Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Swish, swish, swish...

On the square outside the Refining Treasure Hall, beams of black and green light flashed incessantly, and within each beam of light was a humanoid silhouette.

These humanoid figures were naturally the human cultivators forced out from inside the Refining Treasure Hall, but their faces were all extremely gloomy.

Previously, the situations of Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao were observed by all, and being disrupted at such a critical moment of breakthrough could very likely not only fail the breakthrough but also cause a backlash.

Generally speaking, even cultivators of the Spiritual Rank Three Realms or Earth Rank Third Realm need to find a completely quiet place for a breakthrough, where they cannot afford any interruptions.

Let alone a breakthrough at the level of the Heavenly Realm, especially someone like Xue Tianao, who was undergoing a Great Rank breakthrough; any disturbance could lead to an unparalleled backlash.

But at this point, worrying in vain was meaningless. When everyone saw that figure emanating golden light all over outside, their feelings were understandable.

”Hahaha, you human ants, why don’t you keep hiding like turtles?”

Seeing a large group of figures appearing outside the palace, Mu Shiyi, possessed by the Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, was quite pleased with himself, except his words seemed somewhat flawed.

Because if it weren’t for this guy depleting the defensive energy of the Refining Treasure Hall from outside, how could these humans have appeared outside? All this was his doing, yet now he was using it to mock these human cultivators.

”Humph, do you really think breaking the palace’s defenses makes you invincible?”

However, just as Mu Shiyi’s triumphant laughter echoed through the sky, a light voice suddenly came from somewhere, and while everyone was pleasantly surprised, they all turned their gaze towards it.

There they saw a dominant and awe-inspiring figure standing calmly in the sky, who else could it be but the Hall Master of Xuanyin Hall, Xue Tianao? At this moment, Xue Tianao was far from the near-death state he was in when thrown onto the square.

It’s worth noting that Xue Tianao had apparently successfully broken through, reaching the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, which greatly boosted his confidence as he faced Mu Shiyi again.

Even though Xue Tianao had been unconscious and didn’t hear Yun Xiao’s revelation that the creature was a First Grade Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, he had a strong sensing ability.

After all, this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit deemed itself in a winning position, making no attempt to hide its aura, allowing Xue Tianao to immediately sense clearly that it was indeed a Strange Spirit Expert.

Originally harboring deep resentment towards Wuyan Palace, Xue Tianao, at this moment, exuded a powerful aura of hostility, and his words caused even the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit to become somewhat uncertain.

”Heavenly Realm Early Stage, you... you actually broke through?!”

After a moment, Mu Shiyi finally sensed Xue Tianao’s peculiar aura. After all, the recently broken-through Xue Tianao had not yet fully restrained his breakthrough energy, which clearly indicated a fact.

Yet what baffled Mu Shiyi was how Xue Tianao, whose meridians were shattered inch by inch by Wu Zhukong, could not only recover but also break through to the Heavenly Realm Peak.

Strange Spirits naturally don’t have meridians; however, this particular Strange Spirit was different from ordinary Strange Spirits. It had possessed the memories of the former Palace Master Mu Shiyi of Wuyan Palace.

Thus, in this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit’s opinion, it was utterly impossible for shattered human meridians to recover, at least not on the Tenglong Continent.

”Could it be that brat Yun Xiao again?”

After racking his brain but unable to fathom it, Mu Shiyi involuntarily conjured up the image of a casually dressed youth, and the more he thought about it, the more probable it seemed.

After all, Mu Shiyi had heard many stories about Yun Xiao, and ten days ago, he witnessed firsthand the boy’s extraordinary methods, finding it not implausible that anything could happen with that human kid.

Yet, speculations aside, upon sensing Xue Tianao’s cultivation at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, Mu Shiyi’s main feeling was still one of killing intent, for he had reason to believe that if this continued, his plans might indeed be jeopardized.

”Xue Tianao, if breaking through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage gives you the courage to challenge me, then you are still too naive!”

Forcing down the doubts in his heart, Mu Shiyi spoke in a deep voice, imbued with strong confidence. He believed that with his strength, a mere human cultivator at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage was hardly a threat.

It’s worth knowing that even though this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit hadn’t broken through to the Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit level, it was still incomparably more powerful than ordinary human cultivators at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage.

Not to mention, the battle record of nearly striking down Lu Yanji, a Heavenly Realm Early Stage cultivator, with a single move ten days ago was enough to make this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit proud.

