Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 33: 33 Blood Erosion Pill

Shang Huiyu’s angry roar echoed throughout the entire Arena Hall, silencing the grand hall and making his roar even more distinctly clear.

All members of the Shang Family seemed to be frightened by the scene before them, completely unaware of why this was happening, why the party that had been prevailing was still Yun Xiao?

If it was somewhat traceable that Yun Xiao had gained an upper hand before Shang Huiyu reached the Peak of Meridian Introduction Realm without demonstrating Ancestor Vein power, the current result was beyond their comprehension.

Generally speaking, in a battle of equal level, the side possessing the Ancestor Vein would absolutely crush the opponent who lacked it; this concept was deeply ingrained and indelible in every Meridian Qi Cultivator’s heart.

Yet today, here in the Shang Family’s Arena Hall, many members of the Shang Family seemed to witness a miracle far beyond their imagination. Yun Xiao was not even on the same level as Shang Huiyu, he was by two small sub-realms lower.

Even for Shang Yan in the northern seat, the greed in his eyes had lessened somewhat, replaced by a deep gloom, and it seemed that the situation was somewhat out of his control too.

To be honest, even when Yun Xiao had gained some upper hand before, and even exhibited presumably Spiritual Rank Intermediate Meridian Techniques, Shang Yan never thought that Shang Huiyu would lose.

After all, that was Shang Yan’s great-grandson, a Shang Family genius with astonishing talent and fortunate enough to activate the Ancestor Vein, whom Shang Yan now cherished more than his own life; it was an outcome he was unwilling to see.

Initially believing that Shang Huiyu, with the power of the Ancestor Vein, would win easily, Shang Yan now felt that the situation was spiraling out of control, a feeling brought about by that lowly Yun Xiao.

As the Family Head of the Shang Family, Shang Yan actually had some affection for Shang Li, after all, in those years Shang Li’s father, Shang Yan’s third son, had exceptional talent, far superior to Shang Ying and Shang Li.

Unfortunately, as talent often invites jealousy, that third master of the Shang Family died unexpectedly, leaving behind Shang Li, an orphaned girl with no one to care for her. Moreover, with the suppression from the Shang Family’s primary and secondary families, Shang Li gradually faded from Shang Yan’s sight.

Especially after Shang Li once left for several years and then brought back a pair of children from somewhere, Shang Yan felt this woman had lost the face of the Shang Family, which was utterly disgraceful.

Thus, compared to Shang Li, Shang Yan had a deeper hatred toward Yun Xiao and his sister. Now, seeing Yun Xiao even suppressing his most beloved great-grandson, a murderous intent surged within him.

”No matter what, that outer disciple slot of the Jade Pot Sect must go to Huixu!”

As the thought crossed his mind, Shang Yan turned to look at Yan Cheng, who still appeared indifferent. When he spoke those words, that Advanced Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Master finally turned his eyes.

”Family Head Shang Yan, are you sure you want to do this? Don’t blame me for not warning you, if you really do this, even I can’t predict the consequences!” Yan Cheng’s expression became somewhat solemn at that moment, seemingly advising as well as cautioning.

Yan Cheng’s words made Shang Yan’s eyes show a hint of conflict, but the next moment, he had made up his mind and said in a deep voice, ”As long as he can join the Jade Pot Sect, even if it means sacrificing some cultivation and foundation, what does it matter? The most important thing is not to let that lowly Yun Xiao enter the Jade Pot Sect!”

”Yes, I believe Huixu will make the right choice!” Hearing his father’s words, Shang Ying, who turned his head back, also had a somewhat fierce look, but did not at all object to his father’s decision.

Seeing that both the key decision-makers of the Shang Family had made up their minds, Yan Cheng no longer persuaded them. After all, as an Advanced Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Master, whether those young members of the Shang Family lived or died was not his concern.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the significant price Shang Yan offered this time, why would Yan Cheng have traveled thousands of miles to this minor Shang Family to perform Meridian Refining Technique on a young Shang Family genius?

Below the arena, the thoughts of the Shang Family members were unknown to Yun Xiao, who was currently confident. He believed that Shang Huiyu had mostly exhausted his methods, and although he hadn’t managed to incapacitate him this time, he could secure victory within just a few more rounds.

”Hmm?”

But at the next moment, Yun Xiao’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he saw the major heir of the Shang Family not far across from him, wiping his waist at the Waist Storage, and a faint red light flashed by, which he seemed to understand something/

The previously enraged roaring Shang Huiyu now had an extremely ferocious expression, even somewhat crazy, clutching the object in his hand, his gaze harshly fixed on Yun Xiao, appearing hesitant.

”Yun Xiao, you forced me to do this, I can tell you, if you continue to be ignorant, you certainly won’t leave this arena alive today!”

It seems that Shang Huiyu was also hesitating about that decision. At this critical moment, he wanted Yun Xiao to forfeit voluntarily, so that he himself wouldn’t have to take that unknown significant risk.

”If I’m not mistaken, you’re holding an elixir that can temporarily enhance your strength, right? How about it, can this elixir help you break through to the Meridian Gathering Realm?” Yun Xiao’s face was adorned with a faint smile as he spoke, effectively answering Shang Huiyu’s previously cold tone.

