Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”No... Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

Compared to the multitude of excited onlookers below, as the direct participant, Lu Tianwen was staring intently at the ascending green mist, and his murmuring voice revealed the extreme unwillingness in his heart.

Because only Lu Tianwen could be certain that the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison he unleashed was indeed being slowly incinerated by the blood-red flames, and perhaps before long, it would cease to exist.

If Lu Yanji’s earlier attempts to help Qian Sanyuan were merely tackling the symptoms, then Yun Xiao at this moment was addressing the root cause.

Even if Lu Yanji could cure Qian Sanyuan, the poison would still exist, and his methods would only target one person or perhaps a few people.

It’s even possible that after curing one person, while attempting to neutralize another’s poison, the previously healed person might be poisoned again, due to the presence of this extremely potent poison in the air of the Meridian Refining Master Association.

But Yun Xiao was different; he intended to completely neutralize this Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison from its source. If he could truly burn away the Ten Thousand Covering Mysterious Trace in the air, the crisis at Lianyun Mountain would be resolved in an instant.

This was the reason for Yun Xiao’s boundless confidence earlier. If it had been during his previous life as the Long Xiao Battle God at the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage, the resolution might have been troublesome. But after his rebirth, he had acquired some special methods.

For example, this Ancestral Vein Fire, Yun Xiao only knows it is transformed from the Blood Moon Jade, but he only vaguely understands its origin. Perhaps even the great powers of the Li Yuan Realm have a blurred understanding of what level of treasure it truly is?

As for the saying, ”Star Moon Same Sky, Blood Calamity Descends,” Yun Xiao naturally has no qualifications to concern himself with it now.

He only knew that this Blood Moon Jade revived him, and bestowed upon him endless creation. At least for now, it seemed beneficial to him.

With the Ancestral Vein Fire that Yun Xiao possessed, it was undoubtedly invincible at the same level. Moreover, the Ancestral Vein Fire seemed to contain a kind of Power of Purification. Yun Xiao had reason to believe that over time, it might not be much weaker than Little Dragon’s One Thought to Solve Myriad Poisons.

Indeed, this held true; when Yun Xiao wielded the Ancestral Vein Fire, transforming the blood-red flames into a Fire Curtain, the supposed Ten Thousand Covering Mysterious Trace had nowhere to hide.

While Lu Tianwen’s understanding of the Ten Thousand Covering Mysterious Trace was merely superficial, Yun Xiao’s understanding of this Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison was much more detailed.

The combination of these foreign methods and experience resulted in Yun Xiao’s ease in neutralizing this Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison. How could Lu Tianwen accept this?

”Some things are not meant to be yours. A frog in a well should know the vastness of the sky!”

Yun Xiao didn’t bother with the somewhat lost expression of Lu Tianwen, and his eyes passed over the increasingly descending Fire Curtain in the sky. The subsequent words he spoke caused everyone to ponder.

Truth be told, today’s Poison Vein competition was full of twists and turns. Yun Xiao’s performance was overwhelmingly impressive, and this reversal of fortune had left everyone somewhat numb.

Now, Yun Xiao could even neutralize a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison, which meant that poisons below the Holy Rank could not harm this young lad?

What these people didn’t know was that Yun Xiao’s ability to neutralize the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison was merely a stroke of luck.

If it were a different Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison, Yun Xiao would at most be able to protect himself, and not exhibit such unparalleled dominance.

No one knew these things, and Lu Tianwen was naturally unaware. At this moment, his face had turned pale because he knew that in the end, he was defeated.

This kind of failure was unacceptable for Lu Tianwen; even when Yun Xiao had earlier controlled him with some sort of poison, he believed it was just a momentary lapse.

The Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison was Lu Tianwen’s final card, and with a mad desire to bury everyone at Lianyun Mountain, he especially wanted to see the boy’s helpless expression.

After Lu Yanji’s methods showed no result, Lu Tianwen once thought his insanity would finally be realized, but the boy overturned everything, effortlessly neutralizing the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison.

Even such an insane act of mutual destruction couldn’t harm that boy in the slightest, which had shattered the last layer of defense in Lu Tianwen’s heart.

In this instant, it was as if all the strength in Lu Tianwen’s body was drained, causing him to collapse to the ground, staring hopelessly at the increasingly fading blood-red Fire Curtain.

Even now, Lu Tianwen couldn’t understand how a Floating Life Realm Middle Stage youth, a Heavenly Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master, managed to neutralize the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison.

