Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Outside the Refining Treasure Hall!

Several days had already passed since Yun Xiao and the others entered the Refining Treasure Hall. Apart from Qian Sanyuan, there were several familiar faces outside the hall, including Qingmu Wu, the Director of the Sky Poison Institute, and Guan Rufeng, the Director of the Heavenly Hospital.

After all, this time, the disciples they valued the most had entered the Refining Treasure Hall. But when a certain moment arrived, their eyes involuntarily widened in disbelief at the events unfolding before them.

Boom!

A powerful energy wave emanated from the sky above the Refining Treasure Hall. The invisible energy aura spread out, seemingly signaling some special aura to the Refining Cloud Mountain bigwigs.

”This aura... Has the Treasure Mountain been activated?!”

Qian Sanyuan was undoubtedly the most familiar with the Refining Treasure Hall. Upon sensing this wave, his expression suddenly turned strange, yet it was tinged with fervor.

It’s worth noting that the Refining Treasure Hall was an artifact passed down through countless generations, and not even Qian Sanyuan, the Vice President of Refining Cloud Mountain, knew when it had been established at the headquarters.

In the past, Qian Sanyuan was merely a cultivator at the Half-step Heavenly Rank Realm, and he had entered the Refining Treasure Hall a few times. However, the most he ever acquired were Earth Rank Advanced treasures.

Legend has it that someone once obtained a Heavenly Rank treasure from the Refining Treasure Hall. Only later did Qian Sanyuan learn that the only way to obtain Heavenly Rank treasures within the hall was during the activation of Treasure Mountain.

Treasure Mountain is the most crucial part of the Refining Treasure Hall’s space. However, its aura is perpetually sealed, surrounded by unfathomable mists. If human cultivators enter, they may never return, and this is by no means an impossible scenario.

Once, someone defied this belief by attempting to test their luck in the mist surrounding Treasure Mountain, only to never return.

When Treasure Mountain was eventually activated again, this person survived, but he became mentally unstable, with his entire cultivation wasted, a truly tragic outcome.

That individual was a warlock of the Earth Bending Realm, and even such a warlock couldn’t find a way out once he entered the mist of Treasure Mountain, let alone the young disciples.

Since then, no one dared to risk entering the mist of Treasure Mountain before it dissipated, and waiting for its activation became the greatest anticipation for those entering the Refining Treasure Hall.

However, Treasure Mountain hadn’t been activated for the past decade. Its sudden activation now was bound to shock Qian Sanyuan and the others, while also igniting a strange envy within their hearts.

”Yun Xiao, that kid’s luck is truly extraordinary!”

As the energy wave dispersed, a mutual thought arose in the minds of Qian Sanyuan and the others. In the past, the triennial Refining Cloud Mountain disciples’ selection tournament awarded entry into the Refining Treasure Hall for first place.

Yet, those new Refining Cloud Mountain disciples, after entering the hall, never encountered the activation of Treasure Mountain, concluding that everything depended on luck or fate.

”Who knows what remarkable treasures will appear now that Treasure Mountain is activated? Will they be able to obtain them?”

Beside him, Guan Rufeng spoke with considerable sentiment. But his remark made the other two stir internally, thinking that while Treasure Mountain had been activated, acquiring treasures wouldn’t be easy.

There’s no talk of how difficult it is to obtain Heavenly Rank treasures. This time, seven individuals entered Treasure Mountain, and under the allure of Heavenly Rank treasures, it’s hard to avoid conflicts.

The past saw fatalities due to disputes over treasures during Treasure Mountain’s activation, and the figures of authority in Refining Cloud Mountain could only silently pray that their disciples would exit the hall alive this time.

......

Somewhere within the Refining Treasure Hall!

Swoosh!

A green light flashed by, followed closely by a small black shadow. With an extremely bizarre movement technique, it dodged that sharp blow. As it revealed itself, it was actually a black snake less than two feet long.

This black snake emitted a cryptic aura, with a triangular head that incessantly flicked its tongue. Upon closer inspection, one would notice its snake body adorned with numerous black specks, occasionally emitting a ghostly glow as it slithered.

”Heh, this Eighth Rank Middle Level ’Black Scale Green Snake’ is indeed hard to handle!”

A graceful figure stood about a zhang in front of the black snake, her expression quite grave. If Yun Xiao were here, he would recognize this woman as another friend of his at the headquarters of Lianyun Mountain: Liu Hanyi.

