Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Screech!

In almost an instant, just after the three branch elders had been marveling at the Great Elder’s powerful Meridian Spirit, they witnessed the young man named Yun Xiao casually wield a sword, severing the Meridian Spirit. Then, another moment passed, and the Great Elder’s head flew off.

Blood spurted from the Great Elder’s neck like a human-shaped fountain, painting the courtyard with extreme bloodiness. With just two sword strikes, he forced the other three elders to retreat several steps.

Perhaps in the hearts of these three elders, as well as the deceased Great Elder, they never imagined such an outcome? Why, despite being in the late stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, and the Great Elder just shy of the peak, could he not even withstand a single sword strike from that young man?

As they say, in the martial world, speed is unbeatable. Yun Xiao had evidently pushed speed to the limit, catching the Great Elder off guard and severing his neck in an instant.

But the Great Elder alone is not Yun Xiao’s target. Since these guys dared to hunt Chi Yan, they court death. Yun Xiao is no saint, and after taking action, he shows no mercy.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three consecutive sounds of wind-breaking rang out, and those branch elders who had retreated several steps suddenly felt a cooling sensation on their necks.

In the next moment, they watched as the earth became increasingly distant from them, losing consciousness, and they all saw the three headless, blood-spraying bodies.

Clearly, those belonged to their own bodies as branch elders, but after a world spun on its axis, they plunged into eternal darkness. The former prestige of being elders of Chunxiao City vanished at this moment.

Perhaps in the dying moments of these branch elders, there was a tinge of regret. Why had they followed the Chairman and Situ Protector into these turbid waters? Now, they’ve lost even their lives.

This young man named Yun Xiao was evidently a harsher being than the fire-attributed, rat-shaped Vein Demon. After all, the rat-shaped Vein Demon only dared to stealthily strike one by one at night; how could any compare to this young man who, with effortless sword swings, eradicated a multitude of late-stage Seeking Origin Realm elders with sheer dominance?

These spirit-dissipating elders seemed to foresee the fate of Chunxiao City’s Spirit Fighting Commerce branch. Even if Situ Lang could deal with the young man named Yun Xiao, the branch would likely be severely damaged, taking years to recover.

”What... what’s happening here?!”

Yun Xiao annihilated four branch elders in an instant, leaving the branch head Shen Litong, yet to battle Chi Yan, in a daze, as this was beyond his imagination.

These were four branch elders of late-stage Seeking Origin Realm; the Great Elder was already half a step into the peak. Compared to him, they had the edge.

Unexpectedly, the four combined could not withstand Yun Xiao’s assault, their heads swiftly severed as if crashing through decrepit structures.

Staring at the four headless bodies, Shen Litong felt a chill run from his feet to his head, entirely uncontrollable.

Surprises are always feared; Yun Xiao’s dominance was unexpected for Shen Litong, so he dared not face the eighth-rank advanced rat-shaped Vein Demon, but instead showed terror as he maneuvered closer to Situ Lang.

Still, Shen Litong felt insecure. The speed at which the boy annihilated four elders was daunting; Shen had no confidence that he could intercept the strikes.

In the end, he hid behind Situ Lang, observing the boy’s movements with wary eyes.

”Yun Xiao, I must admit, this protector has underestimated you!”

Situ Lang paid little attention to the hiding Shen Litong, but internally he too was shaken by Yun Xiao’s uncanny skills.

Though Yun Xiao’s displayed techniques were just the tip of the iceberg, even Situ Lang, a formidable early-stage Earth Bending Realm cultivator, knew it was difficult to easily execute such overpowering moves that left four elders powerless.

The mastery of speed, reaction, and timing was crucial; any fault would negate the feat entirely. Yun Xiao was only at the late stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, compared to Situ Lang’s early Earth Bending Realm, which felt worlds apart.

The current feat was unachievable for Situ Lang, even at his peak in the Seeking Origin Realm, hence his horrified feeling.

Yet, given their unequal Meridian Qi Cultivation, Situ Lang resolved to deal with the threat Yun Xiao posed by stripping him of his cultivation, even if he had to spare his life to meet the Vice Chairman.

”Both of us have mutual respect. Situ Protector’s tactics earn my admiration, especially in manipulating Li Gongnian’s demise within your plan, which I hadn’t perceived beforehand!”

