Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Lord Mountain Master, I seem to have some confidence in him now!”

Suppressing the shock in her heart, Xiao Bailin turned her gaze back to the rough-clothed young man who had already started taking action, suddenly uttering this sentence, which made everyone deeply agree.

Even though Yun Xiao’s cultivation at this moment was far inferior to Mountain Master Hou Tianlie, at least they all knew that Lord Mountain Master at the same level could never achieve such a great feat.

Moreover, this time it wasn’t a face-to-face battle of Meridian Qi, but merely rescuing Xu Hongzhuang and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, which might not be as difficult as everyone had just imagined.

”What’s he planning to do?”

Hou Tianlie, who also turned his head, saw Yun Xiao’s actions, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, along with a certain expectation.

At this moment, Yun Xiao did not approach Xu Hongzhuang but came to the front of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse.

However, the current Snow Stepping Flying Horse couldn’t even muster the strength to let out an angry neigh at Yun Xiao, nor could it fully open its eyes, only managing to crack them open slightly to vaguely see the somewhat familiar human figure.

”Hey, didn’t you say I couldn’t touch you? Now I’m touching you as I please, what can you do about it?”

It seemed like Yun Xiao sensed that warning light in the eyes of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, and suddenly, a mischievous thought emerged in him. Hearing this, the horse widened its eyes dramatically, the anger in its eyes reaching an extreme, but who knew where it found the strength?

”This guy, really is...”

With sharp senses, Hou Tianlie and others naturally heard Yun Xiao’s words and looked at each other in astonishment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. As strong individuals of Demons Mountain, they all knew the Snow Stepping Flying Horse was a mare, so was his way of speaking considered flirtatious?

Yun Xiao didn’t care about such matters; his words were not just for teasing but served a deeper purpose. Taking advantage of the aura the Snow Stepping Flying Horse gathered due to its anger, he proceeded with his next move.

Tap, tap, tap...

Yun Xiao’s right hand made a fluttering motion with his index and middle fingers, like a dragonfly skimming water, tapping nine times on the back of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, seemingly containing a special pattern.

”This... could he be a Beast Vein Master too?!”

Witnessing this scene, all the Mountain Elders of Demons Mountain, including Hou Tianlie, stared wide-eyed, as if they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. The Third Elder couldn’t help but exclaim, his voice tinged with disbelief.

Although these elders all knew Yun Xiao hailed from Lianyun Mountain and was a genuine Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master, a regular Medical Pulse Master or Poison Vein Master was fundamentally different from a Beast Vein Master.

Otherwise, why would Demons Mountain stand apart, completely at odds with the Meridian Refining Master Association? It’s precisely because the path of the Beast Vein specializes in the Vein Demon Clan, and many aspects differ greatly from the regular Meridian Refining Techniques.

The Meridian Refining Masters of Lianyun Mountain target humans, while those of Demons Mountain target Vein Demons. Human cultivators have somewhat similar meridians, but Vein Demons are incredibly varied.

It could be said that the Beast Vein path is far more profound than the ordinary medical and poison lines. For a Beast Vein Master to thoroughly understand the body meridians of all Vein Demons would likely take a lifetime and still be impossible.

Since Yun Xiao participated in the Lianyun Mountain disciple selection and joined the Meridian Refining Master Association, his Meridian Refining Talent hasn’t been a secret, but it was only focused on the medical and poison lines. Now, it seems this guy has also dabbled in the Beast Vein path?

Medical and Poison cultivation among Meridian Refining Masters isn’t uncommon on the Tenglong Continent, but one who is proficient in Medical, Poison, and Beast all three veins is absolutely unprecedented. In fact, any single one of the medical pulse or poison vein paths would require an ordinary Meridian Refining Master a lifetime of study.

Moreover, Yun Xiao is so young; even if he started cultivating Meridian Refining from the womb, he couldn’t have mastered all three lines. This completely overturns the Beast Vein notions held by Hou Tianlie and others all along.

”So, he deliberately provoked the Snow Stepping Flying Horse just now!”

After calming his surprise, Hou Tianlie, being a Heavenly Rank Beast Vein Master, suddenly understood the intent behind Yun Xiao’s teasing words earlier, feeling even more impressed.

Only those who had personally experienced that situation would understand how difficult it was to perform a Beast Vein Technique on the Snow Stepping Flying Horse or Xu Hongzhuang.

Speaking of which, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse had been in this state for much longer than Xu Hongzhuang, only kept barely alive by the Strange Spirit not wanting it to die.

In such a situation, the Demon Meridian Qi within the Snow Stepping Flying Horse’s meridians was almost undetectable, and even Hou Tianlie couldn’t find those specific meridians.

