Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Xuanyin Palace!

The headquarters of Xuanyin Palace is located in the northeast of the core region of Tenglong Continent, unlike Lianyun Mountain, the headquarters of Xuanyin Palace is situated in a large city called Extreme Yin City.

Due to the presence of Xuanyin Palace headquarters, Extreme Yin City is far more bustling compared to cities like Yuyang City and Lengshui City, especially after the occurrence of a recent event that has suddenly brought many people here.

Inside a grand hall at Xuanyin Palace headquarters, there were two people, an older man and a younger girl, staring at each other with large eyes. The slender young girl had an angry look in her eyes as she stared fiercely at her father above, almost ready to burst into flames.

”Father, if you don’t take back that promise, I... I won’t let you off easily!”

Despite her frail appearance, the Xuanyin Palace’s eldest daughter Xue Ningxiang has quite a temper. Even when facing her father, the Master Xuan Yin, she showed no hesitation.

”Ningxiang, don’t be upset, I did this for your own good!”

As the Xuanyin Palace Master, Xue Tianao is a significant figure capable of shaking the entire Tenglong Continent with a mere foot stomp. Yet, he is powerless when it comes to his precious daughter. Seeing Xue Ningxiang’s current attitude, his face revealed a hint of helplessness.

”For my own good? Announcing that the daughter of the Xuanyin Palace Master is seeking a marriage proposal, attracting all the young elites of Tenglong Continent to Extreme Yin City? This is for my own good?”

Talking about this made Xue Ningxiang extremely frustrated, and when she mentioned the term ”marriage proposal,” her face slightly flushed as a rough-clothed figure carrying a Wooden Sword suddenly appeared in her mind, making her face even redder.

”It’s not that I had no choice. You brought back news that to completely cure Innate Pulse Cutting, you need a stalk of Illusion Yin Grass, but somehow, the only Illusion Yin Grass that Xuanyin Palace had been treasuring for years had withered. What do you expect me to do?”

Xue Tianao’s face showed a trace of doting affection as he spoke, attempting to walk forward to pat Xue Ningxiang’s shoulder, but she evaded him.

”Illusion Yin Grass like this can only be found in the Xuanyin Cave of our Xuanyin Palace, and that Xuanyin Cave is opened once every ten years, restricting cultivators over the age of one hundred from entering. I acted because I had no other choice!”

Witnessing Xue Ningxiang’s movements, Xue Tianao explained the reason behind his actions again. Upon hearing this, her expression turned blue and white, leaving her with few words to retort.

Back at Lianyun Mountain before, Xue Ningxiang gathered most of the medicinal ingredients with the help of the Meridian Refining Master Association, but there were a few extremely difficult ones to find. Among them, according to Yun Xiao, Illusion Yin Grass was only found at Xuanyin Palace.

Returning excitedly to Xuanyin Palace with this news, Xue Tianao was extremely delighted at the time. However, when he took his daughter to retrieve the Illusion Yin Grass, they found that the singular, cherished stalk had long withered.

Illusion Yin Grass is an extremely special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures containing strong Yin Cold Power, harmful to ordinary cultivators. Even elders of Xuanyin Palace who practiced Yin Cold Technique didn’t dare to easily attempt absorption.

Items like Illusion Yin Grass cannot grow in ordinary places, and Xuanyin Palace has a very secretive and special location known as Xuanyin Cave, where Illusion Yin Grass originates from.

Due to some special seal, Xuanyin Cave opens only once every ten years, and in the last century, a new rule was enforced.

That rule prohibits human cultivators over a hundred years old from entering Xuanyin Cave. The powerful seal rigorously screens cultivators wishing to enter.

Earth Rank experts can live for five hundred years, and Heaven Rank experts for an entire millennium, so the hundred-year limit essentially allows only the younger generation to enter.

With such restrictions, neither Xue Tianao nor the elders of Xuanyin Palace aged several hundred years could enter Xuanyin Cave. Despite having numerous young talents in Xuanyin Palace, Xue Tianao devised a foolproof plan.

This plan was the ”marriage proposal” mentioned by Xue Ningxiang earlier. Upon seeing the Illusion Yin Grass withered, the Xuanyin Palace Master announced that he would arrange a marriage for his daughter, with the sole criterion being to obtain Illusion Yin Grass from Xuanyin Cave.

Xuanyin Palace is one of the four top forces of Tenglong Continent, furthermore, it’s at the top of the Palace’s dual conferences, with Xuanyin Palace’s position subtly above the other three top forces on Tenglong Continent.

Upon the release of the news, the continent boiled over, with countless young talents thronging to Xuanyin Palace. Many hadn’t even seen Xuanyin Palace’s eldest daughter but that didn’t stop their eager pursuit of becoming the Xuanyin Palace Master’s son-in-law.

She’s the daughter of Xuanyin Palace Master, one of the most distinguished women across Tenglong Continent. Whoever marries her could save themselves a hundred years of struggle.

