Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 410 Chaos
You might not believe it, but some people are born to save all living beings.

That's right, so what if the sky falls down!

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's True Transmission, the Northern Star Sword Sect's Leader, the Nine Luminaries Sword Pavilion's Chief, the Supreme Limitless Sword Master, the Mysterious Heavenly Ruyi True Lord—will make a move!
Well, it has nothing to do with anyone else. A certain Sword Sect leader, who wishes to remain anonymous, simply blinked, had a dream, and suddenly changed his mind, wanting to save the world and all living beings. So what? Is that not allowed?
However, although he's made the boast, to be honest, Tie Dan hasn't figured out the specifics of how to do it yet.

After all, everyone has their own expertise. It would be fine for him to kill, but saving lives is really a bit too much for him...

Besides, Taiji Heaven is such a tiny place, yet it has way too many messy things going on.

The various forces were constantly at odds, with no one ever truly at peace. Not only were the autocratic and corrupt forces like centipedes that refused to die but stubbornly refused to withdraw.

Moreover, new generations of non-human beings keep descending from the heavens and making their grand debut. The game version changes every sixty days on average. Who can keep up with that?

Besides, no matter how powerful a person is, it's impossible for them to challenge the three major sects single-handedly... Well, Nan Hua probably can't even be considered a person, right?
Well, anyway, as the old saying goes, "A fence needs three posts, and a hero needs three helpers."

The Celestial Venerable commands four ministers, four departments, and twenty-eight constellations. The Mysterious Maiden has the Dragon, Tiger, Deer, Crane, and Thunder Monkey ancestors. The Divine Lord has nine supreme beings and countless Blood Sea Altar Masters. But the Northern Star Sword Sect is now truly fragmented, its population dwindling, and on the verge of extinction…

Therefore, Tie Dan felt that his most urgent task was not to challenge Nan Hua to a duel, but to urgently need a few righteous partners to form a team.

Moreover, those who join the team must be at least above the level of a useless player, strong enough to hold the line at the front and hold out until he comes to the rescue.

It's a pity that the Xuanmen sect, these cowardly good-for-nothings, are clearly unreliable. As for the Immortal Palace, those utterly useless bastards, we should be grateful they don't drag us down.

As for those lunatics in the cult, who are seriously ill and can even skin themselves alive, how can you expect them to have any pity for the common people?
Besides, we should all be reasonable. Even if Nanhua has a thousand faults, it has been honest and law-abiding for three thousand years. The number of people who have died at its hands is probably less than a fraction of the number of people from the three major sects. Who knows who will save the world in the future...

In short, none of the three major factions can be relied upon.

Well, there are reliable ones, the best being the one sixty years from now. But that person isn't even born yet, so who can we rely on? Waiting sixty years for him is probably too late…

So Tie Dan decided to ask Grand Master Xuan Du first.

After all, Ling Xuzi, who was from the same era, had reincarnated, overcome tribulations, and returned to his peak. After some scheming, he took sole control of the Xuanmen and even planned his escape route. It can be said that everything was ready except for the final push. Whether he was cowardly or not was another matter. He had full action and was worthy of being the head of the Xuanmen and the number one coward in the world.

Xuan Du, that old bastard, is also a disciple of Lei Zu and a true successor of the Xuanmen. He's over five thousand years old. Even if he's lived to a ripe old age, shouldn't he have some trump cards up his sleeve? Well, since you're about to merge with the Dao anyway, why not leave these mantles and preparations to someone with the right destiny to inherit them?

Thinking of this, the Northern Star Sword light had already stretched out a hundred-foot rainbow, turned in the clear sky, and then cut across the Sili territory, landing in a spiritual pool in the forest. It was the Yayu Immortal Mansion, the Langxuan Secret... Wait, I went to the wrong place?

Tie Dan frowned, not expecting to be proven wrong so easily after just one boast. He instantly transformed his Dao Qi into the Xuanming Ice River, his entire being becoming a cold, icy shadow. He broke through the water and entered the pool, disappearing back and forth in the pool in an instant. His divine sense scanned the lakebed several times... but he still couldn't find the Dragon Palace or Demon Cave!
Impossible! Wasn't it said that this group of monsters had been living in seclusion here for a thousand years? Could they be that hidden? Or is his fate in the immortal realm simply not good enough, so he can't even encounter that salamander monster?
Or did we take another wrong turn? Perhaps it's some other forest, some other pond? Do we have to throw a few more axes to trigger the dungeon mechanics? Or maybe the setup for that event sixty years from now hasn't even been completed yet...?

