Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 500 The Prodigies of the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty

"Brother, there are many powerful individuals gathering at Fire Spirit Mountain, it’s too dangerous for Xu Big Brother to go. Once someone discovers his identity, I’m afraid the trouble will be big," Situ Qianqian hurriedly said.

"Indeed, it’s very dangerous, so it has to be Xu Brother’s own choice," Situ Xingfeng nodded and replied.

Xu Ping’an’s brows furrowed slightly as he asked, "What exactly is this Fire Spirit Mountain gathering?"

Situ Xingfeng explained, "The Fire Spirit Mountain gathering is a meeting of talents held every ten years by the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty. Various first-tier powers within the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty will participate, and the purpose of the meeting is to allow these talents to converge and spar with one another. The top twenty Cultivators will receive a substantial reward, so there will be many participants at the Fire Spirit Mountain gathering."

"Of course, apart from the talented individuals, there are also elders from major powers and Sects attending, so if Xu Brother you were to go and your identity became exposed, it would be very dangerous."

Hearing Situ Xingfeng’s words, Xu Ping’an immediately understood.

It was essentially a gathering for powers within the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty to spar with each other, similar to the capital trials of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

Perhaps it wasn’t as formal and grand as the capital trials.

"Situ Brother is planning to attend this gathering, right?" Xu Ping’an said.

"Yes, I plan to gain some experience. I will represent the King Lie Mansion at that time. My father will go with me. I didn’t think Xu Brother would be interested, so I didn’t mention it before. But now, if Xu Brother wants to go, I can talk to my father about it," Situ Xingfeng spoke.

"Then I’ll have to trouble Situ Brother," Xu Ping’an said after pondering for a moment.

"Don’t mention it. I believe my father will definitely agree, but Xu Brother, you might need to change your identity a bit," Situ Xingfeng said.

Xu Ping’an nodded. Changing his identity was indeed necessary, or it would bring a lot of trouble for the King Lie Mansion.

"The gathering is tomorrow. I’ll talk to my father right away," Situ Xingfeng said hastily before leaving immediately.

Situ Qianqian then looked at Xu Ping’an and said, "Xu Big Brother, do you really want to go? There will be many powerful people from the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty. If your identity is discovered, it will be really dangerous."

"Then I just won’t be discovered. Don’t worry. I won’t participate in the sparring. As long as I don’t make a move, it will be difficult for most people to discover my identity," Xu Ping’an replied.

"Alright, since that’s the case, I understand and will go with you," Situ Qianqian said.

Xu Ping’an smiled. He, too, wanted to see just how strong the talents of the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty were.

...

The next morning.

Xu Ping’an set off for Fire Spirit Mountain under the lead of Situ Lie.

Accompanying them were Situ Qianqian and Situ Xingfeng.

Xu Ping’an, at this moment, had transformed into a young man of about twenty years old.

"From now on, your name is Wu Qing, Qianqian’s cousin," Situ Lie said.

"Hello, Brother Wu Qing," laughed Situ Qianqian immediately.

Xu Ping’an smiled and didn’t mind.

This identity was arranged by Situ Lie.

In reality, there was indeed a person named Wu Qing, but he had died a month ago, and few were aware of it.

So now that Xu Ping’an had taken on the appearance of Wu Qing, there really would be no one to suspect him.

"Thanks, Your Highness, for the help," Xu Ping’an expressed his gratitude.

"No need to worry about it. In fact, I didn’t say it, but you probably already guessed that I am a member of the Human Dao Alliance," Situ Lie said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

In fact, on the way there, Xu Ping’an had already had some suspicions.

However, since Situ Lie never brought it up, he pretended not to know.

Since he was being hunted by the Defying Heaven Alliance, it was natural that the Human Dao Alliance would think to recruit him.

"Now that you’ve already guessed, have you considered joining the Human Dao Alliance?" Situ Lie asked.

Situ Xingfeng and Situ Qianqian also looked toward Xu Ping’an.

"My lord, I’m afraid I will disappoint you, I do not wish to join any factions and get involved in these disputes for the time being," Xu Ping’an said.

