Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Elder Liao, are you saying they were controlled by Strange Spirits?”

Duan Gen reacted quickly, thought of a possibility, and showed a hint of horror on his face. Then he shook his head and said, ”That should be impossible, right? Aside from some specific Strange Spirits, only Heavenly Spirits can perform such bizarre methods!”

As Duan Gen said, although Strange Spirits are extremely peculiar, they are far inferior to the Power of Soul compared to humans, and even weaker than some Vein Demons.

Only when a Strange Spirit reaches the Heavenly Spirit Rank, and their Power of Soul is tempered by Sky Power, can they achieve a level of sublimation. But strictly speaking, they still can’t impose such special control on human cultivators of the same rank.

At least since the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield opened, Duan Gen hasn’t heard of any human strong being controlled by Strange Spirits. If such a method truly existed, those final dozens of human cities would’ve long been unguarded.

”There’s always a small chance in everything. Those Strange Spirits suddenly gave up attacking the East Gate, and have flooded the West Gate. If you say they have no backup plan, I wouldn’t believe it!”

Liao Qiguang spoke confidently, glanced at Duan Gen, and continued, ”Even if there’s only a one in ten thousand chance, we can’t take this risk. It concerns the survival of Gushan City and the lives of tens of thousands of cultivators inside!”

The implication of this Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce is that the lives of about ten people outside the city are far less important than the safety of Gushan City. From this standpoint, sacrificing about ten people to preserve the city is quite a bargain.

”But...”

Duan Gen wanted to say more, but just as he uttered two words, Liao Qiguang interrupted him impatiently, and other cultivators dared not say anything extra.

”Duan Gen, you must know that I am the highest leader of Gushan City. Are you aware of the consequences of disobeying orders?”

Seeing that this old fellow lacked insight, Liao Qiguang could only use his status and power to pressure him. The so-called trust is essential. When many cultivators nominated him as the power holder of Gushan City, they also set some rules.

Otherwise, if Liao Qiguang’s every command was met with deceit, how could they unite against the army of Strange Spirits? So any cultivator who dares to defy orders is an enemy of all Gushan City cultivators.

Naturally, Duan Gen didn’t know that Liao Qiguang was using public power for private revenge today, aiming to completely destroy a certain young man below, and as for the other implicated cultivators, they could only blame their ill fate.

”Alas...”

Seeing Liao Qiguang speak like this, Duan Gen finally dared not say more, and at this moment, the voice from below had once again risen from that Killing Heart Sect genius, naturally asking them to open the city gate.

”Listen below, the army of Strange Spirits is about to attack the city. To prevent any chance of breaking the city, the West Gate will not open. You should go and save yourselves!”

Liao Qiguang’s eyes flashed with a cold smile, and he wouldn’t go too far openly. Hearing his high voice, the faces of the cultivators below changed color, as they didn’t expect such a result.

......

”Captain, what do we do now?”

Jian Xi’s face was extremely somber, and his gaze returned from the West Gate City Wall of Gushan City as he directly asked. However, upon saying this, Ruan Ying beside him naturally didn’t know how to answer.

”What kind of madness has Liao Qiguang caught?”

Killing Heart Sect’s genius Ye Suxin naturally knew Liao Qiguang. At this moment, she cursed in a low voice with a slightly gloomy face.

Although she hadn’t spoken to Liao Qiguang before, her impression of that Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce was quite good. At least regarding the resistance against Strange Spirits at the East Gate, that person was still conscientious.

”Who is that old guy?”

Yun Xiao wasn’t overly angry, and asked softly, while Ye Suxin suddenly turned her head, seemingly recalling something.

”He’s the Sixth Elder of Douling Commerce and also the publicly nominated power holder of Gushan City!”

Ye Suxin suppressed her thoughts, briefly introduced Liao Qiguang’s identity, and seeing the humble-clothed youth before her, along with the past events, she vaguely understood the reason behind Liao Qiguang’s actions now.

”Heh, Douling Commerce, huh? I didn’t expect these guys to disregard the big picture and bring private revenge here!”

Yun Xiao, with his wise mind, deduced some things merely from Liao Qiguang’s identity. After all, he hadn’t concealed himself at this moment, and with that Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm cultivation, Liao Qiguang would definitely recognize him first.

He originally thought that with the Strange Spirit threat ahead, all human cultivators would first put aside past grudges to unite against the Strange Spirits. Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the first city, he encountered such sordid affairs of using public power for private revenge.

”No good, Strange Spirits, lots of Strange Spirits!”

As a cold smile appeared on Yun Xiao’s face, Ruan Ying’s complexion changed, and his gaze towards the north filled with a hint of fear. Since they were below the city wall, they discovered the Strange Spirits much slower than those above the wall.

