Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”That wooden sword, it seems it’s not an ordinary item!”

Watching the Third Elder of the Emperor Palace fall weakly to the ground, everyone’s gaze wasn’t fixed on his corpse but on the wooden sword that flew back to Yun Xiao’s hand as if it were an extension of his arm, each deep in thought.

At this point, everyone’s interest in the coarse-clothed boy was undeniably growing. Possessing the Heavenly Rank Advanced Ancestor Veins, with incredibly mysterious techniques, and wielding such a powerful weapon, it all indicated that this boy had an extraordinary background.

Yet, try as they might rack their brains, these people couldn’t recall any super genius with the surname Yun on the continent, which drove them quite mad.

Moreover, this coarse-clothed boy seemed to have no scruples whatsoever about the background of the Canglong Emperor Palace attached to the Emperor Palace. He killed Tan Qigong without batting an eye, and now it seemed he intended to wipe out all the cultivators of the Murong City Emperor Palace.

In fact, at this moment, only the Great Elder Ruan Buwei remained in the Murong City Emperor Palace. All other elders of the Emperor Palace, including Chief Tan Qigong, had been slaughtered by Yun Xiao.

It’s worth mentioning that Ruan Buwei was severely injured at this point, still haunted by the powerful kick he had received earlier in Murong Huchen’s Spirit Hall.

Having witnessed the tragic state of the Third Elder firsthand, Ruan Buwei no longer wanted to make futile attempts to flee. Could his speed possibly outpace that bizarre and eerie wooden sword?

”Yun Xiao, you... you dare kill me? The Canglong Emperor Palace won’t spare you!”

At this moment, Ruan Buwei’s mind became incredibly clear. Perhaps the vast background of the Canglong Emperor Palace was his last straw for survival.

”I must say, as a Great Elder of the Emperor Palace, shouldn’t you have understood the situation from my previous actions?”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback. Then, he pointed at the shattered ice that was Tan Qigong, implying that if he dared to kill the Chief of the Emperor Palace, why would he have any scruples about the Canglong Emperor Palace?

As Yun Xiao said, having dared to kill Tan Qigong, killing a Great Elder of the Emperor Palace shouldn’t be a big deal. Ruan Buwei threatening him with this was simply ridiculous.

”Furthermore, I’m not afraid to tell you that one day, I, Yun Xiao, will uproot the Canglong Emperor Palace to seek justice for those... those wronged souls!”

No one knew which nerve Ruan Buwei’s words touched in Yun Xiao. Even amidst this crowd of onlookers, Yun Xiao’s words, like a Heavenly Tribulation Poison Oath, left everyone utterly stunned.

”Is this guy mad?”

In everyone’s mind, there was only this single thought, because if that kid hadn’t gone insane, how could he utter such incredibly arrogant words?

The Canglong Emperor Palace was the supreme sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud for many years. The land conquered by Emperor Canglong and the Long Xiao Battle God hundreds of years ago couldn’t be easily shaken by anyone.

Especially after the Long Xiao Battle God was killed for treason a hundred years ago, the might of the Canglong Emperor Palace grew day by day. Emperor and Empress in one, they annihilated the Four Top Families, making it so no one dared to show even the slightest disrespect to the Canglong Emperor Palace.

Earlier, Yun Xiao did indeed decisively kill the Chief of the Murong City Emperor Palace, Tan Qigong, but much of it was opportunistic. Just because of this battle record, did he think he could stand up to the Canglong Emperor Palace?

The Headquarters of the Canglong Emperor Palace could send out a Holy Vein Three Realms expert at random to easily defeat Tan Qigong. A Chief of a remote city like that hadn’t even reached the Holy Vein Three Realms and couldn’t be considered a true expert.

In everyone’s view, that boy was surely blinded by his current dazzling achievements, thinking he had no more rivals, not in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Such a thought was indeed naively laughable.

Even Murong Sou in the center of the square was amused by Yun Xiao’s arrogant words. Yet amidst his amusement, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.

From his own experiences, Murong Sou knew that in matters of courage alone, he likely fell far short of the coarse-clothed boy. As a Holy Rank Expert, he had never thought of uprooting the Canglong Emperor Palace one day.

Perhaps the more one reached a cultivation level like Murong Sou’s, the more one knew the terror of the Canglong Emperor Palace. Even if he hadn’t experienced the Murong Family’s downfall back then, he knew that with his own strength, he couldn’t even defeat Empress Lu Qinwan.

How glorious was the Murong Family a hundred years ago, with the Four Great Families standing united in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, second only to the Canglong Emperor Palace. Yet they were wiped out overnight.

This clearly showed that the Canglong Emperor Palace’s foundation was unlike any family sect out there, even wiping out the Four Top Families like it was nothing.

Perhaps this is what they mean by ’newborn calves aren’t afraid of tigers,’ the disparity in strength was so great that ignorance breeds fearlessness. To Murong Sou, the boy was precisely in this state now.

