Thinking the same thing? Does this mean the Guardians are going to take action against the Black Hand gang?
Chen Jing suddenly felt the air become tense and oppressive.
There wasn't even a hint of it.
No, yes, the Black Hand gang's recent actions are likely a war mobilization, but they haven't told the enemy they're the Guardians; they're referring to the Assassins and their backers...
Chen Jing asked, "What can I do?"
"You have the most important responsibility," the expert said.
"We've arrived at the conference room."
Chen Jing then looked ahead and saw a dilapidated little house sitting on the distant horizon.
Squeak.
The door to the cabin was pushed open, and in the brightly lit room was an empty long table with chairs placed on it.
On the wall next to the long table, dim symbols lay there like extinguished candles, with only four symbols still emitting light.
The four lit symbols depict a long sword wrapped in fire and lightning, two crossed straight swords, a lone, diagonally placed ordinary long sword, and a delicate short dagger made up of many clearly visible parts.
"Are there really this many of us Guardians?" Chen Jing asked in surprise, looking at the number of tables and chairs.
“They used to be there, but they’re not anymore,” the expert said. “See those symbols? They represent people who left their mark here. Outside of the first day of each ten days, if a Guardian needs to summon others, they have to press these symbols. Each symbol represents a different person, and once a symbol is pressed, as long as that person is near Ash City, they will feel the summons and understand that there is an emergency meeting.”
“A dim symbol indicates that the person who left the mark is unreachable, while a bright symbol indicates that they can be contacted.”
So, there are only four guardians of Ash City?
Looking at all the symbols and chairs, Chen Jing imagined the busiest time here, when reclusive practitioners from all walks of life would gather to discuss various threats.
No, it shouldn't be the guardians. This used to be a military base, so most of the symbols here should have been left by those military cultivators.
“Come on, leave your mark.” The expert pointed to an empty spot and said, “Place your hand there and channel your spiritual energy into it.”
"The dream world will generate an image based on your inner world, which will represent a symbol that represents you."
Chen Jing walked to the wall, took a deep breath, and placed his finger in the empty space of the symbol.
"I don't know what my symbol looks like..."
As spiritual energy was injected, a lit symbol slowly took shape in the empty space.
It is a vertical straight sword with the tip pointing to the sky. The hilt is serrated like the battlements of a city wall, and behind the blade is a black disc, which is unknown whether it is the sun or something else.
Under the black sun's rays, the sword seemed to be tinged with a shadowy darkness.
"Congratulations, you are now the fifth guardian of Sword Pavilion in Ash City." The expert's voice rang in Chen Jing's ears: "Find a place to sit down, I have something else to tell you."
Chen Jing pulled his gaze away from the straight sword symbol that represented him, nodded, and casually pulled out a chair and sat down.
Like Chen Jingyi, the expert pulled up a chair and sat down.
“In the main control room outside, you can adjust the array and change the location of the underground military base's exit. For example, the exit was originally my home, but you can change it to another hidden location. However, it can only be near Ash City. Each such change requires a long time and spiritual energy consumption. You need to pay for your own spiritual energy. If you don't have enough spiritual energy, you can try several times if it doesn't work the first time.”
"There is some hidden knowledge that we haven't kept outside, but rather within the dream world, and even passed down orally," the expert said. "Now I'm going to tell you these things, and you should write them down."
Chen Jing listened attentively.
"Four martial arts manuals for the Bright Realm are stored in the Dream Realm," the expert said. "Also, there are cultivation methods for Battle Qi from the Blood Realm to the Bright Realm, and cultivation methods for Speech Qi and Ink Qi from the Qi Realm. These, along with other collected intelligence materials, are in another location in the Dream Realm. The path to get there is..."
"Besides these precious secret manuals, you can also see maps of the area around Ash City there, including the conditions of the Song River. There are also general introductions to other sects besides Sword Pavilion, and so on. Go there and take a good look when you have time."
"These are not real things, but rather illusory knowledge that we guardians recorded in the dream world. They cannot be taken out and can only be viewed within the dream world."
Chen Jing, listening to the expert's words, suddenly interrupted:
"When are you going to take action against the Mafia, right now?"
“Some preparations are still needed, but it will be soon.” The expert was not surprised that Chen Jing could see this: “You also have a task to do.”
"What is it?" Chen Jing asked.
"Take enough food and supplies to Meijing City and investigate the situation there. If, as you say, the Slave Souls are hindering the mastermind's actions, then they will definitely leave traces and evidence," the expert said. "You must leave within a day and return to Ash City in three days. At the same time, your priority should be to hide yourself."
"Even if you have a hand injury, at your current level, it wouldn't be dangerous for you to be there alone."
If staying in Meijing City isn't dangerous with a hand injury, does that mean Ash City is very dangerous...?
Chen Jing asked, "So you're going to take action against the Black Hand gang within three days?"
The expert nodded.
"Don't feel guilty. You're a new guardian, and you're only at the Blood Realm, so you're not very useful."
"For us, what's more important is the legacy. Even if we all die in battle, you can carry on the legacy."
"If you want to leave Ash City and go find your younger siblings, that's fine too. You can train Daonan to be your successor. I have high hopes for him. It's just that there's no time to go through the procedures and get the other guardians to agree to his joining."
Experts are already making arrangements for his passing and giving his last words.
At that moment, Chen Jing was thinking about something else.
He inquired in the source of darkness about how to resolve the conspiracy, and the scene he received was of him returning to Meijing City, walking alone back to the arena.
Is this fate...? Chen Jing thought.
He nodded solemnly.
"Could you tell me the names of those guardians? Code names are fine too."
The expert shook his head and looked out the conference room window at the magnificent starry sky.
"We have no names."
...
In a blacksmith's shop, an old man was hammering a sword.
The old man suddenly stopped banging, and a hoarse voice came from his bellows-like throat.
"What do you want from me? I'm too old."
In the slightly dimmer sunlight, a shadowy figure appeared and bowed respectfully.
"Senior Jian, His Highness Ji has a favor to ask."
"The sword token has reappeared."
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