Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Scram!”

It wasn’t until Yun Xiao uttered these two words that Gong the Fifth and those cultivators from Gongming Hall felt relieved, wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads as they prepared to leave the third floor of this pavilion.

”Tell those guys in Xiangshan City that the Wood Lattice Pearl is now in my hands, Yun Xiao’s. If they dare, let them come and take it. If not, they should just stay quiet!”

Just as Gong the Fifth reached the staircase, another cold voice sounded from behind him, causing him to shiver. He nodded repeatedly and exited the pavilion without looking back.

With the spread of this news, Xiangshan City was undoubtedly in an uproar, even more lively than during the previous fight for the Wood Lattice Pearl.

The reason, of course, was the message brought by Gongming Hall Master Gong the Fifth. No one could have imagined that the famed peerless expert Yun Xiao would appear in this little Xiangshan City.

For a time, many even envied Yang Qi, who had died at Yun Xiao’s hands. After all, although that guy died, thanks to Yun Xiao, his name would surely become renowned after his death.

Of course, even if the cultivators in Xiangshan City had the courage, they dared not enter that pavilion again. They could only stand outside, pointing and murmuring towards it, vaguely seeing the young figure leaning by the window on the third floor.

For the bustling Xiangshan City, Yun Xiao naturally had no interest at this moment. As he played with the Wood Lattice Pearl that had just fallen into his hands, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

”With this Heavenly Rank Low Level Wood Lattice Pearl, my Wood Attribute Ancestor Veins should be able to improve a bit more, right?”

Yun Xiao muttered aloud. It had been over a month since he left the headquarters of the Spirit Fighting Commerce. During this time, he had found several Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which had somewhat increased his Meridian Qi cultivation.

The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Yun Xiao was interested in were basically things that could help his Ancestor Vein Power, and they all had to be at least at the Heavenly Rank to be of use.

However, on the Tenglong Continent, Heavenly Rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were originally rare, with many being taken by the four top forces, leaving few available outside.

The former Wuyan Palace Master Wu Zhukong and Spirit Fighting Commerce President Wei Duzheng’s Waist Storage fell into Yun Xiao’s hands, and those suitable Heavenly Rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within were divided between him and Chi Yan or Red Feather Little Five.

As the duel date with the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River approached, Yun Xiao felt that his time was running out. He must break through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage before the Battle at Chongxiao River.

Yun Xiao was confident in his strength, but if there was an entire Great Rank difference with his opponent, even with the power of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, he wasn’t absolutely sure.

Moreover, Yun Xiao had a vague feeling that the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River wasn’t a fool, so why would such a clever Strange Spirit Expert give him three whole months to grow? That would just be allowing him to mature!

It was precisely these vague speculations and unease that made Yun Xiao determined to use this period to raise his Meridian Qi cultivation to the Heavenly Realm level.

Unfortunately, over the past month, although Yun Xiao had raised some of his strength using some Heavenly Rank Low Level Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, he was still far from the Heavenly Realm Early Stage.

”It seems I need to find some Heavenly Rank Intermediate or even Heavenly Rank Advanced things!”

Yun Xiao clutched the Wood Lattice Pearl in his hand, increasingly feeling the urgency of time. As his murmuring voice faded, an idea had already risen in his mind.

”It’s said that in a certain section of Chongxiao River, there’s a fierce flood dragon that can swallow the energy of the sun and moon, preferring to eat human flesh and blood. If I could obtain that Flood Dragon Pill, maybe breaking through to the Heavenly Realm wouldn’t be far off!”

This piece of news surged up in Yun Xiao’s mind from his memory of the records of the Spirit Fighting Commerce. His gaze had already penetrated the pavilion’s wall, looking towards the northern sky.

The Spirit Fighting Commerce dealt in Meridian Spirits, so it roamed the continent in search of powerful Vein Demons. According to their records, many years ago, the previous generation president of the commerce discovered a fierce flood dragon in Chongxiao River.

At that time, the fierce flood dragon was already an Intermediate Golden Grade Sky Demon. Because it fought on its home turf, in the water, even the former President of Spirit Fighting Commerce, who was at the Lingyun Realm Late Stage, returned with nothing.

If it were an ordinary Vein Demon, Yun Xiao might not seek trouble with it, since he wasn’t like those in Spirit Fighting Commerce who wanted to refine any powerful Vein Demon into a Meridian Spirit at first sight.

But according to Yun Xiao’s understanding, that fierce flood dragon in a certain section of Chongxiao River was extremely violent in nature. Many human cultivators passing by were swallowed whole, truly making it an unforgivable scourge.

Over time, almost no one dared to venture near that section of Chongxiao River, for they might encounter that fierce flood dragon at any moment and become its meal.

