" The Black Tortoise True Scripture is most suitable for foundation building. Although it is not the strongest foundation building martial Black Tortoise True Scripture among the Ten Strong Martial Artist in the overseas martial arts world, it is the most comprehensive foundation building technique. Even when I first started cultivating, I used Foundation Establishment Sword Art to build my foundation."
In the end, Wang Hao couldn't help but let out a sigh, further elevating the prestige of the Black Tortoise True Scripture.
Foundation Establishment Sword Art?
While the others were still in shock, Dingzhen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, because what she had learned from Wang Hao was the Foundation Establishment Sword Art!
"That's right, the Foundation Establishment Sword Art you've learned is the basic chapter of the Heavenly Mandate Swordsmanship Fate Sword Technique, one of the Ten Strong Martial Arts martial arts of the Black Tortoise True Scripture. It's just that it's somewhat incomplete. Although I don't know where you learned it from, you've practiced it quite well. Moreover, it seems that you've also learned the Blood Sacrifice Instruction of the Western alien races. The combination of the two is quite good."
Wang Hao smiled and nodded to Dingzhen, giving two positive comments.
Dingzhen's cultivation was indeed quite good. He only taught her the most basic Foundation Establishment Sword Art, but Dingzhen managed to break through to the Grandmaster Realm in just a few years. Her talent was truly amazing.
"So the sword technique that Dingzhen practices was inherited from the overseas martial arts world. No wonder we couldn't find its origin!"
Abbess Qingmiao and the others Satori that they had started investigating the origin of that set of external sword techniques, but unfortunately they hadn't found any clues.
Now, after hearing Wang Hao's explanation, they finally understood that it wasn't martial arts from the Central Plains at all, no wonder they couldn't find anything about it.
Unfortunately, Abbess Qingmiao didn't know was that all of this was a fabrication by Wang Hao; it never happened at all. They had been completely fooled.
Now they were even more shocked. They had been amazed by Dingzhen's Dingzhen Foundation Establishment Sword Art, but they never imagined that it was only a fragment. How powerful would the complete Foundation Establishment Sword Art be?
"I will teach you the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Ten Strong Martial Arts after I recover from my injuries. However, I only know the basic chapters. I will have to wait until I return to the Sword Faction to obtain the cultivation methods for the Acquired Grandmaster Realm."
Without wasting words, Wang Hao revealed his plans.
He currently only possesses a series of foundation-building techniques, but he has not yet created any for the Grandmaster Realm, and his current resources are not the best time to do so.
His goal is to create a perfect martial arts system. To achieve perfection, he must advance to the level of Xiantian Grandmaster in both Body Refinement and Qi Refinement.
Only with a foundation of a higher level can the most perfect technique be created; otherwise, it will become as imperfect as the original Foundation Establishment Sword Art, and a second version will have to be created in the end.
Therefore, the Second Tier of the training method will have to be delayed.
"It's alright, it's alright! The basic chapters of the Black Tortoise True Scripture are enough for us to cultivate diligently for a while; there's no rush for the later techniques!"
Tie Kuangtu and the others quickly chimed in, indicating that they weren't in a hurry.
"I will impart the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Black Tortoise True Art here in three days!"
After Wang Hao finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged. The many flying swords that had been retrieved floated back around him.
Seeing this, Tie Kuangtu and the others knew that Wang Hao intended to see them off, so they didn't dare to linger and quickly left.
They also had many things to deal with. Those who died on the battlefield needed to be settled, but the most important thing was to bring all the younger generations of their families over.
After all, the opportunity to receive personal instruction from this powerful figure in three days is a great one that cannot be missed.
Xu Miaoyin didn't stay long either. She had just as many things to do as Tie Kuangtu and the others, and she also needed to deal with the people from the imperial court.
This time, the army of the nomadic tribes from the grasslands is enormous and has caused quite a stir. The imperial court will definitely send someone to investigate. We can only hope that the person sent this time is not a civil official, otherwise, it will be troublesome.
In the late Ming Dynasty, the civil service system almost completely dominated the military system, much like in the Song Dynasty. So even if they made great contributions, let alone whether the other party believed them, even if they did, most of the credit would be claimed by others, leaving very little for these low-ranking soldiers.
