Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Gu Changsheng, do you know what you’re saying?”

Originally, Ye Ku of the Sky Poison Institute couldn’t stand these Xuanyin Hall people. Hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, he couldn’t help but shout in anger. He hadn’t expected that before the major threat of the Strange Spirits, this fellow would still want internal strife.

”Of course I know. As the saying goes, when dealing with external issues, we must first settle internal matters. We’ve all offended Yun Xiao. What if during the battle against the Strange Spirits, that guy stabs us in the back?”

Gu Changsheng turned his head. His words were seemingly reasonable, causing Su Jian and Jun Tieshu to nod slowly, as they all had grievances with Yun Xiao.

”Nonsense! With the Strange Spirits as our primary enemy, is it not logical to first set aside internal human conflicts? You think selfishly!”

Ye Ku was so angered by Gu Changsheng’s words that his face turned iron-blue. He had to argue that, during such a critical time, internal strife that depletes human strength is utterly foolish.

”Senior Brother Ye Ku, don’t say it, it’s useless!”

However, just as Ye Ku’s voice fell, the key person they were arguing about spoke softly, and the last three words made many people feel inexplicably baffled.

”Hmph, Yun Xiao, even you know it’s useless, but it’s already too late!”

Gu Changsheng wasn’t complicated in thought. With ”Senior Yue Han” backing him, he felt that as Xuanyin Hall’s top talent, he had already mastered the human side of the situation. Once he took out Yun Xiao, and with Senior Yue Han fending off the Strange Spirits, he could escape successfully.

As far as Gu Changsheng knew, that Senior Yue Han had reached the Early Stage of the Earth Bending Realm nearly a century ago when he entered Xuanyin Cave. With decades passed, his strength couldn’t possibly be stagnant, making it easy to deal with Yun Xiao.

”I say, Gu Changsheng, you may be Xuanyin Hall’s top talent, but haven’t you realized by now that he’s not human?”

Just as Gu Changsheng was feeling pleased with himself, Yun Xiao pointed at ”Senior Yue Han,” leisurely speaking words that left everyone stunned, a chill creeping from their feet to their heads, making their spines tingle.

”Not human? How... How is that possible?”

Especially Gu Changsheng, who was the subject of the conversation. Hearing this, he refused to accept it, as the feeling of rising hope was brutally shattered and sunk into despair, making it hard to bear.

”Kid, you do have some insight. I seem to like you!”

As everyone felt shocked and Gu Changsheng refused to accept it, Senior Yue Han turned his head due to Yun Xiao’s words. The last sentence he uttered raised a chill in Yun Xiao’s heart.

”If I’m not mistaken, you’re just a low-level Ninth Rank Strange Spirit that can speak. It should be because you’ve seized that Yue Han’s human body, right?”

Yun Xiao fiercely dismissed the nauseating feeling in his heart, speaking candidly. His words finally cleared the doubts of all the talents present, and their expressions changed.

On Nine Dragons Continent, every flower, grass, mountain, and stone could possibly develop spiritual wisdom, known as Strange Spirits. When their spiritual wisdom was very low, it couldn’t transform into a real human form, instead appearing in bizarre shapes like the ancient Mud Stone Spirit or Fog Spirit.

Yet, some Strange Spirits with high spiritual wisdom, after cultivating to a certain extent, might seize human bodies, thus possessing a human physique, making cultivation much easier.

Take the example of Jin Wuli during the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, or the Thunder King’s Heart in Thunder King Valley, both cases of unusual seizing, similar to this old fellow called ”Yue Han.”

According to Yun Xiao, when Xuanyin Cave opened nearly a century ago, unknown changes must have occurred, or perhaps Strange Spirits had long existed within the cave but stayed dormant due to lack of strength until that opening.

Though these Strange Spirits weren’t very strong and far inferior to Xue Tianao and others of Xuanyin Hall, given they were native to Xuanyin Cave, their control definitely surpassed the outside masters of Xuanyin Hall by a few tiers.

By chance, the Strange Spirit leader seized Yue Han entering Xuanyin Cave and employed a unique method, limiting entry to those below a hundred years old, thereby reducing the threat from cultivators within the cave.

Post-seizure, Yue Han, from a certain perspective, had his spiritual wisdom erased, yet his body, occupied by the Strange Spirit leader, could still cultivate gradually.

Certainly, human cultivators seized by Strange Spirits start cultivating differently. Understanding the Strange Spirits, Yun Xiao foresaw that this trip inside Xuanyin Cave must have already fallen into the old fellow’s scheme from the moment Tenglong Continent’s talents entered.

