Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”That old fellow Tang Yuanmu actually helped me a great deal!”

Seeing those cultivators who were eager to move, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but give a dark laugh, seemingly not as angry about Tang Yuanmu’s sudden ambush earlier.

Because if Tang Yuanmu hadn’t suddenly made a move, Yun Xiao really would have taken the best piece of Thunder Wood and left, but now, as for the remaining pieces of Thunder Wood, he obviously didn’t want to let them go anymore.

Moreover, in this Thunder Array, Yun Xiao wasn’t afraid of these people rushing him all at once. If Tang Yuanmu knew Yun Xiao’s thoughts at this moment, who knows what his mood would be, and if he would directly spew out a mouthful of old blood?

”This place is indeed a good spot, but now is not the right time to refine the Thunder Wood!”

Yun Xiao surveyed the five large trees around him and sighed secretly. After obtaining the Thunder Wood, he was very eager to try refining it to enhance his Thunder Wings, but eventually decided against it.

After all, the treasures in Thunder King Valley had not yet been fully searched. In Yun Xiao’s view, among the suspected meridian treasures of a Heaven Rank Third Realm expert, perhaps the most powerful treasure was not this half-step Heavenly Rank Thunder Wood, and this courtyard did not seem to be the most important place in Thunder King Valley.

”There’s nothing valuable here anymore, everyone should disperse!”

With thoughts turning in his mind, Yun Xiao certainly couldn’t stay in this Thunder Array for a lifetime, so he directly stepped out from the large trees, and the words he spoke made quite a few people have odd expressions.

Of course, there was no good stuff left here because all the good stuff had fallen into your hands alone, you brat are the biggest winner this time, yet you have to say this gloating remark.

Fortunately, everyone retained a bit of rationality and didn’t choose to kill and seize treasure at this moment. After all, the techniques of that black-clad youth earlier made them somewhat apprehensive, let alone they didn’t have the cultivation of Tang Yuanmu at the level of Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage.

So, everyone could only watch as the black-clad figure disappeared outside the courtyard, and just when some people were feeling unwilling and planning to continue searching around, a casual voice came from outside.

”That Four Symbols Locking Thunder Array will soon reopen, if you don’t want to die, come out quickly!”

This sentence was naturally uttered by Yun Xiao, although he and those cultivators were potential competitors, he still didn’t want so many people to die innocently in the Thunder Array, hence spoke up to warn them.

”Ah?”

After recognizing the owner of this voice, everyone inside the courtyard was first stunned, then their faces changed drastically, rushing out from the courtyard in panic, fearing that a sudden bolt of lightning would strike them.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Just after the last person dashed out of the courtyard, strong gusts of wind abruptly sounded in this courtyard’s area, and then the Thunder Clouds swept over from somewhere, already enshrouding the courtyard once more.

Bang! Crack!

The sporadic silver lightning that fell instantly made everyone realize that Yun Xiao’s warning was indeed true, and thus their mood at this moment became extremely complicated.

Because Yun Xiao took the five pieces of Thunder Wood, these people originally harbored some resentment, but due to the reminder now, they were not blown to pieces by the Thunder Power, they didn’t know how to face that black-clad youth named Star at this moment.

Yun Xiao paid no mind to such trivial matters, nor did he care about those complex gazes behind him as he strode straight toward the deepest part of Thunder King Valley, he knew that the most important treasure of Thunder King Valley was definitely in that direction.

After all, Thunder King Valley was just a valley, no matter how large, half a day’s time should suffice to explore, so Yun Xiao, even if he delayed at other places, finally in the afternoon arrived before an extremely grand hall.

It is worth mentioning that at this moment, in front of Thunder King’s deepest grand hall, numerous figures were already present, including the two siblings from the Killing Heart Sect.

Yet the cultivators who arrived early in front of the grand hall did not rush to enter the hall, their faces seemed gripped by hesitation, making Yun Xiao, who arrived later, quite puzzled.

However, when Yun Xiao turned his gaze to the grand hall, the puzzlement vanished at once, because the grand hall looked quite different from ordinary halls.

Clink! Clink! Clink!

As Yun Xiao glanced toward the hall, a series of sounds suddenly emerged, revealing some faintly visible chains on the walls surrounding the hall.

No, they couldn’t exactly be called iron chains, for those chains shone with silvery light, seemingly like strands of Thunder Chains, flickering with silvery lightning as they wrapped the entire hall.

