Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 430 Earthquake and National Destruction
Returning from the highest heavens to the mortal world, Ciyun opened her eyes, dressed herself up, tidied her appearance, and got up to walk out of the ice palace formed by Xuanming True Qi.

From afar, one could see the man's tall, straight figure, like a pine tree, standing atop the ice peak, gazing up at the sky.

"Sect Leader, what are you looking at?"

Iron Egg, "Meteor".

"Shooting star? Imperial dew?"

Ciyun gazed at the blue sky and white clouds above, momentarily at a loss for words.
"The Emperor's Dew appears only once every thousand years, a rare occurrence in the world. Each time it appears, it is a cataclysmic event that shakes the heavens and earth. It is not something that can be seen so easily."

"Is that so? The time hasn't come yet..."

Tie Dan ignored her and just frowned as he calculated.

Ci Yun smiled gently, turned around, and leaned close to him to straighten his blue robe.

"Since the time hasn't come yet, why not hold another match? Perhaps the time will come soon..."

However, Tie Dan impatiently flicked his sleeve and pushed her aside.
"What's the point of doing this? You'll be exhausted in the end and won't be able to climb any further. Don't waste my time."

"This...the sect leader is going to kick them out?"

Ci Yun was stunned. She could hardly believe that this man was so ruthless and heartless. He had taken advantage of her and then turned his back on her. He was utterly despicable!

Of course, Tie Dan didn't mean anything by it; he was just annoyed by the noise that was interfering with his calculations. He still meant what he said, so he tossed her the sect leader's token.
"I have other things to do. After you clean the princess up, take her to Jiuyin Mountain. My junior sister will arrange accommodations for you."

Ciyun was furious, but dared not retaliate, and could only say resentfully,

"Well, so you had a junior sister hidden away. No wonder you looked down on a carefree witch like me..."

This reminded Tiedan, so she tossed the Cloud-Riding Jade Cicada to her again.

“My junior sister also has the affinity for the Dao of Freedom, could you give her some pointers?”

Ciyun was taken aback, then suddenly realized what she meant, and covered her mouth with a laugh.
“I see. No wonder they’ve been chasing us all this way. I understand what the sect leader is thinking. Please rest assured, I will pass on all my Daoist teachings to my master.”

Tie Dan frowned.

"What 'Master Uncle'? Who said you were my disciple?"

But Ciyun's smile widened even more.

"Yes, yes, the fate of immortals is naturally determined by each individual; it was my fault."

This guy could change his self-reference every sentence, which confused Tie Dan, but he was too lazy to pay attention to him. He simply flicked his sleeve and flew away.

After all, Tiedan really had things to do and didn't have time to waste on personal feelings and guess what women were thinking.

Well, to summarize the previous events, in short, the plot that was previously obscured by the Heavenly Dao was roughly about Tie Dan cultivating with the assistance of two women. After several debates and many days of practice, he finally mastered the Free and Unfettered Great Art, penetrating to the core and reaching the pinnacle. In the end, he achieved great success in his divine skill, and the two women ascended to the top of the Nine Heavens together. Their primordial spirits left their bodies and glimpsed the dream of the Heavenly Demon, thus completing a lot of new character introductions, plot settings, and other such stuff.

After regaining his senses and integrating a large amount of tutorials and instructions from Chen Xuantian, Tie Dan finally had a general understanding of what he was dealing with, and was no longer completely clueless.

Yes, although some key information about the Heavenly Demon is still unknown, the details of the Taiyin Demon Palace, which manages the Taiji World, have been clarified through our most frequent contact with it.

The Taiyin Demon Palace is less a feudal dynasty and more a commercial organization similar to a company.

There are heavens beyond heavens. Even the Taiyin Heavenly Demon has to work. He is also a working demon. The working demon also has a boss demon above him, and there are minister demons, executive demons, directors demons, boss demons above him, and a whole bunch of demon lords, demon kings, and great demon gods pressing down on him.

Even the lowest-level laborers have to work like slaves. Every level has to pass the performance evaluation test. If they fail, their careers will fail, they will go bankrupt, be liquidated, and be fired. It's like being sent to the Netherworld, reduced to ashes, and their souls will perish.

Of course, the Taiyin Heavenly Demon's technology is truly powerful, especially in a rich plane like the Taiji World, where matter and energy are inexhaustible.

Using only some civilian and commercial technologies, and relying on a company's control department and security team, the Asgardian Palace's system can remain unchanged for thousands of years.

Although the natives of Taiji Heaven are very strong and have the potential to become 'Level 7 Combat Soldiers', they also have super mutant combatants like Tie Dan.

But the company also has branches in multiple universes, as well as military technology and a fleet. Not to mention, among the mountain people of Taiji Heaven, there are many traitors like Xuan Yue who have defected to the Demon Palace.

Simply trying to overthrow the rule of the Heavenly Demon through violence would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Therefore, it is currently impossible for Grand Master Xuandu to reverse-engineer the path of the Heavenly Demon Transformation of Chicken Technology. The technology is too far behind. No matter how much he tries, it is impossible for him to surpass a company that has an entire civilization supporting it within a mere sixty years.

