Chapter 191 - 190 Blood Poppy Skill

Having scouted the Prince Mansion and watched an execution at the law grounds, they returned to their private residence. Yao Honglei solemnly said,

"We just saw it; Jiangdu Royal Mansion is guarded by only four Nascent Soul Generals from the Demon Palace. There’s no expert at the Nascent Soul Realm like in Xuanpin Dao. It seems the old king of the Southern Country isn’t in the mansion, and the rest of the Eagle Dogs have gone out of the city to capture me. We should act sooner rather than later. Let’s do it tonight."

Tie Dan glanced at Yao Honglei,

"Four Nascent Souls...what if your friends are not in the mansion?"

Yao Honglei hesitated,

"Then they’re probably locked up in the military camp. The Southern army is gathered, and it won’t be easy to sneak in to find someone. Let’s start with the Prince Mansion and take it step by step."

Tie Dan nodded,

"Alright, but you missed out. I counted seven."

Yao Honglei was taken aback and grabbed him,

"Seven? Nascent Souls? How can we fight them!"

Tie Dan,

"It’s fine. Of the extra three people, one is someone we both know—the Hehehe Young Master. The other two are from the Demon Palace ways, though they’ve reached the realm, their Qi is much weaker.

Moreover, I see their auras intertwined in the concealed place in the back garden, circulating together closely, likely being tended to by the mansion’s vessel maidservant for healing."

Yao Honglei recalled the Hehehe Young Master and her expression turned cold,

"That wretched thief will meet his end this time, I’ll see to it!"

"This time...can you do it?"

Seeing Tie Dan unavoidably reveal that look of disdain again, clearly genuine contempt, Yao Honglei trembled under his gaze, inadvertently pleading in a soft voice,

"Please don’t look at me like that. Out there, I, Jiang Ying, have the fierce reputation of a Demon Sect Immortal Thief, enough to scare children into silence. Why do you always..."

Ha, quite strong, are you...

Tie Dan shook his head and seriously stared at her,

"Yao Immortal, I see the South Prince Mansion is well-guarded with formations everywhere, talismanic seals constantly refreshed and effective. All the servants and aides know a bit of martial arts, not to mention countless Divine Gang Martial Guards, with a very tight defense and no chance to tunnel in. To enter and rescue, fear we must forcibly break through.

There are already seven Nascent Souls guarding the mansion, not to mention countless Golden Core Protectors. The Demon Palace troops are camped outside the city, and reinforcements are moments away. This situation is likely even more dangerous than before..."

Yao Honglei hurriedly interrupted him,

"Of course, I know that! I’ve fought against the Demon Palace for many years! Do you think I don’t know their tricks!

Those guys are counting on me coming to rescue people, deliberately setting a trap waiting for me to fall into, trying to capture me alive! Surely they will lay ambushes but won’t arrange them too close for fear of alerting me into fleeing. So there must be a slim chance of survival!

In a moment, I’ll force my way inside, draw them to swarm and attack me, delay them for a bit while you, Junior Brother, rescue inside! Once you succeed, set a fire as a signal, I’ll draw them away through tunneling, there will be no mistakes!"

Oh, you know the tunneling method? Then I suppose you were really too consumed to escape last time?

But Yao Honglei’s plan is indeed feasible, after all, they have encountered two experts, it seems the Southern Country Lord is determined to capture her alive, naturally able to act as bait to draw attention for a while. Even if Tie Dan doesn’t find anyone in the mansion, isn’t the Hehehe Young Master still there? Capturing him to extract whereabouts, it’s the same.

It seems possible, but Tie Dan still doubted,

"It’s not that I don’t trust you, Immortal, but ever since I’ve known you, I haven’t seen any skills capable of withstanding the siege of seven, not to mention considering fleeing under the pursuit of Immortal Soldiers... Could you demonstrate just a bit, so I have an idea?"

Yao Honglei blushed,

"Fine! Let me show you something!"

She suddenly stood, and stretched out her hand, presenting a jade scroll before Tie Dan.

"...What is this?"

Tie Dan initially thought she was finally going to display some moves but instead she flipped her hand and handed over a jade scroll.

Yao Honglei put one hand on her hip, lifted her head, and said,

"Blood Poppy Skill! This skill is my life’s work, personally deduced, created to counter Luofu Mountain’s Daoist Skills, crafted to deal with those adulterous pairs, a divine skill masterpiece! Incredible power! Stupefying!

It’s just that this skill takes a heavy toll, and I have underlying injuries. Using it once disrupts my meridians, needing to heal internal injuries. I previously had just raided the Demon Palace army’s pay, using this divine skill to fight in and out of the army, consumed too much, which is why I succumbed to it, boohoo please don’t look at me like that..."

Tie Dan was speechless too. Why? Just from a glance, you tremble like this, yet boast of holding off...

In truth, with her mere capability of messing up her meridians with Qi Gong, how formidable can the technique be...

Yao Honglei held her head and wailed, "Boohoo aah!"

...Alright, since she has presented her ace, better take a look.

So Tie Dan took the transmission jade scroll, sat cross-legged, and immersed his primordial spirit into the jade scroll, extracting the secret techniques within.

