Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 82: Storm is Brewing

"The man has already fled."

Elder Song Yang came over and shook his head.

The moment the sharp arrow was shot, Elder Song Yang rushed towards the shore to find the archer.

However, in the end, he did not catch up with the person.

Xu Ping’an picked up that sharp arrow, his eyes frighteningly dark.

To be honest, ever since his aunt left, he had not been so eager to kill Chen Tianqing.

Now, seeing Li Qingyi severely injured for his sake, the relaxed string in his heart tightened all at once.

This time, no matter what!

He had to get rid of Chen Tianqing, and if it was Guan Haishan behind this, he had to die as well.

This time Li Qingyi was only injured, but what about the next time? Could it lead to her death?

Xu Ping’an’s face was gloomy as he silently stood guard outside the cabin.

"The bleeding has stopped after bandaging, luckily the internal organs weren’t damaged," Yu Xin walked out of the cabin and said indifferently.

Xu Ping’an did not speak, but he felt relieved inside.

"Although Qingyi is fine, I still have to remind you that the Prince’s Mansion of Tianlong County will not give up easily. There might be more assassinations. You need to be careful," Yu Xin said to Xu Ping’an.

"Mhm, I know." Xu Ping’an nodded.

He then walked towards the bow of the boat and eventually sat down cross-legged.

"What is he planning to do? Isn’t it more dangerous to sit at the bow?" Long Yan said in surprise.

Tang Qingheng and the others were also puzzled.

Yu Xin glanced at Xu Ping’an and then said, "Don’t worry about him, you guys focus on cultivating."

Long Yan and the others nodded and entered their own cabins to cultivate.

Meanwhile, Xu Ping’an took out the Jade Liquid and started to consume it.

He had failed to detect the arrow shot earlier, clearly, his perception was still too weak.

If he could have sensed it earlier, he might have been able to block the arrow himself.

The Divine Archer would likely strike again, and whether Xu Ping’an could avoid it next time was uncertain.

So, Xu Ping’an planned to enhance his Soul Power.

Last time his Soul Power was saturated and couldn’t absorb the Jade Liquid.

During this period, Xu Ping’an had been training his will to increase the limit of his Soul Power.

With one drop of Jade Liquid absorbed, Xu Ping’an’s Soul clearly strengthened.

The second drop, the third drop...

A total of five drops!

He could not absorb the sixth drop anymore.

Xu Ping’an clearly felt his perception had greatly enhanced.

"I should be nearing the late stages of Insight," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He could clearly feel that his perception of everything around him had become much crisper.

Now, if another secret arrow was shot, he would be able to sense it in advance and avoid it.

"Whoosh!"

A Third Rank, Sixth Layer Realm flying spearfish streaked incredibly fast towards Xu Ping’an from the rear.

Yu Xin was startled and was about to warn him.

But just then, Xu Ping’an conjured a shield in hand and burst up.

The shield smashed into the flying spearfish, obliterating it into pieces.

Song Yang and Huang An were both amazed.

Was Xu Ping’an’s perception this keen?

The speed of the flying spearfish was not inferior to the sharp arrow before.

But this time, Xu Ping’an could react in time, showing a significant improvement in perception.

"He must have consumed an object that enhances Soul Power, increasing his perception," Yu Xin remarked.

Song Yang and Huang An nodded with a hint of envy in their eyes.

Objects that enhance Soul Power, even they had never possessed such things.

This young man, only at Third Rank, had already started to enhance his Soul Power, no wonder he was so extraordinary.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an frowned at the remnants of the flying spearfish on the ground.

The shield smash he executed just now had unleashed a powerful force.

But the force had seemed somewhat scattered.

If Swordsmanship has Sword Momentum, and Fist Technique has Fist Momentum, then shouldn’t Shield Technique also have Shield Momentum?

Although he had mastered Shield Technique, his grasp of Shield Momentum was far from sufficient.

If he could condense a formidable momentum in the instant the shield was swung, wouldn’t the power be even more fierce?

