Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”The power of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit is truly extraordinary!”

The people outside were shocked by Xue Tianao’s condition, but only he himself understood the immense price he had just paid to brace the powerful chop from the Golden Blade.

Although the Tianxuan Finger is indeed the prized treasure of Xuanyin Hall, Xue Tianao is not Yun Xiao, and he does not possess the ability to fight beyond his rank. The combat power of a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit is far superior to that of a human expert in the Early Stage of the Heavenly Realm.

To the outsiders, it seemed as if Xue Tianao had blocked the chop of the Golden Blade from a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit with just two fingers, but in that instant, he had exerted all his strength, barely managing to retreat with his life.

The process naturally cannot be described to outsiders. At this moment, Xue Tianao felt his entire body was overwhelmingly sore, as the chop of the Golden Blade unexpectedly contained residual force, which burst forth at that moment.

Dissolving this residual force also takes time, and meanwhile, the enormous Golden Blade was already angrily chopping toward Xue Tianao again.

It seems the Gold Attribute Heavenly Spirit was indeed angry but understood the effects of its power, making it hesitate not in the slightest and possessing absolute confidence that Xue Tianao would certainly be split in two by this chop.

”Mischievous creature, cease your savagery!”

Fortuitously, Xue Tianao was not fighting alone at that moment. Just as he was about to be sliced in two by the Golden Blade, a flash of azure light suddenly shot from the side, followed by a rope-like object entwining the massive blade, halting it abruptly.

The Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit intent on slicing Xue Tianao in a single stroke felt its body of the Golden Blade shift aside under the powerful pull.

It was precisely this slight shift that prevented the blade from striking Xue Tianao. A streak of golden light swept down from Xue Tianao’s left side, narrowly avoiding severing his left arm.

”What is that?”

At this moment, the people below finally saw the azure light for what it was—a soft whip, held in Lu Yanji’s hand.

One end of the soft whip was in Lu Yanji’s hand, stretching several yards in length. Notably, the soft whip was now wrapped around the Golden Blade, yet was not severed but rather pulled it apart by nearly a foot.

”It’s the famous weapon Binding God Whip of Elder Lu, rumored to have reached the Heavenly Rank Advanced level!”

Thanks to the knowledgeable Shenxiao Sect prodigy Nie Xiaosheng, who immediately recognized the powerful long whip’s information from his memory.

With Nie Xiaosheng’s explanation, many recalled past events, as many among them were old enough to have heard stories about the Binding God Whip.

Legend has it that when Lu Yanji was young, he demonstrated remarkable cultivation talent and Meridian Refining Talent, and when he emerged in the Southern Domain of Tenglong Continent, he used this whip of unknown origin.

It was because of this Heavenly Rank Advanced Binding God Whip that Lu Yanji stood out, which led the old Mountain Master of Lianyun Mountain to choose him as a Direct Disciple, allowing him to dominate Tenglong Continent.

However, since Lu Yanji joined Lianyun Mountain, the Binding God Whip seldom appeared before people. Most only knew about it from legends, even Nie Xiaosheng had never seen the actual whip.

No one knew how Lu Yanji, who was only in the Earth Rank Realm back then, came to possess such a formidable Heavenly Rank Advanced weapon, but that no longer mattered. Lu Yanji had become the number one on Tenglong Continent, with no need to use the Binding God Whip again.

This moment marked yet another display of the fascination belonging to the Heavenly Rank Advanced weapon, Binding God Whip, before numerous cultivators from various continents, and it let no one down.

Remember, it was a Gold Attribute Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, known for its attack power, and such a sharp Golden Blade’s edge couldn’t cut through the whip, testifying to the incredible strength of the Heavenly Rank Advanced weapon.

Even though Lu Yanji had already broken through to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, he never underestimated the Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. He understood that these Gold Attribute Heavenly Spirit experts continuously emitted sharp auras, a single careless move risked being chopped into pieces.

Therefore, Lu Yanji decided swiftly seeing Xue Tianao in danger, immediately summoning the Binding God Whip he hadn’t used for years, achieving decent results.

Crack!

However, just when Lu Yanji and everyone thought the Binding God Whip could bear it, a light sound suddenly emerged from the sky, followed by the old face of the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association changing abruptly.

”Hmph, did you truly think a mere broken whip could block me?”