He had long since decided on this.

Currently, he didn’t even know why the Human Dao Alliance and the Defying Heaven Alliance were fighting, so blindly picking sides would be idiotic in his eyes.

Situ Lie didn’t seem surprised and nodded, "I had guessed you would say this. However, my intention is simply to avoid making an enemy of you. Compared to the Defying Heaven Alliance, our Human Dao Alliance is more approachable."

Xu Ping’an nodded.

Indeed, from what he could see, the Human Dao Alliance had indeed been helping him.

The Snow King of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, who was part of the Human Dao Alliance, had also helped him quite a bit before.

Overall, the Human Dao Alliance indeed seemed much more approachable than the Defying Heaven Alliance.

Not dwelling long on this topic, Situ Lie spoke up, "Xingfeng, give Xu Ping’an a rundown of the powers attending this gathering."

Situ Xingfeng nodded and began, "This time, there are over twenty forces of various sizes attending the meeting at Fire Spirit Mountain. However, there are only a few that require attention. The first is the Fire Divine Palace, the second is the royal family of the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty, and then there are three first-level powers: the Heavenly Moon Sect, Lin Xian Sect, and Flying Sky Sect, followed by the three great king’s mansions: Crimson King’s Mansion, Zong King’s Mansion, and our King Lie Mansion."

Xu Ping’an nodded.

He had encountered several of these forces before, while others he had only heard about.

As for the Heavenly Moon Sect, Lin Xian Sect, and Flying Sky Sect, they hadn’t entered the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace, so Xu Ping’an didn’t know much about them.

Aside from having some grievances with the Heavenly Moon Sect, he held no enmity against the rest of these sects.

So the ones he needed to be wary of were at most three: the Crimson King’s Mansion, Fire Divine Palace, and the royal family of the capital.

However, with Xu Ping’an’s current power, even if he were to be discovered now, it would be hard for these forces to harm him.

"Can you tell me about the talents of these forces?" Xu Ping’an asked.

Situ Xingfeng continued, "Let me start with the Crimson King’s Mansion. Shao Yanwu from the Crimson King’s Mansion was killed by you, but his talent wasn’t the highest. The most talented is the eldest legitimate son, Shao Yanlong, who is thirty-two years old and has already reached the Ninth Rank First Layer Realm."

"Thirty-two years old, Ninth Rank First Layer Realm, his talent isn’t too strong, but indeed, he is somewhat better than Shao Yanwu," Xu Ping’an nodded in agreement.

"The genius of Zong King’s Mansion is even stronger. Named Zong Xuan, he is twenty-four years old, but like me, he has reached the Eighth Rank Peak, a true genius," said Situ Xingfeng.

Xu Ping’an nodded; twenty-four and at the Eighth Rank Peak was indeed very strong.

"I won’t say much about King Lie Mansion, as you have seen for yourself," Situ Xingfeng said with a smile, and then continued, "As for the three big sects, their talent is pretty much the same. The strength they showed before was all at the Eighth Rank Peak, but some of them should have already broken through to the Ninth Rank."

Xu Ping’an nodded.

These forces were not weak, and it was normal for them to have talented disciples break through the Ninth Rank.

These were true chosen ones, who, when provided with ample cultivation techniques and resources, breaking through the Ninth Rank was within reason.

He believed it was the same with the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

"What about the royal family and the Fire Divine Palace?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"For the royal family, it is the Crown Prince, who has already reached the Ninth Rank and is said to be quite strong. As for the Fire Divine Palace, that would be Luo Yong’an, whom I spoke of before," Situ Xingfeng said.

Xu Ping’an now had a decent understanding of the talents of the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty.

Now these talents posed little threat to him.

"Will that Son of God be coming?" Xu Ping’an inquired.

"Probably not," Situ Xingfeng shook his head.

Xu Ping’an was slightly disappointed but also found it normal.

Now, facing these talents again, he felt like he was picking on children.

Although he was only at the Seventh Rank in his cultivation, his combat power was already comparable to the higher layers of the Ninth Rank.