Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Xu Ping'an had just stepped out of the great hall when he encountered Zhou Mengyue approaching him. Upon seeing Xu Ping'an, her face revealed a look of surprise, followed by a slight frown as she pondered thoughtfully. Xu Ping'an glanced at her, intending to leave directly. However, just as he brushed past her, Zhou Mengyue suddenly called out to him. "Xu Ping'an, what exactly is the Xu Family legacy that allowed you to come back to life after death, and to achieve such strength within this mere month?" Zhou Mengyue asked, gazing at Xu Ping'an. This was the question that she'd been curious about; she wanted to know Xu Ping'an's secret. In her view, Xu Ping'an's sudden rise in power relied solely on the inheritance of the Xu Family. Xu Ping'an, upon hearing this, couldn't help but sneer. Even at this point, Zhou Mengyue was still preoccupied with the Xu Family legacy. "It seems you haven't given up on the idea of seizing the Xu Family's legacy. Do you think my sudden surge in power is related to it?" Xu Ping'an scoffed. "Isn't it?" Zhou Mengyue said, disbelieving. "Whether it is or not, what does it have to do with you? If you truly desire my opportunity, you could try to kill me. Of course, that's only if you can manage it," Xu Ping'an said with a light chuckle. Zhou Mengyue's eyebrows instantly furrowed deeply. Could it be that Xu Ping'an's reliance wasn't on the Xu Family's legacy, but on some other fortuitous opportunity? With this in mind, she should be all the more determined to seize this chance. Kill him? But now he had become so powerful, she was no match for him at all. Even if she harnessed Chen Tianqing's strength, she might still not truly be able to handle him. The current Xu Ping'an was no longer the ant that could be easily crushed. "Xu Ping'an, there's really no need for our relationship to be so strained. After all, we were husband and wife for a day, and a single day's marriage carries the grace of a hundred days. Must we become sworn enemies?" Zhou Mengyue suddenly said softly. A single day's marriage carries the grace of a hundred days? Xu Ping'an sneered relentlessly, and the contempt on his face was all too evident. Zhou Mengyue was actually talking to him about the grace of a day's marriage? "Zhou Mengyue, do you think there's any kindness left between us? You conspired with Wang Tianyu on our wedding night, picked my spine, confiscated my bloodline, and threw me into a mass burial site. And now you're talking to me about a day's marriage and a hundred days' grace?" Xu Ping'an's gaze was extremely cold. "Yes, I was indeed blinded by obsession. But all of that was Wang Tianyu leading me astray. It doesn't mean we can't reconcile. As you know, my Mysterious Yin Body is still intact, and if we were to engage in Dual Cultivation, your strength would surely increase greatly," Zhou Mengyue said. Upon hearing this, Xu Ping'an's eyes brimmed with derision. A seduction attempt? Did Zhou Mengyue really take him for a fool? Fool me once, would I be fooled a second time? Moreover, he had long since ceased to be the person he once was, having merged with the memories of his past life, he now held no feelings for Zhou Mengyue whatsoever. As for her virginity, he didn't even give it a second look. "Zhou Mengyue, do you want to know what you make me feel right now? Disgust. You see yourself as a proud daughter of heaven but have always sought to obtain without effort, trying to exploit your own body to gain everything. Someone like you will never be able to set foot on the true path of the strong," Xu Ping'an sneered. Zhou Mengyue's face turned ashen: "Are you trying to lecture me?" "I'm not lecturing you, it's disdain. Zhou Mengyue, you aspire to catch up to Li Qingyi, yet you're not even worth half of her," Xu Ping'an declared, then turned and walked away. Zhou Mengyue's face was extremely pale, watching Xu Ping'an's retreating back, her fists clenched tightly, with her fingertips digging into her flesh, blood dripping down. "By what right, what gives you the right to say these things to me? I, Zhou Mengyue, will become a powerful being, and when the time comes, I will trample all of you underfoot," Zhou Mengyue's eyes reddened with rage as she roared inside. The former worthless trash was now looking down on her, making her feel as if she had received the greatest insult. At that moment, her desire to kill Xu Ping'an was stronger than ever before. Xu Ping'an sensed the murderous intent behind him but was filled with disdain. Zhou Mengyue would have to die sooner or later, but she posed no threat for now. The one he needed to deal with was Chen Tianqing, or more accurately, the forces behind Chen Tianqing. "As long as I become strong enough, I won't need to fear the forces behind him," Xu Ping'an thought to himself. He then returned to his residence and resumed his cultivation. In the courtyard, Xu Ping'an took out the Sky-breaking Sword Decision. He hadn't examined it in detail before, but now that he did, he realized that the creator of the Sky-breaking Sword Decision must have been an exceptional genius. "No wonder no one else can cultivate this Sky-breaking Sword Decision. It actually requires the foundation of being in the Third Layer of the Extreme Realm and the opening of all four meridians to practice it. This means that only I can cultivate this Sword Decision, and no one else can," Xu Ping'an mused in amazement. Even in his past life, having obtained this Sword Decision, even though he could easily comprehend the mysteries within, without having reached the Extreme Realm and opened the four meridians, he would not have been able to cultivate it. It seemed this Sword Decision was tailor-made for the current him. "I want to see just how powerful this Sword Decision is, needing to be in the Third Layer of the Extreme Realm and with four meridians opened to practice it," Xu Ping'an said with a smile. He then began to immerse himself in cultivation.