novelaction Chapter 480 Patrol Teams Disappear One After Another
Chapter 480 Patrol Teams Disappear One After Another
The man stood holding a sword, dressed in a moon-white robe, untouched by worldly dust, with clear and bright features, a handsome and refined appearance.
His clear, bright eyes revealed a calm and composed demeanor, as if guided by a clear sky and a gentle breeze.
"Senior brother! What brings you here?"
Rong Shu excitedly ran towards Wu Hua, who had suddenly arrived: "Isn't the pass that Wenxin Academy is responsible for supporting related to Tian Guan?"
“I was indeed guarding Tianguan with the academy team, but right now, the seal within Buzhou Domain is fluctuating, and it’s very likely that some Nightmare Clan members have escaped. I took on the patrol mission and came to see you.”
Wu Hua sensed Rong Shu's aura of the Nascent Soul stage and a faint smile appeared in his eyes: "Junior Sister, your cultivation has become much more solid. It seems you are doing well at Jixia Academy."
"Not only that, Senior Brother, I just mastered a supernatural technique!" Rong Shu shared his joy with Wu Hua, then stared at him expectantly.
Wu Hua smiled and said, "Really? Then my junior sister is really amazing."
"Hehe...it's not so bad, actually." Hearing the praise, Rong Shu pretended to be modest: "Among our freshmen, there is another person who has already touched the threshold of how to use supernatural powers at the Nascent Soul stage. There are indeed many geniuses in Jixia Academy!"
Wu Hua held his sword, pretended to ponder for two seconds, and then said, "Hmm... then my junior sister is still the most powerful."
"Cough, that's a must! We can't let Zhanming Mountain down!" After being praised like that, Rong Shu threw away all his humility and composure.
...Hehe, sorry little Xuexue~ Let me brag a bit first~
"Senior brother, senior brother, I defeated a senior student in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm with a fair and square battle using supernatural powers! You didn't see the scene... it was absolutely shocking!"
"And also, senior brother, have you heard of the academy's Millennium Dragon and Tiger Ranking? The competition for the Dragon and Tiger Ranking is incredibly exciting! I even met Jiuxiao, the sixth chief disciple of the academy..."
After more than ten years apart, Rong Shu had so much to say to Wu Hua, even just about trivial matters in life, saying whatever came to mind.
In the Confucian temple, in the Cuckoo Garden.
She is the champion of this year's Elite Conference and the first among the new students.
Being admired by senior students and respected by freshmen is the most reliable trump card and support for the group.
In front of her senior brother Wu Hua, Rong Shu reverted to being the junior sister who followed her senior brothers and sisters on Zhanming Mountain, muttering a million questions.
Any troubles or worries can be easily resolved by talking to the senior brothers and sisters of Zhanming Mountain.
Wu Hua listened with a smile, silently noting down her junior sister's experiences over the years.
Once we return to Zhanming Mountain, my senior brother and Zi'an will definitely question him about it.
"...Senior brothers, how are you all doing lately? Is our eldest brother still on Zhanming Mountain?" Finally, Rong Shu asked about everyone on Zhanming Mountain.
Wu Hua: "Don't worry, after you left, Zi'an took over the management of your Weixing Peak, and Zi'an has been transplanting many spiritual herbs into the medicine garden that you cleared out..."
"The eldest brother is unable to go down the mountain, so he stays on the mountain to guard it."
"As for Jingyue, Zian and Guchen, they have all come to the border this time, but they have each gone to guard different passes. Once this matter is settled, I will come to find you again, and we can get together in the capital of Shenfeng."
Rong Shu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! I'm at the Nascent Soul stage now, and I've also mastered a supernatural technique. If the academy doesn't let me leave, I'll fight my way out!" As she spoke, she clenched her fist.
After understanding the meaning of the seal script, Rong Shu felt much more confident.
It's just passing through a door.
She believes she can do it!
“Alright, then I’ll go to the academy gate and watch Junior Sister show off her skills.” Wu Hua’s smile faded slightly, and he said seriously, “I don’t have much time, I have to go. Junior Sister, please be careful at Wuqu Pass.”
Although he really wanted to stay so he could protect Rong Shu at any time.
