Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 298 - 265: The Nine Sons Suppress the Demons, The Way of Heaven Rewards

Chapter 298: Chapter 265: The Nine Sons Suppress the Demons, The Way of Heaven Rewards

Chen Guang, having coincidentally acquired the Heaven Demon Order from the Prison Subduing Demon Sect, had since kept it a secret.

Who could resist the temptation of the inheritance of a Sect-Defending Technique from the Demonic Sect, one of the three paths of Jianghu, which had swept across the world in its heyday?

With his perspective, he wouldn’t be limited by the conventional distinction between righteous and evil.

He understood better than some lowly folks in Jianghu that Cultivation Techniques simply needed to point directly to the origin and allow transcendence.

As for which path to take, that was of secondary importance.

The saying goes, "The victors are kings, and the losers bandits."

This is true for mundane power struggles as for the contention within Immortal Sects.

Those who lose are naturally deemed demons, and those who win represent the righteous path of the world; they are immortals, they are Buddhas.

Therefore, after obtaining the Subduing Demon Order, he avoided his fellow disciples by proclaiming a retreat for closed-door cultivation and secretly started his Cultivation.

Relying on his Great Brahma Prajna Technique, which he cultivated to a great achievement, resisting the urges of Desire was not too difficult...

Furthermore, using the Five Desires Evil Art as a trigger, he earned the qualification to activate the Subduing Demon Order and had already entered the trial space four times.

"The Nine Sons Subdue Demon Order has been circulating in the world for one thousand eight hundred years. Let alone obtaining the inheritance and becoming a Demon Lord, there haven’t been two who have reached the Divine Martial Realm with the Prison Suppressing Demon Subjugation Scripture."

"Therefore, hoping to pass all the trials is simply wishful thinking. Fortunately, I have never contemplated reversing the historical fate set in stone; that’s simply impossible...

The only option is to use battles to nurture oneself, during the trials, to trick several exceptional geniuses of heaven and gain benefits to strengthen oneself. Only by doing so, one might have a slim chance to break through this barrier."

Chen Guang was not unaware that the plans he had made were crude and laughable, with no chance of success.

But he did not care in the slightest.

Just like when he was a child, his father told him about encountering wild beasts in the forest; sometimes, you don’t have to be stronger than the beast or to run faster.

Just outrun the fellow hunters.

And you would survive.

All along, Chen Guang’s ambition was to be the faster "trial participant," believing he could have the last laugh.

During the four trials, he would come and go, replenishing his spirit before repeating the process.

Sometimes he would lose something, but at other times, he would gain something.

Of course, with his abilities, the gains always surpassed the losses. Not only had he practiced his own Great Brahma Prajna Technique to the brink of completion, one bottleneck away from perfection,

but he also gained seven exquisite Martial Techniques and two Innate Skills from his "companions."

Even though none were exceedingly profound, he was quite satisfied.

During the contests among his fellow disciples, he was now able to rank in the top ten—this was still with him concealing most of his strength.

Today’s trial unexpectedly included three acquaintances.

Just when Chen Guang thought it would be difficult to gain anything this time, he saw the newcomer Zhou Ping’an carrying three Completion Martial Skills.

"How did he train?"

Chen Guang was so excited that he nearly failed to maintain his sincere and gentle facade; if not for the Western Region Barbarian who could not hold back and attacked first,

he probably would have tried his luck.

Of course, if he could kill his opponent, he would do so on the spot.

If not, then he’d "cooperate."

There was always an opportunity.

If it wasn’t for that woman who claimed to be Fang Sheng, presumably from the Penglai Immortal Sect, looking down on joining hands for things beneath her status, he really wouldn’t need to resort to such schemes.

Everything had gone smoothly until then.

Even, he and "He Sifang" had tacitly worked together, sending the newcomer directly to Xiao Ning of the Shanhe Fist—this round was already a certain death situation.

He only wanted to wait for the moment when his opponent’s physical body exploded, to be the first to reap the rewards.

As for who would get more, who would get less.

He was confident that He Sifang wouldn’t be able to outcompete him.

It had to do with the Cultivation Technique he practiced.

Just as the newcomer was about to be doomed on the spot into his stepping stone,

he never expected that the other party, with only his Martial Techniques, would withstand a killer blow from the Shanhe Fist Intent that was a whole level higher.

This was most unreasonable.

But the reality was just so, and it didn’t allow Chen Guang time to ponder further.

He hadn’t even considered that after withstanding the Shanhe Fist Intent, the other party could also borrow a bit of the Fist Intent’s power to counterattack fiercely, killing the Western Region Barbarian on the spot.

That was bearable.

The key issue was, Chen Guang realized something.

The newcomer with three Completion Martial Skills was able to withstand a strike from the Shanhe Fist Intent.

So, after he killed the Western Region Barbarian and acquired his skills, especially the Subtle True Intent, with the Completion Martial Skills he mastered, what kind of strength could he display?

Seeing Zhou Chu brave the risk of his body bursting, yet still forcefully attacking He Sifang,

one could deduce that this man was extremely brave and couldn’t stand losing the slightest bit.

So, if Chen Guang calculated against him like this, would the other party just laugh it off?

The answer was, of course, impossible.

