Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 353 - 318: Night Exploration of the Ruins, Trouble Arises Unexpectedly

Chapter 353: Chapter 318: Night Exploration of the Ruins, Trouble Arises Unexpectedly

"When the ’Five Desires Evil Art’ was activated, within a 30-meter radius, stirring emotions to make a target do a specific thing was not difficult at all.

Especially when the target had strong desires and wishes, the more effortless it was to influence them.

On the contrary, those with firm wills and free from desires tended to resist the Demonic Cultivation better, making them harder to affect.

The ’Five Desires Evil Art’s’ offensive method via spiritual attack, approached through emotions, desires, and wishes.

However, the enemy lurking in the shadows excelled in illusions, creating confusion with the false in the place of the true... affecting perception, then thought, and finally behavior, their main tactic was deception.

Compared with the ’Five Desires Evil Art,’ which began with the seven emotions and six desires and was more sophisticated and covert, it seemed a bit inferior, but the power was equally astonishing.

How could these ordinary special forces soldiers, who had not practiced spiritually, possibly withstand it?

’This enemy that has come this time is a bit troublesome.’

Zhou Ping’an sighed inwardly.

He was not afraid of an opponent who revealed themselves and came knocking at his door.

No matter how strong an expert, as long as they took action, there were flaws, and there was always a way to deal with them.

But facing an enemy who only sneaked around and caused trouble in secret without showing their face was somewhat like ’a mouse trying to lift a turtle, not knowing where to start.’

They were unwilling to even get close but instead lurked from the shadows, scheming step by step.

It was all useless if one could not find the person.

’Although we have been caught off guard in this incident, we have also obtained some important information; it’s not entirely a bad thing.’

Zhou Ping’an spoke in a low and distant voice.

His eyes held an unspeakable depth.

’You mean?’

’It’s Professor Zhuang Ziwen. The facts have proven that he is indeed very important and has hidden key information.’

Zhou Ping’an said gravely.

The reason was simple.

If Professor Zhuang were not important,

it would not have been necessary for someone to go to such great lengths to sneak into the city to capture him.

Causing trouble on one’s own turf comes with risks.

Zhou Ping’an did not believe that the other party hadn’t considered this issue.

’As a Second Level professor at Linhai University, with students spread far and wide, and his academic achievements also being outstanding,’

’Such a person may not have much power, but even capital forces like the Hongguang Group and Taihe Pharmaceuticals would not want to offend him openly, for fear of giving others a handle and being subjected to scolding by words and pens.’

’Even if he has a lot of key things hidden in his heart unless he wants to tell us, there is definitely no way to deal with him.’

Tang Tang’s eyes flickered slightly...

She knew that laughing out loud at this moment would be highly inappropriate and might seem like she was taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.

But she could not help herself.

’You say we ask him for some knowledge, and if he doesn’t speak, that’s also fine, but why does he guard against us like against thieves?

On the other hand, he lays everything out and cooperates fully with Taihe and Hongguang. Isn’t this a form of disdain?’

In Tang Tang’s view,

the power she and her junior brother Zhou had gathered in Dongjiang could be considered a dominant force, not to the point where nobody dared to offend them, but they were genuinely capable of handling situations.

And to be so disdained by others?

Now look at the situation.

Kidnapped, forced to excavate all kinds of knowledge and secrets.

There’s no place to show off now.

Done for.

’Should we snatch... no, rescue Professor Zhuang back?’

Tang Tang asked.

’No need.’

Zhou Ping’an shook his head.

’Not to mention whether it’s worth it to spend manpower and material resources to rescue a person who can’t even be considered a friend.

What can be done after rescuing him? Keep him provided for?’

’Let’s leave it be, someone else is scouting the way, solving the mystery of that ancient tomb, that’s enough.’

Zhou Ping’an said with a faint smile.

...

It took a long wait until deep into the night.

When Zhou Ping’an ended his cultivation and stood up, he felt his True Qi surging inside him, and his spirit was exceptionally robust.

The Niwan Acupoint was once again penetrated, and the True Qi flowed through the Queqiao, crashing like a great tide.

Operating the True Qi in his eyes as he looked outside the window, the scenery beneath the dull moonlight suddenly seemed bright and transparent.

Eight hundred meters away...

The residents on the west side of the ground floor of the lakeside villa were pulling open the curtains, enjoying the night breeze.

A man and woman together in the dark, locked in a passionate embrace.

Completely unaware that someone was watching from afar, able to peer through the night and see their little performance.

’Tsk tsk, ’Don’t look at improprieties, a gentleman is cautious even in solitude’...’

Zhou Ping’an muttered the Heart Clarity Spell to himself.

He calmed the fancy in his heart, and like a swift flying through the rain, he leaped out of the window.

Landing softly on the grass, with a light touch, he leaped over the garden and wall onto the street.

Just as he approached the roadside,

a small orange car roared from the distance and stopped next to him.

’Get in, have you been waiting long?’

Under the gentle light inside the car, Officer Tang, wearing a black silk and waist-cinching casual suit, highlighted her beautiful figure and exuded astonishing charm.

Her long hair, damp and loosely draped over her shoulders, appeared to be fresh from a shower.

’Not at all, the timing is perfect.’

Zhou Ping’an thought, meeting in such secrecy at night like this made it seem almost like a date.

