Patrol Captain

As the group from Wudao Mountain passed through the gate, they immediately felt countless sounds entering their ears.

Noisy, bustling, and filled with the clamor of voices.

Looking around, the streets were teeming with people, shoulder to shoulder, with traffic jams and a multitude of martial arts practitioners carrying swords and knives.

The atmosphere was unprecedentedly lively, with a vibrant energy.

I felt a wave of scorching heat rushing towards me.

Despite having seen a lot of the world, the group was still taken aback by the commotion in Jinwan City. The density of martial artists in the city was astonishing.

At this moment, the blue-armored captain who led them in led them up the city wall via the steps on one side, and then to the city gate tower.

The garrison commander of the northern city stood on the city gate tower with a stern face and hawk-like eyes that gleamed with a faint golden light. He glanced down at the group of people, then waved his hand, signaling them to pass.

Then, the captain pushed open the door and led them into the city gate tower.

As the door opened, a tall figure turned around.

Zhao Quanzhen, with his silver hair gleaming, turned around, a flash of lightning passing through his eyes, his aura restrained, and his expression solemn.

He strode forward, raised his hands, and performed the disciple's salute.
"Uncle Shen"

"Uncle Xiao"

The middle-aged man with a long black beard and a sword on his back stroked his beard, looking satisfied, and nodded. "Hmm."

"You're quite the surprise, kid. You did a really good job just now. Your master is Ling Yunzi, right? He and your senior uncle have taught a good disciple."

His name is Shen Jian, one of the eight masters of Wudao Mountain.

The old man in the turban, surnamed Xiao, turned to Shen Jian and jokingly said, "I wonder who said before that someone was indulging their disciple, and that they didn't participate in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony if they wanted to."

After speaking, he turned his head and looked Zhao Quanzhen up and down with the admiring gaze of an elder.

"Is it true? Where are your master and senior uncle?"

Zhao Quanzhen straightened his slightly bowed body, his eyes shining like bright stars.
"I have already sent a message to my master and senior uncle. They are currently guarding other city gates and should be on their way."

"I never expected that my senior brother and fellow disciples would come here. It seems that my senior brother has also heard the rumors about the celestial beings here."

At this point, Zhao Quanzhen's expression hardened slightly, and his eyes flickered.

"That's right, Junior Nephew Zhao, judging from your expression, is there something wrong inside?"

The senior disciple surnamed Xiao pressed down the feather fan in his hand, exchanged a glance with the senior disciple Shen Jian beside him, and then looked at Zhao Quanzhen.

Zhao Quanzhen paused for a moment, and just then, an old voice rang out in the hall.

"What problem? It's a huge problem."

Then, a hearty laugh rang out.

A gust of wind swept through the heavy armor outside and rushed into the city gate tower, but the armored soldiers outside paid no attention to it.

The door swung open, and the next second, two figures appeared out of thin air behind Zhao Quanzhen!

It was Ling Yunzi, dressed in hemp clothing with white hair and a ruddy complexion, and his senior brother Yangshan.

The two stepped forward,
"Brother Shen, Elder Xiao." Ling Yunzi greeted the two with a smile and a bow.

Yang Shan, somewhat rigid in his manner, nodded to the two, glanced at the group of Wudao Mountain disciples bowing behind him, frowned, and spoke in a low voice.

"Why are you here?"

"He even brought his disciples along."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jian, with his long black beard, said irritably, "Yangshan, what are you saying? You're right here, as if we shouldn't be here."

Ling Yunzi, who was standing to the side, put away his smile and said thoughtfully, “You really shouldn’t have come. Chengdu may seem to be thriving and prosperous now, but the whole city is like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.”

"You should have seen it when you arrived; all sorts of monsters and demons are flocking here!"

"On the other side of Chengdu, corpses now litter the ground."

"Those people all came because of the legend of the celestial beings in that stone tablet."

Without them needing to say anything, Ling Yunzi guessed that they had also come after hearing that rumor.

Shen Jian and the old man surnamed Xiao's expressions tightened slightly, and they raised their eyebrows.
"What's the situation now? It seems you know a lot about it. We received the news on our way to the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony and changed our route to Shu to join in the fun. I estimate that many grotto-heavens are on their way."

"That mountain is seven hundred miles southwest of Jin Guan City. Half a month ago, several stone tablets appeared there. This alarmed the great demons of the Ten Thousand Mountains. They came with great force and now they have taken up residence there. There are great demons hiding in the shadows, watching with predatory eyes. However, many people were blinded by the news and went to break into the mountain, losing their lives in vain. One after another, they lost their lives. Among them were many martial arts experts who were half-step Dragon Tiger."

Ling Yunzi informed them of the recent events that had occurred in this area.

The group was terrified.