Now, numerous Strange Spirits blocked the seventh floor of Xuanyin Cave, with only one exit. Their intent was to capture all human talents of Tenglong Continent in one fell swoop.

This not only puts the humans of the Nine Dragons Continent in a period of uncertainty in the future, but also uses the humans’ vital energy and blood to enhance the strength of the Alien Spirit Leader. It’s truly a brilliant strategy that kills two birds with one stone.

An Alien Spirit capable of executing a strategy to this extent must possess extremely high spiritual wisdom. In such circumstances, even Yun Xiao finds it somewhat challenging.

”Alien... Alien Spirit!”

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words again, Gu Changsheng, who had originally moved several steps closer to ”Yue Han,” suddenly swayed slightly and murmured before quietly retreating to his original position.

”Boy, I really didn’t misjudge you. Since that’s the case, I’ll start with you!”

The Alien Spirit Leader expressed words of admiration, but in the next moment, he suddenly stood up from the water chair. His hollow eyes contained no emotion, but as soon as he uttered the last word, he raised his right arm.

Swish, swish, swish...

Once the Alien Spirit Leader moved, the vast army of Alien Spirits surrounding Lake Heart Island finally began to act, and the Alien Spirit Leader’s aura had long since locked onto Yun Xiao.

”Hehe, actually, I’m quite interested in your Spirit Crystal too!”

In response, Yun Xiao showed no interest in the Tenglong Continent’s geniuses. But as soon as he chuckled, the Alien Spirit Leader exploded with a wave of hostility.

After all, the Spirit Crystal is fundamental to the Strange Spirit Clan, and for someone to joke about it is simply intolerable.

”Everyone, charge outward!”

Apart from Yun Xiao’s confrontation with the Alien Spirit Leader, other Alien Spirits began attacking human geniuses. Among them, Ye Ku loudly shouted after smashing a Seventh Rank Advanced Alien Spirit to death, as he had no intention to fight countless Alien Spirits here for three hundred rounds.

Boom!

However, just as Ye Ku’s shout resounded, a strong gust of wind shot from behind him, making his heart tremble. In a panic, he turned sideways to counter it, and their attacks clashed together, producing a loud noise.

This time, Ye Ku didn’t have the upper hand. Instead, when a powerful force struck, he stumbled back three steps. His face turned extremely unsightly.

”A Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirit!”

Watching the Alien Spirit constantly shifting shape like an intangible water, Ye Ku gritted his teeth and spoke. For it was one of the four Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirits, and dealing with such an alien spirit was definitely not easier than the previous battle with Long Xiwawa.

The Alien Spirit’s combat prowess is stronger than Vein Demons of the same rank. Human cultivators already struggle against Vein Demons; let alone Alien Spirits.

Fortunately, Ye Ku is a genius from Lianyun Mountain’s Sky Poison Institute, far stronger than an ordinary Half-step Earth Realm cultivator outside. Thus, although he’s on the defensive and doesn’t attack much in the short term, he hasn’t fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

On the other side, Wuyan Palace’s genius Long Xiwawa is also entangled with a Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirit, and it’s clearly a Water Attribute spirit, making the Fire Attribute-trained genius feel extremely uncomfortable.

Still, Long Xiwawa’s strength doesn’t differ much from Ye Ku’s, not showing any signs of defeat in the short term. However, other human geniuses are finding it hard to hold on.

Apart from these top-tier forces’ geniuses, people like Jun Tieshu and Nie Xiaosheng are barely managing to cope. But other family geniuses can’t hold on; they are, after all, only at Middle Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm.

Among the Alien Spirits, there are nearly ten Eight Rank Advanced strong ones. Besides the Alien Spirits Ye Ku and Long Xiwawa are dealing with, there are two other Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirit powerhouses, wreaking havoc.

Originally, Gu Changsheng and Su Jian, as Half-step Earth Realm geniuses, were most suitable to block those two Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirits. Unfortunately, they were both severely injured previously by Yun Xiao, making their weakened aura spare them from being targeted by the Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirits.

One of the Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirits targeted Demons Mountain’s Luo Fusheng, probably sensing that besides Ye Ku and Long Xiwawa, this human cultivator alone has the qualification to be its opponent.

As for the last Half-step Ninth Rank Alien Spirit, it targeted Wuyan Palace’s Duan Wuya. It seemed to be extremely averse to the strong fire attribute aura and wanted to kill the human with the intense fire aura first.

Others like Si Mo and Chen Zhiheng were each approached by an Eight Rank Advanced Alien Spirit. A chaotic battle began, and in no time, several human geniuses fell dead, utterly tragic.