Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 625 Xu Ping’an’s Behavior

After discussing the rules of cooperation with Xue Hu and the others, Xu Ping’an and his group made their way toward the great hall.

Soon, they approached the hall.

This hall was enormous, almost the largest one Xu Ping’an had ever seen.

The area of this great hall was at least two thousand square meters, with a height of a full hundred meters.

The entire hall lay there like a mighty beast sprawled on the ground.

The entrance alone was a staggering twenty-some meters in height.

Upon entering, Xu Ping’an’s field of vision suddenly widened a great deal.

The interior was extremely spacious, primitive yet intricate at a glance.

Nine stone pillars supported the hall, each adorned with delicate patterns.

The patterns appeared to depict a scene of a man fighting several demon beasts.

The man wielded an Immortal Sword, ethereal and dust-free, overwhelmingly domineering.

Xu Ping’an knew that these must be the life achievements of Fenghe Immortal Emperor.

"Such a vast hall, it won’t be easy to find three tokens in here, there must be at least a thousand items," Qin Yu remarked with a shocked expression.

"Indeed, it’s not easy. The tokens can only be confirmed after leaving the hall, and once we leave, we can’t re-enter. So everyone only gets one chance," added Li Xuanqing with gravity.

"It’s indeed difficult, but if we really get a token, the reward will be incredibly great. Let’s start looking quickly; they’re already searching," urged Xue Hu.

Having said that, he began to search briskly.

Qin Yu and Li Xuanqing also stopped wasting time and began their search.

However, Xu Ping’an was not in a hurry and instead scrutinized the hall carefully.

The hall was square, with three floors wrapping around, leaving the center open.

There were four floors in total, divided into four areas.

The Fourth Layer was akin to a study and resting area, filled with bookshelves and a desk.

The Third Layer seemed to be a training space, replete with weapons and books on combat techniques.

The Second Layer was a leisure area for tea-drinking and chess-playing.

There, one could view the indoor rivers and rockeries of the First Layer, the elegance was unsurpassed.

Last was the First Layer, which was somewhat more spacious, designed for receiving guests, and hence had many decorative views.

However, at the center of this great hall, there was a huge formation pattern on the ground.

The ceiling also had a complex formation pattern, corresponding with the one on the ground to form a formation.

Presumably, it was used to seal the demon beasts beneath the hall.

At this moment, Zhao Hanxing had already gone to the Fourth Layer, while Lan Jing headed to the Third Layer.

Xue Dong and others had moved to the Second Layer.

As for the rest, some were on the First Layer, while others had also gone upstairs.

Xu Ping’an was not in a rush; at this moment, his gaze was drawn to a stone carving in the corner of the first floor.

It was a statue of a demon beast that resembled a fierce ape, over two meters tall, baring its teeth viciously.

Moreover, the aura of this ape was very powerful, at the very least a Twelfth Rank demon beast.

"What a lifelike statue. I actually feel a genuine sense of fear as if facing a powerful demon beast, as though the beast could charge at any moment," Xu Ping’an marveled inwardly.

He hadn’t expected Fenghe Immortal Emperor to be a master sculptor.

This stone carving was clearly his handiwork.

It had to be said, he had carved out all of the beast’s charm.

Suppressing the fear within his heart, Xu Ping’an walked toward the ape stone carving.

The closer he got, the more obvious the fierce and powerful presence became.

The details on the monkey’s body were even more distinctly revealed, making Xu Ping’an, who had no knowledge of stone carving, unable to help but praise the perfection of this stone carving technique.

"Huh, the texture of the fur on this stone carving seems a bit special," Xu Ping’an was suddenly drawn to the fur of the monkey stone carving.

He discovered that the carving of the fur was not done haphazardly, but rather followed a certain pattern.

"Swordsmanship? Does the fur actually contain a type of swordsmanship? The Fenghe Immortal Emperor actually infused his own swordsmanship into a stone carving. If one were to observe this stone carving for a long period, perhaps they could comprehend the charm of the sword path," Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.

The Fenghe Immortal Emperor’s understanding of the sword path truly exceeded Xu Ping’an’s imagination.

That he could present the charm of swordsmanship in such a way.

Just this stone carving itself was an extremely precious treasure.

"I’ll take you with me. Even if you are not the token, you would be of immense help for my future comprehension of the sword path," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

He then put the monkey stone carving into his storage ring.

Seeing Xu Ping’an putting away the stone carving, passersby nearby all showed sneering expressions.

Clearly, they thought Xu Ping’an was foolish. Only three items could be taken away, and he had wasted a spot on a decorative trinket like a stone carving.

Xu Ping’an did not pay attention to their gazes and continued to wander around the great hall.

At this moment, he was in high spirits. There were over a thousand items here.

Since the probability was very small, it was better to follow his heart.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an was not intentionally pursuing the tokens. Instead, he planned to pick three items that he liked and take them with him.

After all, who said what he chose could not be a token?

After browsing the first floor, Xu Ping’an did not make another move.

On the second floor, Xu Ping’an came in front of the Go board.

At the moment, there was an unfinished game on the board.

Xu Ping’an glanced at the board and found the game to be very profound.

In his previous life, he was also well-versed in Go.

Yet this game, it actually left him at a loss for where to start.

This made Xu Ping’an itch with eagerness, unable to resist the urge to solve the endgame.

Thus, Xu Ping’an sat down cross-legged and began to try solving the game.

This scene attracted the attention of many people.

Quite a few people sneered. Was this guy here to play around?

Actually having the leisure to play chess?

Many people had looked at this game and even tried to solve it.

However, when they found it very difficult, they gave up.

After all, they did not want to waste a lot of time on something useless.

Finding the token was the top priority.

Zhao Hanxing also noticed Xu Ping’an’s actions, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Sister, what is that guy doing?" Zhao Hanyue pointed at Xu Ping’an and sneered.

"Don’t mind him, we’ll search for ours," Zhao Hanxing responded coldly.

"It seems that guy has given up on searching for the ordinary token. I saw him take a statue earlier, and now he’s actually playing chess," Zhao Hanyue said with disdain.

Zhao Hanxing remained silent, not speaking.

But in his heart, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Ping’an’s actions.

Did this guy not wish to obtain the inheritance of the Fenghe Immortal Emperor?

Why was he thinking about playing chess at this time?