The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 379 Hidden Yuan Bell

"Bang Bang Bang!"

"It's dry and dry, be careful with the candles!"

Under the cover of night, Wang Wu's hair-like spirit took up its post. He could send a wisp of his divine sense over and handle most things on its own.

It's practically the ultimate weapon for any animal lying down!

Moreover, being a night watchman is a pretty good job.

I just don't know if I'll encounter any paranormal events.

Because of the curfew, the entire Dragon Head City was eerily quiet, except for pairs of eyes hidden in the shadows, which belonged to a number of cultivators who couldn't sleep.

Wang Wu tried to find Wu Du, Yue Shan, Xiong Shiliu, Yuan Bupo, General Xue Lang, and others. Wu Du said he brought over a thousand people, so he should be able to find a few of them.

As a result, he wandered around for most of the night, but not only did he not see a single familiar face, he also did not see the Five Poisons or Yueshan.

Could they be on a mission?
Wang Wu didn't think much of it.

He now has a good understanding of the rules of the Hidden Origin Society, and he likes this luck protection mode, so what about others?
I just don't know how Yin Yuan will make a profit.

The night was surprisingly peaceful; nothing happened, let alone any supernatural events. The howling cultivators in Dragon Head City were no joke.

On the way back to the watchman's hut, we found that there was free breakfast. Although it was just a bowl of clear soup and a cornbread, it was really good.

Wang Wu and the other five watchmen ate with great relish.

After he finished eating, he lay down on a wooden board and pretended to sleep, while the other watchmen soon began to snore evenly.

At this moment, a night watchman suddenly sat up slowly and looked at Wang Wu.

"Fellow Daoist, you're quite lucky, are you new here?"

Wang Wu could only sit up silently, cup his hands in greeting, and ask, "Fellow Daoist, what can I do for you?"

The watchman hurriedly replied, "I dare not accept such praise. I have been in Dragon Head City for a hundred years and am now a sixth-rank steward of the Hidden Origin Society. I can only cultivate normally with the protection of the Hidden Origin Society. I would like to ask you, fellow Daoist, if you intend to stay in Dragon Head City permanently?"

Wang Wu nodded, "That's right. I've long heard of the Hidden Origin Society and yearn to join it. I've come to Dragon Head City this time to join the Hidden Origin Society. Do you have any connections, fellow Daoist?"

The watchman laughed and said, "It's not really a connection. In fact, you've already gotten the job of a watchman and have a place in Dragon Head City, which is a very good start. But that's not enough. The luck and protection that the watchman's job brings is very little. If you do nothing and don't cultivate, of course you can live like an ordinary person, but as long as you cultivate, the luck and protection will be greatly depleted."

"Therefore, you also need to find some extra things to do. Did you know that we can actually obtain the five elements of the human world from the Hidden Origin Society? Of course, you need to become a steward of the Hidden Origin Society first. There are usually two ways to do this. One is to sense the five elements of the human world and sense the Hidden Origin Bell yourself. Naturally, they will help you register your identity and issue you a ninth-rank steward's waist token. Then you can do tasks."

"Another option is to get introduced through other Hidden Yuan Society deacons."

"The former is more troublesome and may take several days, while the latter is much simpler and can be done in a moment. If you are interested, I am willing to introduce you."

"That's wonderful! Please help me make the introduction, fellow Daoist. Thank you very much." Wang Wu was overjoyed. He did not plan to leave Dragon Head City for the time being and felt that joining the Hidden Origin Society was a promising endeavor.

He really liked the rules and regulations of the Hidden Origin Society, especially after he learned that the leader of the Hidden Origin Society was actually an immortal.

Who doesn't like to curry favor with someone powerful?

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind. It was nothing more than a small favor."

The watchman then took out a jade talisman and gently touched it. A ray of spiritual light pierced through the house and went straight up. At that moment, Wang Wu was stunned because he sensed the existence of the spiritual network. His level 18 spiritual essence was instantly activated, and at that moment, he saw the structure of the upper layer of the spiritual network.

Good heavens, this spirit network is of a very high level and has excellent concealment. Even with his level 18 spiritual essence, it would be difficult to detect without the help of the watchman's jade talisman to open it.

However, he did not see anyone in the upper spiritual network, but only a strange and mysterious huge building that resembled a clock tower, with countless mechanisms in operation, driving and changing a large amount of human five elements.

Is this the Hidden Origin Bell?
It seems it's not as simple as he thought.

Wang Wu didn't dare to continue exploring and sensing. He immediately withdrew his level 18 spiritual essence and waited for a moment before a wisp of spiritual light carrying a jade talisman fell down.

"It's done. You've obtained the Ninth-Rank Steward Jade Talisman. Please keep it safe, fellow Daoist."

The watchman pushed the jade talisman towards Wang Wu.

"That simple? No need to register your name or cultivation level?"

Wang Wu was very surprised.

"Of course not. The five elements of the human world on our bodies are the best identifiers. With these five elements, your behavior will naturally be restrained. If you want to leave the Hidden Origin Society, just disperse the five elements of the human world. If you want to join the Hidden Origin Society, you can do so as long as you have the five elements of the human world."

"These five elements in the human world are like a kind of currency, or like the spirit stones circulating in the cultivation world. In short, you will understand in time how rare it is to have a stable and safe cultivation environment."

"I see, thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

Wang Wu thanked him again.

