Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 308: No-Phase Ball

"In preparation for the Southern Expedition, the Heavenly King spent all his treasury to recruit brave and skilled warriors from all over the world. There were 30,000 Qi masters scattered around the world, and all of them were granted the Tyrant Body Skill, given the Divine Gang Pill, and appointed as the Dragon Soaring Lieutenant General.

He also went to various states and counties to recruit soldiers, sending two out of three males and three out of five. He ordered that for every five soldiers recruited, they should provide one cart, two oxen, 15 hu of rice, and 10 bolts of silk. Those who failed to provide the required supplies would be beheaded.

At the same time, tens of thousands of people from the nine counties and border states migrated to Genzhou to cultivate land and provide for military supplies. All the horses of the people were confiscated, and those who dared to hide horses privately were beheaded. A total of more than 140,000 horses were confiscated.

The army recruited from various states and counties totaled more than 500,000 soldiers, 170,000 boatmen and corvée laborers, and more than 100,000 wives and daughters of the common people were forcibly taken to serve in the various camps. All of them were forced to march to the Gen River to assemble.

One third of the troops escaped secretly along the way, were executed by military law, drowned, or were eaten by tigers and wolves. The common people in the prefectures and counties lost all their property and had to pawn their children to provide military supplies, but still could not get enough. People hanged themselves on trees by the roadside, which was common far and near.

Together with the existing troops from Genzhou and Kanzhou, the army had a total of one million people. They prepared tens of thousands of boats and ships to transport 28 million hu of military food. They crossed the Gen River at more than ten ferry crossings and attacked fiercely for several days.

As of this morning, the eagle news came that the vanguard had already broken through Guandu, and the troops had entered Si and Zhen states, conquering cities and territories with unstoppable force. All the guards of the Immortal Palace could not resist and had been defeated and retreated to Hulao Pass. "

"Heh, Asgard is finished."

"Alas, the Asgard is finished..."

Well, the fact that the Fairy Palace was almost doomed had become known even to the singers and dancers in the Music Bureau.

Yes, Tiedan is drinking in the Jiaofangsi of Yedu now, and the beautiful woman in a thin silk gauze skirt and with an outstanding figure is pouring wine for him and whispering to him about the latest military rumors in Genzhou.

After all, guests can talk about whatever they want and do whatever they want. You can play the piano or sing, or you can chat about anything. You can also do it without saying anything.

Of course, Tiedan didn't come here for anything, he just wanted to find out what was going on in the city. By the way, he wanted to see if the secret passage leading to the palace below was still usable after the Jiaofangsi was rebuilt.

But when he was asked casually, he was also stunned by Shi Jiao's bold actions.

Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, no matter whether that guy is a violent Khorne maniac or a sociopath, this organization is very capable...

At first, even Tiedan thought that Shi Jiao was wantonly conscripting laborers, building palaces, and plundering the people's wealth in order to indulge in pleasure and live a life of drunkenness and debauchery. Who would have thought that he was ambitious and was just using the guise of greed and lust to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder Genzhou and gather military supplies.

And look, it's only been a few months since they defeated the Immortal Palace, but they've already squeezed the people of Genzhou dry and gathered a million people to go south. Is this still called being greedy for pleasure and having no ambition?

Then do you know what the Fairy Palace has done during this period of time?

Did nothing.

There is no recruiting of soldiers, no buying of horses, and the progress of the court's work is currently still stuck on the issue of 'who is to blame for the loss of troops and territory'.

Because no faction has come out to claim the blame yet. And since they don’t admit that the problem exists, naturally there is no way to further discuss how to solve the problem…

By the way, recently another queen mother died in Ziweiyuan. I don’t know how this fairy king and fairy queen died, but anyway, the rubber stamp also has to go to the funeral and observe mourning. The three palaces have also suspended work, probably...

After drinking a few cups of wine, his soul wandered around and Tiedan heard a lot of discussions in other houses and boudoirs.

