Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 589 Strength Enhancement

Soon, Xu Ping’an returned to the palace where Qiu Lu was staying.

As soon as Xu Ping’an entered the room, the figure of Qiu Lu appeared as well.

Qiu Lu looked at Xu Ping’an with a peculiar expression, her eyes filled with confusion.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an had returned to his true appearance, no longer looking like Wu Qing.

"So this is your true identity, your name is Xu Ping’an?" Qiu Lu questioned.

"That’s right, it’s me. What, is there something strange?" Xu Ping’an asked with a smile.

"I’ve heard of you. You defeated the avatar of the Ancient Spiritual Jade, and the Empress once mentioned to me that if I saw you, I should take you back," Qiu Lu said with a frown.

She hadn’t expected Wu Qing to actually be Xu Ping’an.

The whole city was searching for him, yet this guy still dared to go out and kill people.

And he had actually killed three direct descendants from Heaven Beyond Heavens all at once.

As for the method, it was bizarre indeed.

Xu Ping’an chuckled, looking at Qiu Lu standing before him.

"So, are you going to take me back?" Xu Ping’an asked with a laugh.

"No," Qiu Lu shook her head, "you are the master’s disciple, I won’t capture you."

Xu Ping’an chuckled, finding Qiu Lu’s answer quite satisfactory.

Now was not yet the time to tell Qiu Lu the truth.

"Do you plan to continue killing? How about I find a way to get you out of the city?" Qiu Lu asked.

"No need. Since they want to play, then I’ll accompany them in their game," Xu Ping’an said with a cold laugh.

"What are you planning to do? The strong individuals from various powers have not left yet; it will be very dangerous if you get caught," Qiu Lu said, furrowing her brows.

"You don’t need to worry about that. I have my own measure. There’s no need for you to act unless it’s a critical moment," Xu Ping’an responded.

Qiu Lu stared at Xu Ping’an for a few seconds before finally saying, "If you truly need me to act, I definitely will."

Xu Ping’an nodded, "Alright, I’m going to cultivate now."

Qiu Lu, hearing this, did not say more and left Xu Ping’an’s residence.

Xu Ping’an then took out the storage rings of Song Lingyue, Yu Xuanshan, and Shao Tianyu.

After a careful inspection, a gleam appeared in Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

"Quite a haul. These three are certainly direct descendants of Heaven Beyond Heavens, truly abundant resources, especially Yu Xuanshan, he had the most," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

He quickly took inventory of all the resources.

There were a total of 65 Ninth Rank Elixirs, 12 Low Grade Tenth Rank Elixirs, 6 Intermediate Grade Tenth Rank Elixirs, 3 High Grade Tenth Rank Elixirs, and 1 Superior Grade Tenth Rank Elixir.

Not only that, there were also 10 strains of Tenth Rank Spiritual Medicine.

Besides that, there were five Immortal Artifacts.

All of them were of Intermediate Grade among Immortal Artifacts.

Of course, there were also some Cultivation Combat Techniques and such, but those were of no use to Xu Ping’an.

In the end, Xu Ping’an also found the Demon Slayer Thunder Array’s flags in Yu Xuanshan’s storage ring.

With this, Xu Ping’an now had another ace up his sleeve.

Together with the three Immortal Emperor Seals obtained from Song Lingyue, there was no doubt that Xu Ping’an’s gains this time were enormous.

"Who would have thought that robbing these major power’s descendants would be the quickest way to get rich, each one of these descendants is like a fat sheep," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

Then, without further hesitation, Xu Ping’an tossed all the cultivation Elixirs into his mouth and began to devour them frantically.

As the Chaotic Reversal Scripture circulated, the True Yuan within Xu Ping’an’s body also rose steadily.

From the initial Eighth Rank First Layer Realm, he finally advanced to the peak of the Eighth Rank Second Layer Realm.

Xu Ping’an, in high spirits, directly threw the Immortal Elixirs into his mouth as well.

Finally, his cultivation broke through to the peak of the Eighth Rank Third Layer Realm.

