Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Refining Treasure Hall, somewhere!

A graceful figure swept out, directly smiting a formidable Vein Demon, and after retrieving its Demon Core, she approached a certain large tree with a face full of anticipation.

If Yun Xiao were here, he might recognize this graceful young woman as his longtime friend Mo Qing, who is also an authentic Heavenly Rank Low Level Stage Meridian Refiner.

The Vein Demon that Mo Qing just killed had surprisingly reached the level of a Low Level Silver Grade Sky Demon, and it took her considerable effort to deal with it.

What Mo Qing valued most was not the Demon Core of this Low Level Silver Grade Sky Demon, but some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures guarded by the powerful Vein Demon.

Mo Qing believed that anything worth guarding by a Low Level Silver Grade Sky Demon would definitely not be below the Heavenly Rank Low Level. If she could obtain it, it might significantly amplify her strength.

”It’s indeed here!”

An impressive smile hung on Mo Qing’s face. As she turned around the large tree and saw the giant ganoderma the size of a millstone, her smile couldn’t help but grow even wider.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

However, just as Mo Qing took a few steps forward to pluck that giant ganoderma, a sudden gale whipped up in the sky, taking her off guard and causing her to blink her eyes involuntarily.

”Hmm?”

When Mo Qing reopened her eyes and adapted to this sudden gale, she was astonished to find that the giant ganoderma that was just in front of her had vanished, leaving her momentarily stunned before anger overtook her.

”Despicable scoundrel, come out!”

Mo Qing shouted in anger, clearly forgetting that this time, only Yun Xiao and Liu Hanyi had entered the opened Refining Treasure Hall, besides herself.

Mo Qing thought someone was hiding in the shadows trying to reap without sowing since the Heavenly Rank Low Level giant ganoderma disappeared, and as a Heavenly Rank Low Level Stage Meridian Refiner and Floating Life Realm Early Stage expert, she had some temper.

But even after Mo Qing’s voice echoed for a while, there was no response around her, only the endless sound of the wind, seemingly whispering something cryptic to her.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Just when Mo Qing was engulfed in her unquenchable anger, a series of whistling sounds suddenly caught her ears, and from the depths of the dense forest, several items exuding a special aura shot up to the sky, swarming towards the northern horizon.

”Are those... all treasures of Heavenly Rank level?”

Mo Qing, being a Heavenly Rank Low Level Soul Expert, sensed something despite the distant rising objects, causing her to fall into thought.

At this moment, Mo Qing seemed to understand that the near-acquired giant ganoderma had disappeared not due to someone hidden in ambush but due to some unforeseen changes beyond her knowledge.

”That direction seems to be where Treasure Mountain is located!”

Having visited the Refining Treasure Hall more than once, Mo Qing knew the location of Treasure Mountain. Her thoughts ran swiftly, but under her careful perception, she realized that it didn’t seem like the aura of Treasure Mountain being activated.

Not to mention Mo Qing being puzzled here, simultaneously, in another direction seeking treasures, Liu Hanyi encountered the same situation.

However, what Liu Hanyi acquired was a Meridian Technique of Heavenly Rank Low Level, but just as she was about to study it, it flew out of her hand.

Initially, Liu Hanyi couldn’t help but curse, but subsequent events instantly made her realize that unknown changes had occurred inside the Refining Treasure Hall.

”Is it that guy Yun Xiao causing trouble again?”

Liu Hanyi guessed right on her first attempt, but little did she know, it wasn’t Yun Xiao’s doing but rather his forceful presence that forced the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit into desperate measures.

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Top of Treasure Mountain.

Under the howling wind, the mountaintop was engulfed in swirling sand and dust, but with Yun Xiao’s formidable power, even the flying sand and stones unbearable for ordinary human cultivators seemed trivial to him.

However, Yun Xiao’s face, when he raised his head, appeared slightly grave because he now saw those objects flying in from all directions.

Among those objects were weapons and medicine tripods, cultivation technique scrolls, and mostly those bizarre Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as if drawn by some force, swarming towards the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit to condense together.

”What kind of means is this?”

Witnessing weapons, medicine tripods, cultivation technique scrolls, and the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures being devoured by the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit, Yun Xiao’s face grew even more somber.

Boom!

Moments later, Yun Xiao’s eyes narrowed again as a powerful wave of energy swept over. He suddenly realized that the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit, which had just been at the half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit level, had astonishingly broken through to become a true Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit.

”This is trouble!”

