Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Ssssh...

It seems that sensing the danger from the young man before it, all the vines extended by the tree spirit went wild at this moment. The speed of their retraction also increased, as if intending to engulf Yun Xiao.

But seizing this opportunity, Yun Xiao directly activated the power of four Ancestor Veins, reaching the late stage of the Meridian Union Realm. How could he miss this chance?

Yun Xiao extended his right hand, and the Dragon Taming Sword lightly pierced into the trunk of the great tree, turning the sixth-rank low-level tree spirit into tofu under the sword.

However, if it were a strange spirit with complete Spiritual Wisdom, even if Yun Xiao had advanced to the late stage of the Meridian Union Realm, he might not have been able to turn the tides.

Yet, now, when the Dragon Taming Sword pierced into the trunk, he knew that this battle would end soon, it was a matter of the sword’s dignity.

Sswish, sswish, sswish!

Yun Xiao paid no attention to the swiftly approaching vines. With three horizontal slashes and three vertical cuts, a section of the trunk flew out, revealing a segment of the heartwood, green and smooth like jade.

This piece of green heartwood, naturally, was the most crucial organ of the tree spirit, a sight of this crystal-clear jade-like heart slowly throbbing as if it were a living creature.

The tree spirit struggled wildly, even several vines wrapped around Yun Xiao’s feet, but with the Dragon Taming Sword in hand, they were easily cut off.

”It’s over!”

A soft utterance came from Yun Xiao, and the next moment, with a gentle flick of the Dragon Taming Sword, the green heartwood was picked out, and at the same time, those wildly throbbing vines instantly stilled.

From extreme movement to extreme stillness, the situation was undoubtedly bizarre, but at this moment, Yun Xiao ignored the stilled vines, stretched out his left hand, and grasped the heartwood in mid-air.

The warm jade-like heart of the tree spirit, still warm, felt extremely comfortable in his palm. Yun Xiao suddenly sensed that this tree heart seemed to have a subtle connection with the wood attribute Ancestor Vein in his left leg.

Zoom!

Just as Yun Xiao was moved by this thought, the strange spirit heartwood in his left palm disappeared, followed by a cursing under his breath.

”You rascal, always stealing food!”

Yun Xiao knew without looking that it was the golden snake worm inside him trying to snatch the energy from the strange spirit heartwood. Back then, in the Yurong Mountain range, in the Jade Pot Cave, he had acquired spirit crystals from strange spirits twice, but each time this creature benefited.

While he was engaged in fierce battle just moments ago, this creature played dead and kept quiet, only now coming forward to pick up easy benefits. Even if Yun Xiao were to be fashioned from clay, wouldn’t he possess some of the earth attribute?

In fact, this time Yun Xiao was somewhat cautious, using his left hand, but unexpectedly, the creature that previously could only absorb things from his right hand now managed to devour from his left hand as well, leaving him utterly frustrated.

Yet amidst Yun Xiao’s cursing, the golden snake worm was as if deaf, continuously absorbing the energy from the tree heart, its surrounding golden light growing even richer.

”Damn it, I can’t let you devour it all by yourself!”

Seeing the golden snake worm ignoring him, Yun Xiao knew that speaking further was pointless. With a thought, the power of the Ancestor Vein in his left leg surged out, and genuinely, some of the tree heart’s power began to infuse into his left leg Ancestor Vein.

Before, Yun Xiao was completely helpless against this golden snake worm, and despite being angry and outspoken, he lacked the strength.

However, this time, it seemed as if the wood attribute Ancestor Vein in Yun Xiao’s left leg also unleashed a bit of Devouring Power. Although the energy he captured from the tree heart was far less compared to what the golden snake worm took, it was still a promising start.

...

Time quickly passed, and a day went by!

While Yun Xiao was competing with the golden snake worm for the energy of the tree heart, far from this place, two women and one man were becoming quite anxious.

”Sister Hanyi, do you think... he has escaped?”

Mo Qing wore a worried expression. Indeed, by the time she asked this, she had already formed some conclusions in her heart, because if Yun Xiao really had escaped, why wouldn’t he come back to meet the three of them?

Having personally experienced the potency of those vines, and considering that even a half-step Sixth Rank Black Poison Wolf couldn’t withstand a single strike, Yun Xiao’s chances seemed slim, despite his numerous techniques.

Especially as time passed and there was no movement from that area at all, as the saying goes, ’concern leads to confusion,’ and truthfully, Mo Qing’s heart was already in disarray.

”Something is not right!”

Liu Hanyi was far more rational. Listening to Mo Qing’s worried words, her gaze shifted back to the perilous spot. There, it seemed, there was a little less commotion.

