Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 541: 541 What exactly is the Cultivation level?

”Today, I only want Yun Xiao’s life. If you know what’s good for you, stay right there and don’t move!”

Just when everyone thought that the woman in black would retreat under the deep voice of Qian Sanyuan, they heard such a response instead.

The woman in black merely glanced at the Vice President of the Tenglong Continent Meridian Refining Master Association, speaking as casually as if she were addressing an ordinary person.

However, such words sounded extremely odd. Aside from Yun Xiao, no one knew the true strength of this woman in black, but speaking to Vice Chairman Qian in such a manner was bound to cause great trouble.

”Such an ill-mannered wild girl!”

Indeed, even with Qian Sanwu’s composure, hearing this made him displeased. Nevertheless, relying on his status, he simply gave Meng Liyang a knowing look to handle the situation.

Since Meng Liyang was also a leading figure of the Tenglong Continent, it wasn’t convenient for him to take action personally, so this task unexpectedly fell into the hands of King Xuan Haoran of Xuanyue Empire.

It was King Xuan Haoran’s unquestionable responsibility to drive the woman in black out of the ring, and without knowing her true strength, he quickly leaped onto the stage at Meng Liyang’s signal.

”King Your Majesty, be careful...”

Seeing Xuan Haoran rushing towards the black-clad young woman without a word, Yun Xiao felt a darkening before his eyes and was about to shout a warning.

Yun Xiao had indeed seen a low Earth Rank Meridian Refining Master, the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm practitioner, and even Meng Liyang, who had nearly stepped into the Earth Vein Three Realms, spew blood and stagger back merely from this woman’s light shout.

Although Xuan Haoran was the King of Xuanyue Empire, his cultivation was only at the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm, perhaps not much higher than Ran Xing’s. Yun Xiao truly feared that in her anger, the woman in black could claim his life.

Ever since the visit to the Xuanyue Imperial Palace, Yun Xiao knew that this King was reasonable—different from the ruthless Xuan Jiuding; he did not want him to suffer this unwarranted disaster.

Swoosh!

However, just as Yun Xiao began to speak, before he could utter the last few words, Xuan Haoran was already sent flying backward, as if swatted like a flying insect, landing far outside the ring and heavily falling to the ground.

”Pfft!”

A mouthful of bright red blood sprayed out from Xuan Haoran’s mouth, looking somewhat bloody, and his body faltered a few times, unable to stand again, his pale face showing utter shock.

Ignoring the perspective of Xuan Haoran, the people present gasped in shock upon seeing the King of Xuanyue sustaining severe injuries instantaneously, and turned their astonished gazes to the woman in black above the stage.

In fact, everyone from the Hidden Dragon Continent had not clearly seen what happened just then, nor did they know what method the woman in black used to inflict such serious injuries on a Half-step Earth Rank Xuan Haoran.

”Is it the Qi Seeking Realm?”

Perhaps only the likes of Qian Sanyuan and Meng Liyang on the high platform vaguely saw the woman in black’s move. Gu Hua from Impermanence Island muttered doubtfully.

For these cultivators vaguely sensed that the woman had barely moved her upper body, merely tapping lightly with her foot, followed by a burst of Earth Power rampaging out. Except for a true practitioner of Earth Rank Third Realm, no one could achieve this.

The Earth Rank Third Realm consists of Qi Seeking, Seeking Origin, and Earth Concealing realms, and this so-called ”Qi Seeking” naturally involves sensing the Earth Qi. Judging by the effortless manner of the woman in black, she probably has advanced considerably within the Qi Seeking Realm.

”I’ve already said that I’m only after Yun Xiao, and no one else is involved!”

The woman in black didn’t even spare Xuan Haoran another glance and turned her head back to Yun Xiao, affirming her words. If it weren’t for Yun Xiao, why would she, with her status, be in this insignificant Lower Five Realms of the Hidden Dragon Continent?

”How preposterous!”

Hearing the woman in black speak more outrageously, Meng Liyang, who had just directed Xuan Haoran, exclaimed sharply before his figure soared like a large bird onto the stage.

To be honest, Meng Liyang felt somewhat guilty. If he had known that this woman was at least a Qi Seeking Realm powerhouse, he would not have let Xuan Haoran take her on. It was fortunate that the latter even managed to keep his life.

However, Meng Liyang was a genuine Peak of the Seeking Origin Realm powerhouse. Although not among the absolute top of the Tenglong Continent, he likely could take care of this black-clad woman in the blink of an eye.

After all, just like how he could easily injure Xuan Haoran earlier, Meng Liyang believed that this young woman, only sixteen or seventeen years old and having advanced to the Qi Seeking Realm, already possessed an extremely rare talent.

”Today, I will act as your teacher and teach you a good lesson!”

