Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 168 Serving as Slave and Maid

Innate Dao Laws?

Even Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but be shocked, for the Innate Dao Laws were the most precious things in this world.

To be more precise, Innate Dao Laws were the crystallization of laws formed by the heavens and the earth.

Grasping the Innate Dao Laws meant mastering one of the laws of the world, allowing one to control the laws and possess supreme might.

Even in his previous life, when Xu Ping’an was the Spirit Realm Immortal Emperor, he had never controlled the Innate Dao Laws.

Dao Laws were divided into Innate and Acquired.

The Innate was known as the Great Dao, while the Acquired was referred to as the Lesser Dao.

In his previous life, Xu Ping’an’s understanding was of the Acquired Dao Laws, which were far less powerful and less perfect than the Innate Dao Laws.

Even in his previous life, he had longed to grasp the Innate Dao Laws, but alas, they were elusive and steeped in mystery.

To this day, only three Innate Dao Laws have been discovered.

Over hundreds of billions of years, only three people had managed to control the Innate Dao Laws.

And without exception, they had become incredibly powerful and astonishing figures throughout the entire Spirit Realm.

But later they all disappeared, leading some to speculate that they had transformed and ascended, going to the Divine Realm.

Now to hear that Yu Xianlan had stayed in the Mortal Realm to search for Innate Dao Laws, how could Xu Ping’an not be surprised?

"So you really do know about the Innate Dao Laws. You should know that even in the Spirit Realm, the secrets of the Innate Dao Laws are known by few. Who exactly are you?" demanded Yu Xianlan, looking at Xu Ping’an with suspicion.

Xu Ping’an, however, did not pay attention to Yu Xianlan’s question but continued to ask, "Do you mean that the Innate Dao Laws are in the Mortal Realm? Even within this Great Qin Immortal Dynasty?"

"Yes, my father once perceived the fluctuations of the Innate Dao Laws, but he was unable to pinpoint their exact location. Therefore, he sent me here to find this opportunity," said Yu Xianlan.

"Why are you telling me such a big secret?" Xu Ping’an wondered.

Innate Dao Laws were definitely a huge secret, one that even Twelfth Rank Immortal Emperors couldn’t resist being moved by.

After all, only Tenth Rank Experts could begin to comprehend the Dao, Eleventh Rank were just able to step into the threshold of perceiving Dao Laws, and Twelfth Rank made just a small advance on the path of the Acquired Dao Laws.

Even Xu Ping’an in his previous life had only made significant progress in the Acquired Dao Laws and had not been able to fully comprehend an Acquired Dao Law.

In Xu Ping’an’s opinion, fully understanding an Acquired Dao Law would permit one to be called a God Realm expert.

And Innate Dao Laws were even stronger than Acquired Dao Laws; integrating an Innate Dao Law would allow one to become a God Realm expert rapidly.

Of course, the existence of the God Realm was currently only his speculation; whether it truly existed or not was also beyond Xu Ping’an’s knowledge.

"Because I need your help. I need you to help me find this Innate Dao Law. It is virtually impossible for me to do it alone," Yu Xianlan said.

"Why should I help you? If there is an Innate Dao Law, why shouldn’t I refine and integrate it myself?" Xu Ping’an countered.

Integrating an Innate Dao Law would allow one to become the strongest in the world—who would forgo such a chance?

"You can refine the Innate Dao Law if you wish, but there’s something you need to do for me. If you agree to it, I won’t object to you integrating the Innate Dao Law," Yu Xianlan said with determination in her eyes.

"What is it?" Xu Ping’an asked, puzzled.

"Help me kill someone—the Earth Immortal Emperor!" Yu Xianlan declared.

"The Earth Immortal Emperor? That old geezer? That’s not an easy task. The Earth Immortal Emperor has lived for nearly nine thousand years and has progressed nearly ninety thousand zhang on the path of Acquired Dao Laws. Killing him is extremely difficult," Xu Ping’an explained.

Acquired Dao Laws were deemed complete at one hundred thousand zhang. The Earth Immortal Emperor had advanced ninety thousand zhang; his power was terrifying.