Yun Xiao nonchalantly waved the Dragon Taming Sword, pointing it at Li Gongnian’s corpse. His words provoked a subtle change in Situ Lang’s expression.

”Nonsense, he clearly succumbed to your poison; what relation has it to me?”

Although only Shen Litong was left here, Situ Lang would never allow his sordid thoughts to be exposed to others.

If such a matter was revealed, even Vice Chairman Lu Tianrun might not be able to protect him, especially since Li Gongnian also had a mentor within the Spirit Fighting Commerce.

”Yun Xiao, stop rambling. If you can leave this courtyard alive today, I’ll take your last name!”

It seemed that Situ Lang truly did not want to discuss the topic further. Hearing him boldly speak, Yun Xiao’s expression became extremely peculiar, suddenly recalling the genius girl from the Killing Heart Sect who had said the same thing.

”Yun Lang? That’s a good name!”

In the next instant, Yun Xiao nodded, changing Situ Lang’s name on his own, implying his strong confidence in escaping today’s predicament.

”You sharp-tongued brat, I’ll knock out every one of your teeth!”

Knowing that his eloquence couldn’t match this young man in rough clothes, Situ Lang could only utter a harsh statement. Then, his body surged with extremely powerful Meridian Qi, his face interwoven with confidence and hostility, appearing very fierce.

In Situ Lang’s mind, despite Yun Xiao swiftly killing four late-stage Origin Seeking Realm vice elders before, he would never be a match for him, an early-stage Earth Bending Realm expert. The result of this battle would be no different.

”Chi Yan, if things go awry, find a way to escape first. I’ll find you!”

Facing such an early-stage Earth Bending Realm expert, Yun Xiao felt immense pressure and lacked absolute confidence in resistance, so he directly whispered to Chi Yan.

”You and that beast won’t escape!”

With his Meridian Qi surging, Situ Lang felt everything was under his control. With the task given by the Vice Chairman, he wouldn’t let Yun Xiao leave easily, and his craving for the Fire Cloud Rat became even more intense.

”Prepare to die!”

Seeing Yun Xiao’s body also surging with immense Meridian Qi, Situ Lang didn’t hesitate. He let out a low shout and was ready to strike, severely injuring the young man in rough clothes.

”Stop!”

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, causing Situ Lang’s hand to pause slightly. Hearing this voice, Yun Xiao’s expression became somewhat strange, as it seemed somewhat familiar to his ears.

Evidently, it was a female voice, but not Mo Qing or Liu Hanyi whom Yun Xiao had reunited with at Lianyun Mountain, but another woman with complex entanglements with him on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

”Who is it?”

Since an outsider arrived, Situ Lang hesitated to strike directly. His gaze turned to the courtyard door, and in a soft shout, a graceful figure wearing a light red skirt slowly walked into the blood-filled courtyard.

”It’s indeed her!”

Seeing the red-skirted figure slowly walking into the courtyard, Yun Xiao exhaled deeply because this woman was none other than Xu Hongzhuang, daughter of the Lingyun Sect Master whom he had a marriage vow with since childhood on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Yun Xiao didn’t harbor any malice towards Xu Hongzhuang; instead, he had good feelings due to her past help under the alias Xiao Lan.

Regrettably, fate was unkind, and these two who should have been a perfect couple ended up estranged due to the ”unavoidable” reason of the Lingyun Sect Master. If not for Yun Xiao’s mother and sister still being alive, the Lingyun Sect might have been uprooted by him.

After the downfall of Lingyun Sect Master Xu Lingsong, Yun Xiao had no further interaction with Xu Hongzhuang and didn’t know she had arrived on the Tenglong Continent, joining the Demons Mountain, becoming a talented Beast Vein Master.

Unexpectedly, after years without meeting, they unexpectedly reunited in this courtyard of the Spirit Fighting Commerce branch in the small Chunxiao City. When their gazes met, many old stories from the Hidden Dragon Continent rushed into their minds.

For a moment, the courtyard fell into a peculiar silence!

This silence was quickly broken by an outsider. Situ Lang didn’t know the past entanglements between these two, only knowing that his plan must not be disrupted by outsiders, especially not by a mere distant girl.

In that instant, Situ Lang sensed that the red-skirted girl who walked in from outside only had strength at the early stage of the Origin Seeking Realm.

This both relieved and angered him without words. How could any Tom, Dick, or Harry dare to disregard the Spirit Fighting Commerce now?