Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Do you know how I got this scar on my face?”

Xuan Zhi’s voice was soft as he spoke these words, but his tone was laden with an unmistakable trace of venomous resentment, suggesting that this scar, which might follow him for life, would gnaw at him like a venomous snake.

Upon hearing Xuan Zhi’s words, Guan Hu was first taken aback, then a look of extreme anger surfaced on his face, and he said, ”Which son of a bitch hurt the Third Prince? Tell Guan Hu, and I will dismember him into a thousand pieces!”

”Heh, your courage is commendable, but what if I told you that the one who injured me is an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect?” Xuan Zhi stared at Guan Hu with a smile that was not a smile, and following this statement, Guan Hu’s face suddenly turned pale.

In the Outer Sect of the Jade Pot Sect, Guan Hu was considered one of the best among hundreds of disciples, but even now, he still couldn’t meet the threshold of becoming an Inner Sect Disciple.

Having been in the Outer Sect of the Jade Pot Sect for three years, how could Guan Hu not know that these so-called Inner Sect geniuses were simply incomparable to the Outer Disciples?

Even his elder brother, who was currently in seclusion attempting to break through to the Meridian Rushing Realm, didn’t dare to provoke an Inner Sect Disciple – those truly were the most brilliant geniuses of the Xuanyue Empire.

”Alright, it wasn’t an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect who injured me!”

Seeing the expression on Guan Hu’s face, Xuan Zhi’s mood seemed to lighten a bit, which allowed the former to let out a sigh of relief. Xuan Zhi continued, ”It was a kid named Yun Xiao, at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm. What do you think, can you avenge this grievance for your master?”

As Xuan Zhi mentioned the name ”Yun Xiao,” the mood that had just gotten slightly better immediately soured again, and even Guan Hu could sense from his tone an extreme sense of suppressed grimness.

”Peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm?”

However, the next moment, Guan Hu was somewhat confounded by another key piece of information; he could sense that the Third Prince in front of him was a genuine practitioner in the middle stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, and also possessed the enviable Ancestor Vein. How could he possibly be injured by an ant-like youngster at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm?

”Now Yun Xiao has also joined the Outer Sect of the Jade Pot Sect, and I give you ten days to deliver his head to me; can you do it?” Of course, Xuan Zhi would not discuss the embarrassing details of how he was injured, instead, he issued a deadly order, believing that Guan Hu would not dare to defy it.

Originally, Xuan Zhi had arranged for the Guan brothers to join the Jade Pot Sect as a precursor for his own affairs, but the two brothers had disappointed him greatly. Three years had passed, and they were still muddling around in the Outer Sect, unable to touch the core secrets of the Jade Pot Sect at all.

Now that Xuan Zhi had come to the Jade Pot Sect himself, the usefulness of the Guan brothers diminished significantly, but before he implemented his plans, he could use the brothers for some tasks, such as killing off the kid who made him lose face.

The reason Xuan Zhi let the Guan brothers take action was, firstly, he did not have absolute confidence he could defeat Yun Xiao himself, and secondly, killing someone in the Outer Sect might bring about some unnecessary trouble – it was better to let others carry that burden.

Although Guan Hu found Xuan Zhi’s command somewhat strange, he did not feel any pressure at the thought of dealing with a mere youngster at the peak of the Meridian Introduction Realm.

”Rest assured, your Highness, within ten days, I will personally present Yun Xiao’s head to you!”

As a practitioner in the late stage of the Meridian Gathering Realm, Guan Hu had full confidence and did not wish to disturb his elder brother, who was striving to break through to the Meridian Rushing Realm, over such a ”trivial matter.” He believed he could handle it alone.

”I hope you won’t disappoint me!” Xuan Zhi didn’t say much more. After he finished stating his business, he stood up and gave a deep look towards a certain room, and then turned to leave the courtyard.

”Yun Xiao, this time, I’ll see how long you can remain arrogant?” Xuan Zhi, having exited the courtyard, let out a cold laugh, and then his gaze shifted towards a certain spot in the starry night sky, absorbed in thought.

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Yun Xiao, located in a certain courtyard of the Outer Sect of the Jade Pot Sect, had no idea that within this vast sect, there had been several discussions about him because, at that very moment, he had other matters to attend to.

In a room within the small courtyard, two figures, one male and one female, stood with rather grave expressions, their eyes intently fixed on a strange, large flesh ball on the bed, appearing somewhat sinister.

”Yun Xiao, didn’t you make Ling Wan recover quickly last time? Hurry up and do something!”

Tan Yun looked at the deformity of Ling Wan’s body and the excruciating pain on her face with sympathy, finally breaking the silence.

It turned out that on the first night that Yun Xiao and the others moved into this courtyard, Ling Wan’s special Mixed Element One Qi Body had an episode, and this time, it seemed slightly different from the previous one.

Therefore, after hearing Tan Yun’s words, Yun Xiao did not take immediate action but instead stepped forward to examine Ling Wan’s condition back and forth at the bedside for a long while without speaking.

