Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 470 Battle of Yushui
"Sect Leader! What lies below is nothing short of a dragon's nest! I've never seen so many long serpents in the East Sea! They're all tangled up in knots!"

Ba Kui munched on the meat with smacking sounds, while Fen Yun, making a ruckus, pulled out the dragon egg from his arms to show Tie Dan.

"It's a dragon again..."

Tie Dan picked up the egg and looked at it, probing for the dragon's aura. Then he looked at the shape of the embryo inside the egg. It shouldn't be a natural dragon from the Immortal Palace. It was more like a dragon that had transformed from some kind of water snake. He didn't know if it was a wild hybrid of some kind of demonic dragon or a super-evolution that had eaten too much human flesh.

"This dragon is protected by the true breath of the sunflower water, making it impervious to swords and spears, and possessing immense strength. Underwater, it moves with incredible speed and agility, and even my fireballs cannot penetrate its armor."

Moreover, there are at least twenty more of these at the bottom of the river, all enormous demons hundreds of feet long. When they stir up waves, they churn and churn the river. This river is probably not going to be easy to cross.”

Because Tie Dan killed him so quickly, this great demon dragon was instantly killed the moment it opened its eyes, and no one could tell what skills it had. Fen Yun quickly explained to avoid making himself seem too weak.

However, Tie Dan hadn't had high expectations for his fighting ability anyway. He glanced at the large expanse of colorful auspicious clouds following far behind.
"We have to get through this, even if it's tough. Since the group behind us sent people to test us, it means they've reached an agreement and will soon join forces to attack us."

If we delay any longer, allowing them to form battle formations and devise countermeasures, I'm not confident I can protect you.

"Hiss... But with a horde of dragons in front and pursuers behind, it's too... Should we take a detour?"

Even Ba Kui Cao couldn't swallow it anymore, and Fen Yun was also sweating profusely as he offered his advice.

Tie Dan stood up, slowly floated towards the sky above the Yu River, and said calmly,
"It's no use. They can fly ahead and block us just like lightning. Once the fight starts, these demons will follow us by wading through the water, drawn by the scent of blood. We can't escape or avoid this battle; we can only fight our way through."

"You need not worry about anything else. Ba Kui, just grit your teeth, protect the goods, and force your way across the river. Fen Yun, you defend; boil the water and create a cloud of smoke. I'll handle everything else."

Since Tie Dan had said so, the two Nascent Soul cultivators had no choice. So, after Ba Kui had eaten and drunk his fill and recovered his strength, he plunged into the river and struggled vigorously. Fen Yun protected the cabin on his back to prevent the containers from falling into the water. At the same time, as Tie Dan had instructed, he cast layers of fire rings to protect the area, which heated the surrounding river water so that steam rose and thick fog filled the river, temporarily obscuring the view.

Meanwhile, Tie Dan vanished into the thick fog, standing on the Yu River, fully activating his divine sense, his starry eyes scanning the entire map like radar, keeping an eye on any approaching enemy, holding a mouthful of true qi in his mouth, ready to unleash it at any moment.

Their high-profile crossing of the river naturally attracted the attention of both sides.

The eight men were carrying two hundred boxes of goods, and their bodies reeked of the aroma of cooked meat. Their presence and aura were impossible to conceal, immediately causing waves to surge, undercurrents to rise, whirlpools to roll, and countless huge shadows to rise from the riverbed, lurking and approaching, surrounding them head-on.

Noticing the rising smoke and splashing waves from afar, and knowing that Tie Dan and his group were beginning to forcibly cross the river, the demonic sect members who followed closely behind indeed gathered to attack. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh," like shooting stars falling and meteors flying like a tide, they flew over their heads in an instant, occupying the entire sky and forming a grand array to set up a calamity on the spot.

Tie Dan was also having a headache. A few days ago, they were just a bunch of monkeys scattering like leaves in the wind, but now, after only a few days, they'd all banded together and devised a formation to deal with him. Was it really that several hundred boxes of goods were so attractive, or had he offended too many people...?

Enough of this nonsense, let's get started!
"Whoosh—!" "Whoosh—!" "Whoosh—!"

Tie Dan opened his mouth and spewed out a torrent of True Breath, shooting out wildly and indiscriminately. The countless Qi lines that pointed to the sky were like steel wires, sometimes cutting through the turbulent waters, severing a dragon that was lurking underwater in two, staining large areas of it crimson. Sometimes they traversed the heavens and earth, breaking through the fog and cutting through the wind, causing celestial stars to fall one after another.

In fact, although both the Ruyi Sword Scripture and the Nine Luminaries Divine Sword are 'sword scriptures', they are actually both Qi cultivation techniques, and the sword Qi they refine is also two completely different things.

The Nine Luminaries Divine Sword is equivalent to a special Qi cultivation technique of the Sword Sect. It uses a secret Qi circulation to refine and temper spiritual Qi within the body into a special kind of true Qi, giving it a slashing attribute like a 'sword's edge'. The sword Qi can disembowel and behead, and is extremely sharp, like a knife or a sword.

