Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 200: Ten Thousand Years Golden Thunder Iron

In the following days, Xu Ping’an spent nearly all his time in seclusion within his small courtyard.

He first consumed all the elixirs on his person, ultimately completing only three hundred strands of True Yuan transformation.

However, when he consumed the Fifth Rank monster cores, the efficiency greatly increased.

A single monster core could roughly complete ten strands of True Yuan transformation, and although the effect was gradually diminishing, it was significantly better than the elixirs for Xu Ping’an.

Over five days, Xu Ping’an consumed a total of one hundred monster cores.

Eventually, he completed seven hundred strands of the True Elemental Transformation.

Adding the previous three hundred strands, Xu Ping’an had accomplished a thousand strands of True Yuan transformation.

A thousand strands, that was one-fifth completed.

The efficiency was already quite high.

Now, the power Xu Ping’an could unleash was double what it had been before.

His combat power had increased a lot.

As the True Yuan transformed, both Xu Ping’an’s physical body and cultivation made huge improvements.

After five days, Xu Ping’an’s cultivation was on the verge of breaking through to the Fourth Rank Sixth Layer.

Besides that, Xu Ping’an had also consumed the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.

It had to be said, the effects of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit were truly remarkable.

The first Heavenly Spirit Fruit allowed Xu Ping’an’s soul power to directly break through to the intermediate stage of Minute Entry.

After consuming five more, he broke through to the latter stage of Minute Entry.

Ten fruits allowed him to reach the peak of Minute Entry.

However, to break through to the realm of Dual Focus, Xu Ping’an had to use a total of thirty fruits in addition to a jin of Purifying Jade Liquid.

In the end, having used up all the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Xu Ping’an finally stabilized at the initial stage of Dual Focus.

Of course, the gains were still enormous.

Now, Xu Ping’an could truly practice Dual Focus, cultivating two types of cultivation techniques at the same time, greatly increasing the speed of his cultivation.

Not only that, his perception of the surrounding environment had also expanded to three hundred meters.

Of course, the benefits of Dual Focus weren’t just these; its greatest advantage lay in combat.

Xu Ping’an could now, in the midst of battle, simultaneously execute two different combat techniques with his left and right hands, achieving an extremely high level of control over the True Yuan within his body.

Before this breakthrough, Xu Ping’an couldn’t simultaneously manipulate the True Yuan within his body to execute two different combat techniques.

But now he could, which had a tremendous impact on his combat power’s effectiveness.

While others executed an attack and had a gap before the next, Xu Ping’an did not, and this was a massive advantage in combat.

Another three days passed.

Xu Ping’an had consumed all three hundred and sixty Fifth Rank monster cores, ultimately completing two thousand strands of True Yuan transformation.

At the same time, his Indestructible Thunder Body Tempering had also been completed for the sixth time, reaching the Fourth Rank Sixth Layer Realm.

In addition, due to consuming a large number of monster cores, some of the monster core power that wasn’t absorbed by the True Yuan was used to temper his flesh and blood.

In the end, Xu Ping’an’s Great Bright King Kong Decree was also on the verge of breaking through to the third layer’s great accomplishment.

His physical strength could rival that of the Ninth Layer of the Fourth Rank, and once he achieved great accomplishment, his physical strength alone could be comparable to the Fifth Rank First Layer Realm.

However, Xu Ping’an felt that he had encountered a minor bottleneck.

To break through to the great accomplishment of the third layer of the Great Bright King Kong Decree seemed to require some sort of opportunity.

But even so, Xu Ping’an was quite satisfied.

This session of closed-door cultivation seemed to have not greatly improved his outward strength, but his true combat power had indeed increased significantly.

At this moment, an incredibly substantial aura emanated from Xu Ping’an, an aura that was truly terrifying.

If someone were to witness it, they would surely think the Xu Ping’an before them had transformed from an ancient demon beast.

Right now, Xu Ping’an’s aura was very violent, a side effect of consuming a large number of monster cores.

But Xu Ping’an wasn’t concerned, the Indestructible Thunder could eliminate these auras with just a bit of time.

"Since my cultivation has improved so much, it’s time to take a look at the Golden Radiance Ring," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Last time, he didn’t obtain anything in the space within the Golden Radiance Ring because his strength wasn’t enough.

