Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Xu Ping'an did not leave Chen Tianqing's courtyard but went to the bedroom of Chen Tianqing. Chen Tianqing was discussing matters in the hall, so his bedroom was empty at the moment. He did not believe that the son of a Commandery Prince would not have any valuable items. Items like storage space treasures are not even easily possessed by Chen Tianqing. Since they cannot be easily owned, where would Chen Tianqing keep his cultivation resources? Naturally, it is more likely that they are in his own bedroom. Thus, Xu Ping'an quickly arrived at Chen Tianqing's bedroom. Chen Tianqing's bedroom was much more luxurious than those of Xu Ping'an and his companions. The furniture made of Purple Spirit Wood, the carpet woven from the skin of a Fourth Rank demon beast, and the six Lower Grade Spirit Stones embedded in the walls for lighting. In two words: utter luxury. A single Lower Grade Spirit Stone could be worth nearly a hundred thousand gold coins. Usually, for scions of cultivating families, being able to obtain one Lower Grade Spirit Stone for cultivation per year was already quite good. Yet, this guy went as far as to embed Lower Grade Spirit Stones in the walls for lighting; if not luxury, then what is this? Xu Ping'an naturally did not hesitate and directly pried out the six Lower Grade Spirit Stones, tossing them into the Storage Token. Afterwards, Xu Ping'an found another 50 Lower Grade Spirit Stones in a box nearby. With this, adding on the 100 Lower Grade Spirit Stones left behind by the Xu Family heritage and subtracting the ten already used, he now had a total of 146 Lower Grade Spirit Stones. Worth a total of 14.6 million gold coins, this was undoubtedly a vast fortune. After putting away the Spirit Stones, Xu Ping'an came to Chen Tianqing's desk. There were various Cultivation Techniques and Combat Techniques placed on the desk. As for Cultivation Techniques, Xu Ping'an directly ignored them, confident that none could compare to the Chaotic Reversal Scripture. Regarding Combat Techniques, he looked through them but did not find any noteworthy ones; most were simply Second Rank or even Third Rank Combat Techniques. Although these Combat Techniques were decent, Xu Ping'an still did not find them impressive. "Eh, there's actually a Meteorite Iron Box here, and it's locked?" Xu Ping'an expressed some surprise. One that's locked directly is bound to be something good. Xu Ping'an did not rush to break open the iron box but instead tossed it straight into the Storage Token. After that, Xu Ping'an went over to Chen Tianqing's Training Room. This time, Xu Ping'an managed to glimpse the depth of Chen Tianqing's resources. This guy had a staggering thirty-six Superior Grade Spirit Origin Pills of Second Rank. Ten Low Grade Purple Spirit Pills of Third Rank, ten Low Grade Body Refinement Pills of Third Rank, ten Intermediate Grade Meridian Opening Pills of Third Rank, five High Grade Dragon Bone Pills of Third Rank, and one Superior Grade Jade Spirit Pill of Third Rank. "There's even one Low Grade Fourth Rank Resurrection Pill, a rarely seen Healing Pill. With this pill, as long as you don't die, you can recover from severe injuries," Xu Ping'an exclaimed with delight. He immediately tossed all these elixirs into the Storage Token. With these elixirs, his cultivation for the next long while would not be a problem. After that, Xu Ping'an went over to the weapons area. This time there weren't many weapons, just two. "Interesting, one is a Meteorite Iron longsword, and the other is actually a half-damaged Low Grade Spiritual Artifact," Xu Ping'an's gaze fell on one of the ancient longswords. Although this longsword had lost its luster, bore many scratches and its spirituality had been muted, Xu Ping'an could still tell that it once was a Spiritual Artifact. "I just lack the materials for Artifact Refining; this sword could be melted into Hei Yu Mysterious Gold Stone to forge a new Spiritual Artifact," Xu Ping'an thought with great joy. He directly tossed both swords into the Storage Token. Afterwards, Xu Ping'an continued to search around Chen Tianqing's bedroom. In the end, he found an unexpected treasure under Chen Tianqing's bed. "This guy