Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 418: Overturning Cognition
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"What should we do, will it attack us?" Tang Qingyu asked with a worried face.
"It shouldn’t yet, but we’d better keep our distance from it. This vine seems to have developed spiritual intelligence; it even devoured the Wudao tree," Xu Ping’an glanced at the Wudao tree with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The Wudao tree looked as though it had been alive for a very long time, at least a hundred thousand years.
Yet it had been devoured by the Xuanqing Vine, which indicates that the Xuanqing Vine is far from ordinary.
The vines that emerged from the killing formation outside must belong to this creature.
"Huh?"
Xu Ping’an suddenly turned more serious. He had clearly left the resting area.
But the character for ’danger’ in his mind was still pulsating.
It meant that the danger was not lifted, translation: the Xuanqing Immortal Vine had set its sights on him and wanted to consume him.
"Why hasn’t it attacked me, then?"
Xu Ping’an pondered within his heart.
Suddenly, he understood; it was all because of the Chaotic True Fire.
He had previously used the Chaotic True Fire to break the formations, causing it to feel fear, and that’s why it hadn’t acted against him until now.
But it still hadn’t given up hope.
It seriously has spiritual intelligence!
Xu Ping’an became extremely alert in an instant.
This Xuanqing Immortal Vine indeed possessed spiritual intelligence, at least it knew fear.
"Be careful, don’t stray too far from me. Besides, you have also mastered Heavenly Fire. Release its aura, and it likely won’t attack you for the time being," Xu Ping’an said to Tang Qingyu earnestly.
Tang Qingyu nodded; she indeed possessed a kind of Heavenly Fire.
Although not as powerful as Xu Ping’an’s Chaotic True Fire, its might was still considerable.
Xu Ping’an then turned his gaze back to the library area.
The soul-based treasure mentioned by Senior Cang Xue before should be in this area.
The area was extremely simple, a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf.
There weren’t many books on the shelf, just a sparse three volumes.
There was no Immortal Artifact brush like the one owned by the previous owner of the Heavenly Dragon Valley dwelling on the desk, just two scrolls.
Xu Ping’an walked over to the bookshelf and took out the three ancient books.
A Dust Removal Spell had been cast here, so there was no dust, and the books were well-preserved.
"’Cultivation Methods of Immortal Grass,’ ’Records of Exotic Herbs,’ ’Grass Control Technique,’ what kind of books are these?" Xu Ping’an was speechless.
He’d assumed he might find records of strange events from Ancient Times, not these kinds of botanical cultivation books.
The only potentially useful one seemed to be the last one, "Grass Control Technique," which could be considered a combat technique.
However, that was only useful for cultivators with a Wood Attribute; it wasn’t of much use to them.
Tang Qingyu, seeing these books, also showed a face of disappointment.
Clearly, these books were of no use to her either.
"There are just those two scrolls left. Could the soul cultivation technique be inside one of them?" Xu Ping’an hoped.
He walked over to the desk and picked up one of the scrolls.
Suddenly, an immensely terrifying Sword Qi struck.
But the Sword Qi wasn’t slashing at him; it was slashing at the world behind him.
In an instant, the heavens and earth split apart as if the sky had been cleaved open, with everything cleaved in two.
"Such a fearsome sword strike, even I in my previous life may not have been able to deliver such a blow," Xu Ping’an was shocked by the illusory scene.
That sword strike was not a real scene, but an illusion.
Yet it felt so real that Xu Ping’an truly experienced the shocking scene of the heavens and earth being split open.
Xu Ping’an took a deep breath, trying to bring himself back to his senses.
He opened the scroll, and as expected, it contained a Sword Art.
No grade, no fixed moves, it seemed to have only one sword strike, or perhaps a single charm of the Sword Path.
"’Grass Character Sword Art’? Isn’t this the Sword Art from the academy?" Tang Qingyu said in surprise.
Xu Ping’an also looked at the name of the Sword Art, which was indeed called Grass Character Sword Art.
