Hmm, Zhen Country is not without brave men either. Protecting the homeland and upholding justice are the sincere and earnest feelings of people in the Jianghu. There's no need for grand truths or tempting promises of wealth; there will always be righteous warriors and heroes in the world who, without hesitation, will rush forward in times of national peril, striving to save the nation from destruction.

But the problem is, due to Tie Dan's interference, Yingzhou was defeated far too quickly.

In just three days, the rebel army crushed them effortlessly, slaughtering the elite troops of Zhen Country, killing those daring to counterattack at the city walls. Those unable to hold their ground were pursued and drowned in the rivers. Bodies flowed downstream, and the blood-red water terrified the entire Zhen Country, causing millions of refugees to flee in panic.

The people of Jianghu in Zhen Country were also astounded, never expecting the court to be so useless. While everyone was still at home discussing how to gather manpower and recruit new soldiers, they never imagined that tens of thousands of troops guarding fortified cities with defenses prepared for over a year couldn't even hold out for three days! With all the heavy taxes collected daily, had it all gone to waste?

As a result, Zhen Country fell into total paralysis. The officials and wealthy families from nearby prefectures were the first to escape with their families in tow. Meanwhile, the Jianghu sects and Green Forest bandits were caught off guard, hastily organizing rebel armies, gathering provisions, recruiting soldiers, and adjusting military supplies. Those Jianghu heroes with some martial skills rushed to the front lines to investigate the situation and pursued the cavalry scouts raiding the countryside.

Upon seeing these people were merely Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Realm riffraff, Tie Dan was unwilling to waste his precious Giant Watchtower's first blood on these useless individuals and thus didn't bother to intervene.

Unexpectedly, the rebel cavalry suddenly charged straight at Tie Dan, loudly calling for assistance in the local dialect of Kan Country.

It turned out this person had a bit of Immortal Fate, capable of seeing Tie Dan standing on the river. Mistakenly believing the river to be shallow, he spurred his horse forward, whipping its rear to leap across, only to fall into the water with a splash!

The cavalryman, fully armored with felt beneath him, was weighed down by a long spear, iron hammer, strong bow, and many heavy arrows. Once submerged, he couldn't float no matter how hard he tried and could only struggle desperately for help.

Tie Dan coldly watched him sink, originally not intending to meddle...

"Reinforcements for the bandits!" "Kill!"

The people on the shore suddenly awakened and, upon seeing Tie Dan holding a heavy sword on the river, exuding killing intent, they immediately hurled sword energy talismans at him!

Alas, it was all useless. Tie Dan didn't even need to act; the killing aura emitted by the Giant Watchtower had already formed a sword barrier that ordinary Daoist Skills couldn't breach. Tie Dan stood watching as beams of light collided with the Sword Wind and dissipated like smoke.

However, Tie Dan realized he was too close and inadvertently caught up in the killing tribulation. Disdainful of acting against these weaklings, he raised his hand and, through the air, retrieved the Kan Country cavalryman from the river, tossing him back ashore, even retrieving the horse and sending it over to the opposite bank.

Both sides were momentarily stunned, then realized the situation and charged at each other, shouting.

The Kan Country cavalryman, having lost all his arms in the river and without a horse, found himself cornered but fought desperately. Having slain his way south from the North and completed the 24th Transition training in Yingzhou, he removed his helmet to shield against blades, engaging in combat with the swordsmen of Zhen Country.

Although the swordsmen of Zhen Country were numerous, they lacked power, their weapons insufficient to penetrate the cavalryman's iron armor. However, the young cavalryman proved to be quite courageous, despite wearing heavy armor, moving swiftly and agilely. He adeptly maneuvered, fighting six to seven men on his own, snatching their weapons and killing several, instilling fear and causing others to flee in panic.

Indeed, as Jianghu people, they were inferior even to proper vassal soldiers. Unable to manage even a numerical advantage, resorting to flowery but ineffective techniques, they were utterly useless and pathetic.

Yet Tie Dan, with a single glance, recognized this Kan Country cavalryman as not only naturally gifted but also practiced in the Domineering Body Technique. Seasoned by repeated battles in Yingzhou, he had refined himself, breaking limits much like a tempered heavy sword, qualifying even a mere soldier as a proper Martial Cultivator.

No matter what, seeing this person survive the killing tribulation, Tie Dan gave him a chance to live by tossing him a grain of pill before intending to leave.

"Hmph! Evil Demons and Heretics! Aiding the wicked!"

Then, a cold snort echoed from the sky as a handprint came crashing towards Tie Dan!

Tie Dan countered with a finger slash, the Nine Luminaries Sword Qi breaking the handprint, shattering Qi and Magic, revealing a group of Nascent Soul cultivators in the sky.

