Witch Wind

Chapter 6 Dimensionality Reduction Attack (Part )

Back garden, bamboo forest.

Xing Tianli stood indifferently and solemnly. Within a six-foot radius around him, raindrops were constantly hit by invisible forces, exploding into large clouds of water mist with "puff puff".

Six feet, just six feet.

Within six feet, even the slightest speck of dust can be seen; beyond six feet, the world is completely dark.

Xing Tianli suddenly moved, still stepping on the Yu Step, his hands like the Yin-Yang Grinder, changing hand seals from time to time, and sprinting around the bamboo shoot. His figure changed, leaving a trail of afterimages, and in the whistling wind, dozens of bamboo clumps nearby were pulled by the invisible force and trembled.

In the early morning, the people he and his men had captured were sent away.

Li Kuisheng personally led people to escort them to Dalongqiu County and sternly rejected Xing Tianli's interference.

"Blind man, you have to behave yourself." Xing Tianli snorted coldly, and his hands suddenly changed their seals, forming the 'Five Thunder Seal' that he was most familiar with. It was also a coincidence that just as the seal was formed, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and a large piece of lightning penetrated the clouds, illuminating all directions.

There was a faint smell of ozone in the air, similar to the smell of fish.

Xing Tianli took a deep breath with great intoxication. This was once his most familiar routine - a thunder would blast out and the enemy would be smashed to pieces, while his body would be filled with the unique faint stench after the thunder had stirred the air.

"The county lieutenant of Dalongqiu County, Hu Da, is also an old brother of Lao Li. If we leave the matter to him, those leading guys in Dalongqiu County probably won't be able to escape." Xing Tianli stopped his fists and feet, stood quietly under a clump of purple bamboo, muttering to himself.

"I don't know if Uncle Hu was bothered by them."

"I'm afraid you can't get away."

Xing Tianli sighed, and stared at the sky with his eyes wide open. No matter how hard he stared, it was still pitch black in front of him, without a single ray of light.

After a long silence, another bolt of thunder passed over his head. Xing Tianli gritted his teeth, formed seals with his hands, and lightly tapped his forehead.

Darkness, boundless darkness, darkness as thick as substance turned into boundless chaos, wrapping around Xing Tianli's spiritual palace and squeezing it into the size of an inch.

Xing Tianli's facial features were lifelike, and his soul was as solid as a real person sitting cross-legged in the center of Lingtai Zifu, with a thick golden light and purple air all over his body. However, he was suppressed by the chaotic and terrifying pressure around him and could only be trapped in Lingtai Zifu, unable to move at all.

An angry roar arose from the center of his soul.

Large amounts of golden light and purple air splashed out, violently shaking the surrounding chaos.

Xing Tianli's physical body, a golden light condensed into an ancient symbol at the center of his eyebrows, flickering quietly. The majestic power of his soul turned into translucent ripples that were clearly visible to the naked eye of mortals, spreading out in circles.

Six feet... one zhang... ten zhang...

In an instant, the power of the soul swept across the area within a radius of hundreds of miles, including the huge Xiaolongqiu Town, and even the Dalongqiu County on the other side of the lake. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, every grain of sand, every stone, every blade of grass, every flower, every leaf, and even the people's livestock, poultry, insects, fish, etc., were all clearly visible and in his mind!
"I, the Taoist priest, am a genuine Yangshen Celestial Immortal!"

"Heaven, earth, man, wind, fire, and thunder, he has survived all the three disasters and five tribulations, and finally experienced the forty-nine thunder tribulations, and condensed into a true celestial being of the Yang God! Pure, pure!"

Fairy!

Even a celestial being without a trace of magical power!
Just a wisp of the purest spiritual power is enough to move mountains and seas, and to overturn cities!

In the Lingtai Purple Mansion, within the boundless chaos, the dark and sticky chaos suddenly moved and condensed into dozens of huge tentacles, which swept towards Xing Tianli's restless soul.

Xing Tianli felt severe pain in his soul. The outward power of his soul was hit by the turbulent chaos. Large patches of turbid lightning flashed, and the golden and purple light on the surface of his soul suddenly dimmed. As the severe pain came, Xing Tianli subconsciously frantically pulled back the outward power of his soul.

