Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Although the Snow Stepping Flying Horse has already reached Ninth Rank Advanced, there seems to be an aura around Hongzhuang that intrigues it a lot. Perhaps, this could be a chance for success!”

With a sparkle in his eyes, Hou Tianlie, the current Mountain Master of Demons Mountain, noticed the extraordinary Beast Vein talent in Xu Hongzhuang when Meng Liyang brought her back to the mountain. As a result, he accepted her as his direct disciple.

However, even Hou Tianlie was unclear about the aura emanating from Xu Hongzhuang. He only knew that it was the true reason the Snow Stepping Flying Horse did not immediately become violent.

This was the mount of the mountain’s founding ancestor. Within all of Demons Mountain, which Beast Vein Master wouldn’t covet it? If one could make it their Demon Pet, not only could they rely on it to soar through the skies, but they would also have a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon fighting force.

Yet, everyone at Demons Mountain, including Hou Tianlie and even the previous Chairmen, had failed.

There was an occasion when a Demons Mountain elder attempted to tame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse and became its pet, but ended up being mortally wounded by a hoof strike to the chest.

Since then, the elders who aimed to tame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse became much more cautious. Without absolute certainty, they wouldn’t dare to attempt it, fearing they might meet the same fate as that elder.

However, today, seeing that when Xu Hongzhuang employed her techniques, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse showed only anger without even standing up, Hou Tianlie suddenly had a suspicion: perhaps the Snow Stepping Flying Horse had found its second owner.

Sometimes, taming a demon requires fate. Some Beast Vein Masters can easily tame a powerful Vein Demon to be their Demon Pet.

However, some Beast Vein Masters, despite investing considerable time and effort, and even living closely with them, would only earn the scornful eyes of the Vein Demon, highlighting the differences between individuals.

It’s been thousands of years since the founding Mountain Master passed, and countless Beast Vein Masters have attempted to tame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, yet none have succeeded.

Some Beast Vein Masters were even attacked trying to approach it. Now, not only was Xu Hongzhuang unharmed, but she could also control the Snow Stepping Flying Horse’s emotions. Hou Tianlie indeed saw a glimmer of hope for success.

”Hmm?”

As Hou Tianlie and a few elders speculated on how long Xu Hongzhuang needed to gain recognition from the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, they suddenly saw the red-skirted girl step forward and leap onto the horse’s back.

”Reckless!”

Hou Tianlie, who had previously praised Xu Hongzhuang, couldn’t help but curse upon seeing her action. A surge of powerful Meridian Qi erupted around him, and he shouted, ”Prepare to save her!”

Hou Tianlie knew the temperament of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse. It wasn’t uncommon for people to attempt to forcefully mount it, thinking they could control it with sheer power once mounted.

However, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse is not an ordinary horse-type Vein Demon. A Demons Mountain elder was brutally stomped to death by using such a strategy.

Seeing Xu Hongzhuang’s rashness at that moment shocked Hou Tianlie greatly. He knew life and death were decided in an instant, and under the power of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, he wasn’t even sure he could save Xu Hongzhuang in time.

Swish!

Yet at that moment, as Hou Tianlie and others were about to make a move, a flash of white light occurred, and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, with Xu Hongzhuang on its back, soared straight into the sky. Seeing this, a hint of despair appeared in Hou Tianlie’s eyes.

”Can’t catch up!”

Though Hou Tianlie was a Super Strong Person of the Heavenly Rank Third Realm and could use the Sky Power for flight, even he couldn’t compare to the flying speed of the naturally airborne Snow Stepping Flying Horse.

Snatched ahead by the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, carrying Xu Hongzhuang into the sky, Hou Tianlie knew he couldn’t catch up regardless.

If the Snow Stepping Flying Horse flew to extreme heights and threw Xu Hongzhuang off, his newly taken prized disciple might end up as nothing more than a puddle of flesh.

”Neigh!”

Just as despair arose in Hou Tianlie’s heart, he was shocked to see that the Snow Stepping Flying Horse in the high sky didn’t toss Xu Hongzhuang off. Instead, it excitedly neighed.

Hou Tianlie had interacted with the Snow Stepping Flying Horse countless times. Although never having tamed it, he could still judge its emotions from its sounds.

At least, the neigh from the Snow Stepping Flying Horse at this moment was not one of anger but one of undisguised excitement, leaving Hou Tianlie utterly perplexed.

”Actually... really tamed it?”

Beside him, Meng Liyang watched the red-skirted girl on the Snow Stepping Flying Horse soar through the sky, an intense sense of incredulity rising within him while a rough figure bearing a wooden sword inexplicably emerged in his mind.

