Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 337: Human-Shaped Immortal Pill

By the time Xu Ping’an woke up, it was already half an hour later.

He felt as if his head was exploding with pain.

"I was a bit overconfident. Just now, my Niwan Palace was penetrated, and a third of my Soul Origin Liquid was destroyed. Fortunately, the Thunder Devouring Sword protected me, and my soul origin didn’t suffer complete damage," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Rubbing his swollen head, he reflected on the previous battle with Luo Henfeng.

Actually, he could have stealthily killed him without any sound, but he chose to let Luo Henfeng unleash his soul attack.

He wanted to see how strong his soul strength really was, but the outcome was that a third of his Soul Origin Power was annihilated by the opponent.

Not only that, but he had also fallen into a coma.

If more than half of his soul origin had been destroyed, he might not have been able to wake up for a long time.

That’s why Xu Ping’an felt he had been too arrogant this time.

However, through this battle, he gained some understanding of the strength of his own soul.

The defense of his Niwan Palace was now roughly comparable to the soul strength attack of someone in the Seventh Rank Sixth Layer Realm.

Of course, the Seventh Rank Sixth Layer mentioned here refers to a regular strong person in the Sixth Layer Realm without employing any soul combat techniques.

If one were to use soul combat techniques, even someone at the first layer of rank seven might be able to penetrate his Niwan Palace. That’s a completely different concept.

"You’re awake?"

As Xu Ping’an was reflecting on his situation, a gentle voice sounded.

Xu Ping’an looked toward the speaker and saw the woman he had rescued earlier.

However, her injuries were still severe, and the Aura of Death on her body seemed even more intense.

"Was it you who brought me here?" Xu Ping’an glanced around and realized he was in a mountain cave.

The cave must have been abandoned by some Demon Beast, and it was quite spacious.

"Yes, I saw you had fainted and I was afraid the Demon Beasts would eat you, so I brought you here. You really are quite heavy," the woman complained somewhat.

Xu Ping’an smiled faintly; practicing the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique made his physical body incredibly dense, naturally making him heavier.

"Thank you," Xu Ping’an said.

"I should be thanking you. If it weren’t for you, I might already be dead, but it’ll happen sooner or later anyway," the woman said nonchalantly, appearing not to be in a good state and even exhaling an Aura of Death with her speech.

Xu Ping’an could tell that the Ghostly Fiendish Force in the woman’s body had already started to invade her internal organs and was about to attack her heart.

Once it entered her heart, the woman might be beyond saving.

"You have the Heavenly Fiendish Body?" Xu Ping’an pondered for a moment before asking.

"Yes, I was born with it. This kind of constitution is naturally ominous. It’s said to bring misfortune to oneself or those around. Are you scared?" the woman asked teasingly with a smile.

Xu Ping’an looked at the smile on the woman’s face, but he felt somewhat astonished.

Despite having such a constitution, she still managed to maintain such an optimistic attitude.

Others might have long been complaining about the injustice of the heavens and the cruelty of the world.

Yet, Xu Ping’an saw no sign of such resentment in the woman.

Her eyes were still very clear.

"What’s there to fear? I’ve encountered a woman before with the exact same constitution as you," Xu Ping’an said with a wry smile.

"The exact same constitution? Impossible. My father said that I’m the only one in the world with the Heavenly Fiendish Body now, and I’m the only one in a thousand years," the woman quickly said.

Xu Ping’an just smiled and didn’t explain.

Perhaps her father wasn’t wrong—Fang Qingyan had died over a thousand years ago.

Over a thousand years, ah.

If reincarnation truly exists in this world, Fang Qingyan would have likely reincarnated long ago.

"Where did you get that hairpin on your head?" Xu Ping’an changed the subject and asked.

"This hairpin? I found it by chance in the depths of the North Sea. At first, I thought it was just pretty, but later I discovered that it could suppress the Heavenly Fiendish Force inside my body, so I’ve been wearing it ever since. Look, there’s a swallow on it, which is very similar to my name," the woman replied.

Xu Ping’an was momentarily stunned and asked in surprise, "Your name contains the word ’Yan’ too?"

"Yeah, my name is Gu Lingyan, but why do you use the word ’also’?" the woman asked curiously.