Dozens of pitch-black tentacles rolled fiercely towards the small Lingtai Purple Mansion. Xing Tianli's soul felt the extreme terror from those tentacles - his soul now was more than a hundred times stronger than when he became a celestial being. But he clearly felt that if he was slightly touched by the tentacles condensed by darkness, his soul would be reduced to ashes!
It seemed that the huge tentacles were about to touch Xing Tianli's soul.

A sword sounded and rose into the sky.

Above the Xingtianli Lingtai Zifu, there was an ancient bronze sword that looked like it was made of bronze. It was mottled in color, had a strange shape, and was covered with countless cracks. It seemed like it could collapse at any time. Suddenly, it emitted a cold and sharp light.

The terrifying sword intent is extremely ancient and boundless.

The sharp sword light was like a rolling river in the sky or a falling waterfall, cutting off dozens of pitch-black tentacles with one clean blow.

'Buzz'!
The nine cauldrons have a heavy shape, with countless spiritual patterns and Taoist symbols engraved inside. Outside, there are countless images of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, mythical beasts and birds, Jianmu and magical flowers. The shadows of large cauldrons surged up beside the soul of Xingtian Carp, and the nine cauldrons released a terrifying devouring power, swallowing dozens of severed tentacles in one gulp.

The invisible divine flame swept up into the sky, madly burning around the nine huge cauldrons.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of tentacles containing terrifying power disappeared without a trace. From the cauldron, strands of brightly colored, clear and transparent golden juice gurgled out and flowed into the soul of Xing Tianli.

Xing Tianli was sweating profusely, and in his soul, which was in great pain, a feeling of comfort and ecstasy arose continuously. He could clearly feel that his soul was getting stronger and stronger!
There is a slight chill between the eyebrows.

The extremely thin and weak spiritual fluctuations gently spread out in all directions, six feet, still only six feet.

This is the current limit. One can only use such a tiny amount of spiritual power to avoid disturbing the inexplicably terrifying chaos around the Lingtai Zifu.

"But it's almost there, it's almost there. Right now!" Xing Tianli gritted his teeth, and the power of his soul was restrained, gently sweeping across his body. The heart, which was crystal clear and looked like it was carved out of red crystal, was almost filled with real blood and energy.

Maybe three to five days, or one or two days.

After fourteen years of practice, you will have achieved all the results.

The current embarrassing situation can be broken in one fell swoop. Even in the Dharma-Ending Age, the sky is high enough for birds to fly and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap. Even if you still can't see anything with your eyes, everything will be different.

The blood and energy surged, the invisible force was stimulated, and the sweat and rain on the body turned into mist and fell down.

Xing Tianli picked up a thin bamboo pole, grabbed an umbrella hanging on a bamboo branch, and walked out of the back garden with a "clack". Just like usual, he walked out of his own yard slowly with a warm smile.

There are no more firewood wontons, no more fried cakes, and no more dandan noodles.

More importantly, there was no longer the little girl who had the habit of grabbing a few fruits from her own basket and stuffing them into her hands in public.

Xing Tianli slowly walked to the door of his own study, tapped the thin bamboo pole lightly, and was slightly stunned. The door of the store was closed and not open. Well, there was no waiter to read to him, and no old shopkeeper who followed him around and helped him record new stories.

Xing Tianli stood in front of the door of his study. The three corpse gods inexplicably jumped up and down, and a surge of evil fire rushed to his forehead.

It's chaos, it's all chaos.

The town he was familiar with, the life he was familiar with, were all in a mess!
Opposite, at the entrance of the teahouse, the owner of the teahouse smiled and greeted Xing Tianli: "Mr. Li, Mr. Li? Why isn't Gaozhenzhai open today? It's not time for storytelling yet, why don't you come and sit down first?"

Xing Tianli loosened the thin bamboo pole with the five fingers of his right hand, pinched it for a while, and then exhaled heavily.

"My heart is not stable today, so it's not suitable for telling stories." Xing Tianli turned around and shook his head at the teahouse owner: "Boss, let's stop for a few days. The market has not been very peaceful recently, so you should be careful when you go in and out!"

The thin bamboo pole tapped the stone slab lightly, and with the sound of "da da", Xing Tianli turned around and walked towards his own courtyard. As he walked, he muttered in a low voice: "Stop watching, damn eunuch, bah!"

The teahouse owner's smile gradually faded. He leaned over to look left and right at the street and shuddered for no apparent reason.

Li Kuisheng did not come back that day.

