Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 410 Heavenly Dao Mountain

Heavenly Star Ancient Palace, Third Layer.

Xu Ping’an appeared in the number six area.

As he entered the third layer, the originally throbbing character for "ferocity" finally quieted down.

"It seems someone has gone to the second layer to look for me, and this situation is still beyond my ability to cope with," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

At this time, Xu Ping’an also felt the benefits of this ferocious Dao Law.

The law had helped him avoid numerous crises.

"It looks like this law shouldn’t be discarded, I might even strengthen it later," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

Initially, he had given up on strengthening principles and chose to keep this early-warning law, which wasn’t a mistake after all.

Although strengthening principles could enhance his strength somewhat, as his power increased, the amplification from strengthening would become weaker, and while lost strength could be regained through cultivation, a lost life is truly gone.

"What’s special about this third layer?" Xu Ping’an asked Tang Qingyu.

In regards to the Heavenly Star Palace, Tang Qingyu clearly knew much more than he did.

Upon hearing Xu Ping’an’s question, Tang Qingyu responded indifferently, "There is nothing special about this layer, except for a treasure place called Heavenly Dao Mountain. It is said that there, one can obtain treasures to open the Heaven-Opening Gate."

"Heaven-Opening Gate?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat surprised.

The so-called Heaven-Opening Gate is essential for a breakthrough from the Eighth Rank to the Ninth Rank.

An Eighth Rank Peak Strongman who wishes to break through to the Ninth Rank must open the Heavenly Gate at the center of their forehead.

Whether it was the elixir obtained by Snow King or the Indestructible Thunder Elemental Liquid that Savage Ape King had been seeking before, their only purpose was to open the Heaven-Opening Gate.

Opening the Heavenly Gate connects the Pill Sea to the Niwan Palace.

Only then can Spiritual Power and Soul Power communicate with and fuse into one another, forming the Indestructible Force.

He hadn’t expected that the third layer actually contained treasures that could help open the Heaven-Opening Gate.

Just for this reason alone, many Eighth Rank Strongmen would be drawn to it like moths to a flame.

"There is also one more thing. On this layer, if you kill someone, you can receive a heavenly reward. The higher the realm of the person you kill compared to your own, the more generous the rewards will be," Tang Qingyu continued.

"Killing for rewards? Interesting," Xu Ping’an was somewhat astonished.

Killing for rewards would mean the third layer was a place similar to the Soul Fighting Arena.

Except what they needed to kill were not ancient fighting souls, but rather cultivators who had entered this layer.

"Yes, it’s said that the heavenly rewards are very rich, potentially anything, especially when you kill across ranks, then the rewards will be huge. This layer is very suitable for you," Tang Qingyu stated.

If it was about killing across ranks, then Xu Ping’an was the strongest she had ever seen.

Thus, she truly believed this layer was made just for Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an laughed, killing across ranks?

Indeed, he was capable of it, as his current cultivation was still at the Sixth Layer of True Yuan.

As for his True Power, he was still absorbing it.

This third layer also contained multi-attribute True Power, and it was even denser than the second layer.

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His body refining techniques were continuously at work, and Xu Ping’an did not intervene much, as there was still some distance to saturation.

"Where is this Heavenly Dao Mountain?" Xu Ping’an asked curiously.

"In area number one," Tang Qingyu replied.

"Then let’s head to area number one," Xu Ping’an decided after some thought.

The Sovereign of Great Qin had told him before that the remains of Qin Family’s ancestor were on this layer.

And just as he had entered the third layer, he sensed through the Jade Dragon Tablet that the corpse should be in area number one.

"It seems that the Qin Family’s ancient ancestor likely met his end at Heavenly Dao Mountain," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself. "Good, perhaps I can use the corpse of the Qin Family’s ancient ancestor to resolve some troubles for me."

If the Defying Heaven Alliance really sends someone to kill him, he wouldn’t mind giving them a taste of their own medicine.

