Chapter 856 - 129: True Monarch Yama: Younger Brother Zhou, Long Time No See!

Chapter 856: Chapter 129: True Monarch Yama: Younger Brother Zhou, Long Time No See!

Vice Minister Wu stood up and motioned for Zhou Xun and the other two to follow.

The four walked along a corridor towards the rear courtyard,

where many cultivators were busily coming and going, the entire Ministry of War in a tense yet orderly atmosphere.

Soon, they left the rear courtyard,

and followed a passage between the palace walls, arriving before a grand hall.

"Greetings, Vice Minister Wu," said two guards at the door, bowing slightly in salute.

Upon entering the hall, an elderly man in a green and red robe, with a white beard, greeted them with a smile:

"Brother Wu is here, and who are these three?"

"Oh, this is Jiangling Prefecture Lord Zhou Xun, this is Guiyang Prefecture Lord Wang Erniu, and this is Lingling Prefecture Lord Ji Yin,"

Vice Minister Wu introduced Zhou Xun and the others one by one.

"They are now responding to His Majesty’s call, intending to go to the Ghost Realm passage of the West Desert Cultivation Realm to deal with the Ghost Race!"

"The three Prefecture Lords are noble in their intentions, truly admirable!" Saying this, Tang performed a grand gesture of respect towards Zhou Xun and his companions.

"Daoist Tang has spoken too highly. We, as True Monarchs of the Human Race, benefit from the Human Race’s heritage, and now that foreign enemies invade, it is only right to contribute!" Zhou Xun said solemnly.

"Magnificent!"

"Rarely do I admire others, but you three Prefecture Lords are truly worthy!"

"If not for my duty here, guarding this teleportation array, I would surely join you in contributing to the Human Race!"

The elder with the Tang surname said.

He then led Zhou Xun and the other two towards the inner hall,

where they saw two high platforms engraved with array patterns,

"Long-Distance Teleportation Array!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xun muttered to himself, though the scale here was evidently far larger than the one in his cave mansion, capable of teleporting at least a hundred people simultaneously,

whereas his array could manage only four or five at most!

"The one on the left is the teleportation array leading to the destination, and the one on the right is the return array!" The elder Tang explained,

So Zhou Xun, Wang Erniu, and True Monarch Tianci stood in the teleportation array on the left, simultaneously activating the teleportation talismans affixed to themselves.

Seeing this, the elder Tang took out a token and activated it against the array,

Instantly activating the teleportation array,

"Daoist Wu, Daoist Tang, when my brothers and I return, we shall seek you for drinks!" Zhou Xun bowed his hand in farewell,

"Excellent, we await your triumph, Pavilion Master Zhou!"

As those words fell, a dazzling white light flashed, and Zhou Xun and the other two disappeared from sight.

...

Time passed unknown,

When their feet touched solid ground again, they knew the teleportation was complete.

"Oh, it has been some time since anyone from Great Jin came here, and today, three True Monarchs arrived at once!"

Before steadying themselves, they heard a man’s joyful voice,

A young man in a green and red robe awaited with hands clasped in respect at the side,

"And you are?" Zhou Xun asked curiously,

"Oh, I am Guan Yu, the steward here, greetings to you three seniors, specifically responsible for greeting those who teleport over!"

The young man answered respectfully,

"Please follow me to process your identity tokens!"

"Thank you, young friend!"

Thus, the young man led in front, while Zhou Xun and the other two followed, surveying the surroundings,

This was a hall spanning several tens of zhang, also featuring two high platforms, left and right,

They walked through the passage, reaching a more expansive hall, a thousand zhang wide, glancing around, and found that nine complete corridors branched out,

engraved with different texts, such as:

’Luoyang’, ’Celestial Derivation’, ’Fengyuan’, ’Flood Dragon Imperial Palace’...

The first three were names of other continents, and Flood Dragon Imperial Palace seemed to be the Sacred Land of the Flood Dragon Race.

"Seniors, these corridors lead to other Sacred Lands within the Human Realm, and are similar to those connected with our Great Jin, facilitating assistance among cultivators from various regions!"

The young man noticed Zhou Xun’s gaze and explained.

"So that’s how it is!" Zhou Xun nodded,

He remembered that True Monarch Yama came via teleportation array last time; though, with a military force of millions, relying only on this teleportation array, the cost must have been significant.

The surrounding walls flickered with spirit patterns, evidently fortified with extremely powerful restrictions,

With Zhou Xun’s current vision, they were at least tier four high-grade level.

Obviously, built to the standards of a war fortification,

Considering this is the final retreat for Human Realm cultivators, it is naturally reinforced.

Before long, under the young man’s guidance, the three arrived at a counter,

where an elderly man with white hair and early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation was reclining in a chair, seemingly dozing,

"Elder Ji, these three seniors just arrived from our Great Jin, here for the identity tokens!" The young man bowed slightly, waking the elderly man gently,

"Who disrupts my peaceful dreams? Let them wait until I’ve rested enough!"

The old man grumbled impatiently, waving his hand dismissively!

"This..." The young man paused, unsure of what to do.

Zhou Xun saw this, his expression becoming unhappy,

The surname Ji indicated imperial lineage, how could he be so negligent, stepping forward, he spoke,

"Daoist, My name is Zhou Mou, and my two companions are here for the identity tokens!"

"Knowing you need tokens, yet showing such carelessness is truly..." the old man muttered, barely opening his eyes, glanced at Zhou Xun, initially stunned, then recalled something, his brows furrowed slightly,

Suddenly remembering, he looked at Zhou Xun again to confirm,

He immediately changed his demeanor, springing to stand, bowed in respect,

"Unexpectedly, Jiangling Prefecture’s Pavilion Master Zhou is here. Truly fortunate for our Human Race. Your identity token will be ready in a moment!"