Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Assistance... of a favor?”

As Yun Xiao’s words were uttered, everyone felt that their brains weren’t quite up to speed. Who exactly was this youngster, and how did he have connections with Yin Huan one moment, and become tangled with Mo Qing the next?

Most of the young geniuses from various major families present knew that Yin Huan was the Junior Disciple of the Second Elder of Jade Pot Sect, and Mo Qing was the Direct Disciple of the Great Elder. The relationship between these two wasn’t exactly friendly.

Indeed, the conflict between the Medical Pulse and Poison Vein within the Jade Pot Sect was no secret. The Great Elder and the Second Elder were even more so the leaders of the two factions. If it weren’t for the extraordinary Sect Master keeping them in check, these two factions might have come to blows long ago.

As a result, extending this to the younger generation, due to differences in philosophy, the two sides were even less likely to be harmonious. Hadn’t everyone observed that Yin Huan and Mo Qing barely spoke a word from the beginning to the end?

In fact, the main reason Mo Qing and Yin Huan appeared here was to vie for fresh blood for their respective factions, desiring these young talents, who joined the Jade Pot Sect only once every three years, to become a part of their sects. To some extent, the two sides were even competitors.

But at this moment, Yun Xiao’s successive words indicated not only his connection with Yin Huan but also some story with Mo Qing, leaving everyone at a complete loss.

Some people even began to suspect, could the Shang Family from Moon Bow City be a clan with a significant background? Why had it not caught their attention before?

But what these people did not know was that the Shang Family indeed wasn’t a large clan, and moreover, it had already been decimated; only Yun Xiao remained as the sole survivor. And what they were guessing had no connection to the Shang Family at all; it was all about Yun Xiao’s own private affairs.

By this moment, the expressions on the faces of people like Xuan Zhi and Zhao Ningshu were already as somber as if about to drip with water, and they all had a strange feeling inside—if they had known Yun Xiao’s connection with the two Sect talents, they probably wouldn’t have provoked him so easily. This youngster was clearly playing the pig to eat the tiger.

”Assistance of a favor?”

Contrary to the varied thoughts of the onlooking crowd, Mo Qing, who was involved, showed a trace of bewilderment on her face. She simply couldn’t remember when she had ever interacted with this shabbily dressed youth?

Seeing Mo Qing still not understanding, Yun Xiao could only stretch out his other hand, pointing at Yin Huan not far away with a somewhat somber expression, and whispered, ”Seven-Colored Immortal Spider!”

”Ah, you are that...”

Reminded by Yun Xiao’s four words, Mo Qing finally reacted. The figure that had left a deep impression on her memory gradually overlapped with the shabbily dressed youth before her, prompting an involuntary exclamation.

”No wonder I thought you looked familiar. So it’s you... but weren’t you...”

As Mo Qing came to her senses, another layer of confusion emerged, which even she, a Meridian Refining Genius, couldn’t comprehend.

Mo Qing had already recalled that Yun Xiao was the youth she saw at the Talisman Poison Master’s residence, stricken with the severe venom of the Seven-Colored Immortal Spider. The reason she didn’t cause a big fuss at that time was because she knew that no matter how much she protested, the youth had no chance of surviving.

At that time, Mo Qing saw clearly that the venom of the Seven-Colored Immortal Spider that had struck Yun Xiao had reached his brain, and even his teacher, a Spiritual Rank Intermediate Meridian Refining Master, couldn’t reverse the situation. Furthermore, according to the Medical Pulse Technique she had learned, such potent venom reaching the brain would likely leave even Earth Rank and Heaven Rank Meridian Masters helpless.

But now, Yun Xiao was standing alive and well before her, and just a while ago, he had defeated the combined forces of Zhao and Cao, inflicting four wounds on the Third Prince Xuan Zhi. How could this possibly seem like someone with dire poison in their body, at death’s door?

Yet why could someone inflicted with brain-invading venom from the Seven-Colored Immortal Spider remain undying? Mo Qing could not for the life of her understand. She suddenly realized that after knowing the details about this youth, her interest in him inexplicably intensified several times over.

What Mo Qing didn’t know was that the Seven-Colored Immortal Spider’s deadly venom, in her eyes, was merely the first of many that Yun Xiao had endured.

Within that half-month thereafter, Yun Xiao had virtually tested every toxin within Talisman Poison Master’s collection, and finally, he was bitten by the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, turning into a human-shaped ice sculpture.

If Mo Qing knew all of this as well, perhaps she would, like Yin Huan, immediately take Yun Xiao into the Inner Sect; of course, the Medical Pulse faction of the Inner Sect. Such an extraordinary kid, even her teacher, the Sect Master of Jade Pot Sect, would find extremely intriguing.

From this, Mo Qing understood why Yin Huan was in such a hurry to recruit Yun Xiao into the Inner Sect—it was about selecting a good guinea pig for poison testing for his teacher.

Although Mo Qing bore a cold countenance, she was a girl with a warm heart inside. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have cried out loudly to the Second Elder, Elder Fu Du, upon witnessing Yun Xiao poisoned by the Seven-Colored Immortal Spider that day.

