In the dark night, a long armored convoy was driving in the desert of the restricted area. The car lights were connected. From a distance, it looked like a long glowing dragon.
On top of the armored vehicle at the front, there are three people and one beast standing.
The night wind whimpered, and from time to time the wind and sand mixed with the restricted area blew in their faces. The decaying spiritual energy tried to invade their bodies, but was directly blocked by the energy shield extended by the armored vehicle.
This energy shield is actually prepared for ordinary sergeants for reconnaissance. With the level of these people on the armored vehicle, even if they face the wind and sand in the restricted area, they will not be injured at all.
Just to speed up the march, Shen Qian drove away the scouts and became the navigator himself.
With his current mental strength, the coverage area can easily extend to a thousand meters, which is much easier to use than the scout's radar scanner.
Shen Qian was dressed in military uniform, and the armor on his body was a mixture of gold and silver. Even in the dark night, it shone brightly and looked majestic.
Although it is a bit ostentatious, this is the special armor used by the Ten Thousand Captains to go into battle, and Shen Qian is too lazy to do anything unique.
Standing side by side with him was a female general in silver armor, with a heroic look on her pretty face. She was none other than Zhu Yinhong, the captain of the First Company.
As for the person and the beast standing behind Shen Qian, they are Dao Jiu and the Great Sage.
After receiving Yu Shousi's military order, Shen Qian did not hesitate for a moment after picking up Jiang Xuan. After gathering the sergeants of the Ninth Company, he reunited with the First Company and set off overnight towards the old campus of Jiangzhong Military and Military Affairs.
As for Jiang Xuan, she was in the second armored vehicle at this time, but she was still unconscious.
"Shen Qian, this emperor monkey of yours is a bit extraordinary. The aura emanating from your body actually makes me feel a little wary."
Zhu Yinhong had known for a long time that Shen Qian had a Shanhai-level personal guard, but this was her first time seeing the Great Sage and she couldn't help but take a second look.
"It hasn't broken through the mountains and seas yet, it's just an ordinary monster."
Shen Qian ignored the great sage's cry of dissatisfaction, shook his head and smiled.
Although Shen Qian said it lightly, he knew in his heart that if he really wanted to fight, Zhu Yinhong, who had just broken through the mountains and seas, might not necessarily be the opponent of the Great Sage.
The bloodline of the Great Sage itself is a T-level monster, which means that the upper limit of its growth is the middle stage of a high warrior.
This time, the Great Sage, who had been practicing in the restricted area for half a month, finally broke through the shackles of his bloodline after Shen Qian furiously spent 20 million training resources, and his realm was comparable to that of a high-level warrior.
The golden hair on its forehead has spread from a few to a large area.
Although the realm is only the peak of a high martial artist, among the monsters, he is almost the only monster that Shen Qian has seen that can use martial arts. The true strength of the Great Sage is far more terrifying than that of the peak high warrior.
Shen Qian improved the "Shadow Blade" and transformed it into a "Shadow Stick" suitable for the performance of the Great Sage. The Great Sage is still comprehending it. If he can fully master it, his combat power will reach a higher level.
During the few days that Shen Qian stayed in the military camp, he directly exchanged it for a psychic long stick with a level of A in the Hundred Kings Palace. He just considered that it would be outrageous for the Great Sage to also hang a space crystal on his body, so It was temporarily placed in Shen Qian's space crystal.
With all these factors, today's Great Sage can definitely be regarded as a man with a luxurious suit in the world of monsters, so he is naturally dissatisfied with Shen Qian's definition of it as an "ordinary monster".
This time Shen Qian received the military order to go to Jiangzhong Military Forces. There was no one left in the camp, so he thought about it and took the Great Sage with him.
In addition, Shen Qian's eyes moved upward, and just in the void above the convoy, a figure emerged. He looked at Shen Qian, nodded slightly, and then disappeared.
Because he didn’t know what the current situation of the A-level “gate” of Jiangzhong Junwu was, for the sake of safety, Shen Qian brought his clone with him.
The only pity is that he may not have time to complete the "Heaven Seal" for the clone.
And Lao Liu is unreliable... He clearly said that he would deliver "Tian Ming" to Shen Qian, but there has been no movement yet.
Putting away his cluttered thoughts, Shen Qian glanced at the vibrating bracelet and said, "We are almost there. I have received a contact signal from a strong member of the Martial Arts Club."
Jiangzhong Junwu was not far from the Lushu Camp of Jiangzhong Army, and Zhu Yinhong also nodded slightly.
As the motorcade marched, they did not choose to enter through the main entrance of Jiangzhong Military and Military Affairs. Instead, they went directly around to the east side and went straight to the location of the old campus.