The Mystic Sect’s transmission methods do have a lot to them, seemingly just an ordinary piece of jade, but it is the most commonly used method of inheritance in the Immortal World.

If someone with ordinary sight were to touch the jade, they might merely see the color, and upon closer look, might only notice a slight flaw.

However, the extraordinary value of the jade isn’t in its appearance but its essence, like that Faceless Immortal’s Heavenly Book, the Divine Lord’s transmission Blood Jade, where countless texts, transmitted methods, are inscribed within the jade with Divine Light for long-lasting preservation.

During the production of these teaching jades, cultivators would specifically set spell commands, akin to password authentication, activated automatically once the holder meets specific conditions, such as realm, sect, talent, root bone, or inner strength requirements. Upon activation, it projects images and text of the secret methods, which can be memorized for cultivation.

What? Can’t remember? If one can’t remember, they could transcribe it, but any oversight or error could lead to disaster, like possession by a demon. Besides, Qi Gong practices typically construct a human model, a three-dimensional meridian map, demonstrating the flow of Qi. Techniques like the Nine Luminaries Sword Technique even include fantasy demonstrations of swordsmanship and paths, part of the reason why cultivation techniques rarely have handwritten transcriptions.

To be honest, if you can’t memorize even True Scripture Divine Skill, the talent might not be there; perhaps reconsider pursuing immortality...

Yao Honglei, "Ahh!"

Hey, I wasn’t talking about you, so annoying!

Ahem, in any case, Yao Honglei hasn’t avenged herself, so this Blood Poppy Skill is still incomplete, still in the deduction stage, with no requirements for students, simply watch it with Divine Sense for reference.

Hah, with such a little skill, dare to emulate and create jade transmission methods, truly bold...

"Ahh!"

You’re way too sensitive!

In short, Tie Dan was too lazy to humor her antics, so he closed his eyes to seriously study this Blood Poppy Skill.

Meanwhile, Yao Honglei, holding her face, tumbled around a bit and suddenly stood up, secretly peeking through her fingers at Tie Dan who was meditating.

This guy, with eyes closed, seems quite appealing...

Yao Honglei looked at the youth’s determined, masculine face, observing the curve of his brow, his high-bridged nose, feeling the hot breath, couldn’t help but move closer through the veil, greedily inhaling the fiery, masculine pheromone-laden breath.

So fragrant... Is this the scent of an elixir, medicine, or fragrance? Seems like none... Is it an innate body scent...

"Gulp..."

Yao Honglei involuntarily swallowed, drawn closer, close enough to see the texture of the youth’s lips.

"Ohh... Hoo..."

Unconsciously, their breaths became heavy, intertwining, even forming a light condensation on the veil.

Feeling the warm, moist veils against her lips, looking at the man so close, Yao Honglei’s heart pounded wildly. She couldn’t help but lean in, wanting, craving more...

Then Tie Dan suddenly opened his eyes,

"What are you doing!"

"Ah, ah!"

Yao Honglei was startled, quickly jumping back, panicking,

"I-I, I was worried about your Primordial Spirit losing control, getting possessed by evil spirits, planning to give you... wait, place a soul guard charm!"

"...Does placing a charm require getting so close?"

Tie Dan wasn’t easy to deceive, with an intense look, feeling this wasn’t simple.

Could it be... his concentration on the scripture caused the Blood God’s Son to stir, and she noticed?

In turn, Tie Dan clutched the sword ball in his sleeve, prepared to go all out.

However, Yao Honglei, flustered and didn’t notice these, awkwardly drank tea to cover,

"You, you were so quick, are you thirsty? Anything unclear, need me to explain?"

Seeing her suddenly gulp water, completely open to attack, seemingly with no intention to act, Tie Dan found it baffling but decided to let it slide for now,

"No need, I’ve finished reading the skill."

"Huh? Already? What... What’s your opinion?"

Now it was Yao Honglei’s turn to be somewhat doubtful since after all, the Blood Poppy Skill was her life’s work, naturally she cared about others’ evaluations.

Tie Dan considered it, nodded, and said,

"This technique is indeed impressive, boasting immense power, it’s no exaggeration to say so. No wonder the high monks of the Mystic Sect took a liking to you, inheriting true teachings from the Hidden Immortal Sect, I truly underestimated you before. It seems inevitable that you face such numerous calamities, as such a skill, upon completion, will undergo tribulations."

Suddenly getting praised, Yao Honglei felt like she’d eaten honey, nearly laughing out loud, holding her thigh to contain herself.

"N-Not really, it’s mainly borrowed ideas from my master’s secret manual... ahem, thank you for the compliment, Fellow Daoist."

Then Tie Dan suddenly bowed, seriously saying,

"Yao Immortal, regardless, this skill has great use to me, your cultivation is also on par with mine, if we survive this tribulation, please consider becoming my partner."

Yao Honglei couldn’t have anticipated, this iron-willed man would suddenly throw such a straight pitch!

Immediately, her heart fluttered as if knocked unconscious, her face flushed, in hesitation, finally nodded,

"Mm, mm... I’m willing..."