Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Chairman Wei, I heard that your Spirit Fighting Commerce has always been at odds with that Demons Mountain, right?”

Just as Wei Duzheng was lost in thought, Xue Qi suddenly asked this question out of the blue, leaving him somewhat baffled, but he still nodded instinctively.

Speaking of which, the establishment of Spirit Fighting Commerce was later than Demons Mountain. However, this force, focused on Meridian Spirit Trading, developed extremely rapidly, and in just a few decades, became one of the four top forces of the Tenglong Continent.

Due to the differing ideologies between Demons Mountain and Spirit Fighting Commerce, with the former disliking the latter’s eradication of Vein Demon Wisdom for sale, the two have always been at odds, engaging in countless overt and covert battles over the years.

Wei Duzheng didn’t understand why Xue Qi mentioned Demons Mountain at this moment. After nodding, a pair of puzzled eyes remained fixed on this young lady from Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

”Since that’s the case, I shall lend you a hand to annihilate Demons Mountain!”

The next words from Xue Qi left Wei Duzheng stunned, then ecstatic. Although he couldn’t guess the reason, regardless of the cause, just being able to destroy Demons Mountain was a cause for jubilation.

To be honest, Spirit Fighting Commerce’s overall strength was not much stronger than Demons Mountain; otherwise, they would have eliminated that thorn long ago.

Especially after Yun Xiao decisively killed Lu Tianrun on Impermanence Island and Lu Tianwen on Lianyun Mountain, Spirit Fighting Commerce’s strength decreased drastically, almost becoming the weakest of the four top forces.

Fortunately, at this time, these two powerful figures from Nine-layered Dragon Cloud joined Spirit Fighting Commerce and are now going to help eradicate Demons Mountain, which is indeed jubilant news for Wei Duzheng.

”Yun Xiao, my dear brother, I’ve heard that your betrothed is also at Demons Mountain. I wonder how you would feel when she falls into my hands?”

While Wei Duzheng was ecstatic, a thought emerged in Xue Qi’s mind, followed by a cold smile of delight, as if plotting some unknown scheme.

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Southeast of the Inner Domain of Tenglong Continent, Lianyun Mountain!

Now it’s been over a month since that series of battles. During this time, the continent was filled with rumors, but Lianyun Mountain became somewhat quiet.

In a grand hall with a slightly peculiar aura, a figure sat cross-legged—it was Yun Xiao, who had been in seclusion for a long time. Notably, an elder stood nearby with a respectful demeanor.

This elder was tall, wearing a dark red robe, and was the current Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, Wu Zhukong. However, no trace of resentment toward Yun Xiao could be seen on his face now.

Because right after the battles concluded, Yun Xiao used the Binding Power of the Refining Treasure Hall to incapacitate Wu Zhukong and planted a Soul Restriction in his mind.

The Refining Treasure Hall had infinite uses, and despite Wu Zhukong’s unwillingness, once the Soul Restriction was planted, he became Yun Xiao’s personal servant, never capable of betrayal henceforth.

If he entertained betrayal, regardless of his location, Yun Xiao’s mere thought could shatter his soul, utterly destroying his Divine Soul.

After the Soul Restriction was implanted, Wu Zhukong instinctively became more respectful toward Yun Xiao, especially now when Yun Xiao was at a crucial point in his breakthrough; Wu Zhukong guarded the surroundings to prevent disturbances from anyone or Vein Demons.

In fact, this was the space of the Refining Treasure Hall. Without Yun Xiao’s permission, no one could enter from outside, and those Vein Demons within could be coerced into hiding with Yun Xiao’s command.

Notably, the aura from Wu Zhukong now was completely different from over a month ago; he had broken through to the level of Heavenly Realm Early Stage, comparable to Xue Tianao.

For Yun Xiao, helping Xue Tianao to break through took tremendous effort and ultimately required those Essence Blood to succeed.

But with Yun Xiao’s methods, deploying some Meridian Arrays to help Wu Zhukong, who was already at the Peak of Lingyun Realm and unharmed, break through was not difficult.

Of course, Wu Zhukong’s own cultivation talent played a part, and Yun Xiao’s methods significantly accelerated his breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm level in this short span of over a month.

Boom!

As Wu Zhukong respectfully stood aside, observing his master’s aura, a magnificent aura suddenly surged from Yun Xiao’s body.

Clearly, it was the aura of a breakthrough, and under Wu Zhukong’s watchful gaze, Yun Xiao’s body emitted this grand aura, his face seemed shrouded in a faint golden light.

Yun Xiao was originally at the half-step Lingyun Realm level. With this breakthrough, he naturally advanced to the true Great Rank of the Lingyun Realm. One must say that the successive battles brought him another delightful surprise.

