Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills, for this piece of Hidden Light Jade, is that acceptable?”

Suddenly, the domineering aura around Ji Sanjian seemed to vanish completely. He retrieved two jade bottles from his Waist Storage and gently placed them on the stall in front of Song Wu, uttering words that caused the crowd to ponder.

Even though Ji Sanjian’s tone lacked any hint of animosity, this action was filled with elements that seemed out of place, especially the cost of the two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills, which felt like a slap to the faces of both stall owner Song Wu and Xuan Haoran.

Just moments ago, Ji Sanjian had been insistent on using two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills to purchase one Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade. It seemed like a profitable deal, yet in the blink of an eye, he put forth two Heart Cleansing Pills to snatch the deal.

”Young Master Sanjian, isn’t this a bit...”

Song Wu, ever the shrewd merchant, no longer cared about the sullen-faced Xuan Haoran nearby. Heart aching slightly, he interjected, but he was interrupted coldly by Ji Sanjian before he could finish.

”What? You can sell to others, but you want to raise the price for me, Ji Sanjian?”

Ji Sanjian’s eyes glimmered with a dangerous light. His seemingly calm rhetorical questions were filled with an underlying threat, and indeed, that’s how it was.

At this moment, even the onlookers felt sympathy for Song Wu. He had initially sold the Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade for the price of two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills because he was unaware of its worth.

Now that he knew the stone’s true value, selling it again for the same price truly made him a fool.

Ji Sanjian’s words left even a shrewd merchant like Song Wu without a comeback, not only because they faced the truth but also due to Ji Sanjian’s assertiveness and the formidable backing of the Killing Heart Sect behind him.

The geniuses of the Killing Heart Sect were notoriously ruthless. With Song Wu’s cultivation only at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, offending Ji Sanjian could spell trouble. He might not even know how he would die!

”Boss, you just sold me this Hidden Light Stone. Are you planning to renege on the deal?”

At this point, Xuan Haoran was unwilling to give up easily. However, hearing his words, the onlookers couldn’t help but shake their heads slightly, thinking him foolhardy.

Who was Ji Sanjian? Someone who never needed to use a fourth sword against a cultivator of the same level or lower. Many cultivators, even those stronger than him, had lost their heads unexpectedly to his third sword.

The crowd sensed it clearly. The old man was only at the Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage, even weaker than Song Wu, yet he dared to challenge the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage Ji Sanjian. Wasn’t he courting death?

”Old man, I don’t want to hear those words a second time!”

At this moment, Ji Sanjian finally turned his icy gaze towards Xuan Haoran. To him, this ant at a lower Great Rank than himself wasn’t worth speaking to, and his words were filled with thick menace.

”Since you’re a genius of the Killing Heart Sect, you should be reasonable. Is robbing others your sect’s usual way of doing things?”

If they were in a secluded place, Xuan Haoran might have had to back down. But in such a public setting, he felt compelled to argue, firmly believing that Ji Sanjian wouldn’t dare kill him out in the open.

”I have to say, your courage is really impressive!”

As those words provoked him, Ji Sanjian’s eyes gleamed ever more dangerously. In truth, Xuan Haoran had guessed wrong—Ji Sanjian had little regard for doing such things even in public.

Moreover, as an assassin of the Killing Heart Sect, Ji Sanjian’s current appearance wasn’t his true face. The old man didn’t realize he was courting death by dragging the sect into this.

Whoosh!

As Ji Sanjian’s words fell, there came a gusting sound from his location, his right arm seemingly twitching, yet nothing visible to the naked eye.

”Is this Ji Sanjian’s famous technique?”

At this moment, some cultivators with strong soul power faintly sensed the energy wave swiftly attacking Xuan Haoran and understood what was happening, silently mourning for the old man.

It was evident that this was one of the three swords Ji Sanjian was famous for. In fact, if his opponent were not so weak, no one might have even heard the sound of the wind.

The genius of the Killing Heart Sect’s methods was indeed extraordinary, compounded by the fact that Xuan Haoran never expected Ji Sanjian to strike so suddenly. In his surprise, with his Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage cultivation, he couldn’t dodge at all—not even the thought to evade came in time.

Clang!

