The air quaked as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake.
Jiang He looked up and sensed the 'point' at the center of the quaking air.
That point was pointing directly at the sky above his own courtyard.
Veins of elites' auras took to the air from Lingzhou City and rapidly flew toward him. Frowning, Jiang He turned his farm into a grain of sand with a wave of his hand and put it away.
Whoosh!
The first to arrive was a burly white-haired old man. He was wearing a Tang suit and a pair of thousand-soled cloth shoes, and offered Jiang He a fist-palm salute before looking up into the air with a somber look.
Elder Ji?
Jiang He's gaze twitched as he deduced the old man's identity from his aura.
The old man's aura was similar to Ji Dongxu's, and it was clear that they cultivated from the same source. His aura was profound and long, and was several times stronger than Yang Luchan, Wang Hou, and the others.
Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan, and an unknown Void-tier elite all arrived, while Three Blades Lin, Pei Donglai, and the other divine-tier elites were right behind them.
Even rank-nines, rank-eights, and rank-sevens who had rushed to Lingzhou City had arrived.
Jiang He studied the crowd, quietly marveling in awe …
The Hua Nation definitely had a lot of elites, and martial arts would definitely flourish if they developed for a few more decades … even so, the Stargate was about to open, and the Sky Demon legion would not give the Hua Nation elites time to develop.
Everyone looked somber as they all looked up at the skies.
"Damn it!"
Three Blades Lin cursed. "What the hell are the Sky Demons doing? Didn't they say that the Sky Demon legion would only arrive in ten days? Earlier? "
Beside him, Pei Donglai had a dark look on his face.
The Sky Demon legion's early arrival had instantly disrupted the military and the MAD's deployment. Right now, Lingzhou City had yet to be relocated, and their troops, weapons, and ammunition had yet to arrive.
He whipped out his satellite phone and contacted the military leaders, while some of the MAD elites contacted Minister Wang.
The other elites all looked somber.
"Sigh!"
Elder Ji suddenly breathed a long sigh and said, "The Stargate would form in half a day or two, and all life on Earth would be plunged into misery and suffering again."
"That's not for sure."
Jiang He stared at the horizon as well and said, "As long as we keep the Sky Demons inside the Stargate and prevent them from coming out, they naturally wouldn't be able to cause any damage to Earth."
The Ji Clan's Elder did a double take before smiling. "The Sky Demons are powerful, and even the lowliest of them would become a powerful warrior once they reach adulthood. The last time the Sky Demon Cult invaded was over six hundred years ago, when the heroes of the Hua Nation's pugilistic world came out to ambush the Sky Demon Legion at the entrance of the Stargate, only to retreat in defeat. If the Wudang Elder had not appeared out of nowhere and repelled the Sky Demon Legion with his own power and sealed the Stargate, Earth would have long since been conquered by the Sky Demons."
This Ji Dynasty's old ancestor actually knew many secrets, and he said, "In the battle that year, countless experts of the martial world died or were injured. Many inheritances were severed, and in addition, the Spiritual Energy was silent. The Ancient Martial Era was severed at that point, and only the five holy lands remained to struggle at death's door. They relied on the Secret Realms and small worlds to maintain their inheritances, and they each guarded a Starry Sky Passageway."
Most of the people present were not aware of those secrets.
It was Jiang He's first time hearing about it as well, and his interest was piqued as he smiled. "Elder Ji, fellow martial artists, since the Stargate has yet to form, why don't we head to my house for some tea, discuss Dao, and discuss how we should handle the Sky Demon legion?"
Old Ji nodded in agreement and smiled. "Who would dare to refuse an invitation, Mister Jiang?"
Pei Donglai, Three Blades Lin, and the other elites of the military and the Martial Arts Department (MAD) declined. Now that the Stargate had opened ahead of time and the Sky Demon Legion was about to descend, they had many things to do.
