Chapter 632 - 263: Tigers and Wolves Ahead, Celestial Pass of Ten Thousand Beasts (Part 3)

In the spare time of handling official duties, apart from practicing sword, it’s just practicing sword—how can that be okay.

Cultivation and swordsmanship, both must be caught, both must be strong, biased learning is not acceptable.

At this moment, seeing the subsequent evolution path of "Sword Control Technique," how could she hold herself back...

"Do you want to learn?"

Chen Ping asked with a smiling face.

"Yes."

Ji Mingyue never hides anything in front of her Seventh Brother.

"Then quickly improve your cultivation, you’re only a step away, why not breakthrough Divine Martial, refine the True Form, what are you waiting for?"

Chen Ping’s expression turned slightly solemn.

In the cultivation of Sword Control Technique, a solid True Essence is important, but a strong Divine Sense is even more crucial.

Merely at the Unity Realm, it is completely insufficient to support Ji Mingyue’s further progress in "Sword Control Technique."

Despite her good enlightenment, swordsmanship talent being strong, it’s useless.

Without the foundation, efforts are doubled for half the result.

One phrase awakens the dreamer.

Ji Mingyue clenched her small fist heavily, then turned around with the teacup and left. Seeing her demeanor, she’s holding a force, eager to quickly cultivate and burst through the Divine Martial barrier, so she can practice this miraculous sword technique soon.

"Sigh... sigh... my tea."

Chen Ping was still surrounded by the lingering fragrance, watching the little girl walk away with the teacup, momentarily speechless.

"This girl."

...

After mastering the Light Splitting and Shadow Transformation sword light, Chen Ping finally felt much more at ease in his heart.

He reckoned that even if encountering masters of eight or nine in the Late-Stage Divine Martial, he now possessed the ability to engage, and even defeat them.

Because, he saw some information in the Sword Control Technique inheritance, realizing that if Sword Qi Rainbow Transformation remains swordsmanship comprehensible at the Dao Foundation Level, true genius sword cultivators can achieve this.

Then the sword technique of "Sword Shadow Splitting Light," cannot be mastered at the Dao Foundation Level at all.

Only when reaching the Law Dao Alchemy Level, with the Divine Soul expanded—a state where consciousness can merge with Magical Power and Laws—can this be achieved.

Simply speaking, "Sword Shadow Splitting Light" is a secret technique only mastered at the Dao Alchemy Level.

Soul Level inadequate, merely influencing Magical Power with intent, forming Martial Intent and gathering Martial Intent at the Dao Foundation Level, how could one merge Soul Power into Magical Power, not to mention splitting Divine Sense into countless strands while multitasking—until transforming into three, nine, eighty-one sword lights?

It is a completely impossible task.

Chen Ping managed partly because the Realm of his swordsmanship exceeded his current cultivation.

The biggest contributor on the other hand is his Soul Level, which has already reached Tier Eight "Arc Light."

On today’s Bingli Island, it seems the Law Dao Alchemy—where Tier Eight cultivators cannot enter—he almost couldn’t think of anyone who could outplay him technically.

...

Three days later, Chen Ping was listening to the summary Yuo Qiu brought about various cities reporting, and was aligning military routes and deployment with Feng Yuantu and others.

Ji Mingyue finally stopped cultivation, walked into the command tent with slightly heavy eyes.

The little girl’s breath was heavy yet light, an obscure strong force seemed to be undergoing transformation.

At a glance, Chen Ping realized Ji Mingyue, with Sword Control Technique as the guide, Celestial Heart Bright Moon Sword Qi had nearly reached the Tripartite Unity, breaking through into the Divine Martial Realm.

Just one final step.

At this critical moment, instead of closing herself off for uninterrupted breakthrough, she came to the command tent—certainly indicating something extremely significant transpired.

Sure enough, Ji Mingyue got straight to the point.

