Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 293 - 260: Entering Minutiae, Reincarnating Light — Yuan Kang’s Secrets

Chapter 293: Chapter 260: Entering Minutiae, Reincarnating Light — Yuan Kang’s Secrets

A light blue long sword.

Wherever it swept through, the blade was almost invisible; one could only sense a round moon slowly rising in their heart.

Shhh...

As the round moon caught the eye.

Li Yuankang’s body came to a complete halt, his gaze slanted, wide-eyed as he watched a line of blood emerge from his left shoulder well and flow toward his right hip, turning into a trickle.

Whoosh...

His body was already split in two.

Li Yuankang’s half body, along with the head, slowly slid to the ground, feeling all his strength rapidly draining away, his eyes filled with pain and confusion.

A hoarse voice, like a groan, squeezed out of his throat, "Despicable and shameless, to ambush from behind."

He was very unwilling.

If he had known earlier that Zhou Ping’an had cultivated the Five Desires Demon Art to such a realm, and could make the "Purifying Lotus Body" burst forth with such power even partially, he would not have dared get close to him.

Just needed to wait a little longer, to silently grow for a while longer.

Who would win or lose by then was still up for debate.

Unfortunately.

This time, there was no chance for a redo.

Zhou Ping’an shook his head and sighed lightly, the corners of his mouth curling into a hint of mockery, "Who would have thought that you’d be so naive? When you were slaughtering the innocent, why didn’t you call yourself despicable and shameless?"

"In the battlefield of life and death, every trick in the book is fair play, from start to finish, you never stood a chance."

No sooner had Zhou Ping’an’s words fallen than the Cang Yue’s precious blade in his hand turned into a streak of cold lightning.

With a swish, it pierced into Li Yuankang’s brow.

A tide-like vigorous Qi roared and exploded.

And shattered his entire head into countless fragments.

With an attack force of 485,000 jin concentrated at the edge of the blade, unleashing the Abyssal Wave Slash all at once, unless Li Yuankang cultivated the Five Desires Demonic Scripture to the Great Achievement of Five Desires, there was absolutely no chance of survival.

Even so.

Zhou Ping’an was afraid that this man would be blessed by heaven and come up with some trick to revive from the dead.

He simply decided to go all out, while the residual might of his power burst was still present.

He decisively burst Li Yuankang’s six yang head to pieces with one strike.

He just didn’t believe it, if his head was blasted to pieces and his brains smeared all over the floor, could he still come back to life?

In fact, he already found it extremely unbelievable that his opponent’s severed limbs could regenerate.

But anyhow, this time it seemed he had finally settled a concern of his.

"Indeed, a very tough enemy, fortunately I acted in time and didn’t allow him to fully grow.

It goes to show that destiny ultimately lies with me."

...

"Finally killed this man."

The Green Lady still had a lingering fear on her face at this moment.

Thinking back to the time when she was reciting poetry, playing music, and discussing literature with Li Yuankang, Zhang Yuanhao, and others, it felt like a world away.

This County Magistrate’s son had always hidden himself very deeply.

Even the common people who extremely detested Magistrate Li had to admit that this man was indeed a gentle and refined gentleman.

All of the fine virtues in the world were fully displayed in him.

To mention Master Yuan Kang in Qingyang City was for everyone, regardless of status or age, to give a thumbs up.

Such a person.

Behind the scenes, he was actually cruel, ruthless, and committed all evils.

Who could have imagined it?

If it hadn’t been for Zhou Ping’an to discover his true face.

How big a storm would this man have wrought?

Thinking of the opponent breaking out earlier and revealing that strange and eerie ability to learn quickly, as well as that extremely formidable attack power, the Green Lady also felt very curious.

"Sister Huaiyu, you exchanged more than ten blows with Li Yuankang, did you figure out his depth?"

The Green Lady exhaled deeply.

If it wasn’t for the Blessed Spiritual Heart enabling her to ingeniously fuse the Oblivion Melody with the Thousand-Handed Guanyin Technique, and cleverly use the "Soul-Snatching Brahman Sound," she might really not have been able to block the first strike of his onslaught.

In her perception, when Li Yuankang attacked, his power seeped into every minute detail.

It seemed to be able to decipher all her moves.

Before she could act, he seemed to peek through all secrets, putting her at a disadvantage before the fight even began.

"If I’m not mistaken, the moves he used, although not of a high grade, his comprehension of the technique might have already reached the ’Intricate Realm’."

"The Intricate Realm?"

A realization flashed in Zhou Ping’an’s eyes.

The reason why, in the end, he didn’t just use all his True Qi and Blood Essence to drive the Abyssal Wave Slash,

But disregarded the loss of lifespan, and utilized the bursting power of the "Purifying Lotus Body."

Although it was only a partial burst, nine times bodily strength.

The damage to the lifespan was just about ten or fifteen days at most.

With the vitality replenishment, it wouldn’t cause much harm to his body.

But overall, the price paid and the resolve to kill were still a bit too great.

The reason for not leaving any room for maneuver was that he saw the crisis.

He saw how miraculous Li Yuankang’s ability to break moves was.

In the blink of an eye, he could see through the opponent’s moves and immediately learn them.

Counter an attack upon seeing it, swift to the extreme.

His use of Vigorous Qi was far more sophisticated than any of us.

That’s just unscientific.

