knife

Chapter 426: Want to practice magical skills, wield a sword from the palace
Tiele stared blankly at Jebe.

Then, he turned his head away.

Because his eyes felt sore.

I haven't felt this way in a long time.

"Don't be smug. I'm not killing you because I don't want the Great Yuan Dynasty, which Father worked so hard to build up over his entire life, to be destroyed in the hands of us brothers," Zhebie said coldly.

Tiele looked at Jebe: "Brother, do you know what Gao Qunshu said to me when I came to see you?"

"How did he say?"

"He instructed me to strike unexpectedly and ruthlessly. Once you are killed, your barbarians will naturally scatter. Those people have no concept of loyalty; they'll follow whoever feeds them. At that time, as long as we offer them enough benefits, we can lure them all back. As for the others, they are originally Yuan people. I am the second prince, so they won't have any psychological barriers to surrendering to me!"

"You can kill me?" Jebe looked at Tiele, somewhat amused.

Jebe was twice the age of Tiele and had already reached the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan many years ago, while Tiele was only at the eighth rank when the Great Yuan split, and had just entered the ranks.

Tiele looked at Jebe and extended his right hand.

To Jebe's astonishment, Tiele's hand slowly turned red, and then continued to change towards a deep red.

Blood Jade Technique!

"You, how could you practice the Blood Jade Technique?" Zhebie shouted. "Such an evil skill will bring you to a bad end."

"There's no other way!" Tiele said, "The Condensing Sea Technique requires time to accumulate, and I can't wait any longer. Brother, do you know that Li Dachui has already stepped into the Innate Realm? If I continue to follow the established path, we will never have another chance."

"The level of martial arts cultivation does not determine the outcome of battles between nations!"

"But it also has a huge impact!" Tiele said with a wry smile. "I only have Duanmu Mama, but do you know who else Li Dachui has? Besides him, there's Zhou Zhi, Chang Jian, and now Liao Ran and Yi Ming. Although these people won't make a move easily, we can't help but take their actions into account. A knife only feels safe when it's in your own hand."

"If you want to make rapid progress in the Blood Jade Technique in a short period of time, you need to absorb the internal energy of others. However, these internal energies are mixed and impure, and some even repel each other. If you make rapid progress in a short period of time, it will take your life!" Tiele said.

"Perhaps I can refine the Phoenix Flame then!" Tiele laughed. "Granny Duanmu relied on the Phoenix Flame to temper her mixed skills, thus reaching the Innate Realm. I think I can do it too!"

"Nonsense!" Zhebie roared, "Even though I don't know much about the Phoenix Flame technique, I know that it requires a pure Yin constitution to practice. Duanmu Miaomiao happens to have a pure Yin constitution, which is why she can practice it. You, a grown man, are going to kill yourself by practicing it, unless..."

At this point, Jebe suddenly stopped talking, looking at Tiele with disbelief in his eyes.

Tiele laughed heartily: "Brother, you guessed right, that's exactly what I was thinking. To cultivate divine skills, one must castrate oneself, hahaha, hahaha. What's so scary about it? It's just a few inches long, nothing compared to the inheritance of the Great Yuan Dynasty."

“You just got married! You only have one daughter,” Jebe murmured.

“It doesn’t matter!” Tiele said, “Brother, I don’t have a son, but you do!” Jebe took a deep breath.

“I have been practicing the Blood Jade Technique for over a year now, and my progress has been rapid. I have now reached the peak of the ninth rank!” Zhebie said, “Of course, I have also felt the harm of those different kinds of forged true qi. Perhaps in another year or two, I will have to practice the Phoenix Fire. So, brother, you see!”

Tiele chuckled, stroking his full beard. "I've grown this huge beard, but once I refine the Phoenix Flame, it probably won't grow back. And I'll probably start talking like a girl. I hope you won't roll your eyes at me then!"

Jebe was furious and felt a tightness in his chest. He took a step to the side and punched the big pine tree with all his might.

The pine tree shook, and its needles fell like rain.

"Li Dachui!" he roared and kicked again, snapping a pine branch as thick as a bowl in two with a crack, which then crashed to the ground.

"Brother, please don't destroy this tree! I just made a wish; this big pine tree is very powerful!" Tiele laughed. "And don't hate Li Dachui. In our battle, we each used our own tricks, but he was more skilled and manipulated us brothers. We have to accept the loss, but if we're not convinced, we can still bet. We still have capital to wager; we can go back to the table and gamble again. Besides, the Phoenix Flame I'm refining came from Li Dachui's mother. In that sense, she did us a favor."

Looking at the smiling Tiele, Jebe really didn't know what to say.

I wonder how many sleepless nights Tiele struggled with making this decision?

"Do Princess Chang Le and Dayu'er know about your decision?"

“Mother should know that Granny Duanmu must have told her that I started practicing the Blood Jade Skill. Once I start practicing, this is an inevitable result. But who is Mother? She is a princess of the Great Qin. What kind of cruel struggles hasn’t she seen since she was a child? So she can understand me, and she won’t try to stop me. As for Dayuer, if she can’t stand it, she can leave. I won’t blame her.”

Jebe remained silent for a while, then walked to his chestnut horse, took a leather bag from the saddle, and found it bulging. When he pulled out the stopper, the aroma of wine filled the air.

"I never expected my brother to have such fine wine!" Tiele laughed. "Today, we brothers will have a good drink together."

"Tell me, what should we do next?" Jebe sat down cross-legged under the big pine tree, tilted his head back and took a big gulp of water from the leather bag, then handed the bag to Tiele.

After taking a large gulp of strong liquor, Tiele said, "I have received definite intelligence that Li Dachui has been away from the Beiting Protectorate for some time now, and Xiao Changche, who is several months pregnant and whose pregnancy is already showing, is currently staying on Qiyue Island and not coming out. Zhou Zhi and Fu Qingzhu are also staying on Qiyue Island. So the Beiting Protectorate is now a brainless place. Without Li Dachui's judgment and planning, and without Xiao Changche's command, their combat effectiveness has been reduced by at least half."

"So now is the best time to eliminate them?" Jebe asked.

Tiele shook his head: "The Beiting Protectorate has already established its power, and we are currently extremely weak. So this time, all we can do is try to survive in their hands. What I want to take is Yandu. As long as the three of us are united, the Beiting Protectorate will not be able to swallow us whole."

"Will Beiting just stand by and watch us do this?"

"Of course not!" Tiele laughed. "We're not without help! Brother, there are people inside the pass who hope we can rise again and keep Li Dachui tied down outside the pass."

"Linghuye?"

"Exactly."

(End of this chapter)