"Seventh Brother, according to front line army reports, General Han’s Primordial Division is halted outside Qit Mountain City, at the same time General Cui’s Celestial Inquiry Division was stopped under Fengyuan City, unable to advance."

"Ah... did a master appear?"

Chen Ping’s face slightly darkened, concentrating his senses, he didn’t perceive any urgent panic from the little Cyan Bird.

Once put at ease internally, he said: "Explain in detail."

These days, he thoroughly studied the city distribution terrain and had long planned for the three-prong army convergence at Ten Thousand Beasts Pass, breaking through this pass, with direct advance towards the Capital.

And the geographical positions of Qit Mountain City and Fengyuan City are extremely important.

The two cities spread out diagonally before Ten Thousand Beasts Pass, forming a wedge shape defending the pass’s thoroughfare.

In other words.

To strike Ten Thousand Beasts Pass, one must break through these two cities, else even sneaking over mountains must prevent ambush from their troops.

Don’t mention attacking the pass, even one’s own safety isn’t guaranteed.

But according to intelligence from Celestial Heart Pavilion, the troops at Qit Mountain City and Fengyuan City are sparse with inadequate strength—how could they block Han Xiaoru leading her twenty thousand cavalry and Cui Huchen with his thirty thousand infantry?

It’s highly unscientific.

There must be a reason behind.

"That’s how it is."

Ji Mingyue forcefully suppressed the anxiety in her heart and spoke swiftly: "Sister Xiaoru’s situation is difficult, yet could manage to find out what’s going on. According to the Flying Cloud Cavalry from Celestial Heart Pavilion, Qit Mountain City hasn’t dispatched troops, but instead sent a general to obstruct Primordial Division’s path."

"Reportedly, that general is not an official General of Great Li, but rather a demon beast."

The little girl said while becoming more and more perplexed.

"A demon beast?"

Chen Ping sat up straight suddenly.

To be able to obstruct twenty thousand Primordial Cavalry, crucially stopping Han Xiaoru, who wields the Sun and Moon Ring, could this be a simple demon beast?

In this regard, this demon beast should not be weaker than Huang Shengong and Sheqing as of the past.

Moreover, demon creatures, generally synonymous with bloodthirsty fierceness—if it runs in temperament, wouldn’t Han Xiaoru be in danger?

But why didn’t the little Cyan Bird sound an alarm or fly back seeking aid?

"It’s a Golden-Haired Monkey that set a wager from the start, stating that if you can beat it, you may progress, if not, return from where you came..."

Rumor has it, that Golden-Haired Monkey not only has astonishing combat power, rough skin and thick flesh, unafraid of spiritual artifact attacks, but also is verbose—driving Sister Xiaoru’s head dizzy, leading military arrays against it daily, and still no success."

Ji Mingyue by this point was almost helplessly amused.

Thinking Sister Xiaoru might be stubborn, could be seeking breakthrough in heavy pressure of Divine Martial Realm.

Or perhaps, unwilling to lose face, resolutely trying to cross through?

"So that’s it."

Chen Ping’s gaze shifted subtly, unexpectedly encountering a rule-abiding monkey that doesn’t kill.

No wonder Little Cyan didn’t alert, because it’s not dangerous.

"What about Cui Huchen there?"

"The situation at General Cui’s position in Fengyuan City is even more peculiar, scouts report he leads three thousand troops against Fengyuan City forces battling seven rounds back and forth—no matter what array is deployed, unable to break through."

"Casualties?"

Chen Ping’s heart stirred with faint anger.

Seven battles, that Cui Huchen is even more headstrong, never sought aid. Continuing like this, the soldiers will be almost entirely gone, right?

"No casualties."

Ji Mingyue’s eyes were filled with amazement, "The strangest part is, after seven battles, there were only hundreds of soldiers with twisted ankles and dozens of cavalry who fell from their horses and broke bones—no other casualties at all."

Fighting for nothing.

Chen Ping was left speechless.

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