Meng Liyang, an Elder of Demons Mountain, perhaps due to spending years among Vein Demons, had a somewhat explosive temper, which replacing his previous humility and good-nature, emerged as a fierce rage.

What Meng Liyang didn’t see, however, was the flash of fury in the eyes of the woman in black as he pronounced his intention to properly discipline on behalf of her teacher.

”Do you think your cultivation at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm qualifies you to discipline me?”

A low shout emerged from the woman in black, followed immediately by a casually dismissive wave of her right hand toward Meng Liyang, as if swatting a fly.

Seeing this, even the leaders from Tenglong Continent on the high platform couldn’t help but shake their heads. The Elder of Demons Mountain was known for his tremendous physical strength; this frivolous wave might just cost him his right arm.

Bang!

The next moment, however, shocked onlookers like Gu Hua and Wu Tong, as it seemed that the Elder Meng Liyang of Demons Mountain, now at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, faced the same fate as Xuan Haoran moments earlier.

An old figure was sent flying, even landing next to Xuan Haoran, possibly by design from the woman in black.

”Pfft!”

Another sound of blood spouting was heard, as everyone stared dumbfounded at Meng Liyang, noting his pale complexion and listless aura. His eyes seemed to be filled with disbelief and incredulity.

He was, after all, a respected Elder of Demons Mountain and a genuine practitioner of Earth Rank Third Realm, even reaching the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm. His combat ability should not be comparable to that of practitioners at the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm like Xuan Haoran.

But in the hands of the woman in black, Meng Liyang, at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, seemed no different from Xuan Haoran, except that this time the woman in black had merely waved her arm.

”Damn, how could there be an Earth Concealing Realm practitioner in the tiny Hidden Dragon Continent?”

As opposed to the astounded practitioners from the Hidden Dragon Continent, figures like Vice Chairman Qian, Gu Hua on the high platform had a grim look, for anyone capable of so effortlessly injuring Meng Liyang must have reached the uppermost limit of Earth Rank Third Realm: the Earth Concealing Realm!

Moreover, Vice Chairman Qian himself being a peak practitioner of Earth Concealing Realm and augmented by his Half-step Heavenly Rank Power of Soul, could unleash incredible combat power, unmatched by ordinary practicers of Earth Concealing Realm.

Yet, even so, Vice Chairman Qian sensed an extreme threat from the body of the woman in black, almost as if even he would not easily subdue her.

”What kind of enemy has Yun Xiao made?”

Vice Chairman Qian was genuinely frustrated. A strong practitioner of the Earth Concealing Realm, even if placed in Tenglong Continent, would be akin to a regional lord. Wasn’t Meng Liyang just at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm after all?

Yun Xiao was merely a young man from the Hidden Dragon Continent. On an ordinary day, the strongest he encountered would likely only be practitioners at the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm like Xuan Haoran.

What was going on with this boy that he had antagonized a super strong practitioner likely of the Earth Concealing Realm? Vice Chairman Qian and many elders from Tenglong Continent were utterly baffled.

However, when Vice Chairman Qian looked around at his companions, he realized he had no choice but to make a move himself because, whether it was Gu Hua from Impermanence Island or Wu Tong from Firewood Valley, their strength was only on par with Meng Liyang’s, merely heading to their doom if they intervened.

As for Miss Xue Ningxiang from Xuanyin Hall, even with her impressive background, her own strength was merely at the Early Stage of Meridian Rushing Realm—hardly enough to even make the woman in black flinch.

Swoosh!

Without hesitating, upon realizing the woman in black might be a practitioner of Earth Concealing Realm, Vice Chairman Qian wasted no time. He leapt onto the arena, and unlike Xuan Haoran and Meng Liyang, who had gone straight into action, he refrained from attacking immediately.

”Miss, at such a young age you’ve reached this realm; surely your origin isn’t ordinary. Don’t you know that wantonly killing with your power on the Hidden Dragon Continent may bring about calamities for yourself?”

As the Vice President of the Meridian Refining Master Guild of Tenglong Continent, Vice Chairman Qian was clearly very familiar with some of the covert rules of the Nine Dragons Continent. He also knew that the reason why the continent was divided into the Middle Three Realms and Lower Five Realms was precisely due to such jurisdictional constraints.

For example, even for the Earth Rank practitioners from Tenglong Continent like themselves, coming to the lower realms of the Lower Five Realms during the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference was extremely inconvenient.

This arrangement was probably the doing of some extremely top-level magnates who did not want to disrupt the balance among cultivators too severely.

Moreover, even if they could descend to the lower realm, if Earth Rank practitioners were to massacre low-level practitioners of the Lower Five Realms, it would definitely bring about immense disasters for themselves, and even their Sect.

It seemed that there were rules, both tangible and intangible, that at all times monitored every corner of the Nine Dragons Continent, ready to severely intervene whenever any infractions occurred.