Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”That guy seems a bit impatient!”

Seeing Zhang Daohe rush out of the hall, Yun Xiao didn’t try to stop him; instead, Yun Xiao stroked his chin thoughtfully and murmured to himself.

Yun Xiao hadn’t seen the Holy Fire No Flame, so naturally, he didn’t know the true nature of those fluctuations earlier. As soon as he spoke, the elder from Demons Mountain had already stepped forward.

”Seeing him so anxious, perhaps that thing is related to Wuyan Palace’s Supreme Treasure. Why don’t we join in the fun?”

Ge Wanli smiled with a hint of meaning. At this moment, he no longer underestimated the boy in coarse clothes. Although there was no winner in the battle between Yun Xiao and Zhang Daohe, it had shocked him immensely.

Because Ge Wanli knew that even if he, a Middle Stage Earth Bending Realm elder from Demons Mountain, fought with all his strength, he could at most only withstand ten or so moves from Zhang Daohe, and that would still be under pressure.

However, Yun Xiao just now, when fighting head-on with the Late Stage Earth Bending Realm Zhang Daohe, he didn’t fall behind at all. Just from this point alone, his strength might already surpass that of Ge Wanli.

”Hongzhuang’s eyesight is truly extraordinary!”

At this moment, looking at the coarse-clothed boy in front of him, Ge Wanli couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. What’s happening to Hidden Dragon Continent nowadays? Why is there one genius after another? It’s baffling, with Xu Hongzhuang being one, and now Yun Xiao emerging as well.

”Hehe, the things in this Water Palace aren’t his Wuyan Palace’s!”

Yun Xiao, however, didn’t have as many thoughts as Ge Wanli. Thinking of the Array Heart Strange Spirit he encountered earlier in a certain hall, combined with his own speculations, he chuckled lightly.

Yun Xiao could even guess that there was deep hatred between Wuyan Water Palace and Wuyan Palace. The founder of Wuyan Palace, Hua Wuyan, had forcibly taken over the territory and legacy of the Wuyan Water Palace, establishing the sect and eventually achieving the status of a top force on Tenglong Continent.

Although Zhang Daohe kept saying this was the Wuyan Palace Ancestral Land, perhaps only Yun Xiao knew that this had nothing to do with Wuyan Palace, not even a coin, and was instead an adversarial relationship.

”Yes, yes, yes, that shameless old Zhang Daohe, we mustn’t let him get ahead and obtain that ownerless treasure!”

Ge Wanli naturally didn’t understand the true meaning behind Yun Xiao’s words, but at this point, he wouldn’t argue, treating the things in this Water Palace as ownerless might allow them to proceed without hesitation.

Immediately, the group walked out together, swiftly heading toward the area where the wave originated. Meanwhile, the cultivators searching for treasures in the Water Palace had sensed that special fluctuation.

Although these people couldn’t sense it as Zhang Daohe did, the connection to Holy Fire No Flame, the mere presence of that vast, special energy wave made them feel an intense excitement.

At least, those like Zhao Huai’an and Jia Tianshu, who had wandered in the Wuyan Water Palace for over ten days, had never sensed such a powerful energy wave, indicating that a Supreme Treasure was about to emerge. Missing it would surely be a lifelong regret.

”Is it that hall?”

When Yun Xiao, Ge Wanli, and others hurriedly arrived at the energy wave’s origin, they saw a special hall exuding an unusual aura standing before them, causing those who arrived to gasp in unison.

Because this hall was quite different from the halls they had seen before. Inside, it indeed looked like a hall, but around it, there seemed to be a subtle water curtain moving without wind, causing the inner hall to shimmer slightly.

But even more astonishing to everyone was the presence of an invisible flame layer beyond the water wave.

Even if the naked eye couldn’t see it clearly, there were Earth Bending Realm experts and Meridian Refining Masters with powerful Soul Power present, who sensed it immediately.

A hall surrounded by water waves and an invisible, formidable flame layer was exceptionally strange, especially to Zhang Daohe, the Seventh Elder of Wuyan Palace.

”It’s indeed the presence of Holy Fire No Flame. Could it be related to this Underground Palace?”

When Zhang Daohe was the first to arrive before the hall and sensed the outermost invisible flame layer, he no longer had any doubts in his heart, as the presence of those invisible flames was identical to the Holy Fire No Flame he saw in the Holy Flame Hall at the Wuyan Palace Headquarters.

Although Zhang Daohe kept claiming that the Water Palace at the bottom of Yanji Lake was the ancestral land of Wuyan Palace, after being here for over ten days, he knew this idea was somewhat one-sided.