There's no need to mention Ling Xuzi's escape route from the Outer Heavens. What about the Third Tai Xu Heaven of Yuntai? It's probably not even as good as a single logistics cruiser. Moreover, there's that Mercury Wormhole. The company can mobilize countless star-destroying fleets from the Star Channel at any time to suppress you. Where can you escape to?

From this perspective, perhaps Xuan Yue's strategy of joining if you can't win is the right one. After all, what's wrong with joining the Taiyin Demon Palace? At least you get fodder even if you're treated like a slave, and besides, they just want to play with you...

Yes, the purpose of this Tai Chi Heaven is ultimately just for fun.

The greatest existential crisis facing humanity in Taiji Heaven, and the biggest problem that needs to be solved to save all living beings, can be summarized in one sentence: the boss doesn't want to play anymore.

That big spender invested a lot of money to play this "Heavenly King Stone Dragon" game scenario, hoping to experience the exhilarating life of sweeping across the world. In the end, he was completely overwhelmed by a large group of level seven wild animals in the area, so of course he had to complain.

The boss got upset and quit, so the existing script naturally became meaningless. The employee, of course, had to create a bunch of updates to cater to the new client's preferences.

Thus, all the ants and mortals of the entire Taiji Heaven perished in this cataclysmic upheaval.

Because you are too weak, too insignificant, no one hears your cries for help, so countless people like you are crushed by the rolling wheels of time.

It's not because changing course will save more people, or because there's some great righteousness involved, or because it has any historical significance.

It's simply because the bosses up there don't find the scenery here interesting enough.

This is the kind of world Taiji Heaven is.

Not only the Taiji Heaven, but also the Thirty-Three Heavens and all the myriad realms, are probably in the same state of affairs.

Needless to say, given Tie Dan's personality, he wouldn't care about bosses, employees, or superiors; he'd just chop them all down, killing them one by one until everything was quiet.

What's the big deal? If you're unhappy, grab a weapon; if you grab a weapon, fight; if you can't win, just die. But if you were to follow the stubborn, ox-like nature of another fool, for some grand dream of saving the world, he'd probably be willing to be shattered to pieces to try and overturn the oncoming train.

Although Tie Dan really didn't care about the lives of ordinary people, he didn't want to see that stubborn fool and his foolish dream crushed to death.

So Tiedan decided to take action.

And we have to be quick, otherwise it will be too late.

"Wow—"

The Northern Star Sword Rainbow cleaved through the chasm, pierced the clear sky, and sped southeastward, arriving in Suiyang in no time.

Yes, the Suiyang battlefield, judging from the subsequent developments, was a battle that lasted ten years and completely killed Mr. Shi's interest.

So it all boils down to this simple principle.

The boss is a sore loser; if he loses, people will quit, and it's game over.

Then the countless ordinary people who are merely pawns, supporting characters, toys, and background figures in this game will naturally become useless and will be swept into the dustbin of history in an instant by a version update of the Demon Palace.

So if you really want to extend the lives of all living beings, instead of getting stuck on some trivial details, you should come up with some brilliant ideas to defy the heavens, turn defeat into victory, eliminate demons and protect the righteous path, fight against the version, and sweep across the heavens.

It would be more practical to just help the boss win this game...

The problem is that it's too late to defy fate now.

The grand formation has been activated.

It should be noted that Suiyang City is located at the hub of the Grand Canal and controls the strategic passes of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers. Even if Shi Jiao led 100,000 elite troops to take it, the army would not be able to maneuver along the narrow Yangtze River and through the dangerous mountain streams.

However, the Eastern Kingdom had more than forty cities scattered like stars in the sky, and countless towns along the plains on both sides of the river. Therefore, the Northern army had already spread out and were looking for food everywhere.

Each time, only 10,000 cavalrymen would take turns attacking the city, implementing a scorched-earth policy and working day and night without rest.

From the boss's perspective, Suiyang is just a small prefecture. When the army arrives, everything will be destroyed, and unification of the world will be just around the corner.

It won't matter if he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, since there are still a bunch of demon invasion dungeons designed by the laborers for him to farm.

But who knew that the person who orchestrated this scheme didn't care about how your script was written!

And he truly has the ambition to conquer the world! He intends to devour the entire nation, directly targeting hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under the Heavenly King's command! And even the hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains are all part of his scheme!

Indeed! At a glance, Tie Dan saw only a sky filled with calamity energy! Killing intent and ferocious light permeated the land! Thunderclouds rolled, mountains shook, and the earth trembled! The secrets of heaven were unfathomable! Even ghosts and gods were terrified!
This formation and this calamity are extremely dangerous, and their divine power is awe-inspiring!
Its sheer scale was so immense that it encompassed the entire Eastern Kingdom! A thousand miles of land were transformed into a battlefield of calamity!

After a moment's mental calculation, he saw through the impending calamity and recognized the formation; it was indeed...

