Chapter 1 The Beginning

Within the Alien Sphere, the Central Plains, Yegu Pagoda, atop the city walls.

The sky was gloomy, with snowflakes falling, and Yegu Pagoda City was draped in silver.

Li Haoge, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, stood on a stone brick of the city wall, his expression somewhat strange as he looked down at the nearly thousand members of the Ghost Monk clan.

He turned his head to look at the beautiful figure behind him.

The blind girl wore a white robe, a white cloth covering her eyes, her long, dark hair cascading down her shoulders, swaying gently in the breeze, giving off an ethereal, transcendent aura, truly radiating an otherworldly charm.

Li Haoge looked at her inquisitively and asked, "What do you say?"

As he spoke, his gaze drifted towards Yue Yuchen, who was beside the blind girl.

Once, Yue Yuchen was his teammate, but since joining the Alien Sphere Squad and charging into the Yan and Zhao lands with the army time and time again, Yue Yuchen's self-perception had changed to some extent.

At this moment, Yue Yuchen stood silently behind the blind girl, expressionless.

"Just a Ghost Monk group, accept them," the blind girl's voice floated over, her words devoid of emotion, yet instilling absolute confidence in everyone.

"Be cautious," a raspy old voice suddenly came.

Li Haoge turned to look and saw He Yun's figure climbing the city wall.

Li Haoge's attitude became noticeably more respectful, and he turned and said, "Old He, you've finally arrived."

"Haha, overslept. I'm old, can't keep up with you young people, haha." He Yun laughed and waved his hand at Li Haoge, then changed the subject, "A Ghost Monk clan numbering in the thousands, and migrating here at that. We must ask about their origins."

"Yes, that's right." Li Haoge finally heard what he wanted to hear. His thoughts were aligned with He Yun's.

Never mind thousands, even a few dozen Ghost Monks would inevitably settle down and establish a home wherever they encountered a Pillar of Light. This enormous group of Ghost Monks…

Their behavior was clearly inconsistent with their biological characteristics. Regardless of where they came from, Li Haoge didn't believe for a second that they hadn't encountered a Pillar of Light along the way!

As he pondered, the Ghost Monk clan approached the city walls.

Compared to the Ghost Monk team at Yegu Pagoda, the Ghost Monks outside were much less disciplined. Hoarse roars echoed incessantly, and one could feel the tragic aura rushing towards them. It seemed that this team below was in a state of extreme agitation.

Without a doubt, they would explode at the slightest spark!

As the garrison soldier stationed at Yegu Pagoda, Li Haoge had greater authority here, akin to a "city lord."

He looked around and called out to a Gold Companion, "Jin Sanniang, come here."

A Gold Companion strode over, its wide raincoat billowing in the wind. It stood beside Li Haoge, almost enveloping him in its raincoat.

Jin Sanniang was a second-generation Gold Companion disciple of Jiang Xiao.

The first generation, Jin Hui, had already died in the battle for the Yan and Zhao lands.

After Jiang Xiao and the others retreated back to Yegu Pagoda, Jiang Xiao held open selections and replenished the ranks with four new Gold Companion disciples.

The first generation of Gold Companion disciples numbered seven, and in order to commemorate the four fallen, Jiang Xiao no longer used the titles of the Thirty-six Heavenly Generals and Seventy-two Earthly Fiends when naming the four replacements, but used their names directly.

Jin Sanniang was Jin Hui's replacement. Jiang Xiao had searched for a long time before finding a Gold Companion with a similar personality.

"Translate for me," Li Haoge said, then raised his voice and shouted, "State your names!"

Jin Sanniang lowered the brim of her bamboo hat and her hoarse voice carried through the layers of snow and into the ranks of the Ghost Monk legion below.

Below the city walls, the sound of wailing ghosts rose all around. It seemed… this team had many leaders.

Seeing this disorganized scene, Li Haoge felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to go down and give these monks some military training!

Jin Sanniang's hoarse voice returned again, "They call themselves… Ghost Face Monks."

Li Haoge, "…"

"Ask them where they came from," the blind girl said softly from behind.