Bang!

A thought occurred to Liu Hanyi, who immediately picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it hard at the place where the vine had grabbed earlier, but when the rock smashed down, there was still not the slightest stir.

”You all stay here, I’ll go up and take a look!”

To verify some guesses in her heart, Liu Hanyi, talented and brave, turned her head and spoke before stepping forward, which caused Mo Qing and Ling Wan’s faces to change slightly.

”Sister Hanyi, be careful!”

However, both of them knew that in terms of intelligence and experience, Sister Hanyi was probably much more formidable, so they did not stop her too much, only voicing reminders.

Liu Hanyi wore a face full of vigilance, and after she had crossed several tens of meters, she began to notice some clues. The vines from the perilous encounter yesterday were still there, but now they were all withered and yellow, as if they had lost all vitality.

Crack!

With a wary heart, Liu Hanyi lightly stepped on one of the withered vines, but the light touch caused the vine to break instantly. Where was the terror from yesterday that had suspended them?

”Could it be...”

Liu Hanyi’s suspicion grew increasingly firm. After stepping on it several times and true to her suspicion, those withered vines were like fragile grass, breaking upon contact, leaving her with no more doubts.

”Mo Qing, Ling Wan, you can come over now, there’s no danger anymore!”

Overjoyed, Liu Hanyi turned around and shouted, causing the two people on the other side to rush over both surprised and delighted.

”Where is Yun Xiao?”

Mo Qing was still concerned about Yun Xiao. After examining those withered vines, she spoke while her gaze shifted in a certain direction.

In that direction, there was no one, but the broken vines pointed towards the source of the danger, making them hasten in that direction without much hesitation.

”Quick, look, it’s Brother Yun Xiao!”

After walking for about half a stick of incense time, Ling Wan, with sharp eyes, spotted a familiar figure sitting cross-legged; the two women also sensed the familiar aura and couldn’t help but let out a great sigh of relief.

”What is that?”

Since Yun Xiao was unharmed, the three of them were relieved and immediately turned their attention to a spot because there, stood a large tree that took several people to embrace, but at this moment, the tree seemed rather strange.

On the trunk of the tree was a large hole, and extending from this hole were some lifeless withered branches, just like the vines that Liu Hanyi and her group had just stepped on.

”It seems that those vines were controlled by this large tree spirit. I don’t know what method Yun Xiao used to deal with it!”

Looking at the withered big tree and then at the seated Yun Xiao, Liu Hanyi more or less guessed correctly and also had an additional, even more startling suspicion.

”Sister Mo Qing, don’t you think this tree spirit might be a Strange Spirit with Spiritual Wisdom?”

Liu Hanyi transferred the horrifying thought in her mind directly, as the terrifying vines didn’t seem like a simple tree, but like they were controlled by someone.

Both of them came from major sects and had some understanding of Strange Spirits. If this really was a Sixth Rank Strange Spirit, how did Yun Xiao manage to defeat it?

”Our Brother Yun Xiao really has more and more secrets!”

Seeing Mo Qing not speaking, Liu Hanyi did not ask further. Her beautiful eyes staring at Yun Xiao contained a hint of unusualness, seemingly altered from the words she had said to Mo Qing earlier.

The combat strength of a Strange Spirit is even stronger than that of a Vein Demon of the same level, and human beings of the same level can’t even defeat a Vein Demon, let alone a Strange Spirit.

Moreover, the remaining aura of this tree spirit indicated that it had certainly reached the Low-Level Sixth Rank, equivalent to the Early to Middle Stage of Spirit Vein Realm for humans. How did Yun Xiao manage to take it down?

”Whew...”

While the group was puzzled, the young man in coarse clothes on the ground finally opened his eyes, and for some reason, Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing felt that his eyes seemed somewhat different.

Not to mention that his facial skin seemed to faintly emit a green fluorescent light, the greenery in his eyes was unmistakably there. Yun Xiao’s entire body emitted a trace of the essence of life, irresistibly drawing one closer.

Moreover, the aura of Meridian Qi on Yun Xiao seemed to have undergone some changes, yet it wasn’t a rise in Meridian Qi Cultivation, giving off a very strange feeling.

Fortunately, this unusual strangeness didn’t last long. When Yun Xiao stood up, the greenish hue on his skin and the oddity in his eyes both disappeared simultaneously, returning to his usual state.

”Why have you come?”

Yun Xiao, seeing Liu Hanyi and the others for the first time, smiled and spoke. He knew that he had dealt with the tree spirit here, and these three definitely did not know. They dared to re-enter this dangerous place, truly brave indeed.