Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 700 - 699: Senior, Say Something Please

"Boom!"

Xu Ping’an held the Long Yan Lamp, into which the Chaotic Flame was infused, now forming a giant flame dragon.

Moreover, he once again borrowed the power of Dao Principles.

But this time, instead of the Melting Dao Principle, it was the Scorching Dao Principle.

The terrifying flames generated a powerful force of scorching, clashing with the Corpse Puppet’s Yin Sha power.

"Boom!"

A thunderous explosion sounded out.

The Corpse Puppet was instantly sent flying.

Of course, things weren’t easy for Xu Ping’an and his team either; they too were blown away by this terrifying force, but fortunately Du Bingxin took action in time, using her power to help Xu Ping’an neutralize the shock.

"Why did you help me?" Du Bingxin asked in surprise.

"Now’s not the time for nonsense, hurry, get into the valley," Xu Ping’an immediately shouted.

"Into the valley?" Du Bingxin was puzzled, as the valley was full of Yin Sha Fruit Trees—wasn’t entering now akin to seeking death?

"No time to explain, just go!" Xu Ping’an shouted.

After speaking, he pulled Du Bingxin and rushed towards the valley.

On the other side, Yin Xue also directly bound Tong Jianjun and Pan Zhen, charging towards the valley.

"Roar!"

The Corpse Puppet let out an angry roar, charging once again at Xu Ping’an and his team.

Luckily, Xu Ping’an and the others weren’t very far from the valley.

With the use of Xu Ping’an’s Thunder Escape Void technique, they quickly arrived in front of the huge stele.

Yin Xue also arrived with Pan Zhen and Tong Jianjun.

"Boom!"

Though the Corpse Puppet had followed them, it was sent flying by a terrifying force emanating from the stele.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an also breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, the stele could also prevent the Corpse Puppet’s approach.

Otherwise, they would have really had no choice but to hide inside the Demon Elephant Tower.

Unless absolutely necessary, Xu Ping’an wouldn’t expose the existence of the Demon Elephant Tower to people he didn’t trust.

"That scared me to death, I almost died again," Pan Zhen said, gasping for breath.

"Yeah, last time to avoid the Yin Sha Fruit Trees, we left the valley, and now we have to enter it again to save our lives, this stele has saved us twice," Tong Jianjun also said emotionally.

Xu Ping’an and Yin Xue also took a deep breath.

"Why did you save me?" Du Bingxin then looked at Xu Ping’an, seemingly wanting an answer.

Xu Ping’an looked at Du Bingxin’s determined eyes and said somewhat helplessly, "I’m also from the Immortal Hall; is that reason enough?"

"You’re from the Immortal Hall? Impossible, I’ve never seen you before," Du Bingxin countered.

"Right, if you were from the Immortal Hall, we would definitely know," Pan Zhen also said, looking at Xu Ping’an.

"I come from the Mortal Realm; I entered the Immortal Hall for cultivation, but I’ve been separated from my team," Xu Ping’an explained.

"Mortal Realm? Are you saying you’re one of those ten slots?" Du Bingxin obviously knew about this, her expression showing surprise.

"You’re from those useless ones from the Mortal Realm? How is that possible?"

Pan Zhen and Tong Jianjun both wore incredulous looks.

"Yes, I am one of those ten ’useless ones,’ no doubt about it. You’ll know once we reach the Immortal Hall, and I even know the daughter of your hall master, Yu Xianlan," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"I... I didn’t mean to call you useless; it’s just unexpected that you would come from the Mortal Realm. How could the Mortal Realm cultivate someone as terrifying as you?" Pan Zhen said awkwardly.

If Xu Ping’an was considered useless, then what did that make him?

Du Bingxin didn’t speak again, but in her heart, she had come to believe what Xu Ping’an said.

However, the idea of Xu Ping’an coming from the Mortal Realm still felt unbelievable to them.

Actually, before this, Du Bingxin assumed Xu Ping’an must be from some ancient holy sect, a peerless genius cultivated by the holy teachings of ancient times.

