Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 145

Chapter 145: Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road

Chirp!

A hawk’s cry.

Li Qian, riding Little Black, descended from the sky and landed on Time Bell Pavilion.

Two disciples were talking to someone.

“Chen Yong, long time no see?”

Li Qian greeted him with a smile.

He hadn’t seen Chen Yong for a long time.

Twelve years ago, Chen Yong had hooked up with a female Inner Sect Disciple and chosen to leave Divine Sword Sect.

Seeing Li Qian return, Chen Yong was very happy: “Brother Qian, it’s been more than ten years, you still look the same, I’m getting old.”

He was only a Postnatal Martial Artist and was already fifty years old, so he looked much more weathered.

Li Qian, as a Celestial Being Martial Artist, even with a beard, looked only about thirty, much younger than Chen Yong.

Li Qian asked: “Didn’t you leave Divine Sword Sect? Why are you back all of a sudden?”

“My son passed the preliminary selection for recruitment, so I brought him here to participate in the Inner Sect Assessment.”

Chen Yong said.

Li Qian was extremely surprised: “Really? Your son can already participate in the Inner Sect Assessment?”

“Brother Qian, of course it’s true, and I already have five, two sons and three daughters.”

Chen Yong said, a little embarrassed.

“Your wife is really good at giving birth.”

Li Qian could only give him a thumbs up.

Chen Yong laughed: “It’s alright, she likes children, so she wants to have more.”

Li Qian said: “Why don’t you bring your children over and let me see them?”

“He’s over at the Assessment Hall, so I didn’t bring him.”

Chen Yong shook his head.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yong stayed for dinner before leaving.

Two days later, Chen Yong came to Time Bell Pavilion again, this time with an eleven-year-old boy.

He looked exactly like Chen Yong, looking very honest.

Li Qian asked: “Did he pass?”

“He was a little short, but I plan to let him be an Odd-Job Disciple for a few years.”

Chen Yong shook his head, the competition for Inner Sect Disciples was too fierce now, if it was his time, with his son’s Root Bone talent, he should have been able to get in.

Unfortunately, the requirements were higher now.

“Brother Qian, I heard that cultivating within Divine Sword Sect during a certain time period is better than outside?”

Chen Yong suddenly asked.

He was no longer in Divine Sword Sect and had no way to get accurate information, it was all hearsay.

“Yes, being an Odd-Job Disciple still has some prospects now.”

Li Qian nodded and said.

As long as the aptitude wasn’t too bad and they were hardworking enough, it wasn’t difficult for Odd-Job Disciples to enter the ranks of Martial Artists, the difficulty was the path from Odd-Job Disciple to Inner Sect Disciple.

After years of reform, there was a clearer path for Odd-Job Disciples to advance to the Inner Sect.

Therefore, every year there were a few Odd-Job Disciples who were promoted.

But compared to the huge number of Odd-Job Disciples, this probability was still very, very low.

Those who could stand out among the Odd-Job Disciples were completely reliant on crazy hard work.

“Brother Qian, do you think he should start practicing Sword-Piercing Fist or directly practice Internal Skill Manuals?”

Chen Yong was unsure.

He and his wife were both Inner Sect Disciples of Divine Sword Sect, so naturally they had Internal Skill Manuals, and according to Divine Sword Sect’s rules, it was permissible to teach them to their children.

Under normal circumstances, his son didn’t have to be an Odd-Job Disciple, he could continue to cultivate when he went back, and he didn’t even have to suffer the hardships of an Odd-Job Disciple.

After all, he and his wife’s cultivation level wasn’t too bad, and after more than ten years of hard work, they had a certain amount of property and social status locally.

“There’s no need to practice Sword-Piercing Fist, just practice Internal Skill Manuals directly.”

Li Qian shook his head and said.

He had just used Spirit Sensitivity Technique to check the talent of Chen Yong’s son, Chen Bingbing, although it was better than Chen Yong’s, it was only Middle-Grade Clear Light Level.

This kind of talent was also very common among the current Odd-Job Disciples.

