Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Is he actually an Array Master?”

Hearing Li Yunfan’s words suddenly, Qian Sanyuan and the others nodded slightly. Lu Yanji, however, was taken aback and asked directly, as he had been in closed cultivation for nearly two years and knew nothing about external affairs.

Lu Yanji’s understanding of Yun Xiao came from Qian Sanyuan’s account of the last Refining Cloud Mountain disciple selection. Later, he met Yun Xiao briefly in Extreme Yin City. Given his status and cultivation, he only considered Yun Xiao slightly important.

Therefore, Lu Yanji’s impression of Yun Xiao remained shallow. He only knew of Yun Xiao’s excellent Medical Pulse and Poison Meridian skills, which he witnessed today, but he had never known that this fellow was also an Array Master.

Being an Array Master was not unusual, as many Meridian Refining Masters also studied the art of arrays. Sometimes, setting up an array beforehand during alchemy might increase the success rate.

For instance, the Meridian Array often used by Meridian Refining Masters is essentially a type of array, though its manifestation differs. The two share many commonalities.

This remark made Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu glance at each other, a flash of emotion in their eyes, and they thought to themselves that the chairman had become outdated after two years of seclusion.

”Chairman, you probably don’t know what has happened in the past year or two, do you?”

Earlier, when Lu Yanji emerged, Qian Sanyuan barely had time to speak, given the dire situation—he almost acted against Lu Yanji under mental influence.

It wasn’t until Yun Xiao reversed the situation in one move that Qian Sanyuan could recount the past events. Upon hearing about the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield from his words, even Lu Yanji couldn’t help but gasp.

Ever since returning from Xuanyin Hall, Lu Yanji had entered seclusion to strive for the Heavenly Realm, truly ignorant of outside matters until now, the shocking changes on the continent became known to him.

Subsequently, Yun Xiao forcefully appeared in the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield, sounding the bugle call for human counterattack starting from Gushan City, and ultimately struck straight at Impermanence Island, completely disrupting the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit’s plans.

”Phew...”

Only after the last word from Qian Sanyuan did Lu Yanji exhale a long breath. Even without experiencing these events himself, he could imagine the danger back then.

”Wu Zhukong and Wei Duzheng, do they really think Refining Cloud Mountain has no one?”

After lamenting, a strong hostility erupted from Lu Yanji, an indication of extreme dissatisfaction with Wuyan Palace and Spirit Fighting Commerce’s opportunism.

Yun Xiao was a great benefactor who saved humanity from fire, yet those two dared to act against Yun Xiao on Impermanence Island, which was a blatant affront to Refining Cloud Mountain.

”Fortunately, Lu Tianrun was ultimately counter-killed by Yun Xiao, which can be said to be a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it.”

Sensing the hostility from Lu Yanji, Ouyang Yangwan was equally startled, but those words did calm the former somewhat.

”Yun Xiao being safe is their good luck, otherwise I, as the chairman, would go to their sect headquarters to demand an explanation!”

Lu Yanji, who had broken through to the Heavenly Realm, seemed to have changed in character, or perhaps it was the domineering nature of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Lu Family bloodline at play. At this moment, the aura he radiated was somewhat suffocating.

However, being a Heavenly Realm expert now, Lu Yanji had the standing to say such things. Those present were unaware of the turmoil within Wuyan Palace and Spirit Fighting Commerce—a Heavenly Realm expert could sweep across the entire Tenglong Continent.

Even Ouyang Yangwan and Li Yunfan were considering that now, with a Heavenly Realm expert on the human side, even if the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had escaped from Impermanence Island by luck, it likely wouldn’t cause much trouble again.

In the past, Ouyang Yangwan or Xue Tianao always had a heavy burden on their minds. After all, if the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River fully regained its peak strength, human experts on the Tenglong Continent might not be able to withstand it.

”Chairman, there is something else that perhaps should be told to you!”

Having broken through to the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm, Qingmu Wu first wore a look of struggle, then took a deep breath. This statement caught the attention of everyone present.

Even Lu Yanji looked at Qingmu Wu with some puzzlement—this was his most valued subordinate; otherwise, he wouldn’t have entrusted the Sky Poison Institute to him. Seeing Qingmu Wu taking it so seriously, Lu Yanji also felt a chill in his heart.

”Actually... the reason the chairman was able to break through successfully was because of Yun Xiao’s assistance!”

With everyone’s eyes on him, Qingmu Wu finally revealed the truth, leaving everyone, including Lu Yanji himself, dumbfounded.

”This... how is this possible?!”

Even Ouyang Wuantong, who usually remained composed, was somewhat taken aback and couldn’t quite gather his thoughts, the murmurs from his mouth revealing the shock and disbelief in his heart.

