Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 724 - 723: So He Was Proving the Dao

Xu Ping’an was continuously advancing, and at this moment, he had already reached 37,000 steps.

The pressure here was already comparable to that of the Ninth Rank Sixth Layer Realm.

Other people aside, even Xu Ping’an felt the pressure now.

However, this pressure only slowed down Xu Ping’an’s pace somewhat and did not stop him in his tracks.

Moreover, once Xu Ping’an’s ascension was complete, he would be able to reach even higher limits.

After all, once the ascension was complete, Xu Ping’an would be able to break through the Tenth Rank and become a Tenth Rank First Layer Realm cultivator.

By then, even if he wasn’t on par with the Semi-Emperor Realm, perhaps even the Eleventh Rank Peak wouldn’t be his match.

It must be known that this improvement of his was quite substantial.

It was just a pity that his comprehension of the Qiankun Dao Principle was only five meters, not even reaching the First Layer of Dao Laws.

Otherwise, even the Semi-Emperor Realm might not be his opponent.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an continued to move forward.

Soon, he reached the 40,000th step.

As he set foot on the 40,000th step, an enormous force of Dao Principles surged into his body instantaneously.

The red copper within Xu Ping’an’s body absorbed wildly, and the path of his Dao Principles continued to solidify.

What Xu Ping’an didn’t expect was that his path of Dao Principles was still expanding, reaching a width of 10,100 meters.

Fortunately, the rewards of the Dao Principles this time were also quite substantial, with this surge of Dao Principles’ power.

His path of Dao Principles suddenly grew from two meters to three meters and five.

With this, Xu Ping’an was only one meter and five short of completing his certification.

Once he reached five meters, he would also be considered to have completed the initial certification.

"Continue!" Xu Ping’an kept moving towards the top.

He suddenly felt that his decision to certify here was correct.

Without the rewards of Purple Cloud Mountain, he didn’t know when he would have been able to gather all this power of Dao Principles.

The treasures containing the power of Dao Principles were extremely rare, and for cultivators above the Tenth Rank, they were priceless.

Thus, just these steps alone brought him immense benefits.

"Hum!"

However, just as Xu Ping’an was about to continue advancing, a terrifying burst of Sword Radiance transformed from Immortal Elemental surged directly towards Xu Ping’an with fierce force.

The Sword Radiance was filled with a thick aura of death.

"Whoa!" Xu Ping’an was startled and his eyes became piercingly sharp in an instant as his body transformed into a bolt of Thunder Light, appearing on the other side and dodging the attack.

"He actually managed to dodge?" a slightly surprised voice rang out.

Xu Ping’an looked up to see the person speaking, his eyes filled with a murderous intent.

Xing Feng!

Yes, the person who had just made the move was Xing Feng.

Xing Feng was currently standing at the 42,000th step.

Only a few hundred meters away from Xu Ping’an.

That sword strike had been delivered by him.

Because of the suppression of Dao Laws in this place, he couldn’t fully utilize the Power of Dao Principles and could only summon a small part of it.

But even so, the power was not something an ordinary Eleventh Rank Fifth Layer Realm could withstand.

Moreover, dodging this strike in an environment filled with the oppressive force of Dao Laws was not an easy feat.

"Xing Feng, what are you doing? Xu Ping’an is also one of us from the Immortal Hall. How could you attack him?" Yu Xianlan immediately rebuked.

Her gaze towards Xing Feng was filled with intense anger.

"Exactly, Xing Feng, how can you attack one of our own?" Gongsun Yao also coldly snorted.

Not just them, Du Bingxin, who was at the 36,000th step not far away, also frowned deeply.

Clearly, she was displeased with Xing Feng’s action.

Many people below were curiously watching this scene unfold.

Does this guy have a grudge against Xing Feng?

He’s actually making Xing Feng take action against him?

"One of our own? He’s even worthy of being considered one of us, a member of the Immortal Hall? He’s nothing but an ant from the Lower Realm. How could he even be mentioned in the same breath as us?" Xing Feng said with disdain.

An ant from the Lower Realm?

Everyone turned their gaze towards Xu Ping’an.

Was this guy actually from the Lower Realm?

Could it be that he was the one sent from the Lower Realm to enter that place?

