Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Yun Xiao, is it really not necessary for us to follow?”

Before Dinghai Pier, Wu Yingjiang, the Second Elder of Shenxiao Sect, looked at the figures ahead, his tone tinged with a hint of melancholy and regret because the rough-clothed youth had no intention of taking him along.

”Yun Xiao, maybe we could wait a few more days until the Heavenly Rank experts from various top forces arrive!”

Feng Qiyun, an elder from the Lianyun Mountain Sky Poison Institute, also offered another suggestion. After all, he knew that Shenxiao Sect had already sent out flying letters, and those strong Heavenly Rank experts should be rushing towards Denghai Pier.

People like Wu Yingjiang and Feng Qiyun were all strong fighters who had reached the peak of the Earth Bending Realm, but when they sensed the aura of these young people ahead, they couldn’t help feeling amazed.

In just ten days, the boys and girls who were once on par with them had surprisingly surpassed these older figures, closely chasing after the most elite existences on the Tenglong Continent.

However, upon hearing Yun Xiao make the decision to only bring along Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing, who had reached the half-step Heavenly Rank, Wu Yingjiang and others felt rather regretful and confused.

”Elders, it’s not that I don’t want to take you, but the vast ocean only has a few flying beast pulse demons. We need to strike quickly!”

Hearing the elders’ words, Yun Xiao pointed to the expansive East Sea and said words that held ground, as the human side’s ships had mostly been destroyed by strange spirits.

Moreover, even if there were ships, they would never compare to the speed of flying vein demons; flying through the sky would allow them to reach Impermanence Island faster.

”As for those Heavenly Rank experts...”

Yun Xiao turned back, glanced westward, then shook his head and said, ”They don’t know when they’ll arrive, and in these ten days, Denghai Pier has been calm. Don’t you find it strange?”

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words, Feng Qiyun, Autumn Leisure, and others seemed thoughtful, vaguely realizing that something was amiss. For ten days, they had been preparing for another battle.

”Logically speaking, after we killed so many Heavenly Spirit experts and continuously sealed the array points of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array in major cities, the potentially existing Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit would not give up so easily!”

Yun Xiao talked confidently, and as he continued, his eyes grew brighter, finally clapping his hands and saying, ”There’s only one possibility: the legendary Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit is at a crucial moment, and all the high-level forces of the strange spirits are guarding Impermanence Island’s headquarters!”

”So, we cannot delay for even a moment. We must quickly destroy the recovery path of that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit to be completely reassured, otherwise... the human race is in danger!”

These words explained Yun Xiao’s reason for rushing to Impermanence Island with his companions. Whether bringing along Earth-rank cultivators who couldn’t fly or waiting for Heavenly Rank experts whose arrival time was unknown, either way delayed too much time.

Yun Xiao himself had the double-phoenix, and coupled with the flying beast vein demons brought by the elders from Demons Mountain, taking these few people was no problem. Taking more people was not feasible.

”Alright, but you must be careful. If something can’t be done, survival comes first!”

After hearing Yun Xiao’s explanation, Feng Qiyun and others naturally couldn’t persuade further but instead offered worried advice because they valued these individuals greatly.

Whether it’s Yun Xiao, Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, or Xue Ningxiang Ling Wan, they could be considered future pillars of the Tenglong Continent. With their talents, achieving the sovereign level of the continental overlord position was no real difficulty.

If these geniuses went with no return and perished on Impermanence Island, the Tenglong Continent might languish for decades or even centuries.

”Rest assured, I’ll act accordingly!”

Yun Xiao nodded, accepted the elders’ goodwill, and leaped onto the back of the Green Phoenix, waved his hand, causing several flying beast pulse demons to soar into the sky. Soon they became small black dots on the East Sea, and eventually disappeared.

”The brave man goes east; he should be our role model!”

Watching the black dots disappear, everyone remained silent for a long time until Wu Yingjiang, the Second Elder of Shenxiao Sect, uttered this ten-character remark, to which all human cultivators present deeply agreed.

On the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, thanks to the force of these individuals, humans had regained control of the battlefield, pushing the spirit battlefield’s edge to the East Sea coast, defending the sea.

But such achievements couldn’t reassure all human cultivators, as they knew there were countless strange spirits on the islands within the East Sea.

Of course, if it were merely eighth and ninth-ranked strange spirits, or low-level silver-grade Heavenly Spirits, it wouldn’t matter much.

However, they all knew there was still a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit that had once escaped from Xuanyin Hall on Impermanence Island.

What is the concept of a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit? It is equivalent to a super strong individual in the Human Clan’s Heavenly Realm, and among all the human cultivators from the entire Tenglong Continent, there isn’t even one.

