleash Twenty-Three Swords a few times to exhaust my spirit."
Jiang He put on his clothes and hurried out the door.
It was not even one in the morning, and Mount Dadong was not far, just a little over 300 kilometers away. As long as he was quick and agile enough, he could have a good nap when he returned!
(PS: First update here. Recommending a friend's new book: Master Monster Synthesizer. Anyone interested is welcome to read it.)
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