Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 102 - 99: Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow, Sun Chasing Pill, Huge Harvest (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 102: Chapter 99: Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow, Sun Chasing Pill, Huge Harvest (Subscribe Please)

First, the body of Tian Shouyi was examined.

Particularly, on his left forearm was tightly bound a delicate crossbow.

The crossbow did not look remarkable on the surface.

It resembled an ordinary bronze arm guard, featuring a protruding tiger head pattern that looked somewhat antique.

Zhou Ping’an took one look at this design and liked it a bit.

However, what he liked the most was its contents.

Upon opening it, he even stared blankly for a moment.

Under the moonlight, with his current eyesight, he could clearly see the pale red threads inside, connecting countless components, even including several gears meshed together.

Large gears, small gears, firing triggers, linkage devices...

Tsk...

"Is this the Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow? Truly worthy of the name ’Heavenly Mechanism,’ a major weapon indeed."

"Tian Shouyi had some capabilities, it’s unknown where he managed to get so many good things, and moreover, he kept them completely secret, hidden tightly."

"Whether it’s cunning or strength, this man was somewhat formidable. If he hadn’t died tonight, perhaps he could have made some achievements by the end of this dynasty."

Thinking of the history he had seen in modern society, Zhou Ping’an also knew that heroes are not judged by their origin, and indeed, not even by their past experiences and moral character.

Some people just rise from the lowest strata.

Whether they were post runners, beggars, or butchered dogs and pigs.

Once they encounter an opportunity, they transform into dragons.

And then they soar to great heights, shooting straight to the clouds.

Of course, talking about this now is pointless.

No matter whether Tian Shouyi had that kind of fate or that broad-mindedness, he was now just a lifeless, headless corpse.

One can only say that life and death are preordained—alive, all possibilities exist, dead, there are none.

Zhou Ping’an took several more careful looks at the "Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow," growing fonder the more he looked.

He even thought that the technology and ingenuity contained within this crossbow

were not too far off from firearms.

If it weren’t for the slightly lagging level of craftsmanship and technological knowledge,

Zhou Ping’an almost suspected that this thing was not supposed to exist in this era at all.

Thinking back to the crossbow arrow he had dodged at the County Warden’s Mansion earlier, his gaze gradually became fervent.

If it weren’t for the great boost in his soul after the transformation, making his crisis perception extremely strong, even if he had sensed it, he might not have been able to dodge it.

Just like the Green Lady.

She was very cautious and dodged quickly.

However, she was still affected by the sharpness of the crossbow, injuring her shoulder...

That moment, perhaps the Green Lady did not see clearly.

But Zhou Ping’an saw it perfectly clearly.

At the time, when Tian Shouyi triggered the "Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow," it was not all released at the same time.

Instead, it was divided into three waves, shooting in sequence.

One shot fired one arrow, one shot fired three arrows, and another time, six arrows were fired.

A total of ten needle arrows.

As for the power, according to Zhou Ping’an’s estimates,

the penetrative power was not weaker than the armor-piercing sniper bullet he encountered on Binjiang Road that day.

Anyway, whether it was one or the other, if he took a hit, he could basically declare it "game over."

Just needle arrows, their bodies thinner than chopsticks, yet when shot, could create holes the size of a wrist.

Their speed and force were simply unbelievable.

And this power, all was emitted from these red tendons.

He didn’t know exactly what animal’s large tendon this was...

When he returned, he could ask the Third Miss Lin.

A bigger surprise,

Actually was not the power of the Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow.

But rather the shooting mode.

Zhou Ping’an noticed that this device could fire singly, burst or cover fire...

Unfortunately, the then Tian Shouyi just plain triggered it, sans any shooting technique, and not aiming very accurately.

One could only say that that guy did not really have much of a marksmanship talent.

"But, if it were me, it would be different."

Zhou Ping’an smiled, his lips slightly parting.

He was, after all, from East Forest Police Security Academy, with the highest shooting scores in nearly a decade.

His marksmanship accuracy and reaction speed were unmatched.

In his hands, the "Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow" was like a mini repeating sniper rifle, its horrifying power needed no further explanation.

