Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect-Chapter 183 - 145: March of the Ghost Soldiers (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 183: Chapter 145: March of the Ghost Soldiers (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chirp!

A cry of an eagle.

Li Qian rode Xiao Hei down from the sky, landing on the Chen Bell Platform.

Two disciples were talking to someone.

"Chen Yong, long time no see, huh?"

Li Qian greeted with a smile.

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

Twelve years ago, Chen Yong had gotten involved with a female Inner Sect Disciple and then chose to leave the Divine Sword Sect.

Seeing Li Qian return, Chen Yong was very happy: "Qian, it’s been over a decade, you still look the same, while I’m almost old."

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

As a Heavenly Person Martial Artist, even with a beard, Li Qian looked only about thirty or so, much younger than Chen Yong.

Li Qian asked, "Didn’t you leave the Divine Sword Sect? Why have you suddenly come back?"

"My son passed the initial recruitment selection, so I brought him here for the Inner Sect assessment,"

Chen Yong said.

Li Qian was utterly surprised: "Really? Your son is eligible for the Inner Sect assessment now?"

"Brother Qian, of course, it’s true. Also, I have five kids now, two sons and three daughters."

Chen Yong said somewhat sheepishly.

"Your wife really is prolific."

Li Qian could only give a thumbs up.

Chen Yong laughed, "It’s average; she likes children, so she wanted to have a few more."

Li Qian said, "Why didn’t you bring the kids over for me to see?"

"He’s at the Assessment Hall, so I didn’t bring him over,"

Chen Yong shook his head.

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

Two days later, Chen Yong returned to Chen Bell Platform, this time with an eleven-year-old boy.

He looked just like Chen Yong, appearing very honest and simple.

Li Qian asked, "Did he pass?"

"Almost, but I’m planning to have him serve as a servant disciple for a few years."

Chen Yong shook his head, as the competition among the Inner Sect Disciples was too fierce nowadays; if it had been his time... his son’s talent and root bone might have gotten him in.

Unfortunately, the standards are higher now.

"Brother Qian, I heard it’s somewhat better to cultivate within the Divine Sword Sect during certain periods than outside?"

Chen Yong suddenly asked again.

He was no longer in the Divine Sword Sect and couldn’t get accurate information, relying only on hearsay.

"Yes, even being a servant disciple holds some prospects,"

Li Qian nodded and said.

As long as one’s aptitude isn’t too poor and they work hard enough, entering Martial Arts as a servant disciple isn’t hard. The difficult part is the path from a servant disciple to an Inner Sect Disciple.

With the reform over the years, a clearer promotion path for servant disciples has been established in the Inner Sect.

Thus, a few servant disciples get promoted every year.

However, compared to the vast number of servant disciples, the chances are still extremely low.

The servant disciples who do excel, do so by sheer hard work.

"Brother Qian, should he start with the Sword Stabbing Fist, or go straight to the Internal Cultivation Methods?"

Chen Yong was unsure.

Both he and his wife were Inner Sect Disciples of Divine Sword Sect and naturally had the Internal Cultivation Methods which, according to the rules of Divine Sword Sect, could be passed down to their children.

Under normal circumstances, his son wouldn’t need to be a servant disciple, could continue his cultivation at home, and wouldn’t have to suffer the hardships of a servant disciple.

Regardless, both he and his wife were decently accomplished in their cultivation and after decades of hard work, had some property and status locally.

"No need for Sword Stabbing Fist, just go straight to the Internal Cultivation Methods."

Li Qian shook his head.

He had just used the inspiration technique to check Chen Yong’s son Chen Bingbing’s talent, which was somewhat better than Chen Yong’s, yet only at the Medium Clear Light Level.

Such talent was quite common among the servant disciples now.

Thus, cultivating the Sword Stabbing Fist would truly be a waste of time.

"Master, then why did you have me and senior brother practice the Sword Stabbing Fist for two years?"

Bai Yun chimed in from the side.

"That’s the rule of our Unintentional lineage; the master didn’t take me as an apprentice until I had perfected the Sword Stabbing Fist,"

Li Qian lightly laughed.

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

The Qi Blood Pills need no mentioning; that sword was also considered a treasure.

"Master, when can I go home for a visit?"

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

"Let’s talk about it when you step into the Innate,"

Li Qian laughed.

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

Both disciples were very talented; certainly, they couldn’t be simply let out... he didn’t want to play nanny.

Once the two became Innate and had some ability to defend themselves, they wouldn’t need much looking after.

Bai Yun said, "Master, you said it."

"If you become an Innate, you can go wherever you want; as your master, I won’t control you."

Li Qian said as he picked up a piece of leather paper from the side, looked at the array drawn on it, and started making modifications...

...

Divine Sword Hall.

All the influential elders and peak masters gathered together, including Elder Qing-Song and Elder Cang-Yun, two of the Supreme Elders.

Only Supreme Elder Hou Shuwen stayed within the Divine Sword military forces.

"We’ve just received a message from Taiwu Dao Mansion, there’s a faction called Heavenly Poison Sect planning a demonic sacrifice... let’s strengthen the supervision over the cities within our territory,"

Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu said.

"Heavenly Poison Sect? What kind of organization is that?"

An influential elder asked in surprise.

"The Taiwu Dao Mansion didn’t provide much information, only that it’s somewhat connected to the Moon Worship Sect, but this power has developed very rapidly in secrecy,"

Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu said, "Next, we at Divine Sword Sect need to form several patrols to supervise the cities within our territory."

From the reaction of Taiwu Dao Mansion, this Heavenly Poison Sect posed a great threat, not something ordinary demonic traces could compare to.

At that moment, an elder from the Flying Eagle Hall rushed in.

