Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 585: Unexpected Discovery

Yu Xuanshan is not easy to deal with; he possesses the Demon Slayer Thunder Array.

Xu Ping’an was not confident he could kill him directly, and if the action failed, it would merely spook the snake in the grass.

But Song Lingyue was different; she was just a Ninth-Rank Sixth Layer Realm Cultivator.

And as she was not the most direct descendant of the Lingyue Heaven, the trump card she carried was unlikely to be too powerful.

Of course, the main reason Xu Ping’an chose her was that she had the idea to deal with Li Qingyi.

This undoubtedly sentenced Song Lingyue to death in Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

At this moment, Song Lingyue had already returned to her dwelling, which was at a certain distance from Yu Xuanshan’s residence.

Moreover, each courtyard had its isolation Formation.

If Xu Ping’an were to make a move, it should not cause too much disturbance.

Back at her dwelling, Song Lingyue began to sit cross-legged to cultivate.

Using his understanding of Spatial Momentum, Xu Ping’an easily twisted space to hide in the shadows, rendering him undetectable to Song Lingyue with her level of cultivation.

However, Xu Ping’an did not rush to attack but waited silently instead.

Once Song Lingyue entered into cultivation, the disturbance caused by his move would be even smaller.

"Eh, what is this..."

Just then, Xu Ping’an was suddenly drawn to something in Song Lingyue’s hands.

At the moment, Song Lingyue actually took out three Immortal Emperor Seals.

These three Immortal Emperor Seals exuded a powerful aura of the Immortal Emperor.

And Song Lingyue appeared to be operating some Spell, activating these three Immortal Emperor Seals.

As the Immortal Emperor Seals were activated, they began to combine, eventually merging into one, emitting fluctuations.

These fluctuations were that of Power of Dao Principles.

Song Lingyue revealed a joyous expression and then began to comprehend the laws contained within the Power of Dao Principles.

This Dao Principle seemed extremely profound; after watching for a while, Xu Ping’an realized he could not comprehend it himself.

This surprised him somewhat.

"Interesting, Song Lingyue actually has three Immortal Emperor Seals, and these seals contain fragments of Dao principles. Does that mean the Immortal Emperor Seals and Immortal Emperor Seal I obtained before also have Dao principle fragments?" Xu Ping’an pondered to himself in surprise.

He suspected that these Immortal Emperor Seals and Immortal Emperor Seal each contained fragments of Dao principles.

Otherwise, why would these seals be related to the Source Ground of Dao Principle?

Thinking this, Xu Ping’an sank his mind into the Supreme Immortal Seal within his own mind.

But he found that he could not detect the Power of Dao Principles in the Supreme Immortal Seal at all.

"Could it be that the Immortal Emperor Seals I have obtained contain none?" Xu Ping’an wondered, puzzled.

"No, it should be related to the seal that Song Lingyue just formed," Xu Ping’an suddenly denied his previous thought.

Before Song Lingyue took out the seal, he had not felt the Power of Dao Principles either.

But after Song Lingyue formed the hand seal, he could distinctly feel that the Power of Dao Principles within the Immortal Emperor Seal seemed to have revived.

That is to say, his Immortal Emperor Seal also contained fragments of Dao Principles, but they had not been awakened.

Thinking carefully, Xu Ping’an became more certain that his idea was correct.

Moreover, he felt that the Power of Dao Principles in the Immortal Emperor Seal was very likely one complete Dao Principle, a powerful one.

All the Immortal Emperor Seals and Immortal Emperor Seal together could wield this Dao Principle, opening the Source Ground of Dao Principle.

Upon realizing this, Xu Ping’an suddenly felt enlightened.

"No wonder Xue Hu wants to collect the Immortal Emperor Seals; this is his purpose," Xu Ping’an said to himself once more.

He felt that his line of thought had been cleared.

His conjecture was very likely correct.

And the way to verify this idea was simple: capture Song Lingyue and force her to reveal the Incantation.

Then, he used his own Supreme Immortal Seal to verify it.

If he could awaken the Power of Dao Principles, then his conjecture would be true.

"I never expected that in wanting to kill Song Lingyue, I would make such a discovery," murmured Xu Ping’an with joy in his heart.

The next moment, his gaze toward Song Lingyue became even sharper.

"Swoosh!"

Xu Ping’an hesitated no longer and took action directly.

This time, Xu Ping’an exhibited incredible speed.

In a flash, he appeared right in front of Song Lingyue.

"Who?" Song Lingyue was taken aback and quickly mobilized the True Yuan in her body, ready to strike.

However, at that moment, Xu Ping’an immediately activated the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror within his body.

The next instant, space-time seemed to freeze.

Song Lingyue’s movements became incredibly slow.

The Heaven-Penetrating Mirror and the Space-Time Rune merged together, and at that moment, their power was no less than that of a Superior Grade Immortal Artifact.

They possessed the ability to freeze space-time.

This was something Xu Ping’an had only discovered earlier.

Xu Ping’an used it intending to experiment with Song Lingyue.

Unexpectedly, it truly succeeded.

Looking at Song Lingyue, whose movements seemed to have slowed by a factor of ten, Xu Ping’an chuckled lightly.

He threw a punch, landing it directly on Song Lingyue’s abdomen.

The True Yuan within Song Lingyue’s body was instantly dispersed.

Not only that, but Xu Ping’an’s Soul Power also burst forth in an instant, firmly restraining Song Lingyue, so she could not move.

"Pfft!"

Space-time returned to normal, and Song Lingyue spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood, her eyes filled with terror as she looked at Xu Ping’an.

"You... you are... Xu Ping’an?" Song Lingyue looked in horror at the young man who had appeared before her.

She struggled to resist, only to find that she was completely immobilized.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an had reverted to his original appearance and said to Song Lingyue with a light chuckle, "Indeed, I am Xu Ping’an."

Hearing Xu Ping’an’s response, Song Lingyue grew even more terrified.

The entire imperial city was hunting Xu Ping’an, and yet he dared to come to her of his own accord.

Suddenly, as if remembering something urgent, she quickly asked, "When did you arrive?"

Upon hearing her question, Xu Ping’an scoffed dismissively, "I was here since the moment you were in bed with Yu Xuanshan."

Upon hearing these words, Song Lingyue was utterly dumbfounded.

At the same time, a sense of dread rose from the depths of her heart.

That long?

That meant they were completely unaware of Xu Ping’an’s presence, and that everything they had done, even their conversations, had been overheard by him.

She had said quite a bit about plotting against Xu Ping’an.

"What... what do you want to do?" Song Lingyue asked with a face full of terror.

She had a bad premonition.

"What do you think I want to do? Naturally, I’m here to take your life," Xu Ping’an said with a cold laugh.

Song Lingyue’s face turned ashen, her eyes filled with terror.

"Don’t... don’t kill me, I’ll do anything you ask," Song Lingyue hurriedly pleaded, looking utterly pitiful.