Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”How can it be called a pastime? Could it be that the grand secret treasure of Wuyan Palace isn’t worth just three low-level heavenly materials and earthly treasures?”

Yun Xiao was immediately displeased with Long Xiwawa’s gloomy questioning. He believed he wasn’t asking for too much. The Wuyan Cloth had been deeply hidden for years, and he managed to dig it up. He thought it should be worth more than these items, even if it’s only useful for gathering some information, right?

When Long Xiwawa heard Yun Xiao’s words describing the three heavenly treasures as ”just”, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood to drown the boy opposite for his reckless speech.

”One piece of low-level, thunder attribute heavenly material treasure, no more!”

Long Xiwawa suppressed the urge to vomit blood and finally made a counteroffer. However, just as these words were spoken, Chi Yan on the table beside them was instantly displeased.

”Chirp chirp!”

Chi Yan first screeched at Long Xiwawa, this ”stingy ghost,” then turned to Yun Xiao, waving its mouse paw, seemingly urging Yun Xiao to stick to his initial terms, refusing any compromise.

”Sorry, my little buddy is quite dissatisfied with this condition. It seems this deal is going to fall apart!”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao helplessly spread his hands, pointed at Chi Yan, and the words from his mouth almost made Long Xiwawa lose his composure, his chest heaving with anger.

”Damn it, it’s just a demon pet, since when does a master need to consult a demon pet to make decisions?”

Long Xiwawa roared in his heart but didn’t utter this thought out loud. It seemed he realized Yun Xiao’s Vein Demon was somewhat unusual, but the latter’s words sounded more like a casual excuse, with no intention of compromising.

”Yun Xiao, don’t be so shameless!”

Seeing his senior brother too angry to speak, Duan Wuya, who was nearby squeezing a wine pot flat, couldn’t hold back anymore. He had never supported resolving issues through negotiation and always believed the bigger fist wins.

”What? If you can’t make a deal, do you intend to rob me?”

Yun Xiao squinted his eyes, and as these words were spoken, Long Xiwawa finally pushed the table, stood up, and stared fiercely at the young man in rough clothes, who didn’t feel even a hint of fear.

”Yun Xiao, you must understand, the Wuyan Cloth is related to the secret treasure of Wuyan Palace. We are determined to take it back, even... at all costs!”

Long Xiwawa’s words seemed squeezed through gritted teeth, implying that despite Yun Xiao’s background with the Meridian Refining Master Association, Wuyan Palace would not give up on recovering the Wuyan Cloth.

As for Yun Xiao’s own strength, even if Long Xiwawa knew he might not be an opponent, Wuyan Palace was full of experts, including many in the Earth Bending Realm and experts at the Heavenly Rank. The saying goes that open spears are easy to block but hidden arrows are hard to defend against; there is no lifetime defense against a lifetime of thieves.

”Since this Wuyan Cloth is so important, then trade it for the terms I mentioned earlier. Why waste so much breath?”

Yun Xiao wasn’t intimidated by Long Xiwawa’s threats, and maintained a light, casual demeanor, as if three heavenly-level materials were as common as cabbages on the roadside.

”So, you are determined to make an enemy of Wuyan Palace?”

Long Xiwawa took a step back, and Duan Wuya stood up as well, surrounded by a fire attribute aura. His deep voice carried an inexplicable meaning.

”Don’t blame me for not warning you two; if it comes to a fight, I won’t hold back!”

Yun Xiao’s eyes also flashed with a dangerous gleam. He wouldn’t stir trouble, but when trouble came knocking, he wasn’t afraid.

Moreover, these two had sought trouble back in Xuanyin Cave, and if Ye Ku hadn’t intervened with people from Sky Poison Institute, perhaps he would have exerted much more effort.

Had these two not come to him first, Yun Xiao wouldn’t seek out these Wuyan Palace folks over Xuanyin Cave matters, as the mighty Wuyan Palace was still beyond his grasp.

But with just two young talents from Wuyan Palace, given Yun Xiao’s peak Seeking Origin Realm strength, he believed even if the two joined forces, they wouldn’t withstand ten moves from him, so why compromise?

”Fine! Fine! You truly refuse a toast only to drink punishment wine!”

However, what Long Xiwawa said next made Yun Xiao feel a bit alert. Surely this Wuyan demon wasn’t foolish, knowing he was outmatched, why did he still speak such words?

”Lie Protector, take action!”

Long Xiwawa discreetly retreated several steps, and his loud command made Yun Xiao’s previous suspicions become reality—the Wuyan Palace folks were indeed well-prepared.

Whoosh!

A dark red figure flickered out from the stairwell, emitting a wild fire attribute aura. Yun Xiao instantly knew that this must be an extremely difficult Earth Bending Realm powerhouse to deal with.

