Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Little creature, hurry and devour it!”

As the spectators and several Great Elders with their own agendas surrounded the area, Yun Xiao felt a sense of urgency because the pitch-black deadly poison had already begun to spread up his right arm.

In fact, Yun Xiao’s promise to spare Shen Xiao’s life was not out of a sudden compassion, but rather due to his own plans—to suppress the Golden Snake Worm inside his body.

Regarding this Golden Snake Worm, Yun Xiao had no idea about its origin, nor the purpose of its presence in his body, but he had suffered great loses because of it.

Passing out for a whole year within the Shang Family Snake Nest was only part of it, but what was more alarming was upon waking up, this Golden Snake Worm actually fought with the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God for control over his body, which made Yun Xiao feel quite apprehensive.

This even caused Yun Xiao to spend several months in confusion, eventually captured by the disciples of the Talisman Poison Master and taken back to the Jade Pot Sect for testing poisons on his body, which nearly resulted in his death.

It was precisely because of this poison testing process that Yun Xiao managed to regain control over his body. The Golden Snake Worm also fell into a deep sleep from absorbing too much deadly poison, not causing Yun Xiao any trouble during this period.

However, after several recent intense battles which exhausted a large amount of his Meridian Qi, Yun Xiao noticed that the Golden Snake Worm’s golden glow seemed to intensify, hinting at signs of awakening.

To prevent another battle for control over his body, Yun Xiao had to think of some methods, such as letting the Golden Snake Worm devour the deadly poisonous liquid he had refined.

However, Yun Xiao was somewhat impatient. As the deadly poison spread upward, he shouted inwardly, as if this action could awaken the Golden Snake Worm to start devouring the poison.

It must be said that Yun Xiao was quite lucky. Whether the Golden Snake Worm heard his cursing is unknown, but he felt the familiar Devouring Power sweep in only when the pitch-black poison had spread over his forearm.

Sensing this aura, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Golden Snake Worm indeed had a strong possessive desire for these poisons, which truly turned his body into one that was Immunity to Hundred Poisons.

”It’s really so!”

While some unknown changes occurred within Yun Xiao’s body, Second Elder Fu Du, who had been intently watching him, couldn’t help but let a green light pass through the depths of his eyes, confirming some of his own speculations.

Originally, Fu Du had sentenced Shen Xiao to death because he was an expert in using poisons. For a cultivator poisoned to such an extent, even if they had an antidote, there was absolutely no chance of recovery.

Therefore, Fu Du did not believe that Yun Xiao could save Shen Xiao with just an antidote, he must have other means in hand, the kind Fu Du dreamt of possessing.

Once in the heavily poisoned residence, Fu Du had subjected Yun Xiao to dozens of deadly poisons, none of which claimed Yun Xiao’s life, not even the Ice Cold Poison from the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad.

”If I could have such a body...”

The more Fu Du thought about it, the more tempted he got. As a Poison Vein Master like him constantly dealing with poisons, encountering some unprecedentedly strong poisons could also result in death.

Take the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, for example. If it weren’t for Yun Xiao devouring a large portion of its Ice Cold Poison, even if Fu Du was a low-level Spiritual Rank Poison Vein Master, he might have ended up frozen as an ice sculpture.

At this moment, Fu Du’s thoughts about Yun Xiao underwent a startling change. He swore to bring Yun Xiao back to the Poison Vein lineage, to completely extract the secrets from his body, and acquire such an immune body himself, making his future cultivation of Poison Meridian Skills twice as effective.

Swoosh!

While the Golden Snake Worm began to work inside Yun Xiao’s body, as everyone watched, the large cluster of pitch-blackness on Shen Xiao’s chest rapidly dissipated at a visible rate.

Most people in the arena thought it was the ”antidote” that Yun Xiao had previously fed into Shen Xiao’s mouth that took effect, little did they know what they saw and thought was completely different from reality, such methods were also not divulged to outsiders.

Especially Lu Zhan, the Great Elder of the Jade Pot Sect, who had been watching Yun Xiao’s right hand, wanting to learn this method of detoxification. In the end, he was extremely disappointed because, apart from Yun Xiao’s right index finger touching Shen Xiao’s body, there were no other movements, from which how could he learn?

Moment later, the pitch-black color on Shen Xiao’s chest finally vanished, replaced by an unusual paleness. Seeing this once second-ranked talent of the Mortal List now crippled on the ground, everyone couldn’t help but sigh.

Many Meridian Refining Masters were present, possessing strong Power of Soul. From the extremely feeble aura of Shen Xiao at that moment, they could sense that this once dazzling genius had his body’s meridians shattered beyond repair, likely unable to cultivate ever again.

