Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”The aura here seems somewhat different from last time!”

Now, Yun Xiao is considered a Heavenly Rank Low Level Stage Meridian Refiner, and his power of soul is even more formidable than an average one.

As he muttered to himself, his gaze turned to a specific spot, where a barren mountaintop lay, seemingly without any special features.

Yet, in Yun Xiao’s sensing, the place where the Ninth Rank Low Level Fog Spirit once resided now felt different from his previous visit.

This might only be considered Yun Xiao’s sixth sense, but he has immense confidence in it. Many times, this ethereal sixth sense has saved his life.

”What could it possibly be?”

With his heart sensing, Yun Xiao’s feet started moving toward the mountaintop. As the saying goes, ’With great skill comes great daring.’ At this point, he wouldn’t back down in the slightest.

In the blink of an eye, he covered the distance of several dozen zhang. When Yun Xiao reached the mound-like spot, his gaze sharpened, and he felt something in his right palm grow a bit hotter.

”Is it the Blood Moon Jade?!”

Yun Xiao lifted his hand, looking at the crescent mark in his right palm, his heart surged with waves, and unusual guesses formed in his mind.

Once, Yun Xiao was the Long Xiao Battle God of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, betrayed by his closest brother and wife, ending in demise and the dispersion of his path.

He thought he would lose all consciousness, but unexpectedly, after his physical body perished, his soul was reborn into the body of a young boy on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

All of this seemed incredibly mysterious, but after years of cultivation and meeting his convenient father in the Boundary Tower, Yun Xiao vaguely understood some causal relationships.

Yun Xiao clearly knew that his ability to have his soul reincarnated after death was most likely due to the Blood Moon Jade hanging around his neck since childhood.

This Blood Moon Jade brought Yun Xiao numerous surprises, whether it was the miraculous cultivation technique Ancient Dragon Taming Technique that could repair damaged meridians, or the powerful ancestor vein activated at each great rank breakthrough.

These were the foundations for Yun Xiao to fight across levels or even ranks. This mystical Blood Moon Jade seemed to have some divine intent, guiding him ever forward.

Later, in the Boundary Tower, Yun Xiao met his convenient father for the first time in this life, learning even more secrets about the Blood Moon Jade.

It was evidently an unparalleled treasure that countless top-tier powerful beings in the Li Yuan Realm fought over, ultimately stolen from the Star-picking Tower by his father Yun Changtian, and flowed into this lower plane of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Yun Changtian even said, ”Star and moon sharing the sky, blood calamity descends,” raising a hint of unease in Yun Xiao’s mind, as Shen Xingmou might very well be that so-called ”Star.”

However, these matters weren’t too significant to Yun Xiao at the moment, as they were undoubtedly too far away. Even in this Tenglong Continent, he hadn’t reached the pinnacle yet.

Yun Xiao very much understood the principle of eating a meal one bite at a time since his rebirth.

At this moment, when he sensed a special resonance from the blood-red crescent mark in his palm, Yun Xiao knew he might once again encounter a fortuitous opportunity.

Swish!

As Yun Xiao’s heart excitedly stepped forward several more steps toward that mountaintop, a sudden whoosh pierced through the air, causing his heart to constrict, and his feet to halt abruptly.

”Hey? It’s you!”

Originally, Yun Xiao thought there might be another formidable Vein Demon or Strange Spirit launching a sneak attack on him from Treasure Mountain’s summit. However, upon focusing his eyes, he let out an exclamation.

Because at that moment, not far ahead of Yun Xiao, there was a slightly illusory humanoid figure, and strangely, he wasn’t too unfamiliar with this figure, but rather had an extremely deep impression.

”You rascal, can’t even call me dad?”

Right after Yun Xiao let out the exclamation, that illusory figure playfully scolded, clearly revealing it to be the mysterious figure he once saw in the Boundary Tower: Yun Changtian!

At this moment, Yun Changtian’s figure appeared slightly ethereal, evidently just like in the Boundary Tower, merely a clone projection. Seeing Yun Xiao again, he seemed genuinely excited.

”I told you back then, unless you rescue mother from the Star-picking Tower, I won’t acknowledge you!”

Toward this convenient father he met once, Yun Xiao didn’t harbor much affection. His words left Yun Changtian’s face stiffened, appearing somewhat troubled.

Thinking about Yun Xiao’s experiences with the Shang Family on the Hidden Dragon Continent, those family members didn’t appreciate him back then. Yet, without a father to stand up for him, he always harbored resentment towards this longstanding grievance.

Although they later met in the Boundary Tower, Yun Xiao could guess that Yun Changtian had his own reasons, but he still never called him ”father.”

