Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Damn, they are planning to roast you over a fire!”

Su Jian’s words just now were blatant and without any disguise, or it could be said that it was an open conspiracy. Even if Yun Xiao heard it, he probably wouldn’t be able to resolve it. However, Xu Hongzhuang beside him had already understood and her voice carried a hint of resentment.

After all, Yun Xiao saving Xue Ningxiang is a fact, and he couldn’t deny it. Once this matter spread, and all the young talents who came to participate in the marriage contest knew, they would likely unite to first eliminate this greatest threat.

Though the claim is that whoever can obtain the Illusion Yin Grass in Xuanyin Cave will become the Master Xuanyin’s son-in-law, it is well known the deep fondness Master Xuanyin has for his precious daughter.

By then, if Xue Ningxiang insists on choosing Yun Xiao, then the young talents would have no choice but to accept passively.

The situation is quite subtle. It’s said that Master Xuanyin is moody and has previously gone back on his word. With Xuanyin Hall’s power, who would really dare to speak up against it?

Under such circumstances, Su Jian devised this plot, believing that once the news spread, Yun Xiao would be met with hostility wherever he went.

In just a flip of the hand, Yun Xiao became a public enemy. At this moment, Su Jian was extremely proud of his strategy, genuinely curious as to how a mere Yun Xiao would deflect the incoming open attacks and hidden arrows from all directions.

”Is this what they call a femme fatale?”

Listening to Xu Hongzhuang’s resentful voice, Yun Xiao remained indifferent, eating his food unhurriedly. The mention of ”femme fatale” brought a silhouette clad in black to his mind, and he mused inwardly that only someone with Shen Xingmou’s looks could truly be considered a femme fatale.

As for Xue Ningxiang, Yun Xiao never had romantic feelings; he only came to Extreme Yin City for a promise he made in the past. He first heard about the marriage contest today.

Unexpectedly, he was quickly becoming a public enemy. While Yun Xiao, accustomed to significant events, was unclear about the young talents’ urgent desires to gain Xue Ningxiang’s favor on Tenglong Continent.

For the next period, nothing else happened. Seeing his objective achieved, Su Jian said no more.

He had arrangements in place. In a few days, the news of Yun Xiao resolving Xue Ningxiang’s Innate Pulse Cutting and possibly stirring feelings would spread throughout Extreme Yin City.

......

Several days passed in a blink!

Crash!

One night, a sudden gust of strong wind arose outside Yun Xiao’s inn room, followed by the shattering of the window. In the darkness, a figure swept in like the wind, causing Yun Xiao, who was meditating on his bed, to open his eyes instantly, a hint of helplessness in his gaze.

”Sigh, how many is this already?”

Such an ambush did not concern Yun Xiao. He sighed lightly, then thrust his left hand from an extremely tricky angle, precisely striking the ambusher’s chest.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The Ancestral Vein Ice Cold Power erupted, instantly freezing the cultivator at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage into a human-shaped ice sculpture. Even the look of astonishment on the face could be seen clearly through the crystal-clear ice.

Tatatata!

Footsteps approached from outside the door. Xu Hongzhuang entered after pushing the door, glanced at the shattered window first, then turned to the crystalline ice sculpture, a slight bitter smile appearing on her face.

”Here we go again?”

This seemingly nonsensical comment prompted Yun Xiao to nod slightly, then added, ”Luckily, the opening of Xuanyin Cave is only two days away. Otherwise, this trouble would continue endlessly. It’s all because of that damn Su Jian!”

Despite seeming indifferent that day, in the recent days, after being incessantly harassed by numerous young talents from various continents, Yun Xiao realized how insidious Su Jian’s move truly was.

In the past few days, somehow the location of Yun Xiao’s inn was leaked, and every night, at least three or four groups came for assassination. However, the end result was either to become an ice sculpture or a pile of black ashes without exception.

Yun Xiao knew that all of this was due to Su Jian’s rhetoric. As Xue Ningxiang’s savior, Yun Xiao undoubtedly became the common enemy of all the young talents who came for the marriage contest.

With this threat present, they believed that even if they obtained the Illusion Yin Grass in Xuanyin Cave, they might not truly win the beauty’s favor.

It’s worth noting that among the dozen or so young talents who attempted to assassinate Yun Xiao in these days, none were from the four top forces or even the top talents from the thirteen first-class forces.

It seems all these people have their own sources of information, knowing Yun Xiao is the ruthless figure who killed Bai Wushuang at Lianyun Mountain. Acting rashly, a single mistake, might entail unbearable consequences.

”Eh? Your cultivation...”