Indeed, a group. Led by a pair of Nascent Soul realm cultivator companions and followed by six Golden Core disciples, each donned in azure Daoist robes. Calculations indicated they were local cultivators from Zhenzhou, intent on aiding Yingzhou in repelling the Northern hordes of demons.

Unfortunately, they arrived a step too late, plunging into the midst of the killing tribulation, only to encounter Tie Dan.

"Fellow Daoist, I advise you not to invite trouble and throw your life away in vain."

"Peh! Demons and monsters! Killing and refining treasures! Your hands are stained with blood, countless lives lost! I can tell you are no good! Form the array!"

Nonetheless, the companion couple, both of fiery temperament, commanded the six Golden Core disciples to wield their magic treasures and jump to the four corners, forming a six-petaled plum blossom array attempting to trap Tie Dan, preventing his escape.

The couple then brandished four swords, arranging a Yin Yang Taiji Sword Formation, swiftly joining in the attack.

Tie Dan found the situation tedious, but the Giant Watchtower was eager and restless. Thus, with a casual swipe of the sword, he struck.

One sword strike, four cuts, killing them on the spot!

Are you kidding me...

"Master!" "Master-wife!"

The Golden Core disciples cried out in anguish.

"Demon Path!"

The disciples roared with hatred and attacked all at once.

The blade of the Giant Watchtower Sword shook.

One sword, twelve severances, all split in half!

Killing and exterminating clans as easily as using a butcher's knife on a chicken...

Well, initially, Tie Dan borrowed help from Lord Xiao, naturally knowing the outrageous damage of the Divinity Transformation Treasure, which could completely overwhelm. Although the Giant Watchtower hadn't been fully refined yet, as the Five Elders said, it was already a Divine Weapon refined to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Moreover, this sword was refined by extracting killing intent using the YCM method. When the Sword Spirit kills, it automatically triggers a primordial spirit attack of the Unending Killing Purgatory, instantaneously imposing a killing intent shock effect on the target.

Theoretically, in front of this sword, the Primordial Spirit cannot withstand YCM. Without reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm, one cannot withstand a slash from the Giant Watchtower. If combined with the Nine Luminaries Sword Qi, it would break the soul, the Qi, and the body, and become invincible.

But this is just the initial forging; the proper sword talisman hasn't been imprinted yet. How strong can it become once fully completed?

Tie Dan couldn't help but become curious, feeling a strong urge to hide in a cave and study sword casting for hundreds of years, refining this Divine Weapon to the highest realm...

The cavalryman hurried to the riverbank to kneel and worship,

"Savior! Savior! Thank you for saving me!"

Tie Dan looked at him sideways,

"Speak quickly."

The cavalryman hastily said,

"Sword Immortal, the world is in deep trouble now, with turmoil and chaos, and people suffering greatly.

Your power is unparalleled, why not step forward to save people! Unite the rivers and mountains as soon as possible, and restore peace to the world!"

Upon hearing this routine again, Tie Dan rolled his eyes, really reluctant to repeat the same old arguments.

After all, those Five Elders were professional in seeking the Dao, with millennia of debate and Daoist Heart suppression, so Tie Dan couldn't hide anything and inadvertently spoke the truth. But now, if even this little soldier asks, he just casually responded,

"Now that the world is chaotic, with warlords contending and treating human life as trifling, it's ultimately karma and they have only themselves to blame.

Moreover, someone from Kan Country talking to me about peace? If you still have some conscience, retreat to the mountains and live in seclusion.

In a troubled world, wielding a steel knife, sooner or later you'll become a ghost under the knife."

The cavalryman hurriedly said,

"Why say that, senior? Even we Kan People want a stable life.

As long as everyone does their best, one day there will be peace in the world!

If you really won't make a move, why not teach me your skills, and I'll fight for peace in the world!"

Tsk, why has the disciple recruitment task been activated again? Haven't I already taken a round...

But this guy can see me, and he has the Divine Gang Vein, along with the foundation of the Domineering Body Technique, and has survived a massacre right before me; his talent is indeed quite good.

Knowing that it's roughly because the Heavenly Dao intends for me to pass on my skills, Tie Dan was now too lazy to resist. He casually picked up a transmission jade scroll from a corpse on the ground, wiped it clean, inscribed it with his swordsmanship, and threw it to the cavalryman,

"It's yours, go and unite the world."

Tie Dan was turning to leave when he suddenly remembered a step he almost forgot,

"What's your name."

"I'm called Big Eye!"

"Oh. Big Eye, you are now an outer disciple of Yanzi Cave."

Thus, after receiving three bows from Big Eye, Tie Dan flew away in a rainbow light, heading straight towards Nine Yin Mountain.

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