Helping You See Things from Each Other's Perspective

In that short time, the gunners of the Divine Machine Battalion had calculated the firing parameters, adjusted the muzzle height, and were ready to load the shells.

The general on horseback raised his hand.

With a single wave of his hand, the cannons were about to obliterate all the buildings behind the Laoming Temple.

Suddenly, a streak of clouds appeared in the distance, stretching towards us.

The blue sky was torn apart by this cloud trail, and the original clouds were also cut in two by the cloud trail.

The general narrowed his eyes, realizing that a master had flown in from the air, and was slightly startled.

The truly top-tier masters in the world today, though able to control natural phenomena and the myriad energies, and levitate, do not fly very fast, nor do they fly very high off the ground.

A person like this, capable of flying through the air and leaving a trail in the clouds.

It's likely that he has already cultivated to the point of perfect Divine Intent, and is only one step away from having the ability to Transformation, using his mind and spirit as the foundation to thoroughly transform his mortal body.

However, it's also possible that the other party hasn't yet cultivated to the point of Divine Intent will, but has merely communicated with a master on the Heavenly Ranking who is skilled in lightness skills, and borrowed extraordinary power.

The cloud trail suddenly dropped half a mile away.

Chu Tianshu descended with his robes fluttering, hovering ten feet above the ground.

"Who are you people? Are you going to shell Laoming Temple?"

The military officer bowed slightly and said, "I am Wu Bo, the commander of the Divine Machine Battalion of Hanyang Prefecture. I have received a report from an old monk who escaped from the temple, and I know that the three generations of monks in the Laoming Temple have all gone mad with demonic possession."

"Therefore, I have specially led three hundred artillerymen to handle this matter according to the law. Who are you, Your Excellency? Do you perhaps have a past relationship with the Laoming Temple and wish to handle this matter on my behalf?"

Chu Tianshu's gaze swept over the military officers and then over the artillerymen.

The artillerymen were rubbing their hands together, looking rather impatient, as if they were just waiting to fire the cannons first and get a taste of their skills.

"Oh!"

Chu Tianshu asked loudly, "Since you've come to deal with the matter of the Laoming Temple going mad, why didn't you send experts to set up an ambush around the temple?"

He had learned from several monks that when martial arts sects went mad because of the Heavenly Ranking, the local Divine Machine Battalion was usually the main force to suppress them.

However, this group had not yet made any arrangements near the Laoming Temple. Relying solely on long-range artillery fire, they could not possibly threaten the abbot and other experts. They could only scare away these demon-possessed individuals.

As a commander of the Divine Machine Battalion, it's impossible that he lacked even this much experience and insight. It must have been intentional, a deliberate act of dereliction of duty, allowing these demon-possessed individuals to roam free and commit crimes.

When the general was asked this question, he wanted to give a casual reply, but under the scrutinizing gaze of the general, he felt quite uncomfortable.

"I act according to the rules; Your Excellency is being far too nosy."

The military officer looked displeased and said, "Your Excellency is somewhat unfamiliar. I wonder where you are, a master from the mountains or wilderness. Although your cultivation is superb and you deserve some respect, you must not be too presumptuous!"

"If you want to interfere in Laoming Temple's affairs, then handle it yourself. If you don't want to interfere, then please get out of the way immediately, or I'm about to fire the cannon!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand again, seemingly about to give the order.

Facing Chu Tianshu, a powerful figure who had flown in from the sky, the artillerymen did not hesitate at all and prepared to fire. They were indeed all arrogant and fierce. Chu Tianshu looked at them coldly and suddenly opened his right hand.

The members of the Divine Machine Battalion had been anticipating his attack, and many of them had already infused their inner strength into the small iron balls they held in their right hands, ready to unleash their power at any moment.

That small iron ball, only the size of a baby's fist, is covered with strange patterns. Once triggered, it will spray out highly poisonous mineral sand at twice the speed of thunder.

Martial arts practitioners rely on their keen senses and alertness to dodge in advance and easily avoid firearms. Masters, with their protective inner energy, can even withstand gunfire.

However, this highly toxic mineral sand not only covers a larger area than ordinary firearms, but also weighs far more than ordinary steel for the same volume, making it very effective at striking protective Gang Qi.

The commander of the Divine Machine Battalion and his men had an excellent understanding of each other. Whenever the opponent made a move, he would draw his sword first and parry from a distance, giving his men time to launch their own attacks.

With this set of tactics combined, every commander of the local Divine Machine Battalion can wear down the opponent and gain the upper hand.

However, Chu Tianshu's raised hand was not meant to create a palm print from a distance.

Suddenly, his palm lit up, radiating a dazzling, almost blinding, emerald light.

The speed of this attack is almost synchronized with light.

Before anyone in the Divine Machine Battalion could react, they felt as if they had been hit in the head with a heavy hammer.

My head was throbbing and I felt dizzy; for a moment, I had no idea where I was or what I was supposed to do.

Chu Tianshu's Great Void Divine Art radiates intense light—who among these people had ever seen anything like it?

Only the warriors on horseback, under the bright light, kept their eyes wide open instead of closing them, forcibly displaying an angry expression, and suddenly drew their swords.

When Prince Xuan Taizu was young, he was originally a disciple of the Luoyang Escort Agency. Later, he entered the Vertical and Horizontal Martial Academy, which was jointly established by martial artists from the Southern Shaolin and other Southeast martial arts schools. He learned various unique skills and made rapid progress. He also received guidance from Lu Shuangyan on several occasions.