"It must be derived from this Sword Art that Li Daoming from the academy demonstrated. Although his Grass Character Sword Art has some resemblance to this, the charm contained within is worlds apart," Xu Ping’an said.
There was only one move in the Sword Art, but he could feel an overwhelming Sword Path Charm from that single move.
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Although the Swordsmanship taught at the academy was decent, when compared with this Sword Art, one was on the ground, and the other in the heavens.
To master this move, one would likely need to comprehend the Power of Dao Principles within.
"What grade is this Sword Art?"
With just one glance, Tang Qingyu felt signs that her Sword Heart was about to collapse, frightening her into daring not to look any further.
"It should be a Thirteenth Rank Sword Art from the Immortal Emperor Realm."
Xu Ping’an took a look and also felt an unbearable headache, quickly retracting his focus.
To master the Sword Art on this scroll, it would surely require a long and arduous process.
This Sword Art was even more powerful than his strongest technique in his previous life.
"Thirteenth Rank?" Tang Qingyu was utterly shocked.
A combat technique of the Immortal Emperor Realm!
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If word of this got out, the powerhouses of Supreme Powers would likely fight tooth and nail to obtain it.
Xu Ping’an was also surprised; he had not expected to come across a combat technique exceeding the level of an Immortal Emperor here.
But he quickly shook his head.
Although the Sword Art was powerful, it also contained a strong sense of the comprehension of Dao Principles.
Mastering this Sword Art would undoubtedly require one to make significant progress on the path of Dao Principles.
One would need to study the scroll again and again with the power of Soul Power.
In the long term, this would restrict the path one could take, being only able to follow the Dao Principles similar to those of the original creator of the art.
This is why many powerful techniques were self-created by their users.
For Xu Ping’an, he could draw reference from this Sword Art, but definitely not make it his main practice.
"I’ll give it to you," Xu Ping’an said as he casually tossed the Sword Art to Tang Qingyu.
If it’s of no use, no matter how precious, it has no significance.
"Give... give it to me?" Tang Qingyu was dumbfounded.
This was a Thirteenth Rank combat technique!
A sword technique created by an Immortal Emperor-level fighter!
Attribute-less, and he was just handing over such a priceless treasure to her?
Had he gone mad?
"Xu Ping’an, do you like me?" Tang Qingyu asked seriously.
"Huh?"
Xu Ping’an was taken aback for a moment, then he saw Tang Qingyu’s serious expression.
He suddenly realized why she would say such a thing and helplessly explained, "You’ve got it all wrong. I gave it to you because I simply don’t want it."
"Don’t want it? How could you not want such a precious combat technique? You must like me. Xu Ping’an, if you really like me, I can agree to be with you. You don’t need to give me such valuable gifts, cultivation should come first for you," said Tang Qingyu, seriously once again.
Xu Ping’an was bewildered.
Agree to be with him?
Had Tang Qingyu truly taken a liking to him?
But what an odd line of thinking!
"I really didn’t give it to you because I like you. I just don’t want to be influenced by the Dao Principles in this Sword Art. I want to walk my own path and create my own unique techniques," Xu Ping’an explained.
Hearing this, Tang Qingyu stood frozen.
"So... so that’s how it is... you... why didn’t you say so earlier!"
Tang Qingyu covered her face in shame, feeling mortified at her own assumptions.
Xu Ping’an did not dwell on the matter and instead picked up another scroll.
This time, he did not feel any force; it seemed like just an ordinary scroll.
But when he saw the contents of the scroll,
Xu Ping’an’s whole body shook, and his scalp tingled.
"Soul Analysis Complete Record"!
This was the real treasure!
What is a Thirteenth Rank combat technique compared to this? It’s like it’s not even worthy of carrying its shoes.
As Xu Ping’an read the contents, his heart was like a stormy sea, his body trembling uncontrollably, and he was unable to calm down for a long time.
The content was simply too shocking, completely overturning his previous understanding of Soul Cultivation.