Heavenly thunder and earth-shattering fire brought down a nation! Cities fell, rivers collapsed, and mountains and rivers crumbled! Even with the magic of the Five Elements Immortals, none could escape the calamity that reduced their bones to ashes!

Blood Talisman Ten Deadly Techniques! Earth Collapse Formation!
This is really tough. Before the game even started, Tie Dan glanced at the board and knew how dangerous this formation was.

The cult is like a silent but astounding force, mobilizing countless minds and truly unleashing its most powerful abilities.

Now they've set up a trap formation, a Blood Talisman Formation, one of the ten greatest formations in the world, the ultimate solution! Even gods, demons, and Buddhas will be slaughtered before them! It's not something to be taken lightly!

At this moment, Tie Dan rode his sword rainbow around the great formation to observe, but he was also at a loss for what to do.

He could grit his teeth, steel his head, open the ball, and directly confront the enemy head-on! He could charge straight into the formation and break through!
But the so-called formation is to borrow the creation of heaven and earth and change the mysteries of heaven and earth!
At this moment, the earth-shattering formation appears, turning the entire land into a battlefield. How difficult it would be for Tie Dan to shatter the great Dao of Heaven and Earth with his own strength alone.

If one miscalculates and falls into the trap set by the Divine Calculation of Inch Heart, it's hard to say whether one can escape within ten years...

Moreover, even if he could break through this formation with a single sword strike, so what?
The boss has to win!

That guy is a sore loser. If he loses too many troops, he might delete his account and save file if he gets upset. Wouldn't that be a waste?
Just as Tie Dan was frowning and struggling with how to enter the formation, he suddenly saw a beam of light leap out from the formation, which was particularly conspicuous amidst the murderous aura filling the sky.

Tie Dan was also surprised for a moment. He turned his sword and flew over to take a look.

But then they saw a rebel general, clad in iron armor and wearing a steel helmet, carrying a large sword and draped in a silk robe that looked like ice crystals, actually pass through the formation and escape from the river channel that had been cut off by the barrier and was flowing backwards!

Seeing a good opportunity, Tie Dan couldn't miss it. He brought down his sword and killed the enemy before they could even react.

After snatching the precious silk and taking a look, Tie Dan was also surprised; this treasure was indeed quite remarkable.

At first glance, it looked like a blanket of snow-white frost. Holding it in your hands felt like feeling the flow of icy energy, like silk gauze brushing your face. Neither killing nor fate could hinder it. It was just a pity that the covering was too short, and its head was not covered. With one sword, it rolled into the river.

Then Tie Dan looked at the headless dead man on the ground and saw a large guillotine in his hand. It looked very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he didn't remember it very well. He guessed it was just some small fry. Other thoughts came to his mind, so he didn't bother to investigate further and simply stripped the blood-stained armor off the dead man and put it on him.

That's right. Although Heaven has given him a way to enter the formation, Tie Dan can't just go in like that.

After all, not to mention that Tie Dan had a personal grudge against that Shi Jiao, he still had some sense of shame.

The title of Beichen Xuantian Ruyi Zhenjun is now the golden signboard of Jiuyin Mountain. How could he, as the dignified master of Jiuyin and the head of the Sword Sect, go and aid the wicked, becoming a lackey of that demonic monster Shi Jiao and tarnishing the reputation of the Sword Sect?

So Tie Dan decided to change his face first and then blacken it.

He immediately took out the Disguise and Fate-Changing Pill, an essential item for wandering the world and for mountain dwellers, from his storage jade. He dissolved it in the liquid, applied it to his face, and began to disguise himself while facing the water.

Well, this skill, if you consider it a true inheritance from the Nine Yin Manual, is recorded in the Northern Star Killing Sword Manual. After all, you're an assassin by lineage; if you can't even disguise yourself and infiltrate, how can you even be convincing?
Back then, so-and-so used this trick to disguise himself as so-and-so in order to hide behind the scenes and cause trouble in the Immortal Palace. This time, Tie Dan followed suit, changed his face, sculpted his muscles, stretched his bones, and transformed himself into a plain-looking, burly, rough man, directly matching Chen Xuantian's appearance.

Of course, to avoid revealing his true identity by altering his pupil color, he also used a transformation technique to make his eyes appear red with prominent veins and whites. Now, dressed in armor and carrying a large guillotine, Chen Xuantian, who already had almost no luck with women, looked every bit the fierce and ruthless bandit.

He had already decided on his background: he would call himself Chen Tiedan, a native of Shanyang County, Sili Prefecture, a descendant of Po Hu Hou, the Protector-General of the Western Regions. His family had fallen on hard times, and he had become an outlaw, carrying a nine-ringed iron blade and wielding the Five Tigers Severing Door Saber. This kind of inconspicuous desperado had been recruited countless times since the rebel army marched south, so naturally he wouldn't attract any attention.

After dressing up, Chen Tiedan used the ice silk canopy to cover his head and hide himself, then returned the way he came and went straight into the formation.

(End of this chapter)