Perhaps, as Yun Xiao previously mentioned, even if Shen Xiao could salvage his life, his Meridian Qi Cultivation would eventually dissipate soon because the main part of his body—his trunk—no longer had any meridians left for cultivation. Henceforth, Shen Xiao would be a cripple.

Of course, nothing is absolute. It’s said that some Medical Pulse Masters who reached the Earth Rank or even Heaven Rank could leverage the power of heaven and earth to repair the broken meridians in a person’s body, but such Meridian Refining Masters might not exist on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

In fact, originally Yun Xiao, in order to save the ungrateful Xue Qi, had also suffered complete meridian disruption. Fortunately, his luck was good; not only did he receive a soul rebirth from Long Xiao Battle God, but he also serendipitously acquired a peerless Cultivation Technique of Ancient Dragon Taming Technique from Blood Moon Jade, allowing him to restore his meridians and possess such strong cultivation talent.

In one corner of the Arena Hall, a young man in purple robe with an empty right sleeve, gazed at a distant shabbily-dressed youth, showing traces of twinkle and fear.

This young man in purple robe was none other than Feng Hang, who was defeated by Yun Xiao the day before. At this moment, he undoubtedly felt somewhat frightened because, compared to Shen Xiao whose foundational Meridian Qi was completely lost, he who merely lost his right arm was indeed luckier.

Having witnessed how Yun Xiao handled Shen Xiao today, Feng Hang believed that if such a venomous tactic were used against him, he would definitely have been unable to avoid it, resulting in the same fate as Shen Xiao.

Although Feng Hang harbored deep hatred towards Yun Xiao, wishing he could skin him alive and eat his flesh, currently, even if he was lent more courage, he dared not provoke that ruthless shabbily-dressed youth again, and could only think of other means.

After withdrawing his fingers from Shen Xiao, Yun Xiao did not even glance at this person who had lost his qualification for cultivation, but instead turned his attention to the three Great Elders nearby.

It was still the time for the Outer Sect grand competition, and with today’s final battle coming to a close, it was time to see which Outer Disciples could enter the Inner Sect.

When everyone saw Yun Xiao’s action, a Shen Xiao who had lost his cultivation foundation no longer caught their attention; their minds were already captivated by another matter.

The annual Outer Sect grand competition was an exhibition of a year’s worth of life-or-death cultivation from all qualifying Outer Disciples, all of whom were intensely cultivating for those two spots to advance into the Inner Sect.

Within the Jade Pot Sect, Outer Disciples were considered the lowest level; only by advancing to the Inner Sect could they truly access the abundant resources of this vast sect and possibly have their moment to shine and transform into a dragon.

If nothing unexpected occurred, the top two of this Outer Sect grand competition would undoubtedly be won by Feng Hang, who ranked first on the Mortal List, and Shen Xiao, ranked second - both universally acknowledged as the outstanding candidates sure to advance to the Inner Sect this year.

After all, both Feng Hang and Shen Xiao were the only two geniuses who had broken through to the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage in the past year, a significant leap that no one else had managed to achieve before.

Yet, at this moment, when everyone thought about this matter, nearly everyone’s gaze constantly shifted between two specific places below the arena.

One was Feng Hang, who was hiding in a corner and did not wish to be noticed by everyone; originally the most radiant figure in the Outer Sect, he now resembled a weak, light-shunning person, but still could not escape the oddly perceiving eyes of the crowd.

The other was Shen Xiao, still lying defeated under the central main arena; seeing the bleak fates of these two, everyone gasped, remarking that this year’s Outer Sect grand competition was indeed dramatic.

Especially when people suddenly realized that both Feng Hang and Shen Xiao had fallen to a youth at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm, that feeling of astonishment grew even stronger; it completely overturned their long-held views on cultivation.

Moreover, everyone also knew that Yun Xiao was not just any peak Meridian Gathering Realm low-level practitioner; he was also a new Outer Disciple who had only joined the Jade Pot Sect three months ago.

Thinking of this, many shifted their gaze to the northeast corner of the Arena Hall, because there, there was another super-talented individual who had previously advanced into the Inner Sect while being just a newly inducted Outer Disciple.

Comparing the two, all those disciples familiar with the ins and outs of the Jade Pot Sect, discovered another terrifying fact - that Mo Qing, when he advanced to the Inner Sect, had unquestionably broken through to the Meridian Rushing Realm level, and advancing to the Inner Sect in his case was certainly justified.

Thinking of that, the crowd was naturally shocked to their core, pondering whether today’s shabbily-dressed youth beneath the arena was even more formidable than Mo Qing back in the day?

After all, Yun Xiao’s current Meridian Qi energy wasn’t concealed; his cultivation at the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm was so conspicuous, making his fellow peak Meridian Gathering Realm Outer Disciples feel utterly embarrassed!