Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 233 - 203: Total Victory and Harvest

Chapter 233: Chapter 203: Total Victory and Harvest

"Spare those who surrender."

After Zhou Ping’an fired the signal arrow,

from the west gate of Qingyang City, whoosh, five hundred cavalry erupted forth, followed by two thousand infantry to ambush and attack from behind.

The first to engage in battle was the five hundred cavalry led by Tang Lin’er.

Pitting five hundred against five hundred...

One side’s commander died, and their morale plummeted.

The other side had two experts in position and boosted physical and mental strength from the support of the Tiger Talisman, doubling their power.

Every so often, thunderous booms resonated in the air.

Anyone who fought bravely and sought to boost morale was shot in the head and fell off their horse.

After several squad leaders died in succession, with less than a hundred men lost, the soldiers of Guangyun Prefecture had completely collapsed.

There was nothing worth a second glance thereafter.

Zhou Ping’an casually led two horses over and sat astride them with Lin Huaiyu.

Watching his troops chase down the fleeing enemy and accept the surrender of defeated soldiers,

he finally had the time to ask about the events that had transpired on the mountain.

"That Seven-Petaled Tuberose was not easy to obtain, the valley was filled with a sinister aura, seemingly protected by some special formation."

"According to Ma San, when Lin Ziqi realized he couldn’t harvest it, he immediately descended the mountain to seek help,"

Lin Huaiyu mentioned Lin Ziqi with a rare glimpse of anger in her usually calm eyes.

She knew that the guards she had brought from Qingyang were, in part, spies placed by the Guangyun Lin Family patriarchal branch.

She was acutely aware of this situation and had been monitoring it, waiting for the right moment to eradicate them all.

However, in her heart, she didn’t believe Lin Ziqi was a traitor.

This person, who had been picked up and raised in their household from a young age, was considered a confidant...

Even going so far as to assign him the crucial position of Guard Commander, with more than a fair treatment on normal days.

Before Zhou Ping’an’s arrival, she even considered teaching him the Tidal Breathing Technique as well as the Wave Subduing Blade Technique.

After breaking away from the main family and starting afresh in Qingyang, there were some rules she planned not to continue.

But, she hadn’t got around to implementing it yet.

Before she could, many things had happened.

Not only did Wei Dazui act first in betrayal, even Lin Ziqi gave her a significant "surprise."

There indeed was a formation protecting that valley, posing some danger.

Lin Ziqi descended the mountain to ask for aid, but not from the Qingyang Lin Family, rather from the Guangyun Lin Family.

Where should she even start?

"It’s not your fault."

Zhou Ping’an calmly said, "Some people are just never satisfied, remembering only grievances and forgetting kindness.

He didn’t consider that, by betraying the Third Miss to join the main house in Guangyun, how could they possibly trust him?"

In the end, it’s a matter of character not being up to par.

Or perhaps more than that, this person wasn’t very smart either.

Blinded by greed.

In this respect, compared to Tang Lin’er, he’s not even qualified to lace his boots.

Thinking of Tang Lin’er,

Zhou Ping’an looked out and saw Tang Ergou, who had once appeared in a thieving, sneaky manner, now charging at the forefront with a thunderous battle cry, his voice booming...

However, this time, he was in the lead.

From what Zhou Ping’an saw,

he had cut down over twenty formidable warriors, his entire body drenched in blood.

Under his lead as the Cavalry Commander, the five hundred City Guards were each vying to be first, fighting fearlessly.

Gradually, this troop of City Defense Cavalry began to exude an air of fierce prowess.

The Tiger Talisman contributed to this...

Tang Lin’er’s leading by example in the fierce battle was also indispensable.

Of course, one can’t go against human nature.

Within the cavalry, approximately seven or eight played truant during battle, shying away from the enemy at the sight of them.

Zhou Ping’an observed them clearly.

Even the General’s Tiger Talisman couldn’t ignite their courage for battle; they still saw the enemy as fearful as tigers.

Zhou Ping’an felt that they were well-suited for tasks like road construction, building, and clearing new lands for cultivation.

