Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

To be honest, after Xue Ningxiang completely controlled the Innate Pulse Cutting, she directly broke through from the Peak of Spirit Vein Realm to the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm within thirty minutes, a breakthrough of two whole Great Ranks, which is simply astounding.

And after witnessing Xue Ningxiang’s breakthrough speed, Lian Yuluo had another kind of expectation, which was whether this young girl could break through to the level of Earth Bending Realm.

In the end, such a lavish hope did not come true. Perhaps this is what they call human insatiability. After witnessing the powerful breakthrough, anyone would have some extravagant hopes in their hearts.

”Peak of Seeking Origin Realm, not bad!”

But on the side, Yun Xiao appeared to be very calm and collected, as if he had already anticipated such a result. Hearing his sigh, Lian Yuluo turned her head.

”What exactly is going on?”

Lian Yuluo, although a Meridian Refining Master at the Low Level of Heavenly Rank, couldn’t comprehend the situation happening to Xue Ningxiang at this time. It should be known that even the most potent Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or the top-tier Elixirs could not cause such a shocking breakthrough, right?

That was a breakthrough of two whole Great Ranks in the Earth Rank Realm. The energy required is simply terrifying to imagine, and such horrifying energy is not something the small frame of Xue Ningxiang could withstand.

”If I’m not mistaken, Lady Xue’s mother should have died in childbirth, right?”

Instead of directly answering Lian Yuluo’s question, Yun Xiao turned his head and asked a seemingly unrelated question, causing the face of the Vice Hall Master to subtly change.

Xue’s Wife died in childbirth when giving birth to Xue Ningxiang, which has always been a taboo in Xuanyin Hall, and is a sorrowful event that Lord Xue Tianao is most reluctant to mention.

Therefore, the Elders of Xuanyin Hall who know the inside story not only never spread this matter but also remained silent about it even among themselves, never mentioning the tragic event of that year.

As the Vice Hall Master of Xuanyin Hall, Lian Yuluo was there taking care of things when Xue’s Wife had a difficult labor. It can be said that Lian Yuluo witnessed both the birth of Xue Ningxiang and the death of Xue’s Wife.

This tragic event, which no one in Xuanyin Hall dared to mention, was today lightly brought up by Yun Xiao.

Upon hearing its implied meaning, Lian Yuluo, despite her shock, did not suspect any Elder of Xuanyin Hall for accidentally letting it slip. There must be other reasons.

”Does this have something to do with Ningxiang’s breakthrough?”

Lian Yuluo nodded slightly. In front of this young man who could be said to have completely healed Xue Ningxiang through and through, she had little to worry about. This question was also a roundabout way of answering Yun Xiao’s inquiry.

”When the Hall Master’s Wife was alive, she was probably a Heavenly Rank Expert as well, right? Such a pity...”

Searching through his mind for the conditions for the formation of a specific Innate Pulse Cutting, Yun Xiao seemed to guess the whole story. As he spoke, he couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.

”You’re right, Madam was indeed a Heavenly Rank Expert, and her strength was not below mine!”

Just as Lian Yuluo wanted to say something, a voice suddenly came from the door. It turned out that unknown to them, someone had opened the door, and the one speaking was Xue Tianao, the Master of Xuanyin Hall.

It seems this Hall Master sensed the completion of Xue Ningxiang’s breakthrough and dared to enter after, and even then, the door opened almost silently. Until he saw the scene inside the room and heard Yun Xiao mention his wife, did he finally speak.

”Young brother Yun Xiao, I’d like to hear it in detail!”

Xue Tianao gave a deep look at the figure on the bed, then turned his head, offering Yun Xiao a deep bow, likely in gratitude for completely controlling Xue Ningxiang’s Innate Pulse Cutting. However, after raising his head, he had another anticipation.

This Master of Xuanyin Hall, his eyes carried a tinge of subtle sorrow and a hint of doubt. Originally, suppressing that event from that year deep in his heart, he finally reopened that painful scar today — he needed an answer.

”It seems I guessed right. Back when Lady Xue was giving birth to Miss Xue, she was clearly already severely injured, which led to the birth difficulty!”

Yun Xiao nodded, speaking as if he witnessed that year personally, talking fluently: ”Knowing she couldn’t save herself, Xue’s Wife not only gave birth to Miss Xue in her dying moments but also poured all her lifetime cultivation into Miss Xue’s body!”

”Xue’s Wife had good intentions, it’s just a pity she overlooked how a newly born infant could bear her lifetime of Heavenly Rank Meridian Qi? This is also the main reason for Miss Xue’s Innate Pulse Cutting!”

The following few words from Yun Xiao explained the reason why Xue Ningxiang ended up with Innate Pulse Cutting. As for how Xue’s Wife sustained such severe injuries, he wasn’t interested in knowing.

