Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 195: Strength Enhancement

As the time for the great competition in the imperial capital drew nearer, the capital itself became more bustling.

Xu Ping’an had completely abandoned the outside world and focused solely on his cultivation.

At this moment, he had completed Bone Tempering four times, reaching the Fourth Rank Fourth Layer Realm, and the fifth Bone Tempering was imminent.

Not only that, Xu Ping’an had also practiced the "Heavenly Sword Manual" and the "Heavenly Heart Treasure Record".

Among them, the Heavenly Sword Manual is a Sword Decision, an extremely powerful Sword Decision.

It has only three Sword Moves, namely: Immortal Slaying, Heaven-Opening, and Meteorfall.

All three moves are extremely powerful, and they are also incredibly difficult to practice.

It is even more difficult than mastering the third move of the Sky-breaking Sword Decision, Annihilation, and yet he still couldn’t grasp the Immortal Slaying technique.

Because the Heavenly Sword Manual is different from ordinary Combat Techniques.

Ordinary Combat Techniques directly stimulate the True Yuan inside the body to transform it into Sword Qi.

However, the Heavenly Sword Manual requires one’s own True Yuan to undergo transformation, morphing into sword-shaped True Qi.

For the Immortal Slaying move, one only needs Three Transformations to reach the Great Achievement Realm.

Heaven-Opening requires Six Transformations, and as for Meteorfall, it requires Nine Transformations.

With each Transformation, the power of the Sword Move multiplies.

Therefore, in some sense, these three moves are actually one move: Meteorfall.

But not everyone can cultivate to Nine Transformations, as it requires a strong Physical Body to endure and power to catalyze.

Now, Xu Ping’an’s Physical Body has only undergone Bone Tempering to the Fourth Layer, and it can barely endure the sword-shaped True Qi of one Transformation.

Therefore, he is still some distance away from completing Immortal Slaying.

However, as long as he reaches the Ninth Layer of Bone Tempering, he will definitely be able to achieve Three Transformations.

At that time, he will be able to master the Immortal Slaying technique, and its power will become his strongest trump card.

"I must strive to reach the Ninth Layer of Bone Tempering before the great competition," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

It would take him another three days to reach the Fifth Layer of Bone Tempering, and five days to reach the Sixth Layer.

So, to reach the Ninth Layer of Bone Tempering before the great competition is immensely challenging.

Moreover, completing the transformation into sword-shaped True Qi also requires a large amount of energy.

Currently, he had only some Elixirs, and even if he consumed them all, they would only be enough to complete one Transformation.

"Cultivating this technique is like being a creature that devours gold; even my Chaotic Reversal Scripture, which can draw any energy, is preposterous in comparison. Otherwise, I truly wouldn’t be able to fully complete the True Elemental Nine Transformations," Xu Ping’an ruefully thought to himself.

He had attempted it before; swallowing a Fourth Rank Elixir only allowed a thread of his True Yuan to complete one Transformation.

One can only imagine how much energy is required to complete a Transformation with all of one’s True Yuan.

Of course, after this one Transformation, the power of True Yuan doubles. If one completes two Transformations, it quadruples, three means eightfold, and nine equals five hundred and twelve times.

Once I have completed all Nine Transformations, the explosive power would be five hundred and twelve times my own. How terrifying would that be?

So it’s no wonder that the Immortal Emperor himself coveted this Meteorfall Sword Technique?

Besides the Heavenly Sword Manual, the Heavenly Heart Treasure Record is also very strong.

By practicing the Heavenly Heart Treasure Record, Xu Ping’an’s Soul Realm officially entered the Minute Entry Level.

He could now clearly control everything within a hundred meters; even the slightest fluctuation couldn’t escape his Perception.

Besides, Xu Ping’an, found he could instantaneously affect a person with a weak Soul who was unguarded, causing them to be momentarily dazed.

As one might expect, this can play a significant role during combat.