As Yun Xiao’s words fell, his eyes suddenly sharpened, pointing at Xu Hongzhuang with surprise, for he discovered the girl who was at the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage just days ago is now nearly about to break through to the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage.

”Hehe, a lucky breakthrough, how about it, am I qualified to go with you to Xuanyin Cave?”

A glint of pride flashed in Xu Hongzhuang’s eyes, but the words she uttered made Yun Xiao’s expression become a bit strange, thinking to himself, a matter like this, you, a girl, want to join in the fun?

”This... isn’t quite right, what if you get your hands on the Illusion Yin Grass?”

As Yun Xiao’s thoughts turned, he found this matter odd because this time Xuanyin Hall is actually having a matchmaking event, with male talents from the Tenglong Continent, hardly a single female genius present.

”Hmph, isn’t it for you? Do you really want to marry Xue Ningxiang?”

Xu Hongzhuang snorted lightly at his words, with a hint of resentment in her voice, and these few words finally made Yun Xiao understand, this plan indeed is quite clever.

”You mean, if I acquire the Illusion Yin Grass, I can hand it over to you, thus I don’t have to marry Miss Xue, yet wouldn’t cause Xuanyin Hall embarrassment?”

Yun Xiao seemed to be asking Xu Hongzhuang, yet also sounded as if talking to himself, growing more excited as he spoke, for he was worried about not finding the best of both worlds solution, unexpectedly Xu Hongzhuang thought ahead of him.

”Unless you really want to marry Lady Xue!”

Xu Hongzhuang nodded, yet hinted at something teasingly, and as she said this, the melancholy in her eyes deepened, for she knew, even if Yun Xiao didn’t marry Xue Ningxiang, he probably wouldn’t marry her either.

”Alright, let’s do it that way, but before entering Xuanyin Cave, I want to meet Ling Wan first. Tomorrow, go with me to Xuanyin Hall, Ling Wan has called you quite a few times...

Feeling cheerful, Yun Xiao for a moment didn’t realize certain things, recalling the connection between Ling Wan and Xu Hongzhuang in the Hidden Dragon Continent, nearly let slip, but held back, swallowing back the last syllable of ”sister-in-law” into his belly.

”Alas, it’s a shame it’s fake!”

Xu Hongzhuang’s face turned red first, then she sighed with apparent melancholy, swaying as she left the room, making Yun Xiao feel a bit awkward too, touching his nose, he didn’t bother with the human-shaped ice sculpture and thus immersed himself in cultivation.

......

That night went without incident, as dawn broke the next day, Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang came out together, heading to the headquarters of Xuanyin Hall located in the north side of Extreme Yin City.

The headquarters of Xuanyin Hall is in the north of Extreme Yin City, like a city within a city, the entire northern domain of Extreme Yin City is where Xuanyin Hall’s headquarters is located, and such a place is evidently not accessible to ordinary cultivators.

When Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang arrived at the entrance to Xuanyin Hall’s headquarters, they saw many young figures gathered there, some with extraordinary presence, it seemed they were all outstanding talents from the Tenglong Continent.

Among these people, Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang also saw a few familiar figures, including Long Xiwawa and Duan Wuya from Wuyan Palace, Su Jian the top genius from Spirit Fighting Commerce’s headquarters, and even Ji Sanjian and Ye Suxin from Killing Heart Sect.

It’s worth mentioning that Ye Suxin might be the only other woman besides Xu Hongzhuang, it seemed Ji Sanjian lacked absolute confidence and sought help from his junior sister, thus increasing his chances of obtaining the Illusion Yin Grass.

However, these prominent figures from the Tenglong Continent now all had somber expressions, as without exception, they were all blocked outside the entrance of Xuanyin Hall, unable to enter until two days later when Xuanyin Cave opens.

Even top talents from Wuyan Palace and Spirit Fighting Commerce were no exception, until they saw a man and a woman approaching the entrance of Xuanyin Hall without hesitation.

”It’s him!”

While some ordinary talents pointed at Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang, figures like Long Xiwawa, Su Jian, and Ji Sanjian all recognized the identity of the young man in rough clothes, their gazes becoming complex.

However, compared to these few, other ordinary talents saw the actions of this man and woman with disdainful ridicule on their faces.

Thinking they had waited here for days without being able to step through the door of Xuanyin Hall, those two unknown fellows arriving and wanting to enter, how could it be possible?

Especially when these ordinary talents glanced at Su Jian and others, they were more convinced of their thoughts.

Although Yun Xiao’s name echoed like thunder lately, apparently, for now, many still hadn’t connected the name with the person, merely considering him an unfamiliar boy.