The elderly man surnamed Xiao then gleaned a rather strange piece of information from the conversation.
"You said that you once joined the local troops to blockade that mountain before the demons arrived. Why didn't you think of going in to investigate?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shan and Ling Yunzi couldn't help but frown.
"Because there were at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people who went in, but none of them came out. Among them were many martial arts masters, and even the Crown Prince of Beiliang and a large group of experts disappeared inside. They were among the first to vanish," Ling Yunzi said solemnly.
"Moreover, the Ninth Mountain General once personally ventured into the mountains but was forced to retreat. He then issued a warning not to enter the mountains, as they were considered an ominous place."

"The Ninth Mountain General?" Shen Jian, with his long black beard, raised an eyebrow with a strange expression. "As far as I know, a General isn't exactly a high-ranking official."

But then Ling Yunzi scoffed, rolled up his sleeves, and shook his head.

"No, no, no!"

"He is a high-ranking official with numerous military achievements!"

"He once rode alone through the Hundred Thousand Mountains, slaying a great demon, eliminating one of the Ten Fiends, and even beheading the imperial inspector who falsely accused him of treason. He can be called a hero!"

"My master and I, along with my two disciples, were fortunate enough to participate in that magnificent battle!"

"Now, I am entrusted by this person to guard the four city walls along with several fellow Daoists."

"The Quanzhen School has come this far by following in this person's footsteps!" Speaking of his disciple, Ling Yunzi couldn't hide the pride in his eyes, and the smile on his lips was impossible to conceal.

Upon hearing this brief description, Shen Jian and his group were astonished and deeply moved.

No wonder!
The three members of the Zhao family, master and his two disciples, were actually able to move freely among the city's guards despite being members of the martial arts world.

That Ninth Mountain General, to receive such praise from Ling Yunzi, must truly be an extraordinary person!
"Sigh, with the situation escalating to this point, and even the city under lockdown, why doesn't that Ninth Mountain General step forward?"

"This man has been summoned to the capital by the Emperor and has gone to the capital city. Not long ago, news reached Shu that he had been appointed by the Emperor as one of the Three Circuits Patrol Envoys. However, due to the great chaos in Shu, the news has not yet spread."

Ling Yunzi's voice was somewhat uncertain. Suddenly, at this moment,

"Buzz"

There was a sudden tremor beneath my feet.

The city gate tower, shrouded in the great formation, suddenly shook.

Yangshan, Ling Yunzi, and their two disciples immediately tensed up, transforming into afterimages in a flash as they rushed out of the city gate tower. At the same time, the North City garrison also soared into the sky, their sharp eyes, gleaming with a pale golden light, surveying the area before suddenly looking up at the heavens.

High above the city, the colossal Yinshan Sacred Tree trembled violently, emitting a dazzling silver light that caused almost the entire city to shake violently.

Then, a powerful spatial fluctuation emanated from the center of the sacred tree and spread outwards!

In an instant, a single, cold star descended from the bright, sun-drenched sky, suddenly magnified.

In the blink of an eye, a dazzling silver beam of light descended from the sky and crashed down upon the Yinshan Sacred Tree that stretched across the sky.

"boom"

There was an earth-shattering bang.

The entire city of Chengdu trembled.

A thunderous roar, like a burst of lightning, pierced through the heavens and earth, causing the colors of the sky to change and the sunlight to dim.

At this moment, countless people inside and outside Chengdu looked up in astonishment.

Beichenglou, Yangshan, Lingyunzi, and Zhao Quanzhen all knew very well what this silver pillar of light was.

"Someone has been teleported here!"

A low drink.

However, they looked surprised and suspicious.

The teleportation array was so vast that I had never seen anything like it before.

Who sent this message?
The troops on the southern demon front? Could something have happened there?

Under the watchful eyes of countless people inside and outside Jin Guan City, streaks of white light, like falling meteors, rapidly descended along the teleportation beam!
Just then, from the southwest of Chengdu, a terrifying demonic roar resounded.

Then, the snowy landscape suddenly churned and boiled, quickly turning blood red.

A colossal, ferocious demon, carrying a stench of blood, swept towards Chengdu, causing the void to tremble.

The blood-red clouds soared into the sky, like mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with an army besieging the city. Then, a jet-black giant spear shot out from the sea of ​​blood, tearing through the void like lightning. In a flash, a silver pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth burst forth into the depths of the sky.

In an instant, the world lost its color, and a huge black rift was torn through the void!
The terrifying giant spear, carrying the power to shatter the void, sought to shatter the heavens and break through spatial teleportation.

This horrifying scene caused countless people's pupils to shrink and their hearts to leap into their throats.

A ferocious demon sought to shatter the sky, break the teleportation barrier, and ambush the enemy halfway.

A loud dragon roar suddenly erupted atop the Silver Mountain Sacred Tree.

Two streaks of silver light, like meteors and lightning, pierced the sky and swiftly intercepted the giant black spear.

With a loud "bang".

Two silver longswords crossed and blocked the black giant spear halfway through.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, two enormous figures burst forth from the spatial rift, their demonic power overwhelming.

