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Xie Tianji looked at the crowd's expressions and continued,

"All these years, the Ghost Gate has repeatedly committed tragic crimes in the Heavenly Light Nation, and not long ago, they even went on a massacre in the Night City, killing many innocent lives. Killing the people in the Ghost Gate, was what all our cultivators should do, and in addition, the path of cultivation, is always a path to struggle against the heavens, to fight against the earth, and to fight against people.

Most of Xie Tianji's words were in agreement, and there were even some who vaguely understood that the current situation was one where the royal family was supporting the establishment of the Celestial Sect, and it was very likely that they were there to deal with the Ghost Gate!

"This is the first time the sect has arranged for you to undergo a trial. The difficulty level isn't that high." Your main task is to cooperate with the cultivator army and encircle and annihilate a secret hall in Ghost Gate. As for the details, in order to prevent any news or accidents, I won't tell you any more. In the sect, we will send six elders with you to ensure your safety as much as possible. Moreover, after the completion of the mission, not only will you receive the pills promised by the First Prince, you will also receive additional generous rewards!

Upon hearing Xie Tianji's words, the various expressions on the disciples turned into looks of excitement. Zhao Mingzhe's expression did not change, but he was still thinking about things in his heart, and that bad premonition still existed.

At this time, Xie Tianji once again spoke.

"The people of the Ghost Gate are not only vicious, but also cunning. During this experiential learning, each of you must be extra careful. Alright, you can leave with Liu Zhi and the other six elders now. As for the rest of the things, you can listen to the arrangements of Liu Zhi and the other elders!"

As soon as Xie Tianji finished speaking, the six sect elders, led by Liu Zhi, began to lead the crowd away.

Walking on the road, the majority of the disciples had a faint glow of excitement on their faces. After all, in the eyes of the crowd, there were six powerful elders protecting the army, and they were only cooperating with the cultivators to annihilate the Ghost Gate's secret hall. After completing the mission, there would even be a generous reward for them to receive.

Zhao Mingzhe felt that something was off somewhere in his heart, but he couldn't put his finger on it for the moment. He was thinking about what Xie Tianji had to say, and Zhao Shenglong, who was at his side, said with a low voice:

"Bro, this thing doesn't seem right."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know, but I know that once it involves the cultivators' army, the worst case scenario could happen. "Brother, remember this one thing. Whether it's facing a large-scale free-for-all or battling in battle, the world is big and the world is big, but nothing is as important as one's own life!"

Zhao Mingzhe had also subconsciously asked earlier. He did not expect Zhao Shenglong to not only say something wrong, but the words he said made a lot of sense. He did not look like he was leaving his brain at home like usual.

Soon after, Zhao Mingzhe secretly thought in his heart that according to the rumors, Zhao Shenglong was the descendant of the Heavenly Light Nation's Divine General Zhao Chengxin, so it was very possible that this rumor was true.

It was probably because of his family's history of studies. When it came to matters concerning the great army of cultivators, Zhao Shenglong would naturally think that something was amiss.

Nodding to Zhao Shenglong, Zhao Mingzhe originally wanted to remind him to be safe, but the few elders protecting the people around were already growling to keep everyone quiet, so Zhao Mingzhe chose to remain silent.

They had obviously planned out the route ahead of time. They had walked for over an hour and had yet to run into any random person. It had to be said that once the matter of the cultivators' army was involved, the entire situation would be completely different.

Over thirty people left the western gate of the Imperial City without any complications. They passed through the moat, and when they arrived at a forest outside of the city, the six elders already signaled for the crowd to stop.

Not long after, three people came out from the forest, and Zhao Mingzhe recognized the person who was walking in front. It was the same person who led the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry Soldiers and first besieged the Phoenix Cry Sect, Divine General Hu Wei, Qin Shihu!

Frowning, the uneasy feeling in Zhao Mingzhe's heart grew stronger.

Back then, at Chi Xiezhou's Phoenix Cry Sect, Qin Shihu had thought about killing Zhao Mingzhe. Although what Qin Shihu did was not too obvious after the shocking change that happened in Night City, at that time, not only did he have thoughts of killing Zhao Mingzhe, but even Ye Minghua, the princess, had thought about killing him.