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After examining the "Heavenly Mechanism Crossbow," Zhou Ping’an took a moment to study it and then pried out ten spare needle arrows from the inside of the arm guard, placing them in the quiver.

After strapping it to his hand and trying two arrows, he looked at two arm-thick holes blasted in the trunk and, satisfied, tried no further.

His gaze turned towards the gold-threaded robe.

As for this tight defense treasure, he did not value it as much.

He had cultivated the "Purifying World Lotus Body," which often caused his clothes to burst.

Although this soft armor was slightly stretchy, wearing it after his body had enlarged would not be comfortable, he imagined.

However, Lin Huaiyu would probably like it.

Before giving it to her though, it definitely needed to be boiled in hot water and detoxified before it could be handed over.

Thinking of this "Gold Threaded Robe," which could block a full-force strike from his Six Harmonies Spear and reduce the power by seventy to eighty percent, Zhou Ping’an had to admit that this robe was indeed a lifesaving weapon.

"This is the Sun Chasing Pill, a treasure pill that accelerates the purification of Qi-Blood and strengthens the organs."

Reaching into Tian Shouyi’s chest again, he touched a small bag, opened it, and found three bottles of medicine and a roll of paper inside.

Among them were two bottles of pills.

One bottle contained nine pills, and another ten.

It appears that Tian Shouyi had used one.

That day, when he and Lin Huaiyu killed the chief of the Black Mountain Bandits, Gao Jin, they also found a similarly packed bottle of pills with a sweet orange scent on his body, which felt warming to the body just by smelling it.

Upon seeing this item, Zhou Ping’an recognized it.

Good stuff.

He quickly tucked it into his chest.

The other bottle, containing ten dark green pills, gave off a faint, refreshing fragrance that seemed to clear the mind and invigorate the senses.

Although he had never seen it before,

He could guess.

That these were treasures Tian Shouyi regarded highly enough never to leave his side during sleep or while healing; they definitely weren’t common goods.

This color, this scent...

Should indeed be one of the two treasure pills, "Everlasting Spring Pill," produced by the Baicao Hall.

This elixir is a secret formula of the Lishan Sect, significantly stronger than the similar "Vitality Pill" by more than ten times, and moreover, it is said that its vitality can mildly restore one’s youth and extend lifespan.

Even if the lifespan extended isn’t too much, consuming one pill can increase lifespan by between one to three years, and a person can consume up to three pills before they become ineffective.

Even so, this still remains a coveted treasure among the people of Jianghu and even high officials and nobles.

Who wouldn’t want to stay young forever, who doesn’t want to live a little longer?

The richer and more powerful one is, the less willing they are to let go of these beautiful days.

To live one more day is considered a great profit.

Therefore, these ten pills are of some significant meaning to Zhou Ping’an, depending on how he chooses to use them.

Unfortunately.

He didn’t have time to search thoroughly that day and did not find the pill recipes for "Everlasting Spring Pill" and "Sun Chasing Pill".

Zhou Ping’an’s eyes flickered slightly, a hint of regret and greed rising in his heart, as he then saw what was written on the paper.

He was overjoyed.

The pill recipe, it was actually the pill recipe.

"Who is this big shot, and what kind of luck is this, could it be that being kissed on the cheek by Little Jiu’er before coming out had such a great effect?"

Think and you shall receive.

A scroll of paper listed five different pill recipes.

Besides Vitality Pill, Muscle Transforming Pill, and Bone Tempering Pill, Sun Chasing Pill and Everlasting Spring Pill, these mid-level pill recipes, were also included.

Tian Shouyi had copied down pill recipes, it can only be said that comrade Deng Yuanhua of the Lishan Sect was very meticulous in his work, not only proficient in alchemy himself but also keeping notes, ready to pass to future generations.

As a result, Tian Shouyi naturally benefited.

Or rather, benefited himself.

"Although I can’t perform alchemy, I can remember, and I can learn the alchemy techniques of the Medicine King Sect together with Third Miss, as long as I have the pill recipe, there’s no worry about not being able to produce them."

Thinking of Lin Huaiyu.

Zhou Ping’an’s mind was already imagining, once Qingyang City was in his hands, activating people to deeply excavate various medicinal herbs on Black Mountain, by then, there truly would be no worry about elixirs.

He even thought further.

