Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 598: Seeing Snow King Again

Soon, Xu Ping’an was led by Xue Hu into the depths of a dense and impenetrable forest.

Here, there was actually a Sect relic.

The courtyard, however, was in complete ruins, with nothing left but broken walls and remnants of foundations.

It appeared that this small world was not created by someone, but was instead a fragment of the shattered space of the Immortal Realm.

"This small world is a fragment of the broken space of the Immortal Realm? Can Tenth Rank experts use the Power of Dao Principles here?" Xu Ping’an suddenly thought of something and hurriedly looked at Xue Hu to ask.

"Brother Xu, rest assured, although this place is a fragment of the broken space of the Immortal Realm, this space has already fused with the Mortal Realm and thus is also subject to the rules of the Mortal Realm’s space. Of course, these restrictions might be relatively weak, and Tenth Rank experts could forcibly use Dao Principles without dying, just paying a certain price," Xue Hu said.

Xu Ping’an understood.

This was not good news.

If these Tenth Rank experts came in and forcibly wielded the Power of Dao Principles to annihilate him, that would be quite a problem.

"Buzz!"

A fluctuation transmitted from a distant space entrance.

"It’s the elders behind those powers coming in," Xue Hu said.

Xu Ping’an’s frown deepened.

It seemed he needed to keep a low profile here.

"Is one of the four treasures you spoke of located here?" Xu Ping’an looked down at a ruin below and asked.

This was a mountain peak.

At this moment, the people from Tianlong Hall were searching here.

Clearly, they were searching for one of the treasures Xue Hu mentioned, which could unlock the Formation seal.

"Indeed, this place was a relatively well-known Sect from Ancient Times, known as the Holy Sword Sect, and the treasure that can break the seal is the Holy Sword of the Holy Sword Sect, which is located within these ruins," Xue Hu said.

"The Holy Sword of the Holy Sword Sect?" Xu Ping’an silently observed.

At this moment, there were exactly seven people from Tianlong Hall.

Five Ninth Rank youngsters and two Semi-Immortal level youngsters.

The one leading them was the guy named Xia Wu.

This guy’s strength was not weak, and he was also listed as a genius on the Genius Rankings.

However, he was ranked seventy-first on the Genius Rankings.

It was said that his swordsmanship was very strong, having cultivated an ancient Immortal Emperor’s swordsmanship called Heaven Extinguishing Saber.

His combat power should be roughly around the latter stages of the Semi-Immortal level.

As for the other Semi-Immortal level individual, he was actually at the Initial Stage of Semi-Immortal.

The so-called Semi-Immortal is actually a cultivator who has condensed Immortal Elemental in their body but has not yet mastered the Power of Dao Principles.

Some people find it hard to master the Power of Dao Principles, while others do not wish to easily attain enlightenment.

So, no matter the reason, such cultivators are virtually invincible in the Mortal Realm.

And not attaining enlightenment has another advantage, which is the ability to cultivate more rapidly.

Once they attain enlightenment, the speed at which they absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will be somewhat suppressed by the Dao Laws of the world.

Therefore, some geniuses suppress their opportunity to attain enlightenment, seeking first to enhance their Immortal Elemental Realm.

When the time comes, they may attain enlightenment in one fell swoop, rapidly breaking through to the high levels of Tenth Rank.

Just like Xia Wu, the quantity of Immortal Elemental within his body was not inferior to that of a Sixth Layer of Tenth Rank.

Once he attains enlightenment, he could immediately become a Tenth Rank Sixth Layer Realm expert.

This was also why some people have not attained enlightenment.

"Brother Xu, what do you think, should we make a move? I received intelligence that this guy was previously interested in pursuing Li Qingyi," Xue Hu said with a smile.

Xu Ping’an chuckled lightly, as Xue Hu really went out of his way to persuade him to act.

Would he really kill someone just because they pursued Li Qingyi?

However, these people were from Tianlong Hall, and he didn’t need any such excuses to kill them.

"Now is not the time to act, let’s wait for them to find the Holy Sword before we make a move," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"I feel the same way, let them search for me while we lie in wait like mantis stalking the cicada," Xue Hu said with a chuckle.

...

Time kept slipping away.

The people from Tianlong Hall were ceaselessly searching, while Xu Ping’an and the others hid in the shadows.

However, such tranquility was soon shattered.

Several figures were seen flying over from a distance.

The arrivals turned out to be somewhat unexpected for Xu Ping’an.

"People from the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty?" Xu Ping’an said in surprise.

There were six of them.

Among these six, there were actually two that he recognized.

One was the Snow King from Snow King’s Mansion, and the other was Tang Qingyu from the Shangxian Sect.

As for the other four, Xu Ping’an had not seen them before, but they should be cultivators nurtured by the Snow King’s Mansion and the Shangxian Sect.

"I didn’t expect them to come as well, I hadn’t noticed them before," Xu Ping’an murmured in surprise to himself.

The Snow King’s cultivation had actually advanced to the initial stage of Semi-Immortal.

Tang Qingyu had also reached the Ninth Rank Peak.

This rate of improvement was somewhat surprising to Xu Ping’an.

The people from Tianlong Hall naturally saw Song Xue and the others as well, a sharp glint flashing in their eyes.

However, they made no move to attack, evidently feeling that it made no sense to fight before finding the Holy Sword.

Song Xue and others also noticed the Tianlong Hall people, and seeing that they made no move, said nothing and began their own search.

Xu Ping’an suddenly remembered that the Snow King, Song Xue, was from the Human Dao Alliance.

Her purpose for being here must also be related to the Seal.

So, her coming here in search of the Holy Sword was within reason.

Time passed, and there were no conflicts between the two sides; both were silently searching.

"Found it." Suddenly, a voice broke the silence.

This voice naturally belonged to a woman from the Snow King’s Mansion.

Upon hearing this, the Snow King and the others immediately flew over.

Soon, they found a short sword the size of a dagger.

This sword was embedded in a stone, making it difficult for anyone to notice.

"This is the item, it is said that the Holy Sword is a Soul Immortal Weapon, it seems this is it," Song Xue’s eyes lit up as she nodded in confirmation.

But soon she became aware of the danger.

Because Xia Wu and the others had already surrounded them.

"This woman is foolish enough; having found it, she should have kept quiet," Xue Hu said with a light laugh.

Xu Ping’an frowned slightly, worried that Song Xue and the others were now in quite some trouble.

With their strength, they were probably not a match for Tianlong Hall.

"Qingyu, take the Holy Sword and run; I’ll hold them off, the rest of you with me," Song Xue immediately said.

Upon hearing this, the four guards showed sharp gazes, ready to face death without fear.

Tang Qingyu’s brows were tightly furrowed with hesitation.

However, Song Xue urged, "Go, quickly, or else we’ll all die here."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qingyu eventually gritted her teeth and flew towards the distance.

"Thinking of escaping? Dream on!" Xia Wu seemed to have been prepared all along and stomped his foot.

A barrier instantly appeared in the void, enveloping the entire mountain peak.

With that, Tang Qingyu couldn’t escape either.