Three days passed in a flash. Early in the morning, three new stalls appeared at the entrance of the alley that Xing Tianli was familiar with. They were also a firewood wonton stall, a fried cake stall, and a dandan noodle stall.

Xing Tianli had a gloomy face, and walked away with the thin bamboo pole, "da da", and his mood became even worse.

The wontons were made with firewood, the beef bone soup was not cooked enough, the soup was bland and had a fishy smell. The fried dough sticks were fried to a crisp on the outside, but the dough inside was still wet. The fried cakes were badly seasoned, and when you took a bite, you could smell a faint sour smell.

The most annoying thing is the dandan noodles. The spicy sauce poured on the noodles tastes sweet!

Sweet dandan noodles!

"This life is unbearable!" Xing Tianli had a gloomy face. He had already walked to the gate of his own courtyard. He suddenly felt palpitations for no reason. He turned and walked out of the alley and walked towards the town's dock: "Why hasn't Lao Li come back yet? Didn't you send anyone to the county town on the other side of the lake to inquire?"

"We are just going to arrest two people. How could something strange happen?"

Xing Tianli was inexplicably anxious.

The blood and qi in his body were rising, especially around his heart, and he had a terrible burning sensation these past two days. He tried his best to calm his blood and qi, but he tried every method he knew, to no avail.

Especially during the past two nights, he felt as if a red-hot iron was burning madly inside his bones.

This feeling was a bit like the approaching 'man-made disaster' among the three disasters of 'heaven, earth and man' in his previous life. When he had a sudden impulse, the sense of crisis that he foresaw made Xing Tianli more and more irritated.

He hurried along the stone street, and the several patrol officers behind him almost couldn't catch up with Xing Tianli. He hurried all the way to the edge of Xiaoyan Dang Lake, and the lake wind and rain hit him in the face.

Zhao Laosan and other fishermen had just met with an accident, and the people in the town were quite panicked. In the past few days, the fishermen in the town did not go fishing in the lake. More than a hundred fishing boats of different sizes were neatly tied to the dock. Several fishermen wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats were taking advantage of the rare free time to repair their fishing nets on the dock.

Seeing Xing Tianli coming over, an old fisherman hurriedly asked loudly, "Mr. Li, has Inspector Li returned? A few days ago, I heard that he took the captured bandits to look for that damned bandit leader?"

Several fishermen stopped what they were doing and looked at Xing Tianli eagerly.

If they could catch the bandit leaders who were murdering people for money, they could go fishing in the lake without any worries. They were all poor people, not landlords, so they could rest for three or five days. If they rested for a longer time, they would really run out of food.

Just as Xing Tianli was about to reply, the Inspection Office, which was surrounded by a low wall and consisted of three large tiled houses, suddenly exploded less than fifty feet away from the dock. There was a loud bang, flames shot up into the sky, and the rolling air waves instantly flattened the three large tiled houses. The outer low walls, which were more than a person's height, collapsed together, and the broken bricks and tiles were washed away dozens of feet.

On the dock, several fishermen were so scared that they lay on the ground with their heads in their hands and screamed.

On the pier and by the lake, a group of children who were fishing for shrimps were frightened and screamed, and ran away in all directions like a group of monkeys.

In the town behind, several houses close to the inspection office were riddled with holes from flying bricks and tiles. Fortunately, the people inside were working outside, and no one was in the house. Only a few dogs and a group of chickens and ducks rushed out with strange cries.

Xing Tianli dropped the umbrella in his hand, tightly grasped the thin bamboo pole in his right hand, and asked in a hoarse voice: "What happened? What happened? Where did it explode?"

I can still only see Zhou Liuchi's body clearly.

Xing Tianli grabbed the patrol officer who flew to his side and asked, "Where?"

Several men from the Inspection Office protected Xing Tianli tightly in the middle and dragged him towards the town. "Little Li, someone blew up our Inspection Office. Hey, revenge comes so quickly!"

Xing Tianli asked sternly, "Is there anyone on duty in the government office? Is there?"

No one answered.

Xing Tianli's heart sank, and he said in a cold voice: "Gather all the brothers, gather everyone who can be used in the town."

Before he could finish his words, a faint "thump thump" sound of a motor could be heard in the rain and fog on the lake. Several men from the patrol inspection office cheered loudly: "It's Li Tou'er who's back. This is our boat."