”It shouldn’t have broken through to the Middle Stage of Earth Bending Realm yet!”

Yun Xiao’s Earth Rank Middle Level Power of Soul was extremely powerful. After staring at that dark red figure for a moment, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that dealing with such a guy wasn’t completely out of his league.

”Yun Xiao, I’ll ask you one last time, are you handing over the Wuyan Cloth or not?”

With this Early Stage Earth Bending Realm protector Lie Shan by his side, Long Xiwawa’s confidence instantly soared. His words contained an air of superiority, delivering an ultimatum to Yun Xiao.

In the eyes of Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya, Yun Xiao was initially certain they were no match for him, especially here at the Xuanyin Hall headquarters in Extreme Yin City. Even if negotiations failed, it would at most result in an unhappy parting.

But now, the Xuanyin Hall protector called Lie Shan was a genuine Early Stage Earth Bending Realm powerhouse, just one step away from breaking through to the Middle Stage.

Although Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya had seen Yun Xiao fight on par with a low-level Ninth Rank Strange Spirit in the Xuanyin Cave’s third level, they hadn’t seen him defeat the Alien Spirit Leader firsthand.

For these Soaring Dragon Continent cultivators, even a genius like Wuyan Palace’s top prodigy holds a deep-seated belief in the gap between Great Ranks, making battles across those ranks seem almost unreal.

Long Xiwawa was determined to obtain the Wuyan Cloth, and knowing he wouldn’t be Yun Xiao’s match, he brought in this hidden hand that had been lurking in Extreme Yin City for a while — Lie Shan, at the Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm.

If it weren’t absolutely necessary, Long Xiwawa wouldn’t have exposed these Wuyan Palace infiltrators stationed in Extreme Yin City for years. But the Wuyan Cloth was too important, forcing him to sacrifice some of them for it.

Although Lie Shan’s Meridian Qi Cultivation surpassed Long Xiwawa’s, he was already quite old but still stuck at the Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm, while the latter was a top young prodigy. His cultivation was bound to surpass Lie Shan’s given time.

Moreover, this time it was for something as important as the Wuyan Cloth. So at Long Xiwawa’s summon, Lie Shan arrived without any hesitation, facing a mere Seeking Origin Realm Peak youth without feeling any pressure.

Lie Shan even thought of killing Yun Xiao swiftly and hiding again in Extreme Yin City, making it difficult for Xuanyin Hall to find him. It would be perfect!

”This is your backup?”

Yun Xiao didn’t answer Long Xiwawa’s question but disdainfully pointed at Lie Shan and asked in return, his not even bothering to stand rage making Lie Shan, at the Early Stage of Earth Bending Realm, furious.

”The young brat’s courting death!”

As an Early Stage expert in the Earth Bending Realm, he could walk floods in Extreme Yin City, and Lie Shan had never been underestimated like this before.

Moreover, being belittled by a young man appearing not older than twenty, how could he bear it?

With a loud shout, Lie Shan lunged over, though his figure was thinner than Fire Tower Duan Wuya, it was still larger than Yun Xiao, making his charge formidable.

Whoosh!

Yet at this moment, Yun Xiao remained unmoved, while Chi Yan on the table suddenly shot out, its form rapidly enlarging and its aura surging.

Originally at a half-step Ninth Rank, Chi Yan’s transformation did not directly break through to the true Ninth Rank, but it was almost twice as strong as before, leaving the two Wuyan Palace geniuses stunned.

Neither Long Xiwawa nor Duan Wuya had seen this palm-sized fire attribute mouse-shaped Vein Demon in Xuanyin Cave, nor were they aware of Chi Yan’s combat power.

Unknown to them, Chi Yan’s sudden eruption was so powerful that Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of fear in the other’s eyes, feeling the situation slipping out of control.

They had initially thought Lie Shan’s Early Stage Earth Bending Realm cultivation would be enough to easily handle Yun Xiao, and at the very least, they would be there to assist; even if they couldn’t kill Yun Xiao, capturing his Waist Storage should have been easy.

Who could have imagined a strange Vein Demon would appear and reach half-step Ninth Rank level, causing Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya shock and disbelief?

To tame a Vein Demon as a Demon Pet usually only Beast Vein Masters on Demons Mountain can do, and the tamed Demon Pet cannot exceed its own Meridian Qi Cultivation level.

Seeing the mouse-shaped Vein Demon follow Yun Xiao’s command, the two must have had a relationship before entering Xuanyin Cave, when Yun Xiao wasn’t even at Seeking Origin Realm Late Stage.

A human cultivator at Seeking Origin Realm Late Stage managing to tame a half-step Ninth Rank Vein Demon as a Demon Pet greatly shook Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya’s longstanding views.