Indeed, this is a possibility. After all, any plan must conform to the changes in the destiny of heaven and earth, and the current situation of Taiji Heaven is fundamentally different from that of sixty years later.

At this point, the Battle of Suiyang hasn't even officially started yet.

But it will be soon...

Tie Dan flew into the sky and looked into the distance. In the distance, not far to the southeast, a murderous aura soared into the sky, and dark clouds covered the sky. With a thought, he calculated that it was the army of 100,000 Shi Jiao gathering, approaching the heart of the Central Plains. A detachment was galloping across the land of Sizhou, sweeping away the remnants of the troops in various prefectures and counties, attempting to cut off land reinforcements, capture the key hub of Suiyang in one fell swoop, completely sever the grain transport route from Zhen and Xun prefectures to Sili, and cut off the last major artery of the Immortal Palace.

If this battle is won, the Celestial Palace will naturally have no more manpower or financial resources to prepare for a counterattack. The Heavenly King's army will then gain the most prosperous southeastern region, which will solidify their victory and allow them to sweep across the world. At that time, they will truly be able to overturn the world and change dynasties.

However, while the idea is appealing, the Xuanmen sect will never allow it to succeed.

After all, the construction of the Third Void is of paramount importance now, as it concerns escape from outer space. Even the Heavenly King himself cannot delay this important matter.

Now that Yuntai Peak is still clinging to Sanyuan and sucking its blood, it is impossible to build Taixu without decades of preparation. How can we let the rebel army invade and cause chaos in the capital region, delaying the construction period? What if it becomes a complete failure?
Therefore, maintaining a perpetually stagnant court and a Central Plains rife with rival warlords is the core objective of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect). Neither a single dominant celestial palace nor a Heavenly King's Army that holds absolute power serves the fundamental interests of the Xuanmen.

Therefore, the Xuanmen sect definitely needs to deal a heavy blow to the rebels in Suiyang and crush their arrogance.

The problem is that, judging from the changes in the situation in the dream and Zhen Baiyu's previous reminder, the cult, which had been almost offline throughout the rebellion, is finally about to make its move.

Moreover, it was a major intervention, even deploying the Ten Great Formations. The three major sects staged a drama that would last at least ten years, directly causing the world to turn upside down, mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. The stone dragon was left wishing for death, and he became depressed and withdrawn.

But what is the cult plotting...?

Tie Dan couldn't figure it out, so he called directly to ask.

He took out the blood jade that Jingwei had brought back earlier and called out. The blood jade flashed once, but there was no response.

Zhen Baiyu didn't answer, likely not because they were sulking from not being in touch for so long. Rather, the Divine Cult had used some kind of secret technique to sever all primordial spirit channels in the vicinity, concealing heavenly secrets and preventing the Yin spirits from secretly spying. Even the Blood Jade couldn't penetrate this battlefield barrier for stable point-to-point communication.

However, although the landline phone line was down, wireless telegrams should still be able to be sent.

Tie Dan is now considered an expert in Yuan Shen magic. He has already thoroughly studied the Divine Lord's Blood Jade and knows that as a protective talisman for the Holy Maiden, it has many functions. It can not only transmit power and magic, record voice communication, but also coordinate and encode Yuan Shen signals, converting them into the Yuan Shen Dao Beacon of the Divine Sect.

By transforming one's primordial spirit through the Blood Jade, a unique primordial spirit beacon can be activated, accessible to all members of the Divine Cult. Like a spark igniting in the dark night sky, nearby members of the Divine Cult, sensing the Blood Jade's call for help, will naturally fly to protect them. Incidentally, the Blood Slaughter Order also operates on this mechanism, ensuring that the Divine Cult's enemies cannot escape its clutches, no matter where they go.

So Tie Dan pinched the Blood Jade with his index and middle fingers and tried to use the Yao Guang Pulse Sword Technique to transform the power of his primordial spirit sword into a divine beacon through the Blood Jade, and spread it outwards, attempting to use bait to catch the nearby members of the divine sect and question them.