"Sect Leader, there’s a message from Baibi City, saying they suspect demonic traces appeared."

"What?"

Everyone was shocked.

"How large is the scale, and what are the casualties?"

Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu quickly asked.

"It’s not yet clear about the casualties, but last night, many strange occurrences happened in Baibi City, and it seems many people saw the rumored spectral soldiers marching."

The elder from Flying Eagle Hall said.

"Spectral soldiers marching?"

Everyone present was stunned.

The legend of ghost soldiers borrowing paths has been circulating among the people.

"We’ll go and check it out first."

Elder Qing Song said.

Both he and Elder Cang Yun were Heavenly Persons, able to fly in the air, reaching Baibi City at the swiftest speed.

"Then we will have to trouble the two Supreme Elders."

Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu nodded and said.

Soon, the two Heavenly Persons left the Divine Sword Sect and proceeded towards Baibi City.

...

Baibi City.

Li Family.

Old Master Li Donglin just celebrated his seventieth birthday.

Originally, Li Yuwei was planning to return to the Divine Sword Sect with her fellow sect members today.

But unexpectedly, the spooky incident of ghost soldiers borrowing paths occurred in Baibi City tonight.

She and many sect members personally witnessed it.

Such spooky and terrifying scenes couldn’t possibly be illusions.

Therefore, everyone could only temporarily stay in Baibi City.

Among them, someone brought a flying eagle and even sent a message to the Divine Sword Sect using it.

Now the entire Baibi City was panicking.

Even during the daylight, there was no one on the streets; everyone hid in their homes.

Because many people had gone missing last night.

"Senior Brother Fan, could it really be a demon’s work?"

An Inner Sect Disciple said.

"I don’t know, this kind of ghost soldiers borrowing paths, even if not a demon’s work, is definitely a serious issue."

The speaker was a young man dressed in splendid attire; he had the highest cultivation among them, already at the Postnatal Ninth Layer, and had even grasped Sword Intent. It was almost certain that he’d become an Innate Martial Artist in the future.

Suddenly, Li Yuwei came in from outside, "The two Supreme Elders have come."

"What? The Supreme Elders have come?"

Everyone was surprised and hurriedly went outside.

Upon seeing the two Heavenly Persons, they quickly approached to greet them.

"Please tell us about the specific situation."

Elder Qing Song said.

"Yes."

The leading young man in splendid attire hurriedly provided a detailed account.

"Elder Cang Yun, what do you think?"

Elder Qing Song said.

"Elder Qing Song, did you feel that upon entering Baibi City, the temperature seems much lower?"

Elder Cang Yun said, "Under normal circumstances, as a densely populated area, the temperature in Baibi City should certainly be higher than outside the city..."

"Yes, I felt it too."

Elder Qing Song nodded.

After leaving the Li Family, the two wandered around Baibi City for a long time but didn’t find anything unusual.

"Let’s wait for the night; perhaps then we can see some clues."

Elder Qing Song said.

The two had arrived in Baibi City from Divine Sword Sect in the afternoon, and didn’t wait too long before night fell, covering the entire Baibi City.

A myriad of lights.

But Baibi City was still eerily quiet.

No one dared to go out.

On a rooftop, Elders Qing Song and Cang Yun sat cross-legged.

Suddenly, almost simultaneously, they opened their eyes and looked in one direction, faintly hearing a clamor, as if a vast number of people were marching.

The two quickly rose into the air, flying towards the source of the sound, and soon they witnessed a strange scene: from the eastern gate of Baibi City, a thick fog continued to emerge.

In the fog, there were densely packed figures clad in armor moving.

"Ghost soldiers borrowing paths, it really is ghost soldiers borrowing paths..."

Elder Qing Song muttered to himself.

As a Heavenly Person who had grasped True Image Level Sword Intent.

Deceiving his perception...perhaps only a Heavenly Phenomenon Level could.

"What exactly caused this situation?"

Elder Cang Yun communicated with Elder Qing Song using the Sound Transmission into Secrets technique.

"How about we check the source?"

Elder Qing Song said.

"Okay."

Elder Cang Yun nodded.

In this strange situation, perhaps only by finding the source could they solve the mystery.

Thus, the two passed over the stream-like procession of figures and headed straight to the city gate.

The entire area around the city gate was shrouded in thick fog. The two exchanged glances, then surrounded themselves with True Qi and approached the edge of the fog.

As they entered the foggy area, they couldn’t help but shiver; all the scenes of ghost soldiers borrowing paths disappeared.

Including the pervasive fog...

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

There was no sign of ghost soldiers borrowing paths.

But what followed was a sense of mental fatigue.

"What?"

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

Immediately, they hurriedly returned to the Li mansion.

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

"It seems this illusion is quite powerful."

Elder Qing Song was greatly astonished.

Even they, as Heavenly Persons, were affected.

Fortunately, they hadn’t seen any harm for the time being.

Thus, the two asked a voluntarily requested Inner Sect Disciple to enter the foggy area.

The moment this Inner Sect Disciple entered the foggy area, he went crazy and rushed towards the dense figures.

Elder Qing Song quickly reached out and pulled the Inner Sect Disciple back.

This Inner Sect Disciple seemed enchanted, struggling frantically.

Finally, Elder Qing Song had to lightly press a certain acupoint on this Inner Sect Disciple, who then calmed down.

"It seems only True Image Level Martial Intent can dispel this illusion. Ordinary people who enter the foggy area are affected mentally, and many people probably disappeared last night because of this."

The two Heavenly Persons frowned deeply.

If this was a demon’s doing, yet there were no signs of demonic creatures.

The two went into the city gate within the source of the fog again to inspect, but found nothing.

In this situation, they could only wait for the people from Taiwu Dao Mansion to come.

.....