Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 82 Trash

Chapter 82: Chapter 82 Trash

"Wow, so impressive..."

Tang Tong still stayed in the same place, climbing up a tree, not daring to come closer. He could only vaguely hear the sound of swords clashing deep in the dense forest. From afar, he saw cold glints flashing, and numerous figures darting all over the mountain, flying through the forest’s branches and leaves.

He really hadn’t expected that his ignorant country bumpkin senior brother would be so formidable!

This was clearly the authentic disciples from Honzan Sword Sect, the ones who had received the Nine Yin Mountain Daoist decree and talisman! Not merely the wood-chooping, arithmetic-counting serving boy at the mountain’s foot! Yet he could fight on equal terms!?

They had already been fighting for dozens of moves now, didn’t they? Why hadn’t they exhausted their Qi yet? Could it be that the Sword Child Secret Method was this lethal!?

Suddenly, Tang Tong felt an itch on his earlobe, turned his head, and saw a small beast, similar to a squirrel but with a big tail, a rabbit head, and a deer body, lying on the tree trunk, sniffing at him. Then its tail brushed past his ear and it swiftly disappeared into the fallen leaves under the tree.

"Eh? Was it... an ear mouse?"

Tang Tong wasn’t too sure at first. But as Xuan Nu Mountain shouldn’t produce ear mice, could he have mistakenly taken an ordinary squirrel for one?

Before he could ponder further, Tang Tong suddenly noticed that the sword light from the swordfight over there started moving! It was returning the same way, rapidly closing in on him!

"Oh no, please!"

Tang Tong was alarmed! He quickly jumped off the tree and ran, trying to get as far away from the battlefield as possible!

Still, the sword light was pursuing faster and faster! Heading straight for him!

No! Why is it coming back again? You all, stay away from me!!

Tang Tong ran ahead!

Tie Dan chased behind!

Four swordsmen followed closely!

They weren’t particularly strong, just simple zombies, or rather, ’immortal zombies,’ which were corpses of immortals.

These were the remnants and relics left behind by Qi refiners whose Primordial Spirits had annihilated. They were transformed and refined into zombies through secret techniques.

Judging from their movement techniques and arm strength, they were Golden Core Realm Qi refiners during their lifetimes. Their insides were hollowed out, and their bodies were controlled through talismans and array spell seals engraved on them. Their corpses contained a chamber of sword energy, and they were normally used as sword sheaths to store swords. When needed, they could be operated like puppets and act as substitute protectors. When deployed, they could be maneuverered like sword control, highly flexible with ruthless swordsmanship, making them just as formidable as living people.

Moreover, these corpses felt no pain, felt no fear of life or death. They could recklessly attack to trade their lives for swords. Unless the talisman-sealed parts were found and the spell seals destroyed, or the corpses were utterly dismantled, they could endlessly battle with an enemy to their last breath.

If only Qingshuang was still in hand, such remotely controlled puppets wouldn’t be that hard to deal with.

Unfortunately, Tie Dan had never encountered this circumstance before. He was disarmed as soon as the confrontation begun, while the opponent was cunningly relentless, discarding two puppets—one holding the sword and the other clutching the pearl, refusing to give him any weapon, being extremely troublesome.

Furthermore, the most lethal was that inside each of these immortal corpses, there actually hidden a flying sword!

Yes, a sword in the belly! Although it’s a low-tier version!

Not a living sword like that of the Sword Child, but a dead sword hidden inside the puppet’s body. Nevertheless, they were still quite formidable sword tools!

If from the onset, eight swords had flown in strike, then even with three turbines boosting, Tie Dan would’ve likely had no chance against such a certain-death scenario?

Fortunately, this Honzan Golden Core Sword Cultivator, though possessing many secret techniques, hadn’t mastered his skills yet.

After this battle, Tie Dan understood.

This person could at most control three swords at once. Now that one sword had been smashed, it severely injured his Primordial Spirit, and the sword speed noticeably slowed down, allowing Tie Dan to escape by rolling and tumbling, utilizing the Chopping Legs Technique, again restraining the movement of two zombies.

Only now were the remaining four even more troublesome.

As expected, the other party had wised up and improved during the fight. Not as capable now, neither using any ostentatious flying sword array, focusing on coordinated attacks.

They now concentrated on using a zombie gang strategy, advancing and retreating in unison, forming a joint sword array to trap and attack Tie Dan!

After all, four against one, even in the midst of chaotic moves, as long as one could pounce and seize Tie Dan, limiting his maneuverability, the other three would rush in with a flurry of attacks, eventually succeeding in killing him.

Of course, Tie Dan was no pushover. Now that he had dual Mystical Technique Foundation Establishment, he could emit burst speeds far surpassing ordinary cultivators anytime. Even the best maneuvers on the zombies, were ultimately a step slower in reaction compared to living beings. Splitting attention four ways, the sword array was filled with weaknesses, temporarily posing no threat.

But Tie Dan was keenly aware that the opponent was after all a legitimate Golden Core Realm cultivator from the Sword Sect, wielding several secret techniques and dark swords, just that the tricks were too deeply hidden and momentarily unpracticed, consequently giving Tie Dan a chance to maneuver.

Therefore, even with extraordinary talent, it was impossible to compete with them in terms of cultivation and ultimate techniques. Even chopping off a zombie’s leg would cost him a mouthful of sword energy; there was no way he had enough Qi to keep going? Since continuing like this, one slip would certainly spell doom under the sword!