As the motorcade approached, there was only a "dong" sound, and bright lights suddenly came from the front. While guiding the motorcade, it also allowed Shen Qian and Zhu Yinhong to see clearly what the old campus looked like.
Just one glance made Shen Qian's body tremble.
Because the old campus in front of us has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the last time Shen Qian came here.
The entire old campus was completely surrounded by a strict black barrier. On top of the ten-foot-high barrier, a giant searchlight was installed every ten meters.
At this time, when the lights are fully turned on, every detail is visible for several kilometers around.
The heavily armed figures standing on the city wall are the local garrison troops from Jiangzhou who were transferred earlier.
In addition, in the dark night above the barrier, Shen Qian vaguely saw dozens of figures patrolling across the sky.
Mountain and sea warrior!
The old campus was far more heavily guarded than Shen Qian had imagined. Listening to Yu Shousi's words, the steel fortress in front of him was probably built in the past few days.
Where Shen Qian's gaze penetrated, behind the barrier, there were still countless military workers strengthening the fortress.
Their method of reinforcement is not just to build defensive facilities, but there are also hundreds of figures wearing robes, whose mental energy is obviously different from ordinary warriors, walking among them, and they are carving formations on the barrier.
"Array warrior?"
Shen Qian was somewhat surprised.
As one of the nine minor professions, warriors are not too unpopular, but the appearance of so many warriors at one time is quite beyond Shen Qian's expectations.
Many of them should be warriors above the senior level.
It seems that the Martial Arts Department attaches more importance to this A-level "door" than Shen Qian imagined.
His gaze did not continue inward, because when Shen Qian's mental power overflowed, he clearly came into contact with a more vast spiritual power.
The mental power covers the entire fortress, and Shen Qian's presence has been detected. It would be rude to probe further inside.
...Although I don’t know which prince is in charge here, this relatively unfamiliar feeling should not be the Uncle Pingyang whom Shen Qian is familiar with.
"Stop!"
The convoy drove to the east gate of the fortress, and the garrison sergeant shouted loudly from the front.
Shen Qian waved his hand, and hundreds of armored vehicles stopped.
The centurion guarding the door trotted closer. After checking the documents of Shen Qian and others, he gave a military salute to Shen Qian.
"Hello, Major Shen, I am Ren Qing, Centurion of the Third Battalion of the Jiangzhou Army. There is not enough space in the fortress. Please park all your vehicles outside and let the entire Lushu Battalion stand by temporarily. I will take you to see the Martial Arts Department. Commissioner."
"Okay."
Shen Qian responded and asked Shang Zuotong to pass the military order. He took Jiang Xuan down and took Dao Jiu. Zhu Yinhong and others followed Ren Qing into the barrier.
Except for the external barriers, except for the temporary camp being built inside, the familiar dilapidated appearance of the old campus is visible.
The group of people arrived outside a tent in the temporary camp, where several people were already waiting.
Seeing Shen Qian appear, the middle-aged official from the Martial Arts Department did not ask for help, but came directly to greet him.
"I've heard about the genius Shen Qian a long time ago, but when I saw him today, he was indeed extraordinary."
The middle-aged man laughed and stretched out his hand, "I am Wu Jingcai, deputy director of the Special Affairs Department of the Ministry of Martial Arts. I am temporarily in charge of the defense here. These are all my colleagues..."
"Hello, Director Wu!"
Shen Qian shook hands with several martial arts officials and exchanged pleasantries.
Among these people, only Wu Jingcai's cultivation level has reached Shanhai, but his level is not too high. At least Shen Qian did not feel any threat.
"Is this the girl who is connected to the 'Gate'?"
Wu Jingcai glanced at Jiang Xuan in Shen Qian's arms.
Shen Qian nodded slightly warily, but to his surprise, Wu Jingcai didn't seem to show any special interest, and his eyes didn't pause much on Jiang Xuan.
When Shen Qian was puzzled, Wu Jingcai continued, "The camp for Lushu Camp is still under construction and is expected to be completed tomorrow morning. However, the residences of Major Shen and Company Commander Zhu are already ready. Company Commander Zhu , do you think you should let my colleagues take you to settle in first?"
Shen Qian heard what Wu Jingcai said, that he wanted to communicate with him alone, so he nodded to Zhu Yinhong and Dao Jiu, and then handed Jiang Xuan to Zhu Yinhong.
After Zhu Yinhong and others left, the smile on Wu Jingcai's face faded slightly, "Major Shen was suddenly summoned here with a transfer order. Major Shen must also have a lot of doubts, right?"
"Director Wu, please clarify."
Shen Qian nodded and did not shy away.
"After handing over to Major Shen, I have to rush back to resume my duties. Let's talk while walking. I will take you to see the 'door' first."
Wu Jingcai glanced at the bracelet and then led the way forward.
