Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 533: First-rank Dao Laws

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Just when Xu Ping’an discovered the secret of the Source Ground of Dao Principle.

The hall within became extremely noisy, because Xu Ping’an had already been touching the Dao Stele for almost half an hour.

However, Xu Ping’an showed no signs of stopping.

"What kind of Dao laws has this guy comprehended that he’s taking so much time?"

"I don’t know, when we touch the Dao Stele, we can clearly feel a powerful repulsion that forces us out of enlightenment, but it seems like he doesn’t feel it at all."

"How can this be, could he have comprehended the embryo of a First-rank Dao Principle?"

"Impossible, no one has comprehended the embryo of a First-rank Dao Principle for tens of thousands of years. How could he possibly do so?"

"Then why is he taking so long? Could it be that he achieved Great Accomplishment in Spatial Momentum all at once?"

"I don’t know, but isn’t Spatial Momentum incredibly difficult to comprehend?"

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The people surrounding continued their endless discussion.

All were astonished that Xu Ping’an had been touching the Dao Stele for so long.

In fact, not only they were surprised, but even the Great Flame Emperor was utterly amazed.

"Envoy Qiu Lu, do you know what’s going on here? Has anyone ever touched the Dao Stele for so long?" The Great Flame Emperor asked, turning to Qiu Lu.

Qiu Lu shook her head, also with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Aside from the Empress, no one has ever touched the Dao Stele for such a long time," Qiu Lu replied.

"You mean to say that Wu Qing’s talent is comparable to the Empress?" The Great Flame Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

"Not exactly. The Empress touched the Dao Stele for a long time because Her Majesty’s Power of Dao Principles is already completely above the Dao Stele, which has no effect on her. But this young man, he has not yet stepped into the Realm of Dao Principles. For him to touch it for so long is rare indeed," Qiu Lu shook her head and said.

"The Empress’s Power of Dao Principles is already above the Dao Stele?" The Great Flame Emperor took a deep breath.

It seemed that the strength of the Empress of the Heavenly Spirit Realm’s Immortal Hall was unfathomable.

To know that, although the Dao Stele did not possess any attacking power, the Dao Laws pressure it contained was no less than that of a peak Immortal Emperor.

The longer one touched it, the more intense the outburst of Dao Laws pressure would become.

Ling Qingyao was unaffected by the Dao Stele, which meant her strength was likely beyond the Immortal Emperor Realm.

This was also the reason why these Ninth Rank geniuses could only touch it for a moment.

If it were him, three incense sticks of time would probably be the limit.

But it was strange that Xu Ping’an could touch it for so long.

With his strength, he was absolutely unable to withstand that pressure.

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"Buzz!"

Inside the space of the Dao Stele, Xu Ping’an also felt a powerful force of rejection.

However, an invisible force came from his spine.

"This is the Thunder Devouring Sword, the Thunder Devouring Sword is helping me offset this Dao pressure. No wonder I’ve been able to stay in this space for so long. This pressure must already be comparable to the full burst of a Immortal Emperor’s Dao pressure," Xu Ping’an said in amazement.

He clearly felt a powerful force of rejection.

But the Thunder Devouring Sword formed an invisible energy shield, separating all pressure from him.

"Interesting, it seems the origins of the Thunder Devouring Sword are even more mysterious than I thought, to be able to withstand the pressure of the Dao Stele," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

But since the Thunder Devouring Sword could help him offset this force of Dao, he also began to feel the regulations of the Spatial Law around him.

The Power of Spatial Law existed within the void of this Source Ground of Dao Principle.

"Spatial Cutting Momentum creates artificial Spatial Rifts, but can the might of Spatial Rifts be enhanced?"

With a thought from Xu Ping’an, a Spatial Rift appeared before him.

He carefully observed the Spatial Rift.

He found that the Spatial Rift had such strong cutting capability because the edges of the rift were extremely sharp.

This sharpness was enough to cut a Low Grade Immortal Artifact in two.

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However, Xu Ping’an found that the edges of the spatial rift were not absolutely sharp.

In other words, there was still significant room for improvement in the sharpness of the spatial rift’s edges.

Next, Xu Ping’an began to devise ways to enhance the sharpness of the spatial rift.

As his intentions shifted, a spatial blade appeared before him.

These spatial blades were incredibly sharp, yet Xu Ping’an was not satisfied.

Time and again, as the power of space converged, the spatial blades became more solid.

Eventually, the spatial blade Xu Ping’an condensed could easily slice through an intermediate grade immortal artifact.

"My spatial cutting momentum has reached the peak of minor accomplishment. Once it reaches great accomplishment, even high grade immortal artifacts will be sliced open," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

This time of comprehension brought him no small gains.

Although his spatial momentum had not improved, it was still a fruitful experience.

Of course, Xu Ping’an had comprehended more than just that.

He also had a trace of insight into temporal retrospection.

If he could truly step over the threshold of the temporal dao principles, what he comprehended would be the embryo of a first-rank Dao Law.

But for now, it was just an idea, and he would need some time to explore it further.

Just with this realization, Xu Ping’an’s gains had already surpassed everyone else present.

Once mastered, he might be able to see someone’s past in a single glance.

This terrifying ability could be described with the word "terrifying."

In other words, all your secrets would no longer be secrets in front of him.

This is the fear that a first-rank Dao Law instills.

"It’s time to go out. As for the temporal Dao principles, I fear it will take a while to comprehend," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

Subsequently, his consciousness exited the Dao Stele space.

"Look, he’s awake!"

The moment Xu Ping’an’s consciousness left the Dao Stele space, everyone in the hall turned their gaze towards him.

Everyone was curious about what momentum Xu Ping’an had comprehended to spend such a long time.

Xu Ping’an slowly opened his eyes but did not release any sort of aura.

This made everyone in the hall feel odd—could it be that he had gained nothing?

Why didn’t he release any sort of aura?

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Xu Ping’an suddenly understood something and smiled bitterly.

He then released the might of his spatial cutting momentum, which was at the minor accomplishment stage.

"Spatial cutting momentum at minor accomplishment?"

The people around were amazed.

However, along with the amazement, there was also disappointment in many people’s eyes.

Clearly, in their view, Xu Ping’an’s comprehension of the spatial cutting momentum to minor accomplishment was a decent achievement, but it wasn’t a huge surprise.

Disappointment flashed through the eyes of the Great Flame Emperor and Situ Lie.

"Wu Qing, not bad, being able to step into the minor accomplishment stage of spatial cutting momentum, your combat power has also increased," the Great Flame Emperor said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Emperor," Xu Ping’an responded indifferently.

The Great Flame Emperor nodded and signaled Xu Ping’an to return to his seat.

Qiu Lu also stood up and put away the Dao Stele.

However, as she was putting away the Dao Stele, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and without any indication, she glanced at Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an also happened to look over, revealing a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

That smile, however, sent shockwaves through Qiu Lu, stirring up a storm in her heart that she could not calm for a long time.