Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 584: Xu Ping’an’s Reverse Scale

Xu Ping’an did not say much to Qiu Lu.

Without asking further, Qiu Lu arranged a room for Xu Ping’an.

Once he entered his room, Xu Ping’an began to delve into his research.

He planned to start with these remaining forces.

After studying the map provided by Situ Lie, Xu Ping’an eventually identified some targets.

These targets were five realms below the Thirty-Six Heavens—Demon Cloud Heaven, Mysterious Jade Heaven, Shaoyang Heaven, Yuheng Heaven and Moon Cloud Heaven.

These Heavens Beyond Heavens had grudges against him, especially Demon Cloud Heaven.

So, he would likely start by making a move against these realms first.

Next would be the Earth Divine Sect and Tianlong Hall.

As for the upper Thirty-Six Heavens, Xu Xuan Heaven and Hanyue Heaven also held some grudges against him.

The grievance with Hanyue Heaven was not severe, mainly because he had defeated Zhao Hanyue, the daughter of Hanyue Heaven’s Heavenly Master, last time.

Zhao Hanyue now held a grudge against him, and this time had even vowed to tear him into pieces.

In response, Xu Ping’an felt helpless, but if Zhao Hanyue truly targeted him, then she couldn’t blame him for being unkind.

As for Xu Xuan Heaven, their interactions were not many, but inside the Heavenly Star Palace, there had been strong practitioners from Xu Xuan Heaven who tried to kill him.

This grudge was now set, and if Xu Xuan Heaven continued to target him, they shouldn’t blame him for being ruthless.

"Let’s start with these five realms below the Thirty-Six Heavens, and teach them a lesson," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He then changed into a set of black clothes and left Qiu Lu’s palace.

Qiu Lu sensed that Xu Ping’an had gone out, and her eyebrows knitted slightly.

After some thought, she ultimately decided to follow him.

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Emperor City’s Long Shan Villa was known to be an extraordinarily luxurious inn.

Long Shan Villa was located on Long Shan Range.

This time around, the nine Great Heavens Beyond Heavens were positioned here.

The villa had a total of seventy-two manors, each one opulently lavish and with exceptionally elegant scenery.

The style of each courtyard was vastly different as well.

Long Shan Villa was divided into three classes: Heaven, Earth, and Man, with the people from the upper Thirty-Six Heavens occupying nine of the heavenly-class courtyards.

The five realms below the Thirty-Six Heavens occupied the Earth-class courtyards.

Inside courtyard number twenty-six of the Earth-class, a man and a woman were vigorously engaging in dual cultivation and sparring.

Both were drenched in sweat, fighting bare-chested for a full two hours before they ended in a draw.

During this time, the woman’s coquettish panting was ceaseless.

After the deed, they finally put their clothes back on and went to the courtyard to enjoy the moonlight.

"Brother Xuan Shan, where do you think Xu Ping’an is hiding? Why is it that almost all the forces have nearly searched through the entire Emperor City without finding him?" the woman asked.

If Xu Ping’an were here, he would surely recognize her as a direct descendant disciple of Moon Cloud Heaven named Song Lingyue.

"Hmph, nothing more than a cowardly turtle. He is best at disguising himself; otherwise, someone would have already found him by now. But this time, he won’t be able to escape. Our Demon Cloud Heaven has brought powerful weapons like the Annihilation Pearl. No matter how much he disguises himself, he won’t be able to hide," Yu Xuanshan said coldly, his eyes filled with disdain.

Called Song Lingyue nodded and continued, "However, I heard that his strength has reached the Semi-Immortal Realm, and he has even fought undefeated against an elder of Fire Divine Palace. He possesses a defensive divine weapon of Semi-Divine Artifact level, which might not be easy to handle."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xuanshang snorted coldly, "His strength is indeed not bad, but this time, he is definitely doomed. This time I brought my father’s Demon Slayer Thunder Array, a Tenth Rank intermediate-grade formation. Even with Semi-Immortal level strength, he is bound to die."

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"The Demon Slayer Thunder Array? Heavenly Master really favors Brother Xuan Shan, to actually entrust such a formidable formation to him. With this, if Brother Xuan Shan kills Xu Ping’an, he will most certainly establish a great achievement," Song Lingyue said excitedly.

"When that time comes, the Defying Heaven Alliance will also have strong supporters for Brother Xuan Shan. The position of the Heavenly Master in the Demon Cloud Heaven will undoubtedly be yours," Song Lingyue said with a face full of excitement.

"Ha ha, when that time comes, you’ll be the Lady of the Demon Cloud Heaven, Lingyue. Rest assured, this time Xu Ping’an is undoubtedly doomed. As long as he dares to show his face, I’ll be the first to kill him. Actually, I should thank him for helping me get rid of that waste of a brother," Yu Xuanshan laughed heartily.

"Brother Xuan Shan, I actually have a method that might lure out Xu Ping’an," Song Lingyue said.

"Oh? What method?" Yu Xuanshan asked.

"Since Xu Ping’an came here to search for Princess Su Chan and Li Qingyi, we could start with them and use them as bait to lure out Xu Ping’an," Song Lingyue said with a wicked smile.

"Good idea, but Su Chan is the imperial princess and the divine maiden of the Fire Divine Palace; I fear it won’t be easy to target her," Yu Xuanshan said.

"That’s why we can start with Li Qingyi. Her only backing is that Fire Phoenix Master. As long as we get an elder of our clan to deal with the Fire Phoenix Master, wouldn’t it be easy to deal with Li Qingyi?" Song Lingyue said with a light laugh.

"That’s a good point, Li Qingyi indeed is an easy target. As for the Fire Divine Palace..." Yu Xuanshan expressed some concerns.

"That’s easy to handle. Brother Xuan Shan, you could collaborate with Yu Wenbai. Doesn’t he also want to kill Xu Ping’an? With him involved, could the Fire Divine Palace still object?" Song Lingyue sneered.

"Good, what a great idea, Lingyue, you’re becoming smarter and smarter," Yu Xuanshan laughed heartily, wrapping his arms around Song Lingyue’s slender waist and planting a forceful kiss on her face.

Song Lingyue revealed a seductively charming expression.

In the shadows, Xu Ping’an, who had already arrived here, happened to overhear their entire conversation.

A strong surge of anger welled up inside him.

These two were actually planning to use Li Qingyi as bait to lure him out.

This was no doubt an affront to his dignity.

However, their conversation also served as a warning to him.

His aunt Su Chan would not be in any danger, but Li Qingyi’s safety was far from certain.

If these two could come up with such a plan, could other forces not do the same?

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an’s desire to kill grew even stronger.

Yet, he did not act rashly.

He had also heard what Yu Xuanshan said earlier; he possessed a powerful killing formation.

If he acted rashly and failed to kill with one strike, he would likely fall into danger or at the very least, alert the enemy.

"I can’t act rashly, I must find the right moment. I refuse to believe these two will never separate," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

He planned to wait silently.

To find the right opportunity.

Right now, to strike against Yu Xuanshan might not guarantee a one-hit kill.

Because Yu Xuanshan’s cultivation had already reached the peak of the Ninth Rank, Ninth Layer Realm.

As for Song Lingyue, her cultivation wasn’t weak either, at the Ninth Rank, Sixth Layer Realm.

With his current strength, he was not capable of instantly killing two such individuals at the same time.

He could only wait!

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Song Lingyue left Yu Xuanshan’s courtyard and headed towards her own.

Their relationship was not public yet, so they both had their own residences.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an instantly realized that his opportunity had arrived.

Immediately, he abandoned the idea of attacking Yu Xuanshan and followed Song Lingyue instead.

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