Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Shen Xingmou, you may not recognize me, but I, Yun Wei, certainly recognize you, the famed top talent of Star-picking Tower!”

Upon hearing Shen Xingmou’s question, Yun Wei’s right hand moved slightly, tearing open a section of the Jinghong Umbrella with a green silk ribbon, and then she turned around, looking at the former with a light chuckle. However, her voice contained little mirth.

”So, you’re also from Li Yuan Realm. Are you from Moon God Palace, or Fierce Sun Palace?”

Hearing Yun Wei’s words, Shen Xingmou wasn’t as surprised anymore. Unless they were from the same place, how could anyone from the Hidden Dragon Continent or even Nine-layered Dragon Cloud possibly possess such talent comparable to her own.

”Neither, but my teacher and I live a carefree life, and we’re certainly not afraid of the three major powers of the Li Yuan Realm!”

Yun Wei shook her head, directly denying it, and after her next sentence, she waved her right hand lightly. The green silk ribbon took on a life of its own without any wind, seeming to become ethereal.

Yun Xiao and the surrounding spectators all experienced a slight dazzle in their eyes as if the dancing green silk had turned into a massive green river in that instant, looking extremely bizarre and profound.

”Is this... Xuan Dance Silk? You’re actually a disciple of Elder Xuan He?”

Seeing the green silk that seemed like a vast river, Shen Xingmou’s usually calm eyes finally wavered slightly as she thought of a certain influential figure from that place, knowing today’s affair had become troublesome.

”The perception of Star-picking Tower’s genius is indeed remarkable!”

Seeing that Shen Xingmou recognized her identity, Yun Wei retracted the green silk back to an ordinary ribbon, then pointed at Yun Xiao and said, ”He is my younger brother. If you insist on killing him, you’ll have to get past me, Yun Wei, first!”

Her words, filled with a trace of affection and resoluteness, were not concealed, allowing everyone inside and outside the square to hear them clearly; at this moment, their hearts undeniably surged with shock and awe.

Originally, everyone thought it was an impressive accomplishment that Yun Xiao had won a championship at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, but they didn’t expect that these two extraordinary powerhouses who had appeared in succession were both related to Yun Xiao.

Let alone Shen Xingmou, not even Qian Sanyuan and Meng Liyang were a match for her; one could only imagine her strength. Even the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent didn’t dare to speculate her true cultivation level.

However, the black-clothed woman was an enemy of Yun Xiao, and people just thought that Yun Xiao was too good at getting into trouble. But now, Yun Wei appeared, claiming to be Yun Xiao’s birth sister, and this was truly a big deal.

With a sister who may be a Heavenly Rank Expert, Yun Xiao’s background suddenly became mysterious and formidable. Moreover, some people had investigated Yun Xiao’s origins before, a talent who walked out from a minor family of the Shang Family?

People like Xuan Haoran and Yu Shu knew only that Yun Xiao came from the Shang Family of Moon Bow City; they had no idea about his deeper background.

In fact, after Yun Xiao displayed an exceptionally strong talent for cultivation and his overwhelming combat power despite rank disparity, they knew their understanding was just one-sided.

How could a youth from a minor family rise so powerfully in just a few short years, even reaching the peak of championship at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference?

Now, it seemed that Yun Xiao’s background was on the verge of emerging from the conversation between the two ladies, and terms like ”Li Yuan Realm,” ”Star-picking Tower,” and ”Moon God Palace” had everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, as they seemed to have never heard of these powers before.

In fact, even Yun Xiao himself first learned the name of that higher plane, ”Li Yuan Realm,” mentioned by the Golden Snake Worm, and he was completely in the dark about the other power names.

Having calmed his mind, Yun Xiao was utterly confused. Hadn’t Yu Qian and the others wiped out the Shang Family three years ago? How did his sister suddenly get involved with the Li Yuan Realm, and moreover become a disciple of ”Elder Xuan He”?

In just three short years, with the memory of the Long Xiao Battle God from his previous life and many fortuitous encounters, Yun Xiao had only managed to cultivate his Meridian Qi to the Mid Stage of the Meridian Union Realm.

But what about Yun Wei? In the same three years, she had advanced from just breaking through to the Meridian Introduction Realm to reaching the Heavenly Rank Realm, a level comparable to Shen Xingmou. This rate of cultivation was simply astounding.

However, with Yun Wei’s arrival and her significant strength, Yun Xiao’s life-or-death situation seemed to be temporarily resolved. As to who was stronger between the two, Yun Xiao couldn’t estimate at this moment.

”Yun Wei, huh? You should know that when Shen Xingmou wants to kill someone, no one can stop me!”

Just as Yun Xiao and the others were in turmoil of thoughts, Shen Xingmou’s cold voice rang out, followed by an incredibly potent aura erupting from her body, forcing Yun Xiao and Qian Sanyuan on the stage to retreat involuntarily.