Beneath a sky riddled with cracks, a troll stood as tall as a mountain, its black scales gleaming with a sinister metallic sheen, each scale as sharp as a knife. Its狰狞 face was covered in fine snake scales, and its crimson-gold vertical pupils flashed with a ferocious light capable of shattering even the divine soul.

Behind it were three pairs of pale silver fleshy wings that looked ferocious. Black blood vessels twisted and wriggled under the translucent membrane, as if countless black snakes were slithering around. As the fleshy wings flapped, the space cracked like a shattered mirror.

The demon's body was filled with surging demonic energy, which transformed into a raging black wave that swept across the surrounding area. The eerie green light emanating from the gaps in its scales grew increasingly intense, like countless will-o'-the-wisps wandering around, and its overwhelming pressure ravaged the field.

The other was like a demonic mountain, two hundred feet in size, with a fiery red body and three enormous heads growing from its neck. Its fangs were jagged and interlocked, and saliva dripped like lava. Its six arms were thicker than ancient trees reaching the sky. This demon roared in the void, stirring up a spatial storm.

Then, the two ferocious demons simultaneously unleashed their fists, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and the void to shatter, striking the silver pillar of light from the left and right.

This scene shocked and horrified countless martial artists in Chengdu.

Someone exclaimed, "The Three Great Demons of Dragon and Tiger!"

At that very moment, the sacred tree of Yinshan roared, its thousands of branches soaring into the air, and a chilling shout, like a divine decree, rang out.
"I, the General, patrol the heavens, commanding all directions! The stars of the celestial sphere govern my natural order. Qianluo Dana, Donggang Taixuan; slaying demons and binding evil, saving countless people. Demon kings bow their heads, guarding my throne, soaring through the heavens and crashing to the earth, driving thunder and rushing clouds. With thousands of troops, I command divine soldiers!"

"Edict!"

The moment the sound faded, a thunderclap shook the heavens and earth!
A dazzling, mysterious light suddenly burst forth from the silver pillar of light.

A large vermilion seal suddenly flew out, rapidly expanding until it transformed into a divine altar.

The sky, which had turned pale, was instantly stirred up by the energy of heaven and earth. Thunder filled the sky, and the violent spatial storm was forcibly suppressed by a force of heaven and earth, as calm as the wind and waves.

The two colossal demonic fists slammed into the sky, directly striking the vermilion divine seal, and several deafening explosions resounded outwards.

The void trembled, and the two great demons were thrown back by a powerful force of heaven and earth. The vermilion seal transformed into a divine platform that stabilized the void, circulating mysterious energy and rapidly drawing in the surrounding void.

On the Great Seal Divine Platform that stretched across the void, streaks of white light descended, transforming into crimson, purple, and green.

From the towering branches, streaks of white light descended, revealing figures in golden armor, their golden light illuminating the clouds, banners fluttering in the wind.
On the altar, amidst the crimson, purple, and green hues, solemn figures dressed in official robes appeared, each with a strange beast at their feet, their gazes fixed upon the scene.

The leader, a tall figure dressed in a purple Qilin robe, with golden eyes, waved his hand towards the sky. A burst of fire condensed and swirled, and a three-pointed, double-edged spear with a shaft like solidified magma appeared!
Chen Yuan's eyes shone like flames, his gaze majestic.

The six-winged demon on the left is Fei Yi!

The three-headed demon on the right is Bingxie!
And in the middle, hidden in the blood cloud, is a Bashe snake!
He led his troops through Tianxiong Pass, which served as the northern gateway to the outside world. Naturally, there was a secret formation there that he had arranged. He never expected that the three great demons would attack together. What a formidable force!

Chen Yuan now holds the Heavenly Patrol Seal, which allows him to borrow the fortune of the patrolling areas, much like the seal bestowed upon him by General Qi Tian.

He stood atop the Great Seal Altar, his eyes blazing with fury. Finally, he no longer needed to hide his true intentions and could act with abandon.

The large gun in his hand hummed through the air.

His body swelled up, and amidst the lightning, his dragon-tiger Dharma body resembled a divine mountain.

His body was like golden glass, as large as a towering mountain, surrounded by a five-colored radiant belt, sacred and radiant, with six divine rings hanging behind his head, a manifestation of enlightenment.

The rampant and surging pressure caused the void to explode, as majestic as the might of heaven!
His Dragon Lake Dharma Body stood in the sky, where three great demons confronted each other.

"The Ninth Mountain General!"

"You've finally shown yourself!"

The monstrous, three-pair-winged, ferocious creature stared at Chen Yuan with its crimson-gold vertical pupils, its menacing gaze chilling.

They've been enemies for ages.

The five demon generals of the Fei Yi clan died at the hands of Chen Yuan during the first demon breakthrough.

"I apologize, I am now the Third Patrol Envoy of the Southwest!"

Chen Yuan grinned.

The next second, he stomped his foot, unleashing a thunderous roar, and charged towards the fat, remnant demon! (End of Chapter)