This courtyard faced the immortal county's gate, and there was a courtyard in the middle. Xiao Hua accompanied Shuo Bing into the main hall. The main hall was much bigger than the one in the Cavalry Mansion. There were no pillars in the main hall of the mortal world. There were only some green clouds floating above the roof. As the clouds moved, sunlight shone through. It was as if the fiery red sun was right above the main hall! There were some green bamboos around the main hall, but it was impossible to see where the bamboos were planted. The green clouds covered most of the floor.
Shuo Bing flew into the main hall and landed on a chair behind a jade table. She looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Stand behind me!"
"This …" Xiao Hua hesitated. Seeing Xiao Hua's hesitation, Shuo Bing said unhappily, "With your talent, you will definitely be accepted as an outer sect disciple in the Green Jade Sect. You and I will be in the same sect. Besides, I don't have anyone I can trust in Helan Que. If you don't protect me, who will protect me? "
Xiao Hua thought about how Shuo Bing was being chased by Mo Li and the time it took for her to reach the Immortal County Mansion. He knew that her injuries had not fully recovered yet, so he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, disciple understands!"
Xiao Hua stood beside Shuo Bing. Shuo Bing looked at the empty main hall and waved her hand to take out the Immortal County Seal. She placed it on the jade table in front of her.
A green light flashed and a white tiger seal appeared on the jade table. Shuo Bing flicked her middle finger and the white tiger seal flew out. When the seal flew out of the main hall, it immediately turned into hundreds and thousands of them. They roared and pounced in all directions!
Not long after, light flashed outside the main hall. The Senjō flew back with different expressions.
"General Zuo Jian greets the Immortal County Lord …"
"General Liu Yongqiang greets the Immortal County Lord …"
After the greetings, the generals stood on two sides of the jade table and waited for Shuo Bing to speak.
"Everyone …" Shuo Bing looked at the generals in satisfaction and said, "Because this Immortal County went out to investigate the warning signs of the forbidden grounds, Zhuo Pan and the other Leaking Immortals ambushed me. This Immortal County will wait until Helan Que's situation is stabilized before returning to the sect to report to the elders. When this Immortal County was missing, everyone was deceived by Zhuo Pan. This Immortal County will not pursue the matter of your wrongdoings. "
"Thank you, County Lord Celestial!" Joy appeared on everyone's faces as they bowed.
"But …" Shuo Bing's tone changed again. "Zhuo Pan has already been captured by this immortal county. Whoever is in cahoots with Zhuo Pan and wants to harm this immortal county will not be spared!"
"Lord Immortal County is wise and will surely prove our innocence!" Most of the Senjō's expressions relaxed as they replied respectfully.
"Alright, get up!" Shuo Bing waved her hand and asked, "What's the situation in Helan Que now?"
A Senjō didn't dare delay and hurriedly reported. When the Senjō finished, Shuo Bing asked, "What's the situation at the Hu Estate?"
"In the Hu Residence, other than Hu Ji and Hu Qing, who are missing, everyone else is there. They only know that Hu Ji was attacked and thought that Hu Ji was recuperating."
"Forget it …" Shuo Bing thought for a moment and said, "Pass down this Immortal County's order. Other than the Hu Estate, the patrols in the other areas of Helan Que should return to normal!"
When the Senjō left, Shuo Bing asked again, "What's the situation around Helan Que?"
"Reporting to Immortal Commandery Lord …" The immortal general named Left Sword hurried over and replied, "There are no abnormalities around Helan Que. There are also no abnormalities at Yuan Ling Mountain. If Deputy Cavalry Officer Zhuo is the culprit behind Immortal Commandery Lord's death, then the siege at Yuan Ling Mountain should be a smokescreen he spread."
"We can't relax our patrols …" Shuo Bing thought for a moment and said, "Right now, we don't know if Hu Ji betrayed our Green Jade Sect or if he was possessed by a spirit. Either way, the Spirit-Suppressing Shuttle was stolen by a spirit. This is no small matter."
