Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 532: Source Ground of Dao Principle

"What is he doing? Why is he walking so slowly? If he can’t manage it, he should just come down," someone said with impatience.

Many geniuses around also nodded their heads, evidently thinking it would be a huge joke if Xu Ping’an couldn’t even withstand this level of Dao pressure.

However, the Great Flame Emperor did not stop him, but instead showed a hint of a smile on his face.

"This kid is quite interesting. He’s actually using the pressure from the Dao to temper his soul entity. He really doesn’t let any opportunity slip by," laughed the Great Flame Emperor.

"He’s tempering his soul entity with the Dao pressure?"

"You can do that?"

"Of course, I noticed it before, but it just didn’t feel right to do it myself," someone else responded.

"Damn, who told you to be shy? The tempering effect for the soul origin from this Dao pressure is absolutely great. Only an idiot would not take advantage of such a benefit," another voice joined in.

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The geniuses around began to discuss heatedly after hearing the Great Flame Emperor’s words.

Suddenly, the geniuses were filled with a mix of regret, disdain, and admiration towards Xu Ping’an.

Luo Yong’an, Ning Shaocong, and others wore expressions of resentment.

This Xu Ping’an really had no shame, continuing his own cultivation and making them wait here.

But since the Great Flame Emperor didn’t say anything, they could only swallow their anger no matter how furious they were.

"This Wu Qing is a talent worth cultivating. He does not care about the opinions of others and focuses solely on improving himself. Combine that with his talent, and his future accomplishments will certainly be significant," said Crown Prince Jiang Yu with a smile.

"Why do you rate him so highly, big brother? I just think he has the face of a commoner, wanting to take advantage of everything," the Eighth Prince Jiang Feng said, unconvinced.

Jiang Yu just shook his head and smiled, "Eight, let me ask you, if you discovered that the pressure from the Dao could temper your soul, would you not do the same?"

"Of course not. It’s too embarrassing to make so many people wait just for a bit of soul tempering," Jiang Fan said.

"That’s the pride that comes with your status. But we cultivators are meant to contend with heaven and earth. As a cultivator, one should not give up any chance, however small. Do you think Wu Qing’s ability to defeat Ninth Rank cultivators while at the Seventh Rank Peak is solely down to his talent?" said Jiang Yu with a laugh.

"If not for his talent, then what?" Jiang Fan was skeptical.

Jiang Yu shook his head. Born into the royal family, Jiang Fan lacked extensive experience and took everything for granted.

He was unaware of the back-breaking struggles that lower-tier cultivators went through for just a scrap of resources.

"Big brother is right. Wu Qing’s terrifying combat power at a Seventh Rank Peak cultivation is not just due to his talent but also his temperament. His will is absolutely resolute and will not be swayed by external influences. In terms of mental fortitude, perhaps we are far inferior to him," Jiang Lan also said with a touch of emotion.

Looking towards Xu Ping’an’s figure, her eyes carried a hint of respect.

Jiang Fan, still unconvinced, did not say anything more.

Clearly, he thought Xu Ping’an was just lucky and shameless; what was so great about that?

Xu Ping’an was unaware of their mentalities, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.

At that moment, he was feverishly tempering his soul entity.

His soul entity was Tian Wu City, which at this moment had fully taken shape.

However, it had not yet reached a level of complete solidity.

But now, with the Dao pressure acting on his soul origin entity with each vibration, the solidity of the entire Tian Wu City was taken a step further.

Such tempering might not increase his soul power, but it would make Xu Ping’an’s soul entity much more robust.

Consequently, it would become exceedingly difficult for others to attack his soul origin entity.

However, he was too close to the stele, only about ten steps away. Even if he walked slowly, he soon reached in front of the stele.

Thus, even with his thick skin, Xu Ping’an felt it would be inappropriate to continue tempering any further.

But his soul entity had been tempered enough to rival the strength of a Ninth Rank Peak Level. Even a brief period of tempering brought him substantial gains.

"Enough, I’ll find a way to continue tempering later. Besides, the effect of this Dao pressure has also weakened significantly. Let’s see first if it can help me make a breakthrough with my greater worldly trend," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He stopped tempering his soul entity and began to place his hand on the stele.

And the instant Xu Ping’an touched the stele, he felt as if he had plunged into a new world.

Around him were endless forces of Dao principles.

There, he sensed the endless evolutionary rules of spatial fluctuations.

He also sensed the changes in the temporal laws.

Of course, there were other attributes of the power of Dao principles.

"Is this... the Source Ground of Dao Principle?" Xu Ping’an was immediately startled.

Only the Source Ground of Dao Principle could possess a place with such dense changes in laws.

This was the origin land of all Dao laws.

"No, this is not the real Source Ground of Dao Principle, but merely a simulated projection of it, or rather, the Stele has imprinted the likeness of the Source Ground of Dao Principle within." Xu Ping’an quickly deduced in his mind.

Because he discovered that these powers of Dao principles were not the true powers of the Great Dao.

They were merely the powers of Dao principles simulated inside the Stele, lacking the true might of Dao principles.

He could experience the evolution of the power of Dao principles in it, feeling the changes of Dao principles.

This was also why others could comprehend the Dao Principle Embryo after touching it.

"Is this the simulated Source Ground of Dao Principle engraved by the Stele? Although it’s fake, it allows me to initially understand the Source Ground of Dao Principle." Xu Ping’an rejoiced in his heart.

Understanding the secrets of the Source Ground of Dao Principle was far more important than grasping the grand trend of Dao principles.

He began to observe the world before him carefully.

This world was not a void; there were continents, mountain ranges, and an immensely huge river.

However, each blade of grass and grain of sand here contained extremely terrifying powers of Dao principles, as if they were condensed from them.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an felt that he had begun to understand a bit about the Source Ground of Dao Principle.

He had always heard of the Source Ground of Dao Principle but had never seen it with his own eyes, unable to truly understand what kind of world it was.

But now he understood that this was a world formed by the condensation of the power of Dao principles.

The power of Dao principles contained in a single stone exceeded the power of Dao principles held by an Immortal Emperor by far.

It was truly unimaginable how terrifying the power of Dao principles in such a vast world could be.

While marveling, Xu Ping’an continued to walk deeper into the Source Ground of Dao Principle.

As he progressed, everything around him began to blur.

Clearly, the power of Dao principles in the depths of the Source Ground of Dao Principle was too vast and mighty, even for the Stele to imprint.

However, Xu Ping’an still faintly saw a river.

An immensely huge river!

The waters in the river surged endlessly, flowing ceaselessly.

This river ran through the entire Source Ground of Dao Principle, seemingly rushing from the depths and flowing to the outskirts of the Source Ground of Dao Principle.

And the waters contained an incredibly mighty force of the Temporal Dao Principles.

"Is this... the Time River, a river truly formed by the condensation of the force of time itself?"

The instant Xu Ping’an saw this river, he had an epiphany.

Yes, the Temporal Dao Principle he comprehended originated from here.

The upstream represented the past, while downstream was the future that was yet to happen.

"If I travel up this river, can I return to the past?" Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

Time Retrospection!

Perhaps it was achieved through the Time River.

"If this is the case with Temporal Dao Principles, what about other Dao principles?"

"The power of Dao principles that everyone masters should all come from the Source Ground of Dao Principle, all drawn from here."

"Does ’comprehending a certain Dao principle’ actually mean establishing a connection with something in this world, and to wield the power of Dao principles is to draw the power of Dao principles from such objects?"

All of a sudden, Xu Ping’an’s pupils contracted.

He felt he had discovered the true secret of the Source Ground of Dao Principle.