Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The inevitable will always come!

As the dawn of the day arrived, the Thunder King Stele, which had been silent throughout the night, finally shot out a beam of silver light, flying far toward the south. Simultaneously, the cultivators who turned their eyes could see, albeit distantly, a thin black silhouette slowly approaching from that direction.

From such a distance, the crowd could only vaguely discern that the person wasn’t very old and seemed to be dressed in black. However, given the previous experiences with people like Li Qingran and Ye Suxin, no one dared to act recklessly at this moment.

”Oh?”

As the thin silhouette drew nearer, many felt a sense of awareness, especially when they sensed his Meridian Qi cultivation. At that moment, the burning desire in almost everyone’s eyes intensified.

”Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm!”

The black-clad youth with a dark complexion walked forward slowly, making no effort to conceal his aura. This allowed everyone to clearly sense his Meridian Qi cultivation, which, evidently, sparked the greed in many hearts to an unprecedented level.

If the last Thunder King Token were in the hands of a genius like Li Qingran or Ye Suxin from a great sect, the crowd could only look on and sigh. After all, even if you were fortunate enough to obtain a treasure, you also needed the life to enjoy it, right?

But when the last Thunder King Token ended up in the hands of a stranger in the Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm, a seed of greed had irresistibly sprouted, never to be shaken off.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, especially when facing a mere Late Stage Qi Seeking Realm kid. Where’s the danger in that? So at that moment, all cultivators present who were above the Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm were restlessly eager to make a move.

This even included Tang Yuanmu and Li Qingran of Sky Thunder Valley. The Thunder King Token was a valuable item, and having an extra one certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing. Perhaps it could even increase the chance of acquiring treasures after entering Thunder King Valley.

”Junior Sister, it seems that this last Thunder King Token will fall into my hands!”

Elsewhere, Tong Baisha, known as the genius of the Killing Heart Sect dressed in purple, had a spark of excitement in his eyes. His words carried a supreme confidence, as if that last Thunder King Token was already his to claim.

In fact, Tong Baisha initially came with Ye Suxin without confidence in entering Thunder King Valley. He knew from before that the Thunder King Valley was blocked by a lightning seal, offering no opportunity to enter.

However, now that he had come to the Thunder King Valley and seen the Thunder King Stele, he knew that as long as all four Thunder King Tokens were gathered, there might be a chance to unlock the seal of Thunder King Valley.

As for whether everyone could enter after the seal was opened, or only those holding a Thunder King Token, no one knew.

Just moments ago, Tong Baisha even considered whether to seize the Thunder King Token from Li Qingran of the Five Thunder Child. Despite reaching the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm only recently, he was confident he could easily defeat a Half-step Origin Seeking Realm cultivator like Li Qingran.

In the end, Tong Baisha restrained himself because Li Qingran had the backing of Sky Thunder Valley. Even though the Killing Heart Sect acted mysteriously and powerfully, it was better not to provoke forces whose overall strength wasn’t weaker than theirs. After all, making too many enemies would eventually become troublesome.

As for Tang Yuanmu, although he didn’t have much background, if Ye Suxin didn’t help, Tong Baisha alone probably wouldn’t have the confidence to win, so he simply gave up.

But now the owner of the last Thunder King Token had appeared, and with his Late Stage Qi Seeking Realm cultivation and completely unfamiliar appearance, it was clear as day that he was merely a sheep sent to the slaughter, seemingly easy to harvest.

”Don’t rush to make a move, that kid looks a bit strange!”

Just as Tong Baisha’s body slightly moved, a delicate hand pressed him back down. A cold voice followed, none other than Ye Suxin speaking.

”Junior Sister, you’re being overly cautious. That kid is just a mere ant in the Late Stage of Qi Seeking Realm. What’s there to worry about?”

Repressed by Ye Suxin, Tong Baisha could only sit back down. However, his words revealed his true thoughts, and, in a general sense, his reasoning seemed quite sound.

”Hmph, better safe than sorry. That’s the reason I’ve survived all these years!”

Ye Suxin didn’t offer extensive explanations, just spoke a universal truth. As one of the renowned geniuses of the Killing Heart Sect, she had completed many missions over the years. A lack of caution and prudence could easily have led to her demise long ago.

”Am I not still alive too?”

Tong Baisha held a degree of respect for his junior sister, whose strength surpassed his own, and harbored a subtle admiration for her. Therefore, his response was a mere grumble, not a direct retort.

