Rambling Blind Mouse

Under Peony's gaze:

A faint gray light appeared around Wang Jixuan.

The light slowly increased, and the Blade Beast corpses densely arranged around him began to tremble.

Drops of emerald green blood floated out from the piles of Blade Beast corpses, forming a suspended stream that surged toward Wang Jixuan. As soon as this Blade Beast blood got close to Wang Jixuan, its spirituality would disappear, turning into pink liquid that sprinkled onto the ground.

Soon, the faint gray light around Wang Jixuan surged back and forth like a tide, gradually filling the smoke-filled area.

The Blade Beast corpses shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Peony turned to look outside and shrewdly chose to delete this portion of the data.

This way, she wouldn't have to simulate an emotion called [Entanglement] regarding her loyalty to her superior and potential future War Zone data calls.

Peony disliked entanglement.

Wang Jixuan's body trembled continuously.

Strands of pure blood essence, along with the faint gray light, flowed into his body, entering his nostrils and pores.

His Dantian Qi vortex continuously expanded due to the influx of this blood essence;

The Nascent Soul in his Mud Pill Palace was condensing at an accelerated rate.

A benefit of the blood essence from Blade Beasts was that it contained no resentment.

The residual souls of the Blade Beasts, and the resentment mixed within them, were hidden within their Crystal Cores.

About half an hour later.

Wang Jixuan exhaled a large mouthful of turbid Qi. The Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique had been mastered!

A phantom of a strange snake, the size of an earthworm and resembling both a dragon and a python, emerged from between his eyebrows. It slowly coiled around him, actively absorbing the blood essence drifting nearby and rapidly growing larger.

Wang Jixuan held his hands flat.

Crystal Cores flew out from the shriveled flesh and blood.

He suddenly clenched his fists.

Ping!

Over a hundred Crystal Cores shattered simultaneously!

Dense Spiritual Energy directly transformed into white mist!

The outer mist surged inward, forming a simple Spiritual Energy chamber.

Waves of roars assaulted Wang Jixuan's Dao Heart;

The residual souls of over a hundred Blade Beasts churned within the white mist!

They flew towards Wang Jixuan together but were blocked by the gray light around him. The strange snake had already entered the white mist, swallowing a Blade Beast's residual soul with a single bite, and its body instantly grew by a circle.

The hunt had officially begun.

The strange snake darted left and right, continuously hunting Blade Beast residual souls in the white mist.

Wang Jixuan's pores opened, frantically absorbing the surrounding white mist. In just a few minutes, his body began to feel swollen and painful.

Was he moving too fast?

For Daoist Wang, who had cultivated from the Mahayana stage, such a problem simply didn't exist!

Since he was going to take a shortcut, he would see it through to the end!

Twelve silver needles flew out from the pocket of Wang Jixuan's short sleeve. The needles suspended themselves around his major acupoints and, guided by his Sword Finger, suddenly drilled into his body.

His meridians opened wide!

His body and soul forcefully merged!

The dense white mist poured in at an accelerated rate!

His Dao Body exuded drops of blood, which quickly formed scabs. The essence within was directly absorbed back into his body by this overbearing cultivation technique.

Wang Jixuan quickly became covered in blood.

This continued for less than half an hour before the last circle of white mist slowly flowed into his body.

A flat-headed, strange python with faint scales, overall semi-transparent, and a wisp of black smoke within, slowly swam around Wang Jixuan.

It seemed to let out a gentle hiccup, and antler-like horns appeared on its forehead.

This was the Dragon Python Transformation.

As his cultivation deepened and his Nascent Soul strengthened, this strange python would gradually transform; if Wang Jixuan could re-enter the Mahayana stage, this strange python would transform into a Black Scale True Dragon.

At this moment, the strange python slowly coiled around Wang Jixuan's arm, transforming into a semi-transparent tattoo.

This was the mark of mastering the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique and the core of this Demonic Sect auxiliary cultivation method.