Charging into battle was no longer their concern.

Zhou Ping’an had no worries about misjudging people’s nature.

Because, of the seven or eight people he had his eye on, the light points shown by the Tiger Talisman were pale gray.

Given such favorable conditions, yet they still did not pledge their loyalty.

They were either enemy spies or harbored dissatisfaction.

What else could they do but hard labor?

Gently touching the General’s Tiger Talisman hanging by his waist,

Zhou Ping’an marveled.

Only by leading the "army" into battle at this time,

could he truly understand the powerful effects of this Tiger Talisman.

First, it could purify the troop and prevent any betrayal from the subordinates,

Second, it could boost morale and make men forget their fear of death regardless of injuries,

Third, it could enhance the soldier’s Qi-blood and spirit, strengthening the troop’s combat power.

With this General’s Tiger Talisman in hand, he could hardly imagine a scenario where his leadership would result in failure.

Such a remarkable artifact, yet it was buried underground in the Qin Dynasty along with General Yin Fu, never to see the light of day.

It was truly a pity.

However, thinking of the historical records which stated that at the time, the Qin military was already more formidable than the six nations and later swept across the world, they probably did not need such a mighty weapon.

Moreover, in terms of value,

the two Broken Mirror artifacts he possessed were actually more precious than the Tiger Talisman.

One could say that the opposite world is simply innumerable treasuries, a lot of items undiscovered does not mean they don’t exist.

He must continue to inquire widely and dig deeper in the future.

"Eh, there’s actually a Sword Manual."

The situation on the battlefield had stabilized, and Zhou Ping’an no longer paid attention to it.

Some things necessitated the training of subordinates to handle matters independently, and he did not wish to interfere with everything,

If involved in trivial things too much, how could he find personal time to cultivate and understand profound martial arts to break through his limits?

Thus, he became interested in checking whether Fang Congyun and Lin Xiao, who had previously been killed, were carrying valuable items.

Apart from some gold and silver, Fang Congyun carried handkerchiefs, jewelry, and rouge powder, which made Zhou Ping’an feel uneasy, so he quickly discarded them,

Lin Xiao, being one of the top three of the Guangyun Lin Residence, carried more normal items.

Apart from a large amount of gold and silver notes, he also carried military treatises and strategic plans, which could be perused during leisure time.

The thing that caught Zhou Ping’an’s attention the most was a handwritten Sword Manual carried on Lin Xiao...

The lines were filled with dense interpretations, presumably recorded by Lin Xiao during his insights.

"This is the Canghai Sword’s ’Blood-Dripping Blade’ from the Cloud Water Sect’s ’Sect’s Treasure Sutra, Three Canons and Seven Methods’, and when combined with Hanyang Strength, its sheer offensive power surpasses even that of the Wave Subduing Blade,"

Lin Huaiyu peeked over and also felt elated.

Although he didn’t have the cultivation method for the Hanyang Strength, the importance of the Sword Manual lay in the sword-handling techniques and unique sword strokes; using the Wave Stacking Jin and Submerged Wave Jin would also be feasible.

"Three Canons and Seven Methods?"

Without mentioning the scripture, that was naturally the Cloud Water Heavenly Scripture, the supreme martial arts scripture of the Daoist Sects.

The Cloud Water Sect was named after this sect-defining sutra.

Sometimes, Lin Huaiyu would casually mention that modern disciples of the Cloud Water Sect seemed unable to master this cultivation technique,

Especially since the Sect Leader True Person of Hanhai had been in seclusion due to injuries ten years ago, and the Floating Clouds lineage and Canghai lineage attacked each other, each with their own schemes,

Under such overt and covert struggles, this heavenly scripture tightened the slots for study, and those who learned even a bit were already few.

"Yes, the scripture is the sect-defining heavenly scripture, and the three canons are what we aim to plot for—the ’Canghai Sword Codex’, ’Floating Cloud Sword Canon’, and ’Kunpeng’s True Intent Diagram’,

These three grimoire-level martial arts, any single one placed in Jianghu, could be enough to establish a sect and create forces like the Seven Great Sects,