Mountain Patrol Military Officer

"You few, go in and scout ahead first."

"This is a Communication Talisman."

Wei Wu waved his hand, and several palm-sized green jade talismans flew out, shimmering, and landed in front of a few people.

Those kneeling turned pale upon hearing this, looking around nervously, exchanging glances with a hint of fear.

The Princely Heir and the Left Chief Historian have both disappeared, and none of the many has returned, not even a ripple. This unknown makes them feel a deep fear; they would rather fight with others.

"General Wei, how about waiting a bit longer? You might not know, but this mountain is bizarre, and the Communication Talisman doesn't work inside." Someone said hesitantly, with a somewhat nervous tone.

Just as these words fell, there was a sound of something breaking through the air.

That speaker's chest instantly caved in with a large pit, eyes bulging, and then the organs shattered, bleeding from the seven orifices and dying.

With a "thud," he fell into the snow.

"Wait longer? Can the Princely Heir wait? Can the Prince wait?" Wei Wu retracted his hand, eyes fiercely glaring as he looked down at those trembling and kneeling, "You eat the lord's provisions, you should be loyal to the lord's business. The Prince has raised you, and now you tell the General this nonsense."

"Will you go yourselves, or should this General now clear the ranks?"

As he spoke, this tall and mighty general emitted a chilling killing intent, far colder than the snow and wind.

These guests dared not say more, biting their teeth, each grabbing the jade talisman before them.

However, as they held the talisman, it turned into rays of green light and drilled into the palms of their hands, causing a commotion.

"No worries, this talisman was specially made at the Prince's request. In case of unexpected events, you can use your Blood Essence to activate the communication, and it can also locate each other's positions."

"Set off now."

"This General will lend you a helping hand into the mountains."

"But for now... do not expose your identities, yet,"

Wei Wu said expressionlessly, then his leopard eyes glanced, pondering briefly.

Although he suggested breaking through himself, this fierce general feared in the Western Regions was still apprehensive, not wanting to stir up too much trouble.

After all, this is not Beiliang! That Lang General has merely left Shu, not dead.

"Yes!" The guests stood up, cupped their hands, with either their face muscles twitching, changing appearance, or covering their clothes over their mouth, they exchanged a look, then turned and leapt and flew like apes through the snow and wind toward the Ancestor Mountain miles away.

With a whistling sound, soon shouts echoed through the snow below.

"This place is a dangerous land, already sealed off!"

"Who dares to intrude?"

Then, whistles sounded, and several Black Gold Flying Banners soared to intercept.

But those seven or eight streaks of flowing light did not slow, speeding forth, Divine Skills displayed, breaking through the seal.

"Release!"

Seeing them ignoring the warning and rushing through, there was a cold command from below.

The next moment, the sharp sound of breaking through the air became urgent.

Countless black dots shot out long into the air, stirring sharp whistling noises, then the black dots burst into flames, whizzing toward the streaks of flowing light with remarkable power.

At the same time, banners flew into the air, expanding with each breath, blocking wind and snow, sealing off the high skies.

The seven or eight streaks of light, amidst this group onslaught, revealed the Heavenly Gate Qi Mechanism, yet were flustered, unable to break the Mountain Flag Array.

Not long after, a crimson light quietly pierced through the snow, suddenly appearing, descending from the sky, crashing onto the flag array with a booming sound.

The array was instantly breached, rapidly turning into flowing light, falling back, muffled groans emanating from below.

Subsequently, those streaks of light broke through the array, heading toward the rear Ancestor Mountain, disappearing sequentially into the dense mist inside.

Miles away, on top of a hill, sharp leopard eyes watched through the wind and snow as these individuals entered that mysterious mountain.

However, in the next second, the accompanying Deputy General beside let out a deep exhale.

"General, once inside, their positions vanished."

The deputy had a green compass-like item in hand, divine light flickering on it, appearing to be a rare treasure.

Under normal circumstances, those holding the specially made jade talismans would have their positions marked on the compass, visible earlier, but once inside the mountain, the lights vanished abruptly.

Hearing this, Wei Wu's gaze sharply turned to the compass, his thick eyebrows furrowing, gradually showing a trace of solemnity and doubt, his voice turning deep,

"I heard relevant news, and the mansion specially prepared this setup, inviting master talisman makers and artifact refiners to create this set of array talismans, but it seems it wasn't useful."

"This mountain is likely not just about the mist; to achieve this, I suspect there may be a Barrier within, in other words, another isolated space!"

"No wonder there's been no news from the Princely Heir and the Left Chief Historian since they entered."

"General, what should we do now?" the accompanying deputy asked in shock upon hearing this.

"Wait!"

"See if the jade talismans can send messages out? If not, this General must enter himself; the Princely Heir's life is uncertain, and each day of delay increases the danger."

Wei Wu's face remained expressionless.

"But General, even the Left Chief Historian..." the accompanying deputy lowered his voice, the unspoken words understood.

Yet this formidable Beiliang general turned his head, staring fiercely at the fog-covered mountains in the distance, a gleam of eagerness in his eyes, teeth grinding.

"Heh heh, your General isn't that foolish. One disappearance after another, the Prince too would sense something amiss; this expedition has its preparations!"

With that, he raised his hand, "First wait, set up camp!"