Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 312 Purple Cloud Hall

The Snow King’s sudden betrayal had also caught Xu Ping’an’s attention.

Xu Ping’an really wanted to give her a big thumbs up for this move.

She had never discussed anything with the Snow King, but the Snow King was able to react immediately, making cooperative moves with her.

First paddling through the water, and now suddenly targeting, caught everyone off guard.

It could be said that the Snow King was subtly controlling the entire battle, working with Xu Ping’an to buy him more time.

Of course, Xu Ping’an knew that it was only because he had shown enough ability that the Snow King would help him like this.

If he hadn’t swiftly brought those people in safely, the Snow King definitely would not have assisted him.

Just like a moment ago, if Xu Ping’an had let the Snow Spirits defend against the Demon Beasts while he entered, dreaming of getting the Snow King’s support would have been just that—a dream.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an and the Snow King had completed a collaboration without a single word spoken.

Three thousand meters was a long distance, but for cultivators like them, such a distance was merely a moment’s effort.

Soon, Xu Ping’an and his group arrived in front of the complex of buildings.

The complex was built on a hillside.

What met their eyes first was a square, with a doorway directly in front of the square.

The doorway was twenty-four meters tall and nine meters wide.

All in white, tall and majestic, it looked incredibly imposing.

"This gate is actually made of White Jade Stone, truly extravagant," Li Xuanqing couldn’t help but say.

White Jade Stone was an extremely precious type of jade.

In the Mortal Realm, for ordinary people, a fist-sized piece could be exchanged for a lifetime’s worth of wealth.

And this gate was entirely constructed out of such White Jade Stone, which was truly astonishing.

"Look at the plaque above," Li Shuangshuang suddenly exclaimed.

Xu Ping’an and the others looked up at the plaque.

They saw it read three characters: White Jade Capital.

"Heaven above, White Jade Capital, twelve palaces, five cities—this place seems to have exactly twelve palaces," Song Yan said.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the group of palaces in front of them.

Indeed!

Twelve palaces. It seemed the owner of this place built it according to the contents of that poem.

"Let’s go, let’s enter," Xu Ping’an hurriedly said.

If they dared to name this place White Jade Capital, it might indeed belong to an expert of the Tenth Rank or above.

In this plaque, he felt a once overwhelming soul power.

However, due to the passage of time, it seemed that much of the soul power had also dissipated.

At this moment, he was even more anticipatory of this group of palaces.

"In which palace is the Tianlong Marrow? Where is the Tianlong fruit tree?" Xu Ping’an asked.

Both Li Xuanqing and Qin Yu shook their heads.

They didn’t know; perhaps only the deceased Seventh Rank expert from the Shaoyang Sect knew.

Moreover, how did he enter here without breaking the formation?

No one knew these things, not even Yuheng Heaven who had killed him, received the complete message.

"Then we can only search palace by palace. Let’s split up and search. If there is danger, notify immediately; whoever finds a treasure first gets to keep it. However, after that, we can trade with each other for the things we want. If there is danger, make a commotion. I guess this place won’t be too safe," Xu Ping’an said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Xu Ping’an’s decision was reasonable: whoever grabbed something first would keep it.

If one really wanted something, they could trade for it afterward.

This way, everyone had a chance to get treasures while avoiding potential conflicts.

As Xu Ping’an finished speaking, the group dispersed.

There were nine of them, one for each palace.

This was the most efficient way.

Xu Ping’an also chose a palace and walked towards its grand entrance.

"Purple Cloud Hall?"

Xu Ping’an looked at the name of the hall with a blank expression.

It seemed that the purpose of the hall could not be deduced from its name.

He only hoped that this hall wasn’t a place where Cultivation Combat Techniques were stored.

After all, Cultivation Combat Techniques were of little use to Xu Ping’an at the moment.

However, just as Xu Ping’an’s hand was about to touch the hall’s door, the ominous character in his mind started thrashing violently.

Xu Ping’an was startled. He had been constantly watching the fragment of the ominous Dao Law.

If the ominous character jumped, it meant that there was danger in the hall.

At this moment, the intense jumping of the character indicated a great danger inside.

But just as Xu Ping’an was deciding whether to go in or not, the large character beside it also began to move quickly, even trying to leap out of Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

Xu Ping’an was astonished and muttered to himself in amazement, "This large character seems to be excited. Inside this hall, there seems to be something that interests it."

What exactly could be of interest to a fragment of Dao Laws?

Could it be a fragment of a similar type of Dao Laws, or something that nourishes the power of Dao Principles?

If it really was about Dao Laws, then the treasures inside must be extraordinary.

"Forget it, fortune favors the bold. Since I’m already here, let’s go in and take a look," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

He then brought out his Black Nether gloves and placed the Lei Shi back into the Niwan Palace before slowly pushing open the grand doors of the hall.

The doors of the hall were pushed open, and the dangerous scene he had imagined did not appear.

The interior of the hall was extremely calm, without any fluctuations.

What caught his eye was a large desk.

One side of the hall was lined with bookshelves, while the opposite wall was covered with paintings.

Xu Ping’an looked around and found no apparent danger.

The ominous character in his mind also seemed to quiet down, which made Xu Ping’an a bit more relieved as he walked into the hall.

The hall had apparently been unvisited for a long time, but it seemed that the owner had set up a dust-proof barrier.

So there was hardly any dust inside.

"So this is the book room of the hall’s master?" Xu Ping’an was surprised and also a bit pleased.

The book room might look ordinary, but it was actually a very important place.

There were usually three private places for a master; one was a Cultivation Ground, one a bedroom, and another was the book room.

The book room could be where the original owner left the most traces.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an felt lucky to have chosen a good hall.

And the discoveries that followed confirmed Xu Ping’an’s thoughts.

Xu Ping’an approached the desk.

There were not many items on the desk: a brush, an inkstone, a clean sheet of drawing paper, and a ledger.

When Xu Ping’an saw the brush and inkstone, he showed a surprised expression.

Both the brush and the inkstone were Immortal Artifacts, although Low Grade Immortal Artifacts, but this was enough to indicate how profound the former owner’s resources were.

Xu Ping’an picked up the brush, and immediately an incredibly fierce Sword Qi assailed his face.

With a light stroke, Xu Ping’an slashed a fissure directly into the void.

"Such terrifying Sword Qi. This brush contains the original owner’s three Sword Qis. Each Sword Qi is probably as powerful as a full-powered strike from an Eighth Rank Peak expert," Xu Ping’an exclaimed in delight.

With this brush, he had an additional trump card.

However, it was regrettable that the Sword Qi contained within the brush was originally much stronger, definitely beyond the Eighth Rank Peak.

Only because of the passage of time, much of the Sword Qi had dissipated.

According to Xu Ping’an’s estimation, the Sword Qi inside must have initially been at the Ninth Rank Peak level.

"Just a brush for daily writing and drawing contains such Sword Qi. The master’s strength was no ordinary feat," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

In his previous life, he certainly could have achieved this level or even stronger.

But this was the Mortal Realm, and to find such a strong person in just any cave seemed a bit beyond Xu Ping’an’s expectations.