Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Teacher, you must have been drawn here by that breakthrough aura just now. Actually... Yun Xiao has broken through to the Heavenly Rank Third Realm!”

Mo Qing, with her sharp mind, looked at her teacher and the demeanor of Sky Poison Institute’s Dean Qingmu Wu, already guessed some clues, and at the same time felt a hint of mischief like the Ling Wan earlier in her heart.

After all, in the past two months, these two had both asserted that it was impossible for Yun Xiao to recover to his peak and might even sleep forever, becoming a cripple.

But now, not only has Yun Xiao not lost his cultivation, but he has taken another step forward from the point of no return. In a sense, this is a direct slap to the faces of these two Lianyun Mountain big shots.

In fact, the expressive faces Ling Wan wanted to see were clearly written on Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu’s faces. They had originally suspected, and Mo Qing’s words only turned that suspicion into reality.

”It’s really him?!”

However, at this moment, Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu couldn’t care less about their misjudgment. They were baffled, wondering why Yun Xiao could achieve a breakthrough under such circumstances.

Both Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu, along with almost all the Meridian Refining Masters from the association, had examined Yun Xiao’s body, and the chaos of his meridians was plain to see.

Even an Earth-rank Meridian Refining Master could clearly recognize Yun Xiao’s state. When human meridians have turned into a tangled mess, is there still hope for a breakthrough?

Many meridians were even snapped inch by inch, twisted into a mess, giving Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu reason to believe that even if the President himself intervened, Yun Xiao’s full recovery was improbable, at most he could preserve his life.

Furthermore, Qian Sanyuan and others had a suspicion that even the Holy-rank Meridian Refining Masters of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud might not yield any significant results.

Yet now, the state of the young man in the room was unseen, but the breakthrough aura to Heavenly Rank just now was deeply sensed by Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu.

And now Mo Qing confirmed it, that breakthrough aura to Heavenly Rank was indeed caused by Yun Xiao inside the room, completely overturning the ironclad rules of meridian refining practiced by these two big shots for hundreds of years.

Even Yun Xiao himself never thought he could recover so quickly and subsequently break through to the Early Stage of Floating Life Realm.

All of this was thanks to that miraculous Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, or say, that mysterious Blood Moon Jade.

One must know that even in a supreme plane like Li Yuan Realm, it could trigger fierce competition among giants for such an unparalleled supreme treasure. To merely restore a chaotic meridian of an Earth-rank cultivator to its original state, what was the big deal?

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao didn’t know about this, and Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu were even more in the dark. Therefore, at this moment, they stood dumbfounded in this courtyard, motionless for a long while, seemingly stunned by some incredible facts.

At this moment, even though Lianyun Mountain had many pressing matters to attend to, Qingmu Wu and Qian Sanyuan decided they must see a result here before leaving.

Who knew that after waiting, three days and three nights had passed until the dawn of the fourth day when an unusual commotion inside the room finally occurred.

Bang!

A power burst forth, soaring into the sky, drawing the attention of several people who had been sitting outside for days, including Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan, immediately turning their gaze over.

”This is...”

If the young ones felt both surprised and delighted, then Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu’s eyes were filled with shock because they clearly sensed, yet another aura of breakthrough.

Knowing that merely three days ago, Yun Xiao had just broken through from Half-step Heavenly Rank to Early Stage of Floating Life Realm. Merely three days later, he indeed achieved another breakthrough. Was this not enough to stun anyone?

Initially sentenced to death by the many big shots of Lianyun Mountain, or at best a life sentence of restoration, Yun Xiao unexpectedly broke through two realms in just three days.

And these were two realms within the Heavenly Rank Realm—consider how many astonishing talents on the Dragon Continent have been stuck at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm or Half-step Heavenly Rank, unable to break through for life.

Take for instance the two in the courtyard; they’re only at the late-stage Floating Life Realm. Yun Xiao’s recent breakthrough indicated that he was just a small realm away from them, wasn’t it?

Qian Sanyuan clearly knew Yun Xiao’s age. He’d known Yun Xiao back in the Hidden Dragon Continent. Now, a few years later, this young man seemed barely over twenty, right?

At barely over twenty years old, Yun Xiao had cultivated his Meridian Qi to a level comparable to top-tier experts on the Tenglong Continent. Such talent is astonishing and unheard of.

Yet, pondering over some matters, the shock in both Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu’s hearts finally eased somewhat. If not for such heaven-defying talent, how could he command the loyalty of similarly outstanding talents?