With his strength, he wouldn’t even consider any human cultivator at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage a threat. This was the combat power of a Strange Spirit, capable of defeating even Vein Demons of the same level.

”What if we add Lu to the equation?”

Just as all the human cultivators deeply agreed with the words of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, believing that Xue Tianao was absolutely no match in a solo duel, an elderly voice suddenly echoed from another direction.

”It’s President Lu, he has also successfully broken through!”

Upon seeing this, all the human cultivators were filled with extreme excitement, because they could all hear that the voice was full of energy, showing no sign of any serious injury.

Clearly, this bold statement was made by Lu Yanji, indicating that the shattering of the Refining Treasure Hall’s space did not cause him the slightest harm.

In fact, when the space of the Refining Treasure Hall was shattered, both Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao had already completed their breakthroughs; we must say, their luck was remarkably good.

When the crowd saw Lu Yanji standing in the air, and sensed the majestic aura emanating from him, they finally felt reassured, thinking to themselves, with two against one, surely they’ll be able to withstand the terrifying Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit?

”This is impossible!”

Unlike the human cultivators, the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit did not remain calm; it was apparent he too sensed that Lu Yanji had broken through to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, which left him quite puzzled.

Event after strange event kept occurring, making this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit nearly frantic. He distinctly remembered the strongest human had been struck in the chest by his blade; it shouldn’t be possible for him to recover within a few months.

Yet somehow, in merely ten days, this old human not only fully healed but even further broke through to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage.

Facing human experts at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, even two against one, this Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit had confidence in securing a victory; however, with an additional Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert, he felt far less certain.

But for him to abandon his plan now was utterly impossible, so after a brief moment of shock and uncertainty, a rich golden light burst from him.

”Elder Lu, prepare to face the enemy!”

Xue Tianao, being closer to the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, sensed the latter’s majestic aura, his expression turning extremely serious. After warning aloud, he was the first to charge towards that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Swish!

Just as Xue Tianao made a move, a familiar Golden Light Saber came slicing through the air, turned into form by the Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, its power seemingly astounding.

”Tianxuan Finger!”

Despite Xue Tianao having broken through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, facing a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, he dared not take it lightly; his first move was to unleash the Xuanyin Hall’s signature ultimate technique, Tianxuan Finger.

This Tianxuan Finger, back when in Xuanyin Hall, had put Wu Zhukong in a dire predicament, eventually forcing Mu Shiyi to intervene to annihilate Xuanyin Hall.

And with Xue Tianao having broken through to the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, his application of the Tianxuan Finger was undoubtedly quite different from when he was at the Peak of Lingyun Realm.

With both his index and middle fingers of the right hand transformed into two crystal-clear fingers, surrounded by swirling Yin Cold Qi, emitting a strange aura capable of freezing everything in the world.

Though Xue Tianao’s form compared with the Golden Light Saber stretching several feet long seemed disproportionate, he remained confident in his Tianxuan Finger, continuing to meet the Saber blade head-on.

Clang!

A piercing sound followed, causing everyone to tense up; inwardly, they hoped Xue Tianao wouldn’t be sliced into serious injury like Lu Yanji was ten days ago.

After all, back then, Lu Yanji only had the strength of Heavenly Realm Early Stage, and Xue Tianao had just broken through to Heavenly Realm Early Stage, so his combat strength might not surpass that of Lu Yanji from ten days ago.

Yet in the next moment, when they saw just a few crystal-clear ice flowers springing from the site where the saber and finger met, cheers erupted, as the Hall Master of Xuanyin Hall had managed to block the powerful slash of the Golden Blade.

Though under this tremendous force, the ice on Xue Tianao’s index and middle fingers shattered entirely, causing his whole form to be forced back several yards, he ultimately suffered no injuries.

This scene was completely different from the overwhelming crash ten days ago, leaving the audience puzzled, while also causing great dissatisfaction for the Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

In fact, the reason Lu Yanji was severely injured by one slash ten days ago was due to being caught off guard; he never expected Wuyan Palace’s former Palace Master, a contemporary strength peer, to be a Low Level Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Blindsided in this manner, with the sudden eruption of the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, he failed to react in time, and was struck directly in the chest by the Golden Blade, decisively losing combat ability.

This time was completely different from ten days ago; after all, Xue Tianao was prepared!