The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 230 - 162 Gunshots in the Night_2

Chapter 230: Chapter 162 Gunshots in the Night_2

This technique is called "Storing God," also known as the "infant formula."

Infants have "weak bones and soft tendons yet a firm grip," so this spell not only implies a return to an innate state but also binds the gate of souls and forcefully shuts the door of the Divine Soul.

Once any harm to the Divine Soul is detected, it is immediately repaired with the Daluo Dharma Body.

Finally, after several consumptions, the balance of Yin and Yang inside the body is restored once again, and the structure appears even more ancient and solid, with the Storing God shining brightly.

Li Yan did not relax in the slightest, as his hand maneuvers the spell once again.

This time, the cultivation was more fluid.

By the third time, he no longer needed the assistance of the Daluo Dharma Body.

Outside the cave, dense ghost fires swirled, resembling the realm of the Netherworld...

In the dilapidated Mountain God Temple, the bonfire was equally dim.

Yellow Talismans were pasted on the door frames, windows, and beams, and even the ground was entwined with candlelight, reflecting on the surrounding coffins, creating a bizarre atmosphere.

"Magician, how is it?"

Sha Lifei swallowed his saliva, his voice slightly trembling.

Li Yan had asked them to step back and set up an array for protection.

He had not cared at first, but now he was truly frightened.

Outside, the wind and snow roared, and he could faintly hear the howling of wolves and the rustling footsteps, as if there were also women crying.

Before, these things could not be felt at all.

Sha Lifei stuttered, "Magician, I remember you said that ordinary people only notice these things when misfortune descends or when they are about to die..."

"Don’t be afraid."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head slightly, "It is because the Yin Evil Qi is too thick, and Brother Yan’s Magic Method has caused the Yin Evil Qi to rise, attracting a multitude of spirits, hence the strange occurrences."

He spoke casually, but his eyebrows were deeply furrowed.

This Magic Method seemed more dangerous than imagined.

Should anything go wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.

A thought crossed Wang Daoxuan’s mind as he held the Mugwort Yellow Talisman in his hand, ready to cast the Thousand Gold Protection Spell to save someone if he sensed anything unusual.

The two of them were anxious until just before midnight when the disturbances outside ceased, and those voices also disappeared.

"Is it done?"

Sha Lifei promptly inquired.

Wang Daoxuan, however, shook his head with some doubt, "It should not be over yet. Brother Yan said that after his practice is complete, he will come out on his own. We better not approach rashly."

"Ah, alright then." Sha Lifei scratched his head.

However, after waiting a while, even the thick Yin Evil Qi had dissipated into the ground, and Li Yan had still not returned.

"It seems something’s wrong, let’s go!"

Wang Daoxuan’s expression was grave as he quickly got up.

Bang!

Just then, a sound echoed through the night.

Both of them were startled.

"Is it thunder?"

"It doesn’t seem like it, let’s not worry about it, and save the person first!"

Immediately, the two rushed out of the Mountain God Temple, towards the cave...

Indeed, Li Yan had encountered a minor issue.

Since the Yin Evil Qi was too dense, he was now encased in a layer of solid ice, with his breathing and heartbeat nearly imperceptible.

The practice of the "Yin Mountain Technique" was very successful, with Luo Feng Mountain in Storing God rising significantly, indicating that his Dao had also made a leap forward.

However, due to the thick Yin Evil Qi, his metabolic rate was so low that Storing God maintained solitude, similar to a state of hibernation.

He wasn’t hurt but had fallen into a deep sleep from which it was difficult to awaken.

Bang!

That loud noise also woke him up.

Consciousness returned, and he immediately felt bone-chilling cold.

Crack!

Li Yan shuddered violently, his body’s ice shell shattered.

He rose to his feet and saw that the Soul Summoning Incense had turned to ash, and the oil in those Lotus Lamps was about to run out.

These one-time-use Magic Artifacts were now useless.

Li Yan didn’t care to attend to them. He kicked the massive log blocking the entrance away with one foot, strode out, and saw Wang Daoxuan and Sha Lifei running towards him.

"Coward, you almost scared me to death!"

Seeing that he was alright, Sha Lifei laughed and scolded.

Wang Daoxuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Bang!

He was just about to speak when that strange loud noise occurred again.

Sha Lifei shrank his neck nervously, looking around, "Damn, what the hell is that? It better not be a Zombie breaking out of the coffin..."

"It’s not."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

"That’s a gunshot!"

"A gunshot?!"

Sha Lifei laughed, "Did we run into another practitioner?"

Their trip to the mountain was not just for cultivation.

Li Yan had also brought the flintlock with him, wanting to practice in this uninhabited wilderness.

This object is banned by the court, and once discovered, it brings trouble.

