Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 529 - 451 Night Visit to the County Government + - 452 Raiding Like Fire

Chapter 529: Chapter 451 Night Visit to the County Government + Chapter 452 Raiding Like Fire

By the banks of the Wei River.

The night’s fishing lanterns were still flickering.

With people coming and going, the riverside hillside – where Zhang Taiyan’s bones lay buried – gradually sank into silence.

All that remained was a mess.

And in the air, the lingering, faint scent of blood.

A thousand feet away from the hillside, above the river, mist and water vapor changed shapes in the cool breeze. For a moment, the mist abruptly paused and formed a face.

Then, a faint figure in green clothes emerged.

Floating in mid-air.

As clouds rolled and unfurled, a cold gust brought a light rain, and the figure in the sky, Azure Shadow, flashed once and then vanished.

"As expected of the top-tier movement technique known as ’A Carefree Journey, as Weightless as Smoke,’ when it’s performed, it’s not just my peers that can’t detect me—even those one or two realms above me wouldn’t find me unless they were looking. This skill is near divine," Zhou Ping’an silently marveled at the mastery of this movement technique he had gained during the Demon Subduing Trial from Su Pengju, feeling its profound mystery. Even though he had already mastered it, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.

No wonder his uncle-master Yu Changsheng envied it to the point of drooling.

With this kind of movement technique, I am truly free to come and go as I please, to roam the world unhindered. When it comes to doing misdeeds, it’s tremendously useful.

Just before, it was precisely this unreasonable "Carefree Journey" movement technique that allowed him to sneak close, undetected to the completely unguarded Zhang Taiyan, whose cultivation had greatly declined, and launch a sudden attack.

Easily slaying him.

To be able to so easily eliminate a hidden danger and fulfill his wishes, Zhou Ping’an felt that the "Carefree Journey" deserved at least half the credit.

If he had openly ambushed him, he would have been discovered by Zhang Taiyan long ago. No matter how he managed to kill him, it would have caused a significant commotion, potentially allowing his opponent to use some formidable technique, which might have led to failure once reinforcements arrived.

That would have been truly troublesome.

Though this movement technique was excellent, it too was based on divine will and consumed a considerable amount of spiritual power.

Zhou Ping’an estimated that, in a critical situation, he could hide his form in mist for a maximum of fifteen minutes. Any longer and his soul power would be overtaxed, which could be dangerous and leave him inadequately prepared to confront any potential enemies.

Of course, being able to sustain it for half an hour was already more than enough; fights between masters were decided in a few exchanges. If after half an hour the fight wasn’t over, then it would be irresponsible to continue, as it would be a risk to his own life.

"It’s been quite the eye-opener. From now on, I need to change my approach. This world is vast, filled with countless wondrous methods. I can’t view it with the same old mindset." He, a practitioner of martial arts, truly didn’t expect that he would cleanly execute Zhang Taiyan, even using mental strength to shatter the remnants of Zhang Taiyan’s soul consciousness and disperse it in the wind.

Despite that, the Inner Residence Elder called Fang Chengdong could still use divination to gather the scattered soul pieces and interrogate them.

This method truly caught Zhou Ping’an by surprise.

Most astonishing was the white-haired old man carrying a wine gourd.

He had anticipated this in advance and had used white beads to scatter the soul fragments beforehand.

Thus, when the other party attempted to summon the soul, they came up empty-handed.

This was predicting your prediction.

This could only mean that these old-timers were not to be underestimated; they were experienced and possessed a multitude of tricks.

You must not take them lightly.

I have indeed suffered from my lack of experience and must learn from this in the future.

Zhou Ping’an did some mental preparation, yet doubts still arose in his mind.

"Sister Zhan Shanhe once mentioned that the current Sect Leader in charge of the full operations of the Cloud Water Sect is Master Yun Tai – a picture of immortal grace and excellent demeanor. On the other hand, Uncle-Master Yu Changsheng’s master, the Supreme Elder Su Youxian, had a hard-to-describe shabby appearance..."

These were Zhan Shanhe’s exact words.

Now, there was no need to guess.

That short, white-haired, white-bearded old man whose Taoist robe was tattered, with greasy black stains on the lapels, and who muttered to himself about how Zhang Taiyan once injured his beloved disciple...

Wasn’t that unmistakably the Supreme Elder himself?

"This old man, he’s quite admirable."

A warmth rose in Zhou Ping’an’s heart.

Speaking of which, the Cloud Water Sect, known as one of the Four Great Immortal Sects, hadn’t left him with a particularly good impression.

Most disciples and elders were too self-serving; perhaps accustomed to a superior position, their conduct often had an indescribable air about it.

But, that being said, humans are like this: good and bad, white and black, with most being gray.

His casually chosen mentor Su Lianxue and Yu Changsheng, including the Supreme Elder, have been affectionate and fulfilled their responsibilities as elders.

This granted Zhou Ping’an a sense of belonging to the Cloud Water Sect, to some extent, and he considered it his own Sect.

Otherwise, based solely on Zhang Taiyan’s tactics, his loyalty would have long since waned...

"This obstacle is now behind me; if there’s any backlash in the future, it will only amount to verbal disputes; no evidence can be found after all. Standing by my side, there are people too."

Zhou Ping’an felt slightly relieved.

He thought, as his own influence grew, perhaps there would be an opportunity to draw the attention of the Cloud Water Sect and receive more support.

How exactly to go about it required careful consideration...

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Beyond Nanping County, the chaos still reigned, even at night, with faint sounds of weapons clashing echoing through the air.