In just the time of seven or eight breaths, the broken limbs of the Ghost Bat fell to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest of the ghost bats circled in the air, spread their wings and flew toward the entrance of the cave. Not long after, they all escaped.
The thin young man was naturally dumbfounded.
At this time, a black gas rolled under the entire stone hall, and a girl in black veil flashed out. It was Scorpion.
"Master, Scorpion did a bad job. Half of the ghost bats escaped." Scorpion bowed to Liu Ming.
"Don't worry about it. You did a good job." After Liu Ming said lightly, he patted his waist, and Scorpion turned into a black mist and went into the soul-recovering bag.
"I didn't expect that Younger Brother Liu's spiritual pet could transform, and it has such amazing magical power. It can defeat so many ghost bats easily! You should know that these ghost bats are not only difficult to deal with, but they don't have any valuable materials. The poison in their blood can even destroy spiritual weapons. Under normal circumstances, no one will fight against these ghost bats. " The thin young man recovered and stared at the leather bag on Liu Ming's waist in amazement. He was obviously much more enthusiastic than before.
It was no wonder that although Liu Ming was now known as the top inner disciple, he was still a stranger to other Taiqing disciples who had left the Sect for decades or even hundreds of years. They might even hear his name for the first time.
"This Evil Ghost Path's lunar beasts and ghost creatures are really interesting." Liu Ming nodded as he heard the words, and he had a better understanding of the situation here.
In the following period of time, the two of them continued to explore the entire cave, but they did not find anything else.
2 days later, the rotten rain finally stopped. The two immediately left the cave and continued to fly toward Golden Light City.
They rushed all the way. 2 days later, a towering city finally appeared in Liu Ming's sight.
"Younger Brother Liu, this is the main city of the Sect's base in the Evil Ghost Path, Golden Light City." The thin young man pointed at the city in front and said.
On the way, the two had already exchanged names with each other, so their relationship was naturally much closer.
This thin young man's surname was Qi, a disciple of Mysterious Jade Peak. He entered the Evil Ghost Path to hone himself and find an opportunity to advance to Jin Dan. It had been 39 years since then, but he had not been able to achieve his wish.
At this moment, Liu Ming looked in the direction pointed by Yue Qi. He saw that this Golden Light City was magnificent. It covered an area of about 20 to 30 miles. It was more appropriate to call it a fortress than a city.
The entire city was built with a kind of black rock. The walls on all sides were more than a thousand meters high. In the center of the city, a white tower could be seen from afar. It was more than a hundred meters higher than the city wall. A huge pale golden light ball was suspended at the top of the tower, sprinkling a faint golden light in all directions as it rotated. Looking from a distance, the entire city seemed to be bathed in a golden brilliance. This might be the reason why the city was called Golden Light City.
From time to time, cultivators could be seen patrolling the four sides of the city walls. Moreover, there was a small tower every few hundred feet. On top of each tower, there was a huge crossbow of astonishing size. Each of the metal crossbow bolts was several tens of feet long, and they were also emitting a faint light of magic power.
With such a huge crossbow, even the cultivator of the Crystallization Period would find it difficult to face it head-on.
Potholes could be seen everywhere on the outer wall of the city, which seemed to be the traces of a strong attack. Although some places had been repaired, there were still many long cracks. It could be seen that the crazy attack of the Evil Ghost Legion that Qi Yue mentioned was not a lie. The actual situation was even worse.
In the sky near the entire city, there were many black dots hovering at different distances. Upon closer inspection, they were black birds. They should be patrolling the surrounding movements.
"This Golden Light City is really well-defended." Liu Ming nodded and said after withdrawing his gaze.
"Of course! Follow me into the city first. Any disciple of the Sect who comes to the Evil Ghost Way for the first time has to register their name in the city, then the elders above will assign tasks. " As the young man surnamed Yue said, he flew toward the city gate first. Seeing this, Liu Ming also followed.
When they were still more than a thousand meters away from the city gate, 5 cultivators immediately flew out from the city wall. They were wearing the same green armor and greeted the two.
"Stop!" These cultivators stood still more than a hundred meters away. The middle-aged cultivator in the lead had a flash of green light in his hand, and a few feet long heavy sword appeared. He pointed at Liu Ming from afar and asked in a deep voice.
The young man surnamed Yue winked at Liu Ming, and the two stopped.
Liu Ming scanned them with Divine Thought. These people were all at the later stage of the Crystallization Period, and the middle-aged cultivator was a Pseudo Pellet State cultivator.
"Everyone, I'm Qi Yue from the first team of Jin Guangjun. This is my identity token. This is the new disciple of the Sect, Liu Ming from the Fallen Serene Peak. I'm taking him to the city to report." As the young man surnamed Yue said, he took out a black token and handed it over. Liu Ming also took out the Sect token and handed it to them.
