Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 274: 274 Meridian Treasure Core

Bang!

A loud noise came from somewhere within the Meridian Treasure, and both figures retreated three steps under the strong impact, their breaths somewhat disordered.

”Huang Biao, do you really want to fight me to the death? My Qin Family is not to be trifed with either!”

The more robust man’s face looked unpleasant, and after stabilizing his figure, he let out a fierce shout filled with threatening intent.

”Heh heh, what about the Qin Family? My Huang Family is not necessarily afraid of you. Everything in the Meridian Treasure is ownerless, whoever grabs it owns it, why should I give it up to you?”

The lean man Huang Biao was not frightened, and seeing his mocking voice fall, his whole body charged towards the green Blood Transformation Vine, apparently faster than the Qin Family’s cultivator.

”Damn it!”

Seeing this, the face of the Qin Family cultivator became even more grim. At this moment, he had no time for verbal sparring and decisively dashed forward again, thinking that even if he couldn’t obtain it, he couldn’t let that detestable Huang Biao have it all to himself.

Swoosh!

However, just as the two figures had just dashed out, another figure rushed out from a hole at an extremely fast speed, even faster than them, and directly grabbed the Blood Transformation Vine in his hand.

”Seeking death!”

”Seeking death!”

Two furious roars erupted from Qin and Huang, anguished that after their desperate struggles, someone else picked up the bargain—how could they swallow this insult?

”Hmph, two ants who are merely at the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage, dare to shout at me?”

Just as Qin and Huang steadied themselves and glared angrily at the uninvited guest, the latter let out a cold snort, and an extremely tyrannical aura burst forth from him.

The aura arrived extremely quickly and contained a formidable might, causing the late-stage Meridian Rushing Realm cultivators Qin and Huang to stagger back several steps before they could stabilize, their faces filled with horror.

”A Meridian Union Realm expert?!”

A thought of disbelief surged in the minds of Qin and Huang. According to their knowledge, the Meridian Union Realm experts who came to the Meridian Treasure this time, aside from the Family Heads of Zhao Cao families, might only be the two geniuses Yue Qi and Mo Qing from the Jade Pot Sect. So where did this old man come from?

Moreover, Qin and Huang subtly felt that this mysterious old man’s strength might be even stronger than the Family Heads of the Zhao and Cao families, but they were too weak to truly sense the old man’s strength, so they could only be astonished in their hearts.

”Hehe, didn’t you just say it? Everything within the Meridian Treasure is ownerless, whoever grabs it owns it. Now that we’ve grabbed the Blood Transformation Vine, do you have any objections?”

Just as Qin and Huang were uncertain, another refreshing laugh suddenly came from somewhere, drawing their gaze immediately to the source of the voice.

Looking there, their confusion deepened, as the speaker was a young man in white, and moreover, his cultivation was only at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm, not even reaching the Meridian Rushing Realm.

Such a cultivation level was probably only comparable to Zhao Ningshu and Cao Luo, truly not impressive enough, but both Zhao and Cao had fathers who were Family Heads protecting them, hardly anyone dared to provoke them.

”Hmm?”

With this thought in mind, Qin and Huang, coming from no small families, momentarily spotted a crescent moon mark on the chest of the young man’s white clothes, and they couldn’t help but inhale a cold breath.

”You... you’re from the Royal Family?!”

Huang Biao reacted quite quickly, but the voice he blurted out trembled slightly, truly within the Xuanyue Empire, there might not be any family or power that dare speak on equal terms with the Xuanyue Royal Family.

”I am Xuan Zhi... this person... never mind, you don’t have the right to know!”

The young man in white had a smirk on his face, but odd wrinkles tugged at the faint scars on his cheeks. After glancing at the old man beside him, he slightly shook his head.

”So it turns out to be Third Prince Xuan Zhi, truly disrespectful!”

The name of Third Prince Xuan Zhi in the Xuanyue Empire is well-known. Although his own cultivation isn’t that great, it’s limited by his age, but his background is so significant that no one dares to provoke him.

Moreover, rumors in the streets say that the Third Prince of the Empire, Xuan Zhi, shares the same mother with the current Crown Prince. Should the Crown Prince ascend to the throne in the future, this prince will surely be utilized heavily, so currying favor in advance definitely wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Regarding these two fellows, Xuan Zhi, who had the backing of an elder, naturally wouldn’t take them seriously. Seeing a glint flash across his eyes, he waved his hand dismissively and said, ”That will be all, you may leave!”

Seeing that the Third Prince had no intention of engaging in conversation, both members of the Qin and Huang families were inevitably disappointed. However, under the icy gaze of the elder, they dared not linger a moment longer, the overwhelming pressure from a Meridian Union Realm expert was just too immense.