Now, he possessed combat power comparable to the Fifth Rank.

He didn’t believe there was nothing he couldn’t obtain.

Thinking this, Xu Ping’an directly took out the Golden Radiance Ring.

The next moment, he found himself inside the space of the Golden Radiance Ring.

Within the space of the Golden Radiance Ring, there still floated many bubbles.

These bubbles contained many treasures.

Xu Ping’an looked around and threw a punch at one of the bubbles.

"Boom!"

A punch was thrown, and the power behind it was astonishing.

However, when the bubble was sent flying, it did not burst.

"Such strong defenses, it looks like with my current strength, the number of bubbles I can burst is still very few," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

Subsequently, Xu Ping’an began searching.

While searching, he continuously launched attacks, trying to shatter the bubbles.

After about a hundred attempts, Xu Ping’an finally managed to burst a bubble.

Inside the bubble was a bottle of Jade Liquid.

"Golden Dragon Mysterious Liquid?" Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

But the Jade Liquid was not for human consumption.

Rather, it was for the use of pets, as consuming Jade Liquid could lay the foundation for a pet.

And Xu Ping’an needed this very thing.

He had a Blade Mantis egg, which was about to hatch.

Once hatched, it would need medicine for its foundation.

Xu Ping’an had planned to use the power of a Sixth Rank Monster Core for the Blade Mantis’ foundation establishment.

Now it seemed unnecessary, as the Golden Dragon Mysterious Liquid was the most powerful foundational substance, which could fully stimulate the Blade Mantis’ bloodline.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an was extremely satisfied.

Afterwards, Xu Ping’an made many more attempts, but all ended in failure.

However, just as Xu Ping’an was about to give up, his gaze was drawn to another bubble.

This bubble contained a chunk of purple-gold iron that emitted a strong aura of both Metal Attribute and Thunder Attribute.

"Golden Thunder Iron that’s been around for ten thousand years?" Xu Ping’an gasped in shock.

There was actually Golden Thunder Iron that’s been around for ten thousand years here.

It was a Superior Grade refining material with Dual Metal and Thunder Attributes, worth a fortune.

Xu Ping’an’s heart surged with ecstatic joy.

He possessed an Immortal Sword Formation of the Seventh Rank called the Nine Stars Extermination Immortal Sword Formation, which required Golden Thunder Iron to forge nine Superior Grade Spirit Swords.

Previously, Xu Ping’an had been troubled by the inability to find Golden Thunder Iron.

The piece of Golden Thunder Iron before him was enough to forge the nine Superior Grade Spirit Swords.

"I must obtain it," Xu Ping’an rejoiced.

He immediately struck towards that bubble.

"Boom!"

The bubble did not burst from his punch.

This left Xu Ping’an feeling a wave of disappointment.

However, Xu Ping’an did not give up and directly summoned his Golden Edge Sword.

"I refuse to believe that I can’t break you open, it’s the perfect opportunity to test the power of my Sword Qi," Xu Ping’an urged as he channeled Sword Qi.

"Clang!"

An extreme sharpness erupted from the Golden Edge Sword.

The next moment, the Golden Edge Sword actually began to show signs of cracking.

"This Sword Qi is so strong that even an Intermediate Grade Spiritual Artifact cannot withstand it, and this is only the First Transformation!" Xu Ping’an thought in astonishment.

The Heavenly Sword Manual truly deserved to be called the strongest Swordsmanship; when the Ninth Transformation is completed, the power would be unimaginably terrifying.

"Break for me," Xu Ping’an thrust with his sword.

Sword Qi instantly burst forth, charging toward the bubble.

This time, Xu Ping’an only used a hundred strands of True Yuan, but the power was incredibly terrifying.

"Bang!"

The bubble burst instantly.

Xu Ping’an grabbed the ten thousand year old Golden Thunder Iron, his heart pounding with excitement.

So strong!

He had only transformed the Metal Attribute True Yuan, not the Thunder Attribute.

Now it seemed that he would need to transform the Thunder Attribute as well, but doing so would require resources at an astronomical cost.

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and dismay.

He was becoming increasingly impoverished, unable to sustain himself.