”Why are all the people related to Yun Xiao so extraordinary!”

This was the true lament in Meng Liyang’s heart. There was no need to mention Yun Xiao, the techniques and talent displayed by Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing, disciples taken in by Lianyun Mountain, and Ling Wan, who went to Xuanyin Hall, were all beyond the ordinary.

In fact, Meng Liyang once invited Xu Hongzhuang all because of Yun Xiao, considering that Xu Hongzhuang had not yet become a Beast Vein Master at that time.

It was only after hearing about a matrimonial connection between her and Yun Xiao from certain sources that he spared no effort to bring her to Demons Mountain, hoping Yun Xiao might come along.

Little did Meng Liyang expect, upon arriving at Demons Mountain, Xu Hongzhuang quickly showcased an extraordinary beast vein talent.

Ultimately, she caught the eye of the Mountain Master and was accepted as a direct disciple, her talent in beast veins far surpassing some veteran geniuses of Demons Mountain.

But today’s event left Meng Liyang utterly stunned. The Snow Stepping Flying Horse, never tamed by anyone for thousands of years, was now carrying Xu Hongzhuang through the skies, and it was indeed a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon.

A Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon is equivalent to a Late Stage or even Peak human Earth Bending Realm powerhouse. Over the past year, Meng Liyang himself only managed to advance from Early Stage to Middle Stage of Earth Bending Realm.

It’s conceivable that with a special vein demon like the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, Xu Hongzhuang could practically walk sideways across the Tenglong Continent, marking a real rise to prominence.

”Ancient sage wisdom never deceives; only those destined can obtain mutants like the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, perhaps Hongzhuang is the destined one!”

Nearby, contemporary Mountain Master Hou Tianlie was deeply moved as well, and after being puzzled for a long time, he attributed it to the mystical and elusive reason of ”destiny.”

However, Hou Tianlie was quite happy that his disciple was able to tame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, at least he no longer had to worry about Xu Hongzhuang facing any further dangers, as the Snow Stepping Flying Horse is a Ninth Rank Advanced Vein Demon.

”Master, I’m going out to play with Xue’er for a while, don’t worry about me!”

Just as everyone looked up to the sky, the red-skirted girl on the white horse loudly exclaimed, and upon hearing the name ”Xue’er” from her mouth, several people couldn’t help but smile wryly.

That is a Ninth Rank Advanced formidable vein demon, yet it was given such an extremely feminine name, and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse didn’t show any dissatisfaction at all. After an excited neigh in the high sky, it carried Xu Hongzhuang and soon disappeared from everyone’s sight, flying towards the southeast.

”That direction...”

Watching Xu Hongzhuang and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse disappear in that direction, Hou Tianlie suddenly felt a stirring in his heart, then turned his head to ask, ”Elder Liyang, you wouldn’t have shared certain information with Hongzhuang, would you?”

”I...”

Upon hearing this, Meng Liyang’s face showed some embarrassment, but in the face of the Mountain Master, he ultimately dared not conceal, and replied bitterly, ”Miss Hongzhuang was persistent, I really had no choice. Besides, matters concerning Yun Xiao, even if I wanted to hide them, I’m afraid I couldn’t for long.”

It seems Meng Liyang wasn’t too worried about being scolded by the Mountain Master, thinking back to the girl’s excited expression upon hearing the news, he vaguely guessed where Xu Hongzhuang was riding the Flying Horse.

”Well, Lianyun Mountain is always reasonable, unlike those guys from Spirit Fighting Commerce. Now, with the Snow Stepping Flying Horse as protection, just let her go!”

Hou Tianlie indeed did not excessively blame Meng Liyang, of course, the two main reasons are as he mentioned. If Xu Hongzhuang were heading to Spirit Fighting Commerce, he might have to soar to the skies to bring her back.

On the Tenglong Continent, everyone knows that Demons Mountain and Spirit Fighting Commerce are fundamentally incompatible due to their differing attitudes toward vein demons, leading to increasingly deep conflicts over time.

Spirit Fighting Commerce’s main business is trading meridian spirits, and most meridian spirits require removing the Vein Demon Wisdom, which the Beast Vein Masters of Demons Mountain, who treat vein demons as friends, find excessively cruel.

If it weren’t for the fact that every cultivator reaching Spirit Vein Realm on the continent needs a meridian spirit, and Demons Mountain doesn’t want to incur public wrath, they might have already clashed with Spirit Fighting Commerce, even though they may not stand a chance.

This results in a subterranean conflict, where countless cultivators have died at each other’s hands over the ages, reaching a boiling point.

One never knows when this powder keg might ignite, unleashing a raging inferno across the entire Tenglong Continent.