Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Originally, Luo Fusheng only hoped Yun Xiao could take Xu Hongzhuang away from this dangerous place. With his reputation, it wasn’t entirely without possibility.

Who would have thought Yun Xiao would give Luo Fusheng a huge surprise with a mere turn of the hand? At this moment, he suddenly understood the true meaning behind Yun Xiao’s earlier question, ”Why leave?” With such strength, indeed, there was no need to retreat.

On the other side, the two from the Spirit Fighting Commerce had finally come to their senses, yet their expressions were far less pleasant than those from Demons Mountain. This sudden change led to the instant death of a genius from the commerce, which was truly unexpected.

”Yun Xiao, you’ve blocked your own escape route!”

Su Jian was a somber person, often not showing his emotions. His Meridian Qi power and mental acumen far exceeded common people, which was the main reason for his overwhelming sense of superiority. But at this moment, he was distressed by this sudden change.

Everything was originally within Su Jian’s calculations. Even the arrival of Yun Xiao and his two companions didn’t seem to disrupt his control.

After all, the people from Demons Mountain were severely injured, leaving only Luo Fusheng with diminished fighting power. Yun Xiao and his entourage seemed only to add insult to injury.

Who knew this young man, seemingly only in the late stage of Seeking Origin Realm, would strike like lightning, decapitating Liu Wu with just one move? His speed and ruthlessness were unlike anyone Su Jian had ever seen.

”He’s the first. Next, it will be your turn!”

Yun Xiao wouldn’t have any kind words for the people from the Spirit Fighting Commerce. He had no response to Su Jian’s threat, simply shook off the imaginary blood from the Dragon Taming Sword, then raised his right arm to point at the top genius of the commerce.

”Defeating a late stage Seeking Origin Liu Wu, do you think you’re invincible? Yun Xiao, you’ll pay for your arrogance!”

Su Jian was clearly infuriated by Yun Xiao. If Liu Wu, who had perished, could hear these words, he might just revive from sheer anger, as Su Jian was treating him like a worthless failure.

”Whether it’s arrogance, we’ll know after the battle!”

Yun Xiao remained expressionless, but in the next moment, his figure slightly wavered yet seemed not to move at all, still standing in place.

However, having seen Yun Xiao’s shadow clone before, Luo Fusheng and Kou Baichuan immediately realized the young man in coarse clothes was repeating his trick, a move that indeed could catch many ordinary cultivators off guard.

But who was Su Jian? He was the top genius of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, and having already seen Yun Xiao’s bizarre clone technique, how could he not be prepared?

In fact, when Yun Xiao first used the shadow clone earlier, Su Jian had noticed some clues, or he wouldn’t have promptly warned Liu Wu. Unfortunately, Liu Wu reacted too slowly and fell for the trick.

Swoosh!

This time, Su Jian’s reaction to Yun Xiao’s attack was faster than Liu Wu’s by a countless magnitude. A black gleam flashed past, ultimately failing to touch Su Jian in the slightest.

By now, Su Jian had seen clearly that what Yun Xiao held was the wooden sword he had been carrying on his back. With Liu Wu’s precedent, Su Jian dared not let any part of his body come into contact with it, as it might break instantly.

Boom!

As the top genius of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, Su Jian wasn’t just one to take hits without retaliation. He was, after all, a half-step Earth Realm expert. Avoiding the slash of the Dragon Taming Sword, he took the opportunity to unleash a formidable technique.

Su Jian extended his right hand, and a green light surged from his palm, rapidly growing in size and transforming into a giant entity.

”Is that... Su Jian’s Meridian Spirit?”

Witnessing this scene, people like Luo Fusheng immediately recognized it, a gleam of light flashing in their eyes. This was the very source of the deadly enmity between Demons Mountain and the Spirit Fighting Commerce.

Although the cultivators on Demons Mountain who reached the Spirit Vein Realm also refined their own Meridian Spirits, they only tamed suitable Vein Demons, unlike the commerce which thrived on it.

Due to the presence of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, the Vein Demons on Tenglong Continent were in dire straits. The continent had countless Spirit Vein Realm cultivators, but finding a Meridian Spirit with matching attributes wasn’t easy.

The Spirit Fighting Commerce seized this opportunity to expand, gradually becoming one of the four central powers on Tenglong Continent over millennia. Their supply chain from Vein Demons to Meridian Spirits grew increasingly refined and bloody.

While the Beast Vein Masters on Demons Mountain excelled at taming demon pets, these pets were often external forces. For instance, in Xuanyin Cave, pets definitely couldn’t be brought in.

