Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 109 Jointly Opening the Way

The next morning.

Yan Yu was woken up by the alarm clock, got up, changed clothes, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Lin Ning's voice was heard outside, and she could vaguely be heard saying "I'll go call him".

Yan Yu immediately came to the door with a toothbrush in his mouth, waited for the first knock, and immediately opened the door.

Before Lin Ning could knock a second time, she was startled.

When I came to my senses and realized that it was the captain's prank, I was so angry that I kicked him lightly - but the force was not strong, just a touch from the tip of my shoe, mostly to show that I was not someone to be trifled with.

"Why did you kick me?" Yan Yu was puzzled.

"Because you hid behind the door and tried to scare me on purpose." Lin Ning said angrily.

"So you were scared?" Yan Yu raised his eyebrows.

"No!" Lin Ning said stubbornly, "Come out and get ready for breakfast, everyone is waiting for you!"

She stamped her foot, turned and ran away.

Yan Yu closed the door and went back to the bathroom to continue brushing his teeth.

Time really flies. It feels like just yesterday when I first started school and met everyone, but when I think about it, it's already been over three months.

He is no longer the same as he was in his previous life. He has Zhao Yuanzhen, his Taoist partner who practices dual cultivation with him, Lin Ning, who is diligent and conscientious but often complains, and Su Yunjin, who is gentle, quiet and silently works hard. He really doesn't need to hang himself on Chen Lingyun's tree.

But the future is destined to be turbulent, and Yan Yu currently cannot spare the time to seriously look for a girl to pursue a relationship with.

Forget it, let nature take its course.

After breakfast, everyone took a bus to Fengdu County.

"Come to think of it," Su Yunjin said suddenly, holding the book in his hand. "Actually, the ghost town Fengdu is in Fengdu, which is probably a misunderstanding. The ghost town is called Fengdu, and this place is called Fengdu. These are two unrelated and independent things."

"This just proves one thing," Chen Lingyun said meaningfully, "If you tell a lie enough times and more people believe it, it will naturally become true."

"No way?" Lin Ning asked in confusion, "How can a lie become true if you tell it too many times?"

"This Fengdu is not that Fengdu, but after talking about it so much, the ghost town Fengdu appears here~" Chen Lingyun said with a gentle smile.

"The Luofeng Mountain recorded in history should be located in the far north," Su Yunjin agreed. "I agree with Lingyun on this point. The type and location of the secret realm are likely related to the local folk culture and the subjective cognition of the ethnic group, rather than objective and unchanging facts."

Lin Ning frowned slightly, still feeling a little confused. In her understanding, the secret realm should have been hidden here from the beginning, and suddenly appeared at some point.

"Stop." Yan Yu suddenly said, "We're ahead."

The girls looked out of the car window and saw a blocked cross-river bridge in front of them. The mountain opposite the bridge was shrouded in black air, and they could only barely see the outline of the mountain.

Zhou Hongyu and others had arrived at the bridgehead in advance and were standing on the shore looking at the opposite side.

"Are there many ghosts?" Yan Yu came to Zhou Hongyu and looked at the other side.

Zhou Hongyu didn't even look at him. Zhang Huaide next to him explained:
"A water ghost has already entered the water. If we can't quickly control the secret realm, I'm afraid this section of the waterway will be closed soon."

"Okay." Yan Yu nodded. "Then let's set off as soon as possible without further delay... This is your home game, so you guys go first?"

"Let's go together first." Zhang Huaide said with a smile, "There are still many ghosts on the road. Let's work together to clear them all out. Once we find the entrance to the secret realm, we can go in first."

Chen Lingyun listened with a smile on her face, thinking that this Deputy Captain Zhang really wasn't willing to be taken advantage of.

If the Pingxi Army chose to lead the way, firstly, their True Essence would be consumed more, and secondly, the Zhendong Army behind them would be able to observe many details of their fighting style. However, if the two teams went together, there would be no such concerns.

Combined with the test in the hotel last night, this Deputy Captain Zhang Huaide must be a tactical style that likes to collect intelligence and is good at calculations.

"Alright." Yan Yu didn't dwell on the details and nodded. "Lingyun, you take charge."

"Okay~" Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Ningning will lead the way, and Sister Zhao, please provide support. Yanyu, you stay behind and ensure the safety of Yunjin and me."

Zhang Huaide, who was listening from the side, realized that his plan to observe the opponent's tactical style by "opening a path together" would most likely not succeed.

You know, the ones who are least known in the Yanyu team are Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin.

Chen Lingyun took the route of an envoy, but her envoy was completely unknown. How to use the cloth banner in her hand? No one knew.

Su Yunjin chose the profession of magic cultivation, but what kind of Taoism she mastered was unknown.

During the last battle with Li Zhaojiang's team, neither of them used any treasures or magic, so there was no information in this regard.

Now that Chen Lingyun had clearly stated, "Let Yan Yu protect Yun Jin and me," it meant that the two of them had no intention of engaging in combat before entering the secret realm. "Let's go," Zhang Huaide said as he pondered the matter. Zhou Hongyu said from behind, "Ultimately, it all comes down to strength."

