Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Thanks to you, not only have I controlled the fire poison, but I also luckily made a breakthrough!”

When Mo Qing said this, her eyes were bright with excitement. To be honest, even she did not expect to turn misfortune into a fortune this time.

However, what Mo Qing and Yun Xiao did not know was that when Mo Qing’s Pure Yang Immortal Body encountered Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire, the two had already undergone a significant fusion reaction. Perhaps this would make Mo Qing’s cultivation path quite different in the future.

This effect was already beginning to show, allowing Mo Qing to directly break through to the Mid Stage of the Meridian Union Realm after controlling the fire poison. This seemed to be foreshadowing something.

”Then I must congratulate you!”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao was extremely delighted. He had a good impression of Mo Qing, and being able to cure her was also a reward for his efforts over the day and night.

”I have to thank you for that. Without you, I probably would never have woken up!”

Mo Qing spoke so softly, making Yun Xiao somewhat uncomfortable. He didn’t even dare to take credit at this moment, wondering if it was just his imagination.

”Hehe, it might be because Sister Mo Qing was on the verge of a breakthrough, which helped you control the fire poison. Besides, you’ve saved my life several times. It’s only right that I repay the favor.”

Yun Xiao kept talking, but his last sentence made Mo Qing look slightly melancholic, as if she was thinking about something.

”Is it just... repaying a favor?”

A barely audible murmur came from Mo Qing’s mouth. Yun Xiao heard it but didn’t make much out of it, so he didn’t give it much attention. With the matters here settled, he didn’t wish to stay longer in Mo Qing’s boudoir.

”Uh... Sister Mo Qing, you should also get familiar with the surge in your Meridian Qi. I won’t disturb you any longer!” Yun Xiao gave a light cough, and after finishing his speech, he didn’t wait for Mo Qing’s response and just walked out of the room.

Outside, Lu Zhan was naturally very thankful to Yun Xiao. By now, he no longer needed to check on Mo Qing’s condition to know how much they, as master and disciple, owed Yun Xiao.

After humbly saying a few words, Yun Xiao didn’t stay much longer. Upon returning to the Cold Jade Hall, he directly entered a state of cultivation. ”In cultivation, one either progresses or regresses. Apart from one’s innate talent, relentless cultivation is also an indispensable part.”

Night fell.

The Inner Sect of the Jade Pot Sect, noisy throughout the day, fell into absolute silence. In a room in the Cold Jade Hall, Yun Xiao sat cross-legged, his aura barely perceptible, clearly reaching a critical moment in his cultivation.

Chi Yan hated the cold aura of the Cold Jade Hall, so he never liked staying inside the hall for long. This, however, allowed Yun Xiao to enjoy the solitude, which doubled his cultivation efficiency.

”Kid, someone is coming, and they might mean harm to you!”

However, just as Yun Xiao reached a critical point in his cultivation, a somewhat solemn voice suddenly rang in his mind, causing him to tense up and gradually conceal his cultivation aura.

This voice, needless to say, came from the Golden Snake Worm. With Yun Xiao’s acumen, if the Golden Snake Worm spoke this way, it indicated that the visitor was definitely not Yu Shu, the Sect Leader of the Jade Pot Sect, who would never mean to harm him.

This was the Cold Jade Hall, the abode of the Sect Leader, and ordinarily without an order, no one could easily enter. The soundless and stealthy approach of the outsider already indicated ill intentions.

Yun Xiao didn’t know whether his teacher, Yu Shu, was in the Cold Jade Hall at the moment. With the unexpected visitor arriving at midnight, they likely wouldn’t be easy to deal with. Fortunately, with the thought of the Golden Snake Worm by his side, he inexplicably felt a surge of confidence.

Creak!

The visitor, not realizing that Yun Xiao was already alert, carefully pushed open the door. Confident in his own stealth, he believed that before he made a move, the young man, who was at the Late Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm, could definitely not sense him.

”Hmm?”

Yet, as soon as the person opened the door, he was met with a pair of piercing eyes. The very youth he thought would be completely unaware was staring right at him.

In that moment, the atmosphere in the room turned eerily strange. When Yun Xiao saw the figure dressed in black and wearing a black mask, his mind raced with thoughts.

”Is it Elder Fu Du?”

Yun Xiao was the first to react, sensing a faint trace of Ice Cold Power emanating from the black-garbed person, which felt oddly similar to the Ice Cold Ancestral Vein on his left arm. Instinctively, he asked.

However, at this time, even if that man in black was indeed Fu Du, how could he possibly admit it? His purpose for coming here late at night was clear, and now, seeing Yun Xiao all alone, it presented the greatest opportunity for him.

