Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Deep within the headquarters of Demons Mountain!

This place is a landscape of breathtaking beauty, where a hundred-foot waterfall plummets straight down like the Milky Way from the nine heavens, flowers splashing like jade, creating a tremendous spectacle.

Beside a deep pool below, several people stand, among whom an elder and a youthful man and woman are at the forefront. The gaze of those behind them toward these two is filled with a touch of reverence.

If Yun Xiao were here, he would recognize the graceful woman as his childhood sister Xue Qi, with whom he grew up for over ten years.

As for the elder in hemp clothes beside Xue Qi, it is naturally the Tongtian Realm guard sent by Emperor Canglong. Given the influence of Emperor Canglong, sending a Holy Rank expert to protect Xue Qi is not out of the question.

However, as the sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Lu Qinwan must consider certain implications. Sending a Holy Rank expert to the lower plane of Tenglong Continent would undoubtedly invite much criticism.

Apparently, Emperor Canglong understood the situation on Tenglong Continent and, knowing that the strongest person in this plane didn’t even reach the Tongtian Realm, deemed that sending a Tongtian Realm expert to Xue Qi would be more than sufficient to dominate.

At this moment, Xue Qi is not at all concerned with the majestic scene of the waterfall but instead fixes her gaze intently on a peculiar floating object that resembles a small mountain emitting a unique aura.

Clearly, this mountain is the Demon Realm, which Yun Xiao had seen before on the Hidden Dragon Continent. It is a powerful space device and the last stronghold of Demons Mountain.

Several days ago, when Spirit Fighting Commerce launched a sudden attack, everyone at Demons Mountain, including Hou Tianlie, was caught off guard. The opponent’s overwhelming number of experts quickly led to their defeat.

Even though Mountain Master Hou Tianlie had advanced his Meridian Qi cultivation to the Late Stage of the Lingyun Realm during this period, he was severely wounded by Wei Duzheng without the elder in hemp clothes having to make a move.

Fortunately, Demons Mountain still possessed the Demon Realm as a space device. In the critical moment before their destruction, Hou Tianlie sacrificed his essence blood to activate the Demon Realm’s defensive power, allowing them to survive for a few more days.

”Ma Nu, break this turtle shell for me!”

After staring at the mountain-like space device for a while, Xue Qi’s delicate face turned somber; this was not the result she wanted, so she coldly ordered.

The elder in hemp clothes, known as ”Ma Nu,” fits his name. Not only is he clad in hemp clothes, but his aged face is also mottled, looking extremely unsightly.

Yet no one in Spirit Fighting Commerce would dare to express their thoughts, knowing full well how terrifying this elder in hemp clothes is, even the President is not a match for him with a single move.

”Yes, Miss!”

This Ma Nu was initially a house slave for Emperor Canglong’s Lu Qinwan, loyal throughout his life. Though not highly cultivated, he was dedicated when assigned to protect his master’s disciple.

In fact, for the past few days, Ma Nu had been continuously striking at the Demon Realm. He could sense that the defensive energy of the Demon Realm was gradually depleting under his attacks. Now seemed to be the final moment.

After a brief rest, Ma Nu gathered even more strength, with the aim of shattering the Demon Realm’s defense in one blow, rendering the cultivators hidden within Demons Mountain unable to hide any longer.

Boom! Boom boom! Boom boom boom!

The explosive power of the Tongtian Realm expert, Ma Nu, continuously struck the miniature mountain of the Demon Realm, causing the elders of Spirit Fighting Commerce below to be filled with fear.

They knew that such power, if directed at them, would likely result in instant death with broken bones—a power beyond their ability to withstand.

Crack!

At a certain moment, when Xue Qi heard a peculiar sound, a faint smile finally appeared on her face, which had been somber for days.

”This turtle shell is finally going to break!”

After all, Xue Qi is a Heaven Rank expert, and her strength has increased significantly recently. Even when facing experts of the Lingyun Realm, she shows no fear, her vision and insight have accordingly expanded.

When a crack crawled up the Demon Realm as a space device, both Xue Qi and Ma Nu, as well as the elders of Spirit Fighting Commerce, realized a fact.

The grade of the Demon Realm could not compare to the Refining Treasure Hall, the latter being a space deity artifact, while the grade of the Demon Realm was only Heavenly Rank Advanced.

After days of continuous energy bombardment, the Demon Realm’s defensive power was exhausted, and now with the cracks forming, it was clear that it could no longer withstand Ma Nu’s blasting force.

Crash!

Half an incense stick’s time later, when the cracks became more numerous and reached a limit, under another strike from Ma Nu, the Demon Realm burst open completely.

As the Demon Realm, which is a Space Artifact, it was shattered by Ma Nu’s relentless attacks, exposing those cultivators of Demon Mountain hiding within.