Wang Jixuan stood up, feeling refreshed all over. The Qi sea within him had expanded gratifyingly, strands of blood essence power nourished his Dao Body, and the Nascent Soul in his Mud Pill Palace had initially taken shape.

At this rate, it wouldn't even take ten days.

As long as there were enough fresh Blade Beasts, he could enter the Returning to Truth Realm in three to five days, and his Dao foundation wouldn't suffer too much of a deficit!

"If I use demonic sect auxiliary techniques to assist my righteous sect cultivation methods, am I a demonic cultivator or an immortal cultivator?"

Daoist Wang sighed, hands behind his back.

"Peony, have them procure more Blade Beasts. I can use double the current amount daily."

"Understood, sir!"

"Collect the exoskeletons of these Blade Beasts. They'll be useful later."

As the surrounding smoke dissipated, Wang Jixuan muttered, "It's really great having the War Zone provide for us," and strolled into the gray building that had been 'completed ahead of schedule.'

Uncle Tai had been waiting for him for a long time.

The experimental data for the Lightning Summoning Technique was almost collected, and all that was needed was Wang Jixuan's final adjustments.

Five days and four nights later, a series of good news was sent from the studio to the D5 War Zone Command Center.

Fu Jian stared at the lights on the War Zone's sand table map, silent for half an hour.

The six battle lines contained too much information, requiring even him, an old commander, to repeatedly ponder before issuing orders.

The second-generation Half-Human Mech, Black Shell, quickly approached from the side and spoke a few words behind Fu Jian.

Fu Jian stopped his contemplation, turned, and looked at his old comrade. "Really?"

"Of course, it's real," Black Shell replied. "They've resolved the mass production of daggers and are now working on grinding machines. The first batch of three to five thousand daggers will be delivered to the front lines in four days. They won't be of much use in this upcoming battle, though."

Fu Jian chuckled. "It's better than nothing. Prioritize equipping the elite assault teams."

"Also, in five days, they say they can deliver about sixty Crystal Core Greatswords of average quality."

"Did that kid say it himself?"

"Yes."

"Assign them to the Half-Human Mech units. Have them create a simple instruction manual so they can learn to use them quickly."

"Besides that, there will be three hundred sets of circular discs that use Crystal Core energy to counter the Blade Beasts' Mental Shock, the same kind Ling Tong uses."

Fu Jian frowned and asked, "So, what's the price? Did Wang Zheng mention what he needs in exchange for these?"

"Blade Beast corpses. As long as he's given enough fresh Blade Beast corpses."

Black Shell said solemnly.

"The Psionic Capital is already investigating our collection of Blade Beast corpses on the fringes of the battlefield. They're becoming increasingly sensitive to the whereabouts of Crystal Cores."

"Moreover, Commander-in-Chief, the war is imminent. The number of Blade Beasts gathering is already astonishing. Should we seek help from the Psionic Capital?"

"The defense line might not hold."

Fu Jian remained silent, gazing at the 3D sand table.

If they didn't ask the Psionic Capital for help, the D5 War Zone would suffer much greater losses. They would have to bring out many things in advance to counter this Blade Beast tide.

If they did ask the Psionic Capital for help, their efforts to create the no-man's-land at Fortress No. 76 would likely be in vain.

Those parasites would undoubtedly impose all sorts of conditions.

"We won't seek help. Activate one-third of the autonomous legions directly. There's no need to wait any longer."

"But Commander-in-Chief, that's what we planned to use to eliminate the Dominion Faction of the Psionic Capital..."

Fu Jian said firmly, "As long as we win this battle, it will take at least half a year for the Blade Beasts to gather in sufficient numbers around D5... Compared to that, the harm caused by the Psionic Capital's intervention is far greater."

"Yes!"

Instructor Black Shell raised his hand in a salute.

Fu Jian closed his eyes and sighed slowly.

The odds of winning this gamble were still unknown.