The middle-aged cultivator carefully looked at the tokens of the two, and the vigilance on his face was finally reduced. After returning the tokens to the two, he waved his hand to the people behind him.
A young cultivator immediately flew out, took out a gray mirror, and shot a beam of light at Liu Ming and Liu Ming.
Liu Ming frowned, but seeing that the young man surnamed Yue didn't resist at all, he didn't respond and let the light beam shroud the two.
A somewhat hot energy was transmitted from the light beam, and it quickly wandered around his body.
"The mirror didn't respond, it seems that there is no problem with these two." The young cultivator put away the mirror and said faintly.
The middle-aged cultivator nodded, and his expression relaxed. He cupped his fist toward Liu Ming and Liu Ming before flying back to the city wall.
The young man surnamed Yue landed on the ground and explained, "These people are the second team of patrolling disciples of Golden Light City. Due to a recent incident where the Malevolent Ghost Legion infiltrated Golden Light City in human form, cultivators that enter the city are very strict. The mirror in their hands is specially refined to identify ghosts."
"The first and second teams that Senior Martial Brother Yue spoke of are..." Liu Ming asked in a puzzled tone.
The young man surnamed Yue smiled and explained, "Haha, it's all my fault. I forgot to tell Younger Brother Liu about the situation in our Jin Guangjun. There are a total of three teams in Jin Guangjun, which are the first, second, and third teams. After registering your name in the city, you'll have to choose one of the three teams. After that, you'll have an opportunity to switch teams every three years, "the young man surnamed Yue explained with a smile as he made his way toward the city gate.
"In that case, the three teams each have their own roles, right?" Liu Ming asked as he walked alongside the young man surnamed Yue.
"That's right, Younger Brother Liu. The first team is the main force of Jin Guangjun, and it's mainly responsible for completing the various tasks assigned by the higher-ups. It's also responsible for reconnaissance, and it often has to fight powerful ghosts, so it's the most dangerous team. However, it's also the team that has the most opportunities to advance to the Jin Dan Stage. Additionally, the rewards that it can receive are also the most generous. As for the second team, they're mainly responsible for the defense and patrolling of Golden Light City. They're not allowed to leave the city unless under special circumstances. As for the third team, they're much less dangerous than the first team. As for the third team, they're much more free. They're mainly responsible for dealing with the aftermath. Many of them are here for some spiritual materials that are unique to this place. Some tool refiners, pill refiners, and talisman makers also belong to this team. Generally speaking, newcomers who enter this place will choose the third team to familiarize themselves with the environment here. In the second three years, they'll join the garrison to hone themselves before applying to join the first team in the third three years, "the young man surnamed Yue explained the situation to Liu Ming in detail.
As they spoke, the two had arrived at the city gate.
The two had just been checked by the patrolling disciples, so the disciples who guarded the city gate only glanced at their ID tokens before letting them into the city.
As soon as they entered the city gate, Liu Ming raised his eyebrows. The ubiquitous yin qi in the Evil Ghost Realm suddenly became thin, and the surroundings were filled with a lot of spiritual qi.
He glanced at the golden light sprinkling down from the sky, and he suddenly realized something.
In front of the city gate, there was a wide avenue with rows of bluestone houses on both sides. All of them were of the same simple and unadorned style. Like the city wall, they had clear traces of sturdiness and roughness. They weren't gorgeous, but they were very sturdy.
Few people could be seen in the city, making it seem a bit deserted. Only a few shabby shops and stalls could be vaguely seen at regular intervals on both sides of the street, adding a bit of liveliness to the city.
The young man surnamed Yue was obviously very familiar with the situation here. He walked straight towards the tall tower in the city. Seeing this, Liu Ming followed up without saying anything.
Not long after, the two arrived in front of the tall tower in the center of Golden Light City.
As they got closer, Liu Ming could clearly sense the grandeur of the tall tower in front of him. The entire tower was constructed from an unknown white jade, and every inch of it was engraved with dense and fine spirit patterns.
The tall tower was as straight as a pencil, piercing into the sky. It was two thousand feet tall, and its body was like a beehive with several dozen entrances of various sizes. One could faintly see the silhouettes of people moving about inside.
"This tall tower is the main hub of Golden Light City. Most of the sect's upper echelons and elders are also in this tower. Younger Brother Liu, you've come at the right time. The one sitting on the highest floor of the tower is an Ethereal Enlightenment realm founder of our sect, "Qi Yue pointed at the highest floor of the tower and said mysteriously.
Liu Ming looked up and saw that the highest part of the tower was shrouded by the dazzling light sprinkled down from the golden ball of light above, making it impossible to see what was going on inside. It was indeed very mysterious.
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