Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path-Chapter 81 - 80: Acquiring Ghostly Shadows Step, Hidden Trouble of the Lotus Body

Chapter 81: Chapter 80: Acquiring Ghostly Shadows Step, Hidden Trouble of the Lotus Body

Lifting his gaze, Zhou Ping’an saw the hammer soaring into midair, only now whistling down to land on the empty ground of the valley floor.

And those two men, suspected to be the Black Mountain Bandit leaders known as "Yellow-faced Tiger" Wei Ju and "Golden Jade Hoe" Zhang Ye, who were descending on ropes, had climbed back up halfway and disappeared from sight.

In the distance on the cliff, the Lin Family’s Guardian House Servants, who had just engaged in combat, were bracing themselves for a bitter battle.

Yet, unexpectedly, the victor in the valley below had been decided within a few breaths.

Filled with renewed spirit, they cheered and counter-attacked.

This time, it was the enemy who desperately fled.

Zhou Ping’an and his companion didn’t pursue.

After eliminating Deng Yuanhua and Gao Jin, Baicao Hall no longer posed any threat.

They could easily take it over after returning to the city.

But the spoils of war on the battlefield could not be ignored.

"Strange, Deng Yuanhua didn’t carry any secret manuals on him; instead, it’s Gao Jin who had the [Ghostly Shadows Step] manual."

Lin Huaiyu, devoid of any heiress’ pretenses, started searching the bodies swifter than Zhou Ping’an.

Perhaps she was grossed out by Deng Yuanhua’s "Ghost Shadow Step Technique."

So, she searched the "Divine Healer Celestial Child" first.

Of course, she found nothing.

Which was normal.

Deng Yuanhua had mastered the stepping technique to the point it was innate; he didn’t need to carry it around.

Zhou Ping’an even doubted whether he could find this technique’s legacy even if he went to Baicao Hall.

He was becoming somewhat disappointed.

However, unexpectedly, like a village emerging after winding paths through dark willow trees and bright flowers, the secret was found on Black Mountain Bandit chief Gao Jin.

Moreover, a bottle containing three yellow-golden elixirs was found.

"This is the Sun Chasing Pill, an elixir inheritance from the Lishan Sword Sect, far superior to the Vigor Blood Pill, especially beneficial in refining the Five Viscera.

It’s a pity there’s no pill recipe; otherwise, after taking over Black Mountain, we would not lack such treasure pills because of the abundance of Sunflame Flowers."

"You take it, aim for the Perfection of the Five Viscera as soon as possible. Killing Gao Jin is fine... but Deng Yuanhua from Baicao Hall has the backing of the Lishan Sword Sect among the Seven Great Sects, which might lead to future troubles."

Zhou Ping’an could tell, when it came to the strength of power, Lin Huaiyu was actually slightly inferior to himself.

Of course, that was after he achieved a sixfold burst with his "Purifying Lotus Body"...

Under normal circumstances, her Sword Energy was three times his own.

But considering that the Third Miss was a realm higher than himself, with profound cultivation, thrice the power wasn’t excessively much...

"The Purifying World Lotus Body, when we get back, shall I write it down for you to practice in your spare time?"

Taking the secret manual of [Ghostly Shadows Step] handed to him by Lin Huaiyu,

Zhou Ping’an was overjoyed, glanced at it, and thought that after returning, even if he had to expend Wishful Heartforce, he’d quickly learn it.

And once he mastered it to a high level, he could in turn teach Lin Huaiyu.

With the support of Mind Wish Power Silk Threads, nobody could learn faster or understand its essence better than him.

Truly, the cultivation technique that had helped Zhou Ping’an the most was the inadvertently acquired "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method."

This method was bolstered by the massive "audience" of another world, almost tailor-made for him.

If it could help Lin Huaiyu, Zhou Ping’an naturally wouldn’t hoard it selfishly; the treasures of the Red Lotus Sect weren’t something he needed to be petty about.

The main reason was that he had tried cinnabar and even used fresh blood last night...