In his earlier years, even Xu Ping’an had only progressed seventy thousand zhang.

Of course, Xu Ping’an’s power was superior to that of the Earth Immortal Emperor, primarily because the Dao Laws Xu Ping’an had comprehended were much stronger.

But even so, not even his past self was confident of killing the Earth Immortal Emperor, much less causing him severe injuries.

That’s why he said that Yu Xianlan’s wish to kill the Earth Immortal Emperor was nearly impossible.

"That’s why I need to find the Innate Dao Principle, only by merging with the Innate Dao Principle and thoroughly mastering a great Dao will I be able to kill the Earth Immortal Emperor," Yu Xianlan said with determination in her eyes.

Xu Ping’an looked at Yu Xianlan, whose eyes were brimming with killing intent, and suddenly remembered something.

"I remember now, you are that girl who was sealed by the Yu Immortal Emperor back then? You want to find the Earth Immortal Emperor to avenge your severely injured father and your murdered mother, right?" Xu Ping’an suddenly said.

"Girl?" Yu Xianlan looked at Xu Ping’an with surprise again.

Xu Ping’an actually knew about her being sealed.

This made her even more curious about Xu Ping’an’s identity.

Xu Ping’an gave an embarrassed smile.

"Since you are aware of that incident from the past, then you should know just how strong my hatred for the Earth Immortal Emperor is, so I must kill the Earth Immortal Emperor," Yu Xianlan stated.

"Your father was severely inflicted by the Earth Immortal Emperor back then, his Dao Laws nearly collapsed, and he probably hasn’t recovered yet, so your real purpose is to use the Innate Dao Principle to save your father, isn’t it?" Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.

Whatever Yu Xianlan said about allowing Xu Ping’an to merge with the Dao Laws was nothing but lies.

Her real intention was actually to use Xu Ping’an to find the Dao Laws, and then reap the benefits herself.

Yu Xianlan’s expression changed; she hadn’t expected Xu Ping’an to know even this.

Yes, her true objective was to find the Innate Dao Principle to save her father.

Because only the Innate Dao Principle could repair the cracks in her father’s Dao Laws.

Yet, she hadn’t anticipated that the young man before her would know everything.

He even knew what kind of injury her father had suffered and the extent of it.

This suddenly made her feel that the young man in front of her was somewhat inscrutable.

"You might as well just tell me why you sought me out and why you think of using me to find the Post-Heaven Dao Principles," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Because these Dao Laws are of the Metal Attribute," Yu Xianlan stated.

"Just because of this? You think my Mystical Yellow body can attract the Innate Dao Principles?" Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.

Xu Ping’an hadn’t concealed the secret of his body; to be precise, it would have been useless to hide it.

The person facing him possessed blue, soul-deep pupils that had long seen through his physique.

"It’s not just that, I discovered through my blue soul-deep pupils that you seem to have a special power that resonates with this world, and you are not aware of this power yourself. I feel it might have something to do with the Innate Dao Principles," Yu Xianlan explained.

"A special power? One that resonates with the heavens and earth? Could this have something to do with my rebirth?" Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

He had always been skeptical about his own rebirth.

Previously, he thought his rebirth might have something to do with the Thunder Devouring Sword.

But he hadn’t discovered any connection between the Thunder Devouring Sword and his rebirth up to this point.

The Thunder Devouring Sword had only retained part of his memories.

His rebirth wasn’t just about merging memories; his soul had genuinely been reborn.

However, the soul origin had been treated with some strange power.

If his soul origin hadn’t remained unchanged, he wouldn’t have been able to integrate his past memories so perfectly.

"Yes, you possess a strange power. You probably can’t detect this power yourself, but I feel it can help me find the Innate Dao Principles," Yu Xianlan said.

"But why should I help you?" Xu Ping’an asked, his mind becoming steely, with a cold laugh.

"As long as you promise to help me find the Innate Dao Principles, I will let you do as you please with me, be it as a servant or a slave, entirely at your discretion," Yu Xianlan took a deep breath and then emphatically said.

Upon hearing these words, Xu Ping’an showed a hint of surprise.

The daughter of an Immortal Emperor, willing to be a servant or a slave?