Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 129 Rapid Promotion

Beichen Sword Sect, within the residence where Xu Ping’an was located.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an was sitting crossed-legged inside the courtyard.

In front of him, two items were placed.

One was a Jade Liquid, and the other was a Fifth Rank Superior Grade Jade Emperor Pill.

Indeed, Xu Nian planned to use these two treasures to once again enhance his Soul Realm.

His Soul Realm had already reached the Initial Stage of the Insight Realm, and although there had been some improvement during this time, it was obviously quite weak.

While Jade Liquid could enhance one’s Soul Power, it could not truly nourish the soul and make it more robust.

Simply put, everyone’s soul is like a bottle.

Jade Liquid can only increase the water in the bottle, but it cannot make the bottle bigger.

However, the Jade Emperor Pill could make the bottle bigger, allowing it to hold more water.

Now, what Xu Ping’an needed to do was to take this Jade Emperor Pill, enhance his soul quality, and thus absorb more Jade Liquid.

Yet, taking the Jade Emperor Pill was also risky.

If it were a Sixth Rank Expert or even Fifth Rank taking it, there would basically be no problem.

But he was only at Third Rank, and he needed to endure the formidable impact of the Jade Emperor Pill.

This process was bound to be worse than death.

However, if he wanted to have a stronger Soul Realm in advance, Xu Ping’an had to endure this kind of pain.

With this thought, Xu Ping’an’s eyes became exceptionally determined.

The next moment, he tossed the Jade Emperor Pill into his mouth.

As soon as the elixir entered his mouth, it dissolved.

A tremendous power surged into Xu Ping’an’s mind in an instant.

Xu Ping’an felt as if his soul was enveloped by an inexhaustible force.

His entire soul seemed as if it were about to burst, the pain was unbearable.

But at this moment, Xu Ping’an had no way to alleviate it.

He knew the methods of cultivating the soul, but at this moment they were of no use; he could only rely on his own body to absorb it.

If it were another Third Rank Expert, or even a Fourth Rank Expert taking the Jade Emperor Pill, their soul would immediately collapse and they would die.

Fortunately, Xu Ping’an had awakened the memories of his previous life, making his soul’s essence much stronger.

So now, he could endure this force.

Of course, the pain was still not any less.

For a full three hours, Xu Ping’an endured this extreme pain.

It wasn’t until the fourth hour that this pain gradually subsided.

Xu Ping’an collapsed on the ground, slowly letting out a breath.

"I finally made it through, I almost died." Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

Even the thought of the pain just now gave him palpitations.

It was as if his soul had been nailed to a wall with countless nails, a pain no ordinary person could bear.

But after taking the Jade Emperor Pill, Xu Ping’an felt his thought process had become incredibly active.

Although he felt mentally exhausted, it was as if he had suddenly become clear-headed from a state of confusion.

"I’m not sure to what extent my soul’s essence has increased its limit, now let me see just how much my soul has improved," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Immediately after, he began to consume the Jade Liquid.

The absorption of the Jade Liquid was an extremely refreshing sensation for Xu Ping’an.

Drop by drop, the Jade Liquid entered his mind, seemingly dripping onto his soul, making it feel refreshed and comfortable.

His soul absorbed it quickly.

One drop, two drops...

Ten drops, twenty drops...

Xu Ping’an continued to absorb the power of the Jade Liquid, but his soul did not feel the slightest sense of saturation.

And during this process, Xu Ping’an’s soul power was continuously improving.

His soul realm was also climbing relentlessly.

From the initial stage of Insight to the intermediate stage, late stage, and even the peak.

Xu Ping’an’s improvement hadn’t encountered the slightest bottleneck.

It wasn’t until after fifty drops that Xu Ping’an began to feel his soul absorbing the Jade Liquid at a slower rate.

Ultimately, he absorbed a full sixty drops of Jade Liquid before his soul stopped absorbing any more.

"How exhilarating, to have absorbed a full sixty drops of Jade Liquid, this improvement is just too immense," Xu Ping’an exulted in his heart.

This enhancement directly elevated his soul realm from the initial stage of Insight to the intermediate level of the Perception Realm.

He had crossed an entire major tier.

Now, Xu Ping’an could not only clearly perceive all the minute details within a thousand meters radius through his six senses.

He had also reached a Perception Realm.

The so-called Perception referred to the ability to sense the energy of surrounding things.

For instance, if someone was to stealthily attack him without acting, he could sense the killing intent and therefore take precautions in advance.

This ability was undoubtedly something ordinary people did not possess.

"Excellent, with this perception ability, unless someone significantly stronger than me attempts it, they’ll hardly be able to assassinate me. Within a hundred meters, I can clearly sense any killing intent," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

In fact, it wasn’t just killing intent—resentment, malice... he could clearly perceive all of these.

Whether a person was good or evil, even if they were adept at disguising it, they could hardly escape his perception.

All disguises would have nowhere to hide.

"It’s time for me to go out and gain some experience. In the next few days, after raising my cultivation to the Third Rank Ninth Layer, and further cultivating this combat technique, I will leave the Sect," Xu Ping’an planned in his heart.

The next moment, a combat technique appeared in his hands.

This combat technique was his reward for securing first place in the Sect’s grand competition.

The combat technique was named "Turning Heaven and Earth."

Though called a combat technique, it is actually a secret technique that can alter one’s appearance, aura, and conceal his presence.

When Xu Ping’an saw this technique, he immediately chose it.

Once this combat technique was cultivated successfully, experts below the Seventh Rank would have a hard time discerning his true appearance and aura.

With this, when he ventured out to gain experience, his chances of survival would be greatly increased.

Thus, in the following days, Xu Ping’an worked on improving his cultivation with the help of elixirs.

On the other hand, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the combat technique "Turning Heaven and Earth."

He found that this combat technique actually consisted of two realms.

The first realm involves changing one’s appearance, physique, and aura.

The second realm involves altering the surrounding environment to truly achieve the effect of turning heaven and earth.

Once truly turning heaven and earth, even if he stood before others, they might not be able to see him.

This was the genuinely heaven-defying aspect of this combat technique.

Meanwhile, as Xu Ping’an was in closed-door cultivation, the entire Beichen Sword Sect was immersed in the celebration of securing first place.

Xu Ping’an had suddenly become the pride of the entire Beichen Sword Sect.

All disciples regarded Xu Ping’an as their glory and began to cultivate fervently.

The most diligent of them turned out to be Li Qingyi.

Following her were Long Yan and Zhao Kai, among others.

Five days later, Xu Ping’an came to the Sect’s grand hall.

"You want to go out for experience?" Dugu Tianyu asked, frowning.

"Yes, I need to go out and gain experience. My cultivation has reached a bottleneck," Xu Ping’an replied.

At this moment, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Third Rank Ninth Layer.

Without sufficient pressure, breaking through to the Fourth Rank would indeed take some time.