Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 653: First Arrival at the Jade Spirit Realm

"Buzz!"

A wave of extreme dizziness washed over Xu Ping’an, feeling as if his head had been forcefully hammered.

Darkness enveloped his sight, as though he had plummeted into an abyss, but the light quickly emerged.

The next moment, he found himself in a new world.

Around him, sounds of amazement filled the air.

"Is this the Spirit Realm? It’s incredibly beautiful!"

Xu Ping’an recognized the voice as Song Lingxue’s.

With concentrated spirit and focused eyes, he looked ahead.

In front of him stretched a vast expanse, wrapped in Immortal Qi, revealing an enormous range of mountains.

The mountains were covered with lush vegetation and waterfalls hung from the Nine Heavens like white ribbons.

Between the peaks, cranes soared and cried out one after another.

The spirit energy around was at least twenty times denser than that of the Mortal Realm.

"Back to the Spirit Realm," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He had not expected that after so many years, he would return to the Spirit Realm once again.

Although it was not the Heavenly Spirit Realm, the Jade Spirit Realm was not much different.

Moreover, he had visited the Jade Spirit Realm in the past, and standing here once more, he felt a flood of emotions.

"Indeed, having arrived at the Spirit Realm, it’s like shedding a layer of shackles. I feel that I can use the power of Dao Principles," Yu Chenglin exclaimed excitedly.

A powerful pressence of Dao Principles emanated from his being.

Although he had grasped the power of Dao Principles before, he had never been able to use them.

Thus, the true might of his Dao Principle power had remained unknown.

But now, having arrived in the Spirit Realm, those shackles naturally vanished.

Yu Chenglin felt an urge for a great battle surge within him.

"Indeed, I can now wield the power of Dao Principles," Song Kaitian also chimed in.

Similarly, an aura of Dao Principle pressed forward, even more formidable than Yu Chenglin’s.

He too had entered the Dao Principle Realm, and his combat power had increased even further.

Not just them, Tang Qingyu had also comprehended Dao Principles.

Although her understanding had just crossed the threshold, her presence still imparted an immense pressure to many around her.

"Truly freed from the restrictions of Dao Principles," Xu Ping’an whispered to himself.

He hadn’t yet stepped into the Dao Principle Realm, but he could feel that employing the momentum of heaven and earth was much easier here than in the Mortal Realm.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must have already felt it—indeed, in the Spirit Realm, you are not bound by the Dao Laws of heaven and earth and can freely manipulate the power of Dao Principles. However, I advise you not to be hasty in proving the Dao,"

Commander Du’s voice arrived from behind them.

He looked at the excited faces and said with a light chuckle.

"Why can’t we prove the Dao?" Yu Chenshan was the one who asked.

"First, to prove the Dao, you need a bearing object to condense your insights of Dao Principles into a substance, making your control of the Dao Principles’ power much stronger.

Second, proving the Dao is bound to attract great disturbances. It’s not short-term; if enemies appear, your practice could be easily interrupted, risking the shattering of your soul entity.

Third, Dao proving requires absorbing massive amounts of Immortal Elemental. You need to prepare adequately; if you run out of Immortal Elemental, failure is a high probability,"

Commander Du explained.

Hearing this, Yu Chenglin and the others became visibly serious.

"Thank you for informing us, Commander," Yu Chenglin expressed his gratitude.

Song Kaitian also gave a small bow.

"No need for thanks. Now that you’re joining the Jade Immortal Temple, you’re one of us. I’m merely offering a few reminders," Commander Du said nonchalantly.

Xu Ping’an glanced at Commander Du, finding him to be quite agreeable.

He was completely right.

Moreover, he could have chosen not to remind them, and if someone were to ruin themselves as a consequence of suddenly achieving enlightenment, it wouldn’t be his fault at all.

"Commander Du, where are we now?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"You are currently in a very remote mountain range within the Jade Immortal Realm, about a hundred thousand miles from the Immortal Hall. We need to take an immortal ship to return to the Immortal Hall," Du Yuan glanced at Xu Ping’an and replied.

"Then why don’t we just teleport directly to the Immortal Hall?" The one who asked was Song Lingxue.

The others looked confused as well.

"Because within the influence of the Immortal Hall there are powerful prohibitions, making teleportation impossible. As for the area around the Immortal Hall, it is fraught with danger. Teleporting there could very likely result in immediate death, hence we can only choose this desolate, uninhabited place," replied Du Yuan.

"Death? Are there people who oppose the Immortal Hall?" Long Zhan exclaimed in surprise.

"In other Spirit Realms, this situation might rarely occur, but the Jade Spirit Realm is different, sigh... You will naturally understand once you reach the Immortal Hall. From now on, follow me closely. If we do encounter danger, run and hide, then I will come back to look for you," Du Yuan replied.

Everyone’s brows furrowed.

It seemed that the Immortal Hall’s position in the Jade Spirit Realm wasn’t as high as they had imagined.

It appeared that someone was targeting the Jade Immortal Temple.

Xu Ping’an understood something.

All of this was probably related to the injury of the Yu Immortal Emperor.

The injury of the Yu Immortal Emperor would naturally invite others to covet the position of the Immortal Hall and challenge it.

Yet, he hadn’t expected the situation to be more severe than he had imagined.

The rule of the Jade Immortal Temple in the Jade Spirit Realm was hanging by a thread.

"Let’s go, take this Messaging Immortal Talisman. If you encounter danger later, you can use it to contact us," Du Yuan said.

After he finished speaking, he gave each of the ten people a Messaging Immortal Talisman.

The Communication Talismans they had in the Mortal Realm were naturally useless here.

Seeing this, everyone accepted the Messaging Immortal Talismans.

Having done all this, Du Yuan then summoned an immortal ship.

This immortal ship was very similar to the one he had seized from Shangguan Lingyu, but it wasn’t as large as Shangguan Lingyu’s.

It was still large enough to accommodate more than twenty people.

Xu Ping’an and the others boarded the immortal ship, and Du Yuan immediately set the ship in motion at high speed toward the Immortal Hall.

Standing on the deck of the immortal ship, they admired the scenery of the Immortal Realm.

Every now and then, terrifying roars would echo from a distance, shaking the heavens and the earth with boundless oppression.

"These roars seem to be from Demon Beasts of Tenth Rank or above? Just listening to them gives me goosebumps," Yu Chenshan said.

"Indeed it’s a bit frightening. That roar just now, I could tell, belonged to a Crimson Flame Golden Lion Dragon. Such a Demon Beast can reach Eleventh Rank when it matures, and that roar just now was clearly from an adult," Long Zhan stated.

"Eleventh Rank Demon Beast?" Tang Jun’s face turned pale in an instant.

Song Lingxue and the others also wore grave expressions.

Such a Demon Beast, if it were to attack them, wouldn’t that mean certain death?

Xu Ping’an’s gaze was also solemn. An Eleventh Rank Demon Beast?

"Relax, these Demon Beasts are highly intelligent. As long as we do not invade their territory, they will not attack us," Du Yuan spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Squawk!"

However, the next moment, a piercing cry rang out.

Then they saw a towering golden giant Roc bird rapidly diving towards them.

"Impossible, it’s an Eleventh Rank Golden Winged Cloud Peng."

Du Yuan’s face changed dramatically, and he stood up abruptly.

The faces of everyone else also changed drastically, anxiety filling them.