Chapter 8

"Basic sword techniques include thrusting, slashing, hanging, pointing, collapsing, clouding, wiping, piercing, pressing, and many others. These sword techniques have various names and forms. For single swords, there are short tassel swords and long tassel swords. In terms of sword movement and posture, they can be divided into: Gongjian (formal sword), Xingjian (flowing sword), Mianjian (soft sword), Zuijian (drunken sword), and Shuangshoujian (two-handed sword), each with its own unique style."

"Gongjian is characterized by its strong and steady movements, with each posture being precise and formal; Xingjian is smooth and unobstructed, with graceful and free-flowing movements, suddenly advancing and retreating, with more movement than stillness; Mianjian is gentle and reserved, moving slowly and continuously (like Tai Chi sword); Zuijian is随意挥舞，忽缓忽急，形如醉酒，似醉非醉；Shuangshoujian involves holding the sword with both hands, capable of slashing, chopping, hanging, and thrusting, with agile and varied movements..."

"The Six Pulse Divine Sword has six routes: Shaoshang Sword, Shangyang Sword, Zhongchong Sword, Guanchong Sword, Shaochong Sword, and Shaoye Sword. The route for the thumb of the right hand—Taiyin—Lung Meridian—Shaoshang Sword. Characteristics: powerful and vigorous sword movements, with a momentum that can shatter the sky and bring a storm..."

"The Lone Nine Swords include the General Formula, the Sword-Breaking Formula, the Saber-Breaking Formula, the Spear-Breaking Formula..."

After the endless sword techniques, there came an infinite array of alchemy techniques and various strange and unpredictable runes. These strange runes seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe, and once they entered his mind, they were deeply etched into his brain, like celestial inscriptions. The profound meanings within them surged and flickered, though indescribable, their various combinations and wonders were as familiar as if they had been refined and practiced countless times.

"Indeed, the alchemy methods of this world are almost entirely different from those recorded by the Heavenly Lust Sect. The former directly compiles mysterious runes that carry the essence of the Dao into various formations, which are then activated like magical powers, either for assistance or attack, while the latter involves forming prohibitions and refining artifacts to achieve the Dao, which is completely different." Ling Daotian frowned and pondered the differences and mysteries.

The Xuan Yin Beast-Gathering Banner he intended to refine was a genuine secret treasure of the Heavenly Lust Sect. When this treasure is fully refined, it possesses a divine power that can almost destroy the heavens and reshape the world. Such divine power requires extremely high standards for refinement, not only in terms of the materials for refining the magical treasure and the cultivator's realm, but also, more troublesome, such a magical treasure should ideally be in harmony with the surrounding world from the beginning.

In other words, the refining methods he originally knew were no longer entirely applicable. Although he could still refine it勉强, the final power of the magical treasure would not reach its maximum, and it would waste a lot of resources and energy, even the cultivation of his soul and magical power. In the end, the missed opportunities, methods, and Dao would be unbearable for him.

"No, such a magical treasure for protection and achieving the Dao cannot be refined lightly. Although the current environment is dangerous, it is not necessarily life-threatening."

As the primordial energy gradually diminished, the forest where Ling Daotian was located rarely saw high-level monsters anymore. Instead, there were now herds of deer-like herbivores moving around, indicating that his current position was likely very close to the 'safe zone' of this world.

"Still, I should familiarize myself with this world first before doing anything else. It seems that something strange is happening not far away!"

A faint commotion from the distant mountains and forests made the somewhat troubled Ling Daotian completely put aside his thoughts. He activated the Lingbo Step, transforming into a whirlwind and heading towards the target.

About fifty miles ahead was a lush, verdant valley surrounded by mountains. In the center of the valley stood a mountain nearly a thousand zhang high, resembling a coiled dragon or snake, dominating the center. Dozens of circular hills surrounded it, and from a distance, a thick aura of battlefield slaughter and killing intent rose into the sky. As he approached, the sparse shouts of battle had already become deafening.

"Damn, what kind of battlefield is ahead, and why is it so lively?"