”The south too, this is trouble!”

The protector from the Killing Heart Sect turned his head and saw distant billows of smoke and dust, clearly vastly different from the previous dozens of squads of Strange Spirits. At a glance, it was evident that the alien army had arrived.

”That old fox Liao Qiguang wants us all dead under the city walls!”

Looking distantly at the alien army’s aura, Ye Suxin’s fair face was full of pallor with a hint of anger, then she whispered, ”Since they won’t open the gate, we must retreat strategically for now!”

Watching the towering city walls of tens of feet high, everyone agreed. None of them had reached the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, naturally they couldn’t fly, making it virtually impossible to climb up such towering walls.

Once surrounded by the alien army, even with Yun Xiao present, the eventual result would likely be exhaustion and depletion of Meridian Qi. This was truly a case of being overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

There had been a great expert of the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm trapped within the alien army’s formation before, ultimately killing hundreds of Strange Spirits, yet unable to escape a tragically shredded fate.

”Hmph, if they won’t open the gate, can’t we open it ourselves?”

However, just as everyone was prepared to strategically retreat, Yun Xiao let out a cold laugh. Since that old fox wanted to settle a personal vendetta, he wouldn’t hold back.

”Brother Yun Xiao... Lord Yun Xiao, what do you intend to do?”

Ruan Ying, in his urgency, nearly addressed him as brother, quickly correcting himself. Now was not the time to focus on such details. He wanted to know if there was any alternative other than retreating westward?

”Gather under the city gate and wait for me!”

Seeing the alien army from the north and south drawing closer, Yun Xiao knew there was no time to delay. He himself feared not those alien armies, but if truly encircled, others might not be as fortunate.

Whoosh...

With a deep shout, Yun Xiao willed it, and momentarily from his shoulders on his back emerged streaks of lightning, appearing extremely mysterious.

”What is that...”

Seeing this scene, the Hawk Squad members were momentarily puzzled. Instead, the talented Ye Suxin from the Killing Heart Sect seemed to suddenly recall something.

”Tsk tsk, how could I forget this!”

Ye Suxin commented with surprise, and in that sound, Yun Xiao’s shoulders on his back had already grown a pair of silver Thunder Wings, each two-feet long, surrounded by dazzling lightning.

With the Thunder Dragon’s Wings unleashed, Yun Xiao wasted no time, gently unfurling them, causing a gust of wind to rise, his entire figure transforming into a silver-gray lightning ray, soaring rapidly toward the tens of feet high West Gate City Wall of Gushan City.

This scene not only left the Hawk Squad members gaping, unable to close their mouths, but also astounded the numerous cultivators upon the West Gate City Wall of Gushan City.

It was well-known that due to a tacit agreement between the high-levels of humans and Strange Spirits, no strong warriors above the Heavenly Rank were dispatched to the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield.

Therefore, except for a few special Strange Spirits, no human cultivator could fly. Suddenly seeing a rough-clothed young man soaring with Thunder Wings was truly a shock.

Those with keen insight seemed to remember a name, after all on the Tenglong Continent, below the Heavenly Rank Third Realm only one human cultivator was known to fly through history.

”Yun Xiao, what do you intend to do?”

On the city wall, seeing Yun Xiao flying towards him, Liao Qiguang instinctively questioned.

With these words, the numerous strong cultivators’ speculations instantly became reality, understanding why the Sixth Elder of the Spirit Fighting Commerce made such baffling decisions beforehand.

”It seems like Elder Liao wants to settle his personal vendetta!”

A light flashed in Duan Gen’s eyes, as a Middle Stage of Earth Bending Realm strong cultivator, naturally he had heard of Yun Xiao’s name, and knew that young man had troubling history with the Spirit Fighting Commerce.

Yuyang City Spirit Fighting Commerce’s fall, Chunxiao City Spirit Fighting Commerce’s collapse, and even the deaths of Commerce Headquarters Special Envoy Xia Yong and Headquarters protector Situ Lang were reportedly linked to the young man named Yun Xiao.

Later Yun Xiao joined Lianyun Mountain, then went to Xuanyin Hall, gaining increasing reputation, finally showcasing prowess at Yanji Lake, reaching a peak of fame.

For such a dazzling individual, even stronger than seasoned geniuses like Long Xiwawa and Su Jian, anyone with some capability would seek information about his background from various channels.

Though Yun Xiao hadn’t appeared much in the past half-year, the moment one saw that rough-clothed young man with a wooden sword on his back, strong cultivators like Duan Gen would certainly not mistake him.

As peculiar thoughts emerged in everyone’s minds, that rough-clothed youth with silver Thunder Wings had flown to the West Gate City Wall. His cool eyes looked at the Sixth Elder of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, lacking any emotion.