Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 573 The Eve of the Grand Event

"Is this the secret you’ve been hiding, or is there something else?" Xu Ping’an continued to look at Lei Shi and asked.

"There’s nothing else, that’s all I know. If there is anything else, it’s that many forces have been seeking the Attribute Rings for a long time now, and it’s very likely that some have already fallen into their hands," Lei Shi said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

If the Attribute Rings were connected to the passage to the Divine Realm, then it would be impossible for many forces not to be tempted.

Since the Heavenly Spirit Realm’s Immortal Hall had already been searching, it meant that the news had leaked out.

Now he had two Attribute Rings in his possession, the Thunder Brilliance Ring and the Golden Radiance Ring.

As for the other seven Attribute Rings, he had not heard of them yet.

Of course, one thing he could be certain of was that the Wind Brilliance Ring was in Ling Qingyao’s hands.

"Right, only descendants of the Attribute Families can bond with an Attribute Ring," Lei Shi suddenly remembered something.

Xu Ping’an was startled.

Only the offspring of the Attribute Families could bond with one?

Then, in his previous life, did he bond with the Wind Brilliance Ring?

Doesn’t that mean he was a successor to the Wind Brilliance Ring bloodline?

"Why didn’t you say it earlier?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"You didn’t ask," Lei Shi replied.

Xu Ping’an suddenly thought of something; Ling Qingyao, after obtaining the Wind Brilliance Ring, probably couldn’t bond with it.

Or could it be that she was also from one of the Attribute Families?

However, Xu Ping’an felt the latter was highly unlikely.

But the fact that his former self was from the Wind Brilliance Ring family did come as a surprise to Xu Ping’an.

Yet, on second thought, it was possible; in his past life, he was born into a mortal family which was said to be a branch of a major clan.

That clan must have been the Wind Attribute Family.

"Attribute Rings, the Thunder Devouring Sword, the Source Ground of Dao Principle, the Supreme Immortal Seal, the Heavenly Star Palace, and the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror—these items all carry a strong air of mystery, as if behind them all, great forces are orchestrating," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

And he was entangled in much of it, possibly being watched by multiple individuals.

Or rather, he might have unwittingly become the subject of their investments.

To use him to achieve certain deeds or to break a certain state of affairs.

"Interesting, I seem to have become quite the sought-after piece," Xu Ping’an said with self-deprecating humor.

But it didn’t really matter, the more debts one has, the less one worries.

To be a pawn for one person is to be a pawn, to be a pawn for many is still to be a pawn.

Since they all like playing, then let’s play together.

He was someone with a temper; they could use him, but they’d better not harm the people he cared about, otherwise, he would let these people know who the real player was.

"Enough thinking, time to improve my strength," Xu Ping’an exhaled.

He consumed the last petal of the Mysterious Light Golden Lotus, enhancing his Soul Power.

Tomorrow was the sacred canon, and something might happen.

Any increase in strength, no matter how small, was worthwhile.

Having eaten the Mysterious Light Golden Lotus, a surge of powerful Soul Power spread within his Niwan Palace.

Xu Ping’an felt an incredibly powerful influx of Soul Power.

He immediately used this power to condense his Soul Entity.

His practice of Soul Power was different from others; while other people did not continue to condense after forming their Soul Entity, focusing only on strengthening it, Xu Ping’an’s Soul Entity kept expanding.

What direction it would take was hard to say.

Previously, he had condensed the lower reaches of the Tianlong River area.

However, it was incomplete; at least, the Wilderness Forest wasn’t included.

Because Xu Ping’an could only condense places he remembered; he couldn’t fabricate places he had no impression of.

So, Xu Ping’an stopped trying to condense the Tianlong River region and began to condense the Imperial Capital City of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty instead.

Since he had spent a relatively long time in the Imperial Capital City of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, and his impressions were deep, it was relatively easy to condense.

Soon, a vast imperial cityscape emerged within Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

However, there was no sign of life within the city.

But Xu Ping’an’s Soul Realm rose by three levels, reaching the Eighth Rank Fourth Layer Realm.

In terms of Soul Power, he was comparable to the Ninth Rank Peak Level.

"Not bad, this Mysterious Light Golden Lotus is undoubtedly the best thing for condensing the Soul Entity, just one petal allowed me to condense an entire Imperial Capital City of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

He wondered how strong his Soul Realm would become once he had condensed the entire Mortal Realm.

At the very least, he would be at the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Because in his previous life, even with his peak Immortal Emperor level of Cultivation, he might not have been able to use his Soul Power to imprint the entire Mortal Realm.

"It’s time to attend the sacred canon," Xu Ping’an looked at the first light of dawn in the sky, knowing daylight had come.

After washing up, he stepped out of his courtyard.

At this moment, Situ Lie, Situ Xingfeng, and Situ Qianqian had all changed into luxurious attire and were waiting for him in the front courtyard.

Seeing Xu Ping’an come out, their faces were filled with joy.

"Eh, your Soul Realm has advanced again?" Situ Lie’s eyes brightened with surprise as he looked at Xu Ping’an.

Previously, Xu Ping’an’s Soul Power had felt only strong to him, but not overwhelmingly so.

But now, he felt that Xu Ping’an’s Soul Realm was not inferior to his.

"There has indeed been some breakthrough, reaching the Eighth Rank Fourth Layer Realm. It’s not a significant increase," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"I remember you were at the Eighth Rank First Layer Realm before, and you’ve suddenly increased by three layers, and that’s not much?" Situ Lie’s mouth twitched.

Situ Qianqian’s mouth gaped open as she looked at Xu Ping’an with adoration.

Situ Xingfeng just looked up at the sky, with an expression of ’I hear nothing, I’m oblivious to everything.’

Xu Ping’an saw this scene and couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

In his eyes, this increase really wasn’t significant.

"Alright, let’s set off. The sacred canon is being held in the central square of the Imperial Capital City. By then, the entire city’s populace will gather there. It will be the most grandiose event in the history of the empire," Situ Lie said, his eyes also showing a hint of anticipation.

Xu Ping’an didn’t speak, but he felt somewhat solemn inside.

He hoped that nothing unexpected would happen at this event.