”As they say, know thyself and know thy enemy, and you will win a hundred battles. Just watch, someone will be more impatient than you!”

Ye Suxin turned her gaze to the black-clad young man whom she couldn’t quite figure out. For some reason, she always felt that this person, like herself, used some special methods to conceal his true appearance, and even his cultivation was vaguely imperceptible to her.

This dark-skinned youth who suddenly appeared before Thunder King Valley was, of course, Yun Xiao from Ancient Moon City. To avoid being discovered by Xia Yong, he still did not use his real appearance.

Even Yun Xiao at this moment had undergone a drastic change from how he looked in Ancient Moon City. After all, his previous appearance had been seen by Xu Huang, Xu Dian, and others, and it was hard to guarantee it wouldn’t reach Xia Yong’s ears.

If it were just Xu Huang and Xu Dian, who were mid and low-level cultivators in the Seeking Origin Realm, Yun Xiao would still have the strength to fight them. At worst, he could easily escape, but if it were someone like Xia Yong, a peak cultivator of the Seeking Origin Realm, he would be unstoppable.

”Eh? It’s that guy!”

Just as Yun Xiao arrived, he instantly sensed the varied gazes around him, but he spotted a familiar figure, who was none other than the Five Thunder Child of Sky Thunder Valley, Li Qingran.

The other day Yun Xiao saw the Qingyi youth who slew the Seventh Rank Advanced Vein Demon; it was Li Qingran. However, neither then nor now did he know the latter’s identity.

”Four Orders of the Thunder King, unite to activate?”

With Yun Xiao’s eyesight and Power of Soul, he naturally saw the Thunder King Valley surrounded by lightning and the huge stele in front of the valley. The eight large characters on it made some things clear to him at once.

”It seems my luck is quite good. What I got from that old guy Yang Dingshan should be the so-called Thunder King Token!”

Muttering to himself, Yun Xiao flipped his right hand, and an iron token that looked somewhat familiar to the surrounding crowd appeared out of thin air in his palm.

”It’s the Thunder King Token!”

Yun Xiao’s unintentional action caused the emotions of everyone present to waver. After cries of surprise, several figures instantly surrounded him.

”Hmm? What are you doing?”

Suddenly being surrounded, Yun Xiao, though having a vague guess in his heart, still pretended to be puzzled and asked. At these words, those with the Thunder King Tokens sneered faintly.

In fact, both Li Qingran and Tang Yuanmu thought of making a move to seize it, but like the woman in white, Ye Suxin, they seemed to notice something unusual, so they restrained themselves from making the first move, letting those ordinary cultivators of Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage or Peak present make the initial probe.

”Kid, the Thunder King Token is not something you are qualified to own. If you’re sensible, hand it over now, and you may still keep your little life!”

One of the elder cultivators at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, who seemed the strongest among them, was the first to speak. Perhaps he thought as long as this kid handed the Thunder King Token to him, others might not dare to forcibly seize it.

”I might as well hand it over to you!”

While everyone’s eyes were fixed on the black-clad youth, his remark left everyone stunned. Such people as Li Qingran and Tong Baisha even showed cold smiles, thinking this man truly was a coward, easily rattled by a slight threat.

”But... there’s only one Thunder King Token, yet so many of you. To whom should I hand it over?”

However, Yun Xiao’s following words instantly dispelled that thought, noting that this kid was somewhat clever. This plan of shifting trouble eastward might yield an unexpected outcome.

Sure enough, Yun Xiao’s words made the group surrounding him step back. Particularly the elder who had spoken earlier, he suddenly felt unfriendly gazes upon him, making his heart tremble, realizing that his rash words might have made him the target of all.

”Let’s all go at him! Whoever grabs the Thunder King Token first gets it!”

Noticing these fellows seemed intent on dealing with him first, the elder at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm had a quick idea, shouting loudly, and then he rushed toward Yun Xiao.

This elder’s actions left everyone else no other thoughts. As he said, once the Thunder King Token fell into someone’s hands, it might not be so easy for others to take it. The premise for everything was to seize the Thunder King Token first!

The elder’s strength at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm was indeed formidable, and he also seemed to be a Meridian Refining Master of no low-grade. With extreme confidence in this strike, he believed he could deal with this black-clad kid in one move, seizing the long-coveted Thunder King Token.

Unfortunately, the elder’s confidence was overblown, and his opponent this time wasn’t an ordinary late-stage cultivator but an exceptional demon capable of crushing countless top-tier geniuses of the same level on the Tenglong Continent.