Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 109: Beichen Sword Sect Makes an Appearance

"That is a member of the Beichen Sword Sect, and it is said that Li Qingyi, the most beautiful woman of the Beichen Sword Sect, is as beautiful as an angel, known as the ’White Moon Fairy’. That must be her over there; indeed, she is as beautiful as a heavenly being."

"Yes, truly beautiful, and what’s more, her temperament is of superior grade. Just one glance made me feel ashamed of my own lack. They say she’s only seventeen but has already reached the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm."

"Seventeen and at the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm? Isn’t that excessively defying the heavens!"

Many disciples from the Li Huo Sect were attracted by Li Qingyi’s beauty and temperament, expressing their amazement endlessly.

"Indeed, she is a peerless beauty." Even Qin Mu couldn’t help but praise.

"Truly a superior grade beauty. Does Your Highness have an interest in her?" The sect master of the Li Huo Sect, Mo Qingtian, said with a smile.

Zhao Tianlong, on the other hand, frowned deeply.

If Qin Mu truly took an interest in Li Qingyi, that could lead to serious trouble.

Because he knew that Li Qingyi only had eyes for Xu Ping’an, and Xu Ping’an definitely would not let her go to someone else.

So, once Qin Mu really made a move on Li Qingyi, it would inevitably lead to an irreconcilable conflict with Xu Ping’an and his people.

"No, I am just offering praise. I am quite indifferent to the matters of beauty; forced fruit is never sweet, and I never like to coerce others. Mutual affection is what makes a beautiful love story," said Qin Mu with a smile.

He naturally saw that Li Qingyi seemed to have an interest in Xu Ping’an.

Because Li Qingyi’s gaze never strayed from Xu Ping’an from beginning to end.

If Xu Ping’an truly was the person he was looking for, then he definitely couldn’t compete with Xu Ping’an for her.

In his heart, a thousand years of great achievements were much more important than a beauty.

"Your Highness seems unaware that Li Qingyi also has a special physique." Shi Tian suddenly said with a purpose.

Zhao Tianlong immediately glared at Shi Tian.

He knew Shi Tian surely had no good intentions.

"Oh?" A flicker of surprise passed through Qin Mu’s eyes, as he turned to look at Zhao Tianlong.

Zhao Tianlong’s face turned awkward, and he could only say with a strained expression: "Indeed, Li Qingyi originally had an ordinary physique, but later it seems she gained the True Phoenix Bloodline from within her family, achieving the True Phoenix Physique, which is considered a second-tier physique."

"The True Phoenix Physique? Fire attribute?" Qin Mu’s eyes lit up.

"Yes, fire attribute!" Zhao Tianlong nodded.

His heart was secretly filled with bitterness, as Qin Mu now seemed interested in Li Qingyi.

At this moment, Qin Mu truly was interested in Li Qingyi, but not in terms of romantic feelings.

If Li Qingyi had a fire attribute special physique, she might also be the descendant of the Fire Attribute Family that he was searching for.

"For the bloodline to awaken later in life, one must have a physique that can awaken it in the first place. The ancient True Phoenix Bloodline is just a catalyst; it’s very possible that Li Qingyi is a descendant of the Fire Attribute Family," Qin Mu speculated internally.

He then looked at Li Qingyi again.

If Li Qingyi was a descendant of the Fire Attribute Family,

Should he try to win her over? If he could make her loyally follow him,

Wouldn’t he gain an extremely powerful combatant?

Even as a future queen, with her True Phoenix Physique, she was completely qualified.

But Xu Ping’an could be a problem!

If he too was a descendant of the Metal Attribute Family, then winning over Li Qingyi would definitely offend him.

"Let’s see what Xu Ping’an is capable of. If the Xu Family really is a Metal Attribute descendant, there’s no hurry to decide. There’s also Xu Chengyu to consider, though he seems to fall a bit short," pondered Qin Mu internally.

He wanted to see if Xu Ping’an was worthy of becoming his ally.

If not, then Li Qingyi was definitely someone he needed to claim for himself.

Zhao Tianlong was anxious, unsure of Qin Mu’s true intentions.

