Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Since that great battle back then, Luo Fusheng and his three junior brothers had stayed in the second layer of Xuanyin Cave to heal, which delayed them for quite a bit, falling behind the other talents.

When Luo Fusheng and his group entered the sixth layer of Xuanyin Cave, they encountered those strange spirits, which were numerous and not weak in strength. After a bitter fight, one of the geniuses from Demons Mountain was slain by a strange spirit, and the remaining three had to flee in panic.

Strangely, whenever Luo Fusheng and his group attempted to escape upward to the previous layers of Xuanyin Cave, those strange spirits attacked them madly, but when they fled towards the seventh layer, the attacks significantly weakened.

With their injuries not fully healed, Luo Fusheng and the others had no choice but to retreat to the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave, and felt somewhat relieved only upon seeing Xu Hongzhuang and her group.

Though there are many strange spirits, they mostly seem to be of the sixth and seventh ranks, equivalent to the human Spirit Vein Realm and Qi Seeking Realm cultivation levels. With so many Seeking Origin Realm geniuses gathered, there is still hope to break through the siege.

”These strange spirits…”

Yun Xiao’s expression was grim, as he suddenly realized that they seemed to have fallen into a trap, as if the strange spirits had been prepared to lure all the geniuses of Tenglong Continent here.

And the lure was the Illusion Yin Grass he had stored in his Waist Storage.

After all, besides the strange spirits rushing in from the sixth layer, many had emerged from the lake’s surface, appearing precisely when Luo Fusheng and the others were driven to this place, clearly intending to trap all the geniuses entering Xuanyin Cave.

”Senior Brother, what do we do now?”

Chen Zhiheng of Xuanyin Hall had somehow moved next to Gu Changsheng, asking in a slightly worried voice, though he knew this senior brother possessed more knowledge about Xuanyin Cave despite being seriously injured.

”What else can we do? Get ready to fight for our lives!”

Gu Changsheng, enduring his severe internal injuries, glared with hatred at a boy in coarse clothing. Hearing his words, Chen Zhiheng felt his heart sink into the abyss.

”Damn it, what are these things?”

Su Jian from the Spirit Fighting Commerce was also badly wounded. Seeing the dense throng of strange spirits surrounding Lake Heart Island, his expression was as grim as Gu Changsheng’s.

Including Ye Ku and Long Xiwawa on the side, no one had the mind for internal strife at this moment. To human cultivators, strange spirits are grave enemies. Once encountered, all internal human conflicts must be set aside.

After all, these are life-threatening enemies. Any misstep, and all the Tenglong Continent geniuses venturing into Xuanyin Hall might be obliterated in the seventh layer of Xuanyin Cave.

Even those who were shouting to kill Yun Xiao earlier had no mind to deal with the boy who obtained the Illusion Yin Grass; breaking through the encirclement of the strange spirits was their foremost concern.

Splash! Splash! ...

Amidst the grave stares of the crowd, the waters surrounding Lake Heart Island continuously splashed. When Yun Xiao and the top talents sensed the aura of several strange spirits, their expressions turned a few shades darker.

”Eighth Rank Advanced strange spirits!”

For the nearly ten strange spirits’ aura had reached Eighth Rank Advanced. Even Su Jian and Gu Changsheng at their peak had no guarantee of victory against such spirits, let alone now.

These Eighth Rank Advanced strange spirits hovered above the lake, and their nonexistent eyes seemed fixed on the many Tenglong Continent talents on Lake Heart Island, exuding an unusual killing intent.

Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!

While everyone was staring at the lake surface, another four splashes sounded, followed by the emergence of four even more formidable strange spirit auras in front of the others.

”Half-step Ninth Rank!”

Though severely injured, Su Jian, Gu Changsheng, and the others still had keen senses. Seeing these four half-step Ninth Rank strange spirits, they felt as if their hearts had plunged into the depths of despair.

Half-step Ninth Rank strange spirits were equivalent to human powerhouses like Long Xiwawa at the Half-step Earth Realm level in cultivation. In terms of combat power, strange spirits were even more formidable than Vein Demons of the same level.

However, if these large strange spirits were the leaders of the aquatic spirit army, then geniuses like Long Xiwawa might not feel entirely despairing; with all their might, they might have a sliver of hope.

Yet now, these strange spirit armies merely surrounded the talents on Lake Heart Island without attacking, deepening the unease in Ye Ku and the others’ hearts.

The current situation indicates that these Strange Spirit armies are led by a ”person,” and all four Strange Spirits have reached the half-step ninth rank. Wouldn’t their leader be at least at the true ninth-rank level?