If it weren't for the special military system of the imperial court, under such oppressive treatment, the lower-ranking soldiers would have all deserted long ago; who would want to join the army!
Unfortunately, even though the civil officials of the imperial court knew that this approach had huge hidden dangers, they still went their own way. According to them, "To fight external enemies, we must first pacify the internal situation." Even if the imperial court were to fall, the military officials had to be suppressed.
As for reinforcements, there were none at all. Back then, the border troops of several important border cities retreated to places like Datong Prefecture, where they defended the cities. Only their cavalry unit was ordered by Datong Prefecture to be sent to Guanzhong to monitor the grassland barbarian army, and they were even given the title of redeeming themselves through meritorious service.
After all, losing a city is a serious crime no matter what, and they accepted being branded with such a label, even though it was practically a suicide mission.
After all, the enemy army of the nomadic tribes on the grasslands were all cavalry. If their 10,000 cavalry were discovered by the enemy, they would have no chance of escape and would almost certainly die.
As for other reinforcements, there would definitely be some in the early Ming Dynasty, especially during the reigns of the Hongwu and Yongle emperors. If any nomadic tribes from the grasslands dared to invade from the south, they would be utterly crushed and driven deep into the heart of the grasslands.
But the current imperial court has absolutely none of that. Whether it's Datong Prefecture or Guanzhong, there's none of it. Even the imperial court's opinion on this war is to take a defensive stance. It would be good enough if they could just send that million-strong foreign army back.
The imperial court acted swiftly, sending an imperial envoy the very next day. Upon seeing the official's robes, Xu Miaoyin's heart sank.
He was a Vice Minister of Ministry of War, but although he was from the Ministry of War, he belonged to the civil service system!
Leaving aside how Xu Miaoyin would deal with the imperial envoy sent by the court, Wang Hao, after seeing off Abbess Qingmiao and the others, called on Xie Feng to bring his men over. There were some things that still needed to be done.
"My lord, I have fulfilled my mission and slaughtered all the fleeing foreign tribes!"
As soon as Xie Feng entered the Wuji Sword Formation, he knelt on one knee to report his battle results.
Wang Hao had previously instructed him to guard the pontoon bridge and intercept any of the nomadic tribes returning from the grasslands. He held the passage firmly and achieved considerable success.
"Were those three old lamas the ones who injured them?"
After glancing at the several wounds on Xie Feng's body, Wang Hao knew that they must have been the work of the three old lamas who were with the Khan Wantu.
Although Xie Feng was still only at the Grandmaster level, his physical body was incredibly strong after transforming into Soldier Man, not much weaker than Jie Feng's. Only Half-step Innate expert could have injured him like this.
It was clearly those three old lamas!
Actually, he left that pontoon bridge to lure the big fish across; otherwise, the nomadic tribes of the grasslands would have returned from other places once they saw the pontoon bridge break.
The Yellow River stretches for thousands of miles, and even the basin in this area spans hundreds of miles. Who knows where the enemy might cross the river? Once they disperse, they'll be difficult to capture.
After all, with their numbers, it was impossible for them to block off a river basin spanning hundreds of miles; leaving the pontoon bridge intact was the best option.
Judging from Xie Feng's demeanor, his plan has succeeded this time.
"Those three old monks have all been killed by my men!"
Xie Feng nodded, not mentioning anything about the battle, but judging from his injuries, they must have been extremely severe. If he hadn't transformed into Soldier Man's body, he would have been finished long ago.
"In a moment, arrange this battlefield as I instruct. Use this demonic blade as a foundation to gather and integrate all the Blood Baleful Intent Qi gathered on the battlefield. I will use it very much in the future!"
Wang Hao tossed the curved sword of the Patriarch Red Sun to Xie Feng and explained in detail the method of arranging the feng shui formation.
That's right, he wanted to use the power of the feng shui formation and Xie Feng Feng's Soldier Man control over Blood Baleful Intent Qi to merge the killing intent on the battlefield with Blood Baleful Intent Qi and seal it all into the curved blade for later use.
Leaving aside Wang Hao and his group's actions, on the other side, Abbess Qingmiao and her group found a large amount of saltpeter and dug dozens of large pits ten miles away. They dragged the intact horse carcasses from the battlefield into them, then poured water in and used the saltpeter to freeze the water and the horses.