So cultivating Sword-Piercing Fist would really be a waste of time.

“Master, then why did you make me and Senior Brother practice Sword-Piercing Fist for two years?”

Bai Yun, who was at the side, asked.

“This is the rule of our Heartless Lineage, I practiced Sword-Piercing Fist to Perfection before your Grandmaster accepted me as his disciple.”

Li Qian chuckled.

When Chen Yong left with his son, Li Qian gave Chen Bingbing a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills and a sword as a meeting gift.

Not to mention the Qi and Blood Pills, that sword was also considered a Treasure Sword.

“Master, when can I go home?”

Bai Yun came over, massaged Li Qian’s shoulders, and asked.

“Let’s talk about it when you reach the Innate Realm.”

Li Qian said with a smile.

Compared to Chai Shao, this female disciple was much more lively.

These two disciples were very talented and definitely couldn’t be let out casually, he didn’t want to be a babysitter.

When they both became Innate and had a certain ability to protect themselves, then he wouldn’t have to worry about them so much.

Bai Yun said: “Master, you said so yourself.”

“If you become Innate, you can go wherever you want, I won’t care about you.”

As he spoke, Li Qian picked up a piece of cowhide paper from the side, looked at the formation diagram on it, and began to revise it again.

Divine Sword Hall.

Many Elders with Real Authority and Peak Masters were gathered together, including the two Supreme Elders, Qingsong and Cangyun.

Only Supreme Elder Hou Shuwen was staying with the Divine Sword Legion.

“We just received news from the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence, there’s a force called Heavenly Poison Cult, planning a Demonic Ritual. They’ve asked us to strengthen our supervision of the cities within our territory.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu said.

“Heavenly Poison Cult? What kind of organization is that?”

An Elder with Real Authority asked in surprise.

“The Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence didn’t give much information, only that it has a little connection with Moon Worship Cult, but this force has been developing very rapidly in secret.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu said, “Next, our Divine Sword Sect needs to form several patrol teams to patrol the cities within our territory.”

Judging from the reaction of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence, this Heavenly Poison Cult was very dangerous, not comparable to ordinary Demonic Traces.

At this time, the Flying Eagle Hall Elder ran in.

“Sect Master, news from White Jade City, saying that Demonic Traces have suspectedly appeared.”

“What?”

Everyone was shocked.

“How large is the scale, what are the casualties?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu hurriedly asked.

“The casualties are currently unknown, but many strange things happened in White Jade City last night, it seems that many people saw the legendary Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road.”

The Flying Eagle Hall Elder said.

“Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road?”

Everyone present was stunned.

The legend of Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road had always been circulating among the people.

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“The two of us will go check it out first.”

Elder Qingsong said.

He and Elder Cangyun were both Celestial Beings and could fly in the air, so they could reach White Jade City at the fastest speed.

“Then I’ll trouble the two Supreme Elders.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu nodded and said.

Soon, the two Celestial Beings left Divine Sword Sect and headed for White Jade City.

White Jade City.

Li Residence.

Old Master Li Donglin’s seventieth birthday celebration had just finished.

Originally, Li Yuwei planned to return to Divine Sword Sect with her fellow disciples today.

Unexpectedly, the strange event of Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road happened in White Jade City at night.

She and many of her fellow disciples saw it with their own eyes.

That kind of strange and terrifying scene couldn’t possibly be an illusion.

Therefore, everyone could only stay in White Jade City for the time being.

Some of them had brought flying eagles and had already sent messages to Divine Sword Sect through Flying Eagle Messages.

Now the whole White Jade City was in a state of panic.

Even during the day, there were no people on the streets, everyone was hiding in their homes.

Because many people had disappeared last night.

“Senior Brother Fan, could it really be Demonic Traces?”

An Inner Sect Disciple said.

“I don’t know, even if this Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road isn’t Demonic Traces, the problem is definitely very serious.”

The speaker was a young man in luxurious clothes, he had the highest cultivation level among them, already at the Postnatal Ninth Level, and he had even comprehended Sword Intent, it was basically certain that he would become an Innate Martial Artist in the future.

