Chapter 31: A Head Falls From the Sky

The situation is very clear. They couldn't take down the Taoists in the gap between Yin and Yang before, and it's even more impossible to take down the Taoists outside the gap between Yin and Yang.

For this assassination, they almost used all their elites, and there was no possibility of backhand. This is also the style of Fenglinzhou. With the word "gamble", all the chips are on the table. If they win the bet, they will naturally make a lot of money. If they lose the bet, there is no capital to turn the tables.

On the other hand, the Taoists are the opposite, and they always have a hand.

Koga Jonin used the third generation "Kitetsu" in his hand to attract a red thunder, temporarily forcing Dingwei Lingguan to retreat. His figure flashed and appeared beside Zhang Yuelu, and the "Kitetsu" in his hand chopped towards Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu was shocked, and the "Wuxiang Paper" turned into a paper umbrella to block the knife. However, the difference in the realm of the two was too great, and Zhang Yuelu was still shaken away.

However, Koga Jonin's intention was not to kill Zhang Yuelu, but to take away Jixiang Palace.

Hiruzen and Ishida Kanemasa are already dead. If Kissho-kun is also dead, then all the blame will be on him. Neither Asahi Shrine nor Ninsho-ji Temple will bear the responsibility. Facing the post-investigation accountability of Ise Shrine, the dead are their biggest barrier. Ise Shrine will not hold too many people accountable for the dead. The Koga clan, which has no dead people, will naturally bear most of the responsibility.

As for the specific guilt, it will involve the struggle within the Sonnō faction. The radicals and moderates have different focuses and many contradictions. They have to unite only because of the external enemy, the Domon. If the Domon can be defeated, then it is almost inevitable that the two factions will turn against each other.

This assassination was mainly planned by the radicals. If it succeeds, then the moderates will naturally have nothing to say, but if it fails, then the moderates will accuse them of "underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly", "starting a war without authorization", "ignoring the overall situation", and "falling into a passive position".

Because of this, the Koga Jonin must take Kissho-kun away, at least to give an explanation to the Ise Shrine and the royal family.

Ding Wei Lingguan naturally refused to let Koga Jounin fulfill his wish. He put away his sledgehammer and replaced it with a long gun comparable to a small artillery. The material was exactly the same as the "Dragon Painting Hand Gun". He aimed at Koga Jounin and Jixiang Palace and fired five "Dragon Eyes Jiawu" in a row.

Koga Jounin did not even look back and fired three "Senbons", which collided head-on with three "Dragon Eyes Jiawu" and exploded in the air. He let the remaining two "Dragon Eyes Jiawu" hit him, leaving two blood holes, and still grabbed Jixiang Palace's shoulders and was about to leave "Yinglong".

Ding Wei Lingguan snorted coldly, put away his fire gun, and replaced it with a long bow as tall as a person.

The long bow is different from the traditional bow. Including the bowstring, the whole body presents a cold metallic color. Ding Wei Lingguan pierced the end of the long bow into the ground, pulled the bowstring with both hands, stepped on the middle of the bow arm with one leg, and pulled the long bow into a full moon.

A warrior can use fists, blood and energy as arrows, while Lingguan uses divine power as arrows.

The surging divine power condensed on the bowstring and turned into an arrow.

With a roar, Ding Wei Lingguan released the bowstring, and the arrow made of pure divine power came almost instantly.

If it was only Koga Jōnin, he could still try to dodge, but now he brought a Jixiang Palace with him, so he could not avoid it. The arrow exploded behind Koga Jōnin. Although it did not pass through his heart, it still blew a very scary wound, and the spine was vaguely visible.

However, Koga Jōnin also used the power of this arrow to leave the range of "Yinglong".

At this moment, a voice sounded: "Since you are here, why are you in a hurry to leave?"

Koga Jōnin suddenly felt an invisible barrier appear in front of him, and bounced him back alive.

Although he had fought with Ding Wei Lingguan for a long time, and took two "Dragon Eye Armor Five" and an arrow, he was seriously damaged and no longer at his peak, but the person who came could easily stop him. His cultivation was so high that he was at least at the pseudo-immortal level, or even a long-lived immortal.

Thinking of this, Koga Jōnin was horrified.

Almost at the same time, Himiko's divine domain began to dissipate, and the huge Himiko phantom turned into countless light spots and flew into the sky, returning to the heavenly kingdom.

Madam Bai did not stay for too long, and returned to the "Yin Yang Gate" with countless dead air, and then the "Yin Yang Gate" quickly closed.

Qi Xuansu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yinglong" was also relieved.

Koga Jōnin landed back on the deck of "Yinglong" with a solemn face, and shouted in the Central Plains Mandarin: "Who is this?"

The person showed his figure, wearing a second-grade Taiyi Taoist crane cloak, a wisdom sword, a white jade lotus crown on his head, a white face and no beard, and a handsome man. It was Qingwei Zhenren.

Koga Jōnin's heart sank, realizing that this was probably a trap. The seemingly weakly guarded "Yinglong" was actually a bait, in order to catch these fish.

In other words, the Dao sect didn't have this intention at first, but as the situation developed, the Dao sect didn't mind going with the flow.

So Qingwei Zhenren personally took action.

Although they were both pseudo-immortals, there were actually differences in their superiority and inferiority.

How strong was Qingwei Zhenren? The swordsman Gui Zenxing, who was also a radical, had already given the answer.

If they couldn't sneak attack and fought head-on, Koga Jonin was not even a match for Yagyu Munemasa, so how could he fight against Qingwei Zhenren?

