Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

The Hidden Dragon Continent is countless times larger than the Hidden Dragon Continent. When Yu Shu arrived at the Hidden Dragon Continent, he never thought he would meet Yun Xiao again so soon.

In Yu Shu’s view, perhaps only when his extraordinarily talented disciple makes a name for himself and causes a stir across the Hidden Dragon Continent, will he be able to hear from him. Yet unexpectedly, he accidentally encountered Yun Xiao at the Lingyun Mountain trade fair.

”Teacher, long time no see!”

Regarding the sinister threat from Li Gongnian, Yun Xiao completely ignored it, and holding the Xuanmeng Grass in his hand, he directly turned around and chuckled toward a certain stunned figure.

From these six words, the onlookers understood the relationship between the two. Suddenly they realized why the boy named Yun Xiao suddenly intervened; he wanted to seek justice for his teacher.

In fact, many people saw what happened here with their own eyes. It was evident that the top genius of Spirit Fighting Commerce, Li Gongnian, relying on his status and power, forcefully snatched the Xuanmeng Grass from the middle-aged man after it had successfully been traded.

However, these people had no connection with Yu Shu, and considering Li Gongnian’s significant background, no one would stand up for an unknown person, because being resented might not only cost their lives but also bring disaster to their family in the future.

Despite Spirit Fighting Commerce primarily engaging in trade, giving the impression of harmonious wealth accumulation, these cultivators are no fools. It’s impossible for any superpower to reach such heights merely by being kind; there’s far more unknown ruthlessness at the core of establishing a foothold on the continent.

”Yun Xiao, why did you... hmm...”

Calming his spirits, Yu Shu was about to say something to Yun Xiao, when suddenly his right hand was hit by intense pain, causing him to let out a muffled groan, and bean-sized sweat drops started dripping from his forehead, clearly trying hard to endure the pain.

There’s no denying that Li Gongnian’s poison is indeed extremely potent. In just a brief moment, Yu Shu’s entire palm turned pitch black, showing signs of spreading towards the forearm.

”Damn it, I actually forgot about this!”

Actually, Yun Xiao saw Yu Shu being poisoned by Li Gongnian from a distance earlier, but he knew if Yu Shu put the Xuanmeng Grass into his Waist Storage, then trying to retrieve it would be another trouble, so he decided to take the initiative to take back the Xuanmeng Grass first and regain control.

However, Yun Xiao wasn’t too worried; with Little Dragon by his side, any poison was just a small issue for him, but others didn’t know that.

So when Li Gongnian saw Yun Xiao stride forward swiftly, and directly grab Yu Shu’s right hand, his face showed a disdainful sneer.

”I thought he was someone worth seeing, but it turns out he’s just a reckless fool. Truly disappointing!”

Li Gongnian uttered these cold words. Yun Xiao’s previous scheme to snatch the Xuanmeng Grass from him made him initially regard Yun Xiao as a young genius with keen intellect.

But the scene in front of him completely dismissed that notion, as Li Gongnian knew well about the potency of his own poison. If that kid dared to touch it, he’d immediately suffer the same fate as his teacher.

It’s important to know that Li Gongnian is a genuine Earth Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master; his Poison Vein Skill is something even the top genius of Spirit Fighting Commerce must be wary of, let alone this crudely dressed boy who appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, in the minds of onlookers, the teacher is only at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage, how strong can the disciple he taught be? Yun Xiao’s earlier move caught Li Gongnian by surprise, that’s why he succeeded by luck.

”He actually... touched it!”

However, in the next moment, people clearly saw Yun Xiao’s right hand directly placed on Yu Shu’s right wrist, where it was already as black as ink, a clear sign of severe poison eruption.

”No chance of saving him!”

Some onlookers familiar with Li Gongnian’s Poison Vein Technique shook their heads, thinking that if the young man’s fingers touched the black poison, he might have to chop off his hand at the wrist if he didn’t want to die, just as Li Gongnian had suggested earlier.

”This saves me some trouble!”

Li Gongnian naturally thought the same. Compared to outsiders, he had more confidence in his own poison and didn’t think Yun Xiao would have any chance of survival once the poison entered his body.

However, the next scene almost caused everyone’s eyes to pop out of their sockets, especially Li Gongnian, who had an inner monologue of ”How is this possible?”

Because at the place where Yun Xiao touched Yu Shu’s right hand back, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted. Subsequently, the black color on Yu Shu’s right palm disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and eventually vanished entirely.