Sigh...

To avoid long nights filled with dreams, the man in black wasted no time with useless banter. With a slight motion, he unleashed a powerful and icy Meridian Qi towards Yun Xiao in a furious strike.

Feeling the ice-cold power, Yun Xiao was almost certain in his heart that this person was indeed the Second Elder Fu Du from the Jade Pot Sect. Facing such a formidable opponent in the Spirit Vein Realm, he undoubtedly felt immense pressure.

”Hey, if you don’t make a move now, the both of us will die here!”

After narrowly dodging an attack, Yun Xiao, realizing how vastly outmatched he was by Spirit Vein Realm cultivators, no longer considered activating the power of the three Ancestor Veins as it would be futile.

Thus, Yun Xiao internally shouted out loud, and the next instant, he saw the man in black reaching towards the Waist Storage at his side.

Seeing this action, an idea abruptly flashed through Yun Xiao’s mind; he thought of the Black Key. It seemed that this presumed Fu Du had ties with the Royal Family.

Thinking this, a sense of joy unexpectedly arose in Yun Xiao’s heart. Since this man was so eager to get the Black Key inside his Waist Storage, it indicated that they couldn’t open that seemingly decrepit wooden box, which gave Yun Xiao a bit more chance.

However, the current situation didn’t allow Yun Xiao to ponder further because the man in black was incredibly fast and extremely powerful, leaving no room for Yun Xiao to dodge.

”What a useless brat!”

At this critical moment, a voice of resignation finally echoed in Yun Xiao’s mind, and the next thing he knew, his hand that was subconsciously blocking his waist suddenly emitted a powerful golden light.

Bang!

The man in black’s determined strike ultimately missed its mark because a formidable force burst forth from Yun Xiao, pushing him back a step – a result he had never anticipated.

But in the next instant, the eyes of the man in black revealed an incredibly incredulous light because hovering before Yun Xiao was a bizarre golden snake worm.

The golden snake worm was only a few inches long, possibly smaller than an adult’s hand, but what terrified the man was not the snake itself, but how it appeared there.

”Meridian Spirit? This... this is impossible!”

Considering a possibility, a slightly hoarse voice emanated from the man in black. Despite his immense shock, he instinctively tried to hide his identity and didn’t reveal his natural voice.

It seemed that the man in black mistook the golden snake as Yun Xiao’s Meridian Spirit. Indeed, such a guess wasn’t wrong, as the snake had clearly emerged from Yun Xiao’s palm—if it were a Vein Demon with Spiritual Wisdom, this would be impossible.

But this was exactly what baffled the man in black. Refining a Meridian Spirit... as everyone knows, only cultivators who have reached the Spirit Vein Realm or higher were capable of that.

Yet, Yun Xiao’s current cultivation level was merely in the Late Stage of the Meridian Rushing Realm. At such a level, to possess his own Meridian Spirit was an utterly incredible feat, never thought of by cultivators in the Hidden Dragon Continent.

In fact, not just on the Hidden Dragon Continent, even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Yun Xiao had never seen any cultivator below the Spirit Vein Realm owning a Meridian Spirit.

While the man in black was shockingly bewildered, Yun Xiao was also rather surprised. He had initially thought that the golden snake worm would, like before, use his body to unleash power, for which he had been prepared.

But the golden snake worm just burrowed out from his right palm so suddenly that even he was somewhat caught off guard, to say nothing of the man in black.

However, this turn of events was ultimately beneficial for Yun Xiao. Even if the golden snake worm might not defeat the man in black, it could at least buy him some time. As long as he could hold out until Sect Leader Yu Shu arrived, the man in black would likely be in trouble.

”Who dares to trespass in Cold Jade Hall!”

Just as this thought flashed through Yun Xiao’s mind, a figure he had anticipated appeared sooner than he guessed. A loud shout rang out, and a look of surprise flashed in the man in black’s eyes.

In fact, although the voice reached both their ears, the distance was still somewhat far. However, after the man in black glanced at the golden snake floating in the air, he realized it was utterly impossible to achieve his goal this time.

The man in black exhibited the demeanor of someone who knows when to advance and when to retreat. Seeing his gaze flickering, he decisively turned and darted out the door of the room, eventually disappearing into the dark night.

Whoosh!

Only then did a slender figure appear at the entrance of Cold Jade Hall, sensing the far-gone shadow of the man in black, not pursuing him, but quickly stepping into Yun Xiao’s room, for what concerned him most was his newly accepted precious disciple.