The Ruyi Sword Manual, a sword-controlling technique, is found in various schools, and its principle is the same. Essentially, it involves compressing one's true qi into the lungs and then ejecting it as a high-pressure qi blade. This sword strikes and kills enemies, so its power depends on the depth of one's skill and the amount of qi one possesses.

At this moment, blocked by the water surface, Ruyi Zhenxi was also weakened by 30%. However, Tie Dan had more than two thousand years of cultivation, and his Qi was extremely strong. He could hit a cow through a mountain and blow up a fish through water with amazing power. No matter what kind of demonic dragon or long dragon it was, he could still blow it up with one strike.

However, this move deals pure physical damage, a single breakthrough, specifically targeting the physical body. It's a basic divine skill that maximizes damage output to kill, becoming stronger against stronger opponents and even stronger against weaker ones, only used to bully weaker enemies. But how could the Demonic Sect be easily dealt with by mere physical damage skills?

These people who roam the martial world, killing and robbing, are mostly true disciples who have obtained the secret manuals of various mountains. They have at least a thousand years of cultivation. Those who are doing well also have their sect's secret sword, magic treasures to protect them, and Daoist partners and mounts. This time, they have made full preparations to steal the Sword Sect's things. How could they be killed by you in an instant?

So, Tie Dan's barrage of names, although it knocked down two of the dragons, didn't kill a single person. Those who were knocked down from the sky either had protective robes or precious jade, or at the very least, their mounts took their place. One by one, they fell into the water, but soon they wobbled and flew back up.

However, Tie Dan doesn't have time to rush in and finish off the enemy now. There are too many enemies attacking from all directions, from the sky and the water. As long as he can break through the target's defense and cripple them with a single sword strike, forcing them to retreat out of fear, he will have already achieved his goal.

Ignoring the wounded, he seized the opportunity and continued to unleash a barrage of attacks on the water's surface, using the incredible range and power of the Ruyi Sword Manual to force the surrounding demons and monsters back outside the sword's encirclement, protecting Ba Kui as he waded across the water.

"boom!"

However, Tie Dan didn't have a chance to deal with them one by one. The strong smell of wild boar meat had already made the demons at the bottom of the river drool. With a loud bang, a huge ball rolled out of the riverbed!

It really was a ball. Snakes are known for their lustful nature, so perhaps these dragons were in their breeding season. Twenty or thirty giant dragons of all sizes intertwined and churned together, forming a massive sphere of flesh covered in scales and mucus. This fleshy ball cleaved through the waves and tumbled towards the wild boar! Dozens of dragon heads hissed and howled, opening their tusks and bloody mouths to bite at the wild boar!
"Eek—! Sect Leader, save me!!"

Ba Kui was completely useless, and he screamed for help!

"Hi ha——!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Even Tie Dan was panting from the blows. He unleashed a burst of Ruyi True Breath like a machine gun, instantly shattering Kui Shui True Qi and blasting four dragon heads in succession! The dragon bones and flesh were blasted into pieces! The ball he hit was riddled with craters, causing the dragons to writhe and scream in agony, unable to advance or retreat!

"Swish, swish, swish!" "Ahhh, the sect leader and the others are coming up!"

However, no sooner had one wave subsided than another arose. Seeing the underwater dragons emerge to tank the damage, the celestial demons, seizing the opportunity, immediately charged forward while Tie Dan's machine gun was distracted, rushing into the encirclement of Tie Dan's swords and unleashing a furious barrage of attacks! In an instant, a vast expanse of colorful light bloomed in the sky, radiating precious brilliance. Wind, thunder, lightning, fire, talismans, magic arrows, swords, spears, axes—all crashed down upon the thick fog with a deafening roar!
As for Fen Yun, he was barely of any use, but in reality, he was completely useless. Seeing the overwhelming barrage of Dao techniques and magical treasures coming at him, he immediately panicked. He knew that his own firepower was as thin as paper and he couldn't withstand such a bombardment and siege. All he could do was shout and yell at the top of his lungs.

However, Tie Dan had anticipated this. In a flash, he appeared above Ba Kui's head, his body radiating rainbow light. He then leaped out from behind him, unleashing the Nine Luminaries Sword Wheel. He transformed the Yao Guang Sword Ball into the Yao Guang Sword Shield, cleaving the massive sword wheel in mid-air. The Nine Luminaries Sword Light spun rapidly, using the sword to shatter all laws and cleave through all treasures, deflecting all the Daoist techniques and lightning strikes raining down upon him! With the power of his own sword, he forcefully withstood the combined onslaught of demonic Daoist techniques!

"Boom boom boom!"

"Whoosh!"

The demonic sects naturally knew that Tie Dan's sword energy was astonishing. If he were to target them one by one, no amount of lives would be enough for him to kill. Therefore, they fought desperately to force him into a defensive posture. Naturally, they could not miss such a golden opportunity and give him another chance to freely unleash his sword energy! They immediately seized this opportunity and attacked with all their might, throwing out all their resources to besiege him. They frantically consumed pills, randomly released talismans, and fiercely attacked with magical treasures, daring not to relax or become complacent in the slightest!
Without needing any further instructions, the intense barrage of fire overhead meant that, had Tie Dan not been able to withstand most of it, Ba Kui and Fen Yun, those two small fry, would have been reduced to mincemeat long ago. So even if they managed to miss a few attacks, leaving the big pig covered in blood and the old monster with a broken head, neither of them dared to complain. They simply swam with all their might to escape.

