Seeing Chu Tian agreeing, Jiang Wu said gratefully.

"Thank you, I owe you a favor!"

Jiang Wu was born in a poor family. He left the academy in the future. If he wanted to make a name for himself, joining the army was the best choice.

His reputation in the devil's cave has long been known to the military. In the future, he will definitely be a famous young general.

Jiang Wu could not refuse all the military requests, but he knew very well that the devil's cave at this time was no longer the devil's cave.

The demon tide is approaching, and the demons must have gathered large armies in the demon cave. Every time they go deeper, there will be many crises.

But the task he received was to conduct in-depth investigations. If there were too many people, it would be a hindrance. It would be enough to have Chu Tian help alone!

Chu Tian asked.

“When will we set out?”

Jiang Wu looked grim.

"Now!"

Chu Tian nodded and said to Ling'er.

"In these days when the young master is away, you must follow Master Lu to study alchemy, and you must never leave your martial arts practice."

Ling'er nodded obediently.

"Don't worry, Master, Ling'er won't be lazy."

Lu Yao reminded Chu Tian.

"The devil's cave is dangerous, don't go too far. Also, remember the time of the Dan Club, and you must come back!"

Chu Tian agreed seriously.

"Okay! I'll definitely come back."

Afterwards, Chu Tian and Jiang Wu left the academy.

When he went to the Demon Cave for the second time, Chu Tian was already familiar with the road. Compared to the last time he stepped into the Hundred Mile Desert, Chu Tian did not encounter the raging storms and sand storms again.

But Chu Tian could clearly sense that the concentration of demonic energy in the air of Baili Desert was much higher, and sometimes the wind and sand were mixed with a hint of black fog.

Jiang Wu said to Chu Tian with a serious expression.

"The time when the demon tide exploded is probably earlier than you and I expected last time."

Chu Tian also thought so. Last time he came out of the demon cave, the two of them guessed that the demon tide would probably break out in March, but now this situation is the limit of two months, and it will be even earlier!

When they arrived at the devil's cave, both of them were beaten up by the scene in front of them.

When I came last time, although there were many troops stationed outside the demon cave, it was far from the scale in front of me.

Around the entrance of the demon cave, the tents were connected into a dense area, like a city with hundreds of thousands of people.

The flags in the army sway in the wind, and countless soldiers were lined up to train. They all looked solemn and the word "kill" burst out from their mouths shook the sky!

Chu Tian asked with a serious expression.

“How many people are there?”

Jiang Wu was obviously very familiar with the establishment of the imperial army.

"There are about 150,000 people! If the logistics forces are included, there are about 180,000!"

Chu Tian couldn't help but take a breath.

"All of them are warriors in the Spirit Gathering Realm?"

Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"Of course not. Most of the soldiers are in the body tempering realm. Although there are many elite troops in the empire, most of the main forces are displayed on the border."

Thinking of the attitude of Pang Tong, the prince of the Great Yan Empire, to the Seventh Princess during the Baihuo Grottoes, Chu Tian thought that this arrangement was very reasonable.

But he didn't understand one thing.

"But the monsters in the demon cave have the lowest level of spirit gathering. How can warriors in the body tempering realm compete with them?"

The difference between the spiritual gathering and body tempering realms is a world of difference, and there is a period of time

An insurmountable gap.

Jiang Wu explained with a smile.

"Isn't it your talisman master's specialty to make warriors in the body tempering realm fight against monsters in the spirit gathering realm?"

Chu Tian suddenly realized.

"Battlefield Spirit Array?"

Jiang Wu nodded.

"That's right! It's the battlefield spiritual formation!"

Talisman masters can form spiritual talisman formations, among which the spiritual formations are divided into martial arts spiritual formations and battlefield spiritual formations.

The martial arts spiritual formation is the most common and is often used for combat with fewer people. The Tianhuo Gouting Formation of the famous Tianzhen Academy in Chutian was the martial arts spiritual formation.

The battlefield spiritual array is specially designed for military combat. The light of the range and the number of spiritual talismans used are extremely amazing.

A talisman master is absolutely unable to complete the battlefield spiritual formation alone, and it requires the cooperation of many talisman masters to succeed.

Chu Tian sighed in his heart.

"The inheritance of the talisman in the cage is all martial arts spiritual formations. What is the magical nature of the battlefield spiritual formation? I really want to see it!"

I couldn't help but feel some expectation in Chu Tian's heart.

As soon as they approached the military camp, the two were stopped by the soldiers patrolling the Empire. After Jiang Wu revealed his identity, the soldiers' attitude immediately became respectful and politely invited the two into the camp.

In the camp, Chu Tian and Jiang Wu met the general who led the 180,000 army.

Jiang Wu introduced to Chu Tian.

"Chu Tian, ​​this is General Lin Lu! Like us, we are from a poor family, but we are one of the most brilliant generals in the empire!"

Lin Lu laughed.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm just a soldier who lives in the army. I wanted to stay out of the matter and try every means to shirk it, but Your Majesty still let me come."

This general was middle-aged and looked elegant and easy-going, but Chu Tian keenly discovered that his body was constantly exuding the meaning of killing.

Chu Tian spoke.

"General Lin, tell us about the disappearing team."

When the matter was mentioned, Lin Lu immediately withdrew his smile and said in a deep voice.

"Since you provided information to the military last time, the Empire immediately sent additional troops to station the Demon Cave, but our actions were still a little slower than the Demons. Now the Demon Cave is lost layer by layer, with only one or two layers left, which are still under our control."

Chu Tian was slightly surprised that nearly 200,000 imperial troops were stationed, but they could not suppress the demon's offensive. You know, the last time they came, the first five floors of the demon cave were under the control of the imperial army.

Lin Lu continued.

"In order to guard against the sneak attacks of demons, I placed the army outside the demon cave and the first floor of the demon cave, and only the pioneer army and scout troops on the second floor. In this way, we can move forward and retreat freely.

But just five days ago, a 100-person vanguard team suddenly disappeared!"

Lin Lu's expression became solemn.

"Although there are few troops stationed on the second floor of the Demon Cave, there are nearly 10,000 people, but no one notices an abnormality. This vanguard team seems to have disappeared out of thin air!"

Chu Tian and Jiang Wu both frowned. They had all gone down to the demon cave and knew that the space on the second floor of the demon cave was not very large. If ten thousand warriors arranged it, there was almost one person every three meters. What methods did the demons have to plunder the team of hundreds of people out of thin air and do it quietly?

Chu Tian asked.

"Have you done a survey?"

Lin Lu nodded.

"After the military information was reported, I immediately sent an elite force to penetrate into the demon cave.

But the current demon cave is very different from the past. These troops originally stationed in other places not only did not find any clues to the demon cave, but instead suffered a lot of losses.

In desperation, I can only ask for help from you!"

Lin Lu said in a deep voice.

"You two are extremely powerful. They have gone deep into the sixth floor of the Demon Cave and are familiar with the terrain of the Demon Cave. I don't expect you to find the hundred people who have disappeared. They may have died, but please make sure to find out how they disappeared!

Otherwise, we will be unable to deal with the sneak attacks of the demons in the future!”

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!