Because in the Water Palace beneath the lake, the treasures he found were mostly Water Attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Even if there were some other attribute items, there were never any Fire Attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It was known that since the founding master Hua Wuyan established Wuyan Palace, besides cultivating Fire Attribute Techniques, most elders and strong ones have also practiced Fire Attribute Techniques, which was a deeply rooted concept.

Yet in this Water Palace, there wasn’t a single Fire Attribute Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure, clashing with the philosophy of Wuyan Palace, causing Zhang Daohe’s certainty to waver.

Until this moment, seeing the invisible flame with the aura of Holy Fire No Flame, Zhang Daohe finally regained a bit of confidence, inwardly thinking that the founding ancestor of the palace might have built the headquarters here precisely because of something related to Holy Fire No Flame?

”Aha, the most important treasure must be inside that grand hall, everyone hurry and grab it!”

Just as Zhang Daohe was contemplating, and several Earth Bending experts were also refraining from acting rashly due to certain concerns, a fervent and greedy shout suddenly rang out, prompting many to take action.

These low-rank cultivators, earlier, had managed to find some precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures; however, it was precisely because of the value of these treasures that their hearts of greed grew increasingly intense.

At this moment, seeing such a special grand hall, they did not possess the caution of Zhang Daohe or Ge Wanli, only knowing that the most important treasure in the Water Palace was within this grand hall. If they could seize it first, they might soar to greatness in the future.

These cultivators had low cultivation and were not Meridian Refining Masters, hence they only saw the water curtain surrounding the grand hall without sensing that outermost layer of invisible flame.

”Truly courting death!”

Watching those folks rush towards the grand hall, Zhang Daohe did not step forward to stop them but instead released a cold laugh, as he knew clearly, those folks probably wouldn’t live for much longer.

Whoosh!

The first person to speak naturally was the fastest. As he gleefully charged towards the grand hall’s door, unexpectedly, when he got just a few feet from the hall, a cloud of thick smoke emerged from his body. Then his entire being exploded, finally turning into a pile of pitch-black ashes.

Perhaps only a few knew that the person was burned to death by the invisible flame, but more people did not know. They only saw that the person had just approached, bizarrely self-combusted, and ultimately turned into ashes.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Those blinded by greed were not limited to just that one person. This all happened in a flash, and the few other cultivators who followed that person to the grand hall did not have time to stop, resulting in them being burned into ashes by the invisible flame, appearing extremely eerie and frightening.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed as if those few, running towards the hall, encountered an invisible force and were directly shattered into pieces. Even at this point, many people had not sensed the invisible flame at the outermost part of the grand hall.

”Even if it’s not the true Holy Fire No Flame, how could these ants possibly contend with it?”

Zhang Daohe spoke in a low voice, knowing that the Holy Fire No Flame at Wuyan Palace’s headquarters was a terrifying object that had left even generations of Wuyan Palace Masters ashamed and defeated. One palace master was even backfired and died during refining the Holy Fire No Flame.

Imagining the Holy Fire No Flame’s energy strength, in Zhang Daohe’s view, the invisible flame on the outermost part of the grand hall certainly has a connection with the Holy Fire No Flame, and those folks overestimating themselves had this outcome deservedly.

”Hum, I don’t believe it, mere flame, what can it do to me?”

Just as Zhang Daohe and several other Earth Bending experts felt disdain, a voice suddenly came from somewhere, and a white-haired yet robust old man stepped forward from the crowd.

”A fire attribute cultivator?”

Feeling the intense blazing attribute from this person, many were moved. It seemed this old man might have perceived the invisible flame at the grand hall’s outermost part and wished to use his Fire Attribute Technique or other fire attribute means to resolve or contend with it.

Under everyone’s gaze, the old man’s speed was incredibly fast. Seeing him reach the range where the previous few had burnt into ashes without turning into a heap of ashes himself, even Zhang Daohe narrowed his eyes.

It seems that invisible fire curtain might have some special sensing towards fire attribute cultivators.

Understanding mighty figures like Zhang Daohe who knew of Wuyan wouldn’t believe that mere Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage old man, cultivating fire attribute, could truly contend with Holy Fire No Flame, even if it wasn’t the genuine Holy Fire No Flame.

Some cultivators refining the fire attribute were also stirred into action because of the old man’s safety, but soon witnessed an extremely shocking scene.

Clash!

Just when many fire attribute cultivators had rushed several steps, the moment the old man passed through the first layer of invisible fire curtain, a water ripple flashed in his eyes, and suddenly from the inner water curtain, a water column shot forth, accurately striking his body.

Notably, this water ripple attack didn’t seem very powerful and did not directly blow the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage old man out of the grand hall’s range. On the contrary, the flowing water wrapped around his entire body.

”Why does this scene seem somewhat familiar?”