Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 552: Breaking through to the Eighth Rank

Within the thirty-second layer of the Restriction Space, Xu Ping’an was frantically absorbing the True Yuan of this space.

It had to be admitted, the Twelfth Rank Spirit Gathering Array was simply too powerful.

It was essentially a terrifying weapon.

If this item were lost throughout Fire Divine Mount, it could suck dry all of the spiritual energy of the entire mountain.

Of course, if others knew he possessed such a horrifying formation, they would spare no expense to seize it.

Because with such a terrifying formation, any force could cultivate a large batch of top-tier geniuses in an extremely short period of time.

This was tantamount to enhancing the background of the Sect.

"I originally wanted to use this formation within the territory of my own force, but now it seems I can’t reveal it rashly; cultivation can only be carried out in secret forbidden places," Xu Ping’an had also realized the horror of this formation.

Once the news leaked, he feared that his Eternal Palace would become the target of public criticism.

Before the Eternal Palace could grow, caution was still necessary.

As Xu Ping’an continued to absorb True Yuan, his strength also kept climbing.

Although he had not yet broken through, facing the attacks of the Qing Huo Qilin, he became even more composed and calm.

At this moment, the Qing Huo Qilin’s attacks could not even touch Xu Ping’an in the slightest.

Luckily, this Qing Huo Qilin was not a real Demon Beast, but a manifestation of True Yuan; if it were a real Demon Beast, it might die of frustration.

True Yuan continued to pour into Xu Ping’an’s body, and the True Elemental Liquid inside him kept crystallizing.

Every crystal contained terrifying fluctuations of True Yuan.

You should know that Xu Ping’an’s True Yuan was already incredibly dominant and powerful because of his cultivation of the Chaotic Reversal Scripture, and now he had completed the Heavenly Sword Nine Transformations, making his True Yuan implausibly powerful.

At this moment, the crystallization could be said to be an unprecedented transformation; no other True Yuan crystal as powerful as his could be found in the world.

"Boom!"

The second layer of space directly collapsed, and the restrictions of the third layer also began to crumble gradually.

On the stele marking the Restriction Space outside, a second huge crack appeared, and there were also five fine cracks.

This meant that five more Restriction Spaces were on the verge of collapse.

This scene completely stunned the disciples of the Fire Divine Palace.

They all worried whether the Restriction Space would completely collapse.

However, this Wang Tao was still on the thirty-second layer, showing no signs of advancing nor any indication of coming out.

This left them puzzled; what exactly was Wang Tao doing inside?

Could it be that the collapse of the Restriction Space was really related to him?

At this moment, Li Qingyi had also returned to the Divine Flame Hall.

When she saw that Xu Ping’an had not come out yet, she also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But seeing the Restriction Space continue to collapse, her heart once again filled with worry.

Even she began to suspect that the collapse of the Restriction Space was related to Xu Ping’an.

If Brother Ping’an were really to collapse this Restriction Space completely, the Fire Divine Palace would certainly not let him off easily.

With this thought, Li Qingyi’s headache grew even worse.

Now, she could only hope that the Thirteenth Princess would come out of seclusion, and that her own master could withstand the pressure from the Fire Divine Palace.

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At the same time, in a distant palace of the Fire Divine Palace, both the elder with white eyebrows and the elder with grey hair had extremely solemn expressions on their faces.

"Why would the Restriction Space suddenly collapse?" the elder with white eyebrows asked in confusion.

He could not understand how the Restriction Space that had existed for a full 120,000 years could suddenly collapse, which seemed quite inexplicable.

"Could it be related to that kid inside? I’ve heard that this kid likes to cause trouble. He also killed hundreds in the Heavenly Star Divine Palace," said the elder with grey hair.

"We can’t rule out that possibility, but even you and I may not necessarily be able to shake this Restriction Space," replied the elder with white eyebrows.

"I feel that the energy of this Restriction Space is draining away. It’s very likely that this guy has drained all the energy inside. If that’s the case, there must be some powerful treasure on him, possibly something he obtained in the Heavenly Star Palace," The grey-haired elder responded.