Despite knowing the dangers of Xuanyin Cave, the prospect of becoming the Xuanyin Palace Master’s favored son-in-law made the risk worth taking. What if luck allowed them to obtain the Illusion Yin Grass?

Beyond those seeking a chance, first-class forces including Wuyan Palace, Spirit Fighting Commerce, and even the Meridian Refining Master Association, along with the thirteen top sect families, dispatched their most talented geniuses to Xuanyin Palace headquarters.

This is also the reason Yun Xiao saw Ji Sanjian, the top genius of the Killing Heart Sect earlier. However, by the time the Meridian Refining Master Association received this news, Yun Xiao had already headed to Chunxiao City. In all the rush along the way, he had not heard this piece of news yet.

Xue Tianao did all this behind his daughter’s back, but paper can’t cover fire forever. Once Xue Ningxiang found out, she had already quarreled with him several times.

”Could it be that someone has found the Illusion Yin Grass, and I really have to marry him?”

This was the part Xue Ningxiang couldn’t understand. Perhaps in her heart, she already harbored unusual feelings for someone. It was naturally a good thing to completely cure her Innate Pulse Cutting, but if the price was her lifelong happiness, she would rather remain stuck at the Peak of the Spirit Vein Realm for life.

”Ningxiang, seeing you like this, don’t tell me you already have someone in your heart?”

Looking at his precious daughter, Xue Tianao’s heart suddenly twitched. In fact, Xue Ningxiang was about to turn twenty, and at this age, initiating a marriage proposal wasn’t a big deal. But her reaction was a bit too intense, wasn’t it?

Even without this matter of the Illusion Yin Grass, Xue Tianao would still have to worry about his daughter’s marriage. This time, taking advantage of the opportunity to enter the Xuanyin Cave to search for the Illusion Yin Grass, was undoubtedly also a chance for him and Xue Ningxiang to get a clear look at the many young talents of the Tenglong Continent. Why not?

”Father, what are you talking about?”

Hearing this, Xue Ningxiang couldn’t help but blush, and this appearance only confirmed Xue Tianao’s thoughts, making him even more curious.

Suddenly, the image of a boy he had heard of years ago, whom he valued yet had never met, popped into the Xuanyin Palace Master’s mind.

”Ningxiang, the person you like isn’t that Yun Xiao guy, is it?”

Xue Tianao was someone who couldn’t keep things from his daughter, and he asked directly what was on his mind. As he spoke, seeing his daughter’s sudden drop of her head, his heart couldn’t help but tremble.

Honestly, when Yun Xiao healed Xue Ningxiang’s Innate Pulse Cutting from a distance, Xue Tianao was extremely grateful. Moreover, the recent news he received also made him look at this young man named Yun Xiao with new eyes.

But upon discovering that his precious daughter harbored affection for another man, all fathers under the heavens probably have the same reaction, subconsciously thinking that another man has taken away what originally belonged to them.

No matter how Xue Tianao worried about his precious daughter’s marriage all day, when it truly came to that moment, his mood might not be too pleasant. Just like when he discovered Xue Ningxiang’s secret feelings at this moment.

”Father, if you keep talking like this, I won’t talk to you anymore!”

The image of that boy in simple clothes flashed through her mind, and Xue Ningxiang’s cheeks turned red with embarrassment. Her attitude of not denying it further confirmed Xue Tianao’s thoughts, sparking a pang of melancholy and depression.

”Alright, let’s not talk about him, but the news about entering the Xuanyin Cave has already been released and it’s unchangeable. Let’s leave it at that for now!”

Xue Tianao, feeling a bit melancholic, finally waved his hand and spoke words that rendered Xue Ningxiang somewhat obstinate, leaving her silent and sullen.

”Actually, there’s no need to worry too much. Who knows, Yun Xiao might also come to my Xuanyin Palace. He could have a chance to acquire the Illusion Yin Grass too!”

Seeing his daughter like this, Xue Tianao’s heart softened, finally making Xue Ningxiang’s eyes light up. Remembering Yun Xiao’s methods she had seen at the Meridian Refining Master Association, she suddenly felt a strange anticipation for the opening of the Xuanyin Cave this time.

”Hmph, what’s so great about that brat anyway?”

Seeing his daughter transform from melancholy to elated at the mention of Yun Xiao, Xue Tianao couldn’t help but be displeased, giving a slightly jealous snort. Then he saw his daughter give him a back view, humming a tune as she walked out of the great hall.

”Yun Xiao! Yun Xiao!”

Watching his precious daughter’s figure disappear at the entrance of the great hall, Xue Tianao muttered the name he had heard of a long time ago but never met, biting his words with a certain grudge.

Meanwhile, as Xue and his daughter were conversing, the best talents from across the Tenglong Continent had gathered in Extreme Yin City, making this already lively city even more bustling.

In such circumstances, a pair of figures, a man and a woman, finally stepped through the South Gate of Extreme Yin City. Who knows what changes their arrival would bring to this city?