"Not bad." Zhang Huaide smiled with relief, "It still depends on your strength."

"Qin Meng will work with Lin Ning to lead the way, and Xiao Tang will provide support from the side. Captain, you should stay behind to hold the line."

"Yeah." Zhou Hongyu said lightly.

Everyone quickly passed through the military lines and began to rush towards the other side of the bridge.

Lin Ning and Qin Meng were fighting in the front, one on the left and one on the right. Zhao Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaolian were responsible for covering the flanks. The rest of the people stayed at the back, surrounding the medical teams of the Zhendong and Pingxi armies in the middle for protection. Yan Yu and Zhou Hongyu were the core of the protection team.

Before they were even halfway across the bridge, visibility had already been severely reduced. The light obstruction wasn't caused by a mist of tiny droplets; according to instrumentation, it appeared to be some kind of electromagnetic field that affected light... Yan Yu heard a rustling white noise coming from his headset, but fortunately, it didn't seem to be blocking communications.

The medical team unloaded their equipment and launched the reconnaissance drones. These drones were equipped with highly sensitive thermal imagers, capable of penetrating the fog and accurately capturing distant images.

The red and yellow humanoid heat sources are naturally the members of the team, while the ghosts in the distance appear as black outlines in the imager - this means that they are completely opposite to humans and will even absorb thermal radiation from the environment.

Lin Ning ran ahead with the magical speed technique, and the heavy Green Bamboo Sword leaned against her back, giving her a subtle sense of security.

The next thing to deal with is ghosts. If you say you're not afraid, you'd be lying.

But I am not the same person I used to be. The captain has trained me well!

Hey! Monster, look at the sword!

A figure emerged from the black fog ahead. Before Qin Meng could react, Lin Ning had already unleashed a sword move.

The green bamboo sword turned into a stream of green light and pierced through the figure in an instant.

Qin Meng frowned slightly, thinking that Lin Ning's reaction speed was so fast!

The other person's body fell forward to the ground, no longer moving, as if dead. When everyone rushed closer, they saw that the dead ghost looked like a skinny person, but his skin was blue-gray and had sharp edges and corners, like wood or stone.

"How is it?" Chen Lingyun suddenly asked.

Yan Yu knew what she meant. She was asking if this thing was worth adding to my spirit-calling banner. After a moment's hesitation, he replied in a low voice:

"This is a 'Wangliang', a ghost from the mountains. Its defense is okay, but that's all."

"Hmm~" Chen Lingyun immediately understood his implication: just having high defense wasn't worth cultivating. As a lord monk who played with ghosts, you should only raise those with special effects.

Everyone finally crossed the river bridge and reached the other side.

Due to the traffic blockade, the road here is also empty, with only gusts of cold wind blowing from time to time and unclear human silhouettes in the distance.

Qin Meng thought that it was his turn to take action, and was about to launch a high-speed charge forward to show everyone how a physically strong man could tear ghosts and monsters apart alive, but he saw Lin Ning silently urging the sword techniques in his hand. The Green Bamboo Sword turned into a green stream of light again, and with one, two, and three strikes, all those human silhouettes were knocked down.

Qin Meng: ………………

Zhang Huaide, who was standing behind him, observed silently and thought that Lin Ning's sword skills were really amazing. She was not inferior even to the Dingbei Army team which was full of powerful sword immortals.

Although Zhou Hongyu's team boasted two Sword Immortals, neither followed the mainstream path of a Sword Immortal. Qin Meng, a physical cultivator, preferred to wielding a sword in his hands rather than controlling it. Zhang Huaide, as vice-captain, was overwhelmed and typically didn't play the primary damage role. He was more often seen collaborating with Zhou Hongyu's Daoist techniques for point-to-point kills.

In other words, his own sword-wielding skills are enough for daily finishing blows, but if he wants to engage in long-range sword-fighting offense and defense with a professional swordsman like Lin Ning... it is definitely not possible. He has suffered from this in the previous confrontation with the Dingbei Army.

When the confrontation in the secret realm begins, we must find a way to restrain Lin Ning's long-range swordsmanship and must not repeat the mistake of last defeat.

Zhang Huaide made a quick decision and turned back to whisper to Zhou Hongyu:

"Plan C."

Zhou Hongyu nodded silently. After all, Yan Yu was her nemesis, and she knew very well that Yan Yu's strength was strong and unpredictable, so it would not be excessive to be cautious before the battle.

On the right side of the Pingxi Army, Chen Lingyun was also closely observing the battle situation ahead, silently calculating in his mind.

Compared with Qin Meng, a body cultivator, Lin Ning's advantage of long arms as an orthodox sword immortal was fully utilized - you see, Qin Meng couldn't even grab the monsters.

If this continues, by the time they reach the entrance to the secret realm, Qin Meng's true energy will not have been consumed much, and his skill level will not be apparent, but Lin Ning's strength will have been fully understood by the opponent.

She glanced at Yan Yu calmly.

This time her eyes were quite obscure, but Yan Yu still guessed what she was thinking and whispered:

"Let Lin Ning perform well."

Ask her to behave well? What does that mean?
Chen Lingyun's mind raced, and an answer quickly came to her mind.

(End of this chapter)