Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Fortunately, these little fellows are all fine!”

Seeing the figures appearing outside the Treasure Refining Hall, Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu both breathed a great sigh of relief since, apart from Liu Qingchen, the others didn’t seem to have suffered any major internal injuries.

Qingmu Wu even sensed that his two proud disciples had faint signs of breakthrough, especially Liu Hanyi, who had forcefully broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage.

One must know that Qingmu Wu was clearly aware that it was more than half a month ago when Liu Hanyi had just broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage by relying on the Meridian Refining Technique cultivation method given by Yun Xiao.

Who would have thought it would happen so quickly, that Liu Hanyi actually broke through again? Qingmu Wu, in his excitement, could only attribute his breakthrough to the encounters within the Treasure Refining Hall.

Although Ye Ku didn’t directly break through to the Half-step Earth Realm level, his aura was more than double what it was before entering the Treasure Refining Hall. This, with Qingmu Wu’s Heaven Rank Power of Soul, could naturally be clearly sensed.

As for Qian Sanyuan on the other side, although he didn’t sense Bai Wushuang and Mo Qing having the aura of a breakthrough, the mere fact that the two came out unscathed was already a cause for great joy.

After all, looking at Liu Qingchen, who had lost an arm over there, Qian Sanyuan did not want his two precious disciples to follow in his footsteps, and being able to come out alive after Treasure Mountain’s opening, they might have obtained some precious treasure.

”Huh? Yun Xiao, that guy!”

When everyone’s gaze swept past their own disciples, they suddenly noticed the figure still sitting cross-legged on the ground. To these strong individuals from Lianyun Mountain, this figure was not unfamiliar.

Hoo... hoo...

While everyone was watching Yun Xiao sitting cross-legged, a sudden surge of powerful energy erupted from this youth, causing the ambient energy before the Treasure Refining Hall to swarm around him.

”Is... is he about to break through?”

Among the onlookers were either old soul experts from Lianyun Mountain or outstanding figures among the younger generation, so they all could sense Yun Xiao’s current state and what it signified. At this, the expressions on their faces varied.

Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu, who originally had high regard for Yun Xiao, exchanged a glance, and both saw a flash of shock in each other’s eyes.

Because they both knew that before entering the Treasure Refining Hall, Yun Xiao’s strength was merely at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage. Although the Meridian Refining Technique was formidable, his Meridian Qi Cultivation was not among the forefront of the younger Lianyun Mountain disciples.

Originally believing that Liu Hanyi’s ability to break through again in such a short time was already an incredible talent, they did not expect this recently joined Lianyun Mountain youth to be even more monstrous.

In just half a month’s time, he broke through two realms in succession, and at the level of the Origin Seeking Realm at that. If this were to be told to others, no one would believe it.

Everyone present, without exception, had taken at least a year to break through a small realm within the Origin Seeking Realm, of course excluding Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing with their mutant bodies.

Not only did Qingmu Wu and Qian Sanyuan, the three great experts, sense Yun Xiao’s state, but others like Bai Wushuang and Ye Ku also had some awareness, hence their expressions varied.

Ye Ku was somewhat indifferent, his eyes sparkling with intense fighting spirit. For a rival like Yun Xiao, all he sought was to compete with him, or perhaps to see whose Poison Meridian Skill was superior, that was indeed a great pleasure in life.

However, beside him, Bai Wushuang’s expression was not so pleasant, even bearing a trace of hidden gritting, evidently not forgetting Yun Xiao’s humiliation within the Treasure Refining Hall space.

”Ah! I’ll kill you!”

Yet, just as Bai Wushuang was struggling to suppress the murderous intent in his heart, another person could no longer hold back. A resentful shout rang out as a tall and thin figure leaped forward, charging fiercely toward Yun Xiao.

This figure was naturally Liu Qingchen, once the second genius of the Heavenly Hospital and a direct disciple of the Second Elder, Guan Rufeng. His hatred for Yun Xiao was probably ten thousand times stronger than Bai Wushuang’s.

After all, Bai Wushuang had at least come out of the Treasure Refining Hall unscathed, but Liu Qingchen had lost an arm and couldn’t get it back, meaning he would forever be a crippled person.

As the second genius of the Heavenly Hospital, Liu Qingchen naturally had his pride. Once knocked off his pedestal, how could he be content? And all of this was caused by this rough-clad youth in the process of breaking through.

When one’s hatred fills their entire mind, it blinds all reason, regardless of being in front of one’s mentor or the Vice Chairman. Liu Qingchen ultimately could not restrain himself either.

Or perhaps, in Liu Qingchen’s mind, this was his only chance for revenge. If he didn’t disrupt Yun Xiao on the cusp of his breakthrough, once he completed it and reached the true Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, Liu Qingchen was convinced he would never be able to repay this immense humiliation.

When a cultivator is on the brink of a breakthrough, the greatest fear is disruption. Generally speaking, once they sense even the slightest opportunity for a breakthrough, they will find a quiet place to cultivate in hopes of succeeding.

