Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 133: The Ring of the Seven Major Attributes

"So you are an ancestor of the Lei Family?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Yes, I was the 362nd patriarch of the Thunder Attribute Family and in life, I was also considered an Eighth Rank Strongman. Later, an accident occurred, which led to my current state," Lei Shi said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

An Eighth Rank could survive for three months relying on a Spiritual Body, after which it would completely dissipate.

"How did you end up inside the Golden Radiance Ring?" Xu Ping’an inquired.

"I had a very good relationship with your Xu Family’s ancestors. I lost my Thunder Brilliance Ring, and it was the patriarch of your Xu Family during that generation who saved me. Afterwards, I fell into a slumber inside the Golden Radiance Ring until I woke up ten years ago," Lei Shi explained.

"So you mean to say, you don’t know anything?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Pretty much. I know essentially nothing about what happened after I fell into slumber," Lei Shi said awkwardly.

"Before you fell into slumber, the Seven Major Attributes Families hadn’t fallen into decline?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"No, they were merely on the decline, not completely fallen. As for the subsequent decline of the Seven Major Attributes Families, it must be related to that incident," Lei Shi said.

"What incident?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"The collapse of the Divine Pillar of Creation in the Spirit Realm!" Lei Shi exclaimed.

"The collapse of the Spirit Realm’s Divine Pillar of Creation? The cataclysm that happened seven hundred years ago?" Xu Ping’an expressed with surprise on his face.

He had just ascended to the position of the Immortal Emperor seven hundred years ago.

It was during that time that the Divine Pillar of Creation in the Spirit Realm collapsed.

The Divine Pillar was one of four pillars standing tall in the Spirit Realm, endowed with immensely powerful and majestic force.

It was hailed as a holy land by the Spirit Realm!

Legend has it that this Divine Pillar was a gateway to the Divine Realm.

However, seven hundred years ago, the last of the seven Divine Pillars all crumbled down.

The specific reasons were unknown to anyone.

Xu Ping’an had investigated the matter at that time but came away empty-handed.

The collapse of the Divine Pillar seemed to have caused no significant impact on the Spirit Realm.

Therefore, people didn’t delve too much into this matter.

Now, it seemed there was a huge secret hidden within all this.

"You actually know about this, even though it happened in the Spirit Realm and very few in the Mortal Realm are aware," Lei Shi looked at Xu Ping’an with confusion.

"I am the reincarnation of a powerful entity from the Spirit Realm," Xu Ping’an replied.

"I see, that explains it," Lei Shi said, nodding in sudden understanding.

"You said the collapse of the Divine Pillar is related to the disappearance of the Seven Major Attributes Families. Is there a necessary connection between them?" Xu Ping’an questioned.

"I don’t know the specifics. All I am aware of is that back then, patriarchs of the families among the seven major attributes proposed to journey to the Divine Pillar to seek a secret, a secret that seemed to be related to the Divine Realm," Lei Shi stated.

"The Divine Realm?" Xu Ping’an was shocked internally.

Was the Divine Pillar truly a passage to the Divine Realm?

Yet, many had climbed the Divine Pillar over the years, but no one had managed to enter the Divine Realm.

Before the collapse of the Divine Pillar, he too had ascended it.

When he reached a height of ten thousand meters, however, he encountered an extremely terrifying pressure and could no longer advance by even a fraction, ultimately forcing him to turn back.

"Yes, the Divine Pillar should be related to the Divine Realm, but it is said that to unlock that secret, one must gather the rings of the seven major attributes. Back then, the Wind Attribute Family had lost their Wind Brilliance Ring, so in the end, the matter was never resolved," Lei Shi said, shaking his head.

Xu Ping’an was indeed filled with continuous surprise.

Lost the Wind Brilliance Ring?

Of course it was lost!

Because the Wind Brilliance Ring had been in his hands in his previous life.

Calculating the time, he was born a thousand years ago, and he had obtained the Wind Brilliance Ring when he was thirty years old.

Therefore, at that time, the Wind Brilliance Ring of the Wind Attribute Family had been in his possession.

"So you’re saying the rings of the seven major attributes are also related to the Divine Realm?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"It should be, as to what exactly, I’m not clear either, I only vaguely know that if the rings of the seven major attributes are merged, they can condense a Divine Ring, and this Divine Ring is related to an earth-shattering secret," Lei Shi said.

Xu Ping’an was incredibly surprised in his heart.

He hadn’t expected that the rings of the seven major attributes actually harbored such a secret.

It seemed that if he had the chance in the future, he would still have to collect the rings of the seven major attributes to see if he could uncover their secret.

The Pillar of Creation is broken!

Did that also mean the path to the Divine Realm was completely severed?

This was another doubt in Xu Ping’an’s heart.

However, these weren’t the issues he was currently concerned with.

His main goal now was to strive to improve his strength.

"Since you can’t leave the Golden Radiance Ring, you’ll just have to live in it for the time being, but without my permission, you’re not allowed to come out," Xu Ping’an summoned the Golden Radiance Ring once again.

"Heh heh, good, I haven’t been out for a long time and have been longing for a walk, kid, although I don’t know about your past life, but in this life, you are a descendant of the Xu Family, which makes you a benefactor’s descendant to me, Lei Shi. So, if there’s anything you need, just say the word," Lei Shi said with a laugh.

"What can you, a spiritual body, do? You’d better take care of yourself," said Xu Ping’an with a light chuckle.

Upon hearing these words, Lei Shi’s face showed embarrassment.

Indeed, at this moment, he possessed no combat power at all.

He couldn’t help Xu Ping’an with anything.

"I might not be able to help you with anything, but the descendants of the Lei Family can be of use to you," Lei Shi said with a smile.

"The descendants of the Lei Family? Do you know where they are?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Seven hundred years ago, they were living in Beishan Prefecture. I don’t know if they are still there now, but you can go and have a look," Lei Shi replied.

Beishan Prefecture?

Xu Ping’an nodded his head.

Beishan Prefecture was located between Tianlong County and the Imperial Capital.

Given that he was planning to head to the Imperial Capital, he could indeed go and check it out.

Besides that, he actually did intend to take a trip to Beishan Prefecture.

Because another important purpose of his descent from the mountain to experience the world was also to visit the family of his mother in this life—the Nangong Family.

His mother, Nangong Xinlan, had once been the direct daughter of the Nangong Family.

Latter, when Xu Ping’an was three years old, Nangong Xinlan suddenly disappeared, and her whereabouts became unknown.

Afterward, Xu Ping’an’s father also left the Xu Family to search for his mother.

Although Xu Ping’an was reincarnated, these were his parents in this life after all.

Finding his parents was also one of the wishes in this life.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an planned to visit the Nangong Family to see if he could find any news about his parents.

However, the journey was destined not to be smooth.

The Nangong Family was a major superpower family in Beishan Prefecture, with numerous strongmen.

It was said that the family head had even reached the Seventh Rank.

Moreover, when Nangong Xinlan left the Nangong Family back then, insisting on marrying into the Xu Family, it brought shame to the Nangong Family.

Xu Ping’an didn’t care about this.

No matter how powerful the Nangong Family was, they were but a small family in front of him, the Immortal Emperor from his previous life.

Later, Xu Ping’an left the Ancestral Temple of the Xu Family.

Then, he stealthily departed from the Xu Family and Tian Wu City.

He did not alert the hidden guards around.

The entire process went unnoticed; nobody knew that Xu Ping’an had returned.

And three days later, Xu Ping’an’s figure had already arrived in Giant Sword City, the second largest city in Tianlong County.