Chen Ping's Sword

Chapter 341: Chapter 171: Zhou Gong Invites Heroes, All Hearts Return

The new moon beyond the heavens is like a hook.

The night grows deeper, amplifying the moon’s bright radiance.

From within the largest military tent in the open field, a silvery bell-like laughter suddenly bursts forth.

A figure leaps out, looks up to the sky and lets out a hearty laugh, showing teeth without eyes.

"Mother, mother, I’ve grown stronger! Hurry and fight me. If you don’t come now, in a few days, you won’t be able to defeat me anymore!"

Han Xiaoru’s laughter was quite devilish, causing a joy to rise from the depths of the heart.

But this definitely didn’t include Sima Rou.

As a mother, she had been waiting outside the tent for more than half an hour, unable to bear her daughter’s blatant provocation, she secretly muttered "dead girl" and shook her body to appear behind Han Xiaoru.

She lifted her fist, forming a Phoenix Eye Hammer, preparing to give this girl a heavy knock.

What do you mean, in a few days, I won’t be able to beat you?

If I don’t make you see stars today, I’ll call you mother.

Sima Rou’s main practice is the Taiyin Ghost-Slaying Technique, paired with the lightweight skill Taiyin Illusory Moon Body Technique. Although not the top one in the world in terms of speed and agility, at night, especially under the moonlight, it’s elusive, hard to capture.

She thought, with her current Initial Realm cultivation, fighting her daughter, who’s in the Mid-Stage Postnatal Silver Body Realm due to Primordial Technique, would be easy and effortless.

"Not that simple."

A hint of mischief flashed in Han Xiaoru’s eyes, her delicate and pretty face full of pride. With a light shout, her body unknowingly turned around.

Her body shone with silver light, like a bright moon rising again in the moonlit night.

The pure moonlight was dazzling and radiant.

At the same time, she used the momentum of her spin, twisted her waist and lifted her palm, executing a Yin Yang Split, landing heavily on Sima Rou’s Phoenix Eye Hammer.

"Silver Body Realm Perfection?"

Sima Rou was momentarily dazzled by the silver glow. As she saw her daughter’s palm coming like a broadsword, roaring up a whirlwind and slicing heavily.

Blown by the gale, her hair and clothes fluttered backward, as immense force pressed heavily upon her.

For a moment, she almost thought she was sparring with Han Wushang a few days ago, and that the person in front of her was not her daughter.

In the midst of her urgent response, she forcibly raised her Innate True Qi, gathering it onto her fist.

Boom...

The strong wind raged, colliding towards all eight directions.

Some junior disciples who came out to watch the commotion had a hard time standing steady, wobbling as they quickly retreated a bit further.

Sunx Yun, Yuk Zhixian, and other Seventh Generation Elders, as well as Deng Yuantong, Fang Shen, and other Ninth Generation Disciples, were all dumbfounded.

They could clearly see that Han Xiaoru was displaying perfect essence and qi, full of true vigor, with silver light glowing, as bright as the moon—evidently, she had reached Silver Body Perfection and was eligible to aspire for the Golden Body Realm.

Han Xiaoru’s cultivation realm, they had all seen clearly during the day too. Of course, they knew that this Tenth Generation Disciple’s eldest daughter, though a genius in physical body refining cultivation, had a short time in practice, reaching the Mid-Stage Silver Body Realm was already quite good.

The only aspect that earned her some extra respect was her mastery of the Perfection Realm Primordial Swordsmanship. With an imposing manner in engagement, she could fully unleash what she learned.

If it came to a real fight, she might even face off against an ordinary Peak of Postnatal, top-tier opponent who has mastered the Twelve Main Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians with life-and-death stakes.

But no matter how you look at it, she couldn’t possibly contend with an Innate Realm expert.

There’s a gap of two minor realms and one major realm in between.

Regardless of the level-spanning, some basic laws must be followed.

The scene before them shattered the understanding of Sunx Yun and others.

Han Xiaoru disappeared for just a short moment, and upon re-emerging from the tent, it was like she had taken the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Soup...

Her Silver Body Realm leaped through Great Success and Perfection, with the Perfection Realm Primordial Swordsmanship. While her hand acted as a sword, her attack was magnificent and vigorous.

In a back-and-forth with Sima Rou, this newly advanced innate, they battled with sparks flying, entirely evenly matched.

In terms of technique and experience, Sima Rou was naturally a cut above.

But Han Xiaoru’s strikes inherently carried a wild boldness, making most opponents back off by three points even before the battle.

Under the blessing of such qi mechanism, the more she fought, the fiercer and stronger she became.

As long as her vigor wasn’t struck down at first, she would only fight with growing intensity, getting more challenging to deal with.

Even more troublesome was the Primordial Golden Body Technique, known for its enduring qi strength, unafraid of prolonged battles.

Sima Rou sparred with her daughter for over twenty exchanges, trying every trick, yet still couldn’t land her Phoenix Eye Hammer on her silly daughter’s head, leaving her both frustrated and delighted.

"Stop, stop, mother is old, I can’t beat you anymore."

These words, full of unidentified bitterness and relief.

Han Xiaoru was fighting delightfully, nearly ready to howl in triumph.

Hearing this, her little face froze, quickly halting her attack, and her eyes started to glisten with tears.

She shuffled with the Golden Lotus Step, sidling up to Sima Rou, and said with a playful face, "Mother isn’t old at all, you can still beat me for many years."

"Silly girl."

Sima Rou couldn’t help wanting to knock on her head again. Just as she was about to drop her hand, she found Han Xiaoru squinting her eyes, stretching her neck long, not dodging or flinching at all, unlike usual when she would scamper away.

She sighed softly, withdrew her hand, and gently patted her daughter’s hair, "Xiaoru has grown up."

"No, no, you distracted me again. Just now, Xiaoru, what did you say? In a few days, I won’t be able to beat you, can it be that you will continue to break through these two days?"

"Of course. Younger Brother said that because of Star Power Body Forging, the rapid improvement in cultivation requires two days to adapt.