Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 296 - 263: Heavenly Wisdom Divine Light, Targeting the Stars

Chapter 296: Chapter 263: Heavenly Wisdom Divine Light, Targeting the Stars

"Merging the three complete martial skills, although the cultivation techniques aren’t perfectly compatible, he had forcibly carved his own path."

From the treetop branches, the figure spoke and slightly flickered, then abruptly disappeared, reappearing seven feet in front of Zhou Ping’an. Curiously sizing up Zhou Ping’an, he smiled and said,

"You are definitely not him, and if I guess right, Li Yuan, who once occupied this body, is already dead."

"How can you tell?"

Zhou Ping’an sheathed his sword.

It’s hard to strike someone who’s smiling. The person speaking was a youthful beauty of about eighteen or nineteen, her face full of collagen.

While not stunningly beautiful, her brows were open and expressive, her tone gentle, and her radiant, smiling face made her very pleasant to look at.

Most importantly,

the movement technique this young woman used to descend from the treetop was too advanced.

Even with Zhou Ping’an’s eyesight, he couldn’t clearly see how she had come down from the tree.

In the shimmer of her figure, it was as if she teleported, elusive and unpredictable.

"We are all here because we received the Subduing Demon Order, which sparked our spiritual mechanism, allowing us to enter this space for trial tasks. Naturally, we are companions and there’s no need to be so guarded.

You can call me Fang Sheng. Where exactly I come from, you needn’t ask, and you’d best not say too much either."

Fang Sheng was forthright in her speech.

Seemingly to show sincerity, she pointed at the square-faced young man holding a spear and shield who looked vigilant and said, "His name is He Sifang. He excels in the Yin Yang Spear Technique and has a deep understanding of strength-based martial skills, managing to exert about sixty percent of this body’s potential, which is quite extraordinary.

His previous attack on you wasn’t personal; it was because Li Yuan had committed some bad actions last time, so..."

"Indeed, Li Yuan was of extremely poor character, not a good partner for collaboration.

I received this Subduing Demon Order from his hands, and before I could discover its use, I arrived here," Zhou Ping’an followed Fang Sheng’s lead and added.

He also spoke the truth; after entering this trial scene, he had no clue what exactly he was supposed to trial.

It was clear that the three individuals opposite him knew more.

It couldn’t hurt to have a good exchange.

Putting the trial context aside, the abilities of these three, anybody among them, seemed no worse than Li Yuankang.

In fact, two of them even seemed slightly stronger than Li Yuankang.

In other words, the abilities of these three compared to his own weren’t necessarily inferior...

Who would win or lose was uncertain without fighting.

Because, Zhou Ping’an discovered that under this setting, he wasn’t using his own original body.

The explosive power of "Purifying World Lotus" naturally couldn’t be utilized.

Nor did he have the Sword Pill developed from the "Canghai Sword Codex."

He could only rely on the current body and the rather mediocre longsword in his hand.

Hence, he could only use the brutal physical strength and the sword and fist techniques from the "Five Desires Demonic Scripture."

For him, his strength was significantly weakened in a subtle way.

In such a condition, even facing the spear-wielding, shield-dancing square-faced youth, He Sifang, was somewhat challenging, let alone the other two with their powerful auras.

"I am Zhou Chu, newly arrived, genuinely unaware of the trial’s objective. Could you please elucidate?"

Zhou Ping’an casually used a false name and directly inquired.

Fang Sheng said it already, they were companions and should be honest with each other.

Otherwise, if everyone was scheming against each other, they might as well not undertake any challenging tasks.

Zhou Ping’an only knew that Li Yuankang must have gained considerably under this trial scenario, but what exactly was to be done, what the goal was, and how the benefits were obtained?

He had no idea.

He felt that unless these individuals didn’t want to cooperate with him, they wouldn’t conceal general information.

"I am Chen Guang, we are all fellow disciples in black robes from the Subduing Demon Sect, there’s no need for too much formality.

Brother Zhou, since it’s your first visit, you may not know exactly what tasks are needed for this journey, but it’s actually quite simple..."

The white-browed young man with a faint golden sheen on his hands and a stable, profound aura, laughed lightly and pointed at a distant manor down the hill which was somewhat opaque:

"According to the alerts from the observatory in our sect, recently, celestial demons invaded this place, throwing the stars into chaos. In total, one thousand one hundred and thirty-eight beams of starlight descended to earth, one of which is supposed to be inside Shanhe Manor.

Our trial is to combine the forces of the four of us to directly eliminate this celestial demon, restoring peace to the world."