"Ow—!"

However, the dragon group revived! Although Tie Dan had severely injured and killed several of them, the demons were still tough and thick-skinned. Now, their ferocity was unleashed, and they actually chased after them again, baring their fangs and claws, biting straight at Ba Kui! Seven or eight heads bit into the pigskin, causing a violent upheaval! Blood flowed like a gushing stream!
"Mwah—!"

"Hoohoho!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Ba Kui screamed in pain! Fen Yun was going all out! Roaring, he charged at the dragon with his Nascent Soul Flame Head! Each impact shattered a head! However, the dragons had already coiled up and were biting him! Dragging the giant pig straight down into the water! Glug, glug! In the blink of an eye, it had sunk to the bottom!
Seeing this, Tie Dan knew that this hurdle was probably going to be difficult.

He had thought that even if he did his best, it wouldn't be a problem to help them cross the river, but he never expected that these two good-for-nothings would be so useless that they couldn't even hold on for a short while before sinking...

Sigh, forget it, let's not blame fate. In the end, it's because his cultivation wasn't up to par. If he had another hundred or fifty years of experience with the Ruyi Sword Manual, and his sword range had expanded to a hundred miles, he would have killed everyone with a single move long ago, and none of this would have happened. Now that he's been dragged into a phase of attrition and mutual destruction, he's already lost half the battle.

His Qi is currently insufficient, and he is already struggling to withstand the combined attack of the large group of demonic sects. Even if he launches a sword-wielding attack, it will be nothing more than a chase, like swatting flies, with no clear victor in a short time. As long as the demonic sects can hold them off and delay, they can wait for the underwater dragon to deal with the two Nascent Soul cultivators and scatter the containers. Then they can go down and seize the treasure. The longer it drags on, the more advantageous it will be.

There's no other way but to use the ultimate weapon.

Yes, it's the same old trick: first, reveal a weakness, feign defeat and death, then take advantage of the crowd surrounding you to finish you off, and then, when no one is looking, revive on the spot and kill a bunch of bastards with a single move, the Yazi Wanmu Tongzi Sword...

"Who do you think you are, you lowly wretch! How dare you harm my brother!"

"Ninth Brother, don't worry! Your elder brother is here!"

Before Tie Dan could even change his stage, suddenly a series of angry shouts, earth-shattering and resounding for miles, came from the north.

"Nie Yunlan of Tianfu Mountain!"

"Zheng Zhi of Siming Mountain!"

"Qingtian Mountain Gong Zhongyuan!"

"Xiaoweishan Jiqiuzi!"

"Gaizhushan Ping Gongzhi!"

"Yan Bodang of Jade Palace Mountain!"

"Zhao Xingjian of Dongyang Mountain!"

"King Fu of Tianmu Mountain!"

"Shhhhh!"

As soon as the words were spoken, eight streaks of light shot forth, forming a wedge formation! They hurtled straight down from the northern sky and crashed into the formation!
The entire Demonic Sect was focused on Tie Dan, and was caught off guard! They were directly charged into the crowd and trapped inside the formation. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, three of them were killed in succession! Their formation was broken instantly!
Those eight sword lights pressed their advantage relentlessly! Their coordination was masterful, their power unmatched! With a series of swift movements, they all turned and charged forward! Every move was an attack from all eight simultaneously! Outnumbered, they were overwhelmingly arrogant!
The demonic sect members were already on guard against each other, and were far apart, unable to support each other. Even if they regained their senses and used hand seals and magical artifacts to defend themselves, they simply couldn't withstand eight against one!

Moreover, with escape routes blocked from all sides, once targeted and surrounded, there was no way to escape! In the blink of an eye, three more people were defeated and killed!
The others were immediately shocked! It was obvious that these guys were seasoned veterans with excellent teamwork!

This team has played countless life-or-death matches in ranked games, which is incomparable to their temporary random team!

For a moment, they had no time to worry about surrounding and attacking, and they didn't even have time to retrieve the magical treasures they had thrown out! They all used escape techniques to flee!

"Whoosh!"

"You think you can escape with that iron egg?!" He immediately switched from defense to offense! He leaped forward to counterattack! His sword energy surged forth! He attacked from behind, his hidden sword striking! He sent several people flying, breaking their defenses and injuring them severely! Then, with a gust of sword wind, sword rainbows soared into the sky! He seamlessly joined the eight-person formation!

In an instant, the nine stars aligned, forming a battle formation and charging forward! Swords flashed and shadows flew, slaughtering across the sky! The demonic sects were utterly decimated, with pieces of flesh flying everywhere and blood raining down! In the blink of an eye, they turned the tide and wiped out the entire demonic sect!

(End of this chapter)