Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 132: The Mysterious Child

"The body of the Xuantian Golden Dragon?" Xu Ping’an was filled with amazement.

He hadn’t expected such a treasure to be inside the Golden Radiance Ring.

The body of a Tenth Rank Demon Beast, moreover, one that was closest to the true Dragon Bloodline.

If he could get his hands on the body of such a beast, it would be immensely beneficial to him.

To say nothing of the rest, the blood of the Xuantian Golden Dragon alone could strengthen his Physical Body to an extremely terrifying degree.

Of course, the premise was that his Physical Body could withstand such power.

With his current Physical Body, just coming into contact with a drop of the Xuantian Golden Dragon’s fresh blood would cause his body to explode and die.

Apart from the Xuantian Golden Dragon, there were nearly three thousand bubbles floating around.

Xu Ping’an tried reaching out for one of the bubbles.

However, the moment Xu Ping’an was about to touch the bubble, his hand was repelled by an invisible force.

He tried several times, reaching for a few other bubbles, but the result was the same.

Nevertheless, he also found that the rebounding force on these bubbles varied; some were stronger and some were weaker.

The weakest one was a medicinal herb; Xu Ping’an tried and almost managed to get his hand inside the bubble.

"To get the items inside, you’d probably need at least Fourth Rank Cultivation," Xu Ping’an mused to himself. "These bubbles must all be a type of special seal."

The Golden Radiance Ring was known as the Ring of Inheritance.

It seemed there was no mistake.

The things inside varied greatly, mostly related to the Metal Attribute.

Only by continuously growing stronger, could one obtain the items inside.

The purpose was to cultivate the owner of the Golden Radiance Ring.

The Wind Brilliance Ring that Xu Ping’an possessed in his previous life wasn’t of this kind of inheritable nature, but it was also meant to cultivate the inheritor.

Inside the space of the Wind Brilliance Ring, there were a total of seventy-two Cultivation Grounds.

Cultivating within these grounds would be twice as effective as in the outside world.

However, cultivating in the grounds also came with great risks.

Back then, it was through the Cultivation Ground that Xu Ping’an had achieved the position of Twelfth Rank Immortal Emperor.

Thus, the importance of the Ring of Inheritance went without saying.

"It seems that there are a total of seven Rings of Inheritance, each representing one of the Seven Major Attributes. In my former life, I only saw the Wind Brilliance Ring and didn’t know about the existence of the other six," Xu Ping’an reflected.

"The Rings of Attributes must be the true secret of the Seven Major Attribute Families. When I obtained the Wind Attribute Ring in my previous life, it was from the finger of a pile of dry bones, which surely belonged to an ancestor of the Wind Attribute Family," Xu Ping’an continued pondering.

He couldn’t help but think of Li Qingyi and Zhou Mengyue.

Li Qingyi could almost certainly be claimed to hail from the Fire Attribute Family, but whether she had acquired the Fire Brilliance Ring or not was unknown.

As for Zhou Mengyue, there was a high likelihood she was descended from the Water Attribute Family, although it wasn’t entirely certain yet.

Did that mean she might also have a chance of obtaining the Water Brilliance Ring?

Some time ago, Zhou Mengyue had left the Beichen Sword Sect, and rumors said she returned to Tian Wu City, stayed for a few days, and then completely disappeared.

At that time, Xu Ping’an was busy preparing for the Sect competition, so he didn’t pay attention to this matter.

Now, it seemed Zhou Mengyue might have acquired the Water Brilliance Ring.

"Whatever, even if she did get the Ring of Inheritance, so what? If I encounter her again, I’ll just kill her," Xu Ping’an thought no more of it.

His form appeared in the great hall.

With a thought, he took the Golden Radiance Ring directly into his body.

As soon as the Golden Radiance Ring entered his body, Xu Ping’an distinctly felt it tremble violently, as if intimidated by some powerful presence and trying to escape from within him.

"Huh?" Xu Ping’an was taken aback.

He then thought of the Thunder Devouring Sword on his spine.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the Golden Radiance Ring was fearing the Thunder Devouring Sword.

"The Golden Radiance Ring is a top-tier Immortal Artifact, yet it fears the Thunder Devouring Sword—could the Thunder Devouring Sword truly be the legendary Divine Artifact?" Xu Ping’an forcibly suppressed the Golden Radiance Ring within his Pill Sea.

His heart was filled with astonishment.

It seemed, the Thunder Devouring Sword was the most terrifying thing he possessed.

And his understanding of the Thunder Devouring Sword was still just a drop in the ocean.

"Forget it, let’s leave this place first," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an was about to leave the great hall.

However, just as he was about to step out of the rear hall, his mind shook violently, and he immediately shouted, "Who’s there? Come out!"

Xu Ping’an sharply scanned his surroundings.

However, there was nothing inside the great hall—it was completely empty.

Xu Ping’an’s brow furrowed tightly, and his gaze was piercing.

His eyes swept over every corner of the great hall like torches.

In the end, his gaze landed on a stone pillar in the corner.

"Come out, there’s no need to hide anymore," said Xu Ping’an, his gaze sharp and intense, quietly activating the Golden Edge Sword, ready to strike with full force.

"I didn’t expect you to be able to find me; truly surprising," came a reply.

At this moment, a childlike voice echoed through the hall.

Then, a phantom-like figure of a child walked out from behind the stone pillar.

"A Spiritual Body?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

Clearly, this child was not a real person, but a Spiritual Body entirely condensed from Spiritual Sense.

Such Spiritual Bodies are generally only condensed by experts above the Seventh Rank.

But even Tenth Rank experts couldn’t maintain a Spiritual Body for very long.

Even in Xu Ping’an’s previous life, without the aid of external objects, a Spiritual Body could only survive for less than three years.

Therefore, seeing this child now, he was obviously very surprised.

It was like the Xuanwu Remnant Soul inside his Xuanwu Shield, which was also a Spiritual Body.

However, that Remnant Soul was sealed, so it wouldn’t dissipate.

But this child in front of him was clearly unsealed and Xu Ping’an didn’t feel any presence of external objects on him.

"You actually know about Spiritual Bodies, kid. You sure know a lot. Third Rank Cultivation, yet able to enter the Perception Realm, you really are a freak," the child appraised Xu Ping’an.

"Who are you, and are you also from the Xu Family?" asked Xu Ping’an.

"I am not a member of the Xu Family, but there is some connection between me and the Xu Family. I have lived here for over eight hundred years. I never expected that today I would finally meet you," the child said, grinning with an excited smile on his face.

"Eight hundred years? Have you been residing inside this Golden Radiance Ring all this time?" Xu Ping’an suddenly thought of something and spoke up.

"It seems you really do know quite a bit. Yes, I have been residing inside the Golden Radiance Ring, which has allowed me to survive until now. Otherwise, my Spiritual Body would have long since dissipated. Just now, the Golden Radiance Ring acknowledged you as its master, and so I came out. I originally wanted to quietly follow you for a while, but I didn’t expect you to discover me," said the child.

"Then who exactly are you?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Speaking of coincidences, I am the former master of the Thunder Brilliance Ring, my name is Lei Shi," the child spoke with an air of old wisdom.

The former master of the Thunder Brilliance Ring?

Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected this person to be from the Thunder Attribute Family.