Long after, Yun Xiao finally spoke thoughtfully, ”If I’m not mistaken, the reason for the recent outbreak of the Mixed Element One Qi Body in Ling Wan is because he is about to make a breakthrough to the late stage of Meridian Introduction Realm. This caused the Mixed Element Qi within him to activate and turn him into this state.”

No one on the Hidden Dragon Continent probably knows more about the details of the Mixed Element One Qi Body than Yun Xiao. He himself is a Meridian Refining Master and, although his Meridian Refining Technique is greatly limited by Meridian Qi and far inferior to that of his previous life, his insight is still quite unique.

”What should we do?”

Tan Yun naturally did not understand these things. She only knew that Ling Wan was in great pain, and the person before her, Yun Xiao, was the only one who could alleviate Ling Wan’s suffering.

”To control it this time is not too troublesome, but as Ling Wan’s Meridian Qi Cultivation improves, the Mixed Element Qi in his body will grow stronger day by day. I’m afraid even I won’t be able to control it then!” Yun Xiao furrowed his brows slightly, his words seemed to be explaining to Tan Yun, yet they also sounded like he was talking to himself.

As Yun Xiao said, the Mixed Element One Qi Body is a rare constitution even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. If it was his Meridian Refining Technique from his past life, it probably wouldn’t be so troublesome.

Indeed, Yun Xiao had a way to control the Mixed Element One Qi Body, a permanent solution— which is to completely purge the Mixed Element Qi from Ling Wan’s body, so he would no longer turn into this ball-like form.

However, this would be too much of a pity. Mixed Element Qi is an energy that is not to be found easily. If this energy could be controlled and used, it would certainly be a great boost for Meridian Qi Cultivation, and it could be the element of surprise to achieve a decisive victory when fighting against others.

If the Meridian Refining Masters of the Hidden Dragon Continent, who do not know of the Mixed Element One Qi Body, were to handle this, they would definitely take this approach and scatter the Mixed Element Qi inside Ling Wan’s body, so that he would return to the state of a normal person.

Unless absolutely necessary, or to be more precise, unless Ling Wan had reached a critical moment of life and death, Yun Xiao would not resort to this method, and that’s why he was so conflicted right now.

”It seems that I can only try that method!”

Yun Xiao searched his memories; finally, an ancient technique appeared in his mind. Although this method was somewhat risky, it was undoubtedly the most suitable for Ling Wan at this time.

As Ling Wan’s Meridian Qi Cultivation improved, his Mixed Element Qi would become stronger and stronger. If not controlled, the final outcome would definitely be a violent death.

Fortunately, Ling Wan was lucky. At this level of Meridian Introduction Realm, he met Yun Xiao, a being who was not inherently from the Hidden Dragon Continent, so he had that slim chance of survival.

”Sister Tan Yun, please leave for now!”

Some methods can not be seen by others and do not allow the slightest disturbance. Therefore, Yun Xiao directly issued the order to leave. Tan Yun understood this and did not insist. She believed Yun Xiao would not harm Ling Wan.

After Tan Yun left the room, Yun Xiao stretched out both hands and tore off Ling Wan’s burst clothes, revealing a smooth and ridiculously funny meatball.

But Yun Xiao did not have so many thoughts at the moment. Looking at Ling Wan, whose body seemed to have only a thin layer of skin left, he knew that if he did not perform a technique now, Ling Wan might not survive this time.

Having made up his mind, Yun Xiao did not hesitate any further. He leaped onto the bed and, with both hands, pressed repeatedly a dozen times on Ling Wan’s back, hitting almost all of the major acupoints.

In fact, at this point, Ling Wan could hardly be distinguished from front to back. This was made possible because Yun Xiao’s soul belonged to Long Xiao Battle God, who had encountered a cultivator with a Mixed Element One Qi Body in his previous life, allowing him to recognize and accurately hit these acupoints under such conditions.

After pressing the many major acupoints on Ling Wan’s back, Yun Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead. Without hesitation, he gave a light pat, and Ling Wan’s body, which seemed to be filled with air, turned a hundred and eighty degrees.

With movements as fluid as drifting clouds and flowing water, in just a moment, Yun Xiao had pressed more than ten major acupoints on the front half of Ling Wan’s body, and it seemed as if these dozen acupoints formed a subtle connection after Yun Xiao pressed the last one.

”Qiankun Gui Zhen, the void becomes manifest, the Ren and Du Meridian points, continuously unbroken!”

A profound chant came from Yun Xiao’s mouth in a deep voice, as if it summoned some kind of Heaven and Earth Energy in the air.

Immediately afterward, his right hand slammed down on the top of Ling Wan’s head, infusing a stream of Meridian Qi into him, like lighting a fuse.

”The Ren Du Meridian Array, appear!”

Another low shout came from Yun Xiao, and then, starting from the point where his palm touched the top of Ling Wan’s head, a white light emerged, passing through Ling Wan’s neck, chest, and abdomen, and finally settling somewhere between his thighs. It appeared extremely mysterious.