With Yun Xiao’s temperament, if this convenient father couldn’t save his mother, he truly wouldn’t call him father, perhaps this was a special test he had for Yun Changtian.

”Never mind, never mind, you brat, you’ve got the same temper as me!”

Seeing the resolute expression on Yun Xiao’s face, Yun Changtian couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile, offering no further explanation. He knew his own affairs; with his current state, rescuing Shang Li from the Star-picking Tower was undoubtedly as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

”I really didn’t expect you’d break through to the Heavenly Rank Third Realm so quickly, it’s really an unexpected surprise!”

Yun Changtian examined his long-unseen son, a peculiar excitement on the face in the illusion, thinking that this projection of his could only appear if Yun Xiao at least broke through to the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm.

Of course, if anyone else came to the top of Treasure Mountain in the Refining Treasure Hall, without that trace of bloodline connection, Yun Changtian would not appear.

No one knows exactly how Yun Changtian knew Yun Xiao would come to Treasure Mountain, but at this moment, it was their second meeting, making Yun Changtian very excited.

In fact, Yun Xiao had been to the top of Treasure Mountain once before, but unfortunately, at that time, he was only at the Seeking Origin Realm and couldn’t possibly bring Yun Changtian out to meet him.

Even Yun Changtian’s clone projection didn’t know the dangers Yun Xiao encountered the last time. Before the latter reached the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, he had no sensation at all.

Now seeing this convenient father again, Yun Xiao still felt quite delighted in his heart. After all, at first glance, he knew this trip to the Refining Treasure Hall shouldn’t be too dangerous.

”Are you appearing here again to give me some boon?”

There was not much expression on Yun Xiao’s face, and upon asking this, Yun Changtian couldn’t help but be half amused, and became more certain that this kid’s character was not too different from his own.

He hadn’t even acknowledged his father yet but was already thinking about benefits—just like Yun Changtian in his younger days. Interestingly, he quite liked this kind of temperament.

”You brat...”

Yun Changtian laughed and scolded, then raised his hand to point at the sky above Treasure Mountain, suggesting, ”This entire Refining Treasure Hall is the boon I’ve prepared for you!”

”What?”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but be taken aback, then a surge of extreme excitement rose from deep within, which could not be dispelled.

With Yun Xiao’s insight, he naturally knew that the so-called Refining Treasure Hall was actually a space artifact. Yet even those big shots from Lianyun Mountain, let alone Lu Yanji himself, seemingly couldn’t fully control the Refining Treasure Hall.

According to Yun Xiao’s understanding, the jade piece in Qian Sanyuan’s hand was merely to open the space portal of this Refining Treasure Hall, allowing people from outside to enter the hall.

As for the heavenly materials and earthly treasures inside, and when Treasure Mountain would open, those in power at Lianyun Mountain couldn’t control these things.

Yun Xiao didn’t know why this Refining Treasure Hall stood at the Meridian Refining Master Association, but now, hearing Yun Changtian’s words, he knew this time’s boon would likely be quite extraordinary.

”Actually, this Refining Treasure Hall is a space divine artifact. When I obtained it in the Li Yuan Realm, I could only barely refine it, and there are many powers even I haven’t fully explored!”

Yun Changtian’s words were shocking, and what followed made Yun Xiao itch with curiosity. Yun Changtian felt very satisfied seeing his son’s expression.

From Yun Changtian’s words, Yun Xiao had already guessed some clues. Clearly, this so-called Refining Treasure Hall was another magical treasure, just like the Blood Moon Jade before.

If such a treasure could be used by him, Yun Xiao believed his power would greatly increase, potentially multiplying his combat ability several times over.

If faced with an unbeatable enemy, capturing them into the Refining Treasure Hall to have his way with them, wouldn’t that be something? Yun Xiao’s thoughts began to drift quite far with this idea.

”What are you thinking, brat? There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.”

Yun Changtian seemed to guess right away what was going on in Yun Xiao’s mind upon seeing his expression, giving him a smile and scolding, then pointed towards the mountain.

”First, if you want to refine this Refining Treasure Hall, you have to refine its artifact heart. This is not an easy task and might even be life-threatening!”

Yun Changtian’s finger didn’t move as he continued to speak, ”Second, even if you manage to preliminarily refine the artifact heart of the Refining Treasure Hall, the most you can do is enter it at will yourself. There are many restrictions on bringing powerful enemies inside.”

The series of statements were like a bucket of cold water, bringing Yun Xiao to clear-headedness, realizing that this Refining Treasure Hall was indeed extraordinary, and refining it would pose some challenges.