Lu Shuangyan was the creator of the Death-Claiming Sword Technique and possessed the highest level of swordsmanship.

However, Prince Xuan Taizu's preferred weapon was always the large Guan Dao from the Luoyang Escort Agency, followed by the waist knife and the like.

Transforming swords into sabers, transforming qi into sabers, transforming palms into sabers, and so on, is perfected through battlefield experience.

Before becoming emperor, his swordsmanship was known as "Slay the Dragon Court".

Many years after becoming emperor, he invited his ministers to go on Venerable Changti and others held a banquet in the mountains. On a whim, he created a new twenty-one style of swordsmanship called "Teasing the Mountain Ghost".

In the early years of the Great Xuan Dynasty, royal martial arts were naturally only practiced by the royal family. However, a hundred years ago, they began to be used as rewards and bestowed upon important officials.

Nowadays, military leaders like those in the Divine Machine Battalion have all found ways to learn the "Teasing the Mountain Ghost" sword technique. They can use the power of the Heavenly Ranking to temper their minds and bodies in normal times, and when necessary, they can even borrow a large amount of power from the Heavenly Ranking to help them.

Buzz!!!

At this moment, the general stared angrily, his fury so intense that Chu Tianshu could almost smell the stench of rain after a thunderstorm.

However, the moment the general drew his sword, the tip of the blade was already pointing towards the sky behind him. His body seemed to lose its weight, and he suddenly flew diagonally off his horse, soaring into the sky behind him as fast as a dragon entering the clouds.

If he weren't a burly man dressed as a military general, his flight would indeed evoke the imagery of Chang'e flying to the moon.

Legend has it that on the day "The Teasing the Mountain Ghost" was created, the moment the swordplay was unleashed, it was as if a storm had struck, with thunder and trees shaking.

The world seemed to be filled with the fresh scent of lightning strikes, and if mountain spirits existed in this world, they would surely be disturbed repeatedly.

However, this sword also possesses a drunken quality, its strokes unpredictable, swaying up and down, feinting and attacking from the left and right.

He wielded the sword with divine skill, chasing after it with such agility and speed that he surpassed even the mountain spirit.

As the saying goes, "It appears and disappears like a ghost, frightening people and impossible to guard against." The Mountain Spirit is an ancient mountain god recorded in the Chu Songs, yet this knife can frighten even the Mountain Spirit.

That's why there's the saying "Teasing the Mountain Ghost".

The general used this sword technique to intimidate the enemy and find an opportunity to escape, not because he was cowardly, but because he was wise.

He originally thought that Chu Tianshu was at most a master with perfect Divine Intent will.

But as soon as Chu Tianshu made his move, he sensed that the opponent's strength was unfathomable, probably at the level after he Transformation and transcended his mortal body.

This kind of person should have been listed on the Heavenly Ranking long ago, so that everyone would recognize him.

But Chu Tianshu was someone I didn't recognize at all.

There must be a bunch of scoundrels who hired this master to harm me!

Although it is unknown which scoundrels were involved or at what cost they made this possible.

However, the military general was very self-aware; he knew that such a highly skilled person had arrived in disguise, most likely because he still had some concerns.

As long as you react quickly and escape fast enough, the other party may not pursue you with all their might.

Yay!

The general roared inwardly, "With the aid of the Great Ancestor, I will seize the opportunity to escape!"

"Is this Prince Xuan's swordsmanship?"

Chu Tianshu's figure suddenly vanished like a bubble, and his true form appeared before the general.

The military officer was greatly alarmed. "Wait, senior—"

Chu Tianshu ignored him completely, his five fingers flashing like blue light as he reached out and grabbed his face.

Under the pressure of those five fingers, the general's face was visibly deformed, his eyelids rolled down, and his cheeks bulged out.

Wow!!!

In an instant, Chu Tianshu pulled a pale golden soul shadow from his body and threw it to the ground.

At the same time, Chu Tianshu separated his palms, pressed them lightly against the ground, and then suddenly grabbed and turned.

The souls of the Divine Machine Battalion soldiers on the earth all emerged from their bodies.

Hundreds of fleshy bodies stood frozen, while hundreds of ghostly figures moved at lightning speed.

The deputy commander of this battalion, who had just recovered from the radiation shock and blinked, saw his commander's body fall from the sky.

With a thud, the commander, armor and all, fell flat on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The lieutenant and commander had a very good relationship, and he was both shocked and saddened.

"Commander!!"

He called out, his voice sweet and charming, but suddenly realized something was wrong. He touched his throat and couldn't feel his Adam's apple. He broke out in a cold sweat.

There shouldn't be any female soldiers in the Divine Machine Battalion, but there was a commander with several favored concubines who liked to dress up as soldiers and accompany him on outings.

The lieutenant reached down and touched his groin, his heart sinking.

That's all!

At this moment, the other soldiers also began to scream in fear.

"I'll give you a little punishment first."

Chu Tianshu's voice came from the air, Divine Machine Battalion fell silent, all looking up.

They thought they were fearless, but they never expected to encounter such a thing. They were all pale-faced and completely lost.

This person is actually able to stuff them into other people's bodies.

Could we also stuff them onto pigs and dogs, making them female, so they could be humiliated by pigs and dogs every day?!

Those terrifying associations quickly robbed them of the courage to resist.