With this thought,

Chen Guang’s mind slightly shifted with his Prajna Zen Technique, and he had already calculated that his only chance of survival was extremely slim.

He must flee.

If he were even slightly slower,

he would either die under the Shanhe Divine Fist or at the hands of Zhou Chu.

To stubbornly resist with his strength alone carried not a sliver of chance for life.

Chen Guang stepped back and with a flash of golden light, he was about to retreat in a hurried escape.

He believed that with his proficiency in the "Golden Light Step," not even Xiao Ning of the Shanhe Fist could possibly intercept him.

In terms of movement techniques, among the four people present, he was confident he ranked second.

There was simply no one who could compete with him.

Indeed, it was so.

Chen Guang transformed into light, almost beyond the limits of vision. Before his shadowy fists even struck, he had merged with the air, turning into an arc of light.

"I’m out."

Just as Chen Guang let go of the worries in his heart, he was about to leap dozens of feet in a single step and turn into a streak of light to flee into the distance.

Suddenly, he made a startling discovery.

Not only had he not moved away,

but he had actually charged right below the fist of Shanhe Divine Fist’s Young Master Xiao.

What was clearly a retreat had turned into an advance.

The air around him rotated like ripples of water.

In an instant, it encircled him.

It actually made him lose his sense of direction, escaping to the wrong position.

"Stop!"

Feeling a towering Shanhe momentum weighing down on his heart,

Chen Guang felt his spirit stagnate and his body become clumsy.

In all directions, numerous domineering energies converged upon that single punch.

Between heaven and earth, he could no longer see anything else.

Only a great river appeared before his eyes.

Mountain peaks thundered down.

...

In his anger, Zhou Ping’an fiercely met a blow of Shanhe Fist Intent with the unparalleled blade momentum of the Unity of Hardness and Softness from the Ninth Turning of Wave Subduing Sword Technique.

He managed to catch it.

At the brink of exploding, his cells divided frenziedly, life energy replenished, holding onto the last bit of consciousness, borrowing a trace of his opponent’s Fist Intent.

His first thought wasn’t to attack Young Master Xiao of the Manor.

The other party was of a higher realm than himself and had even cultivated the Shanhe Fist Intent, a master of the Ninth Stage Martial Intent Realm. Even if he counter-attacked, it wouldn’t be very effective.

It would be no more than tickling.

Apart from splashing the opponent’s face with blood, there would be no other effects.

Moreover, blocking one punch did not mean he could block two or three punches.

Especially since behind him, there were two "allies" waiting to feast on his corpse.

Now, the choice he needed to make was obvious.

In his opinion,

Both Chen Guang and He Sifang were equally strong.

But having already witnessed and clashed with He Sifang’s Shield and Spear Technique, he knew its depth.

Meanwhile, Chen Guang had been hiding his strength all along, having never revealed his true abilities. No one knew what kind of turnaround he might have up his sleeve.

Therefore, attacking He Sifang became the only option.

Zhou Ping’an initially only thought,

Since the trial mission was impossible to complete, he wouldn’t put up with this mistreatment. Killing the traitorous brat who had harmed him would be a way to release his anger.

If he could kill one, he would kill one.

If he could kill two, even better.

At most, he would treat this as if he had never come here.

According to what Fang Sheng said, after dying once in the trial scene, one would suffer mental damage and have a difficult recovery.

But with the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method and countless Mind Wish Power Silk Threads,

recovering from mental damage shouldn’t be as arduous as it is for others.

He could afford this loss.

Then, riding the momentum of Shanhe Divine Fist and using the Completion Realm Fubo Wave-Chasing Soft-Hard Variation Blade Technique with overwhelming force, he broke through He Sifang’s Shield and Spear Technique and decapitated his opponent.

Suddenly, he felt as if he had stumbled upon a treasure.

’Indeed, there are benefits to killing.’

’Whether it’s [allies] or enemies.’

’This is how the trial scene is supposed to be unlocked.’

Feeling the stream of light flow into his mind, Zhou Ping’an couldn’t believe he could achieve such a gain.

For the first time, he had immense respect for the forger of the Subduing Demon Order, or rather, for the one who established this inheritance system.

’No wonder Li Yuankang was able to develop the strength of the Eighth Level Mortal Refinement so quickly, and even acquired two Innate Skills.

From a mere scholar to a strength that rivals True Disciples of great sects, it only took him one or two months... His experience seems more like cheating compared to my own.’

Everything had a reason.

As "He Sifang’s" head flew off, Zhou Ping’an found that, although this powerful body was supposed to be able to mobilize roughly fifty percent of its strength, he couldn’t stimulate, let alone command, the deep and mighty power at the microscopic particle level.

But now, it was different.

He felt that his body, inside and out, was thoroughly interconnected.

Every strand of muscle, every particle, with the Blood Essence Power within, could move at his command. Every move was filled with immeasurable strength.

Beyond the excavation and control of his own power,

there was also the disturbance of external airflow...

In the past, whenever he moved, he could only roughly estimate the effect of his actions.

The details were actually not clear.

But now, he discovered that with any casual movement, he could see how force operated...

He sensed the decay and progression of power within space.

Even the microscopic air particles, how they disintegrated, turning into powerful currents of energy.