Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 302 Xu Ping’an’s Plan

"Is the Seventh Layer said to be extremely dangerous?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Yes, the Seventh Layer is extremely dangerous, but the opportunities within are also unimaginable. The treasures Heavenly Star Daoist obtained from the Divine Realm are mostly in the Seventh Layer," Li Xuanqing said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but nod his head.

It seems that the opportunities in the Seventh Layer are indeed unimaginable.

"How many of these Divine Talismans are there?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"There are a total of thirty-six. Heaven Beyond Heavens has obtained about eighteen, the five major forces have obtained twelve, and six are missing," Li Xuanqing replied.

Xu Ping’an nodded his head.

Thirty-six, that’s quite a lot.

That being the case, I might have a chance to obtain one myself.

"How many Heaven Beyond Heavens are there?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.

"There are a total of seventy-two Heaven Beyond Heavens," Li Xuanqing responded.

"That many?" Xu Ping’an was surprised.

Initially, he didn’t have a deep understanding of Heaven Beyond Heavens and didn’t pay much attention to it.

Now, he didn’t expect there to be so many Heavens Beyond Heavens.

"Actually, there are distinctions between the Heavens Beyond Heavens. It is divided into the upper thirty-six Heavens and the lower thirty-six Heavens. The Chiming Heaven we are in is one of the upper thirty-six Heavens, whereas the Yuheng Heaven we just mentioned is one of the lower thirty-six Heavens," Qin Yu hurriedly said.

"What’s the difference between the upper and lower thirty-six Heavens?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Actually, it’s quite simple. It depends on whether there is a Twelfth Rank expert," Li Xuanqing said.

"The Immortal Emperor? Are you saying there are thirty-six Immortal Emperors in the upper thirty-six Heavens?" Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

"Actually, now there are no Twelfth Rank experts in the thirty-six Heavens," Li Xuanqing said after some thought.

"Huh? Why?" Xu Ping’an asked in astonishment.

"The seventy-two heavens were born a very long time ago. The upper thirty-six Heavens simply represent those who once opened up the Heaven Beyond Heavens were Immortal Emperor Level strong ones, and the lower thirty-six heavens were opened by Eleventh Rank experts. However, eventually, some of these strong ones perished, some went missing, and some are likely in slumber. Thus, the gap between the upper and lower thirty-six Heavens is not so obvious now," Li Xuanqing said.

"So, how strong could the strongest be in your Chiming Heaven now?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Tenth Rank, the pinnacle experts in Heaven Beyond Heavens are all around Tenth Rank. There may be Eleventh Rank ones, but they generally do not appear in public," Li Xuanqing said.

Xu Ping’an felt like he understood now.

No wonder in his past life he felt Heaven Beyond Heavens was weak. It turned out the strong ones were no longer present.

However, whether these strong ones had really perished was uncertain.

If it were his previous life, Xu Ping’an would not have given it much thought, but in this life, he felt that this world might be completely different from what he had previously seen.

Perhaps these strong ones were all hiding somewhere, waiting for the right time to emerge.

"I have another question, Brother Li. You mentioned earlier that you came not for the Heavenly Dragon Marrow but for something else. What is it that attracted you?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.

"Actually, even if I don’t say it, Brother Xu would probably guess some of it, right?" Li Xuanqing said with a smile.

Xu Ping’an nodded. He did have some guesses, but was not sure.

"Are you after the Tianlong Fruit?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Correct, Brother Xu should know why Heavenly Dragon Marrow is formed," Li Xuanqing said, nodding his head.

"Yes, it is formed by the blood from the corpses of Demon Beasts of the Dragon Race of the Seventh Rank or higher, which infiltrates Blood Dragon Stones and, over a long period of reaction, secretes the Heavenly Dragon Marrow," Xu Ping’an said.

"Then Brother Xu should know, if a seed is planted in the heart of a complete corpse of a Ninth Rank Dragon Race Demon Beast and is nurtured for thousands of years, this seed will sprout, grow into a tree and bear fruit, and that fruit is called Tianlong Fruit," Li Xuanqing said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

He had heard of this cultivation method.

Using the heart of a Dragon Race bloodline, they cultivated the fruit.

The Heavenly Dragon fruit contained an immensely powerful force. Not only could it strengthen the Physical True Elemental, it could even cleanse the marrow and transform one’s physique utterly.

