When he reached the top of the mountain, Mu Chen turned around and looked. He suddenly realized that the lush greenery had only reached the halfway point, but now it seemed to be slowly climbing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although he was interested in this situation, Mu Chen was not interested in delving into it.
Therefore, he quickly walked to the other side of the mountain.
The blood-red token recorded that the Guarded Ground was a place for rest and recuperation. Private fights were not allowed inside, and one could only rest. However, one could not stay for more than three days. After three days, one would be chased out.
However, from the other two people, Mu Chen knew that he only knew the simplest information about the Guarded Ground. In fact, the Guarded Ground was not just a place for them to rest. There were three instructors from the Five Great Academies guarding it. They would usually issue some missions, and after completing them, they would be rewarded with a certain amount of points.
Other than the normal missions, there would be trials organized every once in a while. The trials would arrange seats according to the results and reward them.
This kind of game-like process made Mu Chen a little interested. It was like receiving a mission from an NPC and receiving a reward after completing it.
Although he didn't need to nourish and consolidate his spirit body, those missions still interested him. Just hunting magical beasts was already boring for him.
To Mu Chen and the others, they only needed a day to cover a distance of several hundred miles.
How should he put it? This speed had already surpassed the speed of a car. This world was really unbelievable.
It felt good to have power.
When a building that looked like a town appeared on the horizon, Zeng Qi's face was immediately filled with joy.
"Brother Mu, look. That huge building in the distance is the Guarded Ground of the Spiritual Road. I've seen it on a map in Ge Hai.”Su Cheng pointed to the front and shouted.
Mu Chen raised his eyes and looked over. The town on the horizon became clearer and clearer. Only when they arrived at the city did they appreciate the majesty of the Guarded Ground.
A city wall that was dozens of feet tall rose from the ground. Cold light flickered on the city wall. It was rows of automatically fired crossbow bolts.
Above the crossbow bolts, four huge buildings that looked like turrets were aimed at the sky.
"Guarded Ground!"
Looking at the majestic Guarded Ground, Mu Chen felt nothing.
When he was on Earth, many people had talked about Tian 'an Gate. At first, Mu Chen had also yearned for it. However, it was a pity that after seeing it, he realized that it was just a building. Perhaps he did not have the so-called resonance, or perhaps he did not have any talent in architecture.
In order to select students from the Spiritual Road, the Five Great Academies had really invested a lot of money. For such a Guarded Ground to be built in the strange space opened by the Mirror of Judgement, it was unknown how much manpower and material resources it would take.
However, other than " Ah, it's not bad ", he didn't have any other feelings about the buildings here.
"Let's go in." Mu Chen shrugged and walked towards the door.
The three of them walked towards the gate. Under the tall city gate, they were like insignificant ants.
"Stop! Everyone who entered the Guarded Ground had to pay a Spiritual Beast's Soul Essence!”
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the city gate, blocking the path of Mu Chen and the other two. It was a youth.
Zeng Qi frowned and asked,""Why are there city guards in this Guarded Ground? Weren't the three teachers from the Five Great Academies all youths who had entered the Spiritual Road?”
"You're right. Other than the three teachers, there are only us youths of the Spiritual Road in the Guarded Ground. Could it be that you can't tell that I'm also a youth who entered the Spiritual Road to obtain Spiritual Energy Empowerment?”
"Since you have the same status as us, why are you collecting Spiritual Beast's Soul Essences here?”Zeng Qi said angrily.
"It's not that I want to take it, it's just an order from the sect leader. Everyone who enters the Guarded Ground has to pay a Spiritual Beast's Soul Essence, regardless of the grade.”The young man shrugged.
" Ha! He's just a liar." Mu Chen shook his head.
"I, Qin Yusong, am a liar? Come, let me show you the appointment letter of the teacher.”The youth guarding the city had a sullen expression as he took out a slightly yellow silk cloth.
"Who knows if what you wrote is true or false.”
"Take out your blood-colored token and test it on this appointment silk cloth.”Qin Yusong rolled his eyes and shouted angrily.