In contrast, Yun Xiao’s own hand remained as white as before, showing no signs of being corroded by the poison, which left the onlookers puzzled. Li Gongnian almost roared out of frustration.

One must understand, this is a deadly poison Li Gongnian has researched for many years. Even some other Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage experts dare not touch it easily, let alone this boy at the Early Stage.

Moreover, this poison is extremely contagious. Once poisoned, if touched by the skin of a person or Vein Demon, they will also be poisoned. Without a specific antidote, the ultimate result is dying with a blackened body after the poison takes effect.

But within just a few breaths, the deadly poison that had already entered the forearm’s Yu Shu has left the entire right palm restored to its original state. There’s not a trace of the evident poisoning, clearly indicating that the poison has been completely neutralized within.

This detoxification method is baffling, especially for Li Gongnian, an Earth Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master. He originally had confidence that such a deadly poison could not be neutralized so quickly, not even by those Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Masters from the Meridian Refining Master Association.

”Where on earth did this boy named Yun Xiao come from?”

For a moment, an idea arose in the minds of the onlookers. After all, this place was quite far from where the conflict between Yun Xiao and the two geniuses of Sky Thunder Valley happened, and not many people knew his background.

”It’s okay, teacher!”

Unlike the onlookers, Yun Xiao did not have too many thoughts. With Little Dragon’s methods, neutralizing this Earth Rank Low Level poison was a piece of cake, so as he retracted his hand, he spoke comforting words.

”The poison is neutralized, but that Li Gongnian from Douling Commerce...”

Even though Yu Shu sensed that the poison on his right palm was no longer there, his face did not show much excitement; instead, he turned his gaze towards Li Gongnian, containing a trace of concern.

To be honest, Yu Shu was delighted to reunite with Yun Xiao, but under such circumstances, he worried that because of him, Yun Xiao might be on bad terms with Douling Commerce.

Even if Yu Shu knew that Yun Xiao was not an ordinary genius and had accomplished many incredible feats on the Hidden Dragon Continent, almost as if he could do anything, this place was the Tenglong Continent.

No matter how astonishing Yun Xiao’s talent might be, he was still limited by his age, and his Meridian Qi cultivation was bound to be inferior to Li Gongnian. Moreover, the latter had the vast background of Douling Commerce. Once offended, traversing Tenglong Continent would be difficult.

”It’s fine, teacher, I’ve long since offended Douling Commerce. It doesn’t matter to add Li Gongnian to the mix!”

However, after Yu Shu voiced his concerns, Yun Xiao chuckled lightly, shifting his gaze to Li Gongnian as well, uttering words that sparked a flash of insight in the genius from Douling Commerce.

”Already offended? Yun Xiao? Yun Xiao? Yun Xiao!”

From Yun Xiao’s words, Li Gongnian initially assumed some information and, after muttering Yun Xiao’s name a few times, he finally recalled the significance of this plainly dressed boy.

”Are you the Yun Xiao who wiped out our Yuyang City branch of Douling Commerce and killed our commerce headquarters’ special envoy, Xia Yong?”

At this moment, the intelligence Li Gongnian received from certain channels surged through his mind like tides, and a tinge of mad hostility emerged from him.

Clearly, in Li Gongnian’s heart, he was convinced that Yun Xiao’s actions were direct provocations against Douling Commerce’s authority. As one of the top geniuses of Douling Commerce headquarters, he had the duty to uphold the commerce’s dignity.

”Hiss...”

And when these matters were spoken by Li Gongnian, a collective gasp echoed among the onlooking cultivators, as over the years, Tenglong Continent cultivators daring to do such deeds were exceedingly rare.

At least in the hearts of these watching cultivators, the last Earth Concealing Realm cultivator who dared to challenge Douling Commerce’s authority met a tragic end.

Since then, towards the four top forces, many cultivators chose to steer clear, avoiding provocation as much as possible to evade a death sentence.

But according to Li Gongnian, this youth named Yun Xiao not only destroyed the Yuyang City branch of Douling Commerce but also killed the commerce headquarters’ special envoy. That already transcends provocation into an undying vendetta.

Everyone believed that to maintain the commerce’s dignity, Douling Commerce would inevitably not let Yun Xiao live. Otherwise, it would be a public slap in the face for Douling Commerce.

Concurrently, some also speculated that Yun Xiao came to participate in the disciple selection at Lianyun Mountain probably to find a significant patron to counterbalance colossal entities like Douling Commerce.

On Tenglong Continent, perhaps only the other three major forces could contend with Douling Commerce.