Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 109 - 106: Nine Turns Achievement, Ends in a Draw

Chapter 109: Chapter 106: Nine Turns Achievement, Ends in a Draw

A flash of brilliance crossed his mind.

Suddenly, his body felt cool.

The newly replaced fine iron long sword suddenly accelerated, and all the howls of the sword ceased to be heard.

At this moment, Zhou Ping’an felt as if his body were flowing water, his heart as flowing water, and his sword also like water.

What was clearly an attack, oddly transformed into a continuous, ceaseless whirlpool with no beginning and no end.

"Five Turns Minor Achievement, Eight Turns Great Achievement, Nine Turns Completion."

I have already achieved the Fifth Turning of the Submerged Wave Jin.

At this time, if I were to clash head-on with the White Tiger Fierce Evil of Tian Shouyi, that evil energy should no longer be able to invade my body and affect me.

Having reached the Fifth Turning of Submerged Wave Jin, Zhou Ping’an finally experienced what Lin Huaiyu had spoken of, the feeling of not fearing sneak attacks, with vibrant qi swirling protectively around the body.

He became even more certain.

Today, on the streets, even if I had not reacted immediately,

that Five Desires Demon wouldn’t have been able to succeed no matter what.

Because, in a short period of time, he simply couldn’t break through the protective energy of the Nine Turns Ultimate Softness Power.

Feeling a layer of vigorous qi ripples over an inch thick on the surface of his skin, Zhou Ping’an was excited and continued to understand and practice without pause.

Only a minute had passed at this time.

There were still a good thirteen minutes of overclocking time.

The sword light was more urgent, but the sword circles became smaller and smaller.

Zhou Ping’an hoped to integrate all the accumulations from this period of exchange and practice and achieve perfect Nine Turns.

...

Until the third quarter of the Wei hour.

In the East Cross Courtyard, next to the Herbal Garden, suddenly a clear and joyful cheer erupted.

Sometimes a gust of strong wind would blow and sometimes it was silent; the servants and Protectors were surprised and secretly approached to peek inside.

They could see within the courtyard, a huge silver orb appeared, with the sword light reflecting the dazzling sunshine after the snow, dazzling people’s eyes...

They dared not stare for too long and hurriedly retreated.

"Incredible, Supplicant Zhou is practicing sword again, no one even knows the extent of his cultivation progression. This time, even his shadow can’t be seen, only a round burst of light... "

"Yes, if anyone were to be his enemy, they would be minced into pieces in the blink of an eye."

Amid the tsking,

Tang Lin’er, who had just returned to the residence and burped satisfyingly, felt suddenly that the meal he had enjoyed outside had lost all its flavor.

"What kind of freak is this?"

"I have achieved a Minor Achievement in Marrow Refining, barely reaching the Fourth Level Wave Stacking Jin. I should already be considered extremely fast at cultivation and highly talented, right? Yet I never imagined that his sword technique has progressed to a level I cannot even comprehend."

A feeling of frustration surged uncontrollably in his heart; Tang Lin’er’s recent joy over his rapid advancement dissipated completely.

"Why do you have to be so diligent with such talent? Do you even leave us any room to live?"

He felt as if he had swallowed a fly with a cheap meal, happy yet distressing at the same time.

He turned his head and went back to his own house.

"Practice, as long as practicing won’t kill you, just practice as if it will."

He was stimulated.

Of course, Tang Lin’er was not the only one in the residence who felt this way.

Lin Ziqi, the Protectorate Leader who had just led a team back from the mountains to the Lin Residence,

had his eyes bulging and stood motionless at the entrance of the Central Courtyard.

He was more familiar with the secret techniques of the Lin Residence than Tang Lin’er.

Although he felt somewhat unable to understand, the extraordinary aura of the sword light was something he had seen before.

Not only seen,

but more than once.

The first time, of course, was when he saw it from his own master, who was known as "Guangyun’s Number One Blade," Lin Zhongguang. During his sword practice, a bright and enormous sphere would appear.

Once, when Lin Ziqi was delivering a message to the Sword Hall and fortunately saw the master himself, he was astounded.

In his heart, he dreamed that one day his own swordsmanship could reach such heights...

Later, he saw this scene once more when he followed the Third Miss to Qingyang on the first night.

That night, the Third Miss was in low spirits.

Dancing with her sword under the moonlight, the vegetation was shattered, seeing only the sword light and not the person behind it.

The sword howled through the night.

It also made Lin Ziqi realize that in terms of talent, the Third Miss was, in fact, even above the master.

After all, she was only eighteen years old.

Back then in the residence, she hadn’t shown her talent since she was fourteen.

Silently, she had actually perfected both the Ninth Level Wave Stacking and the Ninth Turning of Submerged Wave Jin.

Had the people of the Lin Residence known, who knows how many would be shocked to the core.

If she had a few more years and her cultivation also increased, who would be deserving of the title "Guangyun’s Number One Blade"?

Various emotions swept across his mind one by one.

As Lin Ziqi watched that round cluster of sword lights in the East Cross Courtyard, his face twisted, and he quickly lowered his head and stopped looking.

His steps were hasty, almost staggering, as he made his way towards his own quarters.

"It’s been less than a month, precisely speaking, only seventeen days since he entered the residence, and he’s already reached such a stage... compared to that..."

This thought arose, and it was as if his heart was being gnawed by a thousand ants.

Particularly when he saw a blue figure darting into the East Courtyard followed by the single ball of sword light turning into two.

Harmoniously complementing each other, they danced elegantly.

Lin Ziqi felt a sourness so overwhelming that his teeth felt like they were about to fall out.