What Murong and the observing cultivators didn’t know was that Yun Xiao’s words weren’t baseless at all. Having returned to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, his greatest goal was to avenge his deep-seated grudges from his past life.

Adding to this, whether it was the mortal enemy from his past life or Xue Qi, who betrayed his mother and him in this life, they all belonged to the Emperor Canglong Palace. Old and new hatreds surged in his heart, which prompted Yun Xiao to make such bold declarations at this moment.

As the Long Xiao Battle God in his past life, Yun Xiao naturally knew the strength of the Emperor Canglong Palace, but he wanted to let the world know that even as powerful as the Emperor Canglong Palace was, it was not without challengers.

The reason Yun Xiao spoke these words today was similar to when he destroyed the Empress statue in several cities; it was to plant a seed of rebellion in the hearts of ordinary cultivators. Perhaps, someday in the future, it would become a wildfire.

Having been on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud for nearly a year, Yun Xiao had witnessed the way the Emperor Palace’s branches operated. He knew that due to the tyranny of the Emperor Palace, ordinary cultivators could only harbor silent resentment.

Relying on strength alone to intimidate people is not reliable. Once someone rallies the masses, the Emperor Canglong Palace would undoubtedly fall like a crumbling wall, but Yun Xiao did not yet have that strength.

For a moment, the depths of the Murong Tomb fell into an eerie silence. In the face of such bold words, even Ruan Buwei didn’t know what to say.

He had a stomach full of rebuttals he wanted to voice, but in the end, he didn’t say a word. He kept feeling that what the young man said was entirely wrong but couldn’t figure out where it was wrong, driving him into a frenzy.

”Tsk, tsk, my dear brother, it’s been a few years, and you’ve grown more arrogant than you were on the Tenglong Continent!”

Just as everyone was stunned by Yun Xiao’s words, and Ruan Buwei felt his life was in jeopardy, a strange female voice suddenly came from behind, drawing everyone’s eyes in that direction.

”Dear brother?”

As everyone realized the meaning of this term, they couldn’t help but ponder, thinking silently that the information contained in these few words was quite substantial. Was the newcomer a friend or foe to Yun Xiao?

If it’s true as she said, that Yun Xiao is her ”dear brother,” then what is the meaning of the words that followed? It’s clear there was a hint of mockery.

As everyone turned their heads, they immediately saw a graceful figure striding forward. Though her appearance was unclear in the darkness, it was apparent that she was a striking beauty.

For this beautiful young woman, everyone was unfamiliar, but when they caught a glimpse of the golden spear embroidered on her chest, their expressions changed dramatically.

”This is... someone from the Emperor Canglong Palace?!”

One knowledgeable late-stage Heavenly Realm cultivator exclaimed because he recognized the significance of that golden spear. Only people from the Emperor Canglong Palace headquarters were qualified to use the golden thread for the spear insignia.

”A lord from... the Emperor Palace headquarters? We’re saved now!”

Compared to the onlookers, as the Great Elder of the Murong City Emperor Palace, Ruan Buwei was immediately certain that the person was a powerhouse from the Emperor Canglong Palace headquarters at the first sight of the golden spear insignia.

Trapped in despair, seeing a savior amidst own hopelessness made Ruan Buwei overjoyed beyond belief.

Since this person could come here and say such words, obviously, her cultivation level was definitely no lower than Tan Qigong, possibly even reaching the Holy Vein’s Third Realm level.

Furthermore, Ruan Buwei knew that even if this hero from the headquarters was only half-step Holy Rank, her combat power and methods would far surpass Tan Qigong.

This was a pleasant surprise for Ruan Buwei, who never imagined encountering someone from the headquarters of the Emperor Palace here. Even the headquarters’ inspectors only came to Murong City once every few years.

While the onlookers and Ruan Buwei had their own thoughts, the roughly dressed young man who had just spoken wildly fell silent. His eyes were fixed on the young woman he was familiar with down to his bones, emitting a light of hatred.

”Xue Qi!”

At first sight of the woman, Yun Xiao recognized her as Xue Qi, the one who had grown up as his childhood friend on the Hidden Dragon Continent, to whom he once called ”sister” for over a decade.

Yet, this very respected sister of his not only caused his Meridian Qi to be lost but also led to the separation of his family, preventing him from seeing his mother.

If Yun Xiao’s hatred in his past life was entirely centered on the Empress of Canglong, then the resentment after his rebirth was dominated by this former beloved sister.

Later on the Tenglong Continent, when Yun Xiao met Xue Qi for the first time after his family fell apart, the latter was already the direct disciple of Empress Lu Qinwan, her cultivation surpassing by far that of the Tenglong Continent’s cultivators.

Had Yun Xiao not possessed his own means, he might have perished during the battle of Demons Mountain. In that battle, if not for Lu Qinwan’s clone projection appearing suddenly, there was no way Xue Qi could have left the Tenglong Continent alive.