Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 275: 275 Dragon Summoning Tree

”That must be the remains of the master of this place, right?”

Hearing Yun Xiao’s murmuring, Mo Qing was also somewhat excited. She naturally saw the object on the stone platform and finally fixed her gaze on the most mysterious item located right before the skeletal remains.

”What’s that in the middle?”

Unconsciously, whenever Mo Qing was uncertain about something, she would ask the person beside her who seemed to know everything. And almost every time she asked, Yun Xiao was able to provide an answer.

However, this time after Mo Qing asked her question, there was no response. When she turned her head to look, she was surprised to find the young man in coarse clothing next to her with a somewhat contorted expression on his face.

”What kind of expression is that?”

Seeing this, Mo Qing couldn’t help but be startled. Honestly, Yun Xiao always seemed unflappable in her presence, even when they were ambushed by the Family Heads of the Zhao and Cao families a few days ago—both genuine early-stage Meridian Union Realm cultivators—he didn’t show the slightest panic, did he?

But what about Yun Xiao now? The way he was staring at something looked almost like he was about to breathe fire. Following his gaze, Mo Qing had reason to believe that his current state was definitely due to the object she had just inquired about.

Because there was nothing else on the stone platform besides a skeleton, nobody knew what was inside the scroll and medicine bottle before they were opened. There was only that middle object, resembling a small tree.

The object seemed to grow out of the crevice in the stone, but such a small tree, Mo Qing had never heard of it before, and she had no clue what it could be.

”Dragon Summoning Tree? Is that actually a Dragon Summoning Tree? How could such a thing appear on the Hidden Dragon Continent?”

Right when Mo Qing turned back to examine closely the small tree that caused Yun Xiao to become dumbfounded, a murmur had already escaped his lips.

”Dragon Summoning Tree? Yun Xiao, what is a Dragon Summoning Tree?”

Mo Qing clearly didn’t catch the full details of Yun Xiao’s words. She only faintly heard the three words ”Dragon Summoning Tree” and immediately turned her head back around, guessing that Yun Xiao seemed to have some answers.

This continent is named the Nine Dragons Continent. It is said that in ancient times there were nine dragons on the continent, and whoever obtains one dragon could be above millions of people. Whoever obtains all nine dragons would become the ruler of the continent.

Even cultivators from the lowest plane like the Hidden Dragon Continent are well acquainted with this saying. However, in such a low-level plane, who has seen a real Divine Dragon? These are legendary mythical creatures, after all!

It’s agreed that anything related to the word ”dragon” must be extraordinary. Of course, on the Hidden Dragon Continent, some things are named after dragons out of vanity, but that doesn’t mean they have any actual connection with dragons.

For instance, a Meridian Qi cultivator wielding a wooden sword dares to call it the Dragon Slayer Sword; can such a sword really slay a true dragon? Obviously, that’s impossible.

But because of what Mo Qing understands about Yun Xiao, she subconsciously guessed that the so-called ”Dragon Summoning Tree” must truly be related to the legendary Divine Dragons, as Yun Xiao’s expression was truly puzzling.

Of course, Yun Xiao had to be shocked. This object, probably unseen by anyone on the Hidden Dragon Continent, was something he had encountered once in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Mo Qing was not wrong in her guess; the Dragon Summoning Tree indeed had the power to summon a Divine Dragon.

The Long Xiao Battle God, a peerless powerhouse ranked among the top in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, rarely met any opponents except for Emperor Canglong, the overlord of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

It was, in fact, the mature Dragon Summoning Tree owned by Emperor Canglong that enabled him to attract a real Divine Dragon and achieve his position as the supreme ruler of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

Nine Dragons Continent, legendary nine dragons - acquiring one grants supremacy among millions.

This statement was not made lightly. It was because of the Divine Dragon that Emperor Canglong summoned with the Dragon Summoning Tree that he was undefeated in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, establishing the foundation as its ruler.

The Long Xiao Battle God was once the closest brother to Emperor Canglong and thus had the good fortune to witness that Divine Dragon and the Dragon Summoning Tree that summoned it. However, comparing the mature Dragon Summoning Tree with the one in front of them would be like heaven and earth.

Yet from the moment Yun Xiao saw the small tree, he sensed a very familiar aura from it—it was genuinely a Dragon Summoning Tree, albeit one that was still in its juvenile stage.

This discovery undoubtedly left even someone as resilient as Yun Xiao momentarily dumbfounded. He truly couldn’t understand how a real Dragon Summoning Tree could exist on such a small, lowest-ranked plane like the Hidden Dragon Continent.

Yun Xiao was well aware that back in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, the struggle to claim that mature Dragon Summoning Tree was fraught with peril, and it was only by chance that Emperor Canglong acquired it, eventually summoning a Divine Dragon and becoming the lord of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

So Yun Xiao had reason to believe that if the news of the Dragon Summoning Tree appearing in the Hidden Dragon Continent were to spread, not to mention the cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent, even the Heaven Rank and Holy Rank powerhouses from the higher planes would probably cast aside all concerns to descend to the Lower Realm and vie for it, right?

