Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”What’s going on?”

Fu Du strode forward and directly approached Yun Xiao, but when he saw the latter’s face intact, he suddenly exclaimed in shock, seemingly finding it unbelievable.

It is known that Fu Du is a low-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master and also a Poison Vein Master. Such a figure is probably unique throughout the whole Moon Bow City.

With Fu Du’s skill in the Poison Meridian technique, poisoning a youth at the Channel Introduction Realm Middle Stage should be effortless. Therefore, after applying the poison, he had not tended to the youth further, but now a shocking event had occurred.

Initially, Yun Xiao had a pitch-black appearance on his face, but at some unknown time, he returned to normal without any sign of severe poisoning; he looked just like an ordinary person.

Fu Du was extremely confident in his Poison Meridian Skill, but the events unfolding were beyond his comprehension. As confusion appeared on his face, his disciple Yin Huan quickly caught up.

”Eh? This kid looks somewhat familiar!” Yin Huan also noticed the abnormality of the youth on the ground. When he saw that face, he finally recalled something.

More than a year ago, it was in this Righteous Hall of the Shang Family that Yun Xiao left a deep impression on Yin Huan. Moreover, he and his teacher Fu Du’s Three Yin Meridians were cured using the Yin Transformation Pill recipe.

”Is... Isn’t this Yun Xiao?” Finally recognizing the familiar features on the gaunt face, Yin Huan exclaimed in astonishment.

”Yun Xiao?”

Fu Du found this name vaguely familiar. After racking his brain, his eyes lit up as he muttered, ”Is it that kid who gave me the Yin Transformation Pill recipe over a year ago?”

”Exactly, it’s him!” Yin Huan was no longer skeptical. Honestly, he did not have a good impression of Yun Xiao. During that time in the Righteous Hall, Yun Xiao forced him to take action, which was not his intention; it was only because of the solution for the Three Yin Meridians.

As typical of Poison Vein Masters who are ruthless and rarely repay kindness, in the eyes of Fu Du and his disciple, helping Yun Xiao back then was already the price paid for the Yin Transformation Pill recipe, and they owed nothing more to each other.

”Didn’t this kid just come out of... the Snake Nest?” A glint flashed in Fu Du’s eyes as he thought about this fact, and he then turned his head, staring at the entrance of the cave thoughtfully.

”With his cultivation at the Channel Introduction Realm Middle Stage, how could he possibly survive amidst so many highly poisonous snakes? This is indeed strange!” Fu Du muttered and then turned his head back, continuing to gaze at Yun Xiao.

”Master, I’ve long noticed that this kid has secrets. Now it seems there’s an opportunity!” Yin Huan clearly had some thoughts and added meaningfully.

”Oh? What are your thoughts?” Fu Du, markedly interested, continued to watch his disciple, seeming to have his own ideas but wanting to test Yin Huan.

Yin Huan, somewhat excited, continued, ”Master, haven’t you recently obtained a highly poisonous item? Since this kid survived your Five Poison Palm and is still alive, maybe he could withstand the poison for you initially, and then you’ll have a chance to advance to a Spiritual Rank Intermediate Meridian Refining Master!”

Hearing this, Fu Du, who had already made a decision, nodded slightly and said, ”That’s a feasible plan, but that item is rare; don’t let this kid spoil it, we still need to test him!”

It turns out that Fu Du had recently captured a highly poisonous Vein Demon by chance. However, this Vein Demon’s toxin was so potent that even him, as a low-level Spiritual Rank Poison Vein Master, dared not try it rashly.

But as a Poison Vein Master like Fu Du, he could not give up such a potent poison. Hence, he had been anxious for a while, wanting to use this poison to break through to a Spiritual Rank Intermediate level but also afraid to test it on himself, fearing he couldn’t bear it and would lose his life.

The only solution was to find a human cultivator who could withstand some of the poison, to absorb part of the Vein Demon’s toxin and reduce it to a degree that Fu Du could withstand, ensuring a foolproof process.

Unfortunately, though there were many cultivators on the continent, few could counteract such severe toxins, not to mention this peculiar poison. Over this period, Fu Du had secretly captured many cultivators to test the toxin, but all without exception, died upon contact with the Vein Demon, utterly useless.

Originally, Fu Du came to this Shang Family Snake Nest to collect such a large amount of poison to further advance his Poison Meridian Skill before collecting the highly poisonous Vein Demon.

Little did he expect that today’s journey was extremely successful, not only by collecting so many highly toxic snakes but also encountering such an exceptional ”unique” youth as Yun Xiao, who still survived the Five Poison Palm, which unmistakably gave Fu Du a glimmer of hope.

”Carry this kid on your back, let’s go!”

Deciding in his heart, Fu Du no longer wanted to stay in this place, as the fully wiped out Shang Family was surrounded by abnormalities, and he did not want to attract more trouble.