Yun Xiao, now a genuine Peak of Lingyun Realm expert, might not actively provoke it under normal circumstances. But now, that fierce flood dragon’s Demon Core was undoubtedly his opportunity to break into the Heavenly Realm.

”Little Five, you should have quite a few methods to deal with flood dragon-type Pulse Demons, right?”

Yun Xiao’s confidence naturally had its reasons, one of which was Little Five, who always claimed to be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. If it truly had the Dragon Vein, it could at least suppress the strength of that fierce flood dragon by two or three parts.

Although the fierce flood dragon had reached the Intermediate Golden Grade Sky Demon many years ago, Yun Xiao couldn’t be sure if the creature had made further breakthroughs over the years. If it had reached the Holy Grade Sky Demon, he couldn’t be absolutely certain of victory.

”Hmph!”

The only response to Yun Xiao was a single sound, clearly a disdainful noise from Little Five. Yun Xiao didn’t care at all; since Little Five did not object, it meant his earlier guess was correct.

”Then let’s set off!”

Yun Xiao downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, and then his figure directly leaped out of the window, soaring into the sky with Chi Yan, making the cultivators in Xiangshan City full of excitement.

”Lord Yun Xiao is probably going to the Chongxiao River to deal with that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, right?”

Some low-rank cultivators blushed, having heard about the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River’s challenge to Yun Xiao. However, their strength was too low to partake in such a battle.

A gray light point disappeared in the northern sky, leaving the many cultivators of Xiangshan City abuzz with discussion. In these discussions, the name ”Yun Xiao” could not be avoided.

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Chongxiao River, Stepping Heavenly Stone!

In recent months, the most watched place in the Tenglong Continent was probably this Stepping Heavenly Stone. Over time, more and more human cultivators gathered around it.

But when these human cultivators saw the massive Stepping Heavenly Stone and the constantly morphing vague figure on it, they dared not approach within ten miles.

Because they all knew that the constantly changing figure was the so-called Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River, equivalent to a cultivator at the Heavenly Realm, and those human cultivators only at the Floating Life Realm wouldn’t dare to provoke it easily.

The Stepping Heavenly Stone looked like a giant arena, and besides the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River, there were three humanoid figures on the huge stone platform.

These three figures were naturally the hostages You River abducted from Lianyun Mountain to threaten Yun Xiao. Their two female, one male countenances appeared quite haggard.

The north side of the Stepping Heavenly Stone faced the surging Chongxiao River, while the east, west, and south sides of the stone platform were tightly surrounded by countless human cultivators.

To know that there was still over a month left before the three-month deadline, countless human cultivators had come from all over the continent, unwilling to miss this spectacle.

”Is that really the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit? It doesn’t look so formidable!”

”Indeed, if it were truly a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, it should fight Lord Yun Xiao with real weapons, instead of taking hostages. What kind of hero does that make?”

”I say, why are you talking about heroism to the Strange Spirits? Are you out of your mind?”

”You’re the one out of your mind, say that again if you dare!”

”...”

The numerous human cultivators on the periphery were all discussing it. Initially, they expressed disdain and ridicule towards the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, but as they continued, they almost started to fight among themselves.

”In the face of a Strange Spirit enemy, what are you arguing about?”

Just as two Earth Rank Peak of the Earth Bending Realm cultivators were about to fight over a disagreement, a weighty voice imbued with thunder suddenly sounded in their ears, making everyone shiver in their hearts.

”It’s Duan Zixiao, the Valley Master of Sky Thunder Valley!”

When everyone turned to look at the one who made the thunderous sound, they immediately saw an elderly man with silver hair dressed in silver robes, and an exclamation echoed out.

Sky Thunder Valley, now one of the Twelve Leading Forces, was renowned in the Southern Domain of Tenglong Continent. Valley Master Duan Zixiao’s cultivation was said to have broken through to an Early Stage Lingyun Realm.

That Valley Master Duan Zixiao of Sky Thunder Valley, dressed in a silver robe, seemed surrounded by a faint thunderous aura, clearly an expert who cultivated Thunder Attribute Power to an exceedingly high realm.

With this person speaking, the two who were about to fight instantly calmed down, especially since Duan Zixiao was right. Infighting before the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit would only provide a joke for the Strange Spirit Clan.

”Brother Duan, you arrived earlier than me!”

Just as Duan Zixiao intimidated the two into submission, feeling slightly smug, a somewhat deep voice followed, attracting everyone’s attention again.

Currently on Tenglong Continent, from the original Thirteen Major Forces, only eleven remained due to the successive demise of Impermanence Island and the Xiao Family. However, with Hu Ying’er forming Yongle Island, they could barely count as twelve major forces.