Above the Great Dao
Chapter 175 - 99 Talismanic Script Summons Heavenly Thunder

Chapter 175: Chapter 99 Talismanic Script Summons Heavenly Thunder

Azure light pierced through Li Tianxiu’s head and continued flying several dozens of feet before embedding with a thud into a white wall, but it was just a piece of bamboo.

The bamboo penetrated roughly a foot into the wall, which was stained with a few splatters of blood, crimson like plum blossoms, creating quite an unusual artistic conception.

You couldn’t tell at all that the bamboo had gone through someone’s brain.

Nobody could have anticipated this sudden change. By the time they reacted, the bamboo had already drilled through Li Tianxiu’s head—there was no chance he could be saved!

Among the people of the Li family, there were many skilled fighters, especially the house servants, many of whom were Scholars chosen for their keen intelligence to serve as the imperial guards. A good number of them were soldiers who came from defending the borders, men who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with extremely high combat experience. Among them, there were even those who had reached the power of the Nascent Soul!

But with so many masters present, not a single one managed to intercept the bamboo!

The bamboo moved too fast; by the time people heard the sound, Li Tianxiu’s head had already been punctured!

"Protect the ladies!"

At Sister Gu’s command, the crowd stirred instantly as dozens of people flashed to the side of the family’s carriages. With a slight tap at their waists, streaks of golden light burst forth. Huge Golden Bells inverted themselves down, with swirling golden light on the surface; they were Golden Bell Talismans protecting the carriages to prevent the villains from injuring the women.

"Clang—"

The bell sound resonated afar.

Eight Trigrams Protection Talismans also rose, their divine light forming the eight Trigram images of heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, and swamp revolving slowly around the carriages.

There were also talismans like the River Map Life-saving Talisman and the Life Extending Talisman being activated to similarly protect the carriages.

At the same time, the Li family’s house servants leaped in all directions, jumping onto the eaves of the buildings, trying to occupy the high ground. From a higher vantage point, one could see where the enemy was coming from.

However, just as they jumped, a piercing whooshing sound struck.

"Whoosh—"

A Li family servant felt a huge impact to his chest, as if struck by an Ancient Barbaric Bull, and was sent flying backward.

While in mid-air, he looked back only to see his back explode, blood bursting like the spray from a large stone thrown into a lake, radiating in all directions. Simultaneously, a piece of bamboo pierced through the air, shooting into the distance.

"Is it a Magical Treasure? So fast!"

He had just this thought when suddenly all his strength dissipated.

He had been struck through the heart by the bamboo; his vital spark was extinguished.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Bamboos shot out like omens of death, one after another. Seven of the house servants who had attempted to jump up were pierced through by the bamboos, though one managed to activate a Golden Bell Talisman in time. The bamboo pierced through it, but luckily the talisman blocked it for a moment, preventing the bamboo from exiting the body.

But because it was momentarily blocked, the tip of the bamboo exploded, sending splinters into the chests, piercing through hearts and lungs alike.

That man, struck and panicked, tried to breathe forcefully, only for his heart to burst and his lungs to explode. By the time he fell, he was a corpse, dead in a most gruesome manner.

The seventh servant did not die from the bamboo because the moment he leaped up, he was pierced by a bamboo pole over five feet long!

The force transmitted from that bamboo pole was immense; as it pierced through him, it vibrated with a burst of Mixed Yuan Power.

Mixed Yuan Power, a fundamental of spear Skill, involved holding a long spear with both hands, the butt of which was hidden at the waist-eye. The waist drove the force, activating the strength of the entire body, channeled into the spear, with all the power conveyed to the spearhead, where it exploded, tracing a large circle.

After cultivating a Golden Core, the support from the Golden Core allows it to trace a circle. Even a Vajra Body could be shaken to pieces!

That Li family servant had also cultivated a Golden Core, yet with just a shake from this bamboo pole, all 206 bones in his body were displaced. He was tossed away like a lump of mud.

In the moment of delay, many of the Li family house servants had flipped onto the treetops, securing the high ground, while others retreated into the yard, summoning their Golden Cores, preparing for an assault from behind.

Others invoked their Divine Embryo, channeling spells, rotating Sword Qi or Jade Wheels, readying themselves for defense.

Some imperial guards, despite being of Divine Embryo Realm cultivation, took down Bird Guns from their backs, loaded them with gunpowder, scattered around, ready to shoot at any moment.

Zhao family of Xinxiang was different from Li family of Quanzhou. The Li family had a profound legacy, dating back ages—first, in stern family teachings, second, in a succession of skilled masters, and third, in a multitude of followers.

Despite the attackers’ ferocious momentum, having killed eight people, for the two Governor’s Wives, Xia Weiyin and Yan Jingshu, the assault hadn’t hurt the core of their strength.

Everyone looked towards the bamboo pole, only to see an old man in green clothes holding a five-foot-long piece of bamboo, walking their way.

The old man in green wasn’t dressed flamboyantly, but his attire was delicate without any patches.

For ease of battle, he did not wear decorations like Jade Pendants; on his feet were cloth shoes that fit perfectly, light and graceful in step.

Following him was a young man dressed in the green robes of a newly appointed Scholar, still brand-new, but he hadn’t worn the small black cap associated with Scholars, the cuffs of his robe were torn off, and the long garment was rolled up, tucked into his waist, revealing a pair of loose white trousers.

The youth carried a fish basket on his back, in which lay some sharp, pointed bamboos with their tips up, and a yellow oil-paper umbrella with its handle down inserted among them.

A black dog followed the youth, pitch-black without a single stray hair, its pace neither fast nor slow, seemingly fearless of the murderous scene ahead, which was quite surprising.

"Mr. Fu, I’ve killed seven, and you’ve only got one."

The young man said, "Although you are a teacher, you have not grasped the essence of the Master’s ’Analects’."

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