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The layout of the cultivation cave is very simple. The outer room is a reception room, which can be used to receive visiting guests; the inner room is a bedroom, which can be used to store personal privacy items.

The entire cave is arranged with a force array that connects to the holy land's spiritual veins, and the force in the spiritual veins is transported to the cave in a certain proportion.

This amount of Yuanli is only enough for Cao Rui to use alone. If there are other guests coming to practice together, then once the Yuanli quota is exhausted, there will be no additional Yuanli supply.

Only through contribution can one obtain the corresponding amount of cultivation, which is also the basic rule and system common to the spiritual world.

Cao Rui took out some furniture and simply decorated the cave to facilitate daily life and practice.

Then he left the cave. He had one important thing to do before dark today - to report to the north city gate.

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Beihai Holy Land, North Gate.

This is the base of the North City Army of the Holy Land Guard.

The North City Army is composed of ten battalions of 1,000 men, each of which is led by a general-level centurion.

It was two of these battalions that were responsible for patrolling and guarding the north gate.

The place where Cao Rui is about to report is the second battalion of the North City Army.

Below the north gate, there is a camp area.

Following the instructions, Cao Rui found the tent of the commander of the second battalion.

When he arrived, he happened to catch a lively scene: Captain Zhang Rongfang was leading several of his centurions to sit together, drinking spirit wine and talking loudly with great interest.

"Who are you?" Seeing Cao Rui coming in, a sturdy man with a rank of centurion and dark skin stood up and asked in a buzzing voice.

His voice was like muffled thunder, making the tent buzz.

The other generals and soldiers behind him did not even look up at Cao Rui, and continued to drink and play drinking games, seemingly not caring about the arrival of this uninvited guest.

Cao Rui respectfully bowed to the centurion and said, "I am Cao Rui, a subordinate who has just joined the Holy Land City Guards and has come here to take up the post."

After saying that, Cao Rui took out his military token and a piece of animal skin paper that the official had given him.

The centurion walked up to Cao Rui, took the parchment and military token and examined them.

He looked at it carefully, then frowned: "Huh? It turns out to be a monk serving under me."

Then he looked Cao Rui up and down again.

The centurion looked at Cao Rui and said calmly, "Wait here."

After saying this, he turned back to the desk in the tent and whispered a few words to the drunken captain.

A moment later, the centurion came to Cao Rui again, with an imperceptible look in his eyes.

"Come with me, I'll show you the rest of the city wall that I'm not responsible for." Nie Miao patted Cao Rui's shoulder and said.

Then he introduced himself: "My name is Nie Miao, and I'm the centurion in charge of squads 51-60 of the second battalion of the North City Army. And squad 55, where you are, happens to be under my charge."

Upon hearing this, Cao Rui also bowed respectfully to Nie Miao and said, "I am Cao Rui, your subordinate. I greet the centurion."

Nie Miao pointed to the captain who was toasting in the distance and said, "That's Captain Zhang Rongfang."

Cao Rui understood what he meant, bowed in the direction of the captain and said respectfully, "Captain Cao Rui of Squad 55 is here to take up his post. I would like to greet the captain and all the officers."

Zhang Rongfang then looked up at Cao Rui and raised his eyelids slightly as a response.

The position of a thousand-man captain is a position that can only be held by cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage!

Although cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage have an endless lifespan, they still have to endure the cleansing of thunder tribulations every once in a while.

Moreover, each thunder tribulation is more terrifying than the last. If one's strength cannot keep up, he will die in the thunder tribulation sooner or later.

Under the pressure of thunder tribulation, not all people in the Nascent Soul stage are calm.

"Let's go!" Nie Miao put his arm around Cao Rui's shoulders, and the two walked outside while talking.

"Wow, your shoulders are quite strong. Have you practiced physical training?" Nie Miao asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Cao Rui nodded slightly and said, "I have practiced it, but my level is not high."

"Don't be modest. I think your physical strength is much stronger than that of ordinary divine cultivators. Moreover, physical training is a very practical skill that can save your life at the critical moment. Especially when fighting with wild beasts, physical training is indispensable." Nie Miao said seriously.

Cao Rui nodded in agreement.

"In the future, during the fusion stage, if you can practice your physical skills to a certain level, you can greatly enhance your combat effectiveness. So, you must persist in practicing." Nie Miao advised earnestly.

Cao Rui nodded again to express his gratitude.

The centurion seemed quite enthusiastic and familiar.

The inner side of the city wall of the Holy Land of the North Sea is covered with crisscrossing stairs going upwards.

Nie Miao took Cao Rui to a staircase.

By the way, take Cao Rui to recognize the segment markings of each section of the city wall.

Nie Miao said, "According to the rules of the North Sea Holy Land, once you get close to the city wall, you cannot fly above the height of the wall."

"If anyone disobeys this rule, our city defenders can kill them directly."

Cao Rui nodded slightly: "What if the other party is the son of a powerful noble?"

"Kill them without hesitation! The City Guards are the foundation of the Holy Land. Our practice of the Code is fundamental. Even if we kill the children of the Mahayana cultivators, the Holy Land will come forward to protect us."

After hearing this, Cao Rui nodded with relief.

Soon, Nie Miao took Cao Rui to the top of the city wall.

The road on top of the city wall is nearly 100 meters wide, which shows the thickness of the city wall.

Nie Miao was in charge of this section of the area. When the soldiers along the way saw Nie Miao, they all saluted and greeted him.

There will be a small stronghold at regular intervals.

There is a spiritual weapon in the small base that can be adjusted to see hundreds of thousands of miles away and is used to observe dangerous situations.

"The city wall on the north gate side is divided into the left wing and the right wing by the gate."

“It’s this section on the right that we’re responsible for.”

Nie Miao stopped at a stronghold with the words "Right 18" written on it, and then rang the bell in the stronghold.

Soon ten soldiers came upon hearing the news.

"These are the ten members of Team 55, all of them are Nascent Soul cultivators."

"This is your new captain, Cao Rui, a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage." Nie Miao said.

The ten team members knelt on one knee and saluted Cao Rui, saying "Greetings, Captain".

Cao Rui looked over and found that among the ten people, seven were human cultivators.

The remaining three members included one demon cultivator and two from alien races that Cao Rui was unknown to.

"You can familiarize yourself with it. If you need anything, you can come to me."

Nie Miao patted Cao Rui on the shoulder and went back the same way.

In his position, except for special periods, he only needed to stay on standby in the tent in the city.

There is no need for him to stand guard on the city wall like Cao Rui and ordinary soldiers.

Cao Rui's conditions were better, at least he had a stronghold on the city wall where he could rest. Ordinary soldiers really needed to patrol back and forth for a certain distance on the city wall.