But the junior sister of today is no longer the weak and vulnerable child in the Southern Wilderness who had to ask for help in everything.
She has grown up.
They can face the wind and rain with confidence and high spirits, without fear or apprehension.
Wu Hua arrived at the border earlier than Rong Shu, and thus revealed some inside information via telepathy: [Earlier, six Nascent Soul patrol teams went deep into the Buzhou Domain for routine reconnaissance, but their whereabouts are unknown. Some of their soul lamps have been extinguished, while others have dimmed soul flames, clearly indicating that they have encountered some serious trouble...]
[Six teams, all advance teams from different passes, met with misfortune one after another within half a month...]
The members of the Nascent Soul patrol team are at least at the early Nascent Soul stage. They work together as a group, so even if they encounter a large-scale demonic tide riot in the Buzhou Domain, as long as they are not completely surrounded, they can escape unscathed.
Over the past two hundred years, most of the accidents have occurred in patrol teams composed of Nascent Soul cultivators, while Deity Transformation cultivators have more versatile supernatural abilities and stronger survival skills. At most, they would escape with serious injuries, and only a handful of unlucky individuals would perish.
This time, however, dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators were lost in one fell swoop, so it's no wonder that the major powers in the Central Continent are taking this very seriously.
Rong Shu nodded solemnly: "I will be careful. Senior brother, you should also be careful and don't get hurt."
Looking at the obedient junior sister in front of him, Wu Hua's heart softened.
But now that my junior sister has grown up, and there are differences between boys and girls, I can no longer rub her head so affectionately as before.
Wu Hua could only offer a few more words of advice.
[Although no Nightmare Generals have been detected breaking the seal yet, the seal has fluctuated, allowing a small number of intelligent Nightmare Servants to escape.]
[Junior Sister, do you still remember the Nightmare Servant you killed back in Seven Profound Valley, the one who possessed a disciple of Seven Profound Valley? The Buzhou Domain is filled with Nightmare Qi. Once the Nightmare Clan escapes the seal, they can quickly absorb enough Nightmare Qi to recover from their weakened state, making them even more cunning and troublesome than that Nightmare Servant from Seven Profound Valley.]
[The Nightmare Servant's individual strength isn't particularly high, corresponding to Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators among humans. However, Nightmare Servant is extremely skilled at concealment and disguise. You must wear the Heart-Protecting Bell carefully; it contains an array set up by the Senior Brother that can identify Nightmare Clan members. You know how to use it...]
Rong Shu was somewhat reluctant to part.
She escorted Wu Hua to the south gate of Wuqu Pass, which leads to Buzhou Domain.
Wu Hua needs to leave the city from here and patrol the outer perimeter of Buzhou Domain.
Compared to the bustling North Gate when Rong Shu first entered the city, the South Gate was visibly deserted, with hardly any people around and even fewer houses and roofs.
Instead, various arrow towers, bunkers, and other defensive fortifications were built to protect the city.
The number of city defense troops on the south gate side has also doubled.
Even though both Wu Hua and Rong Shu had tokens from Wenxin Academy and Jixia Academy as collateral, they were still stopped and questioned several times.
Above the city gate hangs a huge bronze mirror.
A flash of light from the mirror shone on the two of them.
Rong Shu could feel the primordial spiritual energy within his body surge like ocean waves before calming down.
The mirror turned and then swept across other territories and people within its field of vision.
Rong Shu's gaze narrowed, and on the mottled wall of the south gate of Wuqu Pass, there were traces of wind and rain erosion, some deep and some shallow. Time had solidified the blood and tears of countless fallen heroes, staining every brick.
Suddenly a gust of wind blows, and pear blossoms fall from the branches. It is as if there are silent whispers in one's ear, telling outsiders about the bloody battles that have continued for thousands of years in this place.
Inside and outside the Great Wall are two worlds that are worlds apart.
On one side, there is the warmth of human life under its protection, with fertile fields, bustling cities, and vibrant energy;
On the other side lies the Land of Desolation, where dark clouds loom over the city, and nightmare energy surges and rises like living things, filled with countless remnant souls and spirits, shrieking, howling, and peering, attempting to break through the barrier...