Then, at the very instant the impact of his primordial spirit spread outwards, Tie Dan clearly sensed a vast expanse of red light, hundreds and even thousands of miles away, reflecting and shimmering in a dazzling array. In an instant, it was as if he had fallen into an ocean of crimson stars, with thousands of red stars shining and flickering in his sea of ​​consciousness, radiating light.

So Tie Dan silently put the blood jade away and hid it away...

What the hell? How come there are so many people from the cult? And what's that in Suiyang City? Is it some kind of wholesale market for cult leaders...?

Although he was only looking down in a daze, Tie Dan still sensed in a single glance that an invisible, intangible, and inexplicable terrifying power was accumulating and gathering in the hands of the Divine Cult on this land in the Central Plains.

The spiritual energy, silently and imperceptibly, converged from all directions, gathering at the Suiyang battlefield, poised to erupt. This oppressive feeling was like the waters of the Gen River gathering, the water level constantly rising, until now the river was above the banks, the water higher than the embankment. It seemed that a torrential downpour, with lightning and thunder, would at any moment breach the embankment and cause a massive flood to pour out, submerging thousands of acres of fertile land and countless lives, sweeping them away and causing a catastrophe.

Clearly, the cult has made preparations, perhaps even going a bit too far.

While it's true that we should be fully prepared to get involved in the struggle between the three major factions, logically speaking, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? The Divine Cult mobilized such a large number of people and gathered the power of heaven and earth just to deal with the Heavenly King's hundreds of thousands of troops. Isn't that a bit excessive?

Tie Dan wasn't bragging. With such a level of Dao power, even if only one or two out of ten were at his command, and he killed them without regard for karma or cause, he could easily set up the Kaiyang Sword Formation to surround them from all sides and slaughter tens of thousands of people.

It's impossible that the Blood Codex Cult's most famous foundation, the Ten Absolute Formations, is less efficient at killing than Bei Chen's Kaiyang Sword Technique, right? Cough cough, of course, Tie Dan isn't some madman who kills indiscriminately. Besides, he's changed his mind now and decided to be a good person who saves the world, so naturally he can't just rush up and kill people.

Moreover, judging from the development in the dream, even if he didn't intervene, the Central Plains would still be in chaos for sixty years, with mountains of corpses, rivers of blood, and fields of bones. Even if he intervened, it would still be a chaotic massacre. Wouldn't that mean the future would remain completely unchanged?
And who to kill? The rebels? Are you kidding me? Are you suggesting we let the Celestial Palace continue ruling? Don't they realize that the world has fallen to this state? Who is truly to blame? Besides, that kid didn't have a good ending in his previous life either…

So, should we slaughter the entire Immortal Palace? But aren't the rebels already doing their utmost to slaughter everyone? What difference does it make if one more person is killed than another?

Especially now, with many players vying for power and a major battle about to begin, everyone is making their moves. It's like a storm is brewing, and the situation is getting more and more chaotic the more you try to figure it out.

Just as Tie Dan was trapped in the chaos before him, unable to find a way out, a sudden eagle's cry pierced the air, followed by a whistling arrow that streaked across the sky and disappeared into the forest.

Tie Dan twitched his ears and immediately recognized that it was a scout from the northern cavalry patrolling the forest, guarding against spies infiltrating the vicinity of the military camp. This hawk whistle meant nothing was happening, and he called the sentries to assemble and prepare to return to camp.

Too far away to see the details of the situation clearly, and lacking inspiration, Tie Dan swept his primordial spirit across the area and glanced at the meeting point.

In twos and threes, several savages carrying bows and forks, dressed in animal skins and looking like hunters, but with chainmail hidden underneath, emerged from the forest and gathered at a makeshift camp.

At a glance, it was clear that this was a standard nine-man sentry post. The fact that they were not on horseback and were disguised indicated that they were not scouts responsible for reconnaissance, but rather sentries stationed on the outer perimeter. Based on this, there was a sentry post about fifteen li away, a camp about thirty li away, and the rear army camp about forty-five li away.

Gazing at the rebel army's formation, Tie Dan suddenly had a thought and frowned.

So, given the current precarious situation, where a storm is brewing and the earth is about to crumble, even a deity would be doomed. But upon closer reflection, although the Heavenly King's rebel army has been trapped under the walls of Suiyang for ten years, suffering a severe blow to its morale and greatly weakened, it has not actually been completely annihilated, has it?

