Lu Wen made his decision, and the three of them, Partridge Whistle, felt relieved. The Zaglama tribe finally saw a chance to break the curse of the red spots.
Chen Yu Lou began to get busy. Having received Lu Wen’s permission, he notified the crowd of Xie Ling warriors to speed up their arrival at the Bottle Mountain and remove the things from there.
He also had to notify his subordinates to arrange for the trip to the King Xian’s Tomb.
After understanding several planned routes from the subordinates who were specifically responsible for this aspect, Chen Yu Lou found Lu Wen and asked, “Lu Sect Leader, we’ve planned two routes. One is to take the main road, first going to Changsha to take the train directly to Guangyue, then from Guangyue to Yunnan. Although the journey is longer, the road is smooth and the travel is comfortable.”
“Two, is to go directly to Yunnan from here. The journey is shorter but not easy. Most of the time we may have to take small roads, winding through mountains and forests, through narrow paths. Although Xie Ling has experienced teachers who know the way, we will have to sleep in the wild along the way.”
After listening, Lu Wen said, “Choose the first route. We have a choice when it comes to the King Xian’s Tomb. When we go to the ancient city of Jingjue, there will only be the second route.”
After hearing this, Chen Yu Lou went to make arrangements. After all, they were to set off the next day.
Lu Wen, in addition to gathering energy, also distributed the pills he had refined to the women, letting them take them and see how much their cultivation efficiency would increase.
Chen Yu Lou, Partridge Whistle and others on the side looked enviously at the women like Doku-jima Yae taking pills to cultivate.
Seeing that the effect of the pills was not bad, Lu Wen relaxed and took a break, checking the changes in the Soul Warrior.
After obtaining the Transformation Dharma yesterday, Lu Wen made time to learn it, and since last night, he had been transforming the Soul Warrior, making himself the object of their faith as a Soul Warrior.
This Transformation Dharma was inefficient. Even when used on ordinary people, it required a long period of time, subtly influencing them until it took effect.
But the Soul Warrior, having been integrated by Lu Wen with the Emperor's Banner, was completely under his control.
The power of transformation directly acted on the Soul Warrior's true spirit, and there was a noticeable effect in just one night.
These Soul Warriors were previously wild and chaotic beasts, but now their sanity was starting to return. At least they stood up and looked human, no longer the crooked, zombie-like posture they had before.
Lu Wen thought for a moment, “The Soul Warriors have some sanity now. It’s time to start building an army.”
After pondering for a moment, Lu Wen channeled his energy, scraping out a flat piece of ground.
He waved his hand, summoning more than thirty squads of Soul Warriors, letting them maintain the size of palm-sized paper figures. They began to stand in formation and practice standing at attention under the scorching sun.
Although they had paper bodies, the souls within did not need to worry about damage from the sunlight, but they still felt some fear.
However, under Lu Wen’s command, the Soul Warriors controlled their paper bodies and stood silently under the scorching sun.
Lu Wen did not hide it, and Chen Yu Lou, Partridge Whistle, and the others also saw the existence of the Soul Warriors.
They didn’t believe that these small armored figures were decorations. They were even more curious about Lu Wen's strength, and they had even more confidence in the upcoming trip to the King Xian's Tomb and the ancient city of Jingjue.
Time passed, and an afternoon and a night went by.
Waking up early, having breakfast, and packing up the camp, Lu Wen and the others prepared to set off.
Lu Wen said, “Partridge Whistle has three people on his side. How many do you have, Chen Yu Lou?”
“Three too, me, Red Girl and Hua Ma Guai,” Chen Yu Lou replied.
Lu Wen nodded, waved his hand, and summoned the Flying Centipede. He then made it grow larger. A centipede the size of a train carriage appeared.
Chen Yu Lou, Partridge Whistle and the others were shocked and terrified.
“The mountain road is difficult to travel. The Flying Centipede is much faster,” Lu Wen said, stepping onto the riding area on the back of the Flying Centipede, using specially designed stairs.
Doku-jima Yae and the others followed quickly.
Chen Yu Lou, Partridge Whistle and the others also suppressed their shock and climbed the stairs calmly.
Seeing the enlarged Flying Centipede, they also thought of the armored figures they had seen yesterday, and they suddenly understood. They guessed that those were a group of protective spirit soldiers.
The Flying Centipede leaped into the air, flew into the sky, and after determining its direction, it began to glide.
This could greatly reduce energy consumption.
This was also the first time Lu Wen had taken the Flying Centipede on a trip, and the riding experience was good. All the designs he had thought of before had worked.
The riding area was located under the Flying Centipede’s carapace. Even at high speeds, it was very stable and the howling wind did not penetrate.
After a few hours, they arrived in Changsha City, and Lu Wen landed the Flying Centipede outside the city.
They quickly boarded the train, and under Chen Yu Lou’s arrangements, they occupied a sleeper carriage, avoiding the crowded hard seats.
They would be on the train for the next day or two.
Lu Wen didn’t continue to expand the number of Soul Warriors. He would continue to make them once he was stronger.
The current number was enough and the energy burden was just right.
A day and a half later, they arrived in Guangyue.
Getting off the train, Chen Yu Lou said, “Lu Sect Leader, we will be riding horses from now on. Once we reach Yunnan, we will look for the King Xian’s Tomb in the Dragon-Veiled Mountain.”
Lu Wen heard about the horses. It was no problem for him, but some of the women, like Doku-jima Yae, couldn’t ride.
“Let’s just take my Flying Centipede. We can reach Yunnan earlier and we don’t have to endure the bumpy horse ride,” Lu Wen said.
Chen Yu Lou and Partridge Whistle and the others all nodded in agreement with great joy. In this modern era, who could refuse to fly? Besides, riding horses for hundreds of kilometers was indeed very bumpy.
Another day passed, and they reached Yunnan on the Flying Centipede.
They found a town, and Partridge Whistle and Chen Yu Lou both went out to gather information. Lu Wen rested in a tavern.
After half a day, both of them came back, smiles on their faces, clearly having made a breakthrough.
“Lu Sect Leader, we’ve found the location of the Dragon-Veiled Mountain. Should we set off now or prepare some things before we leave?” Chen Yu Lou asked.
Lu Wen wasn’t surprised. After all, the Xie Ling and the Ban Shan were ancient lineages, and Chen Yu Lou and Partridge Whistle were both experienced. It was normal that they could find their target so quickly.
He was thinking about whether he could beat the King Xian at this point in time.
The King Xian of a thousand years ago had obtained the Dust-Free Bead and had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build numerous buildings for his ascension ceremony.
Lu Wen was not afraid of the Gu-術 monsters on the outskirts, like the human pupae, the worm cysts, and the Huo-氏 undead worms, but the King Xian, who wanted to ascend, had indeed made some things.
Although his original consciousness had been eroded and sunk, his body had become a monster.
However, Lu Wen quickly relaxed. In the original plot, Hu Ba Yi and the other ordinary people could survive. He was a Transcendent after all.
“Let’s set off now. Get the Dust-Free Bead as soon as possible. We still have to go to the ancient city of Jingjue,” Lu Wen said.
Partridge Whistle’s Zaglama tribe knew the location of the ancient city of Jingjue, so they didn’t need to spend time searching.
They found a deserted place. Chen Yu Lou pointed out the direction, and Lu Wen released the Flying Centipede and set off.