Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Nonsense, when has she ever said such a thing?”

Yun Xiao touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed, but though his voice was scolding, in his mind, the alluring figure of a woman holding a black umbrella suddenly appeared.

”My mother is too shy to say those words in front of you!”

Little Dragon said earnestly with an appearance that almost fooled Yun Xiao. In fact, based on his understanding of Shen Xingmou, it was impossible for her to develop such feelings for him because of a moment of skinship.

Moreover, even though Little Dragon calls him dad and Shen Xingmou mum, anyone with common sense knows that it’s impossible to have such a big son overnight.

Despite knowing that Little Dragon was seriously spouting nonsense, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but feel comforted, and the father-and-son dialogue caused Mo Qing’s expression on the side to turn even more melancholic.

”Yun Xiao, I don’t think you’ll stay on the Hidden Dragon Continent for much longer, right?”

After a moment of contemplation, Mo Qing finally asked this sentence, causing Yu Shu and several elders nearby to prick up their ears.

Truth be told, after Yun Xiao accomplished those earth-shattering feats, all the elders of the Jade Pot Sect knew that he was not to be confined to a small place and would eventually leave the Hidden Dragon Continent.

However, since Yun Xiao hadn’t mentioned leaving in the past month, everyone was somewhat puzzled. Therefore, they all wanted to know a definite answer, an answer coming directly from Yun Xiao.

”Yes, it’s time to leave!”

Yun Xiao didn’t hide the matter, but his tone suddenly turned melancholic as he said, ”I don’t even know where my mother is waiting for me to rescue her. These many years, she must have suffered a lot, right?”

A kind and dignified figure jumped into the depths of Yun Xiao’s mind. The scenes of maternal love within the Shang Family were indelible, seemingly making the atmosphere in the room heavier in that moment.

”Don’t worry. Given your mother’s good fortune, she will surely be fine!”

Mo Qing was already quite familiar with Yun Xiao’s past. At this moment, she could only offer gentle words of comfort, knowing that with her current strength, it was extremely difficult to even locate his mother, let alone rescue her.

Yun Xiao naturally understood this as well. No matter how prominent he had become on the Hidden Dragon Continent, the vastness of the Nine Dragons Continent was beyond the imagination of cultivators from Hidden Dragon Continent.

Once, Yun Xiao thought that Nine-layered Dragon Cloud was the highest plane of the Nine Dragons Continent, but after witnessing the strength of Shen Xingmou and Yun Wei, he realized he was just a frog in a well.

Yun Xiao suspected his mother had been abducted by the Star-picking Tower of the Li Yuan Realm, but since Shen Xingmou didn’t elaborate, he couldn’t be certain. However, he knew that even if he knew where his mother was, with his current strength, he wouldn’t be able to rescue her.

”Let it be, the boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge!”

Yun Xiao wasn’t one to wallow in distress. Everything had to be done step by step, and at this moment, he had already pulled himself out of melancholy and managed to force a slight smile.

”Elder Sister Mo Qing, Ling Wan, it’s been some time since you broke through to the Spirit Vein Realm. How is it going, has Xuanyin Hall or the Meridian Refining Master Association sent someone to fetch you?”

Yun Xiao knew that since the end of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, these two had received invitations from two major powers of Tenglong Continent, so he brought it up.

Seeing Yun Xiao regaining his composure, both Ling Wan and Mo Qing were pleased. They nodded and took out a letter from their Waist Storage, which appeared to be from those two major powers.

”Within three months, as long as we reach the transmission point at the very center of the Hidden Dragon Continent, we’ll be set. How about it, Yun Xiao, will you depart with us?”

Mo Qing waved the letter in her hand, her voice filled with a hint of anticipation, knowing well that if they really went to Tenglong Continent, they would likely part ways with him.

”Alright, we’ll go together. We’ll set out tomorrow!”

Under Mo Qing’s hopeful gaze, Yun Xiao nodded. The moment he mentioned ”tomorrow,” all the listening elders of the Jade Pot Sect felt a sense of loss.

”Is it really time to leave?”

Many elders and disciples of the Jade Pot Sect expressed their sentiment, but they knew that the small Jade Pot Sect, even the whole Hidden Dragon Continent, was not the true stage for Yun Xiao. Such an extraordinary talent deserved a much broader world.

”Hey, Elder Brother Xue Gong, there seems to be something wrong with the move you just used!”

Just as everyone was feeling melancholic, Yun Xiao’s expression suddenly became stern as he shouted out, causing Xue Gong, who had just achieved victory in the square, to freeze.

Xue Gong used to be the proud disciple of the Great Elder Lu Zhan of the Jade Pot Sect, second only to the top talent of the Medical Pulse lineage. It was a pity that when he faced Yun Xiao on the Spiritual Chick Battle List, his defeat was quite tragic.

However, that battle, while dire for Xue Gong, seemed to rid him of some of his affectation, leading him to diligently cultivate since then. Now, he had already broken through to the Late Stage of the Meridian Union Realm.

