Host: Wang Hao
Cultivation level: Mortal Realm Second Layer
Spirit: True Spirit Sword Intent (95/100)
Soul: Awakening
Soul: Awakening
God: Acquired Divine Sense (1/100)
Qi: Innate Qi (1/100)
Essence: Bloodline Power (150/1000)
Fortune Points: 385
Bloodline Divine Ability: Object Storage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, Level Two (Early Stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /300/1000)
Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, Level 1 (Early Stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /100/100)
Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, Level 1 (Early Stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber /100/100)
Martial Arts: Nine-Character True Art Foundation Chapter - Explosive Force (Peak of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber / Transcendent Mastery )
Shock Force (Early Stage of Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber / Transcendent Mastery )
Ten Stances of Bloody Battle (300/1000)
Lightning Straight-Line Step (Late Stage of Peak Perfection / Transcendent Mastery )
Thousand Faces Divine Technique (Early Stage of Peak Perfection / Transcendent Mastery )
Looking at the brand-new attribute panel, Wang Hao was in a great mood. Although he almost spent all of the more than 6,000 Fortune Points he had obtained, the gains were still quite substantial.
First and foremost, he deduced the cultivation method for Spirit Refinement sense, which he named the Nine Revolutions Spirit Nourishing Instruction, corresponding to the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction.
I tried cultivating it, and unexpectedly, because of the power of the True Spirit Sword Intent, I was able to cultivate Acquired Divine Sense all at once, Awakening the divine attribute.
In addition, the first level of the Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction was deduced, which is obviously for cultivating true qi and is also part of the Nine Revolutions series.
Next, he also spent a thousand Fortune Points to comprehend the Shock Force of the Nine-Character True Art Foundation Chapter and made a preliminary entry into it.
Furthermore, he re-deduced the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle, raising it to a higher level and making it a master of Acquired martial arts. This would allow him to further improve it by integrating other sword techniques.
At this moment, the martial arts foundation accumulated from studying martial arts manuals came into play. After the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle were upgraded and the original bottleneck was broken, the Grandmaster- level sword techniques in those martial arts foundations immediately pushed the progress bar of the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle to three hundred, increasing its power by more than three times.
After all, although those sword techniques were incorporated into the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle in the past, the First Tier of the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle was purely external martial arts, which only mobilized internal strength rather than internal energy.
The method of circulating internal energy was temporarily suspended and not integrated, but now that the bottleneck is gone, it has been fully integrated.
The last point is rather strange.
" Xiao Mengmeng, why is it that even though I've deduced the second level of the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction Technique, I only have 300 progress points left?"
As a technique belonging to the Nine Revolutions series, this state is extremely strange.
This is something we need to ask Xiao Mengmeng about. Although he suggested modifying the attribute panel, the data on it was evaluated by Xiao Mengmeng and the system, and was not under his control.
"Uncle, are you out of your mind? The only external martial arts cultivation method you know at the Acquired Grandmaster Realm is the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art. That thing at this First Tier is still focused on Qi Refinement and doesn't really have many methods for tempering the body."
You don't actually think that just by using these, plus all those other miscellaneous tricks from martial arts, you can deduce the complete second level of the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, do you?
When it comes to serious matters, Xiao Mengmeng is always very efficient, and she responded quickly. However, her tone contained a Sisi of disdain, as if she was looking down on Wang Hao's ignorance.
"That makes some sense!"
Ignoring the hint of disdain in Xiao Mengmeng's tone, Wang Hao stroked his chin, feeling that what Xiao Mengmeng said made sense.
He had spent over a thousand Fortune Points when he deduced the first level of the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction, but this time he only used a few hundred Fortune Points to deduce the second level. He was puzzled and even a little pleased.
Unexpectedly, things turned out this way, leaving him disappointed.
Although he felt a little disappointed, Wang Hao didn't care and instead began to practice the newly created techniques.
After all, he had only just created the technique and could not yet transform it into real cultivation strength, so he naturally had to go into seclusion and cultivate diligently for a period of time.