Now that the rebels have marched south in a big way, the people of Ye City are in a panic. Even the dandy young men from powerful families have no time to indulge in sensual pleasures and instead hold banquets and parties under the guise of secretly discussing and exchanging information.

Yes, the clans in Genzhou are betting on both sides. If they strongly support the rebels and become enemies of the Immortal Palace, they certainly wouldn't dare to do so. But it is understandable that they just pretend to be nice and pay some protection fees to let others enjoy themselves.

As a result, when everyone reacted, they found that the rebels had already plundered a large number of people, property, money and food, and completed the war preparations for the continuation of the campaign. In addition, they were pushing the war machine forward in an almost unscrupulous and iron-blooded manner. As a result, the aristocratic families in Hebei were caught off guard and were directly forced to join the chariot and participate in the southern expedition.

What's even more fatal is that compared to the internal strife, slow action and indecision in Asgard, the rebels are advancing rapidly, and even these aristocratic families are beginning to hesitate.

Who would have thought that this traitor had such great ambitions? Could it be that the King of Heaven is truly a rare and heroic ruler, and that His Majesty the Supreme will soon return to his loyal Three Enclosures?

So, do you really want to place additional bets and try to get the chance to follow the dragon?

After all, the Shi family of Kan State is also a legitimate vassal king, and they also have the blood of the Immortal Lord! The Immortal Emperor's throne is not impossible to sit on!

Obviously, the heads of the aristocratic families in Hebei were also shocked by the king's amazing courage and ability to act. They had already begun to waver and were each calculating how much strength they should put forward to support the rebels in this southern expedition, and which side they should bet on in order to survive in such a chaotic time.

Of course Tiedan understood that Shi Jiao, that madman, was probably not going there for that position.

His strategic goal should be very clear, which is to move south at all costs.

Invade the south, attack the south, flee to the south, gather as many people as possible to seize resources, take all the belongings you can, and then rush across the Gen River in one go, to the Central Plains, and avoid the demons' army.

Yes, after all, we are all people who came out of the icy and snowy place like Kanzhou, and we all know how powerful and invincible the monsters are.

Hebei can't be defended at all. No matter how strong the Xuanmen is, how long can they stop the tide of monsters? Once the patience of the immortals is exhausted, who can repair the sky and save the people?
In the worst case scenario, a new batch of demons may hatch successfully this winter, and millions of beasts may break through the nine borders and move south.

By that time, Genzhou will be a plain with no strategic location to defend. I am afraid it will be pushed all the way to the Gen River. Then how long can you continue to dominate and live a life of debauchery in Ye City?

So to put it bluntly, they are still bullying the weak and fearing the strong. They will attack whichever side is easier and go whichever side has a road. Now that the Immortal Palace is weak and helpless, it is natural for them to step on the flesh and blood of the nobles and fight for a way out.

"Sir, the wine is all gone and it's getting dark, are you ready to rest?"

The pretty lady from the Music Bureau also approached with a smile. She could tell at a glance that the boy was a fledgling. He was just drinking, looking down at his hands from time to time, not daring to glance at himself, and seemed to be in a trance. He must have been brought up strictly, and no one had brought him to such a place before, so he was not open-minded enough to enjoy the beauty around him.

Since the man had given her enough gold and silver, the pretty girl was considerate and took the initiative to come up to him and hold his hand. She then leaned against him and panted softly, moaning softly and sighing softly into the young man's ear, as if calling out to the beast hidden in the man's heart.

So when he heard her call, Tiedan came back to his senses, glanced at her, looked at her lifted skirt, looked at her delicate body, and then handed her a talisman.

"Drink it with water, it will cure your illness." "You! You are the one who is sick!"

Jiao Niang was stunned and ran out of the door in anger, wiping her tears.

Why are you crying? Just get treatment if you have an illness.

Tiedan was too lazy to pay attention to her, so he put the money and the talisman on the table and fled away. When it was almost dark and the moon was out, he returned to the Bronze Stork Palace through the secret passage.

