The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 375 The True Colors Are Revealed (Part Two)

As Li Miao spoke calmly, the expressions of the five black-clad eunuchs changed drastically!

How could they not recognize that this was the Yingzhou Xuanlan cultivation method that Zheng Anqi had taught them! Not a single word was different!
This shouldn't be the case; Li Miao shouldn't know this!
They were aware of Li Miao's killing of Emperor Jianwen and his breakthrough in battle during the incident at the imperial tomb. To avoid repeating the same mistake today, they left only the deliberately modified second half of the cultivation manual in the Hall of Literary Glory.

What Li Miao said was the beginning of the cultivation technique incantation that was not left in the Huagai Hall at all!
Did you deduce that yourself?
impossible!
Yes, Li Miao mastered the Jiezi technique and created countless new cultivation methods. In the eyes of the black-clad eunuchs, Li Miao's comprehension was at least outstanding, if not extraordinary.

But there's a limit to that!

If all the celestial beings who have cultivated to the point of mastery can create other celestial realms, especially cultivation techniques for sexual cultivation that they have never encountered before, then the number of celestial beings in the Great Shuo would have exploded long ago. How could the Taizu and Chengzu emperors have suppressed this world? Why did the Jianwen Emperor and the emperors have to use members of the imperial clan to cultivate the Silent Illumination Technique, only to end up dying and disappearing?

Moreover, the formulas are extremely complex; even a slight error can lead to a huge difference, and not a single word can be easily changed. The half-finished formula they left behind was completely altered, and they deliberately left many hidden and dangerous errors.

Even if Li Miao could deduce the correct cultivation method from this half-book of formulas, it would still take him several years, or even half a lifetime... From the time Li Miao entered the Huagai Hall until now, only two or three incense sticks' worth of time has passed!
Moreover, we are currently in the midst of a struggle!
But they clearly heard Li Miao calmly continue reciting as he deflected their attacks.

"The second line is: 'The mind roams the eight directions, and the spirit illuminates the entire heavens.'"

"The third line... um, the palm unites yin and yang, the profound truth is born in pairs."

Cun Dong gritted his teeth, lunged forward, ignoring Li Miao's punch aimed at his shoulder, and slammed both palms into Li Miao's chest, roaring, "Traitor! Do you know that Liu Daban is already in Shuntian—"

The other eunuchs in black also became ferocious, charging forward recklessly, attempting to exchange blows for one another.

Just then, Li Miao lightly touched the ground with his toes and flew backwards into the surrounding Right Guard of the Valiant Cavalry.

Cun Dong was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

"Weren't you arrogant? Why did you run away?!"

Li Miao's mocking laughter echoed from the crowd.

“I have no interest in wasting my time on people I can kill easily later. There’s no point in you guys fighting each other anyway—fourth sentence…”

Cun Dong gritted his teeth and glanced at the other eunuchs. Their cheeks puffed out, clearly showing that they were all itching to get rid of him.

The way military formations kill skilled warriors is by grinding them down with time and lives. If Li Miao doesn't cause any trouble, even if he charges into the enemy formation, they will only be happy to wear him down with lives.

But now the roles are reversed; the military formation has become Li Miao's cover, while they have become the ones racing against time!
Five eunuchs in black rushed into the army formation, charging left and right, but they could not catch up with Li Miao at all. In just a few breaths, Li Miao had recited the tenth line of the incantation. If it dragged on any longer, he would probably have to start cultivating!
With a determined clench of his teeth and a stomp of his foot, Cun Dong slammed his palm into the horse in front of him! Blood splattered as the warhorse collapsed with a mournful cry, revealing Li Miao's figure.

"Spread out! Spread out!"

"Get out of the way, don't get in my way!"

The black-clad eunuchs roared in unison, abandoning all restraint, and attacked the knights blocking their way, carving a bloody path through the army and surrounding Li Miao.

When the officer of the Right Guard of the Valiant Cavalry saw the eunuch in black killing indiscriminately in his own ranks, his eyes turned red, and he gripped the hilt of his sword so tightly that his thumb turned white. He almost turned against the eunuch and attacked him.

But he held back in the end, only shouting angrily.

"Spread out! Spread out!"

"Screw them, let them fight!"

The cavalry, who had gathered like a vortex, suddenly scattered. True to their elite status, even as they dispersed, they maintained their formation without the slightest sign of disarray—but this, ironically, gave Li Miao an opportunity. He punched away Cun Dong, who was entangled with him, and grinned mischievously.

Then he suddenly dodged and hid among a group of cavalry, continuing to deduce the technique, and deliberately read it out in a voice that the black-clad eunuchs could hear.

"The twentieth sentence, oh, more than halfway through."

Cun Dong gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke. Li Miao was forcing them to wipe out the Right Guard of the Valiant Cavalry themselves!
To kill Li Miao, one must pursue him and eliminate any soldiers blocking one's path; if one hesitates and delays even a moment, Li Miao can deduce a mantra and chant it in one's ear like a death knell, giving no chance to catch one's breath.

Being single-minded has led to a dead end.

But the Huagai Palace has been burned down, Nanjing has been abandoned, and Zheng Anqi is dead. We paid such a high price just to kill Li Miao, so how can we give up halfway?

So they had no choice but to continue the pursuit.

This went on for a while, and after a short time, the face of the officer of the Right Guard of the Valiant Cavalry was so gloomy that it could drip water—Li Miao had only killed one, while the black-clad eunuchs had almost killed half of them!

Without these subordinates, even if he kills Li Miao, he will only be discarded by these spineless eunuchs and won't get any deals or benefits.

With gritted teeth, he shouted, "Retreat! Withdraw!"

They spurred their horses and rode away.

The knights of the Right Guard were already feeling frustrated. They watched helplessly as their comrades were killed one by one by the eunuchs in black, unable to retaliate against them, and had to evade Li Miao. They were caught in a dilemma, their eyes burning with anger.

Upon hearing the officer's order, they all breathed a sigh of relief and followed him away.

Seeing them leave, the eunuchs in black immediately stepped forward and entangled Li Miao to prevent him from chasing after them and rushing into the army formation.

Li Miao, however, was not in a hurry at all. He dealt with them while reciting the incantation he had deduced as if it were a matter of life and death.

"The body disappears without hindrance, and the spirit returns to the profound mystery."

"Oh no, it's not too profound, it's too illusory; it's not without obstruction, it's without self... That's quite sinister, Elder Cun."

In the midst of the battle, Li Miao swept his fist across, forcing the black-clad eunuchs back.

“If we cultivate according to the formulas you left behind, the true energy will probably flow to the wrong acupoints, even damaging the heart meridian. Moreover, this technique was modified by Zheng Anqi, right? Someone who hasn’t mastered the Xuanlan technique probably couldn’t have laid such a meticulous and hidden trap.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, really impressive... It would be even better if the opponent wasn't me."

Cun Dong gritted his teeth.

He was now certain that Li Miao had indeed managed to deduce the Heavenly Human Realm of Sexual Cultivation, a technique he had never practiced before, while fighting against five opponents whose cultivation levels were only slightly lower than his own, within a short period of time.

The bait, ironically, became Li Miao's bargaining chip.

As their fists and palms clashed, he said in a hateful voice.

"Very well, the Commander-in-Chief is indeed very capable, but so what! You've deduced the entire technique, so what!"

(End of this chapter)