"Yes, this general understands!" Zuo Jian hurriedly replied. "Also, Chi Qianshe was killed. According to Zhuo Pan, it was some kind of mounted undead. This general doesn't know if it's true or not …"
"This Immortal County isn't sure either. However, during times of crisis, patrols are necessary." Shuo Bing then ordered, "This Immortal County has returned. Pass down this order. The seal around Helan Que has been lifted. The sound transmission array and the teleportation channel are to be opened. Everything is to return to normal!"
"This general understands!" Zuo Jian accepted the order and left. The other Senjō reported the situation to Shuo Bing. When Shuo Bing waved her hand and dismissed the generals, Zuo Jian, who had received the order, rushed back with an immortal soldier. He said in a panic, "Reporting to County Lord, something strange has happened."
"Speak …" Shuo Bing frowned.
"This subordinate went to pass down County Lord's order to open the teleportation array. However, according to the immortal soldier guarding the teleportation array, the teleportation array between Helan Que and the sect was not closed by Helan Que. Instead, it suddenly stopped working. Now, not only is the teleportation array between Helan Que and the sect unusable, even the teleportation arrays leading to Dreamy Cloud Swampland and other places are unusable." Zuo Jian pointed to the immortal soldier beside him and said, "County Lord, please ask about the details."
Shuo Bing wasn't surprised. She felt that this was definitely the doing of Mo Li and that male immortal. However, after hearing the immortal soldier's description, Shuo Bing suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. An ominous feeling floated over her like a shadow. According to the immortal soldier, they were following Zhuo Pan's orders to close the teleportation array to other places. However, they didn't dare to close the teleportation array and sound transmission array specifically used by Green Jade Sect because doing so would definitely attract the Green Jade Sect's attention. This was different from Zhuo Pan and Mo Li's plan. However, the strange thing was that not long after the teleportation array was closed, the teleportation array leading to Green Jade Sect also stopped working. Zhuo Pan even asked an immortal with extremely strong spiritual pressure to take a look.
Thinking back to the stolen Spirit-Suppressing Shuttle, the undead cavalry that killed Chi Zhongping, and the strange changes in the Immortal Weir, Shuo Bing said almost without hesitation, "Quick, generals, listen up. Immediately set up defenses and increase patrols. Be wary of Yuan Ling Mountain …"
Unfortunately, before Shuo Bing could finish speaking, several scarlet flames exploded on the jade table in front of Shuo Bing. A shrill voice came from within. "Reporting to Sir Cavalry, Yuan Ling Mountain is attacking. Ah …"
"Yuan Ling Mountain is attacking? It's really Yuan Ling Mountain? "
"Didn't they say that Yuan Ling Mountain was attacking to mislead us? Why is it really attacking?"
The generals were slightly confused.
"Ahem …" Shuo Bing coughed lightly and said unhappily, "How can things change so quickly in this world? Previously, Zhuo Pan wanted to cover up the truth of this immortal county's disappearance and divert everyone's attention by saying that Yuan Ling Mountain is attacking the city. Then, Yuan Ling Mountain's spies in Helan Que saw that Helan Que was in chaos and found an opportunity to attack. Naturally, they would besiege the city and … "
At this point, Shuo Bing suddenly slammed the jade table and pressed her hand on the immortal county seal. She said word by word, "This immortal county understands! Yuan Ling Mountain's target is the Spirit-Suppressing Shuttle! They're here to rescue Hu Ji. In other words, Hu Ji hasn't escaped Helan Que like this immortal county thought. Since that's the case, generals, listen up. Pass down this immortal county's order. For the time being, Zuo Jian and Xiong Fei will be in charge of the cavalry and archery array to strengthen Helan Que's defenses. Generals, follow this immortal county to battle! This immortal county wants to see how Hu Ji will escape Helan Que with the Spirit-Suppressing Shuttle! "
As the Ice Order was sent out, a green light flashed in her hand and the celestial seal sank into the jade table inch by inch. Outside the Helan Tower, there was an earth-shattering rumble. Outside the Helan Tower, between the Ice River Defensive Formation, giant pillars that connected the heavens and the earth slowly appeared. Beside each formation, there were golden-armored celestial beings that were more than 1,000 feet tall standing there with weapons in their hands!