Xu Ping’an’s heart, however, was greatly shaken.

Coincidence?

Or was she truly the reincarnated one?

Fang Qingyan, Gu Lingyan, both their names contained the word ’Yan’, both were of the Heavenly Fiendish Body, and both mysteriously received the hairpin he had once given.

"This hairpin is called the Flying Swallow Cold Star Hairpin, forged from the extremely rare Cold Star Divine Iron and possesses a unique Extreme Cold Force, which can suppress your Heavenly Fiendish Body to a certain extent," Xu Ping’an said.

"Flying Swallow Cold Star Hairpin? That’s a pretty name, but how do you know its origins?" Gu Lingyan looked at Xu Ping’an with renewed suspicion.

"Because, I’ve read about the original owner of this hairpin in a book, who was also the person with the Heavenly Fiendish Body that I just mentioned," Xu Ping’an said.

"I see, so when you said you knew another person with the Heavenly Fiendish Body, you meant in a book," Gu Lingyan said, suddenly understanding.

Xu Ping’an just gave a wry smile and did not argue.

Known from a book?

That was someone from his past life whom he could never forget.

"You know about the original owner of the hairpin, do you know what kind of person she was?" Gu Lingyan asked curiously.

Xu Ping’an thought for a moment, a hint of reminiscence crossed his face as he said lightly, "She was brave, resolute in killing, bold in love and hatred. To outsiders, she killed like a demon, heartless and ruthless, but in fact, her heart was softer than anyone else’s. Even though she had the Heavenly Fiendish Body and was shunned by the world, she still fought her way out in a blaze of glory."

"Wow, she sounds like a very storied person. I wish I could be like her," a hint of admiration appeared in Gu Lingyan’s eyes.

Xu Ping’an shook his head, "Her end was not good, though. In her last battle, she was besieged by thirty Immortal Saints, and she had just entered the realm of Immortal Saint. But in the end, she still killed a full eighteen people, it was indeed a battle that shocked the world."

Gu Lingyan listened, dumbstruck.

Newly becoming an Immortal Saint, surrounded by thirty Immortal Saints, and she managed to kill eighteen in the end?

What kind of magnificent person was this?

In that moment, Gu Lingyan was deeply moved by Fang Qingyan’s story.

"It’s a pity, my Heavenly Fiendish Force can no longer be suppressed, and I’m about to die. Otherwise, I would really like to become someone like her," a surge of passion and unwillingness appeared in Gu Lingyan’s eyes.

Xu Ping’an looked at Gu Lingyan.

It had to be said, Gu Lingyan was truly beautiful, and her figure was explosive.

Her beauty was different from that of Li Qingyi and the others. Gu Lingyan’s beauty came with a strong allure.

This was also one of the reasons why Luo Henfeng insisted on having her as his Furnace Cauldron.

"Actually, I can help you suppress the Heavenly Fiendish Force within your body," Xu Ping’an said.

"You can suppress my Heavenly Fiendish Force? Impossible, the Heavenly Fiendish Force is a legendary Aura of Death. Any creature contaminated by it will die. Luo Henfeng’s Ghostly Fiendish Force is already very strong, but the Heavenly Fiendish Force is ten or a hundred times stronger than his," Gu Lingyan shook her head.

Her father had tried everything and spent twenty years but still could not solve the problem of the Heavenly Fiendish Force, only temporarily suppressing it.

Now that her Heavenly Fiendish Force was out of control, even the Immortal Emperor might be of no use.

Seeing her disbelief, Xu Ping’an immediately grabbed her arm and began furiously circulating the Chaotic Reversal Scripture.

The next moment, a tremendous Heavenly Fiendish Force flowed from their arms into Xu Ping’an’s body.

"You’re crazy, you’ll die," Gu Lingyan exclaimed, urgently.

But then she froze, shocked to discover that the Heavenly Fiendish Force entering Xu Ping’an’s body mysteriously disappeared.

No, not disappeared, but transformed into True Yuan.

"How is that possible?" Gu Lingyan was astounded.

Xu Ping’an, however, started to laugh as the Chaotic Reversal Scripture could absorb all the forces in the world.

Clearly, the Heavenly Fiendish Force was no exception.

For him, at this moment, Gu Lingyan was like a human-shaped Immortal Pill.