Oh, now it has been renamed Longteng Palace. The stone dragon has become more powerful and even calls himself the king of heaven. The defenses in the palace are even stricter. From Wangqi's perspective, there are only a dozen or so divine guards in the city. Tiedan was not completely sure of a successful assassination, so he rushed in and killed the demon successfully.

After all, there are rules for resolving cause and effect in the Taoism. It is said that you can do it once or twice, but not three times. You can seek revenge and break off ties, but you cannot do it again if you fail to kill the enemy three times. Don't ask, because asking is metaphysics.

In short, when breaking the cause and effect, if three attempts fail, you have to kill five, six, seven or eight times to break it, or the enemy is killed by someone else. Oh, then the cause and effect cannot be completely broken.

This matter will be like a thorn, stuck in the heart and uncomfortable, and will often pop up and affect the practice when meditating and seeking enlightenment. It will make it impossible to close the mind in seclusion or enter into a state of concentration. Over time, it will even give rise to mental demons.

Shi Jiao is just like this to Tiedan, a demon in his heart.

There are still two chances to slay the demon.

Xiaoliu is also...

In short, Tiedan didn't want to kill many people this time. After all, the frontline was in a hurry, and the guy might not be in the palace. Therefore, Tiedan only made a tentative reconnaissance to see how the guards in the palace were and where there was an opportunity to take action.

So he changed out of his Taoist robes in the underwater secret passage, and put on a nightgown from the storage jade, dressing up as an assassin. He hid his sword energy in his chest, not revealing a single sound.

What? Why is there a nightgown in the storage jade? Tiedan didn't know, but it was the standard expenses received from the sect. Maybe Benshan thought that nightgown was also a necessary consumable for traveling in the martial arts world...

Of course, just using the nightgown to break into the palace at night is definitely not enough, so Tiedan also used some hand gestures and performed a new trick that he had recently developed over the past seven days.

New Beichen Killing Sword. Wuxiang Ball

Yes, this move is an upgraded and improved version of Beichen's Killing Sword. Zhan Yuehua. In principle, it still uses the secret of Jidu's Hidden Yuan Sword Yao to sneak and disappear under the moonlight.

However, based on the techniques of Yaoguang light wave interference and offsetting the deflected sword light that he had learned previously, as well as the light wave analysis of Zhan Yuehua, Tiedan comprehended the essence of Zhan Yuehua and realized more advanced techniques.

Yes, in fact, the essence of the way to cut the moonlight is to cancel out the light of the Jidu Hidden Yuan Sword and the light of the moonlight of the moon, while also offsetting a part of the visible light band. Therefore, when the moon is shining brightly, pinching this trick can cut the moonlight, and even the Yuanying cultivator will be blinded and unable to see you.

So Tiedan learned from his experience and combined various techniques such as Yaoguang Sword Ball, Zhan Yuehua, Wuxiang Sword Qi, and Sword Light Deflection together. He condensed a spherical Qi liquid membrane based on Wuxiang Sword Qi around his body, and deflected the lunar light membrane, deflecting all visible light including moonlight, forming a negative refraction position, just like looking at a transparent spherical liquid bubble.

Once this ball is turned on, it can not only be truly shadowless, invisible and traceless at night, but in theory, it can also be adjusted and its color can be deflected under the sun and the Nine Stars, making it truly shadowless, invisible and traceless.

Moreover, now that he could directly use the Yaoguang Sword Formation to protect his body, there was no need to perform special hand gestures. Furthermore, after Tiedan's improvements, even the scanning of his spiritual consciousness could be deflected and refracted by this formless sword ball to a certain extent.

Well, in theory, spiritual scanning is also a kind of biological electromagnetic wave. Therefore, the quantum biological communication chip can resonate with the divine religion's spiritual methods at a certain frequency band. To put it bluntly, it's really that everyone's radio waves are aligned...

However, Tiedan's understanding of the soul method is still too shallow, so he is not sure whether he can truly make his spiritual consciousness invisible. In his estimation, as long as someone is close enough or the soul is strong enough, it is still possible for someone to see through the formless ball.