Once he reaches the Peak of Minute Entry, he should be able to cause his opponent a momentary stab of pain.

The effect then would be even greater.

"With this Heavenly Heart Treasure Record, I can boost my Soul Power even faster, perhaps I can go and get some more Qingling Jade Liquid," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

He needed a vast amount of resources now, and what he had was far from sufficient.

In addition, his Great Brightness Vajra Decree had also been cultivated to the Great Accomplishment of the Third Rank, his Qi-Blood was so strong that it could compare to someone of the Seventh Rank Fourth Layer Realm.

So even without using any True Yuan, Xu Ping’an could fight against a Fourth Rank Seventh Layer expert.

If he truly burst forth with all his power, even those at the Fourth Rank Ninth Layer would not be his match.

Once the process of Bone Tempering was completed five times, he would almost be invincible within the Fourth Rank.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an’s current strength was still very formidable.

Time flew by, and Xu Ping’an smoothly broke through to the Fourth Rank Fifth Layer Realm.

"Boom!"

With one punch from Xu Ping’an, the air roared, as if mountains and rivers were rolling.

The magnitude of the power was startling.

Not only that, during this period, Xu Ping’an also transformed a hundred strands of his True Yuan into Sword-Qi-shaped True Yuan.

A hundred strands of Sword-Qi-shaped True Yuan were barely enough to execute the Immortal Slaying Technique once.

And this move could also pose a slight threat to a Fifth Rank First Layer Realm expert.

Feeling himself growing stronger, Xu Ping’an was overjoyed.

"It’s a pity that the transformation of Sword-Qi-shaped True Yuan consumes too much power. With merely a hundred strands, I have already used up three thousand out of my five thousand Third Rank Elixirs."

"And I have at least about five thousand strands of True Yuan in my body, which will increase as my strength improves. How many Elixir Treasures will it take to fully complete the transformation?"

"The energy needed for the second transformation is probably even more massive. Isn’t this like consuming money rather than practicing combat techniques?"

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

Of course, if the transformation was completed, it would definitely be worth it.

After all, he had previously only dealt with ordinary geniuses, not true freaks of nature.

Are people like Shangguan Lingyu and Wu Tianjian truly weak?

Of course not, they are very strong.

How could the direct disciples of the Spirit Realm Immortal Emperor be weak?

Previously, Xu Ping’an won against her not by his own strength, but through the use of talismans and exploiting the opponent’s contempt.

If they meet again next time, the opponent will probably strike with the fierceness of thunder.

At that time, he would probably not be able to withstand even one move from the opponent.

"Forget it, let’s keep a low profile for now and wait until the Imperial City tournament," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

He then left the courtyard and went to find Wu An.

He planned to sell some of the talismans and Spiritual Artifacts he had and exchange them for treasures to enhance his strength.

In this regard, Wu An was the most knowledgeable.

Soon under Wu An’s guidance, Xu Ping’an arrived at the Imperial City Trade Association.

"My lord, this is the most transparent, most authoritative, and comprehensive place for treasures in the Imperial City. We usually choose to come here for transactions," Wu An said with a smile.

Having witnessed Xu Ping’an’s generous spending, he treated Xu Ping’an with even greater respect.

Xu Ping’an still appeared to be an ordinary young man around twenty years of age.

And his alias was: Qin Feng.

Unless faced with an Eighth Rank Strongman, even a Seventh Rank expert would have a hard time seeing through his disguise.

Xu Ping’an looked at the tallest building in front of him in the Imperial City, with a hint of surprise on his face.

The Imperial City Trade Association’s backing should indeed be the Imperial City royal family.

Otherwise, how could it be rooted so firmly in the Imperial City?

One must know that this Trade Association is a vast treasure trove; the Imperial City royal family would have no reason to let it go.

Of course, all of this was none of his business.

What he needed to do was to exchange for the things he wanted.

He then stepped into the Imperial City Trade Association.