Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Crash!

A giant serpent head emerged, and then the river water roared as a colossal creature soared into the sky, its figure stretching for several dozen feet, reflecting the moonlight like the Nine Heavens Divine Dragon.

That was certainly not a real Nine Heavens Divine Dragon, but a peerlessly fierce flood dragon that brought disaster to this stretch of the Chongxiao River; whenever it saw people or even a Vein Demon nearby, it would devour them in one gulp.

Yet today, this fierce flood dragon did not attack the human cultivators on Flood Dragon Shi Beach, for it had more pressing matters to attend to.

It was to consume the essence of the moon, which held greater significance for this fierce flood dragon than the flesh of human cultivators; the essence of the full moon on the fifteenth day of each month was of greater importance.

This fierce flood dragon, having broken through to the level of a Low Level Holy Grade Sky Demon, needed this method to elevate itself further, accumulating the moon essence’s energy could possibly transform it into human form and reach the status of a Holy Demon.

Thus, at this moment, although the fierce flood dragon sensed many humans on the riverbank, it paid them no heed; perhaps it had long grown accustomed to such circumstances.

The flood dragon knew these human cultivators wanted to harness the scattered Dan Energy from its inner core when it exhaled, to gain some creation.

But the flood dragon could do little about the scattering Dan Energy; due to a certain state, it was impossible for it to reclaim the energy spilling from its inner core.

Swoosh!

As all the human cultivators watched the fierce flood dragon’s towering figure, suddenly it spat out a round object from its mouth.

The object was about the size of a child’s ball, spinning continuously in the air from such a distance, appearing extremely mystical.

”The flood dragon’s inner core!”

One of the human cultivators watched with flushed excitement, thinking to himself about the potent effects of the scattered Dan Energy, and what it would be like to obtain that inner core.

”I think you’re overreaching; better obediently wait to absorb the scattered Dan Energy!”

A nearby Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm cultivator heard the intense tone and couldn’t help but smirk, knowing as a Heavenly Rank Third Realm expert, he could better sense the terror of the flood dragon’s power.

Joking, if this peerless fierce demon already reached the Holy Grade Sky Demon level wanted to act against them, none of the Floating Life Realm cultivators would have any hope of escape.

Ridiculous, this guy at the Peak of Hidden Realm still dared to covet the flood dragon’s Demon Core; it was quite simply too overconfident, sometimes greed indeed blinds reason.

Fortunately, with the strong reminder from the Floating Life Realm expert, the Peak Hidden Realm cultivator finally dismissed his thoughts, and remained fully alert, not wanting to miss any loose Dan Energy.

”It’s coming!”

The Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm expert who spoke earlier saw the flood dragon’s tail flick, and the ball-sized flood dragon’s Demon Core emit a peculiar aura, mumbling quietly.

Swoosh!

In the focused gaze of all the human cultivators, the flood dragon-spat Demon Core appeared shrouded in a faint white glow, forming a unique connection with the full moon in the sky.

Boom!

Simultaneously, an immensely formidable force erupted from the flood dragon’s Demon Core, emitting a faint white light, causing mixed feelings of joy and shock among many.

”This force... it seems almost at the level of an Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Demon?”

In the crowd, an elderly figure wore a solemn expression; if Yun Xiao were here, he might recognize this person as Xiao Shijing, a Heavenly Rank Medical Pulse Master whom he had met at the Meridian Refining Conference.

This elusive Heavenly Rank Medical Pulse Master from the Tenglong Continent, usually difficult for ill or injured cultivators to find, surprisingly appeared at Flood Dragon Shi Beach today.

In fact, besides being a Heavenly Rank Medical Pulse Master, Xiao Shijing was also a Peak Floating Life Realm expert; as a Meridian Qi Cultivator, he couldn’t resist the allure.

It seemed Xiao Shijing intended to use the Dan Energy from the Holy Grade Sky Demon flood dragon to help him break through to the Early Stage Lingyun Realm, always on the lookout for breakthrough opportunities.

Known as the Qihuang Saint Hand Xiao Shijing, naturally being a Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Master, his Soul Power was also incredibly strong, letting him sense things ordinary cultivators couldn’t.

Through Xiao Shijing’s sensing, during the flood dragon’s moon essence absorption, some emissions were extremely potent.

Although the flood dragon hadn’t reached the Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Demon level, it couldn’t be far off; Xiao Shijing firmly believed that a few more moon essence absorptions could lead to an even higher breakthrough.