[Xiao Zhou (Iron Window Tear Stains): The situation is a bit grim. Six King-Class Blade Beasts are leading six Blade Beast Swarms, totaling 2.5 million Blade Beasts, gathering in the shallow strata outside the defense line. They should be ready in about three days.]

[Wang Zheng (Light of the Righteous Path): Is the convergence point for the six beast swarms still Fortress No. 82?]

[Xiao Zhou: Yes, no change. They should be heading for Fortress No. 82 to find the Black Storm. The Brain-Eating Worms are constantly being cleared, which clearly has a significant impact on the Blade Beasts' intelligence system. They don't know you arrived at Fortress No. 76 a few days ago.]

[Wang Zheng: Are the troops sufficient?]

[Ling Tong (Good at Housework): Sufficient. The Commander-in-Chief just gave the order to activate the sealed autonomous mechanical legions and to have twelve fortresses prepare for the mobilization of protocol soldiers. Once the front line encounters problems, protocol soldiers will be produced. Our material and military reserves are enough to cope with the intensity of this war.]

[Xiao Zhou: What I'm worried about is the Psionic Capital causing trouble behind the scenes.]

[Old Zheng (Lawful Good): Very likely. The Psionic Capital and D5 are essentially rivals. They always take advantage of your weakness to make you sign all sorts of disgusting treaties.]

[Ling Tong: We probably won't ask the Psionic Capital for aid.]

[Wang Zheng: How long will it take to get from Fortress No. 76 to Fortress No. 82 at the fastest?]

[Ling Tong: The fastest aircraft takes about eighteen to nineteen minutes.]

[Wang Zheng: That's good. If they can't hold on over there later, we'll go to support them. After all, the Blade Beasts are looking for me.]

[Ling Tong: The more the Blade Beasts want to find you, the more we need to hide you. Shouldn't that be the normal logic?]

[Wang Zheng: You're right, but I might not be able to rest easy. Besides, last time we teamed up to take down an S-Class Psionicist, we might be able to team up to take down a stronger Blade Beast this time. The entire War Zone is behind us.]

"Um..."

Inside a workshop on the seventh floor of Fortress No. 76.

Zheng Shiduo, who was carving a Bagua Plate, looked up at the two people sitting on the sofa and complained in a low voice, "Why don't you two talk privately? Save some electricity."

Ling Tong calmly put down the communicator and turned to look at the air beside her.

Daoist Wang, wearing only a pair of large shorts and a colorful towel around his neck, raised his eyebrows with a smile. A light gray strange python tattoo had appeared on his right shoulder and arm.

Wang Jixuan said, "I'll continue to deal with the Blade Beasts. I should make some progress today. You guys keep up the good work!"

The people busy behind a row of workstations looked up, revealing bitter smiles. Their eyes were dark, their faces pale, and they had all stayed up for more than two nights on average.

Wan Xiaoqi couldn't help but complain, "We shouldn't have given them so many numbers! We're almost worked to death now! Even oxen and horses aren't treated like this!"

Uncle Tai frowned and reprimanded, "The more we produce here, the greater the chance of victory on the front lines. Every piece of equipment you make now might save a group of lives. Get back to work! Stop complaining!"

Wan Xiaoqi pouted and made a face, then continued to work diligently.

Not far away, a closed box resembling a CNC machine was flashing with electricity as batches of daggers were continuously activated.

Daoist Wang climbed directly out of the second-floor window and landed in the 'great formation' of Blade Beast corpses arranged by Peony. He sat cross-legged and meditated.

"Peony, activate a holographic shield."

Peony, wearing a dirty maintenance suit, did as she was told, sighing weakly, "Sir..."

"Hmm? Are you tired too?"

"Peony doesn't have a fatigue system."

"Then why the expression?"

"Peony just finds it dirty."

"Temporarily adjust your 'dislikes dirt' system to zero."

"Yes!"

A ring of light appeared in Peony's eyes, and then she immediately straightened her back, standing tall and proud, her figure quite aesthetically pleasing with its curves.