Swish, swish, swish!

Bang, bang, bang!

A series of varied sounds rang out, followed by countless figures falling from the sky. These were the cultivators belonging to Demon Mountain, whether they were elders or young talents, most had turned into tumbling gourds.

The Space Artifact, which is a special cut-out space, was shattered, and the space inside instantly collapsed. Therefore, even an expert like Hou Tianlie from the Lingyun Realm couldn’t control his form for a moment.

Moreover, Hou Tianlie, in the late stage of the Lingyun Realm, was severely injured by Wei Duzheng a few days ago. In just a few days, he hadn’t recovered to his peak, and at this moment, he was undeniably extremely embarrassed.

Among the cultivators of Demon Mountain, familiar faces to Yun Xiao, Elder Ge Wanli and Meng Liyang were among them, and from the younger generation, Luo Fusheng and Xiao Ming also looked grim.

Among them, a graceful figure in light red dress slowly stood up. It was Xu Hongzhuang, the person Yun Xiao was closest to and the target of Xue Qi this time.

It is worth mentioning that in the half year since returning from Impermanence Island, Xu Hongzhuang’s cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the peak of Floating Life Realm.

Who knows what fortune Xu Hongzhuang encountered after returning to Demon Mountain, such a breakthrough speed is terrifying compared to Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing who were in seclusion at Lianyun Mountain.

After all, at the time of Impermanence Island, Xu Hongzhuang only had a late stage Earth Bending Realm cultivation, and Yun Xiao other was because her strength was too low, refused to let her join the battle.

All of this was actually due to Xu Hongzhuang’s extremely special physique, the Myriad Demon Divine Body, which strictly speaking, is indeed above the Pure Yang Immortal Body or Immortal Poison Body, and is the most important reason for Xu Hongzhuang’s rapid breakthrough.

”Who exactly are you, and why are you aiding the wicked?”

Hou Tianlie, Mountain Master of Demon Mountain, suppressed his anger, his gaze somewhat wary as he swept over the old man in linen clothes before finally resting on a certain woman, solemnly asking.

”My name is Xue Qi. Could it be that Hongzhuang has heard of my name?”

Xue Qi did not even glance at Hou Tianlie but directly turned her gaze to Xu Hongzhuang. With these words, almost everyone turned their heads in unison, eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

At least people like Hou Tianlie knew that Wei Duzheng of the Spirit Fighting Commerce dared to trouble Demon Mountain, probably with the backing of these two unknown experts.

This self-proclaimed Xue Qi was one thing, but the old man in linen clothes gave Hou Tianlie immense pressure, making him acutely aware that this was certainly an expert far stronger than Wei Duzheng.

Wei Duzheng was already a peak expert of the Lingyun Realm, so stronger than him, the answer is apparent, clearly a formidable person at the Heavenly Realm level.

And such a person actually had some connection with Xu Hongzhuang, puzzling the Demon Mountain affiliates. This newly emerged genius known as the Red-dressed Immortal of Demon Mountain seemed to be from the Hidden Dragon Continent?

”Xue Qi?”

Suddenly hearing this somewhat familiar name, Xu Hongzhuang, amidst emotional upheavals, failed to recall for a moment, her beautiful eyes also showed a trace of confusion.

”What’s the matter? Haven’t remembered yet? Then let me remind you, you almost became my good brother’s bride!”

Seeing Xu Hongzhuang’s confused expression, Xue Qi had a peculiar delight without anger, and spoke again, revealing a fact, causing Xu Hongzhuang’s face to change drastically.

”Xue Qi? You... you’re Yun Xueqi?”

At this moment Xu Hongzhuang finally pulled out certain memories from the depths of her mind. After all, upon arriving at Tenglong Continent, she had multiple connections with Yun Xiao, and he did not hide much about what happened in those years.

The tragic incident that exterminated the Shang Family, although carried out under the powerful pressure of Ning Fu from Lingyun Sect at Star-picking Tower, if not for Xue Qi’s last-minute betrayal, Yun Xiao and his mother and siblings would not have escaped unscathed.

Regarding the ”older sister” who betrayed his mother and siblings, Yun Xiao expressed hatred every time he mentioned it, even more intense than his resentment towards Star-picking Tower and Lingyun Sect.

Xu Hongzhuang had not recalled at first, but once learning the identity of the other person, all problems were easily solved.

Although Xu Hongzhuang did not know what had happened to Xue Qi over the years, she vaguely guessed that the other party must have had a remarkable fortune, which resulted in her current imposing manner and strength.

”Tsk tsk, indeed my brother’s bride who has yet to wed, shouldn’t you call me sister?”

Upon seeing the other person recognize her identity, Xue Qi did not attack immediately, seemingly waiting for something, or perhaps wanted to tease Xu Hongzhuang a bit.