”Heh, there are indeed many treasures within this Meridian Treasure!”

Xuan Zhi glanced sidelong at the Blood Transformation Vine in the elder’s hand and a smile appeared on his face, then he swiftly changed the topic, ”Master Yan, it looks like we need to speed up. Yun Xiao and my second brother have probably already reached the deepest parts of this Meridian Treasure, right?”

”Your Highness, rest assured, I will surely fulfill the Crown Prince’s orders; as for the lad you mentioned, I will make sure he stays in this Meridian Treasure forever!”

The elder, addressed as Master Yan, had a fierce gleam in his eye. After a brief sensing, he picked a direction and directly entered the cave.

Seeing this, Xuan Zhi’s confidence soared. He thought to himself that within this Meridian Treasure, so long as he encounters Yun Xiao, that boy would have no chance of escape. This time, he could definitely reclaim the humiliation he suffered before and after joining the Jade Pot Sect.

....

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Deep within the Meridian Treasure, two figures, one black and one grey, flashed into view—it was Mo Qing and Yun Xiao, who were acting in concert. The former was still her usual icy self, while the latter wore a slight smile on his face.

”Heh, Sister Mo Qing, we have gained quite a lot these past two days!”

Yun Xiao glanced sidelong at the frosty beauty and patted his Waist Storage, pleased with himself. It seemed that in the past two days, he had acquired many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within this Meridian Treasure.

Strangely enough, or perhaps due to luck, during these two days, Yun Xiao had not encountered Yue Qi, Bi Luo, or even the family heads of the Zhao and Cao families.

Perhaps it was because the Meridian Treasure was simply too vast, and the cave passages inside were as densely interconnected as a spider’s web. Unless traveling together, encountering others would indeed be difficult.

However, this reduced many troubles for Yun Xiao. With his keen eye, no item could escape his notice. Although some low-level Spiritual Rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were guarded by powerful Vein Demons or Strange Spirits, with Mo Qing by his side, he was quite relaxed.

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words, Mo Qing, who was by his side, merely responded with a faint hum. However, deep inside, she was truly shocked because, in the identification of some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, she was actually inferior to the man before her.

For instance, once, Yun Xiao accidentally kicked a lump of mud and rock. Mo Qing didn’t pay it any attention, but Yun Xiao’s eyes lit up, and he squatted down to study it closely, eventually determining that it was a rare Rain Spirit Stone from the Continent.

Knowing the reputation of the Rain Spirit Stone, Mo Qing, as the number one genius of the Medical Pulse lineage of the Jade Pot Sect, naturally had heard of it. But she had to admit that if she had kicked that piece of rock, she probably would have also dismissed it as just ordinary mudstone.

As they ventured deeper into the Meridian Treasure, Mo Qing increasingly felt like an ignorant country girl, as many seemingly ordinary objects were treasured by Yun Xiao and taken into his Waist Storage.

She had not even heard of some of the items, nor knew their uses. It baffled her why someone from a minor family in Moon Bow City could have a broader knowledge base than her, the number one genius of the Jade Pot Sect.

Yet, thinking of some of Yun Xiao’s miraculous aspects, Mo Qing became accepting. This young man likely had many secrets. The more she interacted with him, the more she wanted to explore; maybe even Mo Qing herself didn’t realize she was getting deeply drawn in.

No matter how vast the Meridian Treasure was, there was always an end. When a gigantic space appeared before Mo Qing and Yun Xiao one day, their emotions surged once again.

”Is this the core of the Meridian Treasure?”

Yun Xiao gazed at the vast space, murmuring to himself. Honestly, although they had collected many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures along the way, they were all low-level Spiritual items except for the Ice Continuation Grass; not a single intermediate-level Spiritual item had been seen.

Since this place was the falling site of an intermediate Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master, Yun Xiao believed that it couldn’t possibly contain only Ice Continuation Grass and no intermediate-level Spiritual items. Most likely, those items were hidden right here in this core area.

”That... what is that...”

Just as Yun Xiao was assessing his surroundings, his eyes suddenly sharpened because, within his field of vision, a peculiar object suddenly appeared, causing him to speak involuntarily.

He saw at the center of the space, which seemed to be a platform several zhang in length and width, a human skeleton was at the middle of the platform, and in front of this skeleton, there were three strangely shaped items.

The first item on the left appeared to be a scroll, the scroll was blue with faint mysterious patterns swirling on it, clearly no ordinary item.

The item on the right was a black Jade Bottle, sealed with wax, making it impossible to sense what lay inside.

However, at that moment, Yun Xiao had already guessed that this skeleton was probably the owner of this Meridian Treasure. If this person was an intermediate Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master in life, then the items in front of his skeletal remains couldn’t possibly be comparable to those low-level Spiritual items found earlier.