”I’ll also tell you, if you don’t want to suffer the backlash of the elixir’s energy, you’d better forfeit early. Perhaps next year you’ll still have the chance to join the Jade Pot Sect!” Yun Xiao spoke confidently, his keen eyesight instantly understanding what Shang Huiyu was thinking.

”No! Don’t even think about it! That spot will definitely belong to me, Shang Huiyu!”

Initially still hesitant, Shang Huiyu seemed to be provoked by Yun Xiao’s calm and composed demeanor. After his roaring declaration, he stretched out his right hand and swallowed the elixir that was emitting a pale red glow.

At this moment, within the northern seats, both father and son, Shang Yan and Shang Ying, showed a touched expression, but at this time, regret was useless, as the effects of the elixir were likely to erupt soon.

”Ah!”

Indeed, within just two breaths, the aura around Shang Huiyu became wildly intense. At the same time, he let out a scream filled with extreme pain, as if enduring the ravaging of a powerful energy.

Even Yun Xiao could clearly see Shang Huiyu’s originally rather handsome face was now covered in bloodshot veins, spreading to his neck and exposing his blood vessels in his hands which seemed even more prominent, showing that deep blue Ancestor Vein distinctly.

”Tsks, so it’s the ’Blood Erosion Pill’, no wonder you were so conflicted!”

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s past life experiences as the Long Xiao Battle God once again granted him a new understanding. After recalling the effects of this low-rank elixir from his memories, he was sure.

The so-called Blood Erosion Pill is a high-grade Mortal Rank elixir with extremely domineering effects, based on consuming the blood within a person’s body or Vein Demon to temporarily greatly increase a cultivator’s Meridian Qi.

Perhaps calling it ”Blood Devouring Pill” would be more fitting because the blood devoured by the Blood Erosion Pill’s energy will never return to the cultivator’s body, instead, it will dissipate along with the cultivator’s fighting.

The longer the battle lasts, the longer the effect of the Blood Erosion Pill lasts, and the more the cultivator’s blood is consumed, until all the blood is depleted, eventually leading to a tragic death.

This is an extremely domineering elixir and also harms the natural order, usually, Meridian Refining Masters wouldn’t refine such an elixir that damages oneself before harming the enemy.

The high-grade Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Master, Yan Cheng, is morally ambiguous, a profit-driven person who would stop at nothing for benefits, hence he cannot be considered a true Medical Pulse Master, rather somewhere between a Medical Pulse Master and a Poison Vein Master.

This time, Shang Yan made sure to leave no stone unturned, not only spending a great price for Yan Cheng to refine Meridian Qi for Shang Huiyu but also paid an extra price for him to refine this Blood Erosion Pill.

After Shang Huiyu successfully activated the Ancestor Vein, Shang Yan once thought that the Blood Erosion Pill would not be needed. However, Yun Xiao was unexpectedly formidable, owning the power of the Ancestor Vein, yet Shang Huiyu was still not his match, ultimately requiring the use of the Blood Erosion Pill.

The domineering nature of the Blood Erosion Pill was thoroughly explained to Shang Yan by Yan Cheng, so the Family Head of the Shang Family clearly knew that even if Shang Huiyu could defeat Yun Xiao after taking the Blood Erosion Pill, his Meridian Qi Cultivation would definitely decline, even affecting his Cultivation Foundation.

But for the spot to join the Jade Pot Sect, Shang Yan, Shang Ying, and even Shang Huiyu couldn’t care less. As mentioned earlier by Shang Yan, as long as one could join the Jade Pot Sect, with the immense resources of this colossal entity, would there still be fear of not recovering the Cultivation Foundation?

Moreover, Shang Huiyu had successfully activated the Ancestor Vein, if he were to enter the Jade Pot Sect, he would likely be extremely valued, as not everyone could possess something like the Ancestor Vein, even in a powerful sect like Jade Pot Sect, it’s rare.

Boom!

Upon the arena, after the initial painful screaming, Shang Huiyu finally managed to suppress it, and after a few more breaths, his Meridian Qi Cultivation astonishingly increased once more.

Initially, Shang Huiyu had boosted his Meridian Qi Cultivation to the Peak of Meridian Introduction Realm using the power of the Ancestor Vein. However, this enhancement clearly brought him directly to the Early Stage of Meridian Gathering Realm.

Yun Xiao had just asked if that elixir could allow Shang Huiyu to break through to the Meridian Gathering Realm, and now, it was proven that the severe price paid for taking the Blood Erosion Pill was indeed worth it, as it genuinely brought Shang Huiyu to the true realms of Meridian Gathering.

Sensing the extremely wild energy fluctuations emanating from Shang Huiyu, Yun Xiao’s expression finally became a bit more solemn; the gap between him and Shang Huiyu had widened even further. This was not merely a disparity between the Late Stage of Meridian Qi Strength and Middle Stage of Meridian Introduction Realm, but Meridian Gathering Realm represented another level of cultivation altogether.