While Wang Hao was in seclusion in the mountains, Zhao Fengxue and the others led the assassins of the Blood Wind Hall, traveling 300 li (approximately 150 kilometers) through mountains and valleys, finally arriving at a mountain forest near the garrison Hulan City on the second day.
Ahead of them lay the fortified city, surrounded by a massive army of 100,000 nomadic tribes from the grasslands, where Sun Ruonan's uncle, General Li Xiongxin, was trapped.
"We will retreat into the mountains and rest for three Tokiomi. After three Tokiomi, we will rush into the city and join forces with General Li."
After observing the besieged city from a distance and confirming that the situation inside was not too bad, Zhao Fengxue decisively ordered a retreat to the mountains and forests behind the city to rest.
After all, they had been running 300 miles of mountain roads from the capital using their lightness skills continuously, and they had basically reached their limits. They needed to rest, otherwise rushing in now would be suicide.
Moreover, if they wanted to enter the city, they had to pass through the defense zone of the steppe cavalry, which was best done in the middle of the night. Three Tokiomi later, it would be the early morning, when everyone and their horses would be exhausted.
Upon receiving the order, everyone immediately retreated to the mountainous area behind them to rest, while Zhao Fengxue and the others arrived at a mountain peak, where they used the afterglow of the setting sun to gaze at the distant Weicheng.
Hulan City served as the first line of defense against invasions from nomadic tribes of the grasslands. To the east and south of Hulan City, two smaller fortified cities were built, forming a defensive perimeter that maximized the effectiveness of the defense.
The moment Hulan City fell, Li Xiongxin decisively led most of his troops to retreat into the southern garrison city.
At this moment, Li Xiongxin still had nearly 10,000 soldiers defending the city walls. Although the grassland army outnumbered him tenfold, the grassland army consisted mainly of cavalry, who were skilled in open field battles rather than siege warfare, so their siege efficiency was not very high.
With this level of siege efficiency, assuming no internal problems arise, Li Xiongxin could easily hold out with his army for three to five days.
However, preventing internal traitors from emerging is extremely difficult, which is the main reason why the Blood Wind Hall came here.
He was there to act as a military supervisor, to monitor and guard against any potential traitors, and to react immediately to prevent the city from falling like Hulan City.
"Father, how can we break through and join forces with General Li?"
Looking at the distant Weicheng, where shouts of battle echoed, Zhao Dachui frowned deeply.
If he were alone, he could slip in using his lightness skill, but it would be difficult to lead the thousands of the Blood Wind Hall assassins behind him.
The only option now is to force our way in.
But they were just assassins, not an army. If they were discovered and surrounded by the grassland army, even if they were highly skilled in martial arts, they would die here.
Therefore, we must come up with a good plan. The most important thing is to notify General Li in the city and ask him to send archers to provide cover and to open the city gates to provide support at the critical moment.
"This time, I obtained a batch of thunderbolts from the Eastern Depot, which can disturb the horses of the grassland army and reduce a lot of pressure. When the time comes, with me, you, and 9527 leading the team, we should be able to quickly break in. However, we must first send someone who can gain General Li's absolute trust to go in and open the city gates to provide support at the critical moment."
Zhao Fengxue said in a deep voice, and at the end, she looked at her daughter-in-law Sun Ruonan, who looked worried, beside her.
" Ruonan, how far and high can you glide using the Xun Feather Cloth right now?"
Throughout the journey, he had his daughter-in-law try to control the Xun Feather Cloth, especially its flight function.
After a full day of practice, I've managed to glide at a low altitude, but I don't know how far I can glide.
If that's enough, things will be much easier from here on out.
Moreover, among this group, only Sun Ruonan could be fully trusted by General Li Xiongxin, which was a major reason why he agreed to bring her along.
Sun Ruonan wasn't stupid; she quickly understood her father-in-law's thoughts. After carefully observing the terrain around the city and the formation of the grassland army, she pondered for a moment and said, "If there's a headwind, it can fly fifty zhang at a time, with a maximum of six zhang."
