Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

After all, Bi Luo wasn’t a Meridian Union Realm fighter like Yue Qi. Besides, Yun Xiao had experience fighting Bi Luo and was no longer the Outer Sect youth who hadn’t broken through to the Meridian Rushing Realm that night.

Bang!

A loud crash resounded, and Yun Xiao staggered back four steps. Although his physical strength was formidable, there was always a gap of three minor realms between him and Bi Luo, and moreover, these were minor realms within the Meridian Rushing Realm, so it was certain for him to be at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao had his own judgment and tactics. Even though Bi Luo’s strike was heavy, it only caused his breathing to be slightly chaotic and hadn’t inflicted any severe internal injuries.

At this time, Chang Qing had just barely arrived, blocking Bi Luo who intended to pursue the attack. Even though there was a minor realm’s difference between the two, it wasn’t easy for Bi Luo to break through quickly.

Especially when Chang Qing summoned a Light Seal in each hand, even Bi Luo did not dare to take it lightly because of the aura they emitted.

”Hehe, Brother Chang Qing’s Lightless Seal seems to be getting more and more skilled!”

Yun Xiao, with his discerning eye, immediately recognized that Chang Qing was using the Lightless Seal, a mid-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Technique from the Jade Martial Institute, and couldn’t help but exclaim with emotion.

Although Chang Qing hadn’t mastered the Lightless Seal to the ultimate degree of formlessness