Li Yunfan, standing nearby, deeply agreed with Ouyang Wuantong’s words. Earlier, Yun Xiao had used the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill to help Qingmu Wu forcefully breakthrough to the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm, which was already an incredibly astounding feat.

Although Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan were themselves strong cultivators of Lingyun Realm, they were only a little surprised and wouldn’t feel too astounded.

But now, after hearing the news from Qingmu Wu’s mouth, they could no longer remain calm. The Heavenly Realm was a level they dreamed of reaching.

Though currently, Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan were only at the Late Stage and Early Stage of Lingyun Realm respectively, they still had their aspirations.

Especially Li Yunfan, who had been stuck at the Late Stage of Lingyun Realm for a long time, wondering when he could breakthrough to the Peak of Lingyun Realm, and then he would have to consider how to breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm.

It’s a pity that through countless years on the Tenglong Continent, the number of experts who could breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm were few and far between. Haven’t you seen Lu Yanji, the top-ranked person on the Heavenly List, being stuck in this realm for countless years too?

If Yun Xiao’s assistance to Qingmu Wu in breaking through to the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm could still be overlooked by real Lingyun Realm experts, then the words spoken by Qingmu Wu now cannot be taken lightly.

Even the ordinary Elders of Lianyun Mountain did not know of this matter, back then when Yun Xiao performed his methods, only Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu Wu, and Guan Rufeng were aware.

”What exactly happened?”

Lu Yanji, who was confused, seemed to vaguely understand something, after all, although he was in a state of chaos at that time, he still had some sensing of the changes in his own body.

Lu Yanji, who had fallen into a special state, had sensed his fatal crisis before, but that crisis, which was enough to directly lead to his demise, suddenly vanished without a trace.

The moment Lu Yanji regained his consciousness was the moment he broke through to the Heavenly Realm. Due to the frequent upheavals earlier, he hadn’t had the mind to think about these, but now with Qingmu Wu’s reminder, he was finally aware of the anomaly.

”It is like this...”

Qingmu Wu then recounted Yun Xiao’s actions of that day. To be honest, they didn’t know exactly what methods Yun Xiao had employed within the room.

Although Yun Xiao’s method was unknown, they were clear that Yun Xiao was indeed of great help; otherwise, the two-colored mist that ravaged the hall would not have suddenly disappeared.

Now that Lu Yanji has successfully broken through to the Heavenly Realm, the overall strength of Lianyun Mountain has increased by a large margin, and it can even be said to have suddenly become the top force on the Tenglong Continent.

”So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!”

After listening to Qingmu Wu’s description of what happened that day, Lu Yanji, as the person involved, naturally understood the situation at that time even more.

He knew that when he was facing a fatal crisis, it was precisely that coarse-clothed youth on the stone platform who intervened in time, preventing him from dying due to backlash.

If previously Lu Yanji had merely appreciated Yun Xiao, this time he also felt endless emotions.

Perhaps only Lu Yanji himself knew to what extent he needed courage and methods to suppress the erupting energy within his body under those circumstances.

And Yun Xiao was just a juvenile at the Middle Stage of Floating Life Realm. With such cultivation, forcibly intervening carried risks that perhaps had to be measured by life.

Moreover, Yun Xiao not only helped Lu Yanji resolve the crisis but also seemed to use certain methods to let him smoothly break through to the Heavenly Realm.

It can be said that without Yun Xiao, Lu Yanji certainly wouldn’t have easily broken through to the Heavenly Realm, and this old life might have already been lost; from this perspective, Yun Xiao indeed has a life-saving deed towards him without exaggeration.

Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan, standing nearby, were already dumbfounded by what they heard; how could there be so many extraordinary things about that youth, such methods were simply unheard of.

Regarding Lu Yanji’s being stuck at the Peak of Lingyun Realm for years, Ouyang Wuantong, as the Sect Leader of Shenxiao Sect, was naturally well aware, and now unexpectedly obtained a breakthrough through that youth, it sounds a bit like a fantasy tale.

When Lu Yanji was at a life-or-death moment, these two naturally did not know, so they were more shocked by Yun Xiao having methods to help Lu Yanji breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm, which had implications very close to them.

Especially Li Yunfan, who became more determined to build good relations with Yun Xiao, that could potentially bring great improvements to his Array Formation skills, and perhaps even advance his cultivation from the Late Stage of Lingyun Realm.

For a moment, the gathering of great figures in this place became a bit quiet, everyone was digesting the information conveyed by Qingmu Wu, the amount of information contained within was quite substantial, requiring some time to digest.