"Let’s go, to Heavenly Dao Mountain," Xu Ping’an said.

Having said this, he took off toward Heavenly Dao Mountain with Tang Qingyu in tow.

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Meanwhile, as Xu Ping’an was on his way to the first zone of Heavenly Dao Mountain.

The barrier of the first zone had been penetrated, and two figures emerged in the first zone after breaching the barrier.

Both of them appeared very young, around the age of twenty-four or twenty-five.

The one leading was a youth with an outstanding presence, wearing a splendidly magnificent silver robe, his gaze sharp and piercing.

Following him was another youth, with an imposing aura, no less extraordinary.

Both of their cultivations were not low, having already reached the Eighth Rank.

"Young master, there sure are a lot of people at Heavenly Dao Mountain. I hear that geniuses from all the major powers, as well as some elders, are all here?" The youth in black said with a smile as he looked toward the silver-robed youth.

The silver-robed youth’s thin lips curved into a smile as he replied, "After all, it’s something that can open the Heavenly Gate, so naturally, it has a great attraction for them."

The youth in black nodded in understanding.

For Eighth Rank Cultivators, opening the Heavenly Gate is still very difficult.

Generally, there are only three methods.

The first method: Assault the Heavenly Gate with extremely rare heavenly treasures to forcefully break it open.

The second method: To be born with an innate open Heavenly Gate, a type of people rare in the world and exceedingly uncommon, without the bottleneck of breaking through from the Eighth Rank to the Ninth Rank.

The third method: Is to have a Twelfth Rank expert forcibly open the Heavenly Gate for them.

For many cultivators, the second method is already excluded, and the third method is even rarer than the first.

So the first method has become the best way to open the Heavenly Gate.

However, the heavenly treasures capable of opening the Heavenly Gate are indeed far too rare.

And Heavenly Dao Mountain happens to have a rare immortal plant called Xuanqing Immortal Vine, which nurtures a treasure known as the Xuanqing Vine Heart, essential for opening the Heavenly Gate.

But finding this Xuanqing Immortal Vine is no easy task because Heavenly Dao Mountain is vast, and it’s shrouded in a very powerful toxic barrier year-round.

This toxic barrier can erode the soul of even Ninth Rank Experts, driving them mad into frenzied killers if they stay too long.

Besides, there is an even more dangerous and terrifying creature inhabiting Heavenly Dao Mountain, the Soul-Eating Ants.

These ants are horrifying; once caught in a swarm, even Ninth Rank Experts would be doomed.

Therefore, those who venture to Heavenly Dao Mountain are extremely cautious and careful.

Of course, for the sake of breaking through the Eighth Rank, many are still willing to take the risk.

"Young master, does Heavenly Dao Mountain really hold a secret?" the youth in black asked.

"Yes, and a huge one at that, a secret that nearly no one is aware of. If I can seize the opportunity behind this secret, I can definitely gain the favor of Her Majesty the Empress, and it wouldn’t be impossible for Her Majesty to grant me Shangguan Lingyu," said the silver-robed youth confidently.

The youth in black looked astonished and quickly asked, "Is the opportunity in Heavenly Dao Mountain that significant? Can you reveal a bit more, young master?"

The silver-robed youth smiled and said, "Telling you won’t hurt, you’ve been with me for twelve years, after all. In fact, within Heavenly Dao Mountain, there is an Immortal Emperor’s legacy object, which is also the most important purpose of my journey."

"What Immortal Emperor legacy object?" the youth in black asked, shocked.

The silver-robed youth smiled faintly and said, "A scroll that records the insights of that Immortal Emperor on soul origin cultivation. That Immortal Emperor wasn’t the strongest in his day, but his research on the soul was unparalleled. It’s said that he created a new method of soul cultivation and powerful soul combat techniques."

"Soul cultivation research?" The youth in black looked surprised.

Could it be the one from the legends...?