Chen Ping's Sword

Chapter 381: Chapter 182: Turning the Tide, Seizing the Initiative (Part 4)

Han Wushang is dubbed "uncompetitive," and he often said that the Jianghu is not about relentless fighting but human affairs.

But now, he doesn’t think so anymore.

In the true Jianghu, the one with the strongest fists has the reason.

Human affairs are merely out of necessity.

If one is strong enough, they can naturally act as they wish, and others will have to discuss human affairs with them.

"Alright, it must be this way then."

Sima Rou sighed softly, looked around, and then revitalized herself: "First, let’s capture and execute these water bandits from Changhe Gang, conduct public trials and judgments, and then consider future advancement."

Leaving a remark, she, the City Lord’s teacher, showed no restraint nor concern for face, her sword light as snow, slaying the already retreating water bandits.

With the dual cultivation power of Innate True Qi and Great Success in the Silver Body Realm, Sima Rou slaughtered the minor soldiers and generals as if slicing vegetables or chopping fruit.

If it were before, she might have felt pity and spared some lives.

Today’s events deeply moved her.

At this moment, her methods were exceptionally ruthless.

Not only her, but Han Wushang and Cheng Wuduan also charged in silence from three directions.

In an instant, no one could stop them.

When they finally halted, over three thousand water bandits were reduced to only five hundred.

The rest knew only to kneel and beg for mercy.

Sima Rou’s expression remained as cold as ice.

She said sternly: "Find out exactly how many families in the city participated in the rebellion, drag them all out, confiscate their assets and destroy their families, without leniency."

She glanced at the lingering smoke and remains around, her heart hardened a bit more.

"Let the commoners report and see who might seize the opportunity to loot; this time, clean it thoroughly..."

By thoroughly cleaning, it certainly includes forces outside the city as well.

This time, even the previously amicable Han Wushang had no objections.

After tidying up inside the city, arranging fire fighting and arrests, preparations to dispatch troops out of the city were immediately made.

If Chen Ping were here, knowing Han Wushang and Sima Rou’s thoughts and actions, he would surely praise his teacher and uncle’s dispositions.

As the new city lord, known as Grand General Chen, he is essentially a novice, devoid of experience, merely learning and growing step by step.

Other high-level figures in the city, including Han Wushang and Sima Rou among others, are similarly experiencing and growing simultaneously.

With each passing day, their faction grows in strength as if snowballing.

In terms of temperament, they’re improving bit by bit.

Gradually, they’ll become a qualified force.

Ensuring no force under Heaven dares to underestimate them even a bit.

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After three moves, Chen Ping killed Cui Bowen, the essence of the Cui Family.

Chen Ping felt deeply touched.

This time, being able to win so effortlessly and cleanly.

It’s not because the enemy was too weak.

Nor because his power was overwhelming.

He didn’t even use his strength of one hundred thousand jin.

Previously, whether killing withered wood or slaying Cui Bowen, he was utilizing the same cultivation realm and strength speed.

The real advantage was actually the crush of techniques and strategy.

This, of course, should be credited to Enlightenment and Innate Talent.

Enlightenment raised to "Dragon and Phoenix in the Human World" top-tier level.

Though seemingly unchanged, the subtle transformation was present in all aspects: understanding of techniques, increase in combat power, fundamental awareness and utilization of vitality, and psychological judgment and technique analysis of enemies...

This overall strength may not be apparent but is genuinely effective upon him.

The White Tiger Geng-Xin Blade Technique is indeed extraordinarily powerful, in direct confrontation, whether sword against blade, Chen Ping might not necessarily defeat the opponent’s saber technique within several moves.

Even if he’s three times stronger than an ordinary Grandmaster, it’s the same.

This is the essence of power overcoming each other, not changing per human will.

The enduring nature of gold, the sharpness of gold.

Cui Bowen’s White Tiger Geng-Xin Blade Technique was trained to an extraordinarily profound level, even reaching the second layer unity realm, transcending micro-level and extreme intent, half-stepping into divinity transformation.

The blade light can manifest a white tiger’s phantom form, its power could not be underestimated, general peer masters might not withstand long under his hand.

However, in Chen Ping’s eyes, just one clash of blades allowed him to see through the quality of power, see through technique changes, suppress with the second blade, and already break with the third blade.

After three blades, Chen Ping slashed forth with a sword, overturning heaven and earth, and killed effortlessly.

Rather than calling this a victory of strength, speed, and Sword Technique, it’s better called a victory of Enlightenment, a victory of cognition.

This ineffable feeling, just capable of winning, just capable of breaking through, kills as one would slaughter a chicken or a cow, with ease, without forcing oneself to compete in talent, compete in strength.

Glancing at the latest +230 Tribulation Points in the attribute column.

And +86 Fortune Value, Chen Ping exhaled deeply.

Upon advancing to the Unity Realm level deduction, his Tribulation Points were reduced to several tens, after the confrontation with East Wood Army’s Four Spirits and Eight Generals, and this ambush, now Tribulation Points finally reached 408, Fortune Points also reached 148.

Whether Innate Talent, Enlightenment, or cultivation realm, all could welcome another round of enhancement.

"Upon attaining Grandmaster status in Innate Qi Refining Stream, the external manifestation of Extreme Intent Divinity Transformation is already apparent, yet I wonder when I follow the Body Refining road to further advance to the mid-stage Unity Realm, as the blood becomes stronger, would there be new wonderful uses."

Thinking of this, Chen Ping felt somewhat impatient.

Immediately, without returning to the city, just outside the East City Gate, he found a small hill, sat cross-legged, preparing to enhance his cultivation.

"Initiate action to suppress, being suppressed with action."

"These days, mostly shielding and countering moves, seeing moves destroy moves, resulting in continuous rushes and weariness, this won’t do."

"As long as cultivation and combat power further advance, there’s indeed no need to be so cautious, might as well strike proactively, hit the enemy’s territory, as placing the battlefield in one’s home ground, losing even when winning."

Hearing the anguished cries of the people who lost relatives within Xingqing Prefecture...

Chen Ping’s expression was like water, pondering silently within.

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