This is absolutely outrageous.

After all, it's normal for the Celestial Palace to lose, but to hold their ground is an exceptional performance. Remaining steadfast when allies are in trouble is basic practice, and observing the outcome while protecting oneself is a tacit understanding. Therefore, Tie Dan originally thought this battle would just be a clash of weaklings.

Judging from the current preparations of the Divine Sect, and the fact that the Suiyang Grand Array in the dream was still breached by the Xuanmen and turned into a demon-sealing prison, the three major sects are bound to fight each other.

However, it is somewhat unreasonable that most of the rebel forces survived such a devastating battle and were able to fight the Celestial Palace to a standstill evenly in the later stages when they fought separately.

Could it be that... the Ten Deadly Formations that the Divine Cult is currently setting up are not intended to deal with the rebels, and that the Xuanmen's battle is not aimed at the rebels either...?

With the situation so chaotic, Tie Dan, despite possessing a sword, was at a loss as to where to strike. He was also confused and thought it best to go directly to Suiyang to enter the fray, hoping to find some flaws in the formation...

"Who is it! Come out!"

Suddenly, a roar interrupted Tie Dan's thoughts.

What's going on? They're clearly just a bunch of ragtag soldiers, and the leader is just a body cultivator who hasn't even formed his core yet, so how could they sense his presence?

Tie Dan turned his head with a cold face and then froze.

The nine sentries, dressed as hunters, were surrounding a... person?

Its eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and limbs all resemble a human, yet it doesn't feel human at all. It's naked, hairless, with limbs as thin as straws, and grayish-white, sticky skin, looking as if it crawled out of water…

Wait, from the water? Tie Dan frowned, but he hadn't found anything at the bottom of the lake. And this 'person' couldn't be detected by his divine sense? Could that skin have some special function, allowing it to become invisible in front of the primordial spirit radar?

"Oh my god! This woman is so sexy!"

Is she a woman?
Tie Dan frowned. Although there were no visible male features on the body, it was also impossible to tell that she was a woman from being completely bald...

"Are you stupid! Where would a beauty come from in the deep mountains and forests! She must be a monster!"

"So beautiful! Even if she's a monster, I think she's a fox spirit!"

"Enough with the nonsense! Let's take it and have some fun together!"

"Alright! I'll do as the boss says!"

Soldiers never waste words. The nine men immediately split into three groups and surrounded the 'beauty'. Three men in front held forks to block her, three men held ropes to bind her, and three men in the back held bows and arrows in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Gazing at the 'beauty' from afar, Tie Dan looked bewildered and momentarily doubtful.

Could this thing be that fairy Langxuan from my dream? But it doesn't really look like a giant salamander...

"Ah...ah—!"

Just as the 'beauty' was about to speak, her eyes suddenly darted around, and she exchanged a glance with Tie Dan from afar. Instantly, she let out a scream as if she had been startled! She leaped up, flipped over, and tumbled backwards, landing on all fours, before turning and darting into the forest!

"Wow! Such a supple waist! She really is a fairy!"

"Little beauty, don't run away!"

"Fire arrows!"

"Don't hurt her!"

A group of scouts seemed to have gone mad, completely oblivious to the fact that the beauty was crawling so fast by flipping her back, and happily chased after her.

Tie Dan's mind raced, and he instantly rushed ahead to intercept them.

But in the blink of an eye, the moment Tie Dan leaped into the forest, the monster's scream, the hunter's laughter—all sounds vanished. The forest was empty; apart from the arrows scattered on the ground, there was no one to be seen.

What?! Vanished?! Right under his nose?!
Tie Dan was momentarily shocked and enraged. He flicked his wrist, unleashing a burst of sword energy that cleaved half the forest in two, but still couldn't see a single ghost. He broke down in anger and cursed.

"You beast! How dare you play tricks on me in front of me!!"
"Fine! I'll dig three feet into the ground today and fill your lake in! Let's see where you can hide then!"

Immediately, Tie Dan let out a long roar, transforming his Dharma form into a divine being! A gigantic sword, forty feet long, descended from the sky! It cleaved through everything in one fell swoop!
(End of this chapter)