On the Tenglong Continent today, there are only two or three experts at the Heavenly Realm, and for the earth-shattering duel that has been widespread recently, Xiao Shijing has obviously heard of it too. He intends to absorb the Dan energy of this Fierce Flood Dragon first, and then rush to the Stepping Heavenly Stone.

Xiao Shijing was shocked, but just like the other cultivators, he didn’t dare to be careless. Seeing that faint mist starting to scatter from the Flood Dragon’s core, he became completely focused.

After all, the Dan energy emanating from the Flood Dragon’s core is limited; if others absorbed more, he would have less.

Xiao Shijing came this time seeking a breakthrough opportunity. To pursue this, he even suppressed his desire to watch the excitement at the Stepping Heavenly Stone. If others snatched more, it would certainly not align with his intentions.

In the dark night sky, the Fierce Flood Dragon had already expelled its inner core, meaning its process of absorbing the essence of moonlight had begun, but at this critical moment, an unforeseen change occurred.

Whoosh!

Under the moonlight, a peculiar black light suddenly shot from afar, startling everyone. As they turned their gaze, they saw that the peculiar black light seemed to be targeting the Flood Dragon’s demon core.

”Who is so bold as to covet the Flood Dragon’s core at this time, do they have a death wish?”

The Heavenly Rank expert, who had previously reprimanded someone, now had a terribly ugly expression, because the black light’s target was the demon core, which would surely provoke the Fierce Flood Dragon to anger.

These human cultivators dared not make any reckless moves, nor did they dare raise their voices, partly out of fear of the Fierce Flood Dragon’s might, and partly because it was a kind of fortune for themselves.

If the Flood Dragon’s expulsion of the demon core and absorption of moonlight essence were disrupted, it meant their hopes of sharing in the spoils would be utterly dashed.

Even the Fierce Flood Dragon hadn’t absorbed the moonlight essence, so how could there be any scattered demon core energy for them? It could be said that the sudden black light shattered their month-long hope.

Even someone as good-natured as Xiao Shijing had a somewhat gloomy expression at this moment, secretly wondering if it was some newcomer who wanted to directly seize the Flood Dragon’s demon core.

The human cultivators on the riverbank, angry as they were, also felt a touch of contempt and pity for the one who dared to act at this moment, because they all believed that person surely wouldn’t survive.

”Damn it!”

Compared to the human cultivators below, the Fierce Flood Dragon in the sky roared in infuriated anger upon sensing the power contained within the black light, his voice filled with extreme rage.

No matter how angry, this Fierce Flood Dragon subconsciously sensed the danger of the black light. If it truly hit its demon core, unpredictable changes might occur.

Whoosh!

Thus, with a thought, as a Low Level Holy Grade Sky Demon, its reaction and speed were undeniably fast. At this critical moment, it managed to forcibly shift the demon core a few feet to the left.

Such timely movement of the demon core naturally caused the black light to miss instantly, and only at this moment did everyone finally see that the black light was unexpectedly an ordinary Wooden Sword.

”Huh? That Wooden Sword... why does it seem vaguely familiar?”

The other human cultivators remained angry, but when Qihuang Saint Hand Xiao Shijing saw the blade of the Black Light Wooden Sword, an unusual gleam flashed deep within his eyes.

”Could it be?”

This unbelievable thought rose in Xiao Shijing’s mind, and his gaze immediately shifted to a certain part of the sky. With his Power of Soul, he could naturally sense certain things.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Shijing noticed under the moonlight in the dark night, a figure in rough clothing flying through the air, its features delicate and appearing to be about twenty years old, exuding an ethereal aura.

”It’s actually... truly him?!”

Upon seeing that young man in rough clothes, Xiao Shijing immediately confirmed his previous suspicion while feeling a touch of surprise and admiration.

”Wasn’t he supposed to go to Stepping Heavenly Stone to accept the challenge of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River? How could he be here?”

This was the source of Xiao Shijing’s confusion. The Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River challenging Yun Xiao was considered the biggest event recently; he never expected to encounter the famed young prodigy here.

At the Meridian Refining Conference, Xiao Shijing had witnessed Yun Xiao’s mastery, wiping out numerous Poison Vein Masters and winning the twin championships of that conference.

Even someone as confident as Xiao Shijing knew his Medical Pulse Technique was far inferior to that of the young man. Not to mention, after some time, the gap between them was likely even greater.

While Xiao Shijing recognized Yun Xiao’s identity, other human cultivators remained clueless. Seeing the youth suddenly appear in the sky, many of their expressions turned extremely grim, with some even cursing out loud.