Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 452 - 275: The Greatest Crisis

Beifeng City, Yang family's forbidden area in the back mountain.

A withered figure sat cross-legged in the pitch-black cave, and suddenly, two blood-red lights lit up in the darkness, accompanied by a hoarse voice, "Finally appeared."

City Lord's mansion, Beifeng City Lord Lu Jingfeng sat in his seat, holding a piece of gilded letterhead in his hand, a letter from the Imperial City.

After reading the content of the letter, he was deeply worried, as the once-in-a-millennium dark sun was about to arrive, during which the powers of evil spirits would be greatly enhanced.

The demon general suppressed within Kugu Ridge would very likely seize the opportunity to break free during the arrival of the dark sun.

Not only the demon general but also many sealed evil spirits, both big and small, might experience unexpected events, break their seals, escape, and wreak havoc on the world.

The two biggest threats near Beifeng City are—Kugu Ridge and the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm.

Kugu Ridge suppresses a nearly indestructible demon general, while the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm seals the Ancient Fire Spirit God from ancient times.

Lu Yu walked out of the Beifeng City's Divine Weapon Pavilion branch; he came to Beifeng City to see if there was an opportunity to enter the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm. He was quite interested in the sun remnants within the secret realm.

Recalling the behavior of those players at the time, Lu Yu felt they were really audacious. After learning about the sun remnants, Lu Yu realized how powerful the flame giant shadow he saw back then truly was.

After glancing at the bustling street, Lu Yu headed in the direction of the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm. In two days, it would be the test day for the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and by then, the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm would open.

Lu Yu first went to see if there was a chance to sneak in early; he remembered that the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm had restrictions, preventing Martial Cultivators above the Spiritual Qi Realm from entering.

He was going now to see if this restriction was a rule of the secret realm or a man-made rule.

If it's the former, Lu Yu had no way to deal with the rule of a secret realm; if it's the latter, there are many ways to solve it.

The method to discern this was simple; as soon as he looked at the entrance of the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm, he would know.

The entrance to the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm was in a barren mountain range, and Lu Yu flew directly into the depths of the mountains, heading towards where the concentration of fire spiritual qi was high.

After flying over a mountain peak, Lu Yu saw a stone platform below; not far from the platform were simple houses, which seemed to have people guarding the entrance to the secret realm.

Just as he was about to land, he felt several auras rapidly approaching from behind.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yu descended into the mountain and hid.

Three leaders dressed in official uniforms landed at the doorstep of the Watcher's house at the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm. The Watcher sensed someone arriving from inside and, seeing his superiors through the window, quickly exited the room.

"Sir, what brings you here?" the Watcher said respectfully, slightly bending over.

The person standing in the front said, "The City Lord has ordered that the guarding of the Fire Rain Mountain secret realm be strengthened in the coming days. A team of soldiers will arrive in an hour, and you are responsible for helping the soldiers understand the surroundings."

"The three of us will also take turns guarding here. Today it's me, tomorrow it's Commander Zhou, and the day after, it's Commander Yang. You should first familiarize yourself with us," Commander Liu said.

The Watcher looked up at the three individuals, memorized their features in his mind, and said, "I have already remembered the identities of the three commanders."

"Hmm, it's good that you remember," Commander Liu nodded and said to the two behind him, "Today I will stay here, Commander Zhou, Commander Yang, there is no need for you to linger."

"Since there's nothing for us to do, we'll take our leave," Commander Zhou said.

The two of them turned and flew away. When they reached the mountain peak, Commander Yang's storage bag on his waist trembled. He took out a long-distance Communication Talisman, listened to the message, and then turned to Commander Zhou, saying, "Commander Zhou, I have some personal matters to attend to for a moment. You may return first."

"Hmm," Commander Zhou nodded and quickly left without further questions.

After watching Commander Zhou leave, Commander Yang turned and flew to a specific area of the mountain range. Landing at a flat area in a corner of the mountain, he saw a withered old man standing in the center of the flat ground, to whom he saluted respectfully, saying, "Disciple of the Yang family, Yang Jingyuan, greets the ancestor."

"Hmm," Yang Jueshang nodded lightly, saying to him, "I called you over because there's something I want you to do."

Yang Jingyuan immediately said, "I will not hesitate to do anything for the ancestor, even if it means braving fire and water."

Yang Jueshang said, "Go and eliminate those two people guarding the small house, and leave no traces."

Upon hearing Yang Jueshang's words, Yang Jingyuan's heart froze. Killing colleagues was a grave crime; if exposed, it would lead to immediate execution.

However, seeing Yang Jueshang's expression, he didn't seem to be joking. Yang Jingyuan recalled the rumors about the ancestor, feeling a chill, and responded, "Yes."

This Yang family ancestor was ruthless and unpredictable in temperament, and had personally killed quite a few members of the Yang family. If he didn't agree, he feared he would meet a grim fate.

Killing colleagues carried the risk of execution, but refusing Yang Jueshang's task was certain death.

Yang Jingyuan turned to leave, flying in the direction of the Watcher's small house, his mood somewhat heavy. However, he thought, as a member of the Yang family, if his actions were exposed, it would be a huge blow to the Yang family.

Therefore, what he did could not be leaked.

Thinking of this, Yang Jingyuan felt much more at ease. As long as Yang Jueshang did not want to implicate the entire Yang family, he would not be abandoned.

Adjusting his mindset, Yang Jingyuan tidied up the expression on his face, and after feeling satisfied, continued flying towards the Watcher's small house.