"Alright, I'll take a look." Mu Chen smiled as he walked out.
Then, he snatched the slightly yellow silk cloth. There were a few simple lines written on it, appointing Qin Yusong as the city guard, responsible for collecting the entrance fee. Below it were the two words "Jiang Jie" and the red seal of "Guarded Ground".
"It looks real." Mu Chen smiled.
"It looks real? This is true." Qin Yusong was furious and shouted," You dare to doubt the personal appointment of the cult master? Do you still want to survive in the Guarded Ground? If you want to enter the city, you have to pay the spirit beast's soul essence. Otherwise, don't blame me for not reminding you if the instructor blames you.”
"Then what if we don't hand it over?" Mu Chen said with a smile.
"Then just wait to bear the wrath of the cult master. He doesn't want this low grade spirit beast's soul essence, but you have offended his dignity and must be punished.”Qin Yusong replied coldly.
"Brother Mu, why don't we just give you three low grade spirit beast's soul essences?”Zeng Qi saw that the smile on Mu Chen's face was getting more and more intense, and he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
He was very clear about Mu Chen's strength. If he insisted on making a move, Qin Yusong, who claimed to be a city guard, would be instantly killed. If he was really a city guard appointed by the church, wouldn't he be in big trouble?
"Yeah, Brother Mu, forget it.”Su Cheng nodded and hurriedly took out three Soul Essences from his storage bag, about to hand them over.
Qin Yusong's eyes flashed with a bright light, and then his expression became even colder."Wouldn't everything be fine if we did this earlier? It's not that I want to stop you, but I don't dare to disobey the order of the teacher.”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to receive the three Spiritual Beast's Soul Essences.
However, a dark shadow flashed in Mu Chen's hand, and the extremely sharp dagger stopped in between Qin Yusong's eyebrows.""Do you really want Soul Essences?"
Qin Yusong was stunned. The corners of his mouth twitched twice."If you really don't want to give it to me, we can discuss it.”
"Aren't you a city guard? Moreover, it was appointed by the sect master. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the sect master?”Mu Chen said with a smile.
"The teacher is not an unreasonable person. If our brothers have difficulties, he will understand.”Qin Yusong smiled awkwardly as he carefully tried to avoid the dagger in Mu Chen's hand.
"Looks like the teacher really understands us. In that case, we'll enter the city. Brother Qin, please put in a good word for us in front of the teacher.”Mu Chen laughed and kept his dagger as he walked into the city.
Zeng Qi and the other man frowned slightly and followed him with confusion.
"Damn it, this guy is so hard to deal with. I actually didn't manage to trick his Spiritual Beast's Soul Essence.”Qin Yusong spat as he watched Mu Chen and the other three enter the city.
Then, he saw two more people appear several kilometers ahead of him. He couldn't help but laugh."I want to see how many people are as fearless as those four guys.”
After crossing the long passage, the three of them entered the Guarded Ground.
"Brother Mu, you were so domineering just now. What if that guy was really a city guard appointed by the church?”
"Don't worry, that guy is just a liar.”Mu Chen shrugged.
"Why?" The three of them asked in unison.
"It's very simple. He has shown us some malicious intent. To me, as long as it's malicious intent, I won't miss it. Moreover, if we want to collect the Soul Essence, how can we let this guy collect it alone?”Mu Chen said slowly.
"That might not be the case. What if that guy doesn't have good intentions? Moreover, no one here dares to go against the three lords and let him come alone.”Zeng Qi frowned and objected.
"Haha, would the instructors sent by the Five Great Academies take a fancy to such a low grade and almost useless Soul Essence in our hands? Let's take a step back. Even if they come, I don't care.”Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly.
Zeng Qi and Su Cheng looked at each other and immediately understood. Just as Mu Chen had said, how could the Sect Leader of the Spiritual Road be greedy for some low grade Soul Essences? This was simply impossible.
From the outside, the Guarded Ground looked like a huge town. However, when Mu Chen and the others walked inside, they found that it was empty. Other than hundreds of houses, there was almost nothing else. There was no noise that a town should have, nor was there the prosperity and flow of people that a town should have.