Her Xun Feather Cloth Robe weighed over ten thousand pounds, and only by using her lightness skill to rush forward rapidly against the wind could she obtain enough wind power to counteract Gravity and fly.
With her current strength and lightness skill, she could ideally fly fifty zhang (approximately 150 meters) and up to six zhang (approximately 33 meters).
This was her limit!
"Although I can't completely cross the grassland army's defense zone, I can break through most of it. I can use the Xun Feather Cloth to force my way through before they can react, and then climb the city wall."
As she said this, Sun Ruonan's expression was filled with absolute confidence. If she was just a weakling with great power in the past, now that she had the Xun Feather Cloth, she could definitely take on a Grandmaster- level expert one-on-one.
At least Grandmaster- level expert would be completely unable to break through the defenses of the Xun Feather Cloth. She had her father-in-law try it before, and even a full-force attack with concentrated sword energy could not break it.
Furthermore, the Xun Feather Cloth has the property of dissipating force; most of the force hitting it will dissipate directly, and the remaining small amount of force is nothing to her.
"Fifty zhang?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fengxue turned her head again to examine the defense zone of the grassland tribes, and finally nodded solemnly, saying, "Before charging forward, put on a black robe so that the grassland tribes are not prepared in advance. After entering the city and seeing General Li Xiongxin, immediately have him mobilize archers for support and prepare to open the city gates to receive them."
We will depart immediately once you send the signal.
There was no way around it; although the Xun Feather Cloth had insane defensive capabilities, it was just too conspicuous, reflecting off even the slightest bit of light.
With the sky cloudless tonight, the moon will surely shine brightly tonight, almost as bright as day. One can only imagine how dazzling this Cloth will be.
However, he wasn't too worried about his daughter-in-law's safety. He had personally tested the defensive power of that Xun Feather Cloth, and it was absolutely monstrous, far stronger than the Red Gold Armor that Wang Hao had forged back then.
He struck it with all his might, but didn't even leave a scratch. He even doubted whether Elder Chu could have pierced through it with his full-force attack.
What's most frustrating is that the Xun Feather Cloth can actually deflect force. If you hit someone with ten points of force, more than eighty percent of it can be deflected. The remaining force is nothing compared to his daughter-in-law's monstrous strength.
In this state, even if hit by siege crossbows or cannons, nothing will happen.
Moreover, the Purple Gold soft armor inside this Xun Feather Cloth provides all-around, no-dead-angle defense, even covering the hands and neck. Furthermore, the helmet can be closed, leaving only the eyes exposed.
Although my daughter-in-law doesn't have much Roshi, she has excellent eyesight, enough to dodge attacks aimed at her eyes. So, while wearing this Xun Feather Cloth doesn't make her Invincible, it at least puts her in an Bubai from the Innate.
" Tie Niu, how's your refining of that Blood Ginseng Good Fortune Pill coming along? You'll be a key player tonight."
Zhao Fengxue turned his gaze to Tie Niu, who was standing at the very back. He valued this black-hearted guy quite a bit, and even gave him a treasured Blood Ginseng Good Fortune Pill before coming here.
The Blood Ginseng Good Fortune Pill is made primarily from thousand-year-old blood ginseng, combined with other precious medicinal herbs. It has an extremely strong effect on cultivating external martial arts. According to Tie Niu's cultivation level, if he were to completely refine it, he could increase his strength by at least two thousand jin.
The black steel armor worn by this guy was also extremely powerful; even if he attacked with all his might, it would only leave a scratch at most, making him the perfect person to charge into the enemy lines.
Clang! Clang!
"Just you wait and see, Master! I've already refined half of the medicinal power!"
Patting the heavy armor on his chest, Tie Niu chuckled confidently.
His original strength was already two thousand jin, and he was still struggling to wear a thousand-jin heavy armor and a thousand-jin battle axe. But since he swallowed the Blood Ginseng Good Fortune Pill specially given to him by the hall master, he has now refined half of the medicinal power, and his strength has increased by a thousand jin.
He now possessed the strength of three thousand jin, and his cultivation had also reached the Late First-Rate, making it easy for him to control the armor on his body and the battle axe in his hand.