"How exhilarating, this feeling of breakthrough is just too thrilling, not only has my True Yuan increased a lot, but my body cultivation has also broken through to the Eighth Rank Second Layer Realm," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

His combat power was now comparable to the latter stage of the Semi-Immortal Realm.

In the Mortal Realm, those experts in the initial stage might not be his match.

"I wonder how much my soul will enhance after fusing these three Immortal Emperor Seals," Xu Ping’an said, taking out three Immortal Emperor Seals with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Each time he fused an Immortal Emperor Seal, it was equivalent to consuming a powerful soul-enhancing Immortal Elixir for him.

One could say that the fusion of the Immortal Emperor Seals was his main method of enhancing his Soul Power.

Xu Ping’an didn’t hesitate and activated his Supreme Immortal Seal.

Then the three Immortal Emperor Seals flew into his mind and were ultimately devoured by the Supreme Immortal Seal.

After devouring the three Immortal Emperor Seals, the Supreme Immortal Seal erupted with an incredibly powerful fluctuation of Soul Power.

At the same time, the Soul Power wildly dispersed, spreading throughout Xu Ping’an’s entire Niwan Palace in an instant.

Xu Ping’an immediately started running his cultivation technique to absorb this Soul Power.

While absorbing, he was also condensing a new map.

This time, the map Xu Ping’an was condensing was no longer the Heavenly Dragon River Basin, but the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

Because when it came to the capital of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, Xu Ping’an was far more familiar with it than with the middle and upper reaches of the Heavenly Dragon River.

As time passed, the cities on the map of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty were soon condensed by Xu Ping’an.

With this, Xu Ping’an’s Soul Power had also reached the Seventh Layer Realm of the Eighth Rank.

Feeling the explosive Soul Power inside his Niwan Palace, Xu Ping’an’s heart was also filled with excitement.

"Now, with my Soul Power alone, I am comparable to the early stage of the Demi Immortal realm; combined with my True Yuan’s strength, I can fight even a Demi Immortal at the peak," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

This meant that Tenth Rank experts would find it almost impossible to harm him in the Mortal Realm.

Once he reached the true peak of the Demi Immortal Realm, even without the ability to wield the Power of Dao Principles, they would no longer be a match for him.

"It’s a pity I don’t have many Soul Attack techniques, but my Soul Entity can be condensed at will, which can play some unique roles, like the self-destruction before," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

Earlier, he had used the self-destruction of his Soul Entity to detonate Song Lingyue’s Soul Entity.

Thereby heavily injuring Yu Xuanshan and Shao Tianyu.

It now appears that the power of the Soul Entity’s self-destruction is quite enormous.

He could definitely use this advantage; when facing powerful opponents, he could self-destruct to deliver a full-force blow to the opponent.

"Furthermore, it would be best if I could have another powerful Soul Weapon so that I can employ it for regular attacks," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

Previously, he had obtained Soul Weapons, but their grades were too low.

They were now hardly able to showcase the advantage of his soul.

So Xu Ping’an directly entered his Golden Radiance Ring, and a moment later, he walked out from it.

In his hand, he now held a Puppet Sword Immortal, an Immortal Artifact of intermediate grade among Soul Weapons.

With a thought, his Soul Power directly infused the puppet.

The next moment, the puppet transformed into a human shape, its entire body radiating an exceedingly sharp Sword Qi.

"Hum!"

Xu Ping’an activated the puppet, slashing out with his sword.

The void was directly torn asunder.

"Not bad, the power is comparable to the early stage of a Demi Immortal; indeed, it’s a formidable technique," Xu Ping’an thought to himself with satisfaction.

When dawn arrived, Xu Ping’an put on clean clothes and walked out of his room.

No sooner had he stepped out than he saw Qiu Lu waiting outside the door.

"Eh, did you have a breakthrough?" Qiu Lu asked in utter astonishment.

Could he have reached the peak of the Eighth Rank Third Layer Realm just over one night?