Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Xue’er, get down here!”

Suddenly seeing the Snow Stepping Flying Horse attack Yun Xiao, and hearing the reason given for that attack, Xu Hongzhuang down below couldn’t help flushing bright red; even this barked command carried a trace of shy anger.

As for Xu Hongzhuang’s order, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse naturally would not disobey; she fiercely glared at Yun Xiao, then landed with some reluctance.

”Sister Hongzhuang, don’t be sad. For that kind of heartless, ungrateful man, we just need to forget him!”

Seeing that faint sense of loss beneath Xu Hongzhuang’s slight anger, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse couldn’t bear it. Though she was only a Vein Demon, after following Xu Hongzhuang all these years, she already understood this elder sister’s thoughts extremely well.

Vein Demons are very simple; since the other party doesn’t like you, why hang yourself on a single tree?

Xue’er believed that with Sister Hongzhuang’s qualities, on the entire Tenglong Continent, who knew how many people would break their heads just for a chance to taste the fragrance of the Red-dressed Immortal.

It was just that human emotions were ultimately far more complicated than those of Vein Demons. How could Xu Hongzhuang not want to forget that youth? Yet the more she tried to erase him from her mind, the deeper that rough-clothed figure was carved there.

What’s more, every time she saw Yun Xiao, he would leave an even deeper impression on her. Take this calamity of Demons Mountain for example—if Yun Xiao hadn’t arrived in time, she, Xu Hongzhuang, would likely have perished long ago.

”Xue’er, don’t say any more!”

Xu Hongzhuang forced herself to retract her gaze from that figure in the sky. In the end, she couldn’t bear to blame the Snow Stepping Flying Horse for her rashness just now; she merely stroked the mare’s neck lightly, her tone containing a trace of barely concealed disappointment.

Seeing her like this, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse finally stopped saying such strange things. In this awkward atmosphere, Yun Xiao in the sky at last did not linger any longer; taking Chi Yan with him, he quickly disappeared into the northern horizon.

”Since Yun Xiao has his own plans, we’ll have to make our preparations as well!”

Lu Yanji withdrew his gaze from Xu Hongzhuang. Now that the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You He had reappeared, the Tenglong Continent was about to be shaken by great events; he naturally wouldn’t dwell too much on these romantic entanglements.

”Let’s inform Shenxiao Sect and Ling Kong Island first.”

Qian Sanyuan nodded. At present this major matter was only known to Lianyun Mountain, but this was a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. Facing such a Strange Spirit Expert, there was no need to talk about one-on-one duels.

As long as Shenxiao Sect learned of this, it would be as if the entire Tenglong Continent knew. With Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence network, spreading this news across the Continent within two months shouldn’t be difficult.

As for Ling Kong Island, it was a Sect of Array Masters. That Island Master Li Yunfan, known as the number one Array Master on the Continent, was said to be on the verge of breaking through to the level of a Heavenly Rank Advanced Array Master.

After the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield and the Impermanence Island great battle, Lu Yanji, Qian Sanyuan and the others all knew that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You He was quite proficient in some human Arrays.

If a large array were really set up around the Stepping Heavenly Stone by then, having Li Yunfan there would allow them to see through it early, so that the human side wouldn’t be too passive.

For the moment, everyone went off to make their arrangements, leaving only Xu Hongzhuang and Wu Zhukong, both staring blankly at the northern sky, no one knowing what was going through their minds.

And in the period to come, once this great matter spread, the entire Tenglong Continent would surely be swept up in stormy winds and surging clouds, stirring countless human cultivators.

If Yun Xiao’s previous destruction of Wuyan Palace and of the Spirit Fighting Commerce had only been internal conflicts within the human race, then this appearance of Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You He was a life-and-death war between the two great races.

When it came to Strange Spirits, all human experts would treat them the same; this concerned the survival of the Human Clan. Once that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You He won, the whole Tenglong Continent might completely fall.

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Northwest of the Outer Domain of the Tenglong Continent.

This was where the Shenxiao Sect headquarters was located. One could say it gathered all intelligence from across the Tenglong Continent; even some shady, trivial matters couldn’t escape the Shenxiao Sect intelligence network.

Within the Shenxiao Sect headquarters, an elderly figure was hurrying along. If Yun Xiao were here, he would recognize this man as the Shenxiao Sect Second Elder: Wu Yingjiang.

It was worth mentioning that Wu Yingjiang, who back at the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield had only been at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm, now had a surging aura; he was already a genuine Floating Life Realm Early Stage expert.

Originally, the Shenxiao Sect had only its Sect Leader Ouyang Wuantong and that Great Elder as Heavenly Rank Experts. Now, with one more Wu Yingjiang, the Shenxiao Sect’s ranking among the first-class forces could be raised another notch.

As for the reason, Wu Yingjiang’s ability to break through to Floating Life Realm Early Stage in such a short time was inseparable from that experience back at the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield.

Back then, Wu Yingjiang had been Yun Xiao’s right-hand man. For such a Second Elder of the Shenxiao Sect, with decent temperament and not-bad strength, Yun Xiao had naturally spared no effort in guiding him.

With the elixirs refined by Yun Xiao, plus the support of those Strange Spirit Crystals, Wu Yingjiang, after returning to the Shenxiao Sect headquarters, forcefully went into seclusion to assault the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, and he really succeeded in a single stroke.

Only, Wu Yingjiang’s expression at this moment was somewhat anxious. He strode forward quickly and pushed open the doors of a grand hall in front; inside, the many big shots of the Shenxiao Sect were already seated.

