Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 720 - 719: Purple Cloud Mountain Opens

Xu Ping’an ceased his cultivation and walked out of the makeshift dwelling he had set up for himself.

At this moment, Yu Xianlan, Gongsun Yao, and others had already come out, looking in the direction of Purple Cloud Mountain.

Upon seeing Xu Ping’an emerge, Yu Xianlan immediately said, "The path to Purple Cloud Mountain is about to open. We can already see the end of the steps."

"Oh?" Xu Ping’an looked up at the staircase.

The staircase extended out very long and far, with at least several tens of thousands of steps.

At the end of the staircase, there seemed to be a large hall faintly visible.

"A palace?" Xu Ping’an asked in surprise.

"Yes, a palace. It’s hard to imagine who would reside on this Purple Cloud Mountain. This mountain is too terrifying; whoever left behind such a Divine Mountain must be a Divine Level expert," Yu Xianlan said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

Having seen the Elephant God Tower before, Xu Ping’an knew that there must still be other Divine Level experts’ relics in both the mortal and the immortal worlds.

The Elephant God Tower was not unique.

The inheritance from the Elephant God Tower had already benefited him greatly; if Purple Cloud Mountain was a Divine Level expert’s inheritance, it might be even stronger than that of the Elephant God Tower.

Should he manage to obtain it, that would be an incredibly enormous opportunity.

Having experienced the inheritance from the Elephant God Tower, Xu Ping’an placed great importance on the inheritances left by Divine Level experts.

It had to be said, these inheritances left by the Divine Level experts were all extremely extraordinary.

Xu Ping’an looked around again and noticed that the number of people in the vicinity had increased significantly.

The gathered crowd now numbered no less than a thousand.

The most conspicuous figures were the three Immortal Emperor Realm experts and the three young leaders.

Two of the youths were familiar to Xu Ping’an; they were Qin Yuan and Xing Feng.

As for the other one, dressed in a white robe, wearing a headdress, and carrying an air of Immortal Qi about him, he must be the one from the Jade Immortal Sect, Qi Xuanbo, if Xu Ping’an was not mistaken.

"This Qi Xuanbo seems to be at the Eleventh Rank Sixth Layer Realm," Xu Ping’an said, his voice tinged with surprise.

"Yeah, he just broke through to the Eleventh Rank Sixth Layer Realm. His strength must have greatly increased. The reason he came so late was precisely because of the breakthrough," Yu Xianlan responded.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

Qi Xuanbo’s strength was strong too, now that he had broken through to the Semi-Immortal Realm, his power probably wasn’t too far behind Xing Feng’s.

If it really came to a fight, he might be able to contend.

However, if he were to face Qi Xuanbo and Qin Yuan together, they would probably be outmatched.

"Look, the purple clouds have completely dispersed, and the palace has emerged," someone suddenly exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the mountainside.

A broad stairway path appeared before everyone’s eyes.

All eyes sparkled with excitement, and many people burst with intensity, their expressions filled with unparalleled excitement.

This was Purple Cloud Mountain, representing the will of the heavens.

Even if it wasn’t the will of the heavens, it could still be the relic of a Divine Level expert.

If they could receive an inheritance within, they could soar to the heavens and transform their fates.

"Charge!"

Someone shouted, and immediately, numerous people rushed towards the staircase.

They initially wanted to fly towards the steps, but before they could reach them, an immense oppressive force pressed them down to the ground.

The ones behind quickly caught on, landing on the ground and taking careful steps towards the staircase.

But even their progress was incredibly challenging.

A dreadful pressure descended upon them instantly, making every step they took exceedingly difficult.

As they set foot on the stairs, the force of the oppression skyrocketed.

Those below Tenth Rank could barely manage to take a dozen steps on those stairs.

"Such a terrifying pressure? A Ninth Rank Peak can only make it up a hundred steps, and there must be no less than two hundred thousand steps. How can we possibly break through this?" those who hadn’t yet moved exclaimed in amazement.

Many Ninth Rank Cultivators showed expressions of despair.

With such a terrifying pressure, did that not mean they had no hope of reaching the mountainside?

"Ninth Rank Peak, and only a hundred steps walked? This pressure is more terrible than we imagined," Yu Xianlan said seriously.

"Indeed, it’s terrible. Even Tenth Rank Experts may not make it halfway. Who can ascend?" Gongsun Yao also had a grave expression.

Not just them, but Xu Ping’an also felt tremendous pressure at this moment.

The weight of Purple Cloud Mountain was excessively terrifying.

Forget him; even the likes of Qin Yuan might not make it to the summit.

Xu Ping’an looked towards the trio.

As expected, the three of them were also gravely serious at this moment.

Clearly, even they were not confident they could make it to the peak.

"Quick, look, Qin Yuan and the others are moving," someone suddenly said.

The surrounding crowd all turned to watch Qin Yuan and the others.

Indeed, the trio headed for the staircase.

They flew up to the steps and started to ascend.

At first, their pace was brisk, with the stairs posing little pressure on them.

However, after about a thousand steps, their steps began to slow progressively.

It was clear that even they were affected.