actually has this?" Xu Ping'an looked at the green liquid inside the crystal bottle in his hand, his face showing a trace of delight. This was probably his biggest gain of the evening. "Qingling Jade Liquid, a liquid born within the Qingling Mysterious Jade, a single drop is probably worth a thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones. To have a full hundred drops here, this fellow really is quite wealthy," Xu Ping'an exclaimed in delight. Qingling Jade Liquid is a treasure that can enhance one's Soul Power. Ordinarily, without reaching the Eighth Rank Immortal Platform Realm, one is unable to open their Spiritual Sense to cultivate Soul Power. Therefore, few people are aware of the value of this Qingling Jade Liquid. But Xu Ping'an, being a Twelfth Rank Immortal Emperor, naturally knew very well how much help early improvement of Soul Power could offer to later cultivation. Even if he couldn't open his Spiritual Sense now, it could still improve his memory, reaction time, and other aspects. Once Soul Power is enhanced, one's aptitude will also greatly strengthen. Thus, this Qingling Jade Liquid is extremely precious. "Not bad, I'll take it," Xu Ping'an said with a smile. He stored the Qingling Jade Liquid in his Storage Token. Afterward, he took another look around the bedroom. Confirming there was nothing else to be gained, Xu Ping'an quietly left. And it was only a stick of incense in time after Xu Ping'an had departed that an extremely angry roar resounded through Chen Tianqing's estate. "Who did this? Don't let me catch you, or I swear I'll tear you to pieces!" The roar shook the entire inner courtyard. Everyone was puzzled and baffled. What madness had taken Chen Tianqing? Chen Tianqing was indeed going mad. Someone actually dared to rob his estate. He might not care about the other resources, but that bottle of Qingling Jade Liquid had cost him greatly to acquire, and now it had been stolen; how could he not be enraged? So, that very night, Chen Tianqing led people to search every room in the inner courtyard. Those inner courtyard disciples finally understood that all of Chen Tianqing's cultivation resources had been utterly looted. Many of the inner courtyard disciples were incredibly shocked. Who could be so bold as to break into Chen Tianqing's estate and clean out all his savings? Xu Ping'an, however, returned to his own estate and changed back into the clothes of an inner courtyard disciple. He knew it wouldn't be long before Chen Tianqing would come knocking on his door. "Bang!" Sure enough, at that moment, Chen Tianqing, accompanied by others, kicked open the door to Xu Ping'an's estate. Chen Tianqing, Chen Qinglong, Zhou Mengyue, and five other inner courtyard disciples at the Second Rank Seventh Layer Realm rushed in together. "How dare you, Xu Ping'an, steal from the Princely Heir! Hand over the items immediately, or this day I will tear you to pieces," Chen Tianqing bellowed angrily. The others also surrounded Xu Ping'an, looking fierce and menacing. "What do you mean by this, Princely Heir? What have you lost?" Xu Ping'an feigned ignorance as he asked. "Stop playing dumb, it must have been you who stole them. I've searched everywhere else in the inner courtyard, if it wasn't you, who else could it be?" Chen Tianqing immediately pointed at Xu Ping'an and accused. After speaking, he gave a signal with his eyes to the others. The five disciples began to search Xu Ping'an's estate. "Your Highness, there's nothing!" Soon, the five disciples returned and shook their heads at Chen Tianqing. Chen Tianqing's brow furrowed. Xu Ping'an smiled faintly: "Your Highness, it looks like the thief is not me after all. Perhaps you should look for the real culprit." Chen Tianqing appeared to hesitate, could it really not be him? He had believed Xu Ping'an to be the prime suspect, and now it turned out not to be the case? "Your Highness, even if the items are not at his residence, it's possible he has hidden them. It does not mean that he is not the thief," Zhou Mengyue suddenly suggested. In her view, this was an opportunity. No matter whether or not Xu Ping'an was the thief, in the end, it could only be him. Xu Ping'an looked at Zhou Mengyue, his eyes narrowing for an instant.