At the very top sat Shenxiao Sect Leader Ouyang Wuantong; below him, the Great Elder of the sect and several other powerful elders were all present. At this moment, their gazes were all gathered on Wu Yingjiang, who had just pushed the door open and entered.

”Second Elder, you summoned us here in such a hurry—what has happened?”

The Shenxiao Sect Great Elder had a somewhat impatient temperament, and they had gathered here precisely because they had received the transmission from Second Elder Wu Yingjiang, so he was the first to speak.

Ouyang Wuantong at the side was also full of doubt. Logically speaking, the Shenxiao Sect did intelligence business and had good relations with all sides; recently they had also grown close to the Meridian Refining Master Association, so even fewer people would dare to provoke them.

Moreover, under the deliberate spreading by the Shenxiao Sect, that demon-level prodigy Yun Xiao of Lianyun Mountain, who drew the gaze of the whole world, seemed to be on brotherly terms with Shenxiao Sect’s young genius Nie Xiaosheng—that was also capital to intimidate enemies.

Now that Second Elder Wu Yingjiang had also broken through to the Floating Life Realm Early Stage, the Shenxiao Sect’s strength had greatly increased, even to the point that it was no weaker overall than the Double Islands and Double Mountains. What could have happened to make Wu Yingjiang lose his composure like this?

In addition, with the two great battles at Demons Mountain and Lingdao City coming in succession, Lianyun Mountain’s momentum had risen again, and the Shenxiao Sect branches that were constantly sending out intelligence had practically had their thresholds trampled flat by Cultivators coming to purchase information.

”Reporting to Sect Leader, Great Elder, it’s news from Lianyun Mountain—something big and bad!”

Wu Yingjiang didn’t bother with any beating around the bush. Holding a sheet of letter paper that had been crumpled in his hand, his first sentence went straight to the point, making all the Shenxiao Sect experts’ faces change slightly.

If one said that the Shenxiao Sect was merely borrowing the tiger skin of the Meridian Refining Master Association as a banner, then Lianyun Mountain was the true behemoth that actually owned the tiger skin.

Ask yourself: after Lianyun Mountain had destroyed Wuyan Palace and the Spirit Fighting Commerce, what other force on the Tenglong Continent would dare to arm-wrestle with them? Wouldn’t that be seeking death?

With the Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence system, they naturally knew that places such as Thunder Sound Mountain Heavenly Thunder Valley, or Family Sects like the Zhao Family and Chu Family that had once offended Yun Xiao, had all dispatched clan elders to Lianyun Mountain in hopes of receiving Yun Xiao’s forgiveness.

Even the Shenxiao Sect of today had no one who dared come provoke them, let alone Lianyun Mountain.

Therefore, when they heard Wu Yingjiang’s words, many Shenxiao Sect Elders suspected that this Second Elder, in his old age, had his eyes dim and had misread the content of the intelligence.

Only, though Wu Yingjiang was old, he was a genuine Floating Life Realm Early Stage expert—how could he misread intelligence? Not to mention that this was precisely his line of work, and he had never made a mistake over the years.

”Who is so bold?”

With a trace of doubt in his heart, Ouyang Wuantong accepted the intelligence letter that Wu Yingjiang handed over while lightly asking, making many Shenxiao Sect Elders reveal curious expressions.

”Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit: You He!”

As Ouyang Wuantong opened the letter, Wu Yingjiang did not remain idle. With these six words spoken, the entire great hall of the Shenxiao Sect instantly fell silent as a grave.

The Shenxiao Sect had risen by doing intelligence; although when Ouyang Wuantong had rushed to Impermanence Island back then, that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River had already escaped, it did not prevent him from understanding that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

All this time, the Shenxiao Sect had always been the main Sect searching for You River, yet even with the Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence system, they had not found the slightest trace of You River.

”Damn it, that beast actually abducted Lianyun Mountain’s twin charms of medicine and poison, as well as Xuanyin Hall’s One-shot Saint Son!”

While shocked in his heart, Ouyang Wuantong’s eyes moved rapidly as he finished reading the content on the letter paper. His right hand slammed heavily on the back of his chair, and a deep, angry shout rang out.

Hearing this, people like the Shenxiao Sect Great Elder more or less guessed what had happened; their faces all changed drastically on the spot. That was a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

”That abomination has set a deadline of three months and has challenged Yun Xiao to a duel at the Stepping Heavenly Stone of Chongxiao River. If Yun Xiao does not arrive by then, he will kill all three of them!”

After all, as the Sect Leader of the Shenxiao Sect who had seen great storms, after a brief moment of shock and fury, Ouyang Wuantong calmed down. He disclosed some of the key contents on the letter to the many Elders while also taking a deep breath.

Because of Wu Yingjiang and Nie Xiaosheng, the Shenxiao Sect had always had a pretty good relationship with Yun Xiao. Ouyang Wuantong was an old fox; naturally he knew what You River was really plotting with this move.

It was obviously trying to take the chance before Yun Xiao had truly grown to strangle him in his cradle. Such a move of taking people as hostages to lure him into the trap was truly a stroke of genius.

”Pass down my order: announce this matter to the world. Let me see whether it is you Alien Race who are overbearing, or my Human Clan who are mightier!”

Ouyang Wuantong waved his hand in a grand gesture. As his words fell, all the Shenxiao Sect Elders accepted the order. They all had reason to believe that this time, the Cultivators of the entire Tenglong Continent would likely be stirred to action.