"You’re right. When he comes out, we can interrogate him. A treasure that can shake this Restriction Space is definitely extraordinary," the elder with white eyebrows’s eyes lit up with a glint of greed.

Now, they were both stuck at the Tenth Rank, unable to break through further.

And to break through, they could only rely on chance.

If Xu Ping’an really possessed a treasure on his person, it might enable them to advance even further.

The elder with grey hair also had his eyes deepen in thought.

They hadn’t expected that coming out of seclusion ahead of schedule would coincide with such an opportune time.

...

As time passed, Xu Ping’an was also frantically devouring energy.

He had now reached the critical period for making a breakthrough.

Inside his body, the crystallization of his True Yuan had reached sixty percent.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The Third Layer and Fourth Layer spaces collapsed outright.

The Fifth Layer, Sixth Layer, Seventh Layer, all the way up to the Tenth Layer began to show signs of collapsing.

Once Xu Ping’an completed his breakthrough, at least half of these thirty-six layers of space might collapse.

Xu Ping’an, feeling the spatial collapse, could only helplessly shake his head.

He feared that leaving the Fire Divine Palace wouldn’t be easy this time.

But since he had begun, there was no turning back; he could only keep going to the very end.

Only by making a breakthrough could he deal with the crises to come.

Time swiftly passed, marking the end of a day.

By then, the space had collapsed up to the Fifteenth Layer.

Meanwhile, Xu Ping’an’s True Yuan had already condensed to ninety percent, just a small fraction away from completing the breakthrough.

"Almost there, the breakthrough is imminent, I might become the strongest Eighth Rank Cultivator in history," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

He grew increasingly excited; he could feel an incredibly powerful force filling his body.

The volume of his Pill Sea was naturally eighty-one times that of others and had reached its limit.

Once he broke through, his power would likely be unprecedentedly mighty.

"It’s just uncertain whether I’ll be able to fight a Tenth Rank Expert after the breakthrough. However, the gap between the Ninth and Tenth Ranks is quite vast; it’s like a huge chasm," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

A hundred Ninth Rank Peak experts might not be a match for a single Tenth Rank Expert.

Because a Tenth Rank Expert has mastered the power of Dao Laws.

Of course, that’s in the Spirit Realm. In the Mortal Realm, Tenth Rank Experts are restricted in their use of Dao Laws power, unable to easily wield it.

This actually weakens the combat power of Tenth Rank Experts to just a tenth of their full potential.

Even then, a tenth is not something an ordinary Ninth Rank Peak expert can overcome.

"After my breakthrough, I might be able to fight a Tenth Rank First Layer Realm expert in the Mortal Realm, but I would absolutely stand no chance in the Spirit Realm," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

He admitted to himself that he couldn’t possibly defeat an unrestricted Tenth Rank Expert, even in the initial stage.

After all, reaching the Tenth Rank and achieving immortality isn’t a trivial matter.

It represents a fundamental leap in the essence of life.

"Buzz!"

A terrifying wave of True Yuan fluctuation emanated from inside Xu Ping’an.

He felt his True Yuan suddenly reaching a saturated state; the True Elemental Liquid inside his body all at once crystallized into True Elemental Crystals.

That meant he was on the cusp of a complete breakthrough.

"Break for me!" Xu Ping’an roared.

All four types of Attribute True Yuan within him began to undergo a transformation.

The True Elemental Crystals seemed to be sublimated, a vast power spread from his Pill Sea, instantly surging through his entire body.

In this moment, Xu Ping’an himself also emitted an unprecedented, terrifying surge.

At the same time, the skies above the Fire Divine Palace burst instantly.

The winds and clouds of heaven and earth gathered, while a seven-colored auspicious cloud appeared.

As the auspicious clouds formed, thunder also accumulated incessantly.

Thunder Dragons rolled within the auspicious clouds, which seemed akin to the mythical Divine Tribulation from legend.