The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 276, The Situation of the Nine Gates

As Hua Changxi walked out of the No. 2 Qihuang Hall, he saw a group of ten guards passing by and went up to them, saying, "Squad leader, please wait."

The structure of the Holy Guard is very easy to remember.

Each holy site can recruit 10,000 Holy Guards. Therefore, the highest-ranking officer of the Holy Guards is the Commander of Ten Thousand, below the Commander of a Thousand are the Commanders of a Thousand, below the Commanders of a Hundred are the Commanders of a Hundred, and below the Commanders of a Hundred are the Ten Leaders, who have nine guards under their command.

Hearing someone call out, the squad leader raised his hand to stop the guards and looked at Hua Changxi in surprise.

It should be noted that, apart from the three peak masters who recruited them, almost no one would provoke them.

They are soul cultivators, specializing in cultivating soul power.

Even the weakest first-tier soul cultivator, who can only condense a soul body, can release their divine sense and soul power to cause some damage to the soul bodies of cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and below.

Among these Holy Guards, the lowest level cultivators were all Soul Sea Realm cultivators who had opened up their Soul Sea. Even the few Spirit Platform Realm cultivators from the Guardian Clan did not dare to easily confront them.

This is why, upon arriving at the Dan Sheng Temple, they smoothly took over the responsibility of maintaining order in the holy land, without even the royal family objecting.

The ten Holy Guards looked at the approaching female cultivator with great curiosity, surprised by her boldness.

Before a cultivator opens their spiritual platform and condenses their sea of ​​consciousness, their soul is extremely weak. Even if they do nothing, the overflowing soul pressure will still put pressure on their soul.

The Holy Guards were surprised, and so was Hua Changxi.

She was surprised that these Holy Guards were all soul cultivators without physical bodies, and she was also surprised by their strength. From afar, she could feel the powerful soul power emanating from them.

Although Hua Changxi could project her divine sense, her soul was definitely not as strong as the Holy Guards, so she dared not confront them head-on. With a flick of her wrist, she took out the Holy Pill that she had obtained from Dan Yuan Peak.

With the sacred pill in hand, the soul pressure acting on Hua Changxi instantly dissipated.

Finally, Hua Changxi stopped about a meter away from Shichang.

"Fellow soldiers, I am Hua Changxi, the peak master of Danyuan Peak."

Seeing Hua Changxi standing before them with an unchanging expression, the ten Holy Guards were initially quite confused, but after hearing her self-introduction and noticing the emerald green Holy Pill in her hand, they instantly understood.

The curiosity on the faces of the ten Holy Guards turned into seriousness and caution.

There's no other reason than that this is a peak master who can command the Holy Guard!
"Peak Master Hua, we greet you."

The squad leader clasped his hands in greeting: "May I ask why Peak Master Hua has summoned us?"

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I don't know much about the Nine Netherworlds, and I know even less about the nine checkpoints that suppress the demons. Therefore, I would like to ask you all for some information."

"This"

The squad leader hesitated, his gaze turning towards the No. 2 Qihuang Hall.

Hua Changxi turned around and saw Xia Zhen, Gu Xing and his group coming out of the No. 2 Qihuang Hall one after another. When they saw her standing in front of the Holy Guard, their expressions changed.

Xia Zhen looked at Gu Xing, her tone anxious: "Fellow Daoist Gu, those are your Holy Guards."

The implication was that Gu Xing should stop the Holy Guard from contacting Hua Changxi.

There was no other way; Hua Changxi had the most Guardian Tokens. Once she also recruited Guardian Guards, she would inevitably compete with them for control of the Medical Department.

Gu Xing looked at Xia Zhen with a half-smile: "Fellow Daoist Xia, the Holy Guards belong to the Holy Land, not to any individual. We are only temporarily in charge now."

Xia Zhen felt a pang of guilt; he had just lost his mind, allowing Gu Xing to stop the Holy Guard.

Gu Xing would certainly not stop Hua Changxi from contacting the Holy Guards; he would only hope that Hua Changxi would learn more about the Nine Netherworlds and Nine Passes so that he could recruit more Holy Guards as soon as possible.

Xia Zhen didn't speak, and quickly looked towards Hua Changxi and the Holy Guard.

Thinking back to the conditions proposed by the Holy Guards when he tried to exchange for cultivation techniques to strengthen his soul and consciousness, Xia Zhen quickly regained his composure.

No matter what Hua Changxi wants to do, the Holy Guards will not easily agree.