Whether it’s Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing in the courtyard, or Ling Wan on the side, along with Xue Ningxiang, the eldest Miss of Xuanyin Hall, and Xu Hongzhuang, who recently rose from Demons Mountain, all possess talents far exceeding those of Yu Zi.

Not to mention Miss Hu Ying’er of the Hu Family, who has reorganized her forces on Impermanence Island and drawn countless cultivators from the Eastern Domain and Southeast Territory of the continent. Her strength surpasses even that of old powerhouses like them.

Each of these geniuses, closely connected with Yun Xiao, are far beyond the younger generation of Tenglong Continent. It’s believed that in time, reaching the level of the older generation strongmen will be no difficulty.

Compared to these individuals, the original top talents of the Tenglong Continent, like Long Xiwawa and Su Jian, are simply insignificant in comparison. Even the likes of Ye Ku are still striving to break through to the Late Stage of Earth Bending Realm.

All these newly risen young geniuses are inseparably linked to Yun Xiao. Thus, recognizing this, Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu were also forced to accept this heaven-defying reality.

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Regarding the people and matters outside, Yun Xiao naturally was unaware at this moment. When the formidable breakthrough energy wave burst forth from him, it indicated that his breakthrough had been perfectly completed.

The aura, more than doubled in its previous magnitude, enveloped Yun Xiao. At this moment, he finally opened his eyes, which had been tightly shut for a full two months.

A blood-red light shot out from Yun Xiao’s eyes, soaring a ten feet high. Once the light retracted, he directly sat up from the bed.

”Middle-stage Floating Life Realm, truly not bad!”

Clearly, Yun Xiao had regained his consciousness at this moment. Watching as he stretched out his hand to clench a fist, sensing the surging meridian qi, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

To be honest, after desperately fighting on Impermanence Island back then, Yun Xiao had some understanding of his damaged body and could guess some possible outcomes.

At the end of his strength, forcefully borrowing the power of the Golden Snake Worm, such consumption was definitely not something the human flesh could endure. That he managed to persist until the end of the fight was already quite remarkable.

But the consequence of forcibly enhancing his strength was that he couldn’t even move afterward. Upon relaxing, he directly fell into a coma. At the moment of fainting, Yun Xiao seemed to have already foresaw his fate.

Whether he could wake up was uncertain, but Yun Xiao knew his own situation. His body was ravaged, with networks of disrupted and shattered meridians, making further cultivation impossible, even if he recovered consciousness.

This situation bore some resemblance to when Yun Xiao, on Hidden Dragon Continent, while helping Xue Qi search for something and entering the Snake Nest, had his meridians deemed as severed, rendering further meridian qi cultivation impossible, resulting in the Shang Family casting him aside as a waste, and causing Xue Qi’s attitude towards him to take a nose-dive.

If it weren’t for Yun Xiao activating the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique through the Blood Moon Jade, he might have been doomed to a life of ridicule as an unable-to-cultivate waste.

”It seems it’s the Blood Moon Jade’s doing again!”

Yun Xiao raised his hand, looking at the now calm blood-red crescent mark, having guessed some things. After all, he knew that even with the powerful methods of his past life as the Long Xiao Battle God, reaching this point would have been impossible.

Moreover, Yun Xiao had previously been in a deep coma, rendering any use of those powerful techniques impossible. Hence, all of this could only be attributed to the Blood Moon Jade’s automatic protection.

”You fool, do you consider me non-existent?”

Just when Yun Xiao was secretly celebrating his fortune through adversity, a cold voice suddenly emanated from within. Upon using his Inner Vision Eye, he immediately saw a pair of gold-glowing snake eyes.

”Yes, yes, there’s you too. This time, truly, thank you so much!”

Seeing the Golden Snake Worm, shrouded in golden light, Yun Xiao felt an immense sense of gratitude from the depths of his heart. He could clearly recall the great risk Xiao Wu took by lending him power back then.

The risk was such that it might have ended with both of them never waking up. Fortunately, now that they’re both delighted, Yun Xiao’s meridian qi has progressed significantly, breaking into the middle-stage of the Floating Life Realm, and Xiao Wu’s power also seems to have improved greatly.

”Well then, since I also benefited this time, I’ll let it go!”

With a hint of disdain in its eyes, the Golden Snake Worm’s tone was harsh. But Yun Xiao knew it was always this way, and at critical times, it was indeed very reliable.

”However, if something like this happens again next time, go kill yourself alone, and don’t take us along!”

Yet, in the next moment, a phrase from the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu left Yun Xiao’s face stiffening, secretly thinking that this guy really doesn’t take flattery well. After a few words, it was already distancing itself from Yun Xiao.