But she had never expected Xu Ping’an to actually come from the Mortal Realm. The vast gap between their worlds was indeed beyond her imagination.

"Since you are from the Mortal Realm, coming to our Immortal Hall to study, you really can be considered one of us," Pan Zhen said.

Xu Ping’an smiled, "If you all think so, then it is as you say."

"Of course, it counts. Thank you for your help this time," Du Bingxin said with gratitude.

Both Pan Zhen and Tong Jianjun also expressed their thanks to Xu Ping’an.

"Is that Xu Ping’an who’s ranked twenty-ninth on the genius list really you?" Tong Jianjun asked.

"Mm." Xu Ping’an nodded.

Seeing Xu Ping’an admitting it, Du Bingxin and the others all had looks of emotion on their faces.

It really was him.

"I think you shouldn’t be ranked twenty-ninth on the genius list. Your talent is probably good enough to make it into the top nine without any issue," Pan Zhen said.

"Only ninth?" Xu Ping’an smiled.

"Ninth isn’t low, the top ten on the genius list are all terrifying freaks of nature," Pan Zhen hastily added.

"Oh? I would really like to see that," Xu Ping’an smiled.

"The top ten on the genius list are very terrifying. I have seen the one ranked tenth take action once. With his Tenth Rank Peak cultivation, he slew three Eleventh Rank Peak experts with a single sword strike," Du Bingxin said.

"That strong?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

Tenth Rank Peak, and yet able to slay three Eleventh Rank Peak experts with a single sword strike—this strength was indeed extraordinary.

Even though he, at Tenth Rank Peak, was confident he could do the same.

But he still felt that he had underestimated the geniuses on the genius list before.

"When my master reaches Tenth Rank Peak, he’ll probably be able to kill the Immortal Emperor," Yin Xue, who was standing aside, said.

Kill the Immortal Emperor?

The corners of Du Bingxin and the others’ mouths twitched.

But perhaps this fellow really could achieve it.

If he truly managed to do so, it would certainly shock the entire Cultivation World.

Xu Ping’an smiled faintly, kill the Immortal Emperor, perhaps.

"Is she really the daughter of that Pine Immortal Emperor?" Du Bingxin looked at Yin Xue and asked.

"Yes, by a twist of fate, she acknowledged me as her master, but indeed, she doesn’t know the location of the so-called Supreme Immortal Palace," Xu Ping’an said.

Du Bingxin and the others nodded, not dwelling on the question any longer.

"Those Yin Sha Fruit Trees should have receded back into the depths of the valley. What should we do now?" Tong Jianjun asked.

"Now with the Yin Sha Fruit Trees in front and the Corpse Puppets behind, we can neither advance nor retreat. Are we just supposed to stay here?" Pan Zhen also said with exasperation.

"Xu Ping’an, what do you think we should do?" Du Bingxin then looked at Xu Ping’an for advice.

Xu Ping’an pondered for a moment and said, "We can’t enter the inner part of the valley; the dangers inside are beyond our ability to explore. To enter is to seek death. Our only option now is to find a way to break out."

"But the Corpse Puppets will certainly be waiting outside," Tong Jianjun said anxiously.

"For the time being, I don’t have a good solution, but give me a little time. You all heal your injuries first. Once I come up with a suitable plan, we will make our way out," Xu Ping’an said.

Du Bingxin nodded.

They were all more or less injured.

Pan Zhen and Tong Jianjun had no objections, they followed Du Bingxin’s lead.

And Du Bingxin now clearly had a great deal of confidence in Xu Ping’an, so even if they had objections it would be futile.

Moreover, among them, the two of them were the weakest.

So everyone began to sit down cross-legged to heal their injuries.

Xu Ping’an, however, turned his gaze to the giant statue.

To be precise, he focused on the colossal figure of Xuanwu.

"Senior, say something, I know you’re there," Xu Ping’an transmitted his voice toward Xuanwu.