Yet, just as Ji Sanjian and the crowd believed Xuan Haoran could not possibly evade this sword and would thus meet his end, their ears were suddenly met with a crisp sound.

Whoosh!

After this sound, everyone finally saw an almost transparent three-foot-long sword flipping past Xuan Haoran’s neck, even slicing off a few strands of his hair.

”This... is impossible, right?”

When everyone turned their gaze to a specific spot, their eyes went momentarily blank, because they saw dirt flying everywhere. It was clear that what had flown over from afar and knocked away that transparent sword was merely a simple lump of clay.

Everyone knew how powerful Ji Sanjian’s renowned ultimate technique was, and the Killing Heart Sect genius was known for speed and surprise. At such a speed, someone had actually managed to knock away his sword with just a piece of mud, so what level had this sudden intervener reached?

”Who are you? Dare to meddle in Ji Sanjian’s affairs?”

All of this happened in a flash, and the first to react was Ji Sanjian, the top genius of the Killing Heart Sect. At this moment, his previously calm expression finally disappeared, replaced by a deep anger.

In Ji Sanjian’s view, after revealing his identity, no one present dared to trouble him. Once he killed this ignorant old man, he could further warn others, ensuring no one else dared to provoke him.

But who could have known that after just one sword, just as he was about to slice off the old man’s head, an unexpected change occurred, and the force that struck away his sword surprised Ji Sanjian.

However, being accustomed to boasting, Ji Sanjian, even with slight apprehension about the force that knocked away his sword, felt no fear. After his shouted inquiry, he sensed where to look.

He saw a young man and woman approaching side by side. The red-skirted girl was exceedingly beautiful, drawing a second glance from Ji Sanjian. But sensing her Meridian Qi cultivation was only at Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, a cold smile appeared on his face.

As for the rough-clothed youth beside the red-skirted girl, although he was also fairly handsome, he seemed utterly ordinary. Although Ji Sanjian could not sense his true cultivation, he instinctively thought that if this youth followed a girl at Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, he likely wasn’t very powerful.

”You... You... You...”

In contrast to Ji Sanjian’s unfamiliarity, Xuan Haoran, having finally come to his senses, turned to see the rough-clothed youth, and his eyes could not move away, stammering the word ”you” three times but failing to call out the name buried deep in his heart.

”Haoran King, long time no see!”

This might already be Yun Xiao’s greeting when meeting old acquaintances from the Hidden Dragon Continent. Toward the former Xuanyue Empire’s Emperor, he felt quite amicable, which is why he intervened to save him.

”It’s really you!”

Only when the rough-clothed youth spoke did Xuan Haoran awaken from the dream, slapping his thigh vigorously and exhaling deeply, countless past events surging like a tide in his mind.

Years ago on the Hidden Dragon Continent, as Xuan Haoran, the Xuanyue Empire’s Emperor, neared the end of his life, it was Yun Wei, Yun Xiao’s sister, who with a slight trickery at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, helped him achieve a breakthrough, extending his life by three hundred years.

Later, when the eight-nation coalition attacked the Xuanyue Empire, plunging the entire empire into crisis, it was this young man named Yun Xiao who emerged, turning the tide single-handedly. Not only did he save the Xuanyue Empire from peril, but he elevated it to become the most powerful empire on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

All of this was due to the young man Yun Xiao, now a legendary figure on the Hidden Dragon Continent, who stood before him. Xuan Haoran never imagined their reunion would occur in this small Lengshui City.

Because Xuan Haoran knew Yun Xiao’s demon-like talent, now that he was on the Tenglong Continent, he must be sought after by top forces, while his own limited talent meant he might never join such forces.

Xuan Haoran thought this would be his last interaction with Yun Xiao, possibly only catching news of Yun Xiao’s brilliance in time.

Moreover, seeing Yun Xiao again, and having him save his life once more, made Xuan Haoran’s emotions hard to settle, even as he was overwhelmed with excitement, the Killing Heart Sect genius Ji Sanjian could no longer contain himself.

”No matter who you are, you won’t leave Lengshui City alive today!”

The icy voice filled with killing intent emerged from Ji Sanjian’s mouth. He spoke with such confidence because many years had passed since anyone dared openly challenge him after he revealed his identity.

And if such a person wasn’t killed, it could significantly damage his reputation.