Being able to break through again within just over a month greatly benefited from Yun Xiao’s recent gains, one of which was the Gold Attribute Spirit Crystal of the Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, filled with vast Gold Attribute Energy.

The Gold Attribute Energy in this Spirit Crystal not only provided Yun Xiao’s Gold Attribute Ancestor Vein with a tremendous boost but also advanced his Meridian Qi Cultivation significantly.

However, this Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit’s Spirit Crystal was not absorbed and refined solely by Yun Xiao; nearly 60-70% of the energy entered the body of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu.

In fact, if an ordinary half-step Lingyun Realm human cultivator dared to forcefully refine the Spirit Crystal of a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, they might explode from the impact.

It was thanks to the formidable Ancient Dragon Taming Technique and Xiao Wu’s shared burden that Yun Xiao could control that energy within a bearable range.

After Xiao Wu absorbed 60-70% of the Spirit Crystal energy, the remaining power was insufficient to propel Yun Xiao directly to the early stage of the Lingyun Realm.

Yun Xiao achieved the breakthrough thanks to another divine artifact, the Chaos Sub-fire, better known as the Gold Extreme Fire, once refined by this Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

This Gold Extreme Fire had existed in the Wuyan Palace for thousands of years without any Palace Master succeeding in refining it, and it is said it even caused the death of one generation of Palace Master.

When Wu Zhukong initially sensed the aura of the Holy Fire No Flame, his eyes nearly bulged out. Fortunately, he was already Yun Xiao’s servant and felt only surprise, without any hint of greed or envy.

The power contained in the Chaos Sub-fire was similarly immense, and this time, while refining the Gold Extreme Fire, Xiao Wu showed no competition, allowing Yun Xiao to refine the Gold Extreme Fire perfectly.

The combined refining of these two immense energies enabled Yun Xiao to break through perfectly to the early stage of the Lingyun Realm in just a month, reaching another level in his cultivation journey.

However, compared to ordinary cultivators, Yun Xiao did not feel excessively elated upon breaking through to the early stage of the Lingyun Realm, as it was merely retracing the path he took in his past life.

When it came to the comprehension of the realm, Yun Xiao faced no bottleneck, which allowed him to surpass normal cultivators more easily; he just needed energy accumulation.

For ordinary cultivators, energy accumulation was the simplest task, as some talents from powerful factions could reach high levels by piling up countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

But when reaching the Great Rank, it would become a kind of binding power, which refers to understanding the Heavenly Dao. Without sufficient comprehension, one could never break through to the next Great Rank.

Yun Xiao had no bottleneck in comprehending the Heavenly Dao before reaching the Peak Cultivation of his past life; he only needed a continuous accumulation of energy.

Of course, this was limited to Strange Spirit Crystals, Vein Demon Demon Cores, or energy sources like the Chaos Sub-fire. Yun Xiao rarely consumed refined elixirs.

Even though Yun Xiao had no bottleneck before the Holy Rank Third Realm Peak, and could reach that level by consuming elixirs, he now understood other aspects.

Through the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, and encounters with figures like Shen Xingmou and Yun Wei, Yun Xiao realized that the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud was not the highest plane on the Nine Dragons Continent, as there was a more mysterious plane known as the Li Yuan Realm above it.

In the Li Yuan Realm, Holy Rank experts were as common as dogs, with numerous cultivators surpassing the Holy Rank Third Realm, reaching the Immortal Divine Rank. To prevent his Meridian Qi from becoming unstable, Yun Xiao avoided using elixirs to enhance his power.

Fortunately, along his journey, Yun Xiao’s fortune remained quite favorable, with continuous strokes of good luck, and many life-and-death battles have greatly aided his power growth.

”Hoo...”

A moment later, Yun Xiao’s aura withdrew, and the golden light was drawn into the depths of his eyes, making him appear unchanged from before.

”Early stage of the Lingyun Realm, not bad!”

Rising to his feet, Yun Xiao clenched his fist, chuckled lightly, and spoke to the respectful figure beside him, ”Zhukong, let’s head out!”

Wu Zhukong had no intention of defying Yun Xiao’s command; he bowed in acknowledgment and, as Yun Xiao’s hand shifted the seal, the space of the Refining Treasure Hall underwent some strange changes.

As Yun Xiao, who had disappeared for a long time, re-emerged, what changes would he bring to Lianyun Mountain? The outside cultivators and Meridian Refining Masters were unaware that Yun Xiao was now a completely different person.

Many cultivators and Meridian Refining Masters hadn’t left Lianyun Mountain after the battle that day, perhaps waiting for one person — a peerless genius who shone brightly on the Tenglong Continent.