In short, Tiedan activated the Wuxiang Ball to protect his body and took advantage of the night to escape into the palace through the secret passage. He flew out of the well and took a look, and couldn't help but sigh.

Wow, the rebels' civil engineering capabilities are so strong. They were clearly defeated last time they slayed the dragon, but when we came back, they had already rebuilt everything.

The base of the Taiwu Hall of Longteng Palace was 28 feet high. The foundation was made of marble blocks that were transported from nowhere. Under the base of the hall, underground rooms were dug to house guards. The ground was painted with lacquer, the tiles were decorated with gold, the pillars were decorated with silver, and the pearl curtains and jade walls were exquisitely crafted. A white jade bed was placed in the palace, and a tasseled tent was hung, with golden lotus flowers covering the top of the tent.

There are nine palaces in a row inside the hall, which are used to house beautiful concubines abducted from the common people and aristocratic families, tens of thousands of people wearing pearls and jade, and dressed in silk and satin. There are also special female officials and female historians to manage them, and even a procession of thousands of female riders, all riding white horses, wearing purple silk scarves, brocade trousers, gold and silver embroidered belts, and five-pattern woven boots, patrolling and guarding between palaces and temples to maintain public order.

However, these female riders obviously had little combat power. Although they all obtained Shengang Dan, no one even noticed when Tiedan passed by them. It was obvious that they were just a guard of honor. To put it nicely, they were just a beautiful scenery.

Tiedan jumped onto the roof of the palace and looked around. He saw a Taoist temple in the east. From a distance, it looked colorful and auspicious. He knew that this must be where the treasure was hidden, so he sneaked away.

As they got closer, they saw the gilded plaque "Dongming Temple" at the entrance. On the top was a wooden phoenix sculpture with a deer circling around as if flying. Its divine light was dazzling, just like a little sun, dispersing the shadows around it and almost breaking Tiedan's formless ball. It was clearly some kind of magic weapon to exorcise demons and evil spirits.

And in the mouth of the wooden phoenix, there was a magic edict. Five-colored spiritual energy was overflowing from the edict like dry ice, pouring out like a waterfall, irrigating the Taoist temple with true energy, making it like a fairyland on earth or a blessed land.

Good! This kind of place is either a place for practicing Qi or a place for storing treasures!
Opportunity! It’s all my opportunity!
Tiedan suppressed the joy in his heart, walked around the Taoist temple twice, and adjusted the Wuxiang Ball so that it could become invisible in response to the divine light.

After such secret observation, it was naturally discovered that although the cavalry patrolling outside were all useless, the temple was guarded by the experts of the Longteng General.

These people have at least the strength of the Golden Core Realm and above. They are all independent cultivators recruited from the martial arts world after Shi Jiao proclaimed himself king. Most of them were previously on the Gen Kingdom's Immortal List, or the Heaven, Earth, and Human Thieves List. There may also be monsters and demons with backgrounds in the three major sects. If they break in by force, it may alarm the masters in the palace.

Moreover, from time to time, the sounds of stringed instruments and music, bursts of laughter and joy could be heard from the temple, and from time to time, eunuchs came and went to deliver fine wine and delicious food. It was obvious that there were princes and ministers feasting and drinking in the temple all night long.

Tiedan rolled his eyes and decided to outsmart them, so he stood by the road, took out a handful of elixirs and held them in his hand. When a group of female riders passed by, he flicked his finger and threw the elixirs under the horses' hooves, causing one of the horses to slip and fall off the horse with a scream of "Ah!"

"What happened!" "The horse stumbled." "What did you step on?" "What did you hide?" "Ah! The Bone Strengthening Foundation Building Pill!" "Who dropped it!" "I found it, it's mine!" "I dropped it, it's mine!"

A group of knights immediately began to chatter and make noise.

The guard at the Dongming Temple heard the noise and came out to watch. He saw a group of good-looking women with their hair loose, sleeves rolled up, and skirts torn open, revealing their private parts. They watched the show with a smile on their faces, enjoying the show.

So Tiedan took this opportunity to sneak into Dongming Temple.

(End of this chapter)