Jin Sanniang asked again. This time, the sound below was still of wailing ghosts, but it was surprisingly uniform.

Jin Sanniang translated, "East. They came from the east."

As she spoke, Jin Sanniang stretched out her dark, slender finger, adjusted the brim of her hat, and continued, "Someone has taken their home… they are not one force, but… Duohe Ancient Pagoda forces."

Then, Jin Sanniang's dark, ghost-like face became even more ferocious, and a faint light emanated from her huge eyes. "The people who drove them out of their homes are foreign creatures, not from the Central Plains region, they…"

At this point, Jin Sanniang suddenly roared angrily, and the Ghost Face Monks on the city wall also roared, as if refuting something.

Li Haoge frowned, his narrow phoenix eyes almost narrowed into a slit, "What's going on?"

Jin Sanniang: "They are cursing you."

Li Haoge: "…"

He Yun laughed, curiously asking, "Cursing us? Why?"

After a long while, after communication between the Ghost Monks on the city and the Ghost Monks in the snow below, Jin Sanniang explained, "Among the creatures that invaded their home, there are some… humans."

As soon as he heard the word "humans," the taciturn Peregrine Falcon, Yue Yuchen, finally spoke. He gripped his "S"-shaped double-headed scimitar tightly and asked, "East, ask them if it's northeast or southeast!"

If the province of Central Plains were divided according to the provinces of China, its eastern border would be adjacent to two provinces: Ludong and Bawan!

Since the Ghost Monk clan said that foreign creatures had invaded their homes, then it must be Star Beasts within these two provincial regions.

"Think carefully before you ask," the blind girl suddenly said.

Yue Yuchen was stunned. He looked at the slender figure in front of him, but did not refute her. After a moment of silence, he said, "Change the question. Ask them what creatures drove them out."

Hearing this, the blind girl nodded slightly, imperceptibly, but Yue Yuchen caught it.

It seemed that the commander was more satisfied with this question.

The Alien Sphere Squad had always had dual commanders, the blind girl and He Yun, but after repeated charges into the Yan and Zhao lands, the team's cohesion had improved more and more, and the title of commander had ultimately fallen to the blind girl.

This was probably the only case in the world.

The commanders of your team are all the sharp-eyed and keen-eared types, right?

The kind that sees in all directions and hears from all sides?

You might not believe it, but our commander is blind…

As Jin Sanniang negotiated with the other side, she explained, "Specters, white people, black people."

Hearing this, He Yun was stunned. "Paper and Ink Souls, White-Faced Dancers, and Yin-Yang Soul Masters from the Ludong Province? How could Paper and Ink Souls get mixed up with Dancers and Soul Masters... oh, right!"

He Yun slapped his forehead, answering his own question, "Without human involvement, they couldn't possibly have made it out of Ludong Province."

The blind girl was also puzzled and said, "When did the two of us pass through Ludong Province last?"

He Yun frowned and thought. Since he found Jiang Xiao in the Upper Dimensions, his sense of time had returned. The first time he arranged to meet Jiang Xiao in the Alien Sphere was in Liaodong Province. At that time, He Yun wanted to take Jiang Xiao to Ludong Province to open his eyes, but Jiang Xiao was eaten by a big fish at sea...

He Yun remembered that time relatively clearly. He said, "Early 2018."

The blind girl nodded and said, "It's now the end of 2019. That means that in less than two years, humans have entered the Alien Sphere, integrated the local Star Beast forces, and are conquering westward, expanding their sphere of influence."

He Yun shook his head, disagreeing with the blind girl's idea. He said, "Integrating all the Star Beasts in Ludong Province would be a bit difficult.

I think this force is just a small scale, wanting to come to the Central Plains to see the world, or maybe even capture Ghost Monks.

After all, most of the Ghost Monks' martial arts are divinely bestowed, flowing in their blood. Maybe they need combat instructors?"

While the few on the city wall were analyzing the situation, the Ghost Monks on the city wall were disciplined and silent. But the Ghost Monk clan in the snow below could not wait.

Their already agitated hearts were increasingly on the verge of explosion as time passed.

And the target of these Ghost Monks' hatred had completely shifted to the humans on the city wall.