The more Zhou Ping’an listened, the stranger it seemed.

This somehow felt like the opening storyline of a game.

The background was an invasion of celestial demons in a world in disarray.

And he was to log in, becoming a Young Subduing Demon Hero.

That is to say, this place is actually a "Shanhe Manor copy," where one must attack the Manor and fight the BOSS.

Zhou Ping’an noticed a strange term.

This young man named "Chen Guang," full of dignity, referred to the descent of the Star God during the chaotic period of the stars as the invasion of a Heavenly Demon.

So, what stance was he taking when he said this?

Isn’t the Subduing Demon Sect one of the Three Demon Paths?

Could it be that in this period, the Subduing Demon Sect, instead of being a Demonic path, was actually considered righteous?

The true identities of these people, where do they originate from, might they also be in this world?

Just as Fang Sheng had warned, not to reveal one’s own origins, he was obviously serious...

According to Chen Guang, they were all fortunate this time to temporarily receive the Subduing Demon Order and gather to undertake a mission.

It was that simple.

He said nothing else.

The question was, what would happen if they didn’t complete the mission?

And what would be the reward if they did?

Seemingly perceiving Zhou Ping’an’s concerns, Fang Sheng added from the side, "Brother Zhou, rest assured, once this trial is completed, everyone will receive a [Heavenly Wisdom Divine Light] bestowed by the sect, which can enhance the level of an innate skill at will."

As she spoke, Zhou Ping’an noticed that the stolid, golden-handed young man beside him suddenly flickered in his eyes.

The square-faced young man holding the spear farther away even began to breathe slightly faster.

Innate skills, Zhou Ping’an was roughly able to guess what they were.

Looking at these people’s secretive demeanor, combined with Li Yuankang’s capabilities, it’s probably skills like "Entering Minutiae" and "Reincarnating Light," which were unreasonable.

His own special perception of danger, that might count too.

Even the Martial Arts prodigy "Luo Hao" from Qingyang County, his unique divine power and natural affinity for various Martial Techniques would also count.

All in all, the reward "Heavenly Wisdom Divine Light" for completing the trial was definitely something extraordinary.

These people all valued it highly.

Completing the mission would of course be the best outcome.

However, Zhou Ping’an vaguely felt that the reward might not be so easy to obtain.

And not without reason.

Having read some history, he understood.

After the descent of the myriad stars, there was little news of the Subduing Demon Sect for many years, and even many years later, many civilians still worship various celestial deities.

This indicated that during this historical period, the Subduing Demon Sect likely faced defeat.

Not just a defeat, but a devastating one, where they even failed to preserve their sect’s lineage, becoming so infamous they were like dogs that everybody wanted to strike down.

If the Subduing Demon Sect ended up in such a state, then did the Karma Fire Red Lotus Sect and the Six Paths Reincarnation Sect, also part of the Three Demon Paths, suffer the same fate, becoming demonized outsiders never to rise again?

No matter what the real situation of that period was.

Zhou Ping’an was certain that the chaos of the myriad stars would not be easily quelled.

This trial mission would definitely be very challenging.

Not as lightly described by Chen Guang.

"Is there a detailed plan in place? What is the strength in that Shanhe Manor, and is the target Star God difficult to deal with?

Apart from the four of us, do we have any reinforcements?"

Zhou Ping’an, in his life, never fought an unprepared battle and asked several questions right away.

The questions left everyone simultaneously speechless.

Even the always arrogant and dignified young Chen Guang was momentarily stunned.

"There are no reinforcements, just the four of us acting together.

As for the plan, there is one... the Young Manor Master of Shanhe Manor, Xiao Ning, has a significant reputation in Jianghu. At just twenty-nine, he has mastered the Shanhe Fist Intent, his Fist Technique so refined, it has reached the Microcosmic Boundary, known as [Fist Dominating Mountains and Rivers].

It’s this Young Manor Master Xiao who, returning from a visit to a friend, encountered the injured Lady Feng Jiu at Xiaoque Ridge and, from that moment, fell deeply in love, taking her back to the manor and cherishing her like a precious gem."

"Is the target Lady Feng Jiu?"

"Correct, it’s that woman," Chen Guang nodded and smiled, "Handling her directly wouldn’t be too difficult since she’s injured and extremely weak.

The real challenge is Young Manor Master Xiao, whose skills are incredibly strong. Breaking through his Shanhe Fist won’t be easy.

Thus, the best method is to openly attack Shanhe Manor to draw Xiao Ning’s attention.

Split into two groups, and then have someone secretly attack and eliminate Lady Feng Jiu."