The lotus drawn on the Silk Handkerchief, though tangible, lacked resonance.

It looked adequate and even touched the soul slightly, but visualizing it as instructed was useless; staring until his eyes went blind would be in vain.

While he couldn’t pass on the Visualization Method, the Purifying World Lotus Body, a technique that could rapidly enhance combat strength, could be shared.

"Look at me, am I fit to practice that Red Lotus Demon Technique?"

Lin Huaiyu looked at Zhou Ping’an with a strange expression upon hearing his words.

His gaze swept over Zhou’s muscular upper body, forged like steel, and he said with a hint of amusement,

"Oh, I overlooked that point."

Zhou Ping’an laughed out loud.

To say that this cultivation technique isn’t domineering would be deceiving oneself.

But it’s really not suitable for women to practice...

If your clothes are constantly being torn apart and your body becomes extremely powerful and burly, which woman could endure that?

Being strong is temporary, but beauty is for a lifetime.

In this era, if a woman shows a bit of skin, she would be labeled as promiscuous.

Being looked at like an object, death would be a better option.

"Moreover, this ’Purifying Lotus Body’ is said to be a demonic technique exclusively used by the Dharma Protector Deities of the Red Lotus Sect, with immense strength during combat, it consumes not only Qi-Blood but also life essence.

Historical records indicate that among the Dharma Protector Deity Generals of the Red Lotus, there were no lack of powerful leaders who reached the Fifth and Sixth Level of this technique, dominating battlefields, invincible against thousands.

However, such leaders generally did not have long lifespans and died young.

You must not overuse it until you’ve reached Seventh Level Perfection."

"There’s that as well."

"Yes, these secrets are documented within the major families.

Thus, most of the schools and sects are aware that the Red Lotus Demonic Sect has three great divine skills, yet few attempt to seize them...

It’s because the three divine skills are either too difficult to practice or fraught with serious hidden dangers, not worth the enormous risks and effort to fight over."

At this point, Lin Huaiyu’s expression became even more earnest, "If it weren’t for these reasons, how could that demoness freely recruit potential Divine Generals and spread the method of ’Purifying Lotus Body’ everywhere."

She looked back at Tang Lin’er, who was still recuperating from her injuries at a distance, and whispered, "Tang Lin’er is also a person of misfortune... because, the Red Lotus Demoness’s first criterion for selecting Dharma Protector Deity Generals is that they have no family, no friends.

Even if one wasn’t like that originally, after being chosen, they would become so."

Zhou Ping’an turned his head to look and vaguely understood the deep-seated hatred hidden in Tang Lin’er’s heart.

Where in this world can you find so many people naturally without kin?

It’s just a matter of going to greater lengths to create such situations.

Genuine talents are hard to find, but solitary stars are not, and is it not simple to kill a few people and engineer various accidents?

Then, bestow them with favors, impart martial arts...

Bind them with gratitude, lure them with benefits, they would be utterly loyal.

No wonder those who practice this martial art are called "Dharma Protector Deity Generals."

If they’re not loyal, whose law are they protecting?

"Sigh..."

"Truly worthy of a demonic path."

Thinking that he had practiced two divine skills from the Red Lotus Sect, Zhou Ping’an felt the silk handkerchief in his pocket getting somewhat hot to the touch.

This was ultimately a hidden danger...

He needed to shift his gaze elsewhere.

As for the "Purifying Lotus Body," which needed to be cultivated to Seventh Level Perfection before it can be used without any concerns and without harming one’s life foundation,

Zhou Ping’an wasn’t too worried about that.

With the support of the "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method" and the power of Wishful Heartforce, he found he had a unique advantage in practicing such techniques with various thresholds and breaking through bottlenecks.

However, after reaching the Second Level "Lotus Body," to breakthrough further seemed to be missing something.

He could no longer change his Root Bone to enhance his explosive power as before.

Zhou Ping’an had suspected that his physique wasn’t strong enough to support such a transformation.

But hearing Lin Huaiyu speak of the Red Lotus Sect demoness’s tricky operations, he began to suspect...