bookpower Chapter 82: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Chapter 82: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
The early morning sunlight pierced the sky, scattering across the earth.
In the mountains, the mist turned into a vast sea of clouds, ethereal and ever-changing.
Forest birds flapped their wings, taking flight, carrying twigs to their nests.
Their verdant figures twirled in the sea of clouds, light and agile.
But at that moment, a noise suddenly came from within the clouds.
The next instant, the vast sea of clouds parted to either side as a massive creature descended from above.
The boiling sea of clouds mixed with the howling wind, as the terrified verdant birds desperately flapped their wings to flee the terrifying giant.
Then, in a flash, the strong winds from high above tore the clouds apart, revealing the creature’s enormous form to the world.
The huge flags inserted atop the creature bore characters similar to those on the ancient city’s flags within the mountains.
[Refinement Demon Sect].
The verdant birds panicked and fled, flapping their wings to escape even further.
Such spirit birds of the mountains avoided humans in the city at all costs.
On the deck of the flying boat, Li Yuechan watched the fleeing bird and exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow! That’s a phoenix bird... Bro, there are phoenix birds in the mountains outside Magic Sword City? There must be abundant Immortal Spirit Qi here."
Phoenix birds are spirit birds of the Path of Immortality, preferring to dwell in places rich with Immortal Spirit Qi.
Li Muyang, however, glanced at the departing phoenix bird and shook his head, "That’s just the most common kind of phoenix bird; it barely qualifies as a spirit bird and isn’t really rare."
Even if the earth’s veins of Magic Sword City were indeed rich in Immortal Spirit Qi, this place, constantly inhabited by demon cultivators and filled with sky-high Demonic Qi, couldn’t possibly have any auspicious creatures of the Path of Immortality dwelling here.
At this moment, on the deck, all the Outer Sect Disciples were lined up, waiting.
They all wore their Outer Sect robes, forming neat, solemn ranks.
Li Muyang, Li Yuechan, and Guan Xiaoshun stood at the very end of the line, whispering secretly to each other.
The clouds and fog flowed past them, with grand mountains rising and falling in the distance, as the flying boat navigated through them.
From their high vantage point, they could glimpse a plain suddenly appearing among the peaks ahead.
The city walls of Magic Sword City were practically at the edge of this plain.
The fellow Outer Sect Disciples marveled at the extraordinary sight of the plain within the mountains, with only Li Muyang remaining speechless.
This Magic Sword City... indeed, it is Nancheng City!
Once the carriages left, Li Muyang and the group of outer sect disciples were led by two inner sect disciples towards the city gates.
The dignitaries were off to a feast to refresh themselves from their travels, but this group of outer sect riffraff didn’t get such treatment and had to sort themselves out at the accommodations arranged by Demon Sword City.
Passing through the pitch-black city gate tunnel and stepping into the city, the streets and alleys that met their eyes were indeed in the style of the South River City from thousands of years ago.
Moreover, this city gate was very close to the residence of the Human Puppet Master, the game BOSS Li Muyang was currently challenging.
The farther he walked, the more familiar Li Muyang found the street scenes to be, practically identical to those in the game.
It wasn’t until they reached the lodgings arranged for them, the outer sect disciples, by Demon Sword City, and he saw the alley ahead that Li Muyang’s DNA almost reacted.
—Isn’t this the very alley where the Human Puppet Master resides?
The game’s scenes had actually come into reality... Could this be considered a pilgrimage to a sacred site?
Having been killed dozens of times by the Human Puppet Master in that alley, Li Muyang instinctively shrank his neck.
Having died so many times, he felt as if the eerie and spooky figure of the Human Puppet Master would jump out of a corner at any second.
Fortunately, reality was not the game, and Li Muyang safely made his way into the alley and was allocated his own room.
He, Guan Xiaoshun, along with four other outer sect male disciples, squeezed into a small courtyard.
There were three rooms in total, with two people sharing one room.
The best courtyard, where the Human Puppet Master resided, was occupied by the two inner sect brothers leading the outer sect disciples.
"Brother Li, do you want to go out for a stroll?"
After tidying up the room and settling down their luggage and bedding, Guan Xiaoshun asked, "Liu brother and the others plan to take a look around the city, and they invited the two of us to join."
The Liu surnamed man, whose hometown was indeed Demon Sword City, also happened to live in Li Muyang’s courtyard.
Now that they had reached his hometown, he had volunteered to be the guide and proposed to show everyone around.
This group of outer sect disciples was cooped up in the sect on a daily basis and hardly ever saw the outside world. Now that they had finally made it to the city, they naturally couldn’t wait to explore.
But Li Muyang just shook his head, "No, you guys go ahead. I want to rest for a bit."
As he saw Guan Xiaoshun and the other outer sect disciples leave the courtyard, Li Muyang closed his room door, lay straight on the bed, and closed his eyes.
The Game with the Fairies, activate!
What’s there to explore in this city of reality?
Since it’s a 1:1 replica, I’ll go explore in the game!
Curse that Human Puppet Master, your Grandpa Li Muyang is back!