However, he knew that as a prince who had lived until now, his methods and mind were certainly beyond what ordinary people could compare with.

"That’s Xu Ping’an?" mused General Wu Biao of Tianlong County to himself.

The Commandery Prince had ordered him to kill Xu Ping’an.

But with all eyes on them right now, he couldn’t make a move.

He would have to wait for a chance to act again.

...

Xu Ping’an at this moment did not know what Qin Mu was thinking.

He had already led Li Qingyi and the others into the Illusion Spirit Tower.

Xu Ping’an took the lead, walking at the forefront.

"Who’s that guy in the lead? Isn’t Long Yan the chief disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect? Is he Long Yan?"

"His name is Xu Ping’an, not Long Yan. Long Yan is the one in red behind him."

"Xu Ping’an, is he that useless son-in-law? The guy who later entered the Beichen Sword Sect?"

"That’s him. However, I didn’t expect him to represent the Beichen Sword Sect in the sect tournament."

"A worthless son-in-law participating in the sect tournament, does the Beichen Sword Sect have no one else?"

...

The surrounding crowd was incessant with their discussions, and they were all full of mockery toward Xu Ping’an.

Within the crowd, Xu Chengyu sneered continuously, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Xu Ping’an.

A loser is just a loser, only able to rely on women.

On the Li Huo Sect’s side, Li Tianqi sat with little Zhu Yuwei.

"This guy is the chief disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect? Sister Tianqi, didn’t you say your little sister is very strong? Why is she standing behind him?" Zhu Yuwei asked, blinking her bright and animated eyes.

"He isn’t the chief disciple. You could say he’s the most recent among these people to have joined the sect, but his strength is very formidable," Li Tianqi replied.

Previously, Xu Ping’an at Second Rank Ninth Layer Realm was already able to slay those at Third Rank Second Layer.

Now, Xu Ping’an’s cultivation is at least at Third Rank Third Layer Realm, and his strength is likely even stronger.

Of course, she did not know if he was stronger than Li Qingyi, and even if he wasn’t as good as Li Qingyi, he definitely wouldn’t be far behind.

Zhu Yuwei nodded, her curiosity about Xu Ping’an growing even stronger.

...

Inside the Illusion Spirit Tower.

"Buzz!"

The Illusion Spirit Formation activated.

A hundred spiritual bodies appeared before them.

"Prepare for battle, form the Five Elements and Four Directions Formation as I previously instructed," Xu Ping’an immediately ordered.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an stood at the front, Zhao Kai behind, Tang Qingheng to the left hand, Zhao Kai to the right hand, with Li Qingyi standing in the middle of the four.

Zhao Kai, Li Qingyi, and the others all drew their weapons.

Xu Ping’an also summoned the Xuanwu Shield into his hand.

"A formation? What kind of formation is this? They don’t possibly think that just by standing in positions, they’ll form a battle formation, do they?" a Li Huo Sect disciple mocked.

"Yeah, look at Xu Ping’an, he actually pulled out a shield, it’s hilarious. Is he taking out a shield to absorb the hits?" another Li Huo Sect disciple followed with mockery.

On the high platform, Yu Lin looked at Zhao Tianlong and sneered, "Zhao Tianlong, since when did your Beichen Sword Sect stop teaching swordsmanship and start teaching shields instead? One who doesn’t know any better might think these are disciples from the Tyrant Heavenly Sect."

"Our Tyrant Heavenly Sect doesn’t use shields. Our physical bodies are our biggest shields. Using a shield for defense is truly a joke," Shi Tian disdainfully said.

Zhao Tianlong was gritting his teeth in anger.

Although he knew Xu Ping’an’s shield techniques were excellent,

at this point in time pulling out a shield, was he still planning to reserve his strength?

"Forget it, let him be. I hope he can give me a surprise," Zhao Tianlong sighed inwardly.

He knew that Xu Ping’an could not be judged by common standards.

As for the battle formation Xu Ping’an and his team were using, he knew nothing about it because he had never heard any mention of a battle formation technique in the Beichen Sword Sect.