Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 426: Xuanqing Vine Heart

Xu Ping’an was unaware that he had already been targeted by two groups of people.

At this moment, he had arrived at a canyon in Heavenly Dao Mountain.

Mountains surrounded this canyon on all sides, with a deep lake in the middle.

This was almost the central area of Heavenly Dao Mountain, with extremely high terrain.

The turbulent waterfall from before originated here.

"This lake is named Heavenly Dao Lake, and it is said to contain a big secret. However, what exactly the secret is, no one knows," explained Yan Zhenling.

Heavenly Dao Lake?

A big secret?

Xu Ping’an set his gaze upon the surface of the lake, which was extremely calm.

At the very least, the altitude here was over eight thousand meters. Although the lake was not vast, its surface area was not small either.

As for the depth, that was terrifying.

If such a large lake indeed hid a secret, finding it would not be an easy task.

Most importantly, he felt the Dragon Tablet stirring.

This meant the body of an ancestor from the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty should be nearby, which brought Xu Ping’an considerable relief.

"Xiaoqing, you previously mentioned there is a Xuanqing Immortal Vine around here. Where exactly is it located?" Xu Ping’an asked Xiaoqing through a message.

"Reporting to Master, I sense that Xuanqing Immortal Vine is in the forest ahead. However, Master should be cautious, as that vine is not simple and is very powerful," Xiaoqing cautioned.

"How powerful?" Xu Ping’an inquired.

"It’s a vine that has lived for nearly eighty thousand years and has already developed spiritual intelligence. Moreover, it has devoured a particularly large number of lives. It once tried to devour me too. Initially, there were at least twenty Xuanqing Immortal Vines in Heavenly Dao Mountain, but later most were consumed by it," Xiaoqing said with a hint of anger.

Xu Ping’an understood that this Xuanqing Immortal Vine must be the king of Heavenly Dao Mountain, comparable to a Ninth Rank Expert.

Such a Xuanqing Immortal Vine was indeed difficult to deal with.

But no matter, he had Chaotic True Fire, the bane of all demon plants.

"Let’s go, I know where it is," Xu Ping’an promptly said and immediately headed towards the forest Xiaoqing mentioned.

Yan Zhenling and Tang Qingyu immediately followed.

Soon, they arrived within the forest.

"Master, over there, it’s hiding within that ancient tree that has a diameter of ten meters," Xiaoqing’s voice rose in Xu Ping’an’s mind.

Xu Ping’an looked toward the ancient tree ahead, a monstrous tree with a diameter of ten meters. At first glance, it seemed full of vitality, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that this ancient tree had long since died.

The vitality it emanated was not from itself but from inside the tree.

Obviously, the Xuanqing Immortal Vine had encased itself within a shell to disguise its presence.

"What a cunning Immortal Vine," Xu Ping’an chuckled lightly as a low-grade Immortal Sword appeared in his hand.

With a single slash, a sword radiance of extreme sharpness burst forth instantly.

It struck the ancient tree.

The ancient tree was cleaved in half directly.

The moment Xu Ping’an split the ancient tree, a vine shot out rapidly towards Xu Ping’an’s heart.

"The Xuanqing Immortal Vine?" Yan Zhenling was overjoyed and immediately made her move, slashing with her sword to sever the vine.

However, as she cut the vine, more than a dozen similar tendrils came at her.

Yan Zhenling swung her sword repeatedly but was tightly suppressed by the tendrils, even showing signs of being overpowered.

Xu Ping’an did not rush to act but was instead looking for the main body of the vine.

These tendrils were not the main body; he needed to find it to deliver a killing blow.

Otherwise, if it escaped, finding it again would be difficult.

"Master, its main body is ten meters underground. I can lure it out. It has always wanted to devour me," Xiaoqing said.

"Good, then you lure it out, and I will kill it in one blow with Chaotic True Fire," Xu Ping’an responded.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing immediately transformed into a streak of green light and dove into the ground.

Yan Zhenling continued to struggle.