Thus, to break the deadlock, there’s only one way!

Quick and decisive action! Capture the leader!

"No! Why are you coming at me!!"

With a crowd of people and swords chasing behind him, Tang Tong almost cried.

However, Tie Dan didn’t say a word! He launched a sacrificial flying kick! Kicking Tang Tong in the butt! Sending him rolling tumbling down along the mountain slope!

And in that instant, a hand emerged from the ground! Grabbed onto Tang Tong’s trousers! Tearing off a large piece with a ripping sound!

"Help! Bang!"

Thus Tang Tong rolled down the mountain with a bare butt, hitting a rock head first, passing out dazed.

No time to bother about him... in any case...

Yes! The Gourd Spirit finally found it! The hiding place of the Golden Core Sword cultivator!

Right beneath Tang Tong!

This Honzan Golden Core used the ground escape talisman! Hiding under Tang Tong’s foot! Apparently planning to act at any moment! Taking him as a hostage shield!

"Earth Seal!"

And Tie Dan also clapped his hands in return! Using the Yishan Guard Earth Controlling Technique! Breaking the method and sealing off the earth path!

With a bang! A loud noise!

The Golden Core Cultivator forcefully crashed out of the mud ground!

This guy was also insidious, not acting sooner or later, choosing this moment, planning to grab onto Tang Tong with one hand as a shield! And stabbing at Tie Dan’s heart with a sword in the other hand!

Yet unexpectedly! It was already fortunate enough that Tie Dan had a Nascent Soul Treasure and Qingshuang Treasure Sword! But he even had a bit of earth escape technique!

Of course, Tie Dan couldn’t ’escape’ himself, but he could seal others’ escape!

Thus in that critical moment, amidst a whirlwind of exchanged information in an instant! The Honzan Sword Cultivator suddenly bursting out for an attack! Caught off guard by a face full of soil! His face literally became covered in dust and dirt! Upon which, he didn’t manage to grab his hostage! Panic struck him, and with a fling of his sword light output in a splash!

"Swish swish swish—!"

A storm of sword energy! Rushed forth! As if a torrential downpour! Erupting from underground! The blade wind blowing in reverse! The Sword Wind sweeping across! Cutting down and felling all the cedar and pine trees on the entire mountain in one swift brush!

In this sword wind, blood splattered everywhere! Tie Dan was slashed by at least three swords, his entire Dao Body was almost shattered! Rolled miserably by the unleashed sword energy! Crashing several meters across the mountain slope! His intestines scattered everywhere!

However, he won.

That Sword Cultivator, with his lower half stuck in the earth, fell dead onto the ground, his chest pierced by the Divine Gang Sword Embryo with one stroke.

The narrow gap, between life and death.

"Huff... huff..."

Tie Dan clenched his teeth as he got up, picking up his intestines and stuffing them back into his belly, immediately using the Blood Jade Technique to heal the wounds severed by the sword energy. His entire body full of sword scars got stuck together with the evaporated heat and blood, as if welded with a soldering iron.

In sword fights, sometimes it’s hard to emerge unscathed. Being this close, with that large spread of sword flowers raining down, managing to protect his heart and lungs was already not bad.

"Kill!"

Another mouthful of sword energy burst out, that Sword Cultivator was decapitated and slashed into pieces, as Tie Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepping forward.

This time it was also luck, that this Sword Cultivator didn’t have a huge array of magic treasures for protection like the Demon Palace cultivators, otherwise it would’ve been quite risky.

However, come to think of it, raising so many swords, how much money would he have left to procure protective magic treasures, truly?

The Sword Cultivator was dead, those zombies also lost control, collapsed one by one on the ground.

Yet Tie Dan had just retrieved his treasure sword and gem, ready to rummage the body, when his view was filled with flickering sword lights in the sky, a group of Sword Cultivators arrived.

"Bastard! Bastard! Cold-hearted! Ruthless!"

"Secretly dueling! Recklessly killing comrades!"

"Violating the law knowingly! Enhanced penalty!"

"This child must not be allowed to remain!"

Tie Dan looked expressionless, glancing at the bunch of chatter and reproach from the soaring Sword Immortals above.

Honzan’s...

Just this?

"Enough, in front of guests, are you not ashamed enough?"

A cold snort came, and the group of Sword Immortals immediately fell silent, bowing towards the clouds above,

"Sect Leader."

That voice said,

"Anyone else from any other peak dissatisfied, go, and fight him, I permit it."

There was no reply momentarily.

Perhaps not that no one wanted to come down and duel, just purely ’embarrassed in front of the guest.’

Then the voice, wearied, coldly said,

"Give him a token."

"Obey the decree."

Thus all the immortals dispersed, surprisingly not forgetting to wave a sleeve to collect the body, taking all the corpses and treasure swords, leaving not a single thing for Tie Dan...

Oh well, they left a token.

The exact same as the one Tang Tong had, inscribed with the characters ’Kaiyang,’ a barely usable storage jade iron plate, containing two sets of Daoist clothes to change into, some elixir pills for Qi replenishment and blood healing, a bit of dried food, a few talismans, a silver knife coin, and one volume of "Beichen Red Evil Sword Refining Qi and Sword Casting Technique."

Hmm, not even Divine Gang, just Red Evil...

That’s it.

Tsk, a bunch of junk...