This was specifically instructed by Wang Hao; he even told them about the method of making ice with saltpeter.
Although the southward invasion of the nomadic tribes from the grasslands has not yet begun large-scale devastation, it has already ravaged many areas, displacing millions of people, especially in the border regions.
In the past, the imperial court should have provided disaster relief and grain in response to this situation, but unfortunately, it is clearly impossible for the current imperial court to do so.
The grain left at home by millions of ordinary people was looted by the foreign army and taken back to the grasslands. If they do not receive new grain, these people will likely starve to death.
Although he had already taken some of the money seized from the border martial arts forces and had Abbess Qingmiao purchase grain from outside through the Mount Heng Sword Sect Sect's channels, it would still take more than ten days.
The dead horses were key to getting the people through this difficult time, since horse meat is still meat!
Nearly five million horses died on this battlefield, their carcasses piled up like mountains, almost covering dozens of miles of flat land.
These horse meats couldn't be wasted, but unfortunately, they weren't easy to preserve at this time of year. Wang Hao had no choice but to resort to this less-than-ideal method: using saltpeter to Ice Seal some of the horse meat in order to extend its shelf life as much as possible.
After all, he himself bears undeniable responsibility for the southward march of the grassland army. Now that such a tragic situation has occurred, discussing the rights and wrongs within the conflict is of little use. The most important thing now is to do everything in our power to save the people who have suffered because of the war.
This isn't because he has any saintly qualities, but rather a matter of principle.
Everything was progressing quite smoothly, but there were also some setbacks.
What does this mean?
Looking at the army that had surrounded him, Wang Hao raised an eyebrow.
Just as he was waiting for Xie Feng to absorb the last bit of Blood Baleful Intent Qi into the demonic blade, an army of 30,000 men surrounded them, all armed with powerful crossbows.
"Listen, Wuming thief, I'm reciting your name..."
Just as Wang Hao was wondering, a middle-aged man in official robes rode out on horseback and stood in front of the formation, shouting loudly.
The other person's language was very refined, mostly using classical Chinese and quoting classical texts, which was quite sophisticated. However, after listening, Wang Hao roughly understood what the other person meant.
That man was an imperial envoy sent by the court, but not to reward him; he was there to interrogate him.
This guy pinned all the blame on him for the invasion of the nomadic tribes from the grasslands, and even wanted to send troops to capture him.
"Nonsense!"
Wang Hao glanced coldly at the so-called imperial envoy, and before the envoy could finish speaking, he flicked his wrist and sent a flying sword shooting out, pinning the man to the back of his horse.
Although his magnetic field range can only cover a distance of eighty-one feet, it does not mean that he cannot use his flying sword to attack beyond eighty-one feet. It just means that he cannot retrieve his flying sword once it is outside this range.
He's now known as the Heavenly Sword Wuming, so naturally he doesn't care about the imperial court, especially not that kind of brainless person with ulterior motives.
"Have mercy!"
At the same moment Wang Hao threw out his flying sword, a delicate shout rang out, but before the words could be finished, the so-called imperial envoy was nailed to death by Wang Hao.
The one who spoke was none other than Xu Miaoyin, who had galloped up on horseback!
As Xu Miaoyin watched the imperial envoy's body slowly fall to the ground, a bitter smile appeared on her pretty face.
This is a huge problem!
"How dare you murder the Imperial Envoy! You're courting death! Fire an arrow at this traitor!"
A general following closely behind the imperial envoy was furious and angrily ordered his soldiers to fire arrows.
As the order was given, 30,000 soldiers unleashed a barrage of powerful crossbow bolts, a total of 30,000 arrows hurtling towards Wang Hao.
However, Wang Hao had already turned his flying swords into the Wuji Sword Formation, which covered a space of eighty-one feet in radius. Coupled with the disturbance of the magnetic field, the arrows could not harm him in the slightest.
Even after the victory, Abbess Qingmiao and the others retrieved the batch of flying swords that had been stolen and hidden. Therefore, Wang Hao now has thousands of flying swords by his side as backup, which would not be a problem even if he had to fight against a million-strong army again.