Yefutidaolu

Chapter 14 Stop the Train (First Update)
The flying sword broke through the air!

It is impossible to behead a headless ghost since it has no head. However, the flying swords were like shuttles, piercing through the chest one by one. Ten headless ghosts were pierced through with one blow!
The huge impact force spread in all directions like a thunderous explosion. Many headless ghosts could not stand steadily, were knocked over or even blown away.

In addition, a strong thunder energy was left along the flying sword's path, which was extremely masculine and powerful, causing many headless ghosts to retreat.

It is only a hundred steps from here to Caishikou.

This sword opened up a space of thirty steps!
Gao Jian didn't hesitate at all, holding a knife, and rushed into the group of ghosts!
He had the amulet carved by Bai Ping on him, and the scent of incense protecting him, plus the flash from the rusty spot on the tip of the knife. Based on this, he felt he had a chance.

As for the murderous aura in his body, it has no effect.

The headless ghost is an evil ghost itself, and the evil spirit on Gao Jian cannot scare them at all.

The golden body that was flickering with the aura of incense seemed to have a particularly good effect on these headless ghosts. However, it was also true that Gao Jian saw that the aura of incense was originally from the willow tree that was being robbed.

Perhaps this is why Willow was so eager to keep him.

These incense sticks were accumulated over at least ten years. How could it be possible that they were taken away by Gao Jian just because of a moment of carelessness?

When Gao Jian rushed into the group of ghosts, he felt a gust of cold wind passing in front of his eyes, and his whole body was filled with piercing pain and freezing cold.

Bai Ping shouted loudly: "Young man, hold on to your breath, be careful of the cold wind, if your internal organs are blown by the cold wind, you will be injured and cold, and after a long time, your five colors will turn red and black, and turn into rotten intestines!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jian immediately held his breath and rushed forward.

But the cold wind continued to blow, hammering his bones and marrow, causing pain all over his limbs. His body felt heavy, his legs were tight, and his tendons were swollen. He could not walk fast, his feet felt like they were being stabbed by knives, and he couldn't move himself.

Gao Jian endured the pain and faced the headless ghost that was rushing towards him. He used his steps to dodge the first attack and stabbed one with his knife.

These evil ghosts are all virtual bodies and cannot be hurt by earthly weapons. Fortunately, the weapons in the hands of both Gao Jian and Bai Ping are not ordinary objects and can hurt them.

The headless ghosts were only blocked by Bai Ping's sword, but they did not lose their resistance. When they saw Gao Jian coming, they pounced on him and grabbed Gao Jian's body from all directions.

Gao Jian's self-sacrificing sword technique focuses on footwork, but not complete evasion. He can always avoid major attacks, but cannot avoid minor attacks. Although he can stab a headless ghost to death with the tip of the sword every time, he is always touched by the headless ghost.

There seemed to be something strange in the headless ghost's hand. When it touched Gao Jian, it seemed that black energy wanted to invade Gao Jian's body.

Fortunately, Gao Jian's entire body was covered with talismans. When touched, the talismans would emit golden light and bounce the headless ghost's hands away, giving Gao Jian the capital to move forward.

A bluestone street was like a black river, and the evil spirits were like tentacles in the water. Gao Jian was swimming upstream, so they kept reaching out to pull Gao Jian. Gao Jian was like a small boat swaying in the black tide, with a light on the boat that flickered. It moved slowly but firmly forward.

The road was a hundred steps long, but he walked with a staggering step.

For every step you take, you have to kill five headless ghosts.

Bai Ping could see that Gao Jian was trying to prevent the headless ghost from coming towards him and to save his life, but this made Bai Ping anxious.

The effectiveness of the amulet has its limits. At Gao Jian's speed, he can only walk eighty steps at most before the amulet is completely exhausted.

How do I take the next twenty steps?
Gao Jian doesn’t know either.

He was also very clear about his current situation. If he wanted to save Bai Ping, there was a high possibility that both of them would die. If he rushed directly, there was still a chance of survival, allowing himself to survive while Bai Ping died.

But Gao Jian knew that he could not do such a thing as abandoning Bai Ping's life.

Even if this would make the road ahead more difficult, he would not abandon Bai Ping.

If there are difficulties ahead, solve the difficulties instead of your companions.

The road ahead is difficult, but this is not an excuse. Most things in the world are difficult, so many people, especially smart and wise people, always give themselves many reasons.

The goal is the most important. Giving up something is all for that great goal.

Sacrifice is necessary, all for the ultimate justice. But Gao Jian is not a wise man.

He was faced with a trolley problem: should he let Bai Ping die, or let himself and Bai Ping die together?

Takami's answer was...he was going to stop the train.

No one dies! The willow tree in front of me dies!
When he made up his mind to 'stop the tram', he was full of energy and the rust on the tip of the knife fell off a little again.

But he didn't care about this. The willow tree in front of him was what he needed to pay attention to.

If I get hit and killed by a tram, that's all. I don't have to think about those painful choices.

No need to say more, just do it.

However, you can't act recklessly.

The power gap is so huge that there is no chance of winning if you act brute force. You have to use your brain.

He concentrated his mind and began to adjust his pace.

The self-sacrificing sword technique is one that exchanges injury for life. It emphasizes the use of movement to turn a fatal injury into an ordinary injury, allowing one to bear the consequences of an ordinary injury in exchange for the opponent's fatal injury.

Gao Jian learned this sword technique directly from the divine charm. In his clear heart, it was as if he had directly copied the experience that the person who wrote the Taoist song wanted to pass on, and he reaped the fruits of ten years of hard training.

According to Gao Jian's own understanding, this was essentially him replicating the other person's insights without loss through his clear heart, which was the same result as his own practice.

It’s like reading a poem and suddenly understanding the author’s state of mind. It’s as if I can feel the author’s mood at the moment he wrote the poem, and then I understand the emotion and charm of the entire poem.

Although there is no physical change, the additional skills are acquired through my own comprehension, not brainwashing.

But... this is ultimately limited to the 'author's perception'.

And now, Gao Jian wants to modify this sword technique himself.

He held the rusty knife, his mind and body clear, immersed in his own thoughts.

The ability of the rusty knife is to calm his heart, which can not only be used to reflect the charm, but also allow him to focus on his work.

He cannot take ordinary injuries, he must remain unharmed.

The tip of the rusty knife was shining, and its killing power was amazing. It only took one strike to shatter a headless ghost, so there was no need to use the original full-strength attack of the self-sacrificing sword technique. It was enough to just use the tip of the knife to rub the opponent.

For a living person, this scratch is insignificant, just a superficial injury.

For these headless ghosts, this rub is enough to drive them away.

This is enough.

The self-sacrificing sword technique is no longer self-sacrificing. Gao Jian's steps have become one in which he himself remains uninjured while the opponent is slightly injured.

Anyway, a minor injury can kill a headless ghost, and the light from the tip of the knife is even brighter. The headless ghosts have no eyes, but they seem to be afraid of the knife light.

After changing his pace, Gao Jian changed his moves and moved lightly, dissolving most of the attacks!
Although there is still a part that cannot be avoided, it is not a big deal because I have the amulet.

Bai Ping next to him was stunned.

Gao Jian is...creating his own sword technique?
He is indeed a genius who comprehended the self-sacrificing sword technique in just a quarter of an hour. This level of comprehension is simply a monstrosity!

The heads of the headless ghosts are imprisoned by the willow trees, so there is no need for any skills. If Gao Jian uses this pace to deal with the headless ghosts, he might be able to complete these hundred steps!
(End of this chapter)