”Hmph!”

In the next moment, Yun Wei also let out a cold snort, her body shifted slightly, and then Yun Xiao felt the pressure on him disappear abruptly, clearly because his sister had made a move.

”Then let me tell you this: Whoever I, Yun Wei, wish to protect, no one can touch!”

Having neutralized the first wave of Shen Xingmou’s momentum, a tremendously powerful aura suddenly burst forth from Yun Wei, infused with threads of icy intention.

Sensing this aura, Yun Xiao’s mind stirred, recalling Yun Wei’s activation of her first Ancestor Vein during her Meridian Introduction breakthrough. He seemed to understand why his sister’s cultivation progressed so rapidly.

”Then let me see, what remarkable abilities does the sole eminent disciple of the old Ancestor Xuan He possess?”

Shen Xingmou too, provoked by Yun Wei’s tit-for-tat aggression, felt a spark of annoyance. Despite the legendary might of the old Ancestor Xuan He, which was said to be on par with the rulers of the three great forces of the Li Yuan Realm, she did not fear this girl of similar age.

Whoosh...

The Jinghong Umbrella suddenly unfurled without wind, spinning rapidly in the air before, at a flick of Shen Xingmou’s handprint, furiously spinning towards Yun Wei.

The onlookers now did not perceive it as merely an umbrella; touched by its razor-sharp edges, it could silently slice off part of a person’s body.

”The Jinghong Umbrella!”

Yun Wei clearly recognized this legendary Supreme Divine Weapon. With a flick of her wrist, the Xuanwu Green Silk in her hand transformed into a vast river, as if to encompass the entire Jinghong Umbrella within.

Once captured by the Green Silk, the Jinghong Umbrella seemed to be pulled in different directions by the force that overpowers with softness. However, Shen Xingmou’s composure remained unaltered as she smirked coldly, her hand seal suddenly shifting.

Specks of starlight scattered from the Jinghong Umbrella, which, like numerous stars, seemed to suppress the Green Silk, swiftly traversing the river like a fish.

”Xuan He, Ice Freeze!”

Yun Wei had a deep understanding of the Jinghong Umbrella. Seeing it about to break through her Xuanwu Green Silk’s defenses, she let out a low shout.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

In the next moment, everyone including Yun Xiao could clearly see that the once supple Green Silk had abruptly turned into Ice Silk.

From extreme motion to stillness in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, the visual impact was enormously powerful, enough to change the expressions on most of the spectators’ faces.

Clearly, Yun Wei had activated her body’s ultimate ice cold power at that moment, which apparently was even stronger than Yun Xiao’s mutated left arm Ancestor Vein.

Indeed, this was true. The power of Yun Xiao’s left arm Ancestor Vein was originally of the Water Attribute, altered only by Fu Du’s poison test that subjected it to the ice cold poison of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, which caused the mutation.

Yun Wei’s ice cold power, however, seemed to be innate, much like Mo Qing’s Pure Yang Immortal Body and Liu Hanyi’s Immortal Poison Body, a chance discovery that could not be actively sought.

Had it not been for Yun Xiao using some method to activate Yun Wei’s first Ancestor Vein back then, it’s unknown how long it would’ve taken for her innate ice cold attribute to manifest itself, nor would she have been taken in by the old Ancestor Xuan He as his only direct disciple.

As a result, the Jinghong Umbrella that was previously swimming freely through the Xuanwu Silk River was instantly frozen, moving it even an inch became wishful thinking.

It seemed this confrontation was about to yield a result, but the one whose face changed next was Yun Wei, who distinctly found that her maximum ice cold power had not fully subdued the Jinghong Umbrella.

Perhaps this was due to the Jinghong Umbrella’s own attributes, or maybe Shen Xingmou had enacted some technique, as the next moment, the green Ice Silk River began to shudder intensely.

Crack! Snap! Crack!

Splash!

In just a few breaths, the green Ice Silk River collapsed, showering ice fragments everywhere. The Jinghong Umbrella finally broke free from the bounds of the Green Silk.

Although the Jinghong Umbrella had escaped, the Meridian Qi Shen Xingmou had applied on it was nearly depleted, posing no further threat to Yun Wei.

Yun Wei looked unsure, while Shen Xingmou’s eyes displayed no pleasing emotions, realizing after this simple exchange that the strength of the green-clothed woman before her was not much less than her own.

Shen Xingmou had many more tactics to deploy, but it was also likely that Yun Wei hadn’t exerted her full strength. Continuing the fight could lead to both parties getting hurt.

”Shen Xingmou, you might as well give up. Even if I can’t beat you, if it’s just to obstruct you, you won’t be able to kill my little brother!”

Yun Wei naturally had a clear understanding of both sides’ strength, and as she said, winning against Shen Xingmou was impossible, but protecting Yun Xiao and preventing his death was still within her easy reach.