Although Liu Hanyi had practiced the Poison Meridian Skill cultivation method gifted by Yun Xiao and had broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage in a few days, reaching Earth Rank Low Level in the skill, facing this Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake was still somewhat overwhelming.

An Eighth Rank Middle Stage Vein Demon is at least equivalent to a human Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage cultivator, not to mention that this Black Scale Green Snake carries venom, making it more troublesome than an ordinary Eighth Rank Middle Stage Vein Demon during battle.

Fortunately, Liu Hanyi has an Abnormal Body, a unique Immortal Poison Body without precedent even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Thus, the venomous nature of the Black Scale Green Snake found little to exploit.

The Black Scale Green Snake’s greatest advantage when battling human cultivators is its special and potent venom within, but Liu Hanyi’s innate poison body has high resistance to all toxins, enabling her to fight this Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake for an extended time.

However, aside from the venom, Liu Hanyi’s Meridian Qi cultivation is relatively inferior. After an unexpected strike had no effect, she realized that this might be a bitter battle.

Liu Hanyi did not give up not only because the Black Scale Green Snake refused to let her go, but also because she discovered a special Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, likely guarded by this creature.

Since she came to the Refining Treasure Hall originally for a treasure hunt, upon spotting a treasure, retreat wasn’t an option. Liu Hanyi considered this battle as her trial; at least, an Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake was not enough to make her retreat timidly.

The battle reached a boiling point once more. As time passed, due to the discrepancy in Meridian Qi cultivation, Liu Hanyi gradually found herself at a disadvantage.

”It seems I have no choice but to take a risky gamble!”

Seeing herself inevitably losing if the battle continued, a fierce gleam flashed in Liu Hanyi’s eyes. After evading a strike from the Black Scale Green Snake’s tail, she unexpectedly moved her arm beneath the venomous snake’s mouth.

”Crack!”

The presented opportunity was not something the Black Scale Green Snake could easily ignore. Its mouth opened and bit down on Liu Hanyi’s snow-white right wrist, emitting a light sound.

The venom of common poisonous snakes resides within their two fangs, and upon biting into human flesh, the poison would immediately be released, inducing intense paralysis.

The Black Scale Green Snake was no exception. As it bit into Liu Hanyi’s wrist, its venom was directly injected into the human woman’s bloodstream, perhaps believing that the battle was over the moment it struck this human.

Unknown to the Black Scale Green Snake, it faced a human of a different caliber. In terms of venom potency alone, even ten Black Scale Green Snakes could not compare to a drop of Liu Hanyi’s Essence Blood.

”Poison Fire Ancestor Vein, activate!”

Upon being bitten, Liu Hanyi immediately activated her Poison Fire Ancestor Vein; a fiery heat spread from her right arm, turning all the flesh and blood in it into poisonous material.

Liu Hanyi’s Immortal Poison Body, one in a billion, was so formidable even the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, claiming to be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, marveled at its potency. The venom was truly powerful.

Though constrained by her cultivation, Liu Hanyi’s Immortal Poison Body’s venom may not pose a serious threat to powerhouses above the Heavenly Rank, but it was undeniably too much for this Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake.

That was why Liu Hanyi dared to use her wrist to feed the venomous snake; she harbored utmost confidence that her Immortal Poison Body’s venom would surely surpass the Black Scale Green Snake’s.

The daring risk had a rewarding outcome; with Liu Hanyi using the Poison Fire Ancestor Vein to release her body’s Immortal Embryo Poison, the Black Scale Green Snake could only withstand for two breaths before its body wavered and its mouth released its grip.

Unfortunately, the venom of Liu Hanyi’s Immortal Poison Body had already entered the Black Scale Green Snake through its fangs. When the venom’s potency erupted, this Eighth Rank Middle Stage venomous Vein Demon could only writhe a few times on the ground before it ceased moving.

Interestingly, the snake venom that invaded Liu Hanyi’s body was in an instant assimilated by her Immortal Poison Body, even becoming nourishment to enhance her toxic body. This unique innate body was truly extraordinary.

”Heh, let me see what treasure you’re guarding!”

After marveling at the strength of her Immortal Poison Body, Liu Hanyi collected the demon core of the Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake, then moved behind a large tree, her eyes filled with a strong anticipation.

To Liu Hanyi, some venomous items are of utmost use. Given the Black Scale Green Snake’s own venomous nature, could it be that the treasure it guarded also comprised venomous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?

”This... this is...”

Upon seeing the faint green light hidden amid a thorn bush behind the tree, Liu Hanyi’s beautiful eyes remained locked, and the light in her eyes grew intensely to the extreme.