As expected, the squad leader clasped his hands in apology to Hua Changxi and said, "Peak Master Hua, we only obey Peak Master Gu and are only responsible for maintaining order in the Holy Land. We don't care about anything else." Hua Changxi understood the squad leader's refusal. After hesitating for a moment, she flipped her wrist, and a leaf of the Divine Tree, radiating a crystal-clear green light, appeared in her palm.

This leaf of the sacred tree was picked from a branch of firewood.

Gu Xing, Meng Qingyao, and Yan Qianying, who had received the Guardian Order, all recruited Guardian Guards. Even though she wasn't in a hurry to recruit people, she wanted to find out the situation at the Nine Passes first.

The Nine Netherworlds are dangerous, and the Nine Passes are complex. Rather than going down there blindly, it's better to ask the Holy Guards for information.

However, the Holy Guardians she originally thought were not soul cultivators without physical bodies. You must know that the life force in the Divine Tree Leaf only affects the physical body.

I wonder if a soul cultivator who has lost their physical body still needs the Divine Tree Leaf?

"I wonder if paying with this sacred tree leaf might allow me to learn some information about the Nine Netherworlds and Nine Gates from the squad leader?"

The squad leader looked at Shenmu Ye, his eyes suddenly burning with fervor, and his gaze involuntarily drifted towards Gu Xing.

Regardless, they were all recruited by Gu Xing, and according to the rules, they had to obey his orders.

Hua Changxi followed his gaze and smiled, "I'm just asking the squad leader about something, Senior Gu won't mind."

Seeing that Gu Xing had no intention of stopping him, the squad leader nodded: "I wonder what Peak Master Hua wants to inquire about?"

Hua Changxi's face lit up when she saw that he had agreed: "Let's talk at Qihuang Hall No. 13." After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards Qihuang Hall No. 13.

Upon seeing this, the sergeant quickly followed. When they arrived at Hall 13, he ordered his men to continue patrolling while he stepped inside.

"Please sit down, squad leader!"

After the squad leader sat down, Hua Changxi didn't waste any time and directly handed him the Divine Wood Leaf before asking, "Please tell me about the nine trials of the Demon Prison."

The squad leader took the sacred tree leaf, looking somewhat excited. He quickly put the leaf away without lingering.

"The Nine Gates are the Qian Gate, Kun Gate, Zhen Gate, Gen Gate, Li Gate, Kan Gate, Dui Gate, Xun Gate, and the Central Gate."

"Each pass is fortified with a fort, and each fort is garrisoned with 100,000 demon-suppressing guards, specifically to prevent demons and ghosts from invading the Demon Prison."

Hua Changxi looked surprised: "One hundred thousand demon-suppressing guards for each fortress? Is it necessary to have so many people guarding it?"

The squad leader shook his head: "Not many. When the demon race invades the Demon Prison in large numbers, they will launch a beast tide. Each beast tide involves at least several million demons and sometimes tens of millions."

Hua Changxi heard news he had never heard of before: a beast tide!
When do demons typically launch beast tides?

The sergeant shook his head: "This humble general does not know."

Hua Changxi noted down the matter of the beast tide and then began to ask about other things: "If I want to recruit Holy Guards, can I recruit them from any of the nine fortresses?"

Squad Leader: "Of course not. The Ninth Guard is responsible for protecting the nearby array points based on their garrison positions."

“Genmen Pass and Zhenmen Pass protect the array eye below Dansheng Palace. Therefore, Dansheng Palace can only recruit guards from Genmen Pass and Zhenmen Pass.”

"The Palace of the Sacred Artifacts can only recruit its guardians from the Xun Gate and the Li Gate."

"The Talisman Saint Pavilion can only recruit guardians from the Kun Gate Pass and the Dui Gate Pass."

"The Array Saint Sect can only recruit Holy Guards from Qianmen Pass and Kanmen Pass."

"The Central Holy Land only recruits its guardians through the Central Gate."

"Zhongmen Pass faces Guimen Pass directly, and Guimen Pass leads directly to the heart of the Nine Netherworlds. At the same time, Zhongmen Pass also leads directly to the heart of the Demon Prison Array."

"Of the nine checkpoints, the Middle Gate is the most important and has the most arduous defense tasks, with a permanent garrison of up to 500,000 demon-suppressing guards."

"The nine checkpoints are independent of each other, but they are also interdependent. If a checkpoint is in trouble, the neighboring checkpoints have a responsibility to provide support. Therefore, there are connections between the checkpoints."

(End of this chapter)