When Xiao Hua flew out of the mountain with Shuo Bing, Helan Que's Senjō had already set up a defense around the pillars. At a glance, there were about a hundred Senjō leading their subordinates behind the ice river, protecting Helan Que. Behind each of these Senjō, there was an immortal soldier holding a flag that was more than a thousand feet tall. The flags were of different colors and the engravings on them were also different. There were golden crows, flying tigers, and soaring dragons! Between the hundreds of immortal arrays, there were also mountain-shaped fortresses. These fortresses were of the same color and were all green. It was unknown what material they were made of.
Xiao Hua was an array master. With just a glance, he knew that these were immortal arrays that were similar to the Capital Star Array. However, the fortresses between the immortal arrays were different from the Capital Star Array. It was probably a modification of the Capital Star Array by the Green Jade Sect. However, upon closer inspection, Xiao Hua discovered that there were some green strands of cloud near these mountain-shaped fortresses. The source of the cloud strands seemed to be the towering pillars behind him.
Just when Xiao Hua wanted to take a closer look at the situation of the pillars, "Dong dong dong …" An earth-shattering sound of beating drums came from the distant horizon. Soon after, "Wuwu …" A gale suddenly rose. In just a short moment, the already dusky sky was filled with murderous intent.
In the distance, a cloud of dust thicker than the dusky sky was rapidly approaching Helan Que.
As the drumming sounds grew louder and louder, each beat seemed to hit his heart. Xiao Hua suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly took out the Soul Suppressing Bell. Only then did the soul-sucking power of the drumming gradually disappear. Shuo Bing looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Yuan Ling Mountain has a type of Lei Ming Spiritual Body, commonly known as Drum Demons. They can produce the sound of war drums and Lei Ming. It's very soul-sucking. You have to be careful."
"Yes, I understand!" Xiao Hua replied with a smile.
"As for the wind …" Shuo Bing raised her head and looked outside the ice river. She explained, "It's also produced by Wind Demons. Without the protection of the Great Ice River Formation, the demonic wind would cause mortal fairies pain!"
As she spoke, Shuo Bing raised an eyebrow and pointed at the clouds in the dusky sky. She smiled and said, "Look, those are Wind Demons, also known as Dark Cloud Spiritual Bodies!"
Xiao Hua looked over when he heard that, and he saw layers of dark clouds that flickered with a dim light drifting over from afar. Every dark cloud was over 300m in size, and the layers of clouds overlapped. It was impossible to see exactly how many Wind Demons there were!
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Xiao Hua: Sigh, I don't have a clue! I have to take in seven disciples from both the inner and outer sects of the Celestial Realm!
Lei Ting: How about Mao 602, a talented doctoral student?
Xiao Hua: Did he give me any tips or recommendation tickets? I'm going to the Demon Alliance to look for Jiu Xia. I don't have any travel expenses!
Lei Ting:%% * * *
Xiao Hua: Celestial friend, it's not easy to be a leader. Third place doesn't have any recommendation tickets, so he has no motivation to write! You and I can't contact Shenhua Continent, so we can't see Xin Xin!
Lei Ting: And Qing Qing, I have to cultivate. I can't wait for them to ascend to the Celestial Realm!
Xiao Hua: How are you going to cultivate? Without a recommendation ticket, you won't be able to update!
Lei Ting: Then I'll make Mao 602 a recommendation ticket collector. Good job, an outer sanctum disciple!
Mao 602: Who's calling me, singing a song asking for votes in my boundless dream? His song caused ripples in the air. Celestial friends, Mao 602 is here. Give me your recommendation tickets to the Cultivation of the Celestial Realm! When I become an outer sanctum disciple, I'll give you some chores!
Thank you, Mao 602, the author of The Cultivation of the Celestial Realm chapter, for supporting the third place. Also, thank you, the leader of the Earth Alliance, for writing this chapter for you! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
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