"All because they’ve practiced the Tidal Breath Control Technique. If it weren’t for the fact that I haven’t learned that secret technique, I wouldn’t be progressing so slowly. Just wait, the residence’s manpower should arrive soon, and as for the Seven-Colored Pill, heh... "

As Lin Ziqi’s teeth gnashed together, his smile was hideous, and in his heart, he decided to lead his team and stay in the mountains these days.

He didn’t want the merit of discovering the Seven-Petaled Tuberose to be taken by others.

He wanted to seize it at the first opportunity.

This.

Perhaps this was his chance.

There were still days ahead, so he would just wait and see.

...

"Nine Turns Achievement?"

Lin Huaiyu could hardly contain the turbulent emotions within her heart; sword in hand, she charged into the East Cross Courtyard, surrounded by the light of her blade, and collided with Zhou Ping’an’s sword circle.

The sight of her long sword waving, sometimes ferociously unstoppable, sometimes as supple as spring water, continuously changing with extreme fluidity in a myriad of ways.

This time, she suppressed her cultivation to the peak level of Blood Renewal, wielding her long sword without holding back any longer.

Instead, she used all her skills and techniques.

One advanced as the other retreated.

Back and forth they went...

With their swords crossed and tangled, like carving and polishing, amazingly, not a single sound of impact could be heard.

It was as if they were two supremely skilled chess players, each having anticipated the other’s moves, aware of each other’s styles.

With the sword’s edge vigor subtle and profound, the techniques rapidly changing within a single breath, probing and testing each other, using force against force, exploiting and striking vulnerabilities, the two fought with unrestrained joy, reluctant to stop even after a long while.

Until Little Jiu’er on the side grew impatient.

Muttering under her breath.

"My eyes are blurring, can’t you fight slower?"

"Ding..."

A faint ringing echoed.

Their swords briefly touched.

Both of them took three steps back and withdrew their swords.

Lin Huaiyu’s face showed a slight flush of rosy color, looking even happier than Zhou Ping’an.

"I always knew your talent in swordsmanship was shocking, but I never imagined you would become this strong. The Ninth Turning of Wave Subduing is the hardest to master, and it took me three years to polish it to achievement..."

"After the battle on the long street, I suddenly had an enlightenment, a flash of spiritual light, and immediately returned to cultivate. Unexpectedly, I truly made a breakthrough."

Zhou Ping’an was also very exhilarated.

When he had faced Lin Huaiyu before,

it was almost like a teaching match.

Although in the eyes of outsiders during combat, he appeared fierce and formidable, and indeed as the main fighting force,

he knew his own circumstances.

Most of that battle achievement, in fact, was built upon two divine skills of the Red Lotus Sect, the "Purifying World Lotus Body" and the "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method."

Firstly, with the "Purifying World Lotus Body," when one strikes, reaching the Second Level meant a sixfold burst, and at the Third Level, a ninefold burst.

Let alone talking about such multiples.

In a duel between masters, even a ten percent increase in strength can give an overwhelming advantage.

During the burst, it greatly made up for the shortcoming of his insufficient cultivation, such that he didn’t fall into decline.

However, this technique had a fatal flaw.

Before reaching Seventh Level Perfection, it shouldn’t be used frequently.

Zhou Ping’an always felt a hidden pain in his heart whenever he used it.

Damaging Qi-Blood and Yuan Qi was one thing,

but damn it, even his lifespan was shortened alongside it.

Although he didn’t know how much of his life was cut short, he still felt it wasn’t worth it.

Constrained by the situation, yet unable to refrain from using it, he could not help it.

No wonder the popular Oiran of the Washing Flowers Pavilion, Qin Qing the Heavenly Enquirer, would occasionally look at him with a subtle, pitying gaze. It must be for this reason.

In her eyes, he was not going to live long.

Fortunately, as long as he had an immense amount of Mind Wish Power Silk Threads, assisted by the Red Lotus Visualization Method, and not lacking medicine, this cultivation technique could still be rapidly advanced to Seventh Level Perfection.

By then, he would naturally be able to compensate for the loss of vitality and the shortage of lifespan.

He was confident about this.

Of course, everything depended on his high cultivation level and the strong transformation of his physique,

to support the breakthrough of the Seventh Lianhua Body.

Now that he had broken through to the Third Level, experiencing a ninefold burst of power, he could already faintly feel that his body was barely able to handle it.

Thus, despite having the medicine and the Mind Threads necessary for breaking through to the Fourth Level, he dared not take the risk, as his body could not bear it.

...

As for the assistance of the "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method" in battle, that goes without saying.

This divine skill was simply the ultimate backup and pre-battle weapon.

Under the status of brain overclocking, his combat power could not be described as a simple multiple increase.

One could only say that in dire situations, he would turn the tide, and in desperate straits, he would find a chance for life; all sorts of incredible achievements were his to command, as long as he wished.

Unless the gap between strength and weakness was unimaginable.

Should he encounter a master at the Eighth Stage Mortal Refinement Mastery of Qi Realm, with a mighty wave of Gang Qi coming from afar, he, along with his sword, would be shattered to pieces.

There would be no point discussing tactics or strategies then.

...

Aside from the boost provided by these two divine skills of the Red Lotus Sect, his true sword skills and cultivation were clearly not enough in front of Lin Huaiyu.

Especially after the Third Miss had also learned his contemporary clever tricks and ingenious moves, her swordsmanship became highly variable and full of endless ingenious techniques.

With the power of the Ninth Turning of Wave Subduing, she easily suppressed him.

No matter how hard Zhou Ping’an worked his Ninth Level Strength, it was to no avail.

Extreme hardness meeting extreme softness had no effect.

It would instead be used by Lin Huaiyu to borrow his strength and strike back.

Just with the application of swordsmanship and vigor,

Zhou Ping’an couldn’t block ten moves.

But today, after hundreds of sword strikes, the two were evenly matched.