NOVEL NEXT Chapter 307 Formless Ball_2
His strategic goal was very clear, which was to go south at any cost.
Invade south, attack south, sweep south, retreat south, gather as many people as possible, seize resources, take all the belongings that could be carried, and then with a single push, cross the Gen River, head to the Central Plains, and avoid the edge of the demon's blade.
Yes, after all, they were people who came out of the freezing lands like Kan State, who wouldn't know the power and insolubility of the demonic threat.
Hebei simply couldn't be defended; no matter how strong the Mystic Sect was, how long could they hold back the Demon Tide? Once the patience of the Immortals was exhausted, who could mend the heavens with a single hand and save the world?
The worst-case scenario is, perhaps this winter, a new batch of Demon Tides hatch successfully, and millions of beast hordes would probably trample over the Nine Borders, heading south.
By that time, Genzhou would be a plain, with no natural defenses to hold, probably being pushed straight to the edge of the Gen River. In Ye Capital, you may reign for a while, indulging in pleasures, but how long can that last?
So, to put it plainly, it's still bullying the weak and fearing the strong, fighting wherever it's easier, walking wherever there's a path. Now, with the Immortal Palace weak and collapsing, naturally, it's about treading a path to life over the flesh of officials.
"Young master, the wine is all drunk, the sky is also dark, would you like to rest?"
The courtesan from the Imperial Music Bureau also approached with a smile, instantly seeing that this young lad was a fledgling, only focusing on drinking, occasionally looking down at his hand, not daring to sneak a look at her, completely lost in thought. Surely, he had strict family teachings and had never been brought to such places before, feeling uneasy to enjoy the beauties by his side.
Since he had given generous gold and silver, the courtesan was understanding, took the initiative to take his hand, pressed her body against him, and with a playful sigh, whispered softly in the young man's ear, as if calling out to the beast hidden in a man's heart.
Upon hearing her call, Tie Dan snapped back to reality, glanced at her, looked at her lifted skirt, glimpsed her tender body, and casually handed her a talisman.
"Mix it with water and drink it; it can cure your illness."
"You! You're the one who's ill!"
The courtesan was stunned, angrily stormed out, wiping her tears as she left.
Why the hell are you crying, just get treated if you're sick.
Tie Dan couldn't be bothered with her, left the money and talisman on the table, and slipped away. Just in time as the night fell, and the bright moon had appeared, he returned to Tongguan Palace through the secret tunnel.
Oh, it's now been renamed Dragon Palace, that Stone Dragon's influence has grown, even calling himself Heavenly King, and the palace defenses are stricter. Qi Observation shows there are at least a dozen Divinity Transformation Guards in the city, and Tie Dan wasn't sure he could achieve a successful assassination in one attempt, storming in and slaying the demon.
After all, there's a particular protocol to resolving karma in the Mystic Sect, one can do it once, twice but not thrice; seeking revenge and severing ties is allowed, but failing to kill your enemy three times means you can't try again, don't ask why, it's mysticism.
Anyway, in resolving karma, if you can't succeed three times, you might need to kill five, six, seven, or eight times to sever it, or if your enemy is killed by someone else, oh well, then the karma isn't cleanly severed.
This matter becomes like a thorn stuck in your heart, inconveniently, popping up during meditation and Enlightenment, affecting cultivation, making it hard to enter meditation. Over time, it might even give rise to Heart Demons.
Stone Dragon was such an existence to Tie Dan, a Heart Demon.
Demon Slayer, two chances remain.
Xiao Liu is also...
In any case, this time Tie Dan wasn't aiming to kill many people, after all, the frontlines were urgent, and it was uncertain if that scoundrel was even in the palace. Therefore, this time Tie Dan only planned a probing reconnaissance, to see how the palace was guarded and where an opportunity might arise to act.
Thus, in the underwater secret tunnel, he changed out of his Daoist robe and Vestment robe, and from the Storage Jade, switched to night clothes, dressing as an assassin. He gathered all his sword energy in his chest, not revealing a trace.
What? Why is there night clothes in the Storage Jade? Tie Dan didn't know either, but it was all standard supplies issued by the sect, probably because Honzan considered night clothes essential consumables for walking the Jianghu...
Of course, just wearing night clothes to sneak into the Imperial Palace wouldn't be enough, so Tie Dan also pinched the formula and performed magic, unleashing his newly refined move, developed over seven days of deduction.
New Beichen Killing Sword. Formless Ball
Yes, this move is an upgraded version of the Beichen Killing Sword. Moon Slashing. The principle is still using the Jidu Hidden Element Sword Radiance, using the secret to stealth and vanish under the Taiyin Moonlight.
But Tie Dan, based on the previously understood Yao Guang Wave Interference, neutralized and deflected sword light techniques, and the light wave analysis of Moon Slashing, comprehended the essence of Moon Slashing, and enlightened more advanced techniques.
Yes, in essence, the way of Moon Slashing is using the light of Jidu Hidden Element Sword and Taiyin Moonlight to mutually cancel, simultaneously deflecting part of the visible light's wavebands. Therefore, when Taiyin shines brightly, pinching this formula can slash Moonlight, even Nascent Soul cultivators would be blind to see you.
So, Tie Dan took the principle and integrated the techniques of Yao Guang Sword Ball, Moon Slashing, Formless Sword Qi, and Sword Light Deviation, forming around himself a spherical Qi Liquid Membrane Layer based on Formless Sword Qi, targeting Taiyin light's membrane deflection, to deflect all visible light including moonlight, creating a negative refraction field, like looking at a transparent spherical liquid bubble.
Once this sphere is activated, not only can one achieve true invisibility and tracelessness in the night, theoretically under the sun, under the Nine Luminaries, one can also adjust, adjust the color and deflection, achieving true invisibility and tracelessness, no presence no form.
And now, directly using Yao Guang Sword Formation for protection, there's no need to specifically divide hands to pinch formulas, also, after Tie Dan's refinement, even Divine Sense scans can be skewed and deflected to a certain extent by this Formless Ball.