Right now, the army of cultivators who were going to train with him this time was obviously the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry. To Zhao Mingzhe, this was definitely not good news.

However, although Zhao Mingzhe was more vigilant in his heart, the expression on his face looked no different from usual.

After Qin Shihu and Elder Liu Zhi spoke for a while, they brought the thirty over people into the forest. Indeed, there were no less than a thousand Heavenly Wolf Cavalry soldiers hiding in the forest.

It had to be said that the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry soldiers were indeed well-trained. At the very least, when they were outside the forest, many of them didn't even make the slightest movement.

At this time, Qin Shihu had already said to Zhao Mingzhe and the others in a low voice:

"You are all the elite disciples of the Celestial Sect. This general naturally hopes to guarantee your safety, but strangling those within the Ghost Gate is not child's play, you must remember, from this moment onwards, you must all begin to listen to my commands. Otherwise, if there is the slightest mistake, it will bring about huge consequences, and may even cause the loss of many lives! Do you all understand? "

After everyone replied, Qin Shihu announced a few more rules, then started to call the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry, and quickly travelled with everyone. Regarding where he was heading to, Qin Shihu still did not divulge any information.

In the entire process, Zhao Mingzhe felt that Qin Shihu did not pay special attention to him, as though he did not recognize him. He did not know if Qin Shihu was deliberately putting on an act, or if he had some other motive!

Everyone travelled for an entire night with the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry Soldiers. Before the sky was about to brighten, under Qin Shihu's arrangement, they found a hidden forest and started to rest.

Until night time again. Qin Shihu then called out to everyone and the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry Soldiers to start their journey. When dawn arrived, they would find a secluded place to rest.

After three days of trekking day and night, they arrived at a vast mountain forest in the middle of the night.

After a short rest, Qin Shihu anxiously looked at Zhao Mingzhe and the others, and explained:

"My brothers in the Heaven's Secret Camp discovered that there was a secret chamber in the depths of the mountain range here not long ago. There are about five hundred people on the other side, and none of them are stronger than an Artifact Soul Cultivator. The order that I received was to exterminate the Ghost Gate's secret hall. Of course, if we were to fight in a frontal battle, the Heavenly Wolf Cavalry, what you need to do is to rush to the back of the mountain range and defend at an intersection. If any cultivators of the Ghost Gate are to escape from there, you will have to intercept and kill them.

After everyone answered in a low voice, Qin Shihu continued to speak.

"In order to ensure your safety as much as possible, I will also assign a hundred of my Heavenly Wolf Cavalry soldiers to accompany you in completing your mission. Right now, all of you should follow those hundred Heavenly Wolf Cavalry soldiers to the intersection within an hour!"

No one objected as they followed the one hundred Heavenly Wolf Cavalry soldiers to the intersection in an hour.

Zhao Mingzhe felt more and more that something was amiss. This place wasn't too far from the imperial city, why would the Ghost Gate place a secret hall here? Furthermore, there weren't any powerful experts inside, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was amiss.

As time slowly passed, and no cultivator from the Ghost Gate appeared at the intersection, the unease in Zhao Mingzhe's heart became more and more intense.

After a while, Xiao Meng who was inside Zhao Mingzhe's sleeves suddenly became agitated, while Zhao Shenglong who was resting with his eyes closed suddenly leaned his ear on the ground, following that, Zhao Shenglong's face suddenly changed and he said:

"Something's not right. I heard the sound of countless monsters coming this way."

Elder Liu Zhi instantly scolded Zhao Shenglong:

"What nonsense are you talking about? There's a Heavenly Wolf Cavalry Soldiers here, they didn't feel anything was wrong, yet you …"

Just as he said that, the expression on Liu Zhi's face suddenly changed. He looked around in surprise. At this moment, the surroundings seemed to be slightly distant and there were already countless pairs of colourful eyes twinkling.

It was obvious that the people here had unknowingly been surrounded by demonic beasts …