Only Yun Xiao could think of such a method, provoking the Snow Stepping Flying Horse into a rage, remembering the necessary meridian positions in that moment of final strength gathering; even Hou Tianlie couldn’t compare.

Never mind recalling so many Vein Demon meridian positions in an instant, but who could guarantee there would be no mistakes during the execution?

An unguarded misstep, and the result would be a total loss.

However, Hou Tianlie initially couldn’t comprehend what technique Yun Xiao intended to use, and at this moment, his shock was only intensified. He stared intently at the coarse-clothed young man’s nimble fingers, seemingly wanting to remember those positions.

In fact, unless they are the same type of Vein Demon, otherwise the Vein Demons are countless and their meridians are certainly all different.

Take the Snow Stepping Flying Horse as an example—perhaps there’s only this one on the entire Tenglong Continent. Even if one learns such a technique, it might never be possible to use it in the future.

Thump, thump, thump, thump...

While Hou Tianlie and the others were in shock, Yun Xiao’s fingers were not idle. After a series of smooth movements, combined with the previous nine pressure points, he accurately struck a total of forty-nine pressure points of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse.

Boom!

After the last pressure point was struck, Yun Xiao wiped his hand across the belly of the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, and an extraordinarily powerful special force suddenly rose from the latter’s body, leaving all the Mountain Elders of Demons Mountain utterly amazed.

”This… is this a Meridian Array?!”

The eyes of the Third Elder of Demons Mountain nearly popped out of his sockets, speaking extremely incoherently, because this was entirely different from the beast vein concepts he had always known.

As previously mentioned, Vein Demons are different from humans, and even among different types of Vein Demons, there are significant differences—such as whether a Flying Beast Pulse Demon would have the same meridian physique as a Walking Beast Pulse Demon?

As a Beast Vein Master, these Mountain Elders of Demons Mountain could also perform Meridian Arrays, but these arrays have always only been useful for humans with the same meridian pressure points. They have never heard of anyone being able to perform a Meridian Array on a Vein Demon.

Of course, if a powerful Beast Vein Master dedicates several years, perhaps he can create a Meridian Array specific to a particular type of Vein Demon, but such an endeavor is undoubtedly not worth the effort.

Spending years to create an array only useful for a single type of Vein Demon, which might become completely useless after one use—no Beast Vein Master is foolish enough to engage in such a disproportionate venture. Who would undertake such an endeavor?

So at this moment, seeing Yun Xiao successfully perform a Meridian Array on the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, their feelings are understandable; it was something that never existed in their minds—an absolute overturn.

Moreover, Yun Xiao has only been at Demons Mountain for a short time; how could he possibly create an Earth Rank Meridian Array specific to the Snow Stepping Flying Horse in such a short period?

From any perspective, this is absolutely impossible.

”Perhaps… it’s not impossible!”

Just as the elders were bewildered, the Mountain Master Hou Tianlie suddenly spoke, and his words puzzled everyone—had even the Mountain Master become abnormal?

”You should all know that the founder of Demons Mountain is from Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, right?”

Hou Tianlie’s eyes flickered with a hint of excitement. These two statements prompted the elders to nod slightly regarding this secret of Demons Mountain—they were not unfamiliar with it.

The elders knew that not only was the founder of Demons Mountain from Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, but his mount, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, was not a native Vein Demon of Tenglong Continent. It was brought down by the founder from Nine-layered Dragon Cloud as well.

”In the hand notes left by the ancestor, I once saw a lost technique; it seems that the Meridian Array performed using this technique can be applied to any Vein Demon, perhaps…”

Hou Tianlie spoke eloquently but didn’t finish, turning his gaze to the coarse-clothed young man not far away. He believed he didn’t need to say much more, for the elders of Demons Mountain should understand his intention, right?

”He… he actually knows the lost technique of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?”

Reminded by Hou Tianlie, the Great Elder Xiao Bailin was struck with a sudden realization, exclaiming with a hint of disbelief.

Because according to the hand notes left by the ancestor of Demons Mountain, even he himself was not skilled in this technique, and it seems that this technique existed only in legend in Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, with never a word of anyone successfully mastering it.

But the reality before them set off waves of astonishment within Hou Tianlie, Xiao Bailin, and others. They were unwilling to believe, but apart from this explanation, there was nothing else that could convince them of what they’d witnessed.

”The Meridian Array has formed!”

Especially when Hou Tianlie sensed that the energy fluctuations had stabilized, he couldn’t help but take a deep breath, his speculation becoming increasingly certain.

As for Yun Xiao at this moment, he paid no attention to the amazed people of Demons Mountain. He knew this was the most critical moment, whether he could successfully save the Snow Stepping Flying Horse and Xu Hongzhuang depended on this.