This Ghost Monk clan was interesting. You can't beat the people in Ludong, but you can beat the people here?

Although that was the case, the Ghost Monk clan would not be convinced without a real fight.

Their fellow clansmen at Yegu Pagoda were unwilling to accept them, and humans were "stirring up trouble" above. Under such circumstances, the Ghost Monk clan below the city wall finally rioted.

Li Haoge's expression tightened and he said, "Prepare for battle! Defend against the enemy!"

In an instant, the Ghost Monk archer regiment hidden on the city wall stood up and quickly drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

The blind girl stepped forward, and a black, inky flower Star Chart bloomed on her chest. Her slender jade hand pressed against the city wall, imprinting a palm print in the thin layer of snow.

She said, "At the smallest cost, deter the enemy. Yegu Pagoda wants this team."

What is called domineering?

Understatement is the most deadly!

In the next moment, a dark, gigantic flower bloomed beneath the city wall!

The huge black petals blotted out the sky, actually growing to a height of more than ten meters, level with the walls of the newly built Yegu Pagoda City! Countless thick and flexible flower vines swept out!

Yue Yuchen and Li Haoge rushed forward, guarding beside Three-tails, only to see that the monk team below was simply a bunch of ancient martial arts masters, charging forward madly. Some of those in the vanguard had already run to the base of the city wall.

Ladder Cloud Step!? (Qinggong technique)

Can they all fly?

The uneven stone bricks of the city wall gave the Ghost Monk clan a foothold. One by one, the Ghost Monks really flew up! Climbing the walls madly.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The thick flower vines swept wildly, instantly flinging away the Ghost Face Monks climbing the city walls, but the price was that the city walls were also swept to pieces.

The blind girl's Manifestation of Star Power was really too fierce.

In an instant, the front gate of Yegu Pagoda was swept clean. Countless Ghost Face Monks were sent flying back by the flower vines that were thicker than their bodies!

"Let us go up!" A Silver Companion suddenly said from the side.

City Lord Li Haoge looked back and saw Jiang Xiao's first batch of Silver Companion disciples, Yin Yun, Yin Ce, and others.

Just as Li Haoge was about to say something, he heard a faint neighing sound coming from the distant horizon, "Whinny~~~"

Horse?

Li Haoge didn't know how long it had been since he had heard the neighing of a warhorse!

Not only were the Yegu Pagoda side stunned, but the Ghost Monk clan below the city wall was also a little dazed.

What kind of creature's cry was that?

Of course, just a cry could not stop the Ghost Monk forces that had launched their charge.

What really slowed their momentum was a fierce fire tornado that exploded directly in the Ghost Monk team after the faint neighing sound!

For a time, countless Ghost Face Monks were rolled up into the sky, submerged in this vortex of flames.

"Hmm?" The blind girl pressed one hand against the city wall, looking up as if "seeing" something remarkable.

A few seconds later, the corners of the blind girl's mouth rose slightly, and she murmured softly, "Still knows how to come back."

"Damn, this young man!? Damn, this young man!?" He Yun slapped his forehead, looking at the charcoal-red flying horse in the sky, also seeing the figure sitting above, and… that heavy and long halberd.

Countless fire tornadoes spread out, landing in front of the city wall, forming a wall of fire arranged with flame vortexes.

"Whinny~" The neighing of the horse soared into the sky, carrying with it a momentum that swallowed mountains and rivers with the appearance of the fire tornado.

The long, charcoal-red wings scattered sparks as Black Ridge Fire Feather swept across the sky, crossed the thousands of troops below the city wall, and stopped directly in front of the giant inky flower.

As the flame vortex dissipated, one by one, the Ghost Face Monks, whose bodies were burned and broken, fell down.

Jiang Xiao (Jiang Tu) gripped the halberd in his hand, looking at the Ghost Monk Legion below, a scene of frightened confusion.

In fact, Jiang Xiao was also a little confused at this time.

He just came online and saw Chang Wei beating… uh, saw the blind girl educating the Ghost Monks.

Children, of course, must be educated.

But after all, mothers are more kind and act too lightly, so a mixed doubles is necessary.