“Boss, these are my brothers.” Lin Xin said proudly, pointing to the five hundred mages on the Jialing Pass city wall, all wearing fire-red mage robes.

After two days of rest, Lin Xin’s physical condition finally returned to normal. After resolving his inner knot and venting his emotions, his mental power seemed to have improved to some extent.

As the head of the Mage First Regiment, he naturally couldn’t rest for long. As soon as his spirit recovered, he immediately returned to his post.

Long Haochen and the others had also been here for a few days. Apart from Li Zhengzhi’s summons that day, they hadn’t received any orders or requests from the Mage Temple. In other words, they were completely free.

Lin Xin was still the head of the Mage First Regiment, at least for now. At his warm invitation, Long Haochen and his two companions, along with Li Xin, came to Jialing Pass. With Lin Xin’s current status in Jialing Pass, it was naturally easy for him to get them identification.

At the Jialing Pass city gate, the guards at the forefront were all tall, sturdy warriors in heavy armor. These warriors were almost all reinforcements from the Warrior Temple. Behind the warriors were all mages.

The number of mages at Jialing Pass was enough to amaze anyone. As far as Long Haochen could see, there were at least two thousand mages on the city wall. Moreover, according to their different attributes, they belonged to different mage regiments, and the colors of their robes were also distinctly different, clearly defined.

Looking into the distance from the city wall, eight demon god pillars stood in the demon camp. The central demon god pillar, in the shape of seven stars surrounding the moon, appeared particularly huge. A thick, purplish-black light continuously rose from this demon god pillar, and one could faintly see ferocious faces in the purplish-black light.

Hell Demon God Marbas, the fifth pillar demon god of the demons. The Necromancer Demon God Samigina was stationed outside Yulong Pass, while the Hell Demon God Marbas was here, which shows how much the demons valued Jialing Pass.

The casualties have been the fewest in the Jialing Pass area since the start of the Holy War, not only the human casualties but also the demons. Because most of the time, it is the confrontation between the two sides’ mages. No one can easily break through the other’s defensive barrier. In terms of the overall strength of the mages, Jialing Pass is no less inferior to its opponents, not to mention the terrain and formations here as a foundation. Marbas had even personally taken action a few times, but he failed to gain any advantage, and each time he returned in defeat.

The fire mages of the Mage First Regiment looked at Long Haochen and the others with curiosity. Long Haochen, in his military uniform and mithril foundation armor, was undoubtedly the most eye-catching. However, they were disciplined and there were no sounds of discussion.

Lin Xin lowered his voice slightly and asked Long Haochen, “Boss, when are we leaving? To find Yuan Yuan at the Southeast Fortress.” Jialing Pass to the south is the Warrior Temple. After reuniting with Long Haochen, Lin Xin was even more eager than him to reunite with his companions.

Long Haochen smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry. Now that we’ve come to Jialing Pass, we should contribute to Jialing Pass. Let’s talk after experiencing a few battles. Let’s see if we can make some contribution to Jialing Pass.” Of course, his decision to stay temporarily also had another meaning. Long Tianyin and Li Zhengzhi’s words made him deeply aware of the importance of the true integration of the six major temples, and they all placed this hope on Long Haochen. If he wanted to truly integrate the six major temples, he must first understand the six major temples. And the battlefield is obviously the best place to learn.

“Our Jialing Pass is as solid as a rock and doesn’t need any outsiders to do anything.” A cold voice rang out not far away. Long Haochen and the others turned their heads and saw a man and a woman walking over surrounded by dozens of mages. It was Xuan Yuan Yan and Tan Wan.

Tan Wan walked in the front, and Xuan Yuan Yan was slightly behind her. Both of them were wearing full mage equipment, and a strong magical fluctuation faintly emanated from their bodies.

Seeing them, Lin Xin was stunned for a moment, then angered by their words. He took a step forward and shouted coldly, “What did you say?”

Seeing Lin Xin, Xuan Yuan Yan clearly showed a trace of jealousy, while Tan Wan’s expression was a little strange. She quickly glanced at Li Xin beside Lin Xin and said coldly, “Jialing Pass’s defense doesn’t need outsiders. Lin Xin, as the head of the Mage First Regiment, you are privately bringing outsiders onto the city. I will impeach you to the temple for this matter.”

Lin Xin frowned, and his gaze towards Tan Wan also seemed a little complicated. “Sister Wanzi, why bother?”

As soon as he called out “Sister Wanzi,” Tan Wan’s body clearly trembled, but she quickly suppressed her emotions. “Regiment Commander Lin, please respect yourself. I am the commander of the Storm Legion, not your sister. I order you to take these people off the city immediately, otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

The Storm Legion does not belong to the Ten Regular Mage Regiments, but is a mage regiment directly under the command of Temple Master Li Zhengzhi of the Mage Temple. After Tan Wan’s cultivation broke through the seventh rank, Li Zhengzhi handed this mage regiment, which was entirely composed of seventh-rank or higher wind mages, to her command. In terms of status, the Storm Legion is obviously higher than the Ten Regular Legions, so it is not wrong to say that Tan Wan is Lin Xin’s superior.