No matter how confident Ye Ku and Long Xiwawa are in their strength, facing ninth-rank Strange Spirits equivalent to the Earth Concealing Realm, they still have no certainty of resistance. That is already a whole new Great Realm in cultivation.

”Another decade has passed, it has truly been a long wait!”

Just as everyone on Lake Heart Island was staring at the Strange Spirit army, a voice suddenly sounded from behind them, prompting them to abruptly turn around.

”Who is that?”

Turning their heads, as small as Lake Heart Island could be, they saw that at the spot where the Illusion Yin Grass was placed earlier, a figure with an aged face was sitting there at some point, and it was clearly this person who had spoken.

The young talents were puzzled because those who entered the Xuanyin Cave this time were mostly young talents from various major sects, and there was no one as aged as this person, especially since it was related to the marriage affairs of the Xuanyin Hall’s young miss.

Moreover, everyone knew that for the past few decades, once the Xuanyin Cave opened, only cultivators under a hundred years old could enter. Looking at this elder’s withered appearance, he definitely wasn’t under a hundred years old. So how did he enter the seventh layer of the Xuanyin Cave?

It’s worth mentioning that beneath this elder’s seat, there was surprisingly a chair, but it was somewhat different from an ordinary chair, appearing to be a water chair formed by flowing water.

”Are you... Senior Yue Han?”

As the crowd examined the elder curiously, Gu Changsheng, the top talent of Xuanyin Hall, suddenly spoke up, and from his question, it was clear he recognized the elder.

”Yue Han... you could say that. Are you a descendant of Xuanyin Hall?”

Upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, the elder suddenly turned his head, his lackluster eyes glancing at Gu, and his voice echoed in the seventh layer of the Xuanyin Cave, sounding somewhat hollow. Although not overtly admitting it, it made Gu Changsheng ecstatically happy.

With Gu Changsheng’s age, he had never interacted with this Senior Yue Han, but he had learned through certain channels that this person was the last over-hundred-year-old cultivator who entered the Xuanyin Cave nearly a hundred years ago.

Since that batch of Xuanyin Hall cultivators entered the Xuanyin Cave, several never managed to come out alive, including this so-called Yue Han. Since then, the Xuanyin Cave has no longer allowed cultivators over a hundred years old to enter.

In the subsequent decades, the Xuanyin Cave had opened several more times, but every time young talents entered, they found no trace of those missing cultivators.

Unexpectedly, today they saw the long-searched-for Senior Yue Han here, making Gu Changsheng ecstatic, thinking they might be rescued this time, at least he and Chen Zhiheng, the two Xuanyin Hall talents, might be saved.

As for what Senior Yue Han said earlier, Gu Changsheng chose to disregard it selectively, and even if he did remember it, the phrase ”waited too long” could very well mean that he was waiting for himself, the top talent of Xuanyin Hall.

”Senior Yue Han, please assist us, the two juniors, in leaving this Xuanyin Cave!”

Despite his severe injuries, Gu Changsheng’s intelligence seemed to decrease, and when he asked this, many people around shot him odd looks, even with a hint of subtle ridicule.

These people didn’t think of anything else; they just wondered if Yue Han could really leave the Xuanyin Cave. Why hadn’t he left in the past decades and was still in the seventh layer?

”Leave? Oh... there’s no way out!”

Sure enough, after Gu Changsheng spoke, Senior Yue Han looked up at the cave ceiling of the seventh layer, sighed, and his last words caused everyone’s hearts to sink once more.

Many people, though aware that Senior Yue Han might not be able to leave the seventh layer of the Xuanyin Cave, at least hoped he could fend off those pesky Strange Spirits. Now, hearing his words, implying no one could leave, how could they not feel despair?

”No way out?”

Gu Changsheng’s expression naturally turned grim as well, but the next moment, he shifted his venomous gaze to a young boy in coarse clothing, pointing a finger at Yun Xiao.

”Since there’s no way out, please, Senior, take action and eliminate that boy in coarse clothing. It was him who killed our Xuanyin Hall’s talent!”

Apparently, Gu Changsheng’s hatred for Yun Xiao even surpassed his resentment towards the Strange Spirits, leading him to make such a statement at this moment, causing many to ponder.

Many could even understand why Gu Changsheng harbored such intense hatred towards Yun Xiao. It was because his severe injuries were due to Yun Xiao, and possibly such injuries would leave him stuck forever in the seventh layer of the Xuanyin Cave.

Since there was to be a battle with the Strange Spirits, Gu Changsheng wanted to see Yun Xiao, who caused his injuries, dead before his own demise, which might bring him some mental balance.