Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 91: Arrival at Tianchen Island

On the Fire Dragon Boat, Xu Ping’an and the others all wore expressions of exhaustion.

By this time, they had already cut off the iron chains and were quickly steering the boat away from the area.

The boat had now entered the central region of the Wilderness Forest, where the terrain on both banks had become extremely steep.

The possibility of attacking the boats traveling through from the banks had become incredibly difficult.

As for the river monsters, Xu Ping’an took out the Dragon Bone and inserted it at the bow of the boat.

These river monsters no longer dared to approach.

"Xu Ping’an, how did you manage to keep those demon beasts from attacking us?" Yu Xin finally voiced the doubt that had been pressing on her mind.

Li Qingyi, Long Yan, and the others also looked at Xu Ping’an with curiosity.

In their eyes, Xu Ping’an had completed a task that seemed nearly impossible.

Upon hearing their words, Xu Ping’an immediately broke into a smile.

"Actually, I can’t prevent the demon beasts from attacking us, to be precise, I can’t prevent three demon beasts from attacking us. I can only intimidate the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast, this one demon beast. The other two, I can’t control." Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"You mean, you can only intimidate the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast?" Yu Xin asked in surprise.

"Yes, because I have the Chaotic Thunder Tyrant Body constitution, I was able to use some bloodline suppression, hence I could intimidate the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast. Of course, it’s only temporary suppression; if the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast realizes what’s happening, it will still attack us." Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

In actuality, the ability to suppress the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast was due to the imposing presence of the Chaotic Thunder from the Thunder Devouring Sword.

But that was his secret, naturally he couldn’t tell the others.

"Then why didn’t the other two demon beasts attack us?" Tang Qingheng continued to ask.

"Positioning. I used our positioning to stay close to the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast, and then I initially released a bit of thunderous aura to lure the Black Cloud Thunder Pattern Beast into attacking us. Then the other two demon beasts would naturally choose to attack someone else." Xu Ping’an said with a laugh.

"I see, but that was indeed quite risky. If we had been even slightly careless, we probably wouldn’t have gotten away." Long Yan exclaimed in amazement.

Xu Ping’an laughed: "It was indeed quite dangerous, but desperate times call for desperate measures. To deal with them, we had to take such risks."

"Anyway, Xu Ping’an, thank you." Yu Xin said to Xu Ping’an gratefully.

In her heart, she also thought that Xu Ping’an was incredibly bold to come up with such a strategy.

The whole process was dangerous, but it seemed like every step was under his control.

Xu Ping’an initially misled these people into thinking that all three demon beasts would not attack them.

Otherwise, in the end, Guan Haishan and his group could have simply used the demon beasts to block them and still managed to capture them.

Tang Qingheng and the others also quietly admired Xu Ping’an in their hearts.

Li Qingyi looked up to Xu Ping’an with a face full of admiration.

"You are too kind, Sister Yu." Xu Ping’an said, not minding their praise.

"But will Guan Haishan and the others die?" Zhao Kai asked.

"Guan Haishan will most likely have a hard time dying, but the rest may not be so fortunate." Xu Ping’an said smilingly.

Yu Xin nodded. It was indeed difficult for Guan Haishan to die.

"Even if he doesn’t die, he will be severely injured. Let’s all focus on healing our injuries first. Once we get to Heavenly Star Island, we will face even greater dangers." Xu Ping’an said amiably.

The crowd nodded, and Yu Xin stopped speaking, concentrating on healing her injuries.

Xu Ping’an was also circulating the Chaotic Reversal Scripture, beginning to recover the True Yuan within his body.

At the same time, he was paying attention to his own injuries.

Although he had taken on two moves from Guan Haishan.

He had paid a steep price.

For the first move, he used the remnants of the Xuanwu soul and activated Absolute Defense, which caused his arm to shatter upon impact.

For the second move, he leveraged the Thunder Sword Qi of the Thunder Devouring Sword to execute the Xuanwu Crashing Mountain technique, and though he sent Guan Haishan flying.

His right shoulder blade was also shattered.

If one observed carefully, they would notice that Xu Ping’an’s entire right arm was now immobile.

