Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1032 Ding Shian, do you want to see Dan Shi?

Ding Shian's fingertips glowed green, and with a flick of his wrist, a thin green thread appeared, from which liquid flowed down.

Ding Shian didn't need any utensils. He simply caught the water with his hand, which was wrapped in protective qi, and a small pool of water appeared in his palm. He then brought it to his lips and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hey!"

After drinking it, Ding Shian's Qi body increased even more.

This thing looks very strange, as if it is a poison no less than the Tang Sect's Qi Poison, but it is actually a secret medicine made by Tengshan using Qi, which can stimulate the potential of the human body.

Of course, it's just a relatively basic kind of medicine. But as I said before, for Ding Shian, even a slight improvement would translate into a terrifying boost in actual combat.

"go with!"

Several flying needles, using a magical technique and carrying special Qi, passed through Lu Huizhong's hidden lines and Qi waves in an extremely tricky way, heading straight for her body.

Besides the techniques of manipulating objects, this also includes the "Ghost Needle" from his mentor Bi Yuan.

“It’s innovative.” Lu Huizhong nodded, then disappeared.

"Gone? Tang Clan's 'Illusionary Body Barrier'!" Ding Shian was a veteran of countless battles. The enemy suddenly disappeared before his eyes, and several flying needles missed their mark at the same time. However, he did not panic at all. He focused his Qi on his eyes and tried his best to activate "Observation". At the same time, waves of Qi rippled out from his body, constantly searching for fluctuations and flaws in the air.

"This kid is really smart, I'm liking him more and more." He Songling and Tu Junfang watched the show from the sidelines with their arms crossed.

"Huh?" Tu Junfang was a little confused. Wasn't this just a normal investigation method? This was Ding Shian. If it were him, he would definitely use the method of activating the Three Corpses to investigate the other party's location.

"You don't understand. The Tang Clan has been established for hundreds of years. When the Illusionary Body Barrier remains stationary, no one has been able to find a way to break it. This has led to a kind of dependence among the Tang Clan members. It wasn't until seventy or eighty years ago, when we were fighting the Japanese, that the leader of the Hiei Mountain Ninja used a ninjutsu called 'Ripple' to break the Tang Clan's Illusionary Body Barrier."

He Songling watched Ding Shian's actions and sighed, "Back then, in that battle, Tang Jiaren, the strongest cultivator of the Tang Clan's Dan Shi cultivation and the senior brother of the sect leader, who was originally confident of escaping unscathed, almost died. But now, little Ding thought of this method in just a moment."

"This... isn't this just the principle of radar and sonar? It's very simple." Tu Junfang still didn't understand what He Songling was exclaiming about.

"That's right, this is the benefit of progress. Perhaps people in this era don't have as much practical experience as we did when we were young, but their martial arts concepts and cultivation philosophies have indeed been progressing, and their fighting methods are much more advanced than we were back then."

Indeed, Ding Shian was exceptionally talented, but he wasn't quite at the level to break through the Tang Sect's centuries-old ability to use illusionary stealth with a mere flash of wit. Besides Ding Shian's own abilities, the inherent concepts brought about by this advanced era were also an important factor.

As the two talked, Ding Shian, who had gained nothing, was almost slapped to the ground by Lu Huizhong. He Songling couldn't help but laugh again: "However, after experiencing that battle back then, I have improved my understanding of the Tang Clan's Illusionary Body Barrier. It would be too naive to think that I could find it in such a simple way now."

Yes, He Songling had known all along that the ninja technique "Ripple" could break through illusionary barriers, so how could he not have been prepared? During his time as the temporary sect leader, he improved many of the Tang Sect's techniques. Perhaps some were just experimental creations that weren't passed down, but his wife, who was with him day and night, naturally learned them.

Ding Shian, who not only failed to locate Lu Huizhong's hiding place but also lost the initiative, barely managed to dodge Lu Huizhong's simple counterattack at the cost of shattering most of his protective qi barrier. "No, I can't break through at all."

Ding Shian tried several more times. Although Lu Huizhong had thoughtfully reduced his cultivation level to the same level as his, the difference in their realms and perspectives was simply too great. The fist techniques and sword skills that Ding Shian had mastered were completely unable to enter Lu Huizhong's defensive circle.

In fact, even if he could get in, Ding Shian wouldn't dare to now. Having witnessed Lu Huizhong's poisons and methods of killing, he feared that this was a deliberate flaw Lu Huizhong had created to plant the poison in him.

This made Ding Shian's so-called "hundred skills" seem inadequate.

Ding Shian's greatest strength in combat, besides his formidable life force cultivation, lies in his endless stream of unexpected and varied techniques from different schools and sects, which he uses to gain an advantage. However, if most of these methods are rendered ineffective, Ding Shian becomes somewhat helpless.

After all, what one can learn from the Hundred Schools of Arts is not a particularly profound skill. By utilizing the characteristics between them and combining them with one's own combat wisdom, one might be able to create an extremely powerful killing move. However, if a few individual elements are not enough to form a complete combo, their power will be significantly weakened.

Ding Shian was far from being like Zhang Zhiwei, who could sweep everything away with a simple slap using only his life force and cultivation. Moreover, even if the real Zhang Zhiwei were here, he wouldn't be able to defeat Lu Huizhong, who possessed the body of a half-immortal.

After several unsuccessful attempts to launch a ranged Qi attack, Ding Shian landed.

"No, I'm not playing anymore. I admit defeat, Grandma."

In fact, Ding Shian had many other tricks up his sleeve. For example, he knew the Quanzhen Longmen's "Divine Intervention" technique, but he dared not use it for fear of being beaten to a pulp by Lu Huizhong. As for the Tang Clan's old-style black-tailed armor, he would have been too presumptuous to use it in front of the Tang Clan's matriarch.

Unable to exert his strength and far inferior in terms of life cultivation, Ding Shian naturally had no choice but to surrender.

"You've already given up?" Lu Huizhong hadn't seriously fought in a long time, and she found it quite interesting, a little unsatisfying. Don't underestimate her just because she's outmatched; there are few people who can fight her for this long even when she's outmatched.

At least Tang Miaoxing, the current leader of the Tang Clan, is not up to the task.

"You're not bad. I heard you and that tiger were once said to be invincible under a hundred years old, and you truly live up to your reputation. Little Ding, would you like to see the Dan Shi technique?"

"Oh?" Ding Shian's eyes lit up.

Although he hadn't beaten Lu Huizhong, it was only natural, something he had anticipated. Just like in the original novel, after being defeated by Zhang Zhiwei in what he considered "the biggest defeat of his forty-plus years of life," he didn't become despondent but instead experienced a kind of ecstatic joy at seeing the end. Ding Shian was experiencing the same ecstasy now.

He believed that by following He Songling and his wife, he could indeed find a higher path.

The Tang Clan's miraculous method of alchemy was thanks to He Songling's improvement of cultivation methods. Over the years, the Tang Clan has semi-publicly revealed this method, and a few people have successfully cultivated it. Unfortunately, Ding Shian has always wanted to see it but has never had the chance.

"Old He, are you really sure you can bring him back to life?" Lu Huizhong asked, turning around. After receiving her husband's affirmative answer, she didn't make any move, but Ding Shian suddenly collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)