But none of this mattered anymore. The important thing was, Lu Tianwen knew he had no way out; even though he anticipated this result, not witnessing the boy perish with him was undoubtedly a great regret.

Yun Xiao didn’t pay the slightest attention to Lu Tianwen; seeing his palm press down slightly, that blood-red fire curtain finally descended upon everyone.

It’s worth mentioning that the blood-red fire curtain, capable of incinerating even Heaven Rank Advanced poison, did not cause the slightest harm to those cultivators or Meridian Refining Masters when it touched their bodies.

Everyone felt a gentle breeze on their faces, followed by the rising of green smoke. Even the poisons in their bodies evaporated in an instant, no longer ravaging their systems.

”Big brother, I... what’s happened to me?”

In one place, an Earth Bending Realm cultivator who had been hacking at his brother suddenly regained clarity. He still held the sword-swinging pose, but a look of confusion appeared on his face.

”Second brother, this time we all have to thank Lord Yun Xiao. It was he who saved all of us!”

The elder brother, who could barely maintain a trace of sanity, gazed fervently at the roughly-clad youth on the stone platform, a hint of reverence in his voice.

Regrettably yet ironically, this person had been one of those who sought to kick a man when he’s down, encouraging Yun Xiao to apologize by suicide when their lives were threatened.

But at this moment, such thoughts had long vanished from his mind. He realized that without Yun Xiao’s formidable Ancestor Vein Fire Curtain, he’d either have been killed by his brother or killed his brother, with his life at stake in any case.

Such is human nature; it changes with time or circumstances. At this point, no one among the crowd blamed Yun Xiao for dragging them into this. That youth had become everyone’s savior.

Moreover, Yun Xiao could easily dissolve even Heaven Rank Advanced poison and had such powerful poisoning skills. None of them dared to guarantee that they wouldn’t fall victim to his unexpected Poison Meridian Skill in battle.

Anyway, when the light curtain of Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire finally touched the ground, both the Ten Thousand Covering Mysterious Trace poison in the air and the toxins within countless cultivators and Meridian Refining Masters were instantly dispelled.

This wasn’t an antidote specific to Ten Thousand Covering Mysterious Trace; Yun Xiao had used an almost domineering method to evaporate the endless poison. Such a miraculous method, the crowd had never heard of before.

”Now, do you have anything to say?”

Sensing the numerous cultivators below, though still listless, had returned to normal, Yun Xiao with a faint smile on his face, turned his head and spoke softly.

At these words, Lu Tianwen’s already pale face became even more ashen. Slumped on the ground, even his breathing was weak and feeble.

”I lost!”

In these desperate times, Lu Tianwen seemed to regain some composure suited to the Vice President of Spirit Fighting Commerce. Instead of roaring madly, he spoke those three words calmly.

Upon hearing those three words from Lu Tianwen’s mouth, everyone below couldn’t help but feel emotional. This result of the Poison Meridian Path competition had long been determined, only it had been delayed maniacally by him.

Perhaps even in Lu Tianwen’s heart, he hadn’t expected this outcome. He had gambled everything, wanting everyone to perish with him, but never did he expect this youth to truly resolve the Heaven Rank Advanced poison.

Facing someone who could easily dissolve Heaven Rank Advanced poison, combined with his current vulnerable state, Lu Tianwen knew he had no chance and might as well admit it.

”Since you’ve admitted your defeat, perhaps you can now answer the question I asked earlier?”

Yun Xiao left Lu Tianwen’s life intact only because there were certain unanswered questions in his mind. When he asked this, he had already retrieved the light curtain of the Ancestral Vein Fire.

Swish!

The light curtain reclaimed by Yun Xiao contracted and transformed into a blood-red light shield, enveloping both him and Lu Tianwen within.

As a result, no outsider could overhear Yun Xiao and Lu Tianwen’s dialogue. Even Liu Hanyi, who was nearest, could only see Yun Xiao’s lips move without hearing a single sound.

The experiences of Long Xiao Battle God from a previous life were undoubtedly Yun Xiao’s greatest secret in this life. Until he was sure of avenging his past life’s great enmity, he would never reveal such a colossal secret.

Even to his closest ones, Yun Xiao had not spoken a word; it wasn’t deliberate secrecy but fear that revealing it would endanger his relatives and friends.

Thus, when asking this question now, Yun Xiao understood it might involve the secret of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, so he had to maintain confidentiality. He knew that under these circumstances, Lu Tianwen likely wouldn’t dare to hide anything further.