Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”This aura...”

Compared to those Ordinary Cultivators down below, when Yun Xiao saw the might of that Water Column, the sensing in his heart was somewhat different, especially that strange aura erupting from within it.

Splish, splish, splish...

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, that pool of water once again began to stir abnormally. Immediately after, another Water Column slowly rose up, and at the top of that column lay a woman, soaked from head to toe, her aura in utter chaos.

This woman was naturally Xue Qi, who had been severely wounded by Yun Xiao’s kick earlier. Only now, her beautiful eyes also flickered with a trace of confusion; she had no idea what had happened.

To be honest, the moment Yun Xiao’s kick landed between her shoulder blades, Xue Qi felt as if the sky had collapsed. She was certain that even if she somehow survived that kick, she would never escape the fatal killing blow Yun Xiao would follow up with.

Yet at that very moment, Xue Qi suddenly felt a surge of heat at her neck, as if some sort of power burst forth from there, then erupted into the sky, dissolving that Dragon Taming Flying Sword’s lethal strike.

Now, under the influence of a mysterious power, she was carried upward along with the Water Column to the surface of the pool. Otherwise, even if she hadn’t died at Yun Xiao’s hands, in her current state she would inevitably have drowned in the water.

”This... this is...”

When Xue Qi managed to open her eyes, she was delighted to find the heat at her neck growing more and more intense, making her lower her head involuntarily. She saw a phoenix-shaped pendant shimmering with a dim light, appearing extremely mystical.

”It’s the pendant Teacher gave me!”

In that instant, Xue Qi seemed to suddenly understand something, because this phoenix-shaped pendant now emitting that dim light was precisely the one her Teacher, who was the Emperor Canglong, had personally placed around her neck back when she left the Emperor Canglong Palace.

Originally, Xue Qi had thought it was just a decorative trinket, but she had never imagined that at this critical moment between life and death, it would be this pendant, which had always remained dormant, that would save her life.

Whoosh!

While Xue Qi and everyone else were deep in thought, the light on that phoenix-shaped pendant suddenly flared, a blinding radiance almost completely enveloping Xue Qi’s figure.

Then, the rays of light emanating from the pendant on Xue Qi’s chest, after a series of transformations, suddenly condensed into a slightly illusory yet noble figure.

This figure remained shrouded in haze, making it difficult for many Low Rank Cultivators to clearly see her appearance, but they could all sense that it should be a graceful, noble woman.

Perhaps only Yun Xiao, at the moment he saw that enchanting phantom, would have his body suddenly go rigid, because that figure was none other than his wife from his previous life, when he was the Long Xiao Battle God—the one who betrayed him.

”Lu Qinwan!”

This name was one Yun Xiao had gnashed his teeth over countless times in his dreams, and it was the only thing from his past life he had never been able to let go of after his reincarnation.

This woman named Lu Qinwan, this wife who had been by his side for many years, had actually joined forces with his best brother to cruelly kill him. If he could swallow this hatred, Yun Xiao would never have been the Long Xiao Battle God he once was.

Yun Xiao had always believed that only after his Cultivation succeeded and he returned to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud would he have a chance to cross paths with the people and matters of his previous life again.

He had never expected that after merely arriving on this Tenglong Continent, and with only Lingyun Realm Early Stage Cultivation, he would run into his great enemy from his past life once more. This was truly beyond anything he had anticipated.

After a brief shock, Yun Xiao, whose heart was firm, quickly calmed himself. He continuously scrutinized that still-Condensed Form blurry figure, his gaze gradually becoming resolute.

”It’s just a Clone Projection, not Lu Qinwan’s True Body!”

With Yun Xiao’s insight, once he had calmed down, he realized at once that this was not Lu Qinwan’s True Body, but merely a clone phantom condensed by some unknown method.

Yun Xiao could also guess that this Clone Projection had most likely been set up to protect Xue Qi. It seemed that the Emperor Canglong truly valued this Direct Disciple from the Lower Realm quite highly.

Whoosh!

A moment later, the blurry noble figure finally solidified, and at that very instant, an incomparably vast power suddenly erupted from her body. Under the pressure of this power, many of the Cultivators below felt their legs go weak, and they couldn’t help but want to kneel on the ground in submission.

”What power is this?”

Sensing that reverence arising from deep within their bones, Hou Tianlie and the others were all horrified. Even though they forcibly restrained themselves from kneeling, the impact of that power still set off a stormy sea in their hearts.

”Who is it that injured my Emperor Canglong’s Disciple?”

Just as everyone was inwardly chilled, that illusory noble figure suddenly let out a deep voice, like heavenly sound descending to the mortal world, its pressure filling the sky.

Sensing the arrogance and majesty within that voice, many people subconsciously lowered their heads, as if not daring to meet that nonexistent illusory gaze; that would be a great blasphemy.

