Chapter 1 The Beginning
A dozen hours later, Jiang Wuming, Wu Yong, the Great Elder of the Buddhist Sect, Yun Tianjian, Ye Kunlun, and Yuan He landed at the Northern Region Airport on time.
Not far from the tarmac, a car with a special license plate had been waiting for a long time. It was the dedicated car for Jiang Wuming and Wu Yong.
"Great Elder, I heard Loulan Ancient City is very beautiful. I want to see it," Yuan He suggested to the Great Elder of the Buddhist Sect after getting off the plane.
"Go back and go into seclusion. When you cultivate to the tenth stage of One-star War God, I'll let you see it." The Great Elder of the Buddhist Sect said with a cold face, wanting to slap Yuan He. Although Yuan He had broken through to the One-star War God realm in the genius competition, he was the weakest among the young prodigies of the Dragon Country. However, Yuan He had no sense of urgency or shame, always thinking about taking it easy, which infuriated the Great Elder of the Buddhist Sect.
"Brother Wuming, although I admire you, I will not admit defeat. Our competition is not over yet. I will keep working hard until one day I surpass you!" Ye Kunlun also spoke. He was completely the opposite of Yuan He. He did not lose his fighting spirit because of Jiang Wuming's strength; instead, he was full of fighting spirit.
"I look forward to that day," Jiang Wuming smiled slightly. He had a good impression of both Ye Kunlun and Yuan He, and he also appreciated Ye Kunlun's never-give-up spirit.
Seeing this, the Great Elder of the Buddhist Sect could no longer stay. He grabbed Yuan He and left first. Afterward, Yun Tianjian and Ye Kunlun also took their leave. For Yun Tianjian, the combat competition of the Global Martial Arts Conference was the greatest humiliation of his life. Although he had never said anything, everyone knew that he was harboring a strong desire to break free from his shackles and take that step towards the God Realm.
"Loulan Ancient City is still several hundred kilometers away from here. We need to drive for several hours, and we will arrive in the afternoon," Wu Yong said to Jiang Wuming as he withdrew his gaze, seeing the four of Yun Tianjian leave.
"Uncle Wu, I have searched for information about Loulan Ancient City online. It is located on the ancient Silk Road and was the imperial capital of the Western Han Dynasty's Loulan Kingdom. Later, it became an important transportation hub between the East and West regions. After that, Loulan Ancient City mysteriously disappeared, and there are very few records in historical books. Today, only ruins remain. However, according to the information from the Military Department, Loulan Ancient City still exists?" Jiang Wuming said to Wu Yong as they walked towards the car not far away.
"The Loulan Ancient City recorded in history indeed only has ruins left. The Loulan Legion guards another ancient city, which is also within the territory of the ancient Loulan Kingdom. It has never appeared in historical records, nor have any literature records it. However, it truly exists, located at the foot of a towering snow-capped mountain," Wu Yong explained.
"Snow mountain?" Jiang Wuming was stunned.
"Yes, that snow mountain towers into the clouds. One side faces Loulan Ancient City, and the other side is a cliff with an abyss thousands of feet deep. There are terrifying black winds on the mountain, and even a powerful expert at the War God realm would surely die if they went up," Wu Yong nodded. "According to our Dragon Country's geography, that snow mountain has no name, just like the Loulan Ancient City that we guard."
Jiang Wuming fell into thought, feeling that both Loulan Ancient City and the snow mountain were very magical. Especially since this place was the landing site of the largest extraterrestrial enemy in the Dragon Country and even the world.
"Wuming, you must already know that the magnetic field in the area of Loulan Ancient City is abnormal and cannot receive signals normally, right?" Wu Yong asked again.
"Yes," Jiang Wuming nodded, he knew this.
"Not only can signals not be received in Loulan Ancient City and the surrounding dozens of kilometers, but all electronic devices cannot be used!" Wu Yong revealed another secret.
"So strange?" Jiang Wuming was stunned again.
"This is also why we cannot use thermal weapons to kill extraterrestrial enemies. In that place, except for ordinary individual combat weapons, any weapon with an electronic system cannot be used. And ordinary individual combat weapons cannot pose a threat to experts above the War God realm. Therefore, the important task of guarding Loulan Ancient City falls on the Military Department," Wu Yong said.
"What about weapons of mass destruction? For example, cruise missiles or even nuclear weapons, they can perform precise strikes from a distance," Jiang Wuming asked.
"Including the Dragon Country, the military forces of all countries have tried to use missiles to attack the enemies, but they only managed to kill some weak extraterrestrial enemies," Wu Yong explained.
"Why?" Jiang Wuming was puzzled.
"Because when extraterrestrial enemies descend, they appear through a large curtain. You can imagine it as a transparent screen, and that large curtain connects two worlds." Wu Yong spoke while gesturing with his hands, "When we use weapons of mass destruction such as missiles, powerful extraterrestrial enemies can sense the danger in advance and return to the curtain. Our missiles cannot destroy that curtain and kill them!"
"Uh..." Jiang Wuming was stunned. Everything Wu Yong said surpassed his understanding of this world.
"Not only that, but after various countries attacked the curtain with missiles, it also brought about terrible consequences," Wu Yong added.
"What consequences?" Jiang Wuming asked curiously.
"The extraterrestrial enemies' strength became stronger, which appeared after various countries attacked the curtain with weapons of mass destruction! Besides that, through our battles with extraterrestrial enemies, we learned a very important piece of information: extraterrestrial enemies' strength is severely weakened when they descend into our world! And everything is because of that curtain! That curtain seems to contain rules that we cannot imagine. Every enemy that descends from outside the territory passes through the curtain, which is equivalent to breaking its rules and weakening their strength! For this reason, some researchers claim that if we use modern weapons to blast the curtain, we might kill the enemies, or it might cause the rules of the curtain to disappear. In that case, extraterrestrial enemies would no longer be weakened when they descend! Therefore, the War God Hall took the lead in negotiating with various countries, stating that unless it is a matter of life and death for the Earth, weapons of mass destruction will no longer be used to attack that curtain!" Wu Yong spoke again, revealing a shocking secret.
"Then can our people pass through the curtain and enter the extraterrestrial world?" This time, Jiang Wuming was not as shocked as before, but he thought of something and asked.
"No. Various countries have tried to have warriors pass through the curtain, but it's impossible. When our people get close, they cannot see or feel the existence of the curtain," Wu Yong shook his head.
Upon hearing Wu Yong's words again, Jiang Wuming fell silent, his expression somewhat dazed, with a hint of dejection in his daze. Wu Yong noticed Jiang Wuming's anomaly and asked, "Wuming, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Jiang Wuming shook his head, then returned to normal. Just now, a strange thought had crossed his mind, but after listening to Wu Yong, he negated that thought and silently followed Wu Yong towards the off-road vehicle with the special license plate.
"Report, Chief, are we returning directly to the ancient city?" Beside the off-road vehicle, a young man in a black combat uniform had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Wu Yong and Jiang Wuming approach, he immediately saluted Wu Yong and then made a request.
"Yes, return to the ancient city," Wu Yong nodded and gave instructions.
"Yes!" The young man took the order, looked at Jiang Wuming with curiosity, then walked to the back seat of the car and opened the rear door for Wu Yong and Jiang Wuming.
Whoosh!
Immediately, when Jiang Wuming got into the car, the young man's expression changed drastically when he saw Jiang Wuming carrying the God Slaying Saber!