Lin Xin’s face turned red and white, but he was obviously unable to lose his temper when facing Tan Wan.

Long Haochen patted him on the shoulder and smiled. “Forget it, Lin Xin. Since Jialing Pass doesn’t need our help, we’ll go down first.” With that, he called to Cai’er and Han Yu and turned to walk down the city.

“Wait a minute,” Tan Wan suddenly said.

Long Haochen turned around, “Is Regiment Commander Tan Wan calling me?”

Tan Wan nodded, a sharp look in her eyes. She said in a deep voice, “The acting head of the Holy Knights has come to Jialing Pass. I wonder if the Holy Knight Commander would be willing to enlighten me and have a sparring match with me.”

“Spar with you.” Before Long Haochen could speak, Cai’er couldn’t help but say, and a tyrannical murderous aura swept out from her body like a substance. Long Haochen endured again and again, but she couldn’t bear it anymore. The other party’s repeated aggression had already aroused the anger in Cai’er’s heart.

In the face of the tyrannical murderous aura emitted by Cai’er, the mages couldn’t help but change their faces. Except for Tan Wan and Xuan Yuan Yan, the mages behind them retreated a few steps in succession, and hurriedly activated their spiritual power to barely resist the invasion of the murderous aura.

Tan Wan and Xuan Yuan Yan also changed their faces. Xuan Yuan Yan had seen Cai’er’s ability when she broke the seal, so he was a little better. But Tan Wan was secretly surprised. The murderous aura on Cai’er’s body was heavy, domineering, and extremely powerful. But before she used it, there was no trace of murderous aura exposed. This cultivation should not be underestimated!

Long Haochen held Cai’er’s shoulder. “Forget it, the Six Great Temples are originally one family. Our strength should be vented on the enemy rather than internal strife. Let’s go.” With that, he pulled Cai’er and turned to leave the city.

Li Xin took a deep look at Tan Wan and chased after Long Haochen and the others.

Lin Xin couldn’t help but clench his fists, looking at Tan Wan, his face changed.

Xuan Yuan Yan sneered, “Lin Xin, don’t let things like this happen again in the future. Otherwise, we will impeach you to the higher-ups.”

“Get out, is it your turn to speak here?” The anger Lin Xin suppressed was almost instantly ignited. He had no way to deal with Tan Wan, but he had no fear of Xuan Yuan Yan.

“You…” Xuan Yuan Yan was not in a good temper either. He was furious when Lin Xin scolded him. With a wave of the white staff in his hand, a golden light arrow shot towards Lin Xin.

A trace of disdain flashed in Lin Xin’s eyes. A flash of blue light in his eyes, and a layer of water-like ripples suddenly rippled in front of him. The light arrow was two meters away from him, and it was directly decomposed into elements. Immediately afterwards, a loud phoenix cry suddenly rose from Lin Xin’s body. A strong blue flame erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption, causing the surrounding air to rise rapidly. The flames faintly condensed into a phoenix shape above Lin Xin’s head, facing Xuan Yuan Yan from afar. In his eyes, there was also a tyrannical murderous aura. It seemed that he was really moved to kill.

“Enough, stop it.” Tan Wan shouted angrily, stood sideways, stood between the two, and then turned to Xuan Yuan Yan and roared: “Let’s go.” With that, she turned and left first.

Not to mention, whether it was Xuan Yuan Yan or Lin Xin, they couldn’t lose their temper with Tan Wan. Xuan Yuan Yan took a deep look at the flames rising on Lin Xin’s body, his eyes flashed with sharp light, snorted angrily, and turned away.

The blue flame slowly converged, and Lin Xin slapped the air with a hateful palm, sparks flying everywhere.

On the other side, Li Xin followed Long Haochen and the three down the city, “Haochen.”

“Sister, I’m fine.” Long Haochen naturally understood that Li Xin wanted to comfort him.

Li Xin sighed and said, “Speaking of which, Lin Xin is also very embarrassed. The conflict between him, Tan Wan, and Xuan Yuan Yan has a lot to do with me.”

“Oh?” Long Haochen looked at him curiously and said, “I think Lin Xin seems to respect Tan Wan very much, but Tan Wan is targeting him.”

Long Haochen had just met Temple Master Li Zhengzhi two days ago, and he was also the acting head of the Holy Knights of the Knight Temple. With Tan Wan’s identity in the Mage Temple, she shouldn’t be so rude to him anyway. Long Haochen had noticed before that when Tan Wan was speaking to them, her eyes were always looking at Lin Xin. That anger was obviously greatly related to Lin Xin. They were more like being implicated.

Li Xin said: “This matter is also caused by misunderstanding. Lin Xin lived in Jialing Pass when he was a child. Tan Wan is a few years older than him, and he always called her Sister Wanzi. When he was a child, Tan Wan had always taken good care of him and treated him very well. Lin Xin lost his parents when he was young and was very attached to Tan Wan. As he grew older, kinship gradually turned into other feelings. But there is a age gap between the two, and Lin Xin vowed not to practice attack magic. Tan Wan advised him many times, but he still insisted.”

(To be continued)