"Fortunately, I still have seven Dragon Bone Pills; otherwise, I don’t know when my bones would have recovered."

Xu Ping’an swallowed one Dragon Bone Pill.

He began to operate the Great Vajra Art.

The Great Vajra Art could quickly absorb the Dragon Bone Pills, allowing his cracked bones to heal rapidly.

Indeed, with the help of the Dragon Bone Pills, Xu Ping’an’s bones were continuously repairing.

As the medicinal power of the Dragon Bone Pills infiltrated, his bones became even harder.

Time passed, and Xu Ping’an had absorbed all seven Dragon Bone Pills.

After digesting the seven Dragon Bone Pills, Xu Ping’an’s fractured bones had completely healed, but that wasn’t all.

His second layer of the Great Vajra Art had also been fully mastered to the minor accomplishment stage.

Now, with just his physical strength alone, he could fight against a peak Ninth Layer Sea-Splitting Realm expert.

As for his True Yuan, it had also broken through to the peak of the Third Rank Third Layer Realm, just one step away from the Fourth Layer Realm.

Xu Ping’an’s overall combat power at present, if fully unleashed, was capable of killing a mid-stage expert in the Third Rank Eighth Layer Realm.

However, this battle had left Xu Ping’an completely destitute.

All he had left now, apart from the Supreme Jade Liquid, was just some Low Grade Spirit Stones.

"I hope this trip to Heavenly Star Island will bring some gains." Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Then he stood up and walked out of the cabin.

Elder Song Yang and Elder Huang An were talking on the deck.

Seeing Xu Ping’an, they smiled towards him.

Xu Ping’an nodded slightly and then turned his gaze to Yu Xin, who was standing at the bow of the boat.

"Are your injuries healed?" Yu Xin asked Xu Ping’an with a smile.

"Yes, is this Heavenly Star Island?" Xu Ping’an asked, looking towards the island shrouded in fog ahead.

The island seemed very tranquil, but it gave Xu Ping’an an intense sense of pressure.

Very dangerous!

"Yes, this is Heavenly Star Island. We could have landed last night, but since you were all still in seclusion, I let the ship stay outside the island to wait for you to recover before entering," Yu Xin said.

Xu Ping’an nodded.

"Why is the island so quiet but emits an oppressive aura like death?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Because there is a very strong Formation surrounding the island, isolating its breath from the outside world; therefore, we can’t hear any of your voices. However, because there are many fierce beasts inside Heavenly Star Island, the aura of death is heavy. This aura of death combined with the Spiritual Qi forms the mist, which never dissipates," Yu Xin replied.

Xu Ping’an looked towards the island.

The island was large, with dense jungles and rugged rocks.

Around the island, there indeed were traces of a Formation.

However, this Formation was very ancient, and it seemed to only shield the island’s sounds and aura, without any defensive or offensive capabilities.

"Who would set up a Formation here?" Xu Ping’an asked, perplexed.

"Unknown. This place is one of the three most dangerous areas in Wilderness Forest, as enigmatic as Cliff Valley. Our purpose on this trip is only to search for some Heavenly Star Stones around the periphery of the island; we mustn’t go too deep," Yu Xin explained.

"Is the inside of the island very dangerous?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Yes, extremely dangerous. The sect master once tried to enter the interior of the island, but he was only about ten meters in when a terrifying force injured him severely, causing him to flee in haste," Yu Xin said gravely.

Xu Ping’an’s eyebrows furrowed tightly: "Who attacked?"

"It’s unknown, it might not be a person, but just some remnants of powerful forces left in this place. The sect master said he didn’t see any figures or sense any human presence," Yu Xin shook her head.

Xu Ping’an’s brow furrowed slightly.

Dugu Tianyu didn’t see anyone, but that didn’t mean there was no one there.

Highly cultivated experts could easily conceal their presence from Dugu Tianyu if they wished.

"Could it be that there is a powerful cultivator practicing on Heavenly Star Island?" Xu Ping’an wondered to himself.

When he faced Cliff Valley previously, he had felt something was off, as if someone were lurking in the depths.

Now, Heavenly Star Island seemed to have a similar vibe.