Elder Ji, Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan, and Old Lin all landed at Jiang He's mansion, where Jiang He ordered Sora to cook and Boa to brew tea.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Old Lin was the first to speak about the Sky Fiend Clan.
The atmosphere turned somber once more.
Jiang He was speechless.
What the heck?
The Sky Demon Legion had yet to arrive and the fight had yet to begin, but everyone was already looking so worried. Where would their morale be if they really descended?
I didn't look like that even when the Sky Demons put the Stargate above my head?
Soon, the aroma of rice wafted from inside the house.
Several of them were stunned by the Dragontooth Rice, and the Ji clan elder even offered to buy some, only to be politely declined by Jiang He.
He did not even have enough for his own house, so where was he supposed to sell it?
After the meal, Elder Ji, Dong Haichuan, and Yang Luchan offered fist-palm salutes and left. They were heading to Lingzhou City to help the military and the MAD personnel in the temporary relocation of Lingzhou City citizens.
"Sigh."
Jiang He breathed a long sigh and said, "It's fortunate that it's temporary, and I could move back after the Sky Demon Legion is repelled. Otherwise, I would have to move too if the hundreds of thousands of civilians of Lingzhou City were to move away."
Old Master Lin stayed behind.
Being more familiar with Jiang He, he could not help chuckling. "Brother Jiang He, if you're really thinking about moving, you could move to Sichuan and be my neighbor. Our town is ancient, and the scenery is not bad."
"We'll talk about that later."
Jiang He smiled. "To tell the truth, I have feelings for this place after living here for so long … I won't move unless it's absolutely necessary."
He looked up at the horizon, feeling the spatial ripple that was gradually intensifying as he said, "I didn't have the nerve to say it when Elder Ji and the others were around, afraid that they would think I was bragging …"
Pausing, Jiang He's tone changed as killing intent abruptly shot up into the skies, and he growled sinisterly, "A mere Sky Demon dares to open the Stargate above my head? Do they really think I'm a pushover?"
Elder Lin stumbled several steps back, shaken by Jiang He's killing intent.
And yet, Jiang He withdrew his aura in the next instant and smiled. "Brother Lin, could I trouble you to stand guard for me? I'm going upstairs to cultivate a few secret techniques to use against the Sky Demon Legion."
There was a blank look on Elder Lin's wizened face.
The Stargate is about to form. Isn't it too late to cultivate secret techniques now?
And yet, Jiang He was already striding up the stairs. Even as he did so, he muttered inwardly to cultivate the second and third styles of the Twenty-Three Swords.
Ooom!
The hum of a sword echoed from Jiang He's body, and in that very moment, ten thousand swords hummed in unison within fifty kilometers.
When Jiang He reached the corner of the stairs, his aura abruptly expanded.
Kaboom!
A towering aura shot into the skies.
With the Golden Pellet shattered and a True Child formed, Jiang He entered it with a single thought.
And when he reached the third floor, his ascension was finally over …
Right now, he was a full-fledged True Child sword cultivator.
Jiang He glanced at his System Panel and found that he had over 500,000 Farm Points left …
The second fold of the Nameless Sword Array, the Sword Array of Three Realms and Yin Yang required 200,000 Farm Points to cultivate, whereas the third fold of the Sword Array of Four Harmonies and Universality required 300,000 Farm Points. As for the fourth fold, the Sword Array of Five Elements and Six Pulses, it required 500,000 Farm Points.
Jiang He thought about it and asked, "System, can I skip the second and third folds and cultivate the fourth fold of the Sword Array of Five Elements and Six Pulses directly?"
He had gathered all five elements flying swords, all premium-grade soul items and even a superior-grade sage item. If he could really lay out the Sword Array of Five Elements and Six Pulses, Jiang He would dare to fight Convergence-tier cultivators, let alone Yuan Spirit-tier cultivators!
(PS: I only wrote it in the third chapter … I'm going to a wedding tomorrow, so the update might be in the afternoon or evening.)
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