Yun Xiao was no different, only he hadn’t expected this time’s refining breakthrough to take so long. Even until the Refining Treasure Hall transmitted him out, he was still on the verge of a breakthrough.

In fact, when everyone sensed Yun Xiao was at a critical moment for a breakthrough just now, they all instinctively held their breaths, not daring to disturb him. Even Bai Wushuang was no exception.

Disrupting someone’s breakthrough is akin to killing their parents; this is something everyone understood. In front of his teacher, Bai Wushuang still needed to put on a façade. His hypocritical face had long been imprinted deeply in Qian Sanyuan’s heart.

But Liu Qingchen, whose heart was filled with resentment, couldn’t care less. Even in front of his own teacher, he had made up his mind to kill Yun Xiao first no matter what.

Though Liu Qingchen had lost an arm, he still retained some strength. At least at this critical moment for Yun Xiao, there was no way he could withstand Liu Qingchen’s attack.

Even if we take the worst case scenario where Liu Qingchen couldn’t directly kill Yun Xiao but managed to disrupt his breakthrough, the latter would likely suffer a backlash. It wouldn’t just prevent the breakthrough; it could even drop him straight back to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, which was not impossible.

On this continent, unless it’s a blood feud, no one would commit such a wrath-inducing act. It’s essentially tearing all pretenses and fighting to the death.

”Qingchen, what are you doing?”

Seeing the scene, Guan Rufeng, the dean of the Heavenly Hospital, couldn’t help but be shocked. In his heart, Liu Qingchen had always been quite obedient. How did he seem to lose his mind today, suddenly lashing out to disrupt Yun Xiao’s breakthrough opportunity?

In the past, Liu Qingchen, in front of teacher Guan Rufeng or other elders, though somewhat suave and unrestrained, still knew his boundaries. He was never as out of control as he was now.

Yet, in the midst of his rage, how could Liu Qingchen listen to Guan Rufeng’s shout? At this moment, his eyes were solely focused on killing Yun Xiao, or at least interrupting his breakthrough opportunity and making him suffer a backlash.

”You little brat, are you trying to defy the heavens?”

At this moment, an angry shout suddenly came from the side, and immediately, Guan Rufeng felt a green shadow flash. Then, Liu Qingchen, who had just taken a few steps, flew backward like a kite with a broken string, his back fiercely crashing against one of the side walls of the Refining Treasure Hall.

”Pfft!”

This force was so great that Liu Qingchen couldn’t keep a hold of himself. He only felt an overwhelming force sweeping over him, making him involuntarily spit out a mouthful of bright red blood. His breath turned exceedingly weak, and he couldn’t even crawl up.

From that shout, Guan Rufeng didn’t need to look to know that it was the dean of the Sky Poison Institute, Qingmu Wu, who had acted. At this point, he suddenly remembered the scene where the latter called Yun Xiao ”Master” that day and understood why Qingmu Wu would suddenly make a move.

Sensing Liu Qingchen’s weak aura, Guan Rufeng knew that Qingmu Wu had shown restraint. Otherwise, with the strength of a Heavenly Rank Expert, killing Liu Qingchen would have been a trivial matter.

Guan Rufeng’s guess was correct. Now, in Qingmu Wu’s mind, Yun Xiao was already considered a half-master figure. The practice methods of the Poison Meridian Skill he studied felt more and more exquisite, and he felt the Poison Meridian Skill, which hadn’t broken through in a long time, had finally loosened to some extent.

Now, watching Liu Hanyi on the verge of another breakthrough, Qingmu Wu instinctively thought it was Yun Xiao’s contribution, so he placed great importance and respect on this young man who was much younger than himself.

But at this very moment, Liu Qingchen dared to step forth, so Qingmu Wu had no reason to be polite. If it wasn’t for Guan Rufeng’s sake, his Poison Meridian Skill would have instantly turned Liu Qingchen into a pool of poisonous blood.

”Kill him... kill him...”

However, even after being severely injured, Liu Qingchen, while feeling extremely weak and in pain inside, still kept his resentful gaze firmly fixed on a certain coarse-clothed youth, muttering words that made several big experts realize this matter must have a cause.

”What exactly is going on?”

Qian Sanyuan was relatively composed. Seeing this, he turned his head and asked the remaining few people in a deep voice. Naturally, his gaze focused more on his most prized disciple, Bai Wushuang.

”What else could it be? It’s that brat Yun Xiao using despicable means to break Senior Brother Qingchen’s arm, leading to enmity between them!”

Being stared at by his teacher, Bai Wushuang naturally couldn’t reveal the dirty matters he and Liu Qingchen had done in collaboration.

After merely a lip service exchange, the cause of the matter had turned into Yun Xiao using ”despicable means.” It must be said that this first genius of the Heavenly Hospital had first-class responsiveness and eloquence.