Suddenly, Li Yuwei walked in from outside, “The two Supreme Elders are here.”

“What? The Supreme Elders are here?”

Everyone was very surprised and hurriedly went out.

Seeing the two Celestial Beings, they hurriedly went up to salute.

“Tell us about the specific situation.”

Elder Qingsong said.

“Yes.”

The young man in luxurious clothes, who was leading the group, hurriedly narrated the details.

“Senior Brother Cangyun, what do you think?”

Elder Qingsong said.

“Junior Brother Qingsong, do you feel that the temperature seems to be much lower after entering White Jade City?”

Elder Cangyun said: “Under normal circumstances, White Jade City, as a densely populated place, should definitely be warmer than outside the city.”

“Yes, I feel it too.”

Elder Qingsong nodded.

After the two left the Li Residence, they wandered around White Jade City for a long time, but they didn’t find anything unusual.

“Let’s wait until night, maybe we can see something then.”

Elder Qingsong said.

When the two rushed to White Jade City from Divine Sword Sect, it was already afternoon, they didn’t have to wait long, night fell and enveloped the entire White Jade City.

Thousands of lights.

But the whole White Jade City was still deserted.

No one dared to go out.

On a rooftop, Elder Qingsong and Elder Cangyun were sitting cross-legged.

Suddenly, they almost simultaneously opened their eyes and looked in one direction, vaguely seeming to hear the sound of commotion, as if a great many people were marching.

The two hurriedly rose into the air and flew towards the direction the sound came from, soon they discovered a strange scene, they saw a large swathe of mist continuously emerging from within the east gate of White Jade City.

In the mist, there were actually densely packed figures in armor moving about.

“Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road, it really is Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road.”

Elder Qingsong muttered to himself.

As a Celestial Being, he had comprehended True Image Level Sword Intent.

To deceive his perception, it would probably take Celestial Image Level.

“How did this situation come about?”

Elder Cangyun communicated with Elder Qingsong using Secret Sound Transmission.

“Why don’t we go to the source and have a look?”

Elder Qingsong said.

“Okay.”

Elder Cangyun nodded.

With this kind of strange situation, perhaps only by finding the source could they solve the mystery.

So the two crossed the torrent of figures and went straight to the city gate.

The entire area where the city gate was located was shrouded in thick mist, the two looked at each other, immediately covered themselves in True Qi, and arrived at the edge of the mist at the same time.

As they entered the mist area, they couldn’t help but shiver, all the scenes of Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road they had just seen disappeared.

Including the pervading mist.

It was as if what they had seen just now was an illusion.

There were no more Ghost Soldiers Borrowing the Road.

But what followed was a mental fatigue.

“This?”

The two looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.

Immediately, the two hurriedly returned to the Li Residence.

Upon asking, those Inner Sect Disciples could still hear the commotion outside.

“It seems that this illusion is very powerful.”

Elder Qingsong was amazed.

Even Celestial Beings like them could be tricked.

Fortunately, they hadn’t seen any harm yet.

So the two had an Inner Sect Disciple, who volunteered, enter the mist area.

As soon as this Inner Sect Disciple entered the mist area, he seemed to go crazy and rushed towards those densely packed figures.

Elder Qingsong hurriedly reached out and grabbed the Inner Sect Disciple back.

The Inner Sect Disciple seemed to be possessed and struggled frantically.

In the end, Elder Qingsong could only gently press on a certain acupoint on the Inner Sect Disciple, and the Inner Sect Disciple calmed down.

“It seems that only True Image Level Martial Intent can dispel this illusion. Ordinary people will be affected mentally as soon as they enter the mist area, that’s probably how many people went missing last night.”

The two Celestial Beings frowned.

If this was Demonic Traces, they hadn’t seen any traces of Demonic Creatures.

The two went to check inside the city gate, the source of the mist, but found nothing.

In this situation, they could only wait for the people from the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence to arrive.