Although Innate Pulse Cutting is considered an incurable disease on the Tenglong Continent, various methods have been explored in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. To completely cure Innate Pulse Cutting, the prerequisite is to first identify the conditions under which it forms.

The cause of Innate Pulse Cutting is said to form in the womb, but the conditions for its formation are varied and strange. It can be due to the mother being severely injured, affecting the fetus, or from a particular potent poison.

Once influenced in the womb, it may lead to Innate Pulse Cutting. The initial methods for controlling it are quite similar, but completely controlling it requires extremely precise techniques.

Yun Xiao’s deduction was quite accurate. Back then, the wife of the Xuanyin Hall’s Heavenly Rank expert, proud and ambitious, went out while pregnant and encountered a lifelong enemy, returning with severe injuries.

After enduring for months to give birth to Xue Ningxiang, Lady Xue was at the end of her strength, but she was unwilling to give up. In her final moments, she made a drastic decision to transfer her lifetime cultivation into her newborn daughter.

With all her Meridian Qi exhausted, Lady Xue inevitably died, but this also caused Xue Ningxiang’s meridians to be sealed by the enormous power, hence suffering from Innate Pulse Cutting. Without encountering Yun Xiao, she might have eventually died with resentment.

Under Yun Xiao’s methods, Innate Pulse Cutting was thoroughly controlled. Some of the Meridian Qi originally sealed deep within Xue Ningxiang’s body was also drawn out, which is the true reason for her terrifying breakthrough.

Of course, this is because of the immense Meridian Qi energy inside Xue Ningxiang, which was stimulated according to the power she could currently withstand. A Heavenly Rank expert’s lifetime of cultivation could not merely allow Xue Ningxiang to reach the peak of the Seeking Origin Realm.

Through Yun Xiao’s explanation, the two principal and vice hall masters of the Xuanyin Hall, both extremely astute, vaguely understood the whole story.

Xue Tianao naturally would not blame his deceased wife. After all, Xue Ningxiang turned calamity into a blessing. With her cultivation at the peak of the Seeking Origin Realm, she might not be much inferior to the top young geniuses of the Tenglong Continent.

Xue Ningxiang, just over twenty, was much younger compared to people like Su Jian and Gu Changsheng. Now that Innate Pulse Cutting was completely controlled, and with her mother’s sealing power, Xue Tianao believed that his precious daughter’s cultivation speed in the future would advance by leaps and bounds, bringing him a great surprise.

”Huh?”

Just as Xue Tianao and Lian Yuluo were in contemplation, Yun Xiao, who casually glanced towards the bed, showed an expression of disbelief, drawing the attention of the two hall masters to the bed.

”What’s happening?”

Upon seeing this, Xue Tianao’s face changed, as Xue Ningxiang’s aura suddenly became somewhat illusory, and even her face was indistinct, flashing with various continuously changing colors, incredibly mysterious.

”Impossible, right?”

When Yun Xiao saw Xue Ningxiang’s face, constantly changing in color, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind about a rare abnormal physique even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. He couldn’t help but exclaim.

”How is Xiangxiang? Is she alright?”

Concern leads to confusion. At this moment, both Xue Tianao and Lian Yuluo regarded Yun Xiao as the only person to consult, as they had never heard of such a situation.

”I wonder if Lord Xue Ning and Vice Palace Master Lian have heard of a special physique known as the ’Illusion Yin Ghost Body’?”

Yun Xiao pondered for a moment before speaking. He refrained from beating around the bush and directly asked about what he had encountered in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

This question left Lian Yuluo bewildered, while after a brief pause, Xue Tianao’s eyes lit up with a keen brilliance.

”Our Xuanyin Hall’s founding ancestor was said to have an abnormal physique called the ’Xuanyin Ghost Body.’ I wonder if it’s the same as the ’Illusion Yin Ghost Body’ you mentioned?”

Xue Tianao’s eyes gleamed with a peculiar light, surprising Lian Yuluo beside him. Apparently, this secret was unknown even to her as the vice hall master, indicating it might have been a secret passed down through the generations of Xuanyin Hall masters.

”You could say that, but the Illusion Yin Ghost Body is considered an enhanced version of the Xuanyin Ghost Body, with far more powerful and unique capabilities.”

With his vast knowledge, Yun Xiao had, of course, heard of the so-called Xuanyin Ghost Body. He nodded in agreement, then explained further, causing a storm to surge within Xue Tianao’s heart.

Xue Tianao knew from a certain lineage of ancient books that the founding ancestor of Xuanyin Hall was an exceptionally gifted prodigy, especially due to the Xuanyin Ghost Body, the ultimate extremely yin and cold physique, whose combat power surpassed cultivators of the same level.

At that time, the Tenglong Continent had several other top powers, but after Xuanyin Hall’s rise, the leaders of these other top powers dared not provoke the emerging force because of the overwhelming martial prowess of Xuanyin Hall’s founding ancestor.