Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 193: Arriving at the Imperial Capital

On the way to the imperial capital, Xu Ping’an and Nangong Tianyin talked a lot.

Most of it was about his mother’s childhood.

Xu Ping’an listened with great interest, gaining a certain understanding of his mother.

To sum it up, she was kind, gentle, and beautiful.

Actually, Xu Ping’an’s impression of his mother was no longer very deep.

Because she left when he was very young.

However, he could still feel his mother’s deep love for him.

Five days passed quickly, and Xu Ping’an arrived at the imperial capital without mishap.

Upon reaching the imperial capital, Xu Ping’an parted ways with Nangong Tianyin.

Nangong Tianyin had her own matters to attend to, while Xu Ping’an changed his appearance to that of a young man.

He looked ordinary and concealed his strength at the Third Rank Peak.

In this way, even if Shangguan Lingyu came after him, it would be very hard to find him.

It was only upon arriving at the imperial capital that Xu Ping’an truly felt the size and bustle of the city.

The entire city had a population of over thirty million, divided into one main city and four subordinate cities.

The main city alone was ten times the size of Beishan City, and together with the four subordinate cities, it was probably close to twenty times that size.

One could say it was frighteningly vast.

Even some of the large cities in the Spirit Realm were probably only comparable to this one.

Of course, the Spirit Realm also had some mega-cities, whose sizes could truly be described as terrifying.

The main reason Xu Ping’an was astonished was that he hadn’t expected a city in the Mortal Realm to be this large.

Upon entering the subordinate city, Xu Ping’an sensed the liveliness and prosperity.

Of course, the richness of the natural energy was considerable, denser than that of the Beichen Sword Sect.

There were many experts in the imperial capital, with Third Rank and Fourth Rank experts being commonplace.

At the Beichen Sword Sect and in Tian Wu City, Third and Fourth Rank experts were considered important figures.

Here, though still of some status, they truly didn’t count for much.

It was only at the Fifth Rank that one started to have some standing, able to become mid-level figures within certain powers.

Of course, Sixth Rank experts were considered pillars of the community.

As Xu Ping’an walked on the main street, he could feel the presence of some terrifying energy fluctuations lying dormant within the imperial capital.

These fluctuations were strong, like slumbering prehistoric beasts.

"Experts above the Seventh Rank, and quite a few of them, possibly even Eighth Rank or Ninth Rank experts, or even some ancient fossil-level figures," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

The imperial capital was different from other places.

There were truly many experts here, and they were exceptionally powerful.

Before in other areas, he hadn’t encountered experts above the Seventh Rank.

That was because such experts were indeed rare, some hiding away, and he had temporarily not discovered them.

But in a place like the imperial capital, these people were likely to come out into the open.

"How dare you!"

Just then, a thunderous shout rang out.

Immediately after, an invisible giant palm emerged from the void and slammed down.

It fiercely struck down a middle-aged looking man who was attempting to flee.

The next moment, the middle-aged man’s body was smashed into a pulp, flesh blurry and blood splattering.

At the same time, an extremely authoritative voice came.

"Daring to commit murder in the imperial capital deserves death!"

The voice was loud, echoing throughout the imperial capital.

The people around were dumbfounded and filled with terror.

The middle-aged man who was slapped to death was a Sixth Rank expert.

A Sixth Rank expert was just slapped to death?

What level was the person who made the move?

Xu Ping’an, who witnessed all this, was also extremely surprised.

He hadn’t expected that a Sixth Rank Expert would be killed by an invisible palm strike from a distance.

The person who made the move didn’t even show their face.

Xu Ping’an knew what that invisible palm was, the force formed after Soul Power condensed into substance.

This power was extremely strong, and they called it Immortal Sense Power.

The person who just attacked was very powerful, according to Xu Ping’an’s estimation.

The attacker’s strength should be at the Seventh Rank Peak Level, not far from the Eighth Rank.

Very strong!

The kind that was extremely powerful, if the other party wanted to kill him, it would only be a thought away.

Perhaps Xu Ping’an was very strong in his previous life, but in this life, having to cultivate from the beginning, he was only a Fourth Rank.

"Indeed, it’s worthy of being the imperial capital, it seems I need to enhance my strength as soon as possible," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

A great pressure spread in his heart.

If the Mortal Realm had so many powerful beings, the Spirit Realm naturally had even more.

So he still had a long way to go.

Xu Ping’an no longer cared about the frightened people around him but walked through the crowd towards the main city.

He planned to enter the main city and find a quiet place to cultivate.

He had now reached the Fourth Rank Third Layer Realm.

He had refined his body three times.

The fourth time was almost complete, and at this moment, he planned to directly finish the fifth Body Refining.

Once the fifth Body Refining was complete, it would be difficult for anyone to be his opponent at the Fourth Rank.

Of course, before this, he still needed to find a way to understand the situation of the imperial city.

At present, he knew nothing about the imperial city, which was a big taboo.

The best way to understand the situation was to find some local ’bees’.

The so-called bees were not actual bees but cultivators who specifically served people from outside.

To obtain sufficient resources, these cultivators specialized in doing tasks for others or providing information.

This was what Nangong Tianyin had told him.

Other County Cities also had these bees, just not many, but there were many such bees in the imperial capital.

Soon, Xu Ping’an saw a bee.

These bees would generally wear a square badge on their chest with the pattern of a bee carved on it.

So Xu Ping’an recognized them at a glance.

"Does the gentleman wish to find a bee?" A young bee saw Xu Ping’an walking towards him and immediately approached him.

He hadn’t had any business for three days, and if he didn’t get any business soon, his cultivation would stall.

"Second Rank Eighth Layer?" Xu Ping’an determined the young man’s strength in a glance.

The stranger was young, roughly around twenty years old.

At such an age, having reached such a level of cultivation, he would be considered a genius in a small city.

"The gentleman truly has keen eyesight," the young man was startled in his heart, then immediately smiled respectfully.

Being able to discern his cultivation without using True Yuan indicated that the stranger was definitely a powerful being, or a genius from a major power.

For a bee, the most important thing was their own discernment.

In the face of such an individual, he was somewhat afraid, but also somewhat excited.

Because such individuals were generally valued customers, and even a small tip would be a huge sum of money.

Therefore, the young man in front of Xu Ping’an was extremely respectful.

"Take me to a quiet place where we can have a good talk," Xu Ping’an said straightforwardly.

"Yes, sir!" the young man immediately responded eagerly.