Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

After the Hu Family was annihilated, the remaining members fled in despair like lost dogs, narrowly escaping complete extermination several times, but they never expected to encounter such a pleasant surprise today.

Although these members of the Hua Family were not direct descendants of the Hu Family, after taking the poison oath of heavenly tribulation, they were bound together with the Hu Family, sharing both honor and disgrace, finally giving Hu Yuqing and the others a place to settle down.

”Let’s stay here for the time being. If those people from the Yang Family come looking, do you know what to say?”

Yun Xiao waved his hand and then stared at the Hua Family’s Great Elder as he spoke, prompting a stir among the Hu Family members, realizing this was indeed a problem.

However, the Great Elder of the Hua Family also had some quick wits. Seeing this, he quickly responded, ”Mr. Xingchen, rest assured, I will say that none of the Hu Family members have ever come to the Hua Family, and the Family Head has gone out to search and has not returned yet!”

”Um!”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao nodded. Although he was not afraid of those Yang Family fellows, he was worried about exposing his true identity, especially if the powerful individuals from the Yuyang City Spirit Fighting Commerce or Xia Yong, at the peak of the Seeking Origin Realm, were to appear. He would be in deep trouble.

”Uncle, I... I want to go to Ancient Moon City!”

As the surviving Hu Family members were rejoicing, Hu Ying’er suddenly spoke up, leaving Hu Yuqing and others visibly alarmed, not understanding why the usually well-behaved young lady would suddenly make such a statement.

Even Yun Xiao found it strange, as in his impression, Hu Ying’er’s personality was extremely gentle and she normally wouldn’t stir up trouble. Going back to Ancient Moon City at this time, wouldn’t that be like throwing herself into the net?

”I... I want to search for my father and mother’s remains!”

Facing the unusual gazes of everyone, Hu Ying’er finally revealed her thoughts. Although she was gentle-natured, she also had her own stubbornness.

Especially now that she had just begun to control the Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, seemingly influenced by another personality, she was just settling down when she first thought of her parents potentially lying among the ruins, which was incredibly heartbreaking.

”But that Yang Family...”

Hong Liu, unable to hold back his anxiety, blurted out, unsure of how to persuade, and stopped after only a few words. As a child to her parents, having such filial piety was naturally expected.

”Don’t worry. I’ll disguise myself. Those villains from the Yang Family don’t know me well, so I should not be recognized. Moreover, even you wouldn’t expect me to return to Ancient Moon City. They probably think I would flee far away, right?”

Hu Ying’er wasn’t just naive; her intellect wasn’t ordinary either. This statement left Hu Yuqing and Hong Liu with no room to argue.

”Then let Uncle accompany you!”

Hu Yuqing gritted his teeth, but even Yun Xiao shook his head when he heard this, thinking that although not many people knew this little girl, Hu Ying’er, with you being the Great Elder of the Hu Family entering Ancient Moon City, wouldn’t you be instantly recognized?

”No, Uncle, you are too conspicuous. It’s better for me to sneak back to Ancient Moon City alone and see how things go. Besides... you know that my cultivation isn’t just what it appears to be, right?”

To get her uncle to agree to her decision, Hu Ying’er even revealed her Double Flower Pure Lotus Body, which she had already demonstrated once in front of others, now using it as a bargaining chip in this discussion.

”Sigh, I’m not worried about the other Yang Family members, but the Great Young Master Yang Wanliu of the Yang Family has always been watching you. He has already advanced to the early stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, and his bizarre weapon, the Thunder Wood, is unpredictable. You...”

”What? Thunder Wood?”

Just as Hu Yuqing was thinking of some reasons to persuade Hu Ying’er to abandon this crazy idea, a sudden voice interrupted his next words.

”Brother Xingchen, what’s wrong?”

As Hu Yuqing turned to look, he saw that the person who spoke was the young man known as Xingchen, which made him somewhat puzzled, as this young man had seemed indifferent to everything since they met, but now his demeanor was somewhat unusual.

”Great Elder, did you just say… Thunder Wood?”

Yun Xiao wouldn’t care about the thoughts in Hu Yuqing’s mind. He was genuinely interested in the Thunder Wood. If it really was the same Thunder Wood he remembered, then it seemed he truly needed to accompany Hu Ying’er to Ancient Moon City.

”Indeed, the weapon of Yang Wanliu, the young master of the Yang family, is made of something called Thunder Wood. The weapon looks like a piece of black wood, but it can emit the power of thunder and lightning unexpectedly, making it much more unpredictable than ordinary weapons!”

Apparently, Hu Yuqing was quite focused on the weapon of the Hu family’s young master. At this moment, he nodded his head, and at the same time, he was curious. Could it be that this young man named Xingchen has taken an interest in the Thunder Wood? This could indeed be great news.

