Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 96 The Nature of Heaven and Earth

Xu Ping’an and Yu Xin smoothly returned to the Beichen Sword Sect together.

Throughout the journey, Xu Ping’an and his companions did not encounter any more attacks from hunting groups or the Prince’s Mansion.

As he had thought, even if Guan Haishan and his people survived, they would have likely been severely injured.

Therefore, they simply didn’t have the strength to attack them any further.

However, since Xu Ping’an killed Chen Tianqing, he had undoubtedly become a mortal enemy of the Prince’s Mansion.

The Prince’s Mansion would certainly not let Xu Ping’an off the hook.

The Beichen Sword Sect had obtained the Heavenly Star Stones and successfully repaired the Sword Array.

Xu Ping’an and the others all received generous rewards.

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In the residence of an elite disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect.

There were three things placed in front of Xu Ping’an.

The corpse of a Blade Mantis, a fist-sized Heavenly Star Stone, and three bottles of elixirs.

The body of the Blade Mantis was a treasure all over.

Its shell could be made into armor.

The blade edges could be refined into weapons.

Of course, the most important thing was its Fifth Rank Demon Beast’s Monster Core.

The Monster Core of such a mutant demon beast was of incomparable value.

As for the Heavenly Star Stone, he had come across it on the way back by chance.

And these three bottles of elixirs, one bottle was his reward for finishing in first place.

One day’s three Third Rank Superior Grade Jade Spirit Pills, and they had been out for eight days.

That was a total of twenty-four Third Rank Superior Grade Jade Spirit Pills.

And the other two bottles were rewards for their mission.

One Fourth Rank Low Grade Dragon Blood Pill and three Third Rank Superior Grade Return True Pills.

It had to be said that the rewards for this mission were extremely generous.

With these resources, Xu Ping’an became wealthy again.

"I should deal with this Blade Mantis corpse first! Why did Li Xuanqing say it would be of great use to me?" Xu Ping’an wondered as he focused his gaze on the corpse of the Blade Mantis.

He believed Li Xuanqing wouldn’t have said those words without reason.

If he said so, there must be a deeper meaning.

And there must be a reason why he was chased by the Blade Mantis.

Perhaps there were still some secrets about himself that he had not yet discovered.

"Let’s start by dismembering this Blade Mantis corpse."

Xu Ping’an decided to deal with the corpse first.

Even with the Sunrise Sword, he still exerted a lot of effort to dismember the Blade Mantis’s corpse and extract the Monster Core.

"Eh, what’s this?" Xu Ping’an suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

When he opened up the belly of the Blade Mantis, he discovered something astonishing.

There was an undeposited egg inside the Blade Mantis’s body.

Inside the egg, there was still a sign of life, it was clear that the larva inside had not died.

"An egg? Does that mean I could raise a Blade Mantis like this one?" Xu Ping’an felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

He had seen the strength of the Blade Mantis for himself.

If he could raise it to become his own spirit pet, it would definitely be a powerful ally.

An egg of a Blade Mantis was undoubtedly worth a fortune.

Not to mention that this was an egg from a mutant Blade Mantis.

"Could it be that Li Xuanqing gave me this thing because of this egg?" Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

However, he quickly dismissed this thought.

The egg was inside the Blade Mantis’s body with a faint presence.

Without reaching the level of external spiritual sense, it was impossible to detect.

Therefore, the likelihood that Li Xuanqing gave the Blade Mantis to him was not because of this egg.

"Apart from the egg, there’s only one possibility left, that is the Metal Attribute physical constitution of the Blade Mantis. My body must contain the Metal Attribute constitution, but it has not been fully activated yet," Xu Ping’an pondered to himself.

In the end, he made a crazy and bold decision.

To consume the Monster Core of the Blade Mantis.

A mutant Fifth Rank Third Layer Realm Demon Beast’s Monster Core.

Such a Monster Core, let alone him, a Third Rank practitioner.

Even Fifth Rank practitioners wouldn’t dare to consume it.

The power within a Monster Core is often extremely fierce; an ordinary Cultivator suddenly consuming a Monster Core.

Would be eroded by the terrifying and violent aura within the Monster Core, ultimately driving them insane or even leading to a beastly transformation.

