Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 684 - 683: Yin Xue Acknowledges Her Master

"Master, do you know how long I have waited? I have finally waited for you," Songxiang said with a smile.

"You waited for me?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, my father said that the person holding the Supreme Immortal Seal will definitely appear in Songmu City, and instructed me to wait here. I originally thought that the successor of the empress would be a woman, but to my surprise, it is a man, and quite a handsome one at that," Songxiang said with a laugh.

Xu Ping’an was somewhat speechless.

The change in Songxiang’s attitude was a bit too much for him to take in.

He had prepared a collar specifically to put on her soul while healing her injuries.

But now, with Songxiang’s attitude, he felt somewhat at a loss for how to proceed.

"Do you really want to acknowledge me as your master?" Xu Ping’an asked in astonishment.

"Of course, I have even prepared the master-servant contract," Songxiang replied, and then a scroll appeared in her hand.

The scroll opened, revealing a master-servant binding contract.

Songxiang then infused her soul origin into the contract before handing it over to Xu Ping’an.

As long as Xu Ping’an imprinted his soul origin onto the contract, Songxiang would become his servant.

But wasn’t this all a bit too easy?

However, Xu Ping’an certainly wasn’t going to waste this opportunity and imprinted his Soul Mark onto the soul contract.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an could feel an additional layer of soul connection between him and Songxiang.

He could even use the soul contract to directly shatter Songxiang’s soul.

This was far more direct than using a collar.

"Master, from now on, Yin Xue will wholeheartedly assist you. If I have offended you before, I ask that you don’t take it to heart," Songxiang said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t blame you. Now that you have acknowledged me as master, you belong to me. I, Xu Ping’an, won’t let you lose your life easily," Xu Ping’an said.

"Thank you, Master," Yin Xue said with a smile.

"Let me first eliminate the coldness within you, though it might be a bit painful," Xu Ping’an said.

"Okay," Yin Xue replied.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an began to use the Supreme Immortal Seal to treat Yin Xue’s injuries.

The Supreme Immortal Seal had the ability to protect the soul, capable of shielding the soul origin from outside assaults.

Coupled with the Immortal Emperor Seals and Immortal Emperor Seals that Xu Ping’an had integrated into it, the power of the Supreme Immortal Seal had long surpassed that of a typical Superior Grade Immortal Artifact and was almost comparable to a Semi-Divine Artifact.

At this moment, with the power of the Supreme Immortal Seal, Xu Ping’an indeed managed to extract the coldness within Yin Xue’s soul origin little by little.

Yin Xue did not let the extracted coldness go to waste, directly operating the Devouring Dao to consume it.

Previously, when her soul origin was under attack, she couldn’t consume it, but now that it was expelled, it could be easily devoured.

And this devouring power was converted into her own Immortal Elemental.

"All done, the coldness within your soul origin is mostly expelled now. There’s only a little left, which you can clear out yourself; it won’t be a problem for you anymore," Xu Ping’an said, feeling a bit exhausted.

To activate the Supreme Immortal Seal, he had to use a significant amount of Soul Power.

At this moment, he felt particularly weary.

"Thank you, Master. Please take this," Yin Xue said, grateful.

After saying that, she handed Xu Ping’an a pinecone.

The pinecone seemed to contain a strong essence.

"Is this pinecone from your father?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"No, I made it myself, I haven’t found my father’s remains yet," Yin Xue said.

"Not found? Then the wooden shield wasn’t given to you by your father?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"It was given to me by my father, but that was when I was very young, before my father died. He personally refined the Silver Fir Shield for me," Yin Xue said.

Xu Ping’an understood.

Yin Xue was born before her father had died.

So the matter she was waiting for here had also been told to her by her father.

"Then do you know where your father went?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"I don’t know, but I do know that my father was killed by a strong practitioner of the Thunder Dao Principle from an ancient sect," Yin Xue said.

Xu Ping’an understood.

"Then do you know of the legacy of the Supreme Immortal Emperor?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"I don’t. My father never mentioned it to me. Actually, I asked him, but he wouldn’t say anything. He said that knowing about it would bring me no good," Yin Xue said.

Xu Ping’an nodded; indeed, it wouldn’t be of any benefit.

"So, in that case, the people from the Jade Immortal Sect who captured you couldn’t have gained any benefits either?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"That’s not entirely true. My father left his Silver Fruit for me, which I have yet to consume. If they really killed me, they would indeed gain some benefits. But as for the location of the empress’s sleeping quarters, I really have no idea, unless we can find my father’s remains," Yin Xue said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

It seemed that Yin Xue’s father truly cherished his daughter.

"Master, do you want the Silver Fruit? If you need it, I can give it to you," Yin Xue said.

"Uh, keep it for yourself. Are you holding onto the Silver Fruit without consuming it because you wish to break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm and then avenge your father?" Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Yes," Yin Xue said, with a firm determination swelling up in her eyes.

Xu Ping’an nodded and continued, "In that case, you have even less reason to give me the Silver Fruit."

Yin Xue looked at Xu Ping’an with some surprise, "Master, you seem to be different from those people. I originally thought you’d be like them, trying every possible way to force me to give up all my treasures, but unexpectedly, you actually don’t want any."

Xu Ping’an smiled and said, "Actually, there’s nothing different. If you hadn’t voluntarily submitted to me, I wouldn’t have hesitated to snatch it away, but since you submitted to me of your own accord, you are now mine, and how could I rob my own people of their possessions."

After speaking, Xu Ping’an popped the pine cone that Yin Xue gave him into his mouth.

As the pine cone was swallowed, a surge of power immediately flowed into Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

Then Xu Ping’an felt his Niwan Palace being nourished; the fatigue he had felt before was swept away in an instant.

Not only that, his comprehension of the Qiankun Dao Principle also seemed to improve somewhat, almost by a meter’s distance.

"Interesting, it can actually enhance my Dao Principle," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

However, this meter of distance was just Xu Ping’an’s vague perception.

He had not yet condensed the Dao Principle Path.

"Master, are you really only at the Ninth Rank?" Yin Xue asked in surprise.

She had always thought that Xu Ping’an was hiding his true cultivation, but now that she had formed a contract with Xu Ping’an, she could perceive that his Soul Cultivation seemed to indeed only be at the Ninth Rank Seventh Layer Realm.

"Yes, do you think I’m weak?" Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"No, quite the opposite, to possess such strength at the Ninth Rank, Master, you are truly a genius," Yin Xue said.

Xu Ping’an smiled and teased, "I didn’t expect you to have learned to flatter."

Yin Xue giggled, her breathtakingly beautiful face looking extremely alluring.