The key was that the Heavenly Dragon fruit was also a Holy Medicine capable of resurrection, for a Ninth Rank Dragon Race expert had already harnessed the Indestructible Force.

The same power lay within the Heavenly Dragon fruit.

Therefore, even Ninth Rank experts, and even Tenth Rank Experts covet the Heavenly Dragon fruit greatly.

"Do you mean that deep within that valley, there’s a Heavenly Dragon fruit tree that has borne fruit?" Xu Ping’an asked in surprise.

"Right, this secret realm was originally stumbled upon unintentionally by a Seventh Rank Cultivator from Shaoyang Heaven. However, later that Shaoyang Heaven Seventh Rank Cultivator was ambushed and killed by someone from Yuheng Heaven, who obtained the location of that valley. But some information about the valley still leaked out," Li Xuanqing explained.

Xu Ping’an came to understand.

"So this time, Yuheng Heaven deliberately let out the news of the Tianlong Marrow, knowing you’d associate it with the valley discovered by Shaoyang Heaven as bait for you. And you took the bait, intentionally seeking out the location of this valley," Xu Ping’an said.

"Right, it’s just that I didn’t expect them to dispatch three Seventh Rank experts to ambush me, and they were even equipped with Defensive Immortal Devices. If it weren’t for Brother Xu this time, I’m afraid I would truly be doomed," Li Xuanqing said with a wry smile.

"There’s another question. Since Yuheng Heaven knows the location of the valley, wouldn’t they have gone to take the treasure for themselves?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"No, firstly, this valley is somewhat special. It is shrouded by an incredibly powerful Formation that ordinary people cannot detect or enter easily. Moreover, I suspect there’s a Seventh Rank Peak Level Demon Beast of the Dragon Race within the valley. So even though Yuheng Heaven has Eighth Rank Strongmen to send out, the Shaoyang Sect is keeping a very close watch on Yuheng Heaven due to their strongmen being killed, and Yuheng Heaven’s Eighth Rank Strongmen are now all in the small world of Heaven Beyond Heavens," Li Xuanqing said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

He fell into deep thought.

From Li Xuanqing’s description, this valley was likely a place where a powerful being had deliberately cultivated the Heavenly Dragon fruit a long time ago.

There were probably threats other than the Formation and Demon Beast inside.

The biggest worry was that this powerful being was still alive; should they break in,

and the powerful being returned, then they would truly be in danger.

"Brother Xu needn’t worry. The owner of this valley should no longer be around, and even if he was, he wouldn’t show up now. Otherwise, when that Cultivator from Shaoyang Sect inadvertently broke in last time, the owner would have made an appearance already," Li Xuanqing said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

Indeed, after such a long time.

The owner of the valley might not be alive.

"However, I feel that Yuheng Heaven will not give up this opportunity. With the opening of the Heavenly Star Divine Palace imminent, Yuheng Heaven will surely send Eighth Rank experts here," Xu Ping’an said.

Li Xuanqing also nodded gravely.

He had thought of this too, and hurriedly said, "So we must be quick."

Yet, Xu Ping’an shook his head, "With our current strength, we probably won’t even be able to enter the valley."

"What do you suggest then?" Li Xuanqing looked to him and asked.

"Spread the news far and wide. Right now, there are many powerful practitioners in the Heavenly Star Wasteland and it’s chaotic. If we release the news of the Heavenly Dragon fruit, it will definitely attract a large number of them," Xu Ping’an said.

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Qin Yu even swore in disbelief, "Are you insane? If you spread the news of the treasure, with so many experts coming, what chance do we have?"

Song Yan, however, looked at Xu Ping’an and said, "So your plan is to muddy the waters and fish in troubled waters? But that’s too risky. By the time so many experts arrive, we might not even have the chance to fish."

Li Xuanqing also nodded.

An abundance of Seventh Rank, and even Eighth Rank experts would definitely come.

Fishing in troubled waters would be very difficult.

However, Xu Ping’an just smiled and said, "Alone, we definitely can’t do it, so we need a powerful ally to ensure we have a chance to fish."

"Powerful ally? Where do we find one?" Li Shuangshuang asked with a puzzled face.

The others also looked puzzled.