With such cultivation, even compared to the geniuses from the great empires at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, he was no less formidable. He had just defeated his opponent cleanly and decisively, yet he had not expected that Yun Xiao would choose this moment to speak.

For Xue Gong, who has long since been unable to muster any desire to be an adversary to this young man whose fame is as brilliant as the midday sun, he knew that Yun Xiao now stood at the peak of the Hidden Dragon Continent, and his gaze simply could not possibly be on a young genius of his kind.

”Please enlighten me, Brother Yun Xiao!”

Knowing full well that his own strength and vision were far inferior to Yun Xiao’s, Xue Gong did not hesitate much. Even though he was very confident in himself, he knew that since Yun Xiao had spoken out, it must mean that he had spotted the issue with the move he had just executed.

The small skirmishes of the past were no longer of any concern to Yun Xiao. Seeing Xue Gong step forward with ease, Yun Xiao personally demonstrated the move Xue Gong had used, and just by observing this demonstration, not only Xue Gong but also the familiar Jade Pot Sect elders fell into a stupor.

For at this moment, Yun Xiao’s movements, though seemingly no different from Xue Gong’s, were instantly recognized by these Soul Expert elders for what they really were.

They believed that if they modified their movements according to Yun Xiao’s demonstration, this Meridian Techniques, originally just at the Spiritual Rank Intermediate level, could very well be elevated to the level of Spiritual Rank Advanced.

”Young brother, your response just now was also somewhat improper!”

After giving pointers to Xue Gong, Yun Xiao suddenly turned around, looking at the Inner Sect Disciple who had just been defeated by him, and then under the latter’s shocked and flattered expression, he softly began to speak.

”Watch carefully!”

With a loud shout, Yun Xiao demonstrated another move, and this move made Xue Gong, who had just been self-satisfied, break out in a cold sweat at the base of his spine.

Because Xue Gong knew that if his opponent had known Yun Xiao’s move in advance, even if his cultivation was two minor realms lower than his own, the outcome might not necessarily have been in his favor.

With just a single technique, a cultivator two minor realms lower could have the chance to catch one off guard and turn defeat into victory. At this moment, Xue Gong truly admired Yun Xiao to the point of complete submission.

”Experience it for yourselves!”

After performing these two movements, Yun Xiao did not say any more, taking Little Dragon with him as he gracefully turned and left the square. Watching his figure recede, all of the Jade Pot Sect’s disciples stood there in stunned silence.

”Brother Yun Xiao actually gave me pointers?”

Especially the Inner Sect Disciple who had just been defeated by Xue Gong, holding up his own right hand, he remained in a daze for a long time. One must know that Yun Xiao’s status in the Jade Pot Sect was now even more prestigious than that of the Sect Leader himself.

”What are you dazing out for? Didn’t you hurry to memorize the two techniques Yun Xiao taught just now?”

Seeing Xue Gong and the Inner Sect Disciple in a daze, Yu Shu was beside himself with anger. He himself had contemplated the profound uses of those two techniques the more he thought about them. At such a crucial moment, these two young men were actually daydreaming; what if they forgot?

Yu Shu’s scolding snapped everyone to attention, and then Xue Gong and the Inner Sect Disciple started practicing the movements that Yun Xiao had demonstrated.

”Yun Xiao, is this the last thing you leave for my Jade Pot Sect?”

Yu Shu stared at Yun Xiao’s departing figure, feeling quite emotional. Perhaps after today, such a scene would be impossible to witness again.

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A night passed without words.

When it was still dark the next day, the door to Mo Qing’s room was knocked on. Fortunately, she knew that she would have to leave early today, neatly dressed, and not in any disarray.

Creak!

Mo Qing, who stepped out after opening the door, looked up to see three somewhat blurry figures in the dark night, but none of these three figures felt unfamiliar to her.

”So early?”

Mo Qing fixed her gaze on Yun Xiao, Little Dragon, and the Spirit Pill, and asked a question. She knew that she was leaving the Jade Pot Sect today, but she didn’t expect it to be this early. She still wanted to say goodbye to her teacher.

”To part is always melancholic; I do not wish to experience such an atmosphere!”

Yun Xiao seemed to have discerned Mo Qing’s thoughts. This was why he had looked for the Spiritual Pill Moqing before dawn. If the entire Jade Pot Sect were to see her off, they might not be able to leave before noon.

”That’s true!”

This simple statement made Mo Qing suddenly understand. After years of being together, she had developed a bond with her teacher Lu Zhan that was almost like a father and daughter’s. The pain of parting would probably make her unable to help shedding tears.

Spiritual Pill, however, did not feel as much. Firstly, he had only joined the Jade Pot Sect a few years ago, and secondly, he had long since had no emotional attachment to the Zhao Family of Ningfeng City, so he could leave at a moment’s notice, as long as he could follow Big Brother Yun Xiao.