Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 560 - 559: New Friends [Double Monthly Tickets Requested]

If audio player doesn't work, press Reset or reload the page.

Chapter 560: Chapter 559: New Friends [Double Monthly Tickets Requested]

Hou Niao met with his few subordinates, totaling four people including himself.

Yuan Shangyuan, from a minor Daoist lineage in the Southeast, born from body cultivation, in the God Sensing Realm, seemed to be a very quiet person. freёnovelkiss.com

Huang Ruyan, from the Southwest Huncheng Sect, in the Tongxuan Realm, alluring in appearance and manner, but it’s uncertain whether undead creatures could appreciate that?

Nan Xiangye, needless to say, came from the state government of Shan Country and could arguably be considered under the Sima Mansion’s enumeration, also in the God Sensing Realm.

What troubled Hou Niao most was that none of them seemed very experienced; Nan Xiangye had been here for three months, placed in Gui Team for rest and reorganization, he was comparatively the longest to have arrived, whereas Yuan Shangyuan and Huang Ruyan had only been here barely a month...

"Didn’t they assign anyone familiar with the Kneecap Desert to this team?"

Nan Xiangye sighed, "The granduncle said that adapting while familiarizing ourselves would lead to quicker integration into our roles."

Huang Ruyan threw a flirty glance, "In the Southwest, the Quanzhen and Huncheng are from the same kin; being here, I hope the brothers will take good care of me in the future. Although my realm is low, I am quite skilled in healing and harmony..."

Hou Niao was speechless, "They told me the leader of the Gui Team had an accident..."

Nan Xiangye smirked, "It was a total annihilation. I heard they encountered a swarm of undead creatures. The support wasn’t timely, but fortunately, we retrieved their bodies."

Clearly, the mood among them wasn’t very uplifted, yet it couldn’t be said that their morale was low; none here were compelled to this mission and could leave if they wanted. Everyone was from different Daoist schools with no institutional restrictions, so actually, everyone had their own reasons for risking their lives here.

All were cultivators, none of their realms were low, it’s not that they would get fired up and reckless just by a few words.

Hou Niao shook his head and chuckled wryly, "Since we’re all in this mission together, let’s help each other out; feel free to speak your mind, and I hope that in a few years, our team can still be intact."

He didn’t want to make any grandiose declarations now; for cultivators, taking a couple of rounds outside and experiencing a few battles was far more effective than any pep talk.

He spent a few days in Loulan City, especially observing Sha Shi, who was currently in his rebellious phase. He hoped to set a good example for him; he didn’t quite agree with the Cultivation World’s practices in the Northwest Desert, yet he had no strong opinions of his own, after all, he was not well-acquainted with this area.

But in his view, nurturing more local cultivation talents was always a good idea—protecting ​​their homeland is something only they could commit to with a lifetime of dedication.

Three days later, the four from Gui Team embarked on their first patrol; being all newbies would seem unreasonable in the Mortal World, but in the Cultivation World, once you are a cultivator, there’s no distinction between rookies and veterans. After some experiences, you naturally become seasoned, with no one to protect or prepare you for this growth.

The route had been well planned and was clear—they were to fly out of Loulan City to the north, covering a fan-shaped area of about 300 li in a zigzag low-altitude patrol.

They needed to keep below a hundred feet, using Divine Sense to cover the sand layer with a special technique to determine if there were undead creatures in the sand. If uncertain, they would land on the dunes for further confirmation.

That was a characteristic of the undead creatures in the Kneecap Desert; mostly, they would conceal themselves within the sand layer during movement and burrow out during battle. In this respect, they resembled the Sea Clan beneath the sea.

When they were still, they were relatively harder to detect; only when they moved on the sand did they leave visible tracks.

These factors were actually related to the relative realm and skills of both parties—whether one was more adept or less skilled than the other.

Omissions were inevitable; it was merely a question of the extent. This was the problem that the cultivators from Zhongshan Country behind Loulan City had to face themselves. In fact, the very fact that Zhongshan couldn’t spare any hands to assist Loulan City made it evident that they were being stretched thin, scrambling to put out fires all over, utterly exhausted.

Hou Niao had first encountered undead creatures while with the Sha Jia merchant caravan because he was unfamiliar with the traits of these beings. Although he vaguely sensed them, he did not know the truth. However, with that experience and the special Divine Sense manipulation techniques taught by Yu Zhengxing, everything had become much simpler.

It still came down to the same old saying, it’s all about the abilities of both sides, to see who was more skillful.

Four people, lined up in a row, spaced dozens of yards apart, dragging sideways—this was the most common patrolling mode for the guardians of Loulan City, allowing for complete coverage and mutual support.

Because accurate identification through Divine Sense was needed, they couldn’t move too quickly. Moreover, the zigzagging patrol route meant that even though they were only entering two thousand li north of Loulan, the actual distance they flew exceeded ten thousand li, which was by no means an easy task.

The only advantage was that it greatly trained the cultivators’ ability to use Divine Sense.

"The biggest surprise I’ve had here is that these undead creatures are most wary of the Wood Element. I thought that my proficiency in the Fire Element would be most threatening to them," he said.

Flying patrol while chatting, Nan Xiangye was also someone who couldn’t stay idle.

Hou Niao agreed, "Cultivation creatures are myriad and strange, each with its own characteristics; the Five Elements undergo unpredictable changes—how could there be any fixed rules? If you look at it purely from the perspective of Dao, life opposes death, flourishing opposes withering. The Wood Element indeed emphasizes the reincarnation of life among the Five Elements, vigorously rising, endlessly growing, so it’s not surprising that it can suppress the undead creatures.

I just wonder, among us, who specializes in the Wood Element?"

Nan Xiangye helplessly said, "I cultivate in the Fire Element."

Huang Wuyan, in a coquettish tone, said, "I cultivate in the Water Element, which can nourish everything, even grind an iron rod into a needle."

This woman’s way of speaking was indeed odd, as if every sentence was meant to provoke improper thoughts...

Yuan Shangyuan, coldly, "As body cultivators, we don’t cultivate the Five Elements, we only cultivate Divine Skills."

This team... Hou Niao just sighed, about to speak, when suddenly Fairy Huang cried out,

"Ah, Brother Hou, come quickly, I think I’ve discovered something!"

It was not just Hou Niao but also the others who gathered around. Though Huang Ruyan always seemed overly dramatic and was the lowest in terms of cultivation realm, this woman was quite skilled in applying Divine Sense. After all, anyone daring enough to mix in this place was competent—did they think they had lives to spare?

However, when the three gathered and took turns scanning the sand with Divine Sense, they found nothing.

Nan Xiangye, unimpressed with the flirtatious woman, said, "Could Sister Huang have seen it wrong?"

Huang Ruyan herself was uncertain, "I shouldn’t have, but I can’t be sure..."

Hou Niao, however, did not hesitate, "It could be lurking under the sand layer because it felt us above. Here’s what we do: I’ll go down to check, and you all prepare above. Since this is our first battle, we need to make a good showing of it."