Tang Qingyu, on the other hand, stepped aside, as this battle was not something she could participate in.

Xu Ping’an carefully observed the slight movements on the ground.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Chaotic True Fire surged out, enveloping the sword in an instant.

"Bang!"

The ground exploded instantly, and a green shadow burst forth.

Xu Ping’an didn’t aim for it, but instead targeted the second huge green vine that shot out of the ground.

"Slash!"

Xu Ping’an’s sword strike turned into a terrifying sword radiance imbued with Chaotic True Fire.

The vine was shocked and hurriedly tried to escape back into the ground.

Just at that moment, Little Green made its move, stretching out dozens of tendrils and firmly entwining the massive green vine.

"Pffft!"

As the sword radiance passed, the vine let out an extremely pitiful wail.

The Chaotic True Fire burned it directly.

Little Green also severed its tendrils and reverted to a small green twig, flying onto Xu Ping’an’s arm.

In the end, the green vine was burned to ashes, revealing a green glowing orb-like object.

"The Xuanqing Vine Heart!" Yan Zhenling exclaimed with joy, quickly swooping down to grasp the green glowing orb in her hands, her face filled with immense excitement.

Xu Ping’an looked at Little Green and asked, "You alright?"

The green glowing orb on Little Green was noticeably dimmer.

"I’m fine, master. Although its main body is burned, there are still many tendrils underground, may I devour them?" Little Green responded.

"You may, go ahead and devour," Xu Ping’an responded right away.

"Thank you, master." Upon hearing the words, Little Green immediately dived underground.

"Young Master, the Xuanqing Vine Heart, and it’s of superior quality, too," Yan Zhenling said as she offered the glowing orb to Xu Ping’an.

However, Xu Ping’an didn’t reach out to take it but said, "I said before that this Xuanqing Vine Heart was hunted for you, so naturally, it should be yours. Take it and use it to open your Heavenly Gate, combining it with ’Wind Control Nine Heavens’ to break through to Ninth Rank shouldn’t be difficult."

"Really for me?" Yan Zhenling couldn’t believe it.

Xu Ping’an simply smiled and said, "Why would I lie to you?"

Looking at Xu Ping’an’s indifferent visage, Yan Zhenling’s heart skipped a beat.

No one had ever treated her this well.

"Thank you, Young Master," Yan Zhenling said with tears in her eyes.

Xu Ping’an waved his hand, not minding it at all.

Suddenly, Xu Ping’an frowned and looked towards the direction of the lake.

"Swoosh!"

A figure came swooping from afar.

Like a startled swan landing, extremely bright and aloof.

It was a woman, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with exquisite features, but she carried an air of arrogance, as if she looked down upon the world.

"Is that her?" Yan Zhenling said in surprise.

"You know her?" Xu Ping’an turned to Yan Zhenling.

She replied, "From the Mystic Spirit Realm, a woman of the Yaochi Sanctuary; they are considered the number one sect in the Mystic Spirit Realm. This woman has quite a reputation in Yaochi and is one of the direct disciples."

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Yaochi Sanctuary?

Xu Ping’an seemed to recall; indeed, the Mystic Spirit Realm had such a sect, regarded as the number one sect there.

As Xu Ping’an was getting information on this woman, she glanced at the trio and flew towards them, stepping on air.

Xu Ping’an’s eyebrows knitted slightly; she was coming towards them?

This woman’s strength was significant, having reached the peak of Eighth Rank, with cultivation equal to that of Yan Zhenling’s, but her power was clearly stronger.

"Would you be willing to give me the Xuanqing Vine Heart in exchange for an item of equal value?" the woman asked, her voice proud and haughty.

Before Yan Zhenling could reply, Xu Ping’an rejected the offer outright, "No deal."

The woman gave Xu Ping’an a cold glance but did not bother with him and turned to Yan Zhenling, "I know you, Outer Sect Elder Yan Zhenling of the Wind Radiance Sect. How about it? Give me the Xuanqing Vine Heart, and I will give you a Superior Grade Ninth Rank Rebirth Pellet."