Qingwei Zhenren stood in the void and said condescendingly: "Then stay."

At some point, hundreds of flying swords were already suspended in the air, clearly distinguished between black and white. One sword is one piece, and the pieces take root.

A total of 361 swords were suspended in the air, and the prototype of a "chessboard" gradually emerged, with 19 vertical and horizontal lines, 181 black pieces, 180 white pieces, a total of 361 pieces, and the extra point in the middle was the Tianyuan, where Qingwei Zhenren himself stood.

It was this sword formation that stopped Koga Jounin just now.

Koga Jounin slashed with a knife, and a blood thunder penetrated the sky.

This knife crossed the entire "chessboard" and collided with hundreds of flying swords suspended in the air. The sound was connected in a line, piercing the eardrum.

However, this knife still did not break through the chessboard. No matter how powerful the blood thunder was, it still disappeared three feet away from Qingwei Zhenren.

At this time, Qingwei Zhenren's pupils could no longer be seen in his eyes, only the endless starry sky, in which the stars disappeared, and the stars moved. He raised his hand and moved forward, like a chess player placing a piece.

The "stars" kept changing their positions, seemingly without any rules to follow, but wherever they went, the light faded, and even the sound disappeared. In broad daylight, a vast starry sky that could only be seen under the night sky was outlined.

This is the "Twenty-Eight Sword Techniques of the Southern Dipper" of Xuansheng.

Koga Jōnin looked around, and there were only black and white, like chess pieces arranged on a chessboard, and other than that it was pitch black, like a real starry sky.

Koga Jōnin let go of Jixiang Palace, swept forward, and the "Ghost Che" in his hand went straight to Qingwei Zhenren.

He firmly believed in the principle of living towards death.

This knife contained Koga Jōnin's lifelong cultivation, and stimulated a "Ghost Che" red thunder with 120% power, shaking the stars in the sky, and went straight to Qingwei Zhenren.

However, after being weakened by the "Star Sword Formation", when the red thunder really came in front of Qingwei Zhenren, it was already at the end of its strength and was dispersed by Qingwei Zhenren at will.

Then Qingwei Zhenren appeared in front of Koga Jounin with "Star Turning and Shifting" and pointed his finger.

Koga Jounin had no choice but to raise the "Kitetsu" in his hand and block it with his sword.

Countless lightning bolts like tiny red snakes burst out and scattered wildly.

Koga Jounin's body shook violently, his face suddenly turned red, and his body continued to explode, and blood splattered.

Qingwei Zhenren disappeared again.

At the same time, countless stars flickered, revealing the original appearance of flying swords, stimulating sword energy, and stars fell like rain, one after another, and shot at Koga Jounin densely from all directions.

Koga Jounin immediately sacrificed the "Koga Ninja Scroll" in the shape of a scroll, which is also the heirloom of Koga Ryu, which records various ninjutsu of Koga Ryu. At the same time, it is also a semi-immortal object, which unfolds by itself and surrounds Koga Jounin for a week. Countless Fenglinzhou characters flew out of the scroll, flowing unsteadily, competing with the sword energy.

These sword energies were not sharp, and none of them could break through the barrier of the "Koga Ninja Scroll".

However, the strange thing was that these sword energies did not disappear immediately, but condensed and did not disperse, and superimposed layer by layer. In a blink of an eye, more than a thousand swords fell from the sword formation, and almost all of these sword energies fell on the "Koga Ninja Scroll", causing its characters to flow slower and slower, and finally almost completely stagnated.

Although the Koga Jonin was not injured by the sword energy, his protective treasure "Koga Ninja Scroll" was also completely restricted and could no longer protect him.

At this time, the voice of Qingwei Zhenren sounded again, reciting Lu Zu's quatrain: "The Taoist priest of Lianfeng is tall and clean, and has been in the Lotus Palace for years. The stars and the night are cold, and the dragon and the tiger open the golden tripod at dawn. We met suddenly on the east bank of Dongshan, and shook hands and spoke like a bell. The sword technique has been mastered, and you can kill the dragon wherever there is a dragon. I sailed to Cangwu in the morning and returned in the evening. The sun and the moon in the cave are the sky for me."

After the sentence "The sun and the moon in the cave are the sky for me" fell, the time in the sword formation began to slow down. Compared with it, Yao Pei's "Gongzhu Staff" and Li Changge's "Mingguan" are like a small witch meeting a big witch.

Without the protection of the "Koga Ninja Scroll", the Koga jonin was immediately affected, his body stagnated, and even his thoughts became slow.

Qingwei Zhenren continued to recite: "Master, Master, you look ferocious, and you draw your sword like clouds in the air. You shouted three times in a row, and you went quickly, and suddenly the head fell in the air. The sword rose up and ran thousands of miles to kill, and the sound of wind and thunder was rough when chasing rain."

As the voice fell, there was a sword in the air. Although its shape could not be seen, you could feel the sharpness of its sword, the power of the sword, the weight of the sword, and the purity of the sword intent, which was overwhelming.

It is better than the ordinary "Daozi Sword".

Qingwei Zhenren reappeared, stretched out his hand and grabbed the invisible sword in his palm, but this sword seemed to be very heavy, and Qingwei Zhenren could not hold it steady. He staggered and rushed towards the Koga jonin like a drunkard.

When the sword was raised, the sound of wind and thunder was loud.

When the sword fell, the wind and thunder subsided for a while, and the head of the Koga jonin flew into the sky.