Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 346: The Arrogant Yu Xiuyan

"Brilliant, Brother Xu, your idea is fantastic," Wu An couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Even Fu Xing, looking at Xu Ping’an with a look of utter amazement, said, "Holy shit, Brother Xu, you’re too clever. I truly admire you."

Xu Ping’an helplessly thought, wasn’t it just that he was smart?

It was simply that they were too dumb.

He had given so many hints, yet they still couldn’t guess.

"Blowing up the Demon Beast lair is a dangerous task, so I need Cultivators of Seventh Rank and above to participate. Those below should better stay hidden, although Sixth Rankers who are particularly good at escaping can also take part," Xu Ping’an said.

"Haha, don’t worry, Boss Xu, many of us here are quite skilled at running away," a Seventh Rank Cultivator laughed heartily.

The thought of blowing up a Demon Beast lair excited them all.

Just thinking about it was thrilling.

"Don’t rush. To ensure safety, we should choose those Demon Beasts that live in large groups but whose top combatants are not too strong. Only with sufficient numbers can the disciples of those great forces be kept busy killing, and their own strong ones won’t have time to care for their disciples."

"Moreover, one wave of Demon Beasts might not be enough. We have over fifty people here; to kill so many of them, we might need to lure them two, three, or even four times."

"We also need to choose the entry point for the teleportation. Let’s pick the one leading to Demon Cloud Heaven and Mysterious Jade Heaven. I have checked that entrance. Both these forces are among the weaker ones in Heaven Beyond Heavens, so even in danger, they will not seek help readily, fearing they might be knocked out of the competition."

"Additionally, I’ve received some news that this entrance seems to be special, and Demon Cloud Heaven values it highly, so it’s the most suitable," Xu Ping’an said.

The others listened, clicking their tongues in amazement at Xu Ping’an’s detailed planning, feeling both shock and a sense of dread.

Xu Ping’an’s thoughts were too meticulous, with virtually no step overlooked.

A person like that simply couldn’t be provoked, for if you did, you might not even know how you died.

Gu Lingyan was also stunned. Hearing Xu Ping’an’s words, she marveled at how formidable he was.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for the disciples of Demon Cloud Heaven and Mysterious Jade Heaven.

To be targeted by this fellow was truly their misfortune.

"Alright, let’s discuss the Demon Beasts in the vicinity. Let’s sift through them together and detail every step of the plan, aiming to ensure not a single casualty among us so that everyone can enter the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace," Xu Ping’an said.

Hearing these words, everyone nodded in agreement.

At that moment, they were truly convinced of Xu Ping’an from the bottom of their hearts.

...

While Xu Ping’an and his group were discussing how to explode the Demon Beast lair and which one to target,

near the teleportation formation in the southeastern corner of the Heavenly Star mountain range, many disciples from Demon Cloud Heaven and Mysterious Jade Heaven were on patrol.

Among them, two young men dressed in the attire of high-rank disciples were standing together.

Both were around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but their Cultivation was not low, having reached the level of the Seventh Rank, Eighth Layer Realm Cultivator.

For such a young age, to have attained such Cultivation, they were considered prodigious in Heaven Beyond Heavens.

"Brother Yu, do you think we will really be able to enter the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace smoothly this time?" one of the young men, wearing an extravagant blue robe, asked the man next to him.

"Of course. The Ancient Palace’s teleportation formation will open in eighteen Hours, and by now, the other great forces have already occupied the other formations. They won’t come to ours. As for those Loose Cultivators, they are even less of a concern," the youth in the black robe said with a light chuckle.

"Also, there are now five major powers. With the exception of North Abyss Divine Hall, who sent no one, the other four major powers have taken up eight Teleportation Formations, while the envoys from the Four Great Spirit Realms have claimed another four. As for Heaven Beyond Heavens, aside from us, it is said that eighteen have come, each occupying one formation. That makes thirty in total. Then each of the four great empires took one, and the two of us occupy another. There’s still one left—who has taken it?" the youth in the green robe asked, perplexed.

The youth in the black robe started to laugh upon hearing this.

"Have you forgotten about the East Sea Demon Palace?" the man in the black robe said.

"The East Sea Demon Palace? But they never set foot on land. Are they really coming out now?" The youth in the green robe immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Of course, this is the Heavenly Star Palace we’re talking about. How could they not be tempted?" said the man in the black robe with a sneer.

Among these disciples of the major powers, many probably still do not know the true value of the Heavenly Star Palace.

Is the Heavenly Star Palace merely a place of opportunity?

If that’s truly how it’s understood, then it seriously underestimates this place.

The youth in the green robe didn’t think further and just nodded.

Mysterious Jade Heaven ranks at the bottom of the lower thirty-six heavens, weaker than Demon Cloud Heaven.

Therefore, even in cooperating with Demon Cloud Heaven this time, they were led by Demon Cloud Heaven.

The person before him was none other than the grandson of the Heavenly Master of Demon Cloud Heaven, Yu Xiuyan.

And he himself was the son of the Great Elder of Mysterious Jade Heaven, named Yan Wu. His father had charged him with the task of making closer contact with Yu Xiuyan this time.

Because both his father and the Heavenly Master suspected that Demon Cloud Heaven had secrets, they seemed to attach great importance to this Teleportation Formation.

"Brother Yu, do you ever get a feeling of unease? Could something be about to happen?" Yan Wu suddenly furrowed his brows and spoke.

"What could possibly happen? Don’t scare yourself. With such powerful factions watching over us, there’s no sign they want to seize our Teleportation Formation. As for Loose Cultivators, do you think they pose much of a threat?" Yu Xiuyan disdainfully glanced at Yan Wu.

Mysterious Jade Heaven’s people are really this cowardly and indecisive. No wonder Mysterious Jade Heaven has become such rubbish.

"The Loose Cultivators around us seem to have decreased. We used to be able to kill one or two of them around here, but now they seem to have disappeared," Yan Wu mused.

"Hmph, this just shows that they’re scared. Yan Wu, a bunch of trash ants, even if they have any ideas, what could they possibly do? Do you know how many Loose Cultivators I’ve killed these past few days? How many female Loose Cultivators I’ve toyed with? There are no fewer than a hundred dead Loose Cultivators at my hand. As for the female cultivators, I counted—12 of them. They all acted tough at first, with a look of facing death unflinchingly, but in the end, didn’t they all kneel down and beg me to play with them? They are nothing but a bunch of cheap bones," Yu Xiuyan said with scornful, light laughter.

"Brother Yu is right. I was worrying over nothing. How do those female Loose Cultivators taste? I’d like to try it out myself," Yan Wu said with a smile, no longer thinking too much.

In his view, it was probably just his imagination.

"The taste is actually not bad. Especially since they all start out so defiant, but their mouths soften after a while. That feeling of conquest is something you can’t enjoy on ordinary days," Yu Xiuyan said with an evil expression.

Yan Wu also started to smile, his expression equally vile.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just as the two were discussing how to toy with female Loose Cultivators, a series of booming noises suddenly came from a distance.

"An earthquake?" Yan Wu wondered aloud.

At first, Yu Xiuyan didn’t care, but soon his brows furrowed deeply.

However, the booming sounds grew louder and the shaking of the earth even more intense.

"No good, it’s a Demon Beast." Yu Xiuyan immediately realized and took to the sky at once.

Yan Wu swiftly followed him up.

Yet the scene before them left them utterly stunned.