This grand hall was completely different from the dilapidated hall Yun Xiao had seen before in Thunder King Valley, entirely imposing in stature. Coupled with those intermittent lightning chains, it accentuated the grand hall’s uniqueness even more.

”Is this the main hall of the Thunder King Valley?”

Looking at the grand hall that exuded a faint sense of oppression, Yun Xiao no longer had any doubts. However, the next moment, his gaze shifted, and he saw several charred corpses in front of the hall, causing him to ponder.

It seems those corpses were the ones who arrived at this Thunder King Main Hall first. In their impatience, they attempted to enter the hall directly and were eventually killed by some special means.

”It doesn’t seem like an ordinary Thunder Array!”

Yun Xiao ignored the eyes others cast his way and continued to observe the Thunder King Main Hall, sensing the slightly illusory Thunder Chains while murmuring to himself.

Having experienced the Four Symbols Locking Thunder Array inside the courtyard earlier, Yun Xiao knew that the former master of Thunder King Valley was an Array Master of impressive grade, using powerful arrays to protect his Meridian Treasure, which came as no surprise.

However, at this moment, sensing those elusive Thunder Chains, Yun Xiao felt they were not something manifested by an array but rather gave him a strange sensation.

”It’s that boy named Starry!”

On one side of the open space before the main hall, Tong Baisha of the Killing Heart Sect glanced at the distant youth in black, recognizing this guy who owned a Thunder King Token just like his junior sister, and spoke up.

However, in Tong Baisha’s tone, there seemed to be a hint of something peculiar as his gaze lingered on Yun Xiao before finally turning back to Ye Suxin beside him.

”The sealing on this Thunder King Main Hall is so strong, perhaps the four Thunder King Tokens are key. Be ready to act when the opportunity arises!”

Ye Suxing also withdrew her gaze from Yun Xiao and pointed this out, which was the reason they hadn’t forcibly attempted to enter the Thunder King Main Hall, as those who dared became corpses.

Even though Ye Suxin and Tong Baisha were both geniuses who had reached the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, when they saw how tragically those people died, they dared not act recklessly. After all, this was the relic of a suspected Heavenly Rank Third Realm expert.

Although Ye Suxin guessed that the Thunder King Main Hall’s opening was related to the Thunder King Tokens, they wouldn’t act until the other two token holders appeared, as acting rashly might benefit others.

Whoosh!

As the two talked, a sound of something cutting through the air suddenly reached their ears. A gray and aged figure appeared, none other than Tang Yuanmu with one of the Thunder King Tokens.

However, at this moment, Tang Yuanmu’s face appeared slightly pale, and his aura seemed somewhat unstable, as if he had just been through a fierce battle.

”Who could have put Tang Yuanmu in such a state?”

Sensing Tang Yuanmu’s aura, Ye Suxin and Tong Baisha exchanged glances, then noticed the shock in each other’s eyes.

Though the two Killing Heart Sect geniuses didn’t know much about Tang Yuanmu, they at least knew he was a strongman like them at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage.

If someone could leave Tang Yuanmu in such a dismal state, it implies there might be hidden masters in the Thunder King Valley who could contend with them.

Compared to them, the other low-level practitioners’ moods were even worse. If there was another Origin Seeking Realm level expert, didn’t that mean their chances of obtaining treasures from the Thunder King Main Hall were further diminished?

”Haha, didn’t expect you old guy to get here fast. So, have your injuries healed?”

As the two Killing Heart Sect geniuses and onlookers wondered, a light chuckle carrying some meaning reached their ears, drawing their attention.

”It’s him?!”

Seeing the speaker’s appearance, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim because they were somewhat familiar with this black-clad youth, and it was precisely due to this familiarity that they found his words unbelievable.

Among these present, few witnessed what happened in the courtyard earlier; most had come directly to this Thunder King Main Hall, eyeing the biggest treasure inside.

Hearing what the youth said, it seemed that Tang Yuanmu’s state was the doing of this youth named Starry. But how could a cultivator at the Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage inflict even the slightest damage on a strongman at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage?

At this moment, Tang Yuanmu’s appearance was too indecent to admire. Though he had changed clothes and tidied up his hair, traces of his disarray were still visible, as hair struck by thunder can’t easily be restored to its original state.

With just a few words, people began to speculate a lot. They suddenly realized they had underestimated the black-clothed youth named Starry, so what followed might become somewhat subtle.