Peace Order-Chapter 131 - 80: Breakthrough, Breakthrough!!!_2

"Being able to condense breath within the body, instantly erupting at crucial moments."

"It’s like carrying a hidden weapon on oneself."

"Unfortunately, it’s too ruthless and domineering, different from the rightful path of today."

"Besides that, I’ve devised a Red Dragon Condensing Qi Skills based on my own cultivation and battles over the years, the condensed breath naturally carries a fierce heat, adept at unleashing Fire Power, scorching one’s internal organs, accumulating fire poison, weakening the opponent to secure a complete victory."

"Besides that, there’s only the technique compatible with ’Breaking Formation Song’."

"Qi Cultivation Techniques," "Red Dragon Condensing Qi Skills"

One is domineering, with a unique self-defense method.

The other naturally carries a fierce heat, which even Li Guanyi finds tempting.

Upon hearing about the third technique from Yue Qianfeng, he curiously inquired:

"Was it also created by General Zhou?"

Yue Qianfeng replied, "It’s the Absolute Skill of the Military School, but not created by General Zhou."

"This cultivation technique’s Qi Condensing effect is not as overpowerful and sharp as the fortuitous encounter I had in my early years; nor does it naturally carry the blazing Jin Qi like my Red Dragon Condensing Qi Skills, which can scorch others’ muscles and bones, but it is balanced and moderate, as if it could embrace all the streams in the Martial World."

"Whatever the cultivation, anyone can practice it."

Li Guanyi was contemplative.

Yue Qianfeng, smiling, explained: "I learned it from General Yue himself; he mentioned that if you want to go far, you need a stable and balanced foundation, just like the seas and rivers, and this was also taught to him by the General who led him in wars in those days."

"It was the Taiping Duke."

"This lineage of cultivation technique was created by Taiping Duke himself and is named ’Taiping Book.’"

Recalling the records found in unofficial histories and what his aunt mentioned, that his father too, had worn a mask to battle, Li Guanyi instinctively sat upright. At this moment, the other two cultivation techniques seemed to lose significance to Li Guanyi, as he asked Yue Qianfeng:

"The Taiping Duke’s cultivation technique."

Yue Qianfeng confirmed, "Yes, the Taiping Duke."

"Indeed, the Emperor burned the archives and stripped his story from history."

"People of your age don’t know about him, do they?"

This robust Fierce General’s face showed a hint of regret; he tilted his head back and took a swig of wine, saying, "After all, he had no aristocratic family backing him, just coming from a family of farmers. Later, when the Emperor wanted to make him a Marquis, as Duke Zhenbei, Taiping Duke said, ’If there is no peace under heaven, what talk of securing north or south?’"

"He picked up sword and left the fields, hoping only for peace in the world."

"When that time came, he would return to his own fields."

"That’s why his title was Taiping Duke."

Li Guanyi sat there quietly.

Seeing Li Guanyi’s expression, Yue Qianfeng was willing to share more, laughing as he said:

"Do you know how Taiping Duke made his name? Back then, the Southwest had not been subdued, and at that time, Taiping Duke, barely twenty years old, a Martial Artist in the third layer, led two thousand raw recruits following Prince Puyang to conquer the Southwest."

"Then, he got separated."

"Taiping Duke thought it over and leading his scattered troops back would likely result in military punishment. So, gritting his teeth and with resolve, he directly turned his troops to penetrate deeper into the enemy line."

"After engaging in more than seven hundred battles, fighting over a thousand miles, there was no news of him for a hundred days; everyone thought he had died in the Southwest, but Taiping Duke carved words on bamboo, wrapped it in his robe, and threw it into the water, letting the flow carry it downstream where it was eventually found."

"It simply read: ’Don’t hold a memorial for me; I’m not dead yet.’

"Everyone thought it was a fantastic tale back then."

"Later, after subduing the Southern Barbarians, Taiping Duke captured over thirty tribes, bringing back more than twenty thousand men and women. Initially, he was supposed to take the leaders of the barbarians too, but every time it came up, General Yue hesitated. We later discovered that... "

"Hahaha, Taiping Duke accepted a bribe from the barbarian leader, which included gold, jade, and twenty-four medium-sized Luminous Pearls, treasures of the barbarian nation. Taiping Duke thought they looked rather nice, so he took them and let the barbarian leader go, claiming he failed to capture the scoundrel."

"Eventually, this affair was exposed and when Taiping Duke was questioned, he firmly denied any corruption, nearly getting a thorough investigation. Back then, Prince Puyang was in such a headache, he had to cover the deficits by selling off assets."

"And then, brandishing an iron stick, he stormed into the court, almost beating Taiping Duke to death with his fists."

"Taiping Duke fought back furiously, and both ended up still standing in front of the Imperial Study."

"Hahaha, how could such famous warriors be so greedy for treasure!"

Li Guanyi cracked a smile.

The heroes slaying each other in historical texts seemed more vivid suddenly.

Yue Qianfeng, after drinking another sip, softly said: "Later on, we learned that Taiping Duke had distributed the gold to the common folk affected by the army’s passage; sold the jade to buy liquor and meat and distributed the military pay among his comrades, thus his fame reached its peak."

"Because he spared the barbarian leader, the Southwest was pacified without harming the civilians or letting down his comrades, and having secured the Southwest, he took the Luminous Pearls, rode three thousand miles on a Qilin."

"It’s said he went to Jiangnan to propose to a girl."

Yue Qianfeng exclaimed, "A general who conquered the land, rejected the favor of a princess, and used a nation’s treasure for a girl he loved in his youth."

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