It was merely a common martial arts technique, yet in Li Yuankang’s hands, it somehow displayed effects several or even dozens of times stronger...

The term "Entering Minutiae" was something I heard for the first time.

I don’t even know where Lin Huaiyu heard it from.

It seemed that Green Lady also understood a bit...

She nodded repeatedly, "That must be the case. If the power control had not reached the Intricate Realm, it wouldn’t have been so difficult to deal with."

Lin Huaiyu explained, "Back in those days at the Emerald Peak’s library, Brother Zhou, you were most fond of flipping through ancient secrets, our sect’s history, and biographies of key figures. But you didn’t pay much attention to unofficial historical records or Jianghu anecdotes.

The description of the ’Entering Minutiae’ realm lies among those Jianghu anecdotes..."

"This..."

Zhou Ping’an recalled his reading experience on Emerald Peak and felt somewhat embarrassed.

After coming to this world, under immense pressure to survive, I inevitably became more pragmatic in my approach.

Dangers lurked everywhere.

I had to become stronger as quickly as possible.

When opportunities arose, absorbing the profound knowledge of this world was my top priority, focusing only on what was useful for myself.

As for unofficial historical records, they were like novels in modern society...

The information recorded within them was often nine parts false and one part true, difficult to discern.

To prevent being misled, I didn’t read any of them.

"What exactly did they say? And how is it cultivated?"

Among all of Zhou Ping’an’s strengths, his willingness to learn was definitely included. Seeing that Lin Huaiyu and the other knew, he eagerly asked for guidance, his gaze intense.

Lin Huaiyu pursed her lips and smiled gently, satisfied with Zhou Ping’an’s desire to learn, "Actually, I was somewhat skeptical when I saw it myself...

It is said that beyond the perfection of martial techniques, there is another realm.

One can thoroughly control their own power, achieving meticulous refinement, turning one part of strength into ten...

Any martial technique or weapon, in the hands of a martial artist who has reached the Intricate Realm, will display immense power."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Yuankang’s corpse, equally perplexed, "Li Yuankang hailed from Within Qingyang Territory, by some stroke of luck obtained a Demon Technique Secret Manual.

Even with Monk Guangming teaching him some Buddhist Techniques, he shouldn’t have reached the level of control in power known as Entering Minutiae."

Monk Guangming himself was nowhere near the ’Entering Minutiae’ level, and merely imparted some rudiments; yet, his disciple managed to go beyond and outshine the master so much.

This was simply inexplicable.

Time was the critical factor.

Li Yuankang hadn’t gone through years of cultivation; even with exceptional talent, such a profound understanding was impossible.

"That miscellaneous record also mentioned that once a martial artist’s control over power reaches the ’Entering Minutiae’ realm, there’s a slim chance they could comprehend the two special methods of ’Reincarnating Light’ and ’Peeking Secret.’...

’Reincarnating Light’ refers to a technique that can replicate every move and martial skill seen, as long as they don’t exceed one’s own power limit.

And ’Peeking Secret’ is even more remarkable – it can expose the weaknesses of all moves and martial skills, guaranteeing a fatal strike."

Lin Huaiyu got to that point, paused suddenly, her head tilting as she pondered the previous fights, and abruptly looked up.

The three looked at each other, their expressions growing solemn.

Obviously, the abilities Li Yuankang displayed earlier were ’Entering Minutiae’ and ’Reincarnating Light.’

Not only had he transcended to an exquisite level of power control,

but he could also learn an opponent’s moves and martial skills with just one glance, and the power he exhibited was almost equivalent.

If he were given more time,

all of our unique skills would have likely been learned by him.

Even worse, they might have been surpassed by him.

This was simply too much of a cheat.

"Fortunately, he didn’t comprehend the ’Peeking Secret’ method of exploiting weaknesses. If he had developed that ability as well, we might not have been able to hold him today."

Green Lady took a deep breath, her eyes slightly shocked and relieved, "Also, luckily, Brother Zhou’s attack was too powerful, so powerful that despite Li Yuankang’s many methods, he couldn’t withstand it at all. He was slain with a single strike, all his countermeasures choked back... That was close!"

Thinking back to Zhou Ping’an’s earlier action, the terrifying momentum like thunderbolt from a clear sky,

Green Lady felt assured in her heart.

She could not even see the style of that sword clearly.

The full moon had just appeared,

and Li Yuankang was already cleaved into two.

Before absolute power, no matter how advanced the technique, it had to be usable in the first place.

"Cultivation, power, skill, all are indispensable. Li Yuankang’s downfall was there," Zhou Ping’an breathed a sigh of relief.

This round, in the end, was my victory.

But for Li Yuankang to come up with so many tricks in such a short period,

and to learn such miraculous and bizarre killing methods,

he must have been hiding a great secret.

He turned his head toward the building in the front courtyard, which had been shattered by the shock.

His eyes narrowed.

"Why do you think Li Yuankang, clearly sensing imminent danger, would still risk everything to flee into the building?"

Lin Huaiyu’s eyes flickered, "That’s a question for Lady Li Tian."

The mother and daughter, whom Zhou Ping’an had suddenly rescued, were now shivering, afraid to cry, and unsure of what to do.

Hearing Lin Huaiyu’s words, the woman quickly spoke up, "This servant knows. The imposter pretending to be my late husband often secluded himself in the secret chamber in the back yard. There must be something strange going on there."

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