With this thought, Xu Ping’an began to delve into the study of Shield Momentum.

He swung the shield over and over again, completely immersed in comprehension.

Every now and then, a Demon Beast would leap out, only to be smashed to pieces by his shield.

As he continued to swing his shield, he started to gain some insight into Shield Momentum.

Having a direction, Xu Ping’an worked even harder.

"Swoosh!"

Another Shark Beast reached out to grab Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an’s eyes narrowed as he swung his shield.

In an instant, it seemed as if a powerful momentum formed above the shield.

This momentum instantly locked onto the Shark Beast.

Xu Ping’an brought the shield crashing down.

The Shark Beast was sent flying, but instead of being torn apart, it turned into a mound of flesh.

"Is this... momentum?" Yu Xin revealed a look of surprise from afar.

Clearly, he had sensed the momentum contained in Xu Ping’an’s shield.

Huang An and Song Yang were also astonished.

This guy actually managed to comprehend momentum with the shield?

For such an inherently defensive weapon, it is extremely difficult to gain insight into its momentum.

But Xu Ping’an had done it.

The power contained in just that one shield strike was probably enough to threaten a Third Rank Eighth Layer Realm expert.

"This kid really is a monster, and this time our Beichen Sword Sect might truly rise," Huang An said excitedly with a laugh.

"Indeed possible, with his strength, he might even make it into the top five of the four major sects," Song Yang nodded in agreement.

"Still lacking some, to my knowledge, the other three major forces all have geniuses at the Ninth Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm. The competition for the top five will be exceptionally fierce," Yu Xin shook her head.

Although Xu Ping’an was strong, there was still a gap from the top five.

Huang An and Song Yang nodded their heads; they also knew that entering the top five was too difficult.

The gap between the Beichen Sword Sect and the other three major sects was not small.

Xu Ping’an was unaware of the conversation between Yu Xin and the others.

At this moment, he was reflecting on the Shield Momentum he had just displayed.

Now he had achieved a preliminary mastery of Shield Momentum, but to maximize its power, he still needed further refinement.

...

Meanwhile, five miles ahead of the Fire Dragon Boat where Xu Ping’an and his companions were located, a group of more than a hundred people had gathered on the shore.

Without exception, all these people had a cultivation of at least the Third Rank.

Even Fourth Rank, there were actually four of them.

"General Guan, if we kill the members of the Beichen Sword Sect, you will give us thirty Fourth Rank Low Grade Bone Tempering Pills?" A middle-aged man carrying a huge red war saber and wearing brown leather armor addressed the man in a white robe in front of him.

The man in the white robe stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold.

"Correct, as long as you kill the people on the Beichen Sword Sect’s boat and bring back this person’s head, not a single one of the thirty Low Grade Bone Tempering Pills will be missing," the man in the white robe took out a portrait.

The person depicted in the portrait was none other than Xu Ping’an.

The man wielding the war saber’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Thirty Fourth Rank Low Grade Bone Tempering Pills were no small fortune; this was definitely a lucrative deal.

"General Guan, rest assured, this matter is in the hands of our Crimson Flame Hunting Group. They won’t escape us," the leather-armored man said with a laugh.

He was a Fourth Rank Sixth Layer Realm expert, although not as strong as Yu Xin.

But their hunting group also had a deputy leader at the Fourth Rank Fifth Layer Realm.

Even if they could not slay Yu Xin, they could completely entangle him.

The remaining hundred people were more than enough to kill everyone else.

By then, with so many besieging Yu Xin, even at the Fifth Rank, she would surely die.

"Group Leader Lei, leave this girl to me; I want her alive," A young man beside Guan Haishan took out a portrait and pointed to the girl in the portrait.

"Li Qingyi is it? Princely Heir, rest assured, we guarantee that the Princely Heir will return with the beauty," the leather-armored man immediately understood and replied.

The young man nodded in satisfaction.

Indeed, he was Chen Tianqing.