Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 483: Hope for Recovery

In a secluded cave within a dense jungle.

Xu Ping’an struggled to open his heavy eyelids, feeling as if his entire body was in pain, almost as if he was falling apart.

He tried to examine his body and found that there was almost no part of it that was intact.

Throughout his body, his meridians were shattered and fragmented by the relentless assault of the Indestructible Thunderous Force.

If he hadn’t practiced body refining techniques, he would have been dead by now.

At least his body would have.

"Damn it, the gap in strength is still so vast. Against a Ninth Rank Peak, I’m simply no match. This forceful use of the Indestructible Lightning has severely injured my body, and my cultivation has also suffered some damage. Healing will probably take some time," Xu Ping’an cursed inwardly.

He had now reverted to his original appearance.

His Pill Sea was utterly empty, devoid of any True Yuan.

As he tried to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he began to rotate his cultivation technique, only to feel tearing pain throughout his body.

Which meant that restoring his cultivation would be much more difficult than he had imagined.

"Fortunately, I can still use soul power; however, soul power also depends on the body as its foundation. Given my current state, I’m afraid I can only exert about one percent of my usual soul power, comparable to a Seventh Rank Peak," Xu Ping’an said to himself with a bitter smile.

At his peak, his soul power was comparable to an Eighth Rank Peak.

But now it was much less.

"Kloink!"

The Blade Mantis by his side, seeing Xu Ping’an awake, immediately approached him.

Xu Ping’an looked at the Blade Mantis, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

"Thank you, you saved my life this time," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Kloink!"

The Blade Mantis cried out.

It seemed somewhat excited and joyful.

Xu Ping’an smiled and stroked the head of the Blade Mantis.

The Blade Mantis had now reached the Fourth Layer Realm of Eighth Rank, but its combat power was comparable to an Eighth Rank Peak.

Moreover, Xu Ping’an felt that it had great potential, as the bloodline of the Blade Mantis seemed to be evolving towards a Divine Beast.

Once it became a real Divine Beast, its potential would be unimaginably terrifying.

"You should go back now," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

He stored the Blade Mantis back into the Thunder Brilliance Ring.

As for Xu Ping’an himself, he entered the Golden Radiance Ring.

He intended to see if there were any treasures inside the Golden Radiance Ring that could help restore his strength.

Soon, Xu Ping’an broke open three orbs of light.

Unfortunately, none contained what he wanted.

The three orbs held a ten-thousand-year-old willow spirit, a Ninth Rank soul combat technique, and an intermediate grade sword-shaped Immortal Artifact.

The last two items were currently useless for him.

The only useful thing was the ten-thousand-year-old willow spirit, which could be used to nourish the Xuanqing Immortal Vine, making it stronger.

The current Xuanqing Immortal Vine was a Semi-Step Ninth Rank, with the combat power of a Ninth Rank First Layer Realm.

If it consumed this ten-thousand-year willow spirit, it should be able to fully reach the Ninth Rank, and with some luck, even advance to the Second Layer Realm.

"What a pity, no Spiritual Medicine for healing injuries. My strength has diminished, allowing me to open only three orbs. If my strength is restored, I should be able to open more," Xu Ping’an sighed.

He hadn’t had the chance to unlock the Golden Radiance Ring before, and now, with severe injuries and reduced strength, he naturally couldn’t open many.

"Well, boosting Xiaoqing’s strength will at least give me another asset to protect my life," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He then woke Xiaoqing up.

Seeing the ten-thousand-year willow spirit, Xiaoqing was instantly overjoyed.

After receiving Xu Ping’an’s permission, Xiao Qing directly entangled the spirit of the ten-thousand-year-old willow and began to crazily absorb the energy from it.

As Xiao Qing absorbed the energy in a process, Xu Ping’an took out a Ninth Rank Healing Elixir and started consuming it.

His injuries were so severe that the effects of the Ninth Rank Healing Elixir were extremely slow.

After consuming all ten Healing Pills he had on him, Xu Ping’an was only barely able to recover enough to walk like a normal person.

His internal organs had completely healed, but his Meridians were still a tattered mess, and even his Pill Sea was still in a shattered state.

As a result, he still couldn’t condense his True Yuan.

"It seems I have to find another way," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He had consumed all the Healing items he could, but his injuries were still not fully recovered.

Fortunately, his body was now capable of practicing the Body Refining Technique, Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique.

The circulation of the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique allowed his physical body to slowly heal.

However, Xu Ping’an calculated that if he really let the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique circulate to the point where he could cultivate True Yuan, it would take at least three months.

Three months was simply too slow.

"Once Xiao Qing’s evolution is complete, I’ll go out and see if there is a faster way to recover my body," Xu Ping’an sighed and silently circulated the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique and the Heavenly Heart Scripture.

Time passed, three days went by.

Xiao Qing had finally completely absorbed the spirit of the ten-thousand-year-old willow and completed its evolution.

"Hum!"

Xiao Qing’s vines now radiated a green glow, as crystal clear as jade.

The length and resilience of the vines had undergone a tremendous change.

Now, Xiao Qing’s vine length could reach three thousand meters, capable of splitting into eight branches for combat.

And in terms of hardness, they couldn’t even be cut by a Low Grade Immortal Artifact.

As for the level of cultivation, Xiao Qing had officially broken through to the Ninth Rank Second Layer Realm.

"Master, I have broken through, to the Ninth Rank Second Layer Realm, thank you, Master," Xiao Qing expressed with immense joy.

It had not expected to break through so quickly.

Even after devouring the physical body of another Xuanqing Immortal Vine, it had failed to break through.

But now, it had actually reached the Ninth Rank Second Layer Realm.

"How does your combat power now compare to that of human Cultivators?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Currently, I am comparable to a Third Layer human Cultivator, and when I condense the Indestructible Force, I should be comparable to a Fifth Layer Cultivator," Xiao Qing responded.

"Right, you possess the Wood Attribute Indestructible Force, so your Indestructible Force should be able to repair my body, right?" Xu Ping’an suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

"Yes, my Wood Attribute Indestructible Force can repair Master’s body, but it will take at least ten days for me to condense the Indestructible Force," Xiao Qing said.

"Ten days? That’s already very fast," Xu Ping’an was elated.

With Xiao Qing’s Indestructible Force, his body could recover rapidly.

The Wood Attribute Indestructible Force had an extremely powerful healing effect.

It seemed that obtaining the spirit of the ten-thousand-year-old willow had been a great use after all.

"I will condense the Indestructible Force as quickly as possible," Xiao Qing also eagerly communicated.

Xu Ping’an nodded and put Xiao Qing away.

Xiao Qing continued as before, winding around the wrist and transforming into a wooden bracelet.

With Xiao Qing, Xu Ping’an felt even more confident about recovering his strength.

"Let’s head out, staying in this cave isn’t a solution, but I still need to hide my identity to avoid being hunted again," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

This time, he changed into a black outfit, disguised himself a bit, and now looked like an ordinary mortal youth.

Unless one’s Soul took a careful probe, it would be very difficult to discern his identity.

After all this, Xu Ping’an also left the cave.