After these incredible thoughts flashed through his mind, Yun Xiao’s heart and mind were completely filled with thoughts of the Dragon Summoning Tree; he even began to doubt whether the owner of the Meridian Treasure even knew the details of the Dragon Summoning Tree by placing it in such a critical location.

Although the existence of the Dragon Summoning Tree was unknown to the people of the Hidden Dragon Continent, the aura it emitted wouldn’t lead anyone to believe it was just an ordinary little tree. At the very least, it deserved some investigation.

However, a young Dragon Summoning Tree could not attract a real Divine Dragon. That kind of aura could only be emitted when it grew to a certain extent, and it was a kind of aura that humans were unable to sense.

”Kid, if you can snatch that Dragon Summoning Tree for me, I can assure you, I won’t attempt to seize your soul again!”

Just as Yun Xiao was pondering how to get his hands on the Dragon Summoning Tree no matter what, an odd surge of thought suddenly emanated from the depths of his mind, causing him to feel a jolt in his heart.

”Who? Who’s talking?”

Yun Xiao was genuinely alarmed by this—it was a deep male voice that clearly wasn’t Mo Qing speaking beside him, as Mo Qing’s voice could only reach his ears and not emerge in his mind.

”You really are a foolish kid. I’ve been inside your body for over a year, and you still don’t know who I am?”

Another wave of thought came from deep within his mind, causing Yun Xiao’s face to turn pale. He immediately sank into introspection and, indeed, saw a Golden Snake Worm inside his body, arrogantly staring at his Inner Vision Eye with disdainful serpent eyes.

”Is it you?!”

After confirming his suspicion, Yun Xiao became even more shockingly perplexed, because those two earlier voices were clearly emanating from this Golden Snake Worm.

To tell you the truth, ever since he fainted in the Shang Family Snake Nest, the Golden Snake Worm had been inside Yun Xiao’s body, and upon his awakening, it had contested for control of his body with the soul of Long Xiao Battle God. This was the main reason he had been taken back to the Jade Pot Sect by the Talisman Poison Master and his disciples.

Since the Golden Snake Worm fell into a slumber after absorbing too many fierce poisons in the Poison Hall, it allowed the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God to regain control of Yun Xiao’s body once again.

During this time, aside from devouring Strange Spirit Crystals twice, the Golden Snake Worm hadn’t made much of a fuss and seemed to be coexisting peacefully. Yun Xiao never expected that today this creature would actually start speaking on its own—and in human language at that.

As far as Yun Xiao knew, for a member of the Vein Demon species to be able to speak human language, it must have reached at least the Heaven Rank Third Realm. And to transform into a human form, it had to reach the Holy Rank Third Realm and withstand a transformation Heavenly Tribulation to perform such a heaven-defying act and possess the same speed of cultivation as a human.

”Could it be that this little thing is actually a Vein Demon of the Heaven Rank Third Realm?”

Thinking of this possibility, Yun Xiao’s mind suddenly entertained this incredibly unbelievable thought. If there really were such a powerful demon residing within his body, then his situation was extraordinarily perilous.

”Kid, don’t overthink it. I am just a young dragon for now. Forget it, you wouldn’t understand anyway. So, what do you say? As long as you get me that Dragon Summoning Tree, I guarantee you will reach the peak of the continent, how about that?”

The Golden Snake Worm sounded a bit presumptuous and conceited, having just set the condition of not seizing Yun Xiao’s soul and now boasting of ensuring ”you will reach the peak of the continent.”

”You’re saying you’re a dragon?”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao’s shock had somewhat subsided, his gaze fixed on the Golden Snake Worm with a strange tone in his voice that was unmistakably laced with disbelief.

”Nonsense, I am the most noble Five-Clawed Golden Dragon from Nine Dragons Continent. You are just ignorant, I won’t stoop to your level!” The Golden Snake Worm’s eyes flashed with arrogance, but combined with its snake-like body, it came off as rather comical.

”Five-Clawed Golden Dragon? Where are your five claws then?”

Yun Xiao’s disbelief was obvious because, in no way did this creature resemble the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon it claimed to be—most importantly, it lacked the so-called ”five claws.”

”I...”

This question left the Golden Snake Worm momentarily at a loss for words, but then it twisted its snake body slightly and spoke with a somewhat solemn tone, ”Kid, will you agree to the deal I just proposed? The Dragon Summoning Tree is very important to me; you must obtain it!”

”Heh, you make it sound easy, but I’m just a kid at the Early Stage of Meridian Introduction. If I come across someone from the Meridian Union Realm, I stand no chance!”

Yun Xiao’s eyes twinkled, his words bearing an indiscernible implication. He wasn’t sure whether the Golden Snake Worm had caught on, but he was certain of one thing—perhaps this time, he would have even more opportunities.