As soon as Shen Qian caught up, he heard Wu Jingcai ask in a casual tone: "Has Major Shen ever entered this 'door'?"
"Oh?" Shen Qian was shocked, but his face remained calm, "Where do you start with this?"
"Haha, you may not know what kind of department the Special Affairs Department of the Martial Arts Ministry is."
Seeing that Shen Qian did not answer directly, Wu Jingcai just explained, "We are a department responsible for investigating and managing the 'Sect'. After many functions and powers of the Ministry of Martial Arts were gradually abolished, you can also understand that we are the only department."
"There are more than 3,000 mountain and sea warriors affiliated with the Department of Special Affairs. They are spread all over the country. With the support of the hidden formations that took a hundred years to deploy, they have established an obscure and stable spiritual network."
"And this big network is specially used to monitor the abnormal movements of all 'doors'."
Listening to Wu Jingcai's introduction, Shen Qian was also a little shocked.
A spiritual network woven by more than 3,000 strong men from mountains and seas?
A nationwide monitoring array?
Fortunately, he thought that Uncle Pingyang, who was in charge of Junwu, was the only barrier to the "gate" of Junwu in Jiangzhong.
"According to records, after Jiangzhong Military Forces reopened, seventeen people came into contact with or entered the 'door', and Major Shen's name was among them."
Wu Jingcai said lightly.
Having said this, if you continue to deny it, you will obviously treat the other party as a fool.
But Shen Qian was quite shocked when he heard that besides him, there were sixteen people who might have entered that "door" before.
"Have Director Wu met Uncle Pingyang?" Shen Qian asked after thinking about it before answering.
Wu Jingcai was startled at first, and then said clearly: "You want to know which prince is in charge here? The one currently in charge here is the Marquis of Qingcheng. As far as I know, because the seal was broken, it was probably to avoid suspicion. Pingyang Uncle has left temporarily."
Shen Qian felt relieved when he heard that it was the Marquis of Qingcheng. This was also a prince who was on good terms with the boss, so there was no need to worry about anything.
"I did enter once." Shen Qian nodded.
"Since there are no errors in the records, maybe I have found the right person."
Wu Jingcai also breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean?" Shen Qian was startled.
As soon as Shen Qian finished speaking, the two of them had already turned around a collapsed building. The sight that suddenly appeared in their eyes made Shen Qian temporarily forget his doubts.
Right in front, there is a huge circular pit with a radius of about a kilometer.
There are wavy cracks showing a certain regular shape, and from the inside to the outside, there are layers of deep pits.
In the middle of the broken land, under the bright light of several searchlights, a simple gate pillar with a height of 100 meters stood in it.
The bottom is white jade, the top is colored glaze, and there is a faint golden floating around the edge. Although it is full of cracks and signs of damage, it still cannot conceal its majestic momentum.
Under the doorpost, the edge that touches the soil is a void, in which flowing white clouds can be vaguely seen.
It is as if the original location of this portal is not here, but high in the sky, thousands of miles away.
In the middle of the portal, there is a dark nebula that is constantly rotating, or more like a dark whirlpool that is ready to devour anyone at any time. This is the completely open "door".
At the top of the center of the doorpost, there is only a strange ancient seal script on a plaque, which is elegant and majestic.
"That character is pronounced 'nan'."
Wu Jingcai may have guessed what Shen Qian was thinking and said directly.
"If the dimension it leads to is indeed the legendary heaven, then it is the Nantian Gate."
Wu Jingcai nodded.
Shen Qian was silent for a moment. He had entered it before and naturally knew what the scene was like.
In other words, the "door" in front of you, which was completely revealed after the seal was broken, is most likely the real Nantianmen!
What it leads to is the oldest legend that has been passed down in China for thousands of years.
"Why wasn't it sealed again?"
Shen Qian, who could still vaguely feel the suction of the vortex from hundreds of meters away, couldn't help but ask.
"Because it can no longer be blocked."
Wu Jingcai raised his hand as he spoke, and a torrent of spiritual energy blasted towards the Tianmen.
However, when the torrent had just reached ten meters away, the roar of the wind was heard, and countless black mist seemed to appear out of thin air, gathering into a big hand and grabbing the torrent into pieces.
Shen Qian's pupils shrank and he recognized the black mist, which was the strange energy that lingered in the sky a few days ago.
"These mysterious energies, which seemed to be split from the starry sky, firmly protected the 'door'. Coupled with the turbulence of time and space near the 'door' itself, the prince was helpless."
Wu Jingcai sighed.
"Then the purpose of Director Wu asking me to come is..."
"The Lushu camp was sent here to guard it just for the sake of it. If you want to unlock the secret of this 'door', I'm afraid you need to ask Major Shen to go there in person."
Wu Jingcai finally turned around and said seriously.