Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 676 - 675 Jade Immortal Sect

The next day, early morning.

Xu Ping’an walked out of the courtyard, feeling refreshed after a night of cultivation.

He had not felt this sense of urgency for a long time, and now the pressure brought by the pine scent helped him suddenly retrieve the feeling he had during his past cultivation.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an could not help but praise the power of the Demon Elephant Tower once again.

It was simply a cultivation accelerator, allowing him to quickly find his shortcomings and make timely adjustments.

Even if he was injured, he could recover quickly.

"It’s bad, it’s terrible."

Just then, a shout suddenly came from afar.

Xu Ping’an frowned, his eyes instantly becoming sharp.

Because the person shouting was none other than Tang Jun.

"What’s wrong?" the others were attracted and came out one after another.

Seeing that everyone had gathered around, Tang Jun seemed somewhat at a loss for words.

Xu Ping’an, seeing Tang Jun’s expression, immediately had a bad premonition.

"Tang Jun, what happened?" Qin Mu asked.

"This..." Tang Jun seemed hesitant.

"Speak, what happened? If you don’t tell me now, I’ll kill you," Xu Ping’an urged, shouting.

Seeing Xu Ping’an’s eyes filled with murderous intent, Tang Jun was startled.

He then spoke, "Song Lingxue and Tang Qingyu were kidnapped."

Xu Ping’an was shocked, staring at Tang Jun with endless murderous intent in his eyes.

"Who took them?" Xu Ping’an asked urgently.

"It was... a group of people, they claimed to be from the Jade Immortal Sect," Tang Jun said quickly.

"Jade Immortal Sect?" Some people in the crowd were puzzled, others were grave.

Du Yuan’s expression turned extremely solemn.

Was it the same group of people from yesterday?

Xu Ping’an immediately thought of the people he saw the day before, feeling extremely grave inside.

Among those strong individuals was an Eleventh Rank Third Layer Realm practitioner. If Tang Qingyu and Song Lingxue were taken by them, the trouble could be considerable.

"Tell everything you know, don’t leave out any details," Xu Ping’an said, grabbing Tang Jun by the collar.

"You... by what right do you order me around?" Tang Jun said angrily.

"Seeking death," Xu Ping’an’s eyes flashed with intense killing intent as he grabbed Tang Jun’s neck and lifted him up.

"I... I’ll tell you," Tang Jun said hastily.

His eyes, when looking at Xu Ping’an, carried a trace of terror.

"Speak." Xu Ping’an let go, and Tang Jun fell to the ground, gasping for air.

Xu Ping’an’s eyes were incredibly sharp, staring intently at Tang Jun like the edge of a knife.

"Here’s what happened. In the morning, I saw Song Lingxue and Tang Qingyu going out, so I volunteered to accompany them. They seemed to be heading to a nearby commerce association to look for elixirs that might suit them. But unexpectedly, we ran into a group of people on the way."

"Among these people was a young man who took a liking to Song Lingxue and made lewd remarks. So, I cursed that guy, not expecting him to be so arrogant as to want to kill me. Tang Qingyu stepped in to save me, and that’s why she took action, but the opponents were numerous and very strong. In the end, both Tang Qingyu and Song Lingxue were taken away, and that’s when I hurried back to report the incident," Tang Jun said hastily.

A strong killing intent surged in Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

This Tang Jun was simply a cowardly and selfish person.

Tang Qingyu and the others had taken action to save him, yet he stealthily slipped away.

For a moment, everyone looked at Tang Jun with contempt.

"Which direction did they run?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"The west gate, they seemed to be planning to leave through the West City Gate," Tang Jun said quickly.

"Smack!"

A bolt of thunder flashed by.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an’s figure disappeared from where he stood.

At the same time, a voice sounded in the courtyard, "Big brother Du, you take them and leave first. I’ll go find them. There’s no need to wait for us."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt somewhat helpless.

Especially people like Song Kaitian, who were utterly dejected.

