Chapter 1402 - 594: Connections

Chapter 1402: Chapter 594: Connections

This Zhao Wuji was an Elder of the Shenxiao Dao Sect. Ever since he arrived at Holy Sound Island, he had taken over supreme authority over the defenses.

After all, the Arrays of the Holy Sound Sea Region came from the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

So the concrete person in charge was changed from someone of the Holy Sound Sect to someone from the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

Lin Xuan was focusing his mind and listening intently when he suddenly felt a weight fall on his shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw a middle-aged cultivator with a face weathered by wind and frost.

"New here?"

The other bared his teeth in a grin, revealing several gold teeth. "Name’s Tie the Third, I’m in charge of leading newcomers. Since you’re holding a Law Enforcement Hall token, come with me to the inner city to report in."

"Alright."

Lin Xuan nodded, kept his mouth shut, and followed behind the man.

Along the way, Tie the Third probed him several times, asking what relationship Lin Xuan had with the Law Enforcement Hall.

How would Lin Xuan know anything about this Law Enforcement Hall?

But seeing that the other seemed to attach great importance to the Law Enforcement Hall, he didn’t say much, merely stating that he knew a Golden Core Realm senior, and refused to speak of anything else.

Faced with this "silent" newcomer, Tie the Third was also helpless.

However, the fact that this fellow called Lin Xuan knew a Vice Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall was definitely true!

It was just unclear which Vice Hall Master was backing this person.

But no matter which Vice Hall Master it was, none were people an old slippery fellow like him could afford to offend.

"Maybe I ought to give Lin Xuan some conveniences?"

As Tie the Third walked, his mind was busy calculating how to arrange things for Lin Xuan.

Following behind, Lin Xuan still didn’t know that in just this short time, because of Li Yunjing, he’d already been assigned to a relatively safe post.

Passing through layer upon layer of checkpoints, the sight of the inner city made Lin Xuan draw in a sharp breath.

The ground here was actually paved with whole slabs of Spirit Jade, and the buildings all around were covered in dense, intricate Array Patterns.

The most eye-catching thing was the towering black giant tower in the center, its tip constantly flashing with Thunder Light.

"That’s the Sea-Suppressing Thunder Prison Tower."

Tie the Third lowered his voice. "Rumor has it it’s the Magical Treasure of a Nascent Soul Realm Master of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, and this is also the hub of the defensive Grand Array!"

"So that’s how it is!"

Lin Xuan’s heart tightened, and he nodded repeatedly.

As they were speaking, a commotion suddenly came from ahead.

A squad of Female Cultivators clad in silver armor were escorting several black-clothed men covered in wounds. The leading Female Cultivator said coldly, "Caught a few more spies from the Celestial Net Dao Sect!"

Tie the Third hurriedly pulled Lin Xuan to the side of the road. "They’re the Silver Moon Guards of the Law Enforcement Hall. All those women are from the Holy Sound Sect—you can’t afford to mess with them."

"Thanks for the reminder, Brother Tie!"

Lin Xuan said in a low voice.

At that moment, he vaguely sensed something and lifted his head, just in time to see Li Yunjing standing with his hands behind his back at a window on the top floor of the tower, his deep gaze fixed on the distant sea.

"So it’s that senior?"

His heart suddenly clenched. He hadn’t expected to see that senior here again!

Judging from the senior’s location and that extraordinary bearing, he should be a major figure within the East Sea Alliance, right?

He’d given him a Law Enforcement Hall token—could he be a Vice Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall?

"What are you looking at?"

Tie the Third followed his line of sight but saw nothing at all. "Move it, the curfew’s about to start."

As the central hub of the front lines, Holy Sound Island had long since been placed under military-style management.

Everything here revolved around preparations for war.

The nightly curfew had already been in effect for a long time.

Hearing Tie the Third’s reminder, Lin Xuan quickly nodded and caught up with his pace.

The registration office was set up in a cyan-stone great hall in the western part of the city.

Tie the Third led Lin Xuan through the bustling crowd, heading straight to the innermost counter.

"Old Zhou, get this brother a top-grade identity token."

Tie the Third knocked on the counter, waggling his brows at a goateed old man inside.

"Top-grade?"

The old man raised his head in surprise, his gaze circling Lin Xuan once. "You sure?"

"He’s got ties to the Law Enforcement Hall."

Tie the Third lowered his voice and made a hand gesture.

The old man immediately understood, nimbly taking out a Purple Jade token.

Lin Xuan noticed that the cultivators in the surrounding queues were all receiving Cyan Jade or White Jade Tokens.

"Do Blood Recognition."

The old man pushed the token over. "With a top-grade token you can claim thirty Middle Grade Spirit Stones every month, and you can enter the second floor of the Alliance’s Scripture Pavilion to pick a Cultivation Technique."

A collective hiss of breath sounded all around.

Out of the corner of his eye, Lin Xuan saw several cultivators in line staring at him with eyes red from jealousy.

"Much obliged."

Without any change in expression, he completed the Blood Recognition, inwardly shocked at the weight behind this token.

"Brother Lin, I’ll take you to your lodgings."

Leaving the registration hall, Tie the Third enthusiastically slung an arm around his shoulders. "Top-grade cultivators stay in the Listening-to-the-Waves Courtyard. The Spiritual Energy density there is three times that of the outer city!"

After crossing a few quiet alleys, the view suddenly opened up.

A dozen or so exquisite small courtyards were scattered artfully along the hillside, and the sound of waves from the distance could be faintly heard.

"Courtyard C-7 is still vacant."

Tie the Third pointed to a small courtyard on the eastern side. "This spot’s good—quiet, and you can see the sea."

As soon as the gate was pushed open, Lin Xuan felt a rush of rich Spiritual Energy surging toward him.

The courtyard was only about ten zhang across, yet it had been arranged with great care.

The ground was paved with Cyan Jade, a Spiritual Spring wound around the steps, and even the old tree in the yard was emitting a faint Spiritual Light.

"This..."

Lin Xuan hesitated a little. "Isn’t this a bit too ostentatious?"

"You’re holding a top-grade token—living here is only right and proper!"

Tie the Third laughed heartily.

Lowering his voice, he added, "I’ll be straight with you: what the island needs most right now are experts. A Foundation Establishment Fifth Heaven cultivator like you, with ties to the Law Enforcement Hall—the Alliance would love nothing more than to put you on a pedestal!"

Tie the Third’s words were, of course, a bit exaggerated.