The three of them walked forward and looked around. Soon, they saw a square.
In the center of the square, a slightly blood-red stone tablet stood there. It looked like it had been there for some time, and the vicissitudes of life assaulted him.
Suddenly, Mu Chen felt the blood-colored token in his arms tremble slightly, and he took it out.
The blood-red token seemed to have been summoned, and it automatically left Mu Chen's control, flying towards the blood-red stone tablet.
In an instant, a ray of light appeared on the blood-colored stone tablet and hit the blood-colored token. The token then drew an arc in the air and fell into Mu Chen's palm.
The moment Mu Chen's palm came into contact with the blood-colored token, a message was transmitted into his mind.
"Upon entering the Guarded Ground, the blood-colored token will automatically register you. You must leave three days later, or else you will lose a large amount of points. If you lose all your points, you will be erased and stripped of your qualifications to enter the Spiritual Road.
"Current points: 44. You can go to the City Lord's Mansion to accept missions. You will receive points if you complete the mission.”
There wasn't much information in the token. It only automatically recorded the time of entry into the Guarded Ground and informed him that if he wanted to obtain further information, he had to head to the City Lord's Estate.
However, this number was really " auspicious."
Mu Chen realized that he seemed to have a special affinity with this kind of number. In his previous life, he often saw the time "11:11 ". When looking at the remaining battery of the phone, he often saw 44%.
This really couldn't be explained by coincidence.
As Mu Chen's blood-colored token flew out, the other blood-colored tokens in his storage bag also trembled and wanted to fly out.
Mu Chen glanced at Zeng Qi and Su Cheng and returned their blood-colored tokens to them. However, the points obtained from killing Spiritual Beasts and refining the Soul Essences were transferred to Mu Chen's blood-colored token.
Zeng Qi and Su Cheng were overjoyed. Without the blood-colored token, they would soon be identified as intruders. They might not even be able to stay for three days and would be expelled or even killed.
Now that Mu Chen had returned the blood-colored token to them, although the points on it were no longer there, they could finally accumulate them again.
"Thank you, Brother Mu! Thank you, Brother Mu!" Although the blood-colored token was taken by Mu Chen, they were still filled with gratitude.
How cruel was the Spiritual Road's competition? It was extremely rare to see someone as 'soft-hearted' as Mu Chen.
The three of them took out their blood-red tokens and registered their entry information. Then, they walked into the city to look for the City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord's Mansion was extremely easy to recognize because this mansion was dozens of times more luxurious than other houses.
Red walls, golden tiles, jade pillars, and a pair of lions and tigers stood in front of the door. They were majestic and mischievous.
Alright, Mu Chen did not know how these two conflicting feelings appeared at the same time.
"Hello, brother." Zeng Qi saw a young man walking out of the side door of the City Lord's Mansion and hurriedly went forward to pull him back.
"What is it?" The young man's expression was cold as he asked warily.
"It's nothing. I just want to ask, where is the mission acceptance office of the City Lord's Estate?”Zeng Qi asked with a smile.
"Once you enter the City Lord's Mansion, you will receive instructions.”The young man pointed at the City Lord's Mansion and continued," However, there shouldn't be any missions to accept these few days. They've all been accepted.”
"The missions have been taken?" Mu Chen asked curiously. Since the City Lord's Estate had issued a mission, there must be a difference in difficulty. Why would it be accepted by others?”
"That's because that person is very strong. It's said that he's about to break through to the third-level spirit body soon. Ordinary missions won't be difficult for him.”The young man sighed. It seemed that he had wanted to accept the mission, but he did not receive it.
"Who is this person?" Su Cheng asked.
There was no one in the City Lord's Mansion. He saw a fake mountain with an arrow on it, which read Mission Hall.
After turning around the fake mountain, a side hall appeared in front of them. There was a horizontal board hanging above the side hall. This was the Mission Hall.
"Let's go and see if all the missions have really been accepted by that Fang Zhong.”Mu Chen raised his head and looked at the horizontal board as he said with a smile.
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