But Xu Ping’an practiced the Chaotic Reversal Scripture, which could devour all forces in the world.

Monster Cores were no exception.

He wanted to see if devouring this Monster Core would awaken the dormant bloodline within his body.

If he thought about doing it, he would just do it!

Xu Ping’an directly swallowed the Monster Core, the size of a cat’s eye, into his stomach.

No sooner had the Monster Core entered his stomach than a terrifyingly powerful force exploded within Xu Ping’an’s body.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an felt as if his body was being blown up.

If someone were to look at Xu Ping’an’s body, they would definitely notice that his body was swelling like an inflated balloon, having grown a full circle bigger.

Yet the power continued to increase wildly.

It was feared that in less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Xu Ping’an would be completely blown apart.

"Ah!"

Xu Ping’an let out a painful howl.

He immediately started to run the Chaotic Reversal Scripture to absorb this terrible energy.

Of course, it was not just the Chaotic Reversal Scripture.

Xu Ping’an also went out into the courtyard and began practicing the cultivation technique of the Great Brightness Vajra Realm.

He converted a portion of the power into Qi-Blood strength to make up for the previous loss.

Of course, a portion of the power was also expelled from his body.

In this way, the power of the Monster Core was finally suppressed.

With the running of the Chaotic Reversal Scripture, Xu Ping’an crazily absorbed the power of the Monster Core.

The power within the Monster Core transformed into True Yuan, instantly helping Xu Ping’an to break through the fourth Mysterious Vein.

Then the fifth and the sixth followed.

At the same time, his physical body became extraordinarily strong.

The previously lost Qi-Blood was not only restored but also became even more powerful.

The Great Brightness Vajra Realm began to break through, heading toward Great Accomplishment at the Second Layer.

However, Xu Ping’an didn’t care about these things; what he really cared about was that after the energy transformed into Qi-Blood, his blood began to boil.

As if a power from deep within his body was trying to break out.

"As expected, there’s some kind of bloodline in my physique that hasn’t been awakened yet," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

The Chaotic Thunder Tyrant Body wasn’t innate; it was bestowed upon him by the Thunder Devouring Sword.

But now, this strength originated from deep within his body.

"Come out!"

Xu Ping’an roared in his mind.

He immediately increased the power used to devour the Monster Core.

"Boom!"

As his Qi-Blood reached a critical point,

a force suddenly burst forth from deep within his marrow, sweeping through Xu Ping’an’s entire body in an instant.

Then a layer of golden light seemed to envelop Xu Ping’an.

An incredibly strong Metal Attribute aura burst out from his body.

"The Mysterious Yellow Body, it’s actually the Mysterious Yellow Body," Xu Ping’an was ecstatic in his heart.

This was a body constitution as terrifying as the Chaos Body.

Mysterious Yellow Qi!

It’s considered the sharpest presence in the world.

This meant that Xu Ping’an possessed the world’s most terrifying Metal Attribute physique.

In the future, he may even be able to condense Mysterious Yellow Qi within his body.

Once he manages to condense Mysterious Yellow Qi, even his previous life’s self would not stand a chance against him.

"To possess both the Metal and Golden Thunder attributes in one body, I am probably the only one in this world," Xu Ping’an confidently said.

To possess both Metal and Golden Thunder, two terrifying attributes,

meant that his potential would become exceedingly fearsome.

"Buzz!"

A strand of True Yuan gathered in the palm of Xu Ping’an’s hand.

The strand of True Yuan, golden like fine silk, carried an aura of sharpness that was terrifying to the extreme.

"Go!"

Xu Ping’an flicked his finger.

The Golden Metal Attribute True Elemental strand burst forth instantly and cleanly sliced a boulder with a diameter of a meter into two halves at a distance.

The cut was as smooth as a mirror!

"The Mysterious Yellow Body really is terrifying, the solidity of this Metal Attribute True Yuan, even a Fourth-Rank expert cannot compare," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

The awakening of the Mysterious Yellow Body.

It meant that his Attack Power had escalated to an even higher level.

"The Metal Attribute True Yuan can be my secret weapon; I won’t reveal it easily unless absolutely necessary," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.