"Peony is now a master at cleaning!"

Daoist Wang: ...

He felt like it wasn't as good as before.

Calm down.

With the Blade Beasts about to attack, breaking through was the top priority. Although entering the Returning to Truth Realm wouldn't allow him to directly confront a King-Class Blade Beast, his strength would be comprehensively improved. With the X Armor and various equipment, his combat power would increase significantly.

There's a difference between having a sword and not using it, and not having a sword at all.

Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven!

Gray light erupted around Wang Jixuan. The light gray strange python on his shoulder slowly emerged, and the surrounding Blade Beast corpses were activated.

A breakthrough in the Dao realm would happen today!

Meanwhile, outside Fortress No. 76, inside a sand-burrowing armored vehicle.

Two men, one tall and one short, were observing the structure of Fortress No. 76 through a projector in front of them.

The tall man, named [Ji Heibao], frowned and muttered, "Is your plan really reliable?"

The short man, [Ji Xiao], sneered, "The signals from Ji Yale and Ding Jiajia went missing near Fortress No. 82. Are you daring enough to go there? I'm certainly not."

"I don't know what happened to those two. They usually hide when things get tough, but this time they're so eager to attack."

--Clearly, these were the other two students of Xing Tian, as described by Ji Yale.

Ji Heibao snorted heavily, "That old schemer Ji Yale might be up to something! They're probably hiding, waiting for us to fight to the death with the Half-Human Mechs from War Zone D5, and then they'll jump out to reap the benefits."

"I doubt it. Those two are usually peaceful."

Ji Xiao dismissively curled his lips, "Those three guys are the worst. They've gone outside to lure the Blade Beast Swarm. Do you think the Blade Beast Swarm can be easily lured? Do you think the D5 Commander-in-Chief is just for show? Their front-line firepower is the fiercest among all the war zones!"

Ji Heibao nodded, "Alright, we'll do as you say."

"Okay, remember, later use my ability to sneak in quietly, cause some minor damage, kill a hundred or so people at most, and retreat immediately when their Half-Human Mechs arrive."

A smug smile appeared on Ji Xiao's lips:

"As long as we engage with the Half-Human Mechs and take a few photos, we can report back and be done with it.

"Their current defensive focus must be on Fortress No. 82. Fortress No. 76 next to it should be very lax. They even expelled Psionicists before, so we can just come for revenge.

"Heh! We might even have half a day of fun!"

Ji Heibao narrowed his eyes, "If you find any girls over 200 jin, don't fight me for them. I like that."

Ji Xiao's face was full of disgust. "What kind of weirdo are you!"

"Hello? You only go after married older women! I just like plumpness! You have no idea how beautiful a 200-pound woman who's 5 feet tall can be!"

"Put on your gear! Damn it! You're making me sick! My ability can only be used twice a day to carry people, try not to get separated."

"No problem, it's just a fortress, we can easily blast our way through them!"

The two put on matching silver-blue combat suits and holographic belts, then walked to the window of the sand-submerging vehicle. The shorter Ji Xiao reached out and grabbed the arm of the taller Ji Heibao. Both of them were quickly enveloped in a yellowish-brown light and merged directly into the sand.

If Wang Jixuan were here, he would surely exclaim in surprise, 'Earth Escape'.

About three minutes later, outside the wall of a corner on the fourth floor of the fortress, two figures sneakily emerged from the stone wall and fell freely downwards.

Ji Heibao grabbed Ji Xiao, and the two brothers activated their holographic belts simultaneously. Only two faint outlines were left in the air as they landed smoothly on the ground.

"Which way do we go next?"

"Just pick a direction... Hmm, something's wrong?"

Ji Heibao frowned and looked at the ground.

He suddenly felt a mediocre psionic fluctuation rapidly increasing.

What's going on? Is there a C-Class Psionicist here? Didn't they say they had already driven the Psionicists out of Fortress No. 76?

"Let's go, let's go down and take a look."