Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 440: The Ruins of Ancient Times

Third Layer, Section One.

The Savage Ape King broke through the barrier and appeared inside Section One.

"It’s the pet human’s scent, he really has been here," muttered the Savage Ape King, his eyes lighting up.

He had been tracking Xu Ping’an for some time now.

At each location, he scouted for the human pet’s scent.

From the First Layer to the Third Layer, the pursuit led him here.

"That human pet really can run, but if I catch him, I’ll make sure he learns the consequences of deceiving this emperor," the Savage Ape King roared in his heart.

Originally, Xu Ping’an had played tricks on him, deceiving him that there was Indestructible Thunder Elemental Liquid in that valley.

Lately, he had been duped into chasing that fat man.

As a result, he encountered a group of experts from the fat man’s backing forces and was severely beaten up, almost losing his life.

However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as he obtained a hundred-thousand-year-old Thunderwood. With the power of the Thunderwood, he opened the Heavenly Gate and broke through to the Ninth Rank.

After breaking through to the Ninth Rank, he decided to seek revenge.

Thus, he followed Xu Ping’an’s scent into the Heavenly Star Palace.

In the Thunder Zone of the First Layer, he absorbed a vast amount of Thunder Crystal Stones.

His strength jumped directly from the Ninth Rank First Layer Realm to the Ninth Rank Third Layer Realm, successfully generating the Indestructible Force.

The combat power he could now unleash was comparable to that of cultivators in the Seventh or Eighth Layer of the Ninth Rank.

Therefore, within the Heavenly Star Palace, as long as he didn’t encounter any top-level experts, he had nothing to fear.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a heaven-shaking roar came from the distance.

The heart of the Savage Ape King startled, and he immediately showed a look of terror.

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This roar carried an oppressive aura of a terrifying bloodline.

"A peerless fiendish beast?" The Savage Ape King made his judgment instantly and turned to leave Section One in haste.

After breaking through to the Ninth Rank, his intelligence had improved significantly.

Once he reached the Tenth Rank, he would be able to transform into human form.

But the roar from Heavenly Dao Lake just now instinctively filled him with fear.

He was certain that the demon beast in Heavenly Dao Lake was incredibly strong, strong to a terrifying extent, and not something he could contend with at his current level.

Better safe than sorry, he chose to exit Section One.

It was too dangerous.

"Damn it, why does this human pet keep running to such perilous places? I’ll wait in Section Two for a while to see if he comes out. If he doesn’t, he must have gone to the Fourth Layer," the Savage Ape King muttered to himself.

Then, he stood guard in Section Two of the Third Layer, awaiting the appearance of Xu Ping’an.

...

Unaware of the Savage Ape King’s decision, Xu Ping’an had already reached the Fourth Layer by this time.

Fourth Layer, Section One, where Xu Ping’an slightly relaxed.

"Luckily I escaped quickly; I was nearly discovered. But the Fourth Layer isn’t safe either. It shouldn’t take the Savage Ape King long to come up. I need to move quickly to the Fifth Layer, or maybe even the Sixth Layer—the Ninth Rank experts are numerous there, and he wouldn’t dare make a move easily," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

Through Huang Ye’s memories, Xu Ping’an knew that the Ninth Rank experts all gathered on the Sixth Layer.

If the Savage Ape King really came after him, he would head straight for the Sixth Layer.

Of course, before going to the Sixth Layer, he had to prepare.

After all, many in the Sixth Layer were from the Defying Heaven Alliance, and if they discovered his identity upon his arrival, it would be akin to entering the lion’s den.

Therefore, before that, he had to find a suitable identity to assume.

"No matter, first let’s see if there’s anything worthwhile on this Fourth Layer. If not, I’ll proceed straight to the Fifth Layer," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

According to Huang Ye’s memories, the opportunities in the Fourth Layer were not abundant.

This layer was essentially full of Ancient Sect ruins.

The chances hidden within these decrepit Sect ruins had mostly been scavenged already.

Some extremely hidden opportunities are very difficult to find.

Though Xu Ping’an was usually lucky, he couldn’t be confident that he’d find these resources.

"Swoosh!"

Xu Ping’an’s figure turned into a streak of Thunder Light and appeared directly above an extremely dilapidated group of palaces.

Many palaces in this area had collapsed, and even those that hadn’t were in a state of disrepair, covered in dust.

"Qing Mountain Sect?" Xu Ping’an looked at the mountain gate, where the Sect nameplate could still be faintly seen, and recognized the name of this once Sect.

After scanning the area with Soul Power, Xu Ping’an shook his head slightly.

As expected, there were no opportunities left.

Even a single Spirit Grass had been picked clean.

"Swoosh!"

Xu Ping’an turned into a flash of light and vanished from the spot once more.

Afterward, he found a few more mountain gates, but it was all the same—virtually nothing was left.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an directly left the First Layer region and headed to the Second Layer region.

The Second Layer region was much like the First; it was pretty much the same.

Even the Sects in the Second Layer region were more dilapidated.

The Third Layer region was even worse, with very few intact buildings remaining.

"Eh, these Ancient Sect ruins are getting more and more dilapidated, and the eras they represent seem even more ancient," Xu Ping’an mused curiously as he discovered the puzzling pattern.

"That’s right, the nine areas here represent nine different eras from Ancient Times, divided by boundaries of ten thousand years. The First Layer region corresponds to Sects from one hundred thousand years ago, the Second Layer to ninety thousand years ago, and so on," Cang Xue’s voice rang in Xu Ping’an’s mind.

"I see. So what about the first ten thousand years?" Xu Ping’an asked in surprise.

The nine areas only span ninety thousand years.

The entirety of the Ancient Times was a full one hundred thousand years.

"The first ten thousand years are not included here because they contain many secrets about the Primordial Era and thus are sealed within the Eighth Layer. If you can reach the Eighth Layer, you will see it all," Cang Xue said.

The Eighth Layer?

Xu Ping’an was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected that the initial ten thousand years of the Ancient Times would be sealed within the Eighth Layer.

Let alone the Eighth Layer, even entering the Seventh Layer was uncertain for Xu Ping’an.

Of course, Xu Ping’an did have a Talisman Seal that could grant him access to the Seventh Layer, but those powerful figures from the major forces might not allow him to enter the Seventh Layer smoothly.

Now, his strength was almost invincible under the Ninth Rank.

However, if he truly encountered a Ninth Rank Expert who had harnessed the Indestructible Force, Xu Ping’an would be thoroughly beaten to a pulp.

"Let’s continue forward and see what the Sects from even more ancient times look like," Xu Ping’an said to himself.

In the regions beyond the Fourth Layer, the Sect ruins had practically no intact buildings, all reduced to ruins.

And finding opportunities in such ruins was incredibly difficult, akin to climbing to the heavens.

Xu Ping’an continued on his way and at last arrived at the Ninth Layer region.

"Eh, there’s an intact palace?" Xu Ping’an was immediately drawn to a palace atop the tallest mountain in the distance.

This was from the era of the Ancient Times twenty thousand years ago.

It was unexpected that a building from such a distant era could be preserved intact.

"I’ll go have a look. It seems there are quite a few people over there," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Instantly, he turned into Thunder Light and rushed over.

Before getting close, Xu Ping’an saw several familiar figures.

"So many familiar faces. Why are they all gathered here?" Xu Ping’an saw many familiar figures and his face showed a look of surprise.

Almost all the young generation Xu Ping’an knew were here at this moment.