But in fact, they weren’t that romantic.

During the day, when they learned that a Spiritual Master from the Eternal Life Group had arrived in East River City and was stirring up trouble in the shadows,

they decided together.

It felt as if something unexpected was likely to happen at the ruins outside the city.

One hair moves and the whole body is affected.

Adding a variable into the equation, the course of events often changes swiftly.

Zhou Ping’an cared more about the aftermath of those ruins than anyone. Now that it had come to this point, he naturally could not sit idly by.

No matter what, he had to get closer to explore.

Even if there was no gain for the time being.

Understanding the other party’s progress was also good.

The journey was without conversation.

The car stopped under the western city wall, without approaching the West City Gate.

Instead, it found an alley to park in.

It was already twelve o’clock at night.

Beyond some rooms from which the sound of playing mahjong still emanated, most of the rooms had turned off their lights.

Zhou Ping’an and his companion got out of the car, exchanged a smiling glance, and slipped out of the alley. Under the dim streetlights, they became two ghostly shadows that flashed into the darkness.

"You go first."

Zhou Ping’an sprinted to the city wall and stretched out his hand at his waist like a bridge.

Tang Tang’s feet didn’t stop.

A smile curled at the corner of her mouth as she leaped up, lightly tapping Zhou Ping’an’s palm with her foot, and with the lifting force of his hand, she soared like a bird into the night sky.

"Over here."

Before Tang Tang’s momentum had even come to fall,

a breeze brushed by, and her left hand was already caught in a burning hot palm.

With a gentle pull, her body felt weightless, rising once more, covering dozens of meters in a single bound.

Gazing back, Tang Tang was incredulous that she had just jumped over the city wall—over twenty meters high, constructed to defend against ferocious beast attacks—in a single leap.

And now, it was as if she were flying. Under the dark shroud of night, she crossed ridges and streams, traversed mountains, as if walking on level ground.

"Is this also the Ghostly Shadows Step?"

Tang Tang turned her head to see the faint moonlight casting the silhouette of the man beside her like an ethereal shadow...

Had he not been running beside her, and had his grip on her not conveyed the solidity of a real person, she would have thought she was dreaming.

"It’s the Ninth Level of Perfection of the Ghostly Shadows Step. This superior footwork method is rare in that it doesn’t require True Qi to operate. The first eight levels are about speed and illusion..."

"At the Eighth Level, there’s a special effect called ’Shadowless Under the Sun’ that can deceive the eyes, giving one an advantage when attacking an enemy.

But to make the body light and agile, one must reach the Ninth Level Perfect Realm. At that point, the method transitions from footwork to a movement technique, just as I am doing now."

Tang Tang, although diligent in her cultivation and blessed with a sharp mind and good comprehension, had only just managed to master the First Level of the Ghostly Shadows Step and reached the Second Level, which allowed her to produce two afterimages while running at high speed.

Dong Mingyue was about the same level.

Ordinarily, Tang Tang was quite content with her cultivation progress.

Seeing Zhou Ping’an’s footwork and movement technique, as if soaring on the wind, made her own accomplishments seem insignificant.

In a moment, she felt both excitement and disappointment.

The disappointment stemmed from her own meager abilities, far from enough to be of much help.

The excitement, of course, came from seeing the beautiful landscape that lay ahead on the Martial Arts path.

The thought that one day she could do the same made her blood surge.

...

"We can’t go any further, there’s a Thunder Formation ahead. Wang Shen and the others have drawn a map; among those haystacks, hidden sentinels lie in wait..."

Zhou Ping’an arrived at a low hill. Eight hundred meters ahead, there were tents and moving figures.

Even though it was late, the place was still lit up like daytime, showing no sign of rest.

What was noteworthy was,

Compared to the last encounter when ambushed and fought with the Blood Eagle,

The terrain here had undergone significant change.

The most direct indication was the increased amount of earthworks scattered around; from the east to the west, they formed various defensive structures.

"Are they preparing for a prolonged battle?"

Tang Tang frowned at the sight.

Already nearly two lis distant, they couldn’t get any closer, which spoke volumes about the strictness of the defenses around the excavation.

It highlighted their determinate intention to own the ruins.

"If there were no complications, the two forces could indeed take their time with this ruin. But now, I’m afraid that’s not possible."

Zhou Ping’an chuckled softly, keeping his voice wrapped around them both.

He was now adept at using such small True Qi techniques,

To ensure they weren’t picked up by the opponent’s monitoring equipment.

This was also their capital for secretly watching the show.

"You mean, that ’Spiritual Master’..."

A flash of inspiration hit Tang Tang.

Considering what had happened during the day, she understood what Zhou Ping’an was getting at.

"That’s right, foreigners are always direct... Using their mental techniques to brutally break through Professor Zhuang’s defenses and extract important information is a piece of cake for them.

Once they have the information, those people probably won’t be able to sleep, and they’ll stir up trouble at the first opportunity, seeking to win amidst chaos."

"Indeed, that’s their style."

Tang Tang nodded.

The more significant the secret, the less they would delay.

Just as she was contemplating this,

Tang Tang felt a slight pressure on her shoulder, pushing her down.

A thunderous roar seemed to resound within her soul.

Boom...

Dense black air, like spilled ink, swept in all directions,

Creating ripples through the air.

...

Seeking a Monthly Pass.