Yin Huan did not dare to delay, he helped Yun Xiao up from the ground and carried him on his back, but what he did not know was that although Yun Xiao was in a dazed state, his Spiritual Wisdom still existed; he just couldn’t control his body.

”What... what exactly is going on?”

Deep inside Yun Xiao’s soul, the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God was aware of everything happening outside, yet he himself was utterly baffled as to why this was happening.

Previously, Yun Xiao’s soul could sense that the poison deployed by Fu Du was definitely potent enough to turn his body into a pool of pus and blood, which worried him immensely; he feared that after barely surviving, he might end up dying from this lethal poison.

Unexpectedly, just as the poison attempted to corrode Yun Xiao’s body, an extremely strong Devouring Power suddenly emerged from within him, instantly consuming the poison and leaving his body unharmed.

This made Yun Xiao’s soul feel incredibly incredulous. As Yin Huan carried him forward, he finally had the opportunity to thoroughly investigate the changes in his body and, indeed, he discovered some clues.

”So it was you, this little fellow, causing mischief!”

Inside the vision of Yun Xiao’s soul, he suddenly spotted a gleam of golden light within his physical body, and what this golden glow enveloped turned out to be the golden bug that he had strangely absorbed into his body a year ago.

It was clear that Yun Xiao’s coma was also due to this bizarre and miraculous bug, and the force that devoured the poison previously was evidently caused by this little bug, thus preventing his physical body from transforming into a pool of pus.

”Hmm? Can it see me?”

Just as Yun Xiao’s Soul’s Eye was inspecting, he suddenly found that the gaze of the golden bug also shifted towards him at that moment, as if they were locked in an ethereal gaze, causing a chill in his heart.

By now, Yun Xiao seemed to understand everything; his coma was caused by this bug, the resolution of the poison was due to this bug, and now the reason why his soul could not control his body was clearly because of this golden bug as well.

”Is it... actually mocking me?”

At one moment, Yun Xiao had a bizarre realization—he seemed to see a hint of disdain and mockery in the eyes of the golden bug, a strange feeling that was unfounded but undeniably present.

”Humph, I refuse to believe that I, the mighty Long Xiao Battle God, cannot deal with this little creature.”

Yun Xiao also got a bit heated, considering that he arrived in this body first; why should he now yield to this golden bug? Besides, the body controlled by the golden bug was acting like a fool, which made him very uncomfortable.

From then on, inside Yun Xiao’s body, the struggle between two extraordinary entities began, making the situation somewhat eerie. However, it was clear that the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God and the golden bug could not determine the winner shortly, and this physical body could only be manipulated by the Talisman Poison Master and his disciple for the time being.

In just a moment, the Talisman Poison Master and his disciple had left the desolate courtyard of the Shang Family, and after about half an incense stick’s time, when they arrived at the North Gate of Moon Bow City, several figures were seen approaching from the front.

Leading these figures was an elderly man, extremely tall and thin. The occasional flash of brilliance in his eyes made the Poison Vein Master, Fu Du, dare not underestimate him.

”Huh? Is he also a Low-Level Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master?”

When Fu Du turned his head towards the tall and thin elder, he became slightly alert, as he realized that the person in black next to the old man was also a Low-Level Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master just like him.

Such characters appearing in Moon Bow City was quite unusual. Additionally, given Fu Du’s uncertainty about the tall and thin elder’s strength, he unprecedentedly stepped aside to let those people pass by him first.

However, what Fu Du did not know was, although he didn’t recognize who the tall and thin elder was, in the mind of the figure being carried by his disciple Yin Huan, even the soul trembled.

”It’s him, it really is him!”

Within Yun Xiao’s soul surged a mixture of shock, fear, and deep hatred, because the tall and thin elder was none other than the powerhouse who led the annihilation of the entire Shang Family last year.

In Yun Xiao’s heart, he had long assumed his mother and sister perished in that battle, and this tall, thin elder was undeniably the chief culprit, the arch-nemesis he utterly despised.

However, Yun Xiao knew that with his current strength, he was absolutely no match for the tall and thin elder; if the elder discovered him, his life might be ended in an instant.

Fortunately, over the past year, Yun Xiao, staying in the Snake Nest, had neither eaten nor drunk, causing his appearance to change significantly. Moreover, due to not grooming for a year and being carried on Yin Huan’s back, his messy, long hair hung loose, concealing his face so that the tall and thin elder and others simply could not see it.

As the two groups brushed past each other, Yun Xiao’s soul clenched in cold sweat, relieved that the elder ultimately did not realize his biggest target had slipped from right under his eyes.

Due to the formidable poisonous snakes of the Shang Family Snake Nest and the unfamiliarity of the tall and thin elder with the Hidden Dragon Continent, it took him a whole year to find a Low-Level Spiritual Rank Poison Vein Master from someplace; regrettably, this trip was bound to be a wasted effort.