"No need to thank me. Actually, I have my reasons. I accepted a mission from the Hidden Origin Society yesterday, which requires two people to complete. Originally, a fellow Daoist had agreed to travel with me, but he had something come up and couldn't come. When I saw you, fellow Daoist, I suddenly decided to go. I wonder if you would be interested?"

As they spoke, the watchman pointed at the jade talisman in Wang Wu's hand, and the talisman lit up simultaneously, displaying several lines of text and pictures, a truly vivid combination of words and images. It contained the mission requirements and confirmation confirmation.

It's quite advanced.

However, the content of this task—

"The Xuan Tie Mine, located 2,800 li to the west, has been flooded. It is suspected that a water demon is causing the trouble. If you can exorcise it, you will be rewarded with 300 strands of the five elements."

The task was not difficult and was quite ordinary, and the reward was quite generous, as a wisp of human energy was roughly equivalent to a copper coin.

The problem now is that Gui Taizhen is guarding outside Dragon Head City. The troublesome water demon might have been brought by Gui Taizhen and is there to cause trouble for the Hidden Origin Society. It's like, "If you disagree, I won't openly oppose you, but all sorts of difficulties and disruptions are inevitable."

This is forcing the Hidden Yuan Society to back down.

Wang Wu pondered for a moment. To be honest, he could leave Dragon Head City at any time. Level 24 passive stealth was no joke. But the problem couldn't be viewed that way. He already owed the mortals of Dragon Head City a huge favor. If he left, he feared that the calamity would eventually fall on all the mortals of Dragon Head City.

He couldn't say that repaying that man's family alone was enough; that would be wrong, because the environment in which they lived was part of a larger social structure.

Furthermore, after sensing the mysterious Hidden Origin Bell, he had a vague idea.

"Okay! When do we set off?"

Wang Wu agreed.

"Then we'll set off immediately. Don't worry about this place. The watchmen won't have anything to do during the day. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be back before sunset."

The night watchman smiled, took out a talisman, activated it casually, and transformed into another version of himself, lying on the bed and fast asleep.

That's great, Wang Wu is trying to cover it up.

He then took out a hair and transformed it into a similar talisman. After activating it, the original body appeared in a flash.

In an instant, they swapped places with Hairy-kun and left the watchman's hut, heading straight for the west gate.

Today, Dragon Head City was no different from any other day. Crowds and caravans were coming and going at the city gate, but Wang Wu could clearly see a faint glow flowing over the city gate, indicating that the Hidden Origin Society had indeed strengthened its defenses.

I just don't know what method that turtle really used to identify it?

Has the exquisite hair he buried earlier been discovered?
These thoughts flashed through his mind one by one, and Wang Wu and the night watchman walked past each other naturally.

Inside the massive, deep city gate, Wang Wu quickened his pace slightly, placing himself within the enemy's peripheral vision, while simultaneously activating his level 24 passive stealth ability.

In that instant, unless one's gaze was fixed on Wang Wu, no living being could sense him.

Once they passed through the city gate and arrived outside the city, without needing to verify anything, Wang Wu was basically certain that Gui Taizhen couldn't detect him.

"Fellow Daoist, we need to speed up."

The watchman then said something, took out a talisman, and slapped it on his body.

Wang Wu did the same, always keeping himself within his field of vision, and even faster.

The two appeared to be moving slowly through the crowd, but in reality, they had already shifted positions and were more than ten miles away in an instant.

The area quickly became deserted, and the watchman began to speed up, but Wang Wu always managed to get ahead of him.

"Fellow Daoist, your skills are truly impressive!"

The watchman gave a shout of praise, patted the storage bag at his waist, and a third-grade earth-level natal sword flew out. He leaped into the air and landed on the sword, but Wang Wu was still a step ahead of him and also had a third-grade earth-level natal sword, which was even somewhat similar in style.

Tsk tsk, this fellow Daoist is indeed still young and impetuous.

The watchman was secretly pleased, but he didn't continue the contest. No, he had no intention of competing at all. It was this young fellow Daoist who was being too boastful, which was not good.

Wang Wu didn't need to lead the way; he simply used his natal sword, formed from a hair, to speed up the entire route, only slightly faster than the night watchman.

In reality, he was riding the demonic wind, and outsiders would only see the watchman.

As for whether Kameta was spying on him, Wang Wu didn't know, but there was no doubt that Kameta wouldn't dare to really turn against him; he would only do bad things in secret.

Flying on a sword at such a speed of nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour, the journey of 2,800 li (approximately 1,400 kilometers) was completed in just over an hour.

But first and foremost, this is a small town inhabited by several thousand mortals, clearly protected by the Hidden Origin Society. As for where the Xuan Iron Mine is, it is nowhere to be seen, because here the dark clouds are rolling, lightning is flashing, thunder is roaring, the wind is howling, and the water is overflowing!
Let alone protecting the black iron mine, it's questionable whether we can even protect this small town.

At this moment, Wang Wu suddenly had a thought, and saw that the Hidden Origin Society jade talisman had been updated with a new mission.

“Protect Iron Mountain Town? Fellow Daoist, don’t accept. With the two of us, it’s difficult to manage both. Besides, there are also members of the Hidden Origin Society in Iron Mountain Town. There won’t be any problems for a while. Let’s go find the Xuan Iron Mine first!”

The watchman shouted loudly, sounding quite experienced.

(End of this chapter)