Since Yun Xiao had twice saved the Hu family from desperate situations, Hu Yuqing didn’t mention having him follow Hu Ying’er, which might seem too demanding.

But now, if Yun Xiao himself showed interest in the Thunder Wood, wouldn’t that be a perfect solution? Hu Yuqing knew that his niece seemed fragile, but once she made up her mind, she was as stubborn as ten bulls.

Letting Hu Ying’er go back to the Ancient Moon City alone was indeed worrying for Hu Yuqing, but if this mysterious young man named Xingchen accompanied her, he would be completely at ease.

And in Hu Yuqing’s heart, there was also a subtle thought: if along the way, Xingchen and his precious niece developed feelings for each other, wouldn’t it be a win-win situation?

In time, an unfathomable Xingchen would become the son-in-law of the Hu family and reclaiming Ancient Moon City and annihilating the Yang family to avenge their deep grudge might not be far off.

”The black color and the ability to emit thunder and lightning, it seems it really is Thunder Wood!”

Yun Xiao naturally had no intention of bothering with Hu Yuqing’s thoughts. After hearing the latter’s description, the glint in his eyes intensified once more as something from his memory surged forth like a tide.

In his previous life as the Long Xiao Battle God, he had encountered Thunder Wood in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, a rare object said to be formed by giant trees in the plains and swamps that had absorbed countless thunder powers due to their constant exposure to thunderous weathers.

Such giant trees that absorbed countless thunder powers had a 10% chance of producing a piece of Thunder Wood about two feet long. The Thunder Attribute power contained within this piece far surpassed that of ordinary thunder and lightning.

Of course, this also depended on the age of the Thunder Wood’s formation. Yun Xiao had once seen a piece of Thunder Wood in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, taken from a millennium-old tree. A Holy Rank Third Realm peak expert, with just one strike, had blown an expert of the same cultivation level into nothingness.

This was enough to show the immense power of the Thunder Wood, although its formation conditions were extremely stringent. Yun Xiao had never imagined that he would encounter such a thing in the Tenglong Continent, and run into it himself.

After Yun Xiao had refined the Seventh Rank Advanced Thunder Spirit Crystal, he had activated his sixth Ancestor Vein, which was of the Thunder Attribute, bringing him a great surprise.

Back when he was forcefully intercepted by Xia Yong, with no other options, Yun Xiao could only rely on the power of Xiao Wu, the Golden Snake Worm, which barely brought him to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, still far from being Xia Yong’s opponent.

However, the final airborne escape allowed Yun Xiao to discover another magical aspect of the sixth Ancestor Vein, the Flying Thunder Wings. It was precisely with these heaven-defying Flying Thunder Wings that he had managed to escape from Xia Yong and arrive here.

Since then, Yun Xiao faintly felt that while activating the Ancestor Vein Thunder Wings certainly involved Xiao Wu’s power, there might be another way to activate the Thunder Wings.

This method involved enhancing the Thunder Attribute power of the sixth Ancestor Vein. Yun Xiao speculated that once his Thunder Attribute reached a certain level, perhaps he could fly without Xiao Wu’s help, greatly improving his survivability.

On the Tenglong Continent, Heavenly Rank experts were the supreme leaders and rarely emerged, and were also few in number. Yun Xiao generally wouldn’t provoke such experts.

Setting aside Heavenly Rank experts, Earth Rank Third Realm cultivators on the Tenglong Continent could not fly unless they used some Flying Beast Pulse Demons. If he truly possessed flying power, then in future fights with Earth Rank Third Realm cultivators, even those from the Earth Concealing Realm, he could always have the upper hand.

If defeated, he could simply fly into the sky; the Earth Rank Third Realm experts without Flying Beast Pulse Demons could only look on helplessly, just like Xia Yong, who could only watch as Yun Xiao flew away right under his nose without any means to stop him.

During this half-month period, aside from healing, Yun Xiao had been searching for Thunder Attribute items, unfortunately without any success. Now suddenly hearing the name Thunder Wood, naturally, he was exceptionally excited.

Some overly high-grade Thunder Woods were still not something current Yun Xiao dared to refine; otherwise, if not careful, the Thunder Power could directly blast him into ash.

But as far as Yun Xiao knew, since Yang Wanliu, merely at the Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage, could control the Thunder Wood to emit Thunder Power, it suggested that the grade of the Thunder Wood was not too high and should be within the range he could withstand.

Moreover, Yun Xiao had reason to believe that the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent perhaps only had a superficial understanding of the Thunder Wood. If the Thunder Wood fell into his hands, he could definitely use some method to activate its real power.

Once it was absorbed into his sixth Thunder Attribute Ancestor Vein, it might enhance his Thunder Wings a bit. Once he possessed the Flying Power, he could go anywhere on the Tenglong Continent.