But how could someone from the Lower Realm be so formidable? He reached forty thousand steps in one go and even dodged Xing Feng’s attack?

"Interesting, I originally wanted to make a move, but didn’t expect Xing Feng to act first," Qin Yuan said with a light laugh, a trace of amusement in his eyes.

At this moment, he had already reached sixty thousand steps.

The reward he received had allowed him to advance to the Eleventh Rank Eighth Layer Realm.

Now that his strength was even greater, in his view, crushing Xu Ping’an was easier than crushing an ant.

However, since Xing Feng had already made a move, he didn’t feel like acting anymore.

Now it was better to just watch the show.

Xu Ping’an, upon hearing Xing Feng’s words, had a streak of murderous intent in his eyes.

He was at a critical period of his Proof of Dao, and if he were to be disturbed now, delaying the condensation of Dao Laws, it was likely that all his previous efforts would collapse.

Only by condensing all of his insights at once could he truly complete the Proof of Dao.

And now he was a mere one point five meters away from achieving it.

How could he give up all his prior achievements because of this?

"Step aside," Xu Ping’an said coldly.

"Hmph, you want me to step aside? I understand now, you’re in the process of proving your Dao, am I right? I’m very curious about which Layer you plan to prove. You’ve come all this way and it’s still not enough," Xing Feng said with a light laugh.

"What does which Layer I’m at have anything to do with you?" Xu Ping’an retorted coldly.

Which Layer of Dao to prove?

He has not even reached the First Layer, let alone which Layer to prove?

One hundred meters constitutes one Layer Realm, two hundred meters the Second Layer, and so on.

He was currently only at five meters, still far from reaching the First Layer Realm.

"Hmph, being ranked twenty-ninth on the Genius List, I’m sure that the Dao Laws you’ve comprehended can’t be that bad. If I’m not mistaken, you must have comprehended seven or eight hundred meters of Dao Laws; otherwise, you couldn’t have come this far with insufficient Power of Dao Principles," Xing Feng said with a cold laugh, yet a hint of cold light flashed in his eyes.

Being able to condense seven or eight Layers of Dao all at once, even Xing Feng felt a smidgen of threat.

But it was only a smidgen, after all. Even if Xu Ping’an were to succeed in proving his Dao, Xing Feng wouldn’t consider him a threat.

"Proving the Dao? I see. So this guy is in the process of proving his Dao. That’s why he was in such a rush to move forward. He intends to prove the Dao, and with so many Dao Law rewards, it seems he wants to break through to the Seventh or Eighth Layer of the Tenth Rank in one fell swoop and make a name for himself," someone exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

"It seems this guy is also a genius. I wondered why he could run so far being only at the Ninth Rank. It turns out he’s been accumulating Dao Law insights for a long time and wants to shoot straight up to the heavens," someone else chimed in.

Everyone who heard this was somewhat astonished.

Looking at it this way, Xu Ping’an was a genius on the same level as Du Bingxin and Gongsun Yao.

He wanted to prove his Dao in one go, directly breaking through to the Seventh or Eighth Layer of the Tenth Rank.

For a moment, everyone was amazed by Xu Ping’an’s ability to prove the Dao at the Seventh or Eighth Layer in one attempt.

At this moment, however, Xu Ping’an himself couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly.

Prove the Dao at the Seventh Layer?

If he really were to directly prove the Dao at the Seventh Layer, he was afraid that even a hundred times the Dao Principles’ rewards would not be enough.

"Directly proving the Dao at the Seventh Layer? He has such deep comprehension of Dao Laws? It seems he has concealed his abilities deeply," Gongsun Yao said in astonishment.

"I doubt it. Xu Ping’an has only recently entered the Dao Principle Realm. He wouldn’t have reached the comprehension of the Seventh or Eighth Layer’s Dao Laws so quickly," Yu Xianlan said, shaking her head.

"If not at the Seventh or Eighth Layer, wouldn’t his Power of Dao Principles be insufficient?" Gongsun Yao questioned, skeptical.

She was more aware than anyone just how grandious the Power of Dao Principles awarded by the steps were.

She alone had extended her arrival by more than six hundred meters just by leveraging the Power of Dao Principles.

Could Xu Ping’an really lack enough to even prove his Dao?