”Tsk tsk, so this is the bearing of Emperor Canglong? You’ve changed quite a lot, haven’t you!”

Compared to the Tenglong Continent cultivators below, seeing his former wife again, Yun Xiao felt an intense surge of emotion. In his memories, Lu Qinwan had never been this overbearing.

”Or maybe... this is your true nature?”

But in the next instant, a cold gleam flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes, because he knew that the gentle, virtuous wife of the past had already ceased to exist the moment she betrayed him.

Now that seas had turned to mulberry fields and who knew how many years had passed in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Lu Qinwan, who was now Emperor Canglong, had no connection whatsoever with the woman from back then; she was nothing more than a mortal enemy of his.

Naturally, Yun Xiao would never reveal his identity at this moment. He believed that if Lu Qinwan or that Emperor Canglong learned he was still alive, even here in the Lower Plane, he would no longer have any place to stand.

Yun Xiao knew clearly that regarding this scandal, Emperor Canglong and Lu Qinwan would definitely use every means to cover it up. Once the filthy deed of murdering husband and killing brother spread, even the entire Emperor Canglong Palace would be unable to bear the consequences.

Back then, the Long Xiao Battle God was loved by countless people in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. His campaigns north and south, the slaughter of innumerable Strange Spirits—he was the greatest contributor to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud’s current peace.

”Young man, was it you?”

While Yun Xiao’s thoughts were surging, that illusory figure belonging to Emperor Canglong had already turned its gaze toward him. After all, the aura on Yun Xiao’s body had not yet completely dispersed.

Hearing this question, Yun Xiao’s body trembled slightly. He subconsciously thought Lu Qinwan was asking if he was the Long Xiao Battle God, and only reacted a moment later.

”Yes, I’m the one who wounded her. What do you intend to do about it?”

At this moment, Yun Xiao took a deep breath and once more assumed the domineering air of the Long Xiao Battle God. Locking eyes with Emperor Canglong, he did not retreat in the slightest, nor did he show the least bit of fear.

”You have some nerve!”

Seeing this youth admit it without a trace of fear, an extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from Lu Qinwan’s body. Within her harsh shout, it seemed she wanted to use that aura to directly crush Yun Xiao to his knees in midair.

When this aura burst forth, many Low Rank Cultivators below could no longer withstand it; their legs went weak and a large swath of them dropped to their knees in an instant. This was the deterrence belonging to Emperor Canglong.

Unfortunately, while this aura could intimidate the Low Rank Cultivators below, and even make Lingyun Realm experts like Hou Tianlie and Wei Duzheng feel a chill of terror, it seemed to have not the slightest effect on the coarse-clothed youth in the sky.

”No one can injure a disciple of Emperor Canglong and still roam free!”

Seeing the youth opposite her still standing stubbornly, a strange light first flashed through Emperor Canglong’s blurred eyes, then she spoke coldly again, instantly making the faces of several people below change drastically.

”Emperor Canglong? She’s actually Emperor Canglong?!”

Take Hou Tianlie, the Mountain Master of Demons Mountain, for example. After his thoughts connected a few dots, he cried out in shock. After all, Demons Mountain was a legacy that had descended from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

In some Ancient Books within Demons Mountain, there were vague descriptions of certain power distributions in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Among them, they naturally had to mention the Sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud—Emperor Canglong Palace.

That Emperor of Emperor Canglong Palace was reputed to be invincible within the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. In the hearts of those cultivators who did not even know of the Li Yuan Realm, Nine-layered Dragon Cloud being invincible meant being invincible in the entire Nine Dragons Continent.

So Hou Tianlie had always believed that Emperor Canglong was the strongest expert on the Nine Dragons Continent, the absolute Sovereign of this Continent, someone no one would dare to provoke lightly.

Yet Hou Tianlie had never imagined that in his lifetime he would actually have any connection to such a peak overlord. Although what stood before him was only a Clone Projection of Emperor Canglong, the meaning represented by those four words was anything but ordinary.

”So Lady Xue Qi’s background is actually this powerful. Looks like I’ve really picked up a treasure this time!”

On the other hand, Wei Duzheng, whose face had previously been gloomy, was now overjoyed. He had been guessing Xue Qi’s origins all along, and the instant that illusory figure claimed her disciple, he understood everything.

As one of the four top forces, Spirit Fighting Commerce also possessed some intelligence about the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Since that one was Emperor Canglong’s close disciple, Wei Duzheng believed that as long as he devoted himself wholeheartedly, there might be a real chance for him to climb this towering tree in the future.

In an instant, because of Lu Qinwan’s self-introduction, the entire depths of Demons Mountain fell into a strange silence, both sky and ground. They had all been scared stiff by that identity.

Perhaps only Yun Xiao wore a cold sneer at this moment. Compared to the crowd below, he did not care in the slightest about Emperor Canglong Palace or Emperor Canglong.