If Xu Hongzhuang brought the Ninth Rank Advanced Peak Snow Stepping Flying Horse inside, it could have swept through everything. In this context, Su Jian’s Eighth Rank Advanced Meridian Spirit evidently had more practical use than the demon pets tamed by the geniuses of Demons Mountain.

The demon pet Su Jian summoned at this moment appeared to be a gigantic ape, covered in yellow fur that hung straight down, making it seem quite elderly.

However, a vein demon refined through meridian spirit no longer possessed its own spiritual wisdom. Everything relied on its master’s control. For example, the ape meridian spirit’s eyes looked quite vacant, without a trace of spirit.

”This looks somewhat like an Eighth Rank Advanced ’Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’. The top genius of the Spirit Fighting Commerce is indeed hard to deal with!”

Given Yun Xiao’s insight, the moment he saw the yellow-furred ape meridian spirit, he subtly deduced the ape’s background. The so-called Yellow Spirit Stone Ape was most formidable due to its physical strength.

It’s said that an adult Yellow Spirit Stone Ape can at least reach the Eighth Rank level, and the massive creature before him, which had reached Eighth Rank Advanced, was clearly an outstanding specimen among the Yellow Spirit Stone Apes.

The reason why the Yellow Spirit Stone Apes are so physically formidable is that they can trigger an innate secret method in battle against enemies.

That is to petrify their bodies temporarily, making them as tough as stone, allowing their physical strength to reach a terrifying level.

Yun Xiao has interacted with these cultivators from the Spirit Fighting Commerce numerous times, knowing well that their greatest strength lies in meridian spirit combat, and the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’s combat prowess was evidently extraordinary.

”Hmph, let’s see whether your ape’s petrified body is stronger or my Dragon Taming Sword prevails!”

Yet Yun Xiao held the Dragon Taming Sword in hand without a trace of fear. This invincible ancient divine artifact had never disappointed him. If the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape wanted to overwhelm him with physical power, he’d demonstrate what true devastation meant.

But this time, Yun Xiao clearly underestimated Su Jian’s wits. Knowing the wooden sword was no ordinary item, Su Jian wouldn’t let his meridian spirit touch it easily.

Swish!

Under Su Jian’s control, when Yun Xiao swung his sword, the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape swiftly dodged aside. Despite having ”stone” in its name, being part of the ape lineage, agility was its innate talent.

”Screech!”

A furious screech erupted from the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape. Immediately after dodging to the side, it delivered a fierce palm strike towards Yun Xiao’s right arm.

Yun Xiao saw clearly that the monkey’s paw transformed into a stone claw in an instant, clearly triggering its petrification talent. If this claw landed, even his physical strength might not withstand it.

But Yun Xiao wasn’t solely reliant on the Dragon Taming Sword. Seeing that his right arm couldn’t be retracted in time after the previous slash, he decisively activated a layer of earthen armor over his right arm with a thought.

”Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor!”

At this moment, Yun Xiao naturally employed the incredibly defensive Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor. With the advancement of his meridian qi cultivation, the armor could now appear anywhere on his body at will.

Clang!

A strange sound echoed, followed by a violent tremor through Yun Xiao’s right arm. The Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor showed cracks from the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’s powerful attack, evidencing the immense strength of the Eighth Rank Advanced meridian spirit.

Though Yun Xiao was inwardly alarmed, Su Jian’s face darkened on the other side.

The strength of the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape was supposed to be his meridian spirit’s trump card. Yet it had merely cracked Yun Xiao’s protective armor without injuring his main body, far from Su Jian’s expectations.

However, Su Jian had no time to ponder further, for Yun Xiao was already onto his next move. Right after the lotus armor shattered on his right arm, a blood-red flame burst forth from his arm.

In that moment, Yun Xiao still gripped the Dragon Taming Sword, reacting swiftly. Bending his elbow, he struck the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’s stone arm with his elbow, leading to a shocking scene.

Yun Xiao’s Ancestral Vein Fire was quite unique. Upon contact with the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’s stone arm, it detached and transformed the entire right arm into a blood-red fiery limb.

”Screech! Screech!”

Eerie cries of anguish continually echoed from the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape’s mouth. It ceaselessly flailed its arm but couldn’t shake off the blood-red flames.

In truth, as a meridian spirit, the Yellow Spirit Stone Ape couldn’t feel pain, and all its movements were under Su Jian’s control.

Yet survival instinct compelled it to cry out at that moment, rendering the atmosphere deep within the second layer of Xuanyin Cave strangely tense.