At this moment, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful. He clearly realized that the sudden change and devouring just now were due to the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit employing some kind of secret technique unique to itself.

As the heart of this Refining Treasure Hall, the techniques of this Artifact Heart Strange Spirit were fundamentally different from those various Strange Spirits outside with different attributes.

It seemed to have drawn on the energy from countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the Refining Treasure Hall to achieve a significant increase in its power, which was, in essence, very similar to how Yun Xiao had used the power of the Five Elements Ancestor Veins to enhance his cultivation just now.

However, regardless of the similarities, because Yun Xiao didn’t have time to stop it, this Artifact Heart Strange Spirit had now broken through to the level of a Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit, greatly increasing the pressure on him.

If Yun Xiao, having raised his Meridian Qi Cultivation to the Peak of the Floating Life Realm using Ancestor Vein Power, faced little pressure dealing with a half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit-level Artifact Heart Strange Spirit, now he felt pressure as vast as a mountain.

A half-step Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit, strictly speaking, was still at the Peak of the Advanced Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit and did not possess the special powers of a Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit.

But once it broke through to a true Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit, the combat power of this Artifact Heart Strange Spirit would undoubtedly soar to a certain extent, further widening the gap between it and Yun Xiao.

”A Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit, what means does this kid have to counter it now?”

Not far away, Yun Changtian couldn’t help but furrow his brows slightly. To be honest, Yun Xiao’s performance earlier had greatly amazed him, but the current situation was vastly different from before.

The gap between the Peak of the Floating Life Realm and a Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit was several times larger than the gap before Yun Xiao had used the Ancestor Vein Power.

Even though Yun Changtian knew that Yun Xiao could battle beyond his level, at the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, such heaven-defying battles were only things of legend.

At this moment, in Yun Changtian’s heart, the only path for Yun Xiao seemed to be to flee, or Yun Changtian would need to intervene to save his life, believing that Yun Xiao could not turn the tide in such a situation.

On the Continent, the level hierarchy among the Great Ranks was extremely strict, with each Great Rank differing fundamentally, and the higher the rank, the more insurmountable those differences become.

However, what even Yun Changtian, his own father, didn’t know was that his precious son was likely several times stronger than those peerless geniuses of the Li Yuan Realm.

At the very least, at the same rank, Yun Xiao feared none of the Continent’s geniuses, so for him, the gap that seemed insurmountable to outsiders was far from hopeless.

Previously, Yun Xiao, even after stimulating his Five Elements Ancestor Veins, still had many unutilized means. Even if all else failed, didn’t he have the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu in his body?

At this moment, Yun Xiao did not intend to immediately play his biggest trump card. This was his first exhilarating battle since breaking through to the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm, an excellent opportunity to test his strength and one he must not miss.

”Prepare to die!”

Just as the battle intent surged in Yun Xiao’s eyes, the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit roared loudly, and then a violent attack abruptly came forth, aimed at taking Yun Xiao’s life.

”Watch out!”

The strike of the Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit caused Yun Changtian, not far away, to exclaim in surprise. Although, with his cultivation, he didn’t consider the attack particularly powerful, his concern for Yun Xiao made him anxious, knowing Yun Xiao’s strength was nowhere near his own.

Boom!

A vast force pressed down, and in the next moment, Yun Changtian’s expression changed dramatically, for he saw that his precious son had been slammed into nothingness by a massive handprint from the Artifact Heart Strange Spirit.

”Huh?”

However, shortly after the brief shock, Yun Changtian noticed something was amiss. The ”Yun Xiao” blasted into nothingness by the giant handprint spilled no blood, resembling a mere clone projection like his own.

”An afterimage? But how can it be so lifelike?”

With Yun Changtian’s experience, he immediately realized it wasn’t Yun Xiao’s true body. Yet, this Shadow Clone Meridian Technique, which Yun Xiao had learned in his past life from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, even he had never seen before, and he found it extremely dazzling.

Indeed, Yun Xiao had left an afterimage there. Although the Strange Spirit had broken through to the Low Level Golden Grade Heavenly Spirit level, seeing such a realistic clone for the first time left it momentarily unresponsive.

”Try one of mine too!”

Having shifted his true body to another location, Yun Xiao wasn’t idle. As a deep voice issued from his mouth, colorful specks of light appeared in front of him.

These specks, belonging to Yun Xiao’s Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power, initially rotated slowly, then sped up, eventually forming a five-colored light ring.

Moreover, the technique Yun Xiao used at this moment rotated counterclockwise. Unlike the normal destructive power, this technique undeniably possessed a special decomposition power.