After all, they were renowned talents in the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, but ever since arriving in the Spirit Realm, they had felt incredibly stifled.

It was one thing for Xu Ping’an to have rescued them before, but now that their companions had been captured, they couldn’t offer any help at all.

"Let’s leave first. The people from the Jade Immortal Sect are at least above the Tenth Rank, and there are even Eleventh Rank powerhouses among them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to come to the Dongyuan Continent so carelessly. Even if we went, we couldn’t be of any help," Du Yuan sighed as he spoke.

Not to mention them, even he himself felt that this escort mission had been a complete failure.

Tang Jun, however, looked in the direction Xu Ping’an had left, a trace of vengeful light flashing in his eyes.

This Xu Ping’an had caused him to lose face in front of so many people; he would definitely settle this score sooner or later.

...

After Xu Ping’an left the courtyard, he hurried towards the West Gate.

However, he was not so blinded by anger that he lost his sense of reason.

With Eleventh Rank powerhouses among the opponents, and three of them at that, the prospect of rescuing the captives was extremely difficult.

But he absolutely would not stand by and do nothing while Tang Qingyu and Song Lingxue were taken away.

"First, I’ll follow them and see, and if that doesn’t work, then I’ll think of another plan," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

His footsteps quickened.

Using Thunder Imperial Nine Heavens, Xu Ping’an’s figure moved like a flash of thunder.

He quickly arrived at the West City Gate.

Outside the West City Gate, he also saw the people from the Jade Immortal Sect.

At this moment, they were gathered on a hillside outside the West City Gate.

An Eleventh Rank old man sat cross-legged on a huge rock, his gray-white beard blowing in the wind, resembling a statue.

However, the aura emanating from him was immensely fearsome, as if he carried a terrifying pressure that made everyone passing by dare not look at him directly.

On the other side of the old man sat two middle-aged men drinking together.

These two were also the Eleventh Rank powerhouses of the First Layer Realm.

The remaining five people, three men and two women, were all dressed in brocade robes and jade attire, each looking dignified.

The men were handsome and suave, while the women, though not breathtakingly beautiful, possessed an ethereal air. Both could be considered attractive.

At such a Realm, as long as one’s appearance wasn’t too bad, it would change with the improvement of one’s cultivation.

So these two women were also of the level of beauties.

On the other side of these five people sat two women.

They were none other than Song Lingxue and Tang Qingyu.

Both had their cultivation sealed, and they bore varying degrees of injuries; evidently, they had been through a struggle.

Among the three men, a tall young man would occasionally glance at the two women with a greedy look in his eyes.

"Ding Yuan, what did you bring them here for? We’re out here on a mission; aren’t they just a burden if you bring them along?" Said a young man with hair bound in a crown and eyebrows sharp as swords.

"Elder brother Lu, these two are rare beauties. I’ve been out for so long, and this is the first time I’ve seen such beautiful women, and two at the same time. My heart is truly itching," said the young man named Ding Yuan with a smile.

"You lecher, when will you ever change this disgusting habit?" A woman in a blue dress said disdainfully.

"Sister Fang, don’t blame me. I’ve said before that I wanted you to engage in Dual Cultivation with me, but you wouldn’t agree. I had to find someone else. You know the Fire Cloud Technique that I practice; if I don’t vent the fire, I’d suffer from cultivation deviation," Ding Yuan said with a laugh.

"Humph, then why couldn’t you just find a place to get it done and come back later? Why did you have to bring them back to disgust us?" another woman in white snorted coldly, with a hint of frost in her eyes.

"That won’t do. It would be such a waste to kill such superior grades on the spot. I must bring them back to the Sect to be well cared for. Moreover, the elders have agreed, so what’s with all the unnecessary talk?" Ding Yuan said with a cold laugh, his eyes carrying a hint of ruffian arrogance.

He seemed unafraid of these peers.

However, Xu Ping’an, hiding in the shadows, heard these words and a previously unseen killing intent surged in his eyes.