Xing Tianli stopped, turned his head slightly, and listened carefully in the direction where the sound of the motor came from.

The Xiaolongqiu Town Patrol Office, including Li Kuisheng, the patrol officer, had only 51 people. However, this small government office was so rich that it even bought a small steamer from the foreign devils from the Far West.

The foreigners' things were very powerful. As long as they were filled with coal, the iron-hulled boats could travel very fast without sails or oars. If you rowed from Xiaolongqiu Town to Dalongqiu County on the other side of the lake, you would need at least half a day to get there. But this small steamer only took half an hour.

In the fog, a small steamer was spewing black smoke, and behind it were two flat-bottomed sand boats pulled by a cable, cutting through the water with a "thump thump" sound and moving towards us.

The burly Li Kuisheng, wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, looked like a brown bear as he stood at the bow of the steamer. Before the steamer had even stopped and was still more than ten feet away from the pier, he jumped up, cursing.

Xing Tianli's ears twitched violently.

When Li Kuisheng landed on the pier, his feet slipped and he almost fell down.

This shouldn't be the case.

Li Kuisheng was just over forty years old. He had acquired great skills through military training. A dozen or so men could not get close to him. He could run faster than a dog. Twice, when he was chasing vagrants, he jumped high and low, leaping on the tall and short houses in the town, but he never broke his legs.

How is it possible to jump from the boat onto the pier and almost not fall?
Xing Tianli shouted, "Uncle, what's wrong? Are you injured?"

Li Kuisheng was cursing loudly, but when he heard Xing Tianli's voice, he paused and snorted angrily, "You were bitten by a dog. Are you not hurt? Judging from the noise, these guys must have used at least 40 kilograms of military explosives."

Following Li Kuisheng, who was staggering with every step, a large group of people came to the Inspection Office which had been completely destroyed.

The three large tiled houses that were originally spacious and bright have now become a large pit that is more than half a meter deep and about two meters in diameter. The air is full of the pungent smell of gunpowder, and Xing Tianli, who has a keen sense of smell, can even smell the faint smell of blood.

A small leader from the Inspection Office was reporting the losses to Li Kuisheng.

The small patrol inspection office didn't have much floating wealth, nor did it have many case files and official documents. It only had some tables, chairs, teapots, etc., which were gone. The biggest loss was the two shifts of people who worked the night shift last night and the two shifts that just came to relieve the shift this morning. Among the two shifts, the two small leaders were regular patrol inspection soldiers, and the remaining six were hired hangers-on and thugs.

Li Kuisheng scratched his head vigorously and sneered, "This doesn't seem like the method used by Old Sun and his men. Back then, Old Sun was in charge of the money and food expenditures in the logistics department. Old Luo and his men have fought in the battlefield and fired weapons before, but they are a bunch of old hands from the old camps of governors. They are used to running away with their soldiers as soon as the guns and cannons sound. They have never fought a hard battle."

"Such a cruel means of revenge, tsk tsk!"

In the crowd, Xing Tianli quietly made a seal and gently grabbed towards the explosion site. His face looked a little ugly. The other party used too much explosives, which completely drowned out the remaining breath.

Sighing helplessly, Xing Tianli moved closer to Li Kuisheng. He sniffed hard. The bloody smell was not only coming from the crater in front of him, but also from Li Kuisheng's body. There was a fresh smell of blood and a pungent smell of medicine.

"Uncle, were you beaten? It doesn't look like you were bitten by a dog!" Xing Tianli's tone was heavy.

"I said he was bitten by a dog. A dog that looks exactly like the county magistrate is also a dog!" Li Kuisheng shouted angrily, "Xiao Yu'er, let's slowly settle this account."

Someone on the side shouted: "Li Tou'er, shall we chase him?"

Li Kuisheng kicked him and said, "Chase, what's the point of chasing you? He has already run away. Brothers, be careful. Blow up our government office... This matter will cause a big fight."

Inexplicably, there was a hint of murderous intent in Li Kuisheng's tone, but when he suddenly saw Xing Tianli, the murderous intent in his eyes suddenly subsided a little.

In the distance, there were cries getting closer and closer. It was the family members of the inspectors who were killed in the explosion who came over. Men, women, old and young were crying and shouting. It was another round of comforting and consoling them, and it took a long time.

It was not until the afternoon that Xing Tianli returned to his own courtyard.

(End of this chapter)