Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Perhaps only the Jade Pot Sect Master Yu Shu, aside from the Great Elder Lu Zhan, might be discerning something amiss, his heart suddenly stirred - could this matter be related to that cheap disciple of his?

Indeed, Yu Shu guessed correctly; be it Mo Qing’s rapid advancement in Meridian Qi Cultivation or the abnormality in the Meridian Refining Technique, all were inextricably linked to Yun Xiao’s assistance in controlling the ”Pure Yang Immortal Body.”

This unique physique, unseen even by the Divine Soul of Yun Xiao’s past life as the Long Xiao Battle God, once controlled, might mean Mo Qing’s cultivation potential could even surpass that of Ling Wan, who possessed the Mixed Element One Qi Body, and could potentially be even more formidable.

Below the Arena Hall, with Mo Qing’s help, Chang Qing managed to thoroughly purge the poison blood within his body, yet the tournament fight ultimately ended in defeat. Staring at the triumphant Bi Luo above the stage, Chang Qing was frustrated.

Nevertheless, skill inferior to others, Chang Qing knew that facing his second senior brother from the Poison Vein lineage, even given another chance and with extra caution, his chances of winning would not exceed ten percent.

”Chang Qing senior brother, thank you for the match!”

Since he failed to take Chang Qing’s life, Bi Luo put on a generous demeanor, saluted with a fist above the Arena Hall, and then leisurely stepped down amidst the cheers of many Poison Vein disciples.

When the crowd saw the two contestants for the sixth match, interest sparked anew because one of them seemed somewhat unfamiliar to them - a corpulent young man.

This stout youth was none other than Ling Wan, whose first-round opponent had quite a significant reputation. Named Tao Chun, ranked seventh on the Spiritual Chick List, he was a bona fide cultivator at the Peak of Meridian Rushing Realm.

Recently, Tao Chun’s mood had been less than splendid, as his master, Elder Yan Chun - a former Commander of the Xuanyue Empire’s Xuantie Army - had betrayed the Jade Pot Sect by stealing the Sect Treasure, turning into a traitor of the entire sect.

Just as the saying goes, ’when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter,’ with Yan Chun’s defection from the Jade Pot Sect, his many disciples instantly became like headless flies, even seemingly disfavored by the several Elders from the Poison Vein lineage.

Tao Chun, as Yan Chun’s most accomplished disciple, bore the brunt of it. Given the frustrations of recent times, he was holding his breath, vowing to regain his dignity in this Spiritual Chick Battle List.

Especially when Tao Chun saw his opponent, his confidence surged because he had heard about this newly promoted Inner Sect Disciple from the Medical Pulse lineage.

It’s worth mentioning that, through months of cultivation, Ling Wan’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had remarkably broken through two levels, reaching the Late Stage of Meridian Rushing Realm.

Such a pace of cultivation astonished even his current teacher, the Great Elder Lu Zhan, but now, in the Spiritual Chick Battle List where most contestants were at the Peak of Meridian Rushing Realm geniuses of the Inner Sect, Ling Wan’s cultivation at the Late Stage of Meridian Rushing Realm seemed somewhat inadequate.

Hence, Tao Chun was full of confidence. Being all Inner Sect Disciples, surpassing levels to fight was nearly unthinkable. Even within the same realm, the established geniuses often prevailed. He believed this time would be no different.

What Tao Chun was unaware of was that standing before him was a Mixed Element One Qi Body, a rarity once in a billion in Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, and a peerless genius who had just begun to control the Mixed Element Qi.

Moreover, after months of cultivation and aided by the low-level Spiritual Rank Cultivation Technique Qi Transformation Spirit Technique, Ling Wan felt increasingly adept at controlling the Mixed Element Qi, no longer as helpless as before where fate was left to chance.

Thus, when the sixth battle at the Arena Hall erupted, it shocked all spectators; the chubby Ling Wan at the Late Stage of Meridian Rushing Realm didn’t fall behind at all and even seemed to suppress Tao Chun faintly.

In the northern seats, Lu Zhan stroked his beard with a smile, showing a pleased demeanor, while the expressions of the two Poison Vein Elders didn’t look so good.

Regardless, Tao Chun was an established genius from the Poison Vein lineage and ranked seventh on the Spiritual Chick List. Although his master harbored treacherous intentions, they disliked seeing a new youngster from the Medical Pulse lineage steal the limelight.

Particularly Elder Mo Li, who watched his disciples from the Fu Du lineage win one after another while his disciples achieved nothing, felt incredibly frustrated.

Tao Chun was the most accomplished disciple of the former fifth Elder Yan Chun, naturally talented. After Yan Chun’s defection, Mo Li had been coveting to take Tao Chun under his wing.

But now, the Tao Chun that Mo Li highly regarded was being pressured by a lesser Late Stage youngster of Meridian Rushing Realm. How could he feel pleased?

Putting aside the various thoughts of these Elders, at the pinnacle of the Arena Hall’s battle, when Ling Wan’s Qi Transformation Spirit Technique was executed to the extreme, the power of the Mixed Element Qi gradually revealed itself, leaving Tao Chun powerless to retaliate.

