Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 602 Significant Gains

"Indeed, it’s inside," Xu Ping’an rejoiced in his heart.

The treasures in Xia Wu’s storage ring were truly numerous.

Among them, three Immortal Emperor Seals were within this storage ring.

Clearly, they hadn’t placed these Immortal Emperor Seals into their Niwan Palaces.

Besides the three Immortal Emperor Seals, there were also many Immortal Pills and Elixirs.

With these Immortal Pills and Elixirs, his cultivation could be greatly enhanced.

Additionally, Xu Ping’an discovered the secret techniques and fist techniques used by Xia Wu.

"The Great Golden Dragon Technique and the Dragon King Fist? I might as well train in them," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

Both techniques were of Immortal Emperor Level, and if mastered, their power would be considerable.

Coupled with my Time Fist Technique and Spatial Momentum, their power will become even more terrifying.

"I’ll set them aside to train later. For now, let’s fuse with an Immortal Emperor Seal," Xu Ping’an began the fusion process immediately.

With the fusion of the Immortal Emperor Seal, his Soul Power could be enhanced once more.

This time, Xu Ping’an focused on consolidating the territory of Tianlong City in Tianlong County.

As this territory coalesced, Xu Ping’an found his Soul Power growing stronger.

Soon enough, one Immortal Emperor Seal was completely fused.

Riding the surge in Soul Power, Xu Ping’an broke through to the Peak of the Eighth Rank.

"Next is to open the Heavenly Gate, but it takes time, and it must be done step by step," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

He had long since located the position of the Heavenly Gate.

So, as long as he had enough Soul Power, opening the Heavenly Gate wouldn’t be difficult for him.

Xu Ping’an fused with the second Immortal Emperor Seal, unleashing a vast amount of Soul Power.

He used this power to assault the Heavenly Gate within his Niwan Palace.

However, this process was bound to take some time.

Xu Ping’an wasn’t in a hurry, dedicating a part of his focus to manipulating this power to strike at the Heavenly Gate.

The rest of him went about doing other things.

With his mind returning, Xu Ping’an picked up an Immortal Artifact that Xia Wu had dropped.

Besides the previously acquired Holy Sword, Xia Wu had a total of three Immortal Artifacts.

One High Grade, two Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifacts.

The High Grade was a long spear, while the Intermediate Grade were two Immortal Swords.

Xu Ping’an directly tossed the two Immortal Swords to Tang Qingyu and Song Xue standing beside him.

"For us?" Both of them looked at Xu Ping’an with surprised faces.

"Hmm, I have too many Immortal Artifacts; I can’t use them all. Take them," Xu Ping’an said outright.

The two exchanged glances.

Just how wealthy and generous was Xu Ping’an?

Even finding too many Immortal Artifacts to be a hassle?

"Oh, and divide the contents of the other storage rings amongst yourselves. Don’t let them go to waste," Xu Ping’an dropped this comment and then picked up the Holy Sword to examine it.

"Brother Xu, can I get a share?" Xue Hu, who was standing to the side and heard Xu Ping’an sharing treasures, also stepped forward.

"You don’t have a share. I didn’t see you helping out during the fight," Xu Ping’an responded unhappily.

Upon hearing this, Xue Hu immediately showed an embarrassed expression.

"Brother Xu, may I keep the Holy Sword for you?" Xue Hu quickly asked.

Xu Ping’an, however, gave a light smile, "Do you think you fit the bill?"

Realizing that it was futile, Xue Hu simply stopped talking.

Xu Ping’an, on the other hand, began studying the Holy Sword.

This Holy Sword was an extremely rare Soul-type Immortal Artifact.

Moreover, it was of Superior Grade—the artifact itself was an exceedingly rare treasure.

At that thought, Xu Ping’an didn’t hesitate and immediately recognized the sword as his master.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an felt a new connection with the Holy Sword.

Not only that, but he also discovered in his mind a soul combat technique of Immortal Emperor Level?

"Quite interesting," Xu Ping’an whispered to himself.

After reaching the Tenth Rank, Soul Power would merge with True Yuan to form Immortal Elemental.

However, Immortal Elemental still retains the attributes of Soul Power, so there is some difference between soul combat techniques and ordinary combat techniques.

For example, when casting a soul combat technique using Immortal Elemental, the proportion of Soul Power used is much greater.

On the other hand, when using ordinary combat techniques, the proportion of True Yuan predominates.

Thus, there is a gap between the two.

"Holy Sword Decision? That does sound quite interesting," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Just as his Soul Power had become strong, the arrival of Holy Sword Decision was timely.

With that in mind, Xu Ping’an began to silently study the Holy Sword Decision.

"Brother Xu, should we go to the next treasure location?" Xue Hu asked.

"Didn’t you say that only when the four treasures are gathered together, they can break the seal, take the dragon corpse, and release ’that person’?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Exactly, only when the four treasures are brought together," Xue Hu confirmed.

"Then there’s no need to go after them. They will come to me. Meanwhile, I’ll take this time to enhance my strength," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

He didn’t need to rush to snatch those treasures right now.

The resources he had obtained hadn’t even been fully utilized yet.

Hurrying to find those guys might not necessarily lead to any advantage.

Xia Wu’s use of the Immortal Light Charm also made him realize that he had underestimated the disciples of these great families.

Yu Wenbai and the others must also have powerful trump cards.

Only with great personal strength can one cope with these crises.

"Brother Xu, you’re not planning to continue to the next location?" Xue Hu sounded a bit anxious.

"No, we’ll stay right here," Xu Ping’an refused.

Xue Hu scratched his head, looking somewhat helpless.

"But, Brother Xu, if you don’t go, and they attack together, even you won’t be able to withstand it. Isn’t it better to take the initiative, defeat them one by one?" Xue Hu tried to persuade him again.

"That’s a possibility, but right now I need to cultivate. How about this, you lure them here one by one, and I will deal with them," Xu Ping’an suggested.

"Eh? That doesn’t seem right," Xue Hu said awkwardly.

"What’s wrong with that? Are you afraid of exposing yourself as being in league with me?" Xu Ping’an scoffed.

With an embarrassed smile, Xue Hu replied, "That’s not it. But after all, I am from Xuanqing Heaven. I can’t bring trouble to them."

"That’s up to you. Anyway, I’m not going," said Xu Ping’an.

"Alright then, Brother Xu, wait here for me," Xue Hu decided after pondering for a moment and finally left with determination.

Xu Ping’an looked in the direction where Xue Hu had left and chuckled softly.

This Xue Hu was too cunning by half, never speaking a word of truth, even now Xu Ping’an had not figured out his motives.

Compared to the others, Xu Ping’an had to be even more wary of Xue Hu.

Xu Ping’an didn’t give it further thought and continued to strive towards opening the Heavenly Gate.

He also kept studying the Holy Sword Decision.

Song Xue and Tang Qingyu, who were nearby, had also recovered from some of their injuries.

Xu Ping’an didn’t let them idle around, instead, he had them start setting up the Demon Slayer Thunder Array.

Although he was uncertain if Xue Hu would actually lure enemies over, it was still best to set up the formations ahead of time, just to be safe.

Time passed quickly, and Xu Ping’an began fusing the second Immortal Emperor Seal.

The first Immortal Emperor Seal had brought his soul cultivation to the Eighth Rank Peak and opened just under one-tenth of the Heavenly Gate.

Now, with the second Immortal Emperor Seal fusing, who knows how much of the Heavenly Gate it would help him open.