This kind of pill recipe.

Although some of the medicinal names are slightly different from those in modern society.

But, with more experimentation, understanding the nature of the medicines, it is still possible to develop them.

Once any kind of elixir is developed.

For him, it would undoubtedly be a huge gold mine.

Of course, this is just an idea.

Not considering it for the moment.

After searching the wealthy Tian Shouyi thoroughly.

Then look at Xiao Changhe.

Which turned out to be somewhat disappointing.

Apart from a Gold Leaf and some bits of silver, what he carried was Two bottles of "Sun Chasing Pill" along with some pitch-black, foul-smelling pills and bones, surely because Xiao Changhe’s cultivation technique was special, requiring the corpse qi and toxins.

Zhou Ping’an felt a bit disgusted upon seeing these items.

Not knowing from which corpse they were collected.

He threw them away on the spot.

The Gold Leaf amounted to about two hundred taels, equivalent to about two thousand patterned silver, considered a windfall, while the value of Sun Chasing Pill is hard to estimate, though the other party actually wasn’t poor.

But compared to Tian Shouyi, it was too much less.

Of course, it’s also possible that Xiao Changhe had shared in the profits of Baicao Hall, and the remaining gold and jewels, bulk herbs, couldn’t be carried on his person

This explanation made sense.

Looking again at the eighteen pills of "Sun Chasing Pill" in the two bottles, Zhou Ping’an became thoughtful.

As Lin Huaiyu mentioned, such elixirs, even within the Lishan Sect, only inner sect disciples were eligible to acquire, and they were purchased by the pill.

Remembering how Deng Yuanhua initially used a bottle of three "Sun Chasing Pills" along with a "Ghostly Shadows Step" to bribe the Black Mountain Bandit leader Gao Jin, that was already considered a generous gift...

But to have so many now.

Made Zhou Ping’an doubt the "Sun Chasing Pill" might be common goods.

On second thought, that shouldn’t be the case.

Baicao Hall had dominated the Black Mountain herb market before Lin Huaiyu arrived in Qingyang City, it must have faced competition, and so it wouldn’t just simply swallow all those profits.

The best explanation is that these pills actually weren’t meant for him alone.

Most of them were probably to be sent to Lishan.

"This won’t be easy to handle."

Thinking that the "Divine Healer Celestial Child" might be an external agent of Lishan Sect, Zhou Ping’an felt slightly overwhelmed.

However, what’s done is done.

Overthinking is pointless.

Act when the situation arises.

Deal with the problems if they come.

He tossed the spoils of war, then threw the bodies of the two men down the cliff, forcefully collapsed a small mound of earth, and in an instant, the signs vanished.

He quietly returned to the Lin Family.

By then, Lin Huaiyu had already returned.

She was waiting in the East Cross Courtyard.

Under the moonlight, Lin Huaiyu’s slightly pale face, her tense body visibly relaxed.

"Are you alright?"

"Are you injured?"

The two asked simultaneously.

Lin Huaiyu was slightly startled, laughing said, "That monk was indeed from King of Light’s Temple, fortunately, he didn’t really fight seriously, just made a move to see if he couldn’t take me down quickly, and when there was no more noise from the County Warden’s Mansion, he immediately retreated."

She briefly explained the interception.

Even her facial expression didn’t change much.

But Zhou Ping’an knew the dangers involved weren’t any less than his own venture into the County Warden’s Mansion at night.

Her breath slightly unstable, even her face slightly pale, clearly, it was more strenuous than she let on, not so casually pushing back a high monk from King of Light’s Temple.

Knowing in his heart, Zhou Ping’an didn’t say much.

It’s good that she’s safe.

"Come, see what I’ve brought tonight. Later, there’s even more explosive news to tell you..."

Other items might not be highly valued by someone with Lin Huaiyu’s temperament.

But those few pill recipes.

They hit right on her keen interest.

Once seen, her eyes were like glued to them, unable to move away.

The two went inside the house.

Lit the oil lamp.

This was naturally the time to share the spoils.

In the rear courtyard’s eastern annex, Little Jiu’er tossed and turned, murmuring sleepily, "Sister and Brother Ping’an didn’t take me out to play."

Not knowing what she was dreaming about.

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