From within that gigantic Golden Blade, a cold snort suddenly echoed, sounding rather strange, but none of the people present had the mind to think about it. From the tone of that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, they detected an extreme disdain.

Indeed, following the disdainful cold snort of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, the Golden Blade suddenly shone brightly, and Lu Yanji immediately felt a lightness in his hands; his Heavenly Rank Advanced Binding God Whip now had only half left.

”In the end, it’s still not enough!”

Looking at the extremely smooth break of the half Binding God Whip, a bitter smile appeared on Lu Yanji’s face. This was his renowned weapon, and now it was destroyed so effortlessly.

Though the Binding God Whip was destroyed, Lu Yanji’s original intent when he struck was undoubtedly achieved. That unexpected bind and pull had prevented Xue Tianao from being directly cleaved in half.

”Next comes the truly brutal battle!”

This thought flashed through Lu Yanji’s mind as he exchanged glances with the already recovered Xue Tianao, both understanding the other’s intent. Against a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, what else could they do but fight desperately?

For a moment, the sky gleamed with golden light, figures flew, and the two men and one spirit fought intensely, causing those watching below to anxiously clutch their hands for Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao.

Fortunately, in this two-against-one battle, the Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit ultimately couldn’t crush the two men’s defense, and between attacks and retreats, the two human experts seemed to have a subtle tacit understanding.

After nearly a hundred moves, it was Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao who gradually took control of the fight. No matter how strong, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit was just low level and didn’t exceed the crushing range.

Even so, having gained some advantage, Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao did not become too aggressive, for they knew these Heavenly Spirit experts’ spiritual wisdom was almost as good as that of ordinary human cultivators.

Now that there was such an opportunity, it was not just a matter of defeating this Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit but completely leaving it here at Lianyun Mountain was what they should do.

If they let this Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit escape today, it might lead to another catastrophe for the human race akin to the past Slaughter Spirit Battlefield. Even worse would be if this fellow joined forces with the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit from Impermanence Island; the consequences would be unimaginable.

This is an opportunity for the human clan, an opportunity held by Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao. Now it appears that achieving this possibility indeed holds great promise.

Seeming to sense the duo’s thoughts, the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit angrily screamed, but no matter how strong its combat power, it has a limit, perhaps reaching the human Heavenly Realm Middle Stage level.

If it were only facing Lu Yanji alone, this Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit wouldn’t be so concerned; at the very least, it would fight evenly, and with certain techniques, possibly achieve victory.

Unfortunately, this time, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit’s opponent also includes Xue Tianao, who has reached the Heavenly Realm Early Stage. Normally, he would not have cared much for such a human cultivator, but the current situation is different.

Xue Tianao didn’t engage the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit head-on; he moved around continually during the battle, seizing opportunities to strike with a Tianxuan Finger towards the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, repeatedly leaving the Heavenly Spirit expert in a sorry state.

Since breaking through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, Xue Tianao could use the Tianxuan Finger without the previous limit of three strikes. He has a feeling that even with ten consecutive Tianxuan Finger strikes, his Meridian Qi would barely be depleted.

This puzzled Xue Tianao because he was very familiar with the Tianxuan Finger, a Heavenly Rank Meridian Technique, which shouldn’t allow more uses simply due to his Meridian Qi breakthrough.

Xue Tianao believed that breaking through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage would only increase the power of the Tianxuan Finger a bit further, but its usable count should remain at three.

Little did Xue Tianao know that his breakthrough was entirely due to Yun Xiao’s countless Essence Blood.

This Essence Blood not only repaired his meridians and raised his Meridian Qi to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, but also subtly changed his bloodline.

The increased number of Tianxuan Finger uses is just one manifestation of this change. As time goes on, Xue Tianao will discover more and more wonders.

This might even elevate Xue Tianao’s already remarkable cultivation talent to greater heights, making future cultivation more efficient. Undoubtedly, the fortune he gained this time is far from simple as it appears.

The battle in the sky remains extraordinarily fierce, but some Meridian Refining Masters with robust souls can see the development of the situation, feeling increasingly relieved.

After all, the current Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit could only fight back in one or two moves out of ten, and if this trend continued, he soon would have no strength to retaliate.

Now the observing cultivators worried whether Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao could completely contain this Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. If it indeed escapes, the Tenglong Continent is bound for turmoil in the near future.