Ling Daotian, hearing the deafening shouts of battle in his ears, was already stunned. It wasn't that the sound of the battlefield was so loud that it deafened him, but that at this moment, countless strange sounds entered his ears: roosters crowing? Yes, and also tiger roars, snake hisses, eagle cries, and frog croaks...

This battlefield, filled with the cries of countless animals, almost made his soul fly away. After a long while, he finally guessed, somewhat dazed, "Could it be that the monsters are attacking the city in this world?"

Ling Daotian, who was already close, could clearly see the city towers and watchtowers on the winding hills, with dense cold light shooting down. Clearly, this was the work of humans.

"Could I have already reached a human tribe?"

Thinking of this, Ling Daotian's eyes lit up, and his heart immediately became excited. Looking at the dark, dense shapes of the monsters, it was indeed a monster attack.

"Go, as a fellow human, I must lend a hand in this moment!"

Hearing the distant shouts of battle, Ling Daotian could no longer contain his urgent feelings. His figure transformed into a blur of light, instantly moving forward over a hundred meters.

At this point, Ling Daotian, who was already approaching the eighth level, had strength far beyond what it was yesterday. The Taoyin Yuanmo True Qi was as smooth as mercury, and the true liquid had transformed from the virtual to the real. With the continuous tempering and nourishment of the Tianyi True Water, his strength was almost a thousand jin. Such terrifying and formidable power was probably several times stronger than that of monsters of the same level.

Now, the strength of his fists and feet, when transformed into the world's attack power, already exceeded thirty points. If combined with the assistance of Taoyin True Qi and the sharpness of weapons, the instantaneous burst of attack could instantly kill any monster around the tenth level. If he used all his means, he believed he could even slay monsters around the thirtieth level.

With these various means at his disposal, his confidence soared, and he almost nakedly charged towards the battlefield.

In half an incense stick's time, he crossed over thirty miles. As he got closer to the battlefield, his speed gradually slowed down. When he finally reached the edge of the battlefield, he stopped and leaped onto a large tree without touching the ground.

"Damn, damn, damn!"

Looking down at the monster battlefield that was clearly thousands of meters away but seemed to be right in front of him, Ling Daotian's eyes were wide with shock, his face ashen. He stared at the towering, giant half-orc warriors, each over ten meters tall, like giants, and felt a chill run down his spine.

Each half-orc warrior, clad in heavy iron armor and wielding iron maces, seemed almost invincible under the city walls. The dense rain of arrows seemed to be just scratching them, while each swing of the half-orc's mace would create a hole the size of a human head in the ten-zhang-high city wall. The fierce and dense roars formed a deafening roar, like a tsunami, raging across the battlefield.

Above, a line of emerald-eyed golden eagles, each over ten meters long with golden dragon scales densely covering their bodies and wings spanning over twenty zhang, formed a line that almost blocked out the sun.

The golden claws of these emerald-eyed golden eagles were as sharp as divine weapons. Each attack could break through the walls of the arrow towers and directly slaughter the archers inside. On the ground, giant toads, each as large as a cow, sprayed purple poison onto the city walls, creating a thick cloud of toxic smoke that almost completely covered the entire city head. The agonized cries of those suffering from the intense poison almost formed a continuous sound, causing Ling Daotian's heart to tremble with intense killing intent, hot and sorrowful.

In a short time, the dense rain of arrows visibly began to thin out. At the same time, the striped giant tigers hidden in the rear began to move forward, and the dense snake formations were already climbing up the city walls. The current battlefield was clearly approaching the point of city fall and human destruction.

"Elite Half-Orc Warrior, Level 15, Life Force 1100, Attack 31, Agility 9, Spirit 7, Defense 10..."

"Dragon-Eyed Golden Eagle, Level 26, Life Force 13200, Attack 71, Agility 20, Spirit 21, Defense 39..."

"Poisonous Bullfrog, Level 11, Life Force 700, Attack 10, Agility 3, Spirit 5, Defense 3..."

"Snake Tiger, Level 12, Life Force 902, Attack 18, Agility 7, Spirit 5, Defense 8..."

"Giant Tiger, Level 17, Life Force 1500, Attack 39, Agility 11, Spirit 19, Defense 27..."

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