Therefore, for both emotional and rational reasons, Mo Qing would not let Yun Xiao return to the hands of his Talisman Poison Master again. Moreover, she needed to report Yun Xiao’s demonstrated combat abilities and some of his miraculous aspects to her teacher as soon as possible. Such a talented youth must not be snatched away by the Poison Vein.

Seeing that Mo Qing had finally understood the implied meaning in his words, Yun Xiao also relaxed his five fingers, allowing Mo Qing to finish inspecting the last herb. At the same time, he glanced sideways at Yin Huan nearby.

In fact, this was exactly Yun Xiao’s intention. Given his current Meridian Qi Cultivation, let alone facing the Jade Pot Sect’s Second Elder Fu Du, even facing Yin Huan here, he was far from being a match.

Therefore, Yun Xiao had to reveal some of his secrets to Mo Qing. He believed that once Mo Qing recognized his identity, she would definitely inform her teacher. By then, both the Medical Pulse and the Poison Vein factions within the Jade Pot Sect would likely not yield to each other, and he could find a glimmer of survival amidst the cracks.

”Yun Xiao, your herb inspection is accurate, but...”

After collecting the herbs, Mo Qing began with these words, then glanced to the side and continued: ”However, I am not qualified to let you join the Inner Sect directly. You must still start as an Outer Disciple at the Jade Pot Sect!”

With these words, many onlookers who were not privy to the situation cursed silently at Yun Xiao for being foolish and unappreciative. He had the chance to be an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect’s Poison Vein faction but chose to ingratiate himself with Mo Qing instead. Now see, he can’t be an Inner Sect Disciple, right?

The Third Prince of the Empire, Xuan Zhi, had a cold sneer in his gaze, thinking that as long as Yun Xiao did not directly enter the Inner Sect, he would have countless ways to avenge today’s humiliation. Just wait, young man!

At this time, Yin Huan also realized that he could not force Yun Xiao, and he knew that after Mo Qing had recognized Yun Xiao’s identity, things would not be so easy for him in the future.

”Damn brat, the Jade Pot Sect isn’t as simple as you think!”

However, when he thought of his own teacher’s abilities and the reason for Fu Du’s current retreat, Yin Huan’s confidence surged again, but this inner thought ultimately remained unspoken.

Under the leadership of Mo Qing and Yin Huan, a hundred young talents triumphantly crossed over the hill. When a majestic building hidden in the mountains appeared before everyone’s eyes, all the young geniuses seemed to forget the previous affairs, their faces lighting up with excitement.

These hundred young geniuses all knew that this was the headquarters of the Jade Pot Sect. Although it was only the Outer Sect, once inside, they would be considered true disciples of the Jade Pot Sect. Isn’t this vast sect’s resources exactly what they dream of?

Many people swept their eager eyes over the distant buildings, then looked back, because there seemed to be vague figures rushing toward them from behind.

Unfortunately, these herb-finding young geniuses could no longer become Outer Disciples of the Jade Pot Sect, a cruel reality of limited quotas. Perhaps there was an element of luck involved, but sometimes, isn’t luck also a form of strength?

These hundred young geniuses, ranked beyond the limit, are destined to not be the main characters, and the hundred who passed the entrance examination, after reaching this endpoint, are only at another beginning by entering the Jade Pot Sect.

Coming from various great families, they all know that a sect could not have developed to its current state without complexity beneath its calm surface.

If you want better cultivation, more resources for cultivation, you must be stronger than others. The idea of the strong becoming stronger means that if you can stand out from the multitude of Outer Disciples, you will certainly receive the sect’s attention.

The occupied area of the Jade Pot Sect’s Outer Sect is certainly not small. Whether in numbers or buildings, the Outer Sect accounts for nearly seventy to eighty percent of the entire Jade Pot Sect.

Of course, the Outer Sect is not the core of the Jade Pot Sect. It is simply a channel to send super geniuses to the Inner Sect. Only those who excel among these Outer Disciples can become true Inner Sect Disciples.

Therefore, although the Jade Pot Sect’s Inner Sect occupies only ten to twenty percent in area and population, it is absolutely the backbone, with countless Outer Disciples vying to get in.

Unfortunately, the Inner Sect Disciple assessment of the Jade Pot Sect has a strict set of standards. These young talents who have just entered the Jade Pot Sect’s Outer Sect are completely unaware of the cruelty of such competition, but regardless, such competition has already begun the moment they stepped into the Outer Sect.

It must be said that the Jade Pot Sect’s living conditions are pretty good. Outer Disciples like Yun Xiao are allocated in small groups to clean courtyards.

With six or seven rooms in a courtyard, Yun Xiao naturally ended up living with Tan Yun Ling Wan and others. He had no real friends here, and only these few companions who had fought side by side with him might truly stand by him.

Naturally, Tan Yun Ling Wan and the others were overjoyed to live with Yun Xiao; like him, they too had their own enemies. The Cao and Zhao families could come to cause trouble at any time, and with Yun Xiao present, it was unlikely that those two would dare to swat flies on a tiger’s head anymore.