Moreover, it is said that this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit is restoring its strength and wants to go further with the help of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array. If such a time truly comes, the entire Continent might suffer under the rampant destruction of the Strange Spirits!

Even if Yun Xiao led the human cultivators to counterattack along the East Sea coast, the strongest one they encountered was merely that Intermediate Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit, and they almost perished at its hands in the end.

It’s imaginable how perilous it is for Yun Xiao to lead numerous young talents to Impermanence Island this time. As he previously mentioned, if there is no movement at the Denghai Pier for ten days, those alien spirit strong people must be waiting for them at the headquarters of Impermanence Island.

”I hope they all return safely!”

In the end, Feng Qiyun could only sigh. After all, they hadn’t reached the Heavenly Rank, and couldn’t fly, so they couldn’t be of any help in the battle at the faraway Impermanence Island.

The only thing they could do was to defend the coastline of the Human Territory, preventing another counterattack by those Strange Spirits. They absolutely couldn’t hinder Yun Xiao; this was already the final bottom line.

...

Whoosh... Whoosh...

Across the sky above the East Sea, several streaks of flowing light rapidly approached. On the back of one Green Phoenix stood a young man dressed in rough clothes, the sea wind howling, yet unable to sway him in the slightest.

This young man was naturally Yun Xiao returning from Denghai Pier. Not far from him, several Flying Beast Pulse Demons moved at an incredible speed, each carrying a young talent, flying with astonishing swiftness.

”In half a day, we should reach the area where Impermanence Island is located, right?”

Xu Hongzhuang on the back of the Purple Phoenix was closest to Yun Xiao. Although she only had the cultivation of the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm, the mere sea wind couldn’t shake her in the slightest.

”Xiao Lan, actually... you shouldn’t have come!”

Yun Xiao glanced sideways at Xu Hongzhuang flying alongside him, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. His words weren’t answering her question but revisiting an old matter.

After all, Xu Hongzhuang’s strength was not as strong compared to Liu Hanyi, Mo Qing, and others. Yun Xiao knew how dangerous Impermanence Island was, and the Heavenly Spirits there would likely be stronger and far more numerous than those encountered at Denghai Pier.

With Xu Hongzhuang’s cultivation at the Late Stage of the Earth Bending Realm, she probably couldn’t withstand even a single blow from a Heavenly Spirit Expert. Despite Yun Xiao’s prior attempts to persuade her, the young girl stubbornly insisted on coming, leaving him with no other choice.

If not for the Green Phoenix, Yun Xiao could have forced the non-flying Xu Hongzhuang to stay at Denghai Pier. However, perhaps due to Xu Hongzhuang’s Myriad Demon Divine Body, the Green Phoenix obeyed her commands and ignored Yun Xiao entirely.

”Rest assured, if we encounter a Heavenly Spirit Rank alien spirit strong person, I’ll keep a safe distance and won’t become a burden!”

Knowing Yun Xiao’s concerns, Xu Hongzhuang understood her situation better than anyone else. However, she didn’t voice one particular thought: she knew that the trip to Impermanence Island was perilous, and even Yun Xiao might not emerge unscathed.

Given the expected end could mean permanent separation, how could Xu Hongzhuang stay uninvolved? Like Feng Qiyun, Wu Yingjiang, and others, foolishly waiting for an outcome at Denghai Pier?

She couldn’t bear such torment, so she stubbornly followed along. Despite her weak strength, she wanted to witness the outcome with her own eyes.

If Yun Xiao succeeded, she’d cheer with joy, and if he failed, she’d do her utmost to protect him. And if Yun Xiao died, she would likely follow him.

Many things Yun Xiao didn’t know, or rather, he was unwilling to think about: this girl, who was betrothed to him before he was born, had deeply fallen for him, becoming ever more entangled as time passed.

Seeing Xu Hongzhuang’s expression, Yun Xiao knew he couldn’t persuade her further. Turning his gaze back to the Eastern Horizon, half a day later, when the silhouette of a large island appeared under the setting sun’s glow, he knew they’d reached their destination.

”Is that Impermanence Island?”

From afar in the sky, the large island under the sunset appeared somewhat eerie, lacking any majesty attributed to the legendary Impermanence Island, instead exuding a strange aura.

According to Yun Xiao’s intel, Impermanence Island, with its Flower Mountain and bird waters, resembled a piece of Immortal Realm on earth. Four major rivers from all sides connected the headquarters of Impermanence Island like a giant cross.

At this moment, looking down from the sky, those four large rivers were still there, but the center point where they converged had no trace of buildings, only a Big Lake as smooth as a giant mirror, using its shine for reflection.