Chapter 1264

Come to think of it, it had been nearly ten years since they last fought side by side, so being able to do so again this time truly left the two of them undeniably excited.

"When was the last time we fought together? Old Lei."

Forget it—it's not easy to get this chance to go on a campaign, so I've got to put on a good showing!

"Alright then, this time I'll let your Thunder Shadow Legion charge ahead, and I'll cover the rear…" Lord Xuan Wuji said with a smile, and Lei Yi burst out laughing and teased back.

"Hahaha, when have I ever not been the one charging at the very front? How about this time you let the Eternal Night Legion go first?"

"Fine by me—if you hand over your Thunder Beasts to our Eternal Night, I'll agree to it." Faced with Lei Yi's teasing, Lord Xuan Wuji immediately fired back.

He knew perfectly well those Thunder Beasts were Lei Yi's lifeblood; it would be a wonder if Lei Yi could bear to part with them.

"That won't do… anything but that, and I can agree to it."

"Hahaha, I knew it—but I just have to have your Thunder Beasts."

"No deal."

Watching Lei Yi's dead-serious look of refusal, Lord Xuan Wuji couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter!

"Hahaha."

"Has the Third Imperial Prince arrived yet?"

"Should be soon."

On a mountaintop in the distance, a few simple tents had been stationed there for over a week. Unafraid of the night's strong winds and bitter cold, they had been waiting for this very moment.

"Bishop, come quick—the Bai Guang we've been waiting for has appeared!"

At that moment, a fair-skinned Western Regions man wrapped tightly in a heavy overcoat hurried out of his tent and looked toward the distant valley, where light kept bursting forth. He closed his eyes and sensed the intense spatial ripple—it was unmistakably the trace of a large-scale spatial magic array teleportation.

"At last… I've found it!"

Now the Holy Army will no longer fear the Tianwu Empire!

An inexpressible joy spread across the Western Regions man's face. His scheming of many years had not been in vain, and after enduring days of biting cold wind here, his grand plan was finally about to be realized!

"Pass down the order: return to the Holy Nation at once. Also notify the Taji Nation and the Lei Dun Kingdom to slow their advance—make it look convincing."

Yes, sir!

On the fourth day, at daybreak, the four hundred thousand troops, rested for a night, headed straight for the natural-defile canyon beyond the national border. Only by passing through there would they truly enter the Qierperi Kingdom.

Today was also the final day of Lin Cheng's inscription-teaching course; by tomorrow, his shop could officially open for business.

That irrepressible excitement left Lin Cheng somewhat worked up the entire day.

The Zaoshigong Society.

Lin Cheng was desperately hoping time would pass faster. Whenever he had a spare moment, he would check the magic clock for the time, while doing his best to answer the various questions from the forgers below.

In fact, on the fourth day of his inscription-teaching course, some of the forgers who had previously attended his classes were absent. Unless they had a problem truly too difficult to solve, it would be better to stay home and mull over the assembly and pairing of inscriptions on their own.

After barely enduring until the end of the afternoon's lesson, Lin Cheng, with an excited heart, announced to the crowd.

"Everyone, today is the last day I teach inscriptions—tomorrow! My shop officially opens for business, and I hope all of you will come to support it. At the same time, I hereby announce to you all another major use of inscriptions! And that is…"

"Inscriptions can also be applied to the human body! Inscriptions can be etched onto humans as well, and they will produce an unexpected strengthening effect!"

What!

The moment those words were spoken, the forgers below were all stunned speechless. Were it not for Lin Cheng's rigorous teaching in recent days, which had convinced them he wouldn't lie to them, they would have thought Master Lin Cheng before them was merely cracking a joke.

"I know this is hard to accept all at once, but… since I've brought it up, I have full confidence in it. Some people have already witnessed me etching inscriptions onto a human."

Seeing Elder Zhai and Huo Tianlin present, Lin Cheng gave them a slight nod, because among those present, only the two of them were not overly shocked. The others turned to Elder Zhai, and Tianlin also greeted Lin Cheng.

To once again prove that inscriptions can be applied to the human body, tomorrow I will publicly etch inscriptions onto a person. Anyone interested is welcome to come observe. Having said this, Lin Cheng hurried home.

This time, the forgers did not crowd around Lin Cheng as he left, because his course was already over.

At the same time, some were questioning the truth of Lin Cheng's words, while others believed him without a doubt—though they were also curious how inscriptions would be applied to the human body.

If inscriptions also have a strengthening effect on the human body, then wouldn't the combination and arrangement of different inscriptions also produce the same peculiar effects on the human body as they do on enchanted items?

The moment this thought arose, some forgers flushed red, their hearts pounding, and could no longer sit still. This was simply a groundbreaking, epoch-defining idea!!!

They were impatient to return to their rooms and carefully record it, or to immediately write down this idea along with how the experiment should be conducted and their plans on the spot. However, first there was an even more important matter!

Within the city of Bashi Fortress, the newly advanced eighth-rank forger Lin Cheng was already a major hot topic locally.

Anything about Lin Cheng was always exaggerated wildly in the rumors.