But this seventh talent of the Spiritual Chick List was by no means easy to handle. Realizing that if the fight continued, he’d undoubtedly lose, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

”Ling Wan, you’re forcing my hand!”

Following a deep shout from Tao Chun, he reached towards his Waist Storage and swiped. A dark green Jade Bottle suddenly appeared in his hand.

Tao Chun’s speed was indisputably fast. After bringing out the Jade Bottle, he swiftly opened the cap, and immediately, droplets of dark green liquid were flying towards the nearby Ling Wan.

Such a scene unfolded in the blink of an eye, and it seemed too late for Ling Wan to dodge. However, in the next moment, he did something that left the onlookers completely baffled.

Ling Wan didn’t try to move to the left or right to avoid the attack but instead, he quickly turned around, presenting his back to Tao Chun—or more precisely, to the incoming droplets of poison.

Seeing this, Tao Chun couldn’t help but manifest a cold sneer on his face, thinking to himself that this chubby newcomer to the Inner Sect, who had been there for less than a year, was finally about to die from his specialty poison.

Pfft!

At this moment, at the very instant Tao Chun was brimming with pride, Ling Wan suddenly bent over, and an odd sound emerged from between his thighs, rendering everyone in the Arena Hall speechless.

”He... did he just fart?!”

This thought crossed the minds of most people. This was a duel on the Spiritual Chick Battle List, how could it be taken so lightly, to fart on the stage? How could he show such disrespect to Tao Chun, ranked seventh on the Spiritual Chick List?

Perhaps only those Outer Disciples who had come to watch, like Tan Yun and Feng Teng, felt a touch of familiarity with this scene. During one of the fights in the previous Outer Sect competitions, Ling Wan seemed to have used the same tactic and succeeded in infuriating someone.

Thinking of this, these Outer Disciples suddenly remembered a figure dressed in green—a young man that once was Shen Xiao, the second talent on the Mortal List of the Outer Sect. The person Ling Wan had farted on back then was this very talent from the Outer Sect.

However, now Shen Xiao, because of the grievous poison damage inflicted by Yun Xiao that had corrupted his meridians, was no longer capable of cultivation and naturally could no longer stay within the Jade Pot Sect. He could only serve as a backdrop for newer Inner Sect Disciples like Ling Wan and Yun Xiao. In this world, it’s the winners who are celebrated and the losers who are forgotten.

Quick as a flash, just as these Outer Disciples conjured up the image of Shen Xiao in their minds, Ling Wan’s ”fart” had already been expelled, coincidentally striking precisely on those droplets of deadly poison.

What erupted from between Ling Wan’s thighs was, of course, not an ordinary fart, but his signature move, the Mixed Element Qi, a potent technique taught to him by Yun Xiao back in the Outer Sect.

Tao Chun’s poison came too quickly for Ling Wan to evade, leaving him no choice but to rely on this technique, which in the next moment, proved to be remarkably effective.

The power of the Mixed Element Qi was immense, particularly in this concentrated, beam-like strike. Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, the several droplets of deadly poison loosed by Tao Chun were hit by the Mixed Element Qi and sent flying back at an even faster speed, directly towards Tao Chun.

No one expected such a turn of events, not even Tao Chun himself. And with such speed, it was absolutely impossible for him to dodge in time.

Whoosh...

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

A breeze swept past Tao Chun’s face, followed by several unusual sounds, and everyone clearly witnessed three of the droplets of deadly poison, flung by Tao Chun himself, plastering onto his face, which instantly turned green.

”Ah!”

A piercing scream echoed from the central stage—the talent who ranked seventh on the Spiritual Chick List seemed to be suffering immense pain, clutching his face and rolling on the ground of the Arena Hall. The whole place fell silent, save for Tao Chun’s screams.

By this point, how could anyone fail to realize that Tao Chun’s dark green liquid was extremely toxic? Which of these talents from the Poison Vein lineage didn’t possess some form of deadly toxic attack?

But this time, Tao Chun’s attempt to steal a chicken only resulted in losing his rice; the deadly poison liquid meant for Ling Wan had been bizarrely returned to him by the latter, hitting him right in the face.

Through the gaps between Tao Chun’s fingers, one could see his skin being corroded, and even the wisps of green vapor rising from between his fingers—a poison of truly terrifying potency.

However, at this moment, no one felt sympathy for Tao Chun. Perhaps it was because he had brought it upon himself, or maybe because he no longer had anyone to rely on.

Victory or death upon the stage—whether Tao Chun would live or die now depended on whether someone would come to his aid as Mo Qing had for Chang Qing just before.

In the end, Tao Chun did not die from the poison. Elder Mo Li, the Third Elder, climbed up onto the stage and saved him. It seemed that this elder was, after all, keen to take this talent with both impressive cultivation and poison abilities under his wing.

Yet with this, the battle for the Spiritual Chick List in the Arena Hall had clearly been won by Ling Wan.