But whether to use it or not is one matter, whether one can is another.

No need to mention others, if Wang Daoxuan learned to use this item, within ten meters he could hit a person, and should anyone attempt a sneak attack during a spellcasting, a single shot would let the opponent know what a Dharma Protecting Divine Weapon is!

And then there’s Li Yan, when facing a Martial Arts expert, he could completely lure him into making a move, then finish it with one shot.

At worst, they would destroy the corpse and erase all traces afterward.

They were not the only ones in the pugilistic world who played with gunpowder.

In a life-and-death crisis, who cares about court bans.

Wang Daoxuan also stroked his beard and smiled bitterly, "It seems Brother Yan is right, if others are using it, we cannot confine ourselves to old ways."

However, Li Yan’s expression was still serious.

"This... may not be an ordinary gun."

...

Whoosh!

Snow fell rustlingly as the three of them slowly brushed aside the leaves.

The sound of gunfire in the darkness was far away, and even with Divine Skills, Li Yan couldn’t catch a whiff of it.

Fortunately, there were a few more shots afterward, increasingly dense, and following the sounds, they finally found a hollow in the mountain, looking down through the trees from the summit.

Despite the howling wind and snow, they could see clearly.

Below the mountain, many people had gathered, pitched tents, and held torches, evidently a small camp.

They were all dressed in black, in a very familiar style.

"It’s the Captain Bureau..."

Sha Lifei swallowed hard.

Li Yan nodded slightly and pressed his hand down to signal silence.

Their distance at that moment was perfect.

If the other side had hidden sentinels, they couldn’t fool his nose, and if there were Magicians in the enemy camp, they were already beyond their limit.

Li Yan couldn’t smell the people below, and they couldn’t detect them either.

Around the camp, more than a dozen members of the Captain Bureau were on the lookout. Li Yan also recognized some people – Thousand Households Chang Xuan, Hundred Households Guan Wanche, and the Daoist nun he had seen when he first entered Chang’an.

Two of the Captain Bureau’s men stood upfront.

Behind them, they each carried a flintlock rifle, but the distance was too far to see the model clearly.

Below the mountain, Guan Wanche raised a hand.

Whoosh whoosh!

Two Evil Wolves suddenly burst out of iron cages.

They were terrified of the black-clothed men, and as soon as they were released, they dashed towards the mountain at great speed, quickly covering a lot of ground.

However, the two members of the Captain Bureau didn’t move an inch.

"Take action!"

When the Evil Wolves had run about 200 meters, Guan Wanched suddenly gave the order.

The two members of the Captain Bureau, acting simultaneously, had their rifles, which hung on their shoulders, appear in their hands in an instant, smoothly pulling the triggers to fire.

Bang! Bang!

Two loud noises, and the Evil Wolves’ heads burst open like watermelons.

Sha Lifei’s eyes bulged, and he gasped in shock.

Even Li Yan frowned tightly.

The power of this gun far exceeded his imagination; an ordinary flintlock was not this fierce.

The massive spark from the muzzle indicated that the shooting distance could be even longer, and the sound was loud enough to frighten.

After firing, the two members of the Captain Bureau each took a step back, obviously recoiling from the enormous force of the bullet.

This gun used a new type of gunpowder!

Not only that, their accuracy was too astonishing.

It appeared as if they didn’t even need to aim with their eyes...

Magicians!

Li Yan felt his mind reel.

Magician’s perception combined with a new type of gunpowder...

Indeed, the times were changing!

Watching the Daoist nun step forward to scold, Li Yan realized at once why Guan Wanche had invited this woman down the mountain – to train shooters.

If he remembered correctly, the Crimson Yaksha had once said that the Magic Veins Guan Wanche’s sister belonged to excelled at charm arrow arts.

After shooting the wolves, the training was far from over.

Several members of the Captain Bureau released Kongming Lanterns, which slowly rose, swaying left and right in the snowstorm, flying higher and higher.

This time, the two shooters did not fire immediately, but instead, after reloading quickly, they took careful aim with their guns.

Bang bang!

Two gunshots,

Not a single Kongming Lantern went out.

Li Yan, seeing this, immediately guessed the reason.

At about 200 meters, it was still within the range of the Magicians’ senses, and the bullet’s trajectory was stable, with maximal lethality.

If the distance were too great, exceeding the range of Divine Skills, the gun would become unstable, and accuracy would naturally decrease.

Even so, it was still shocking.

With the power of this gun, if someone got too close and an expert was entangled, even a high expert could be killed with a single hit.

At this point, many things rushed through his mind.

Li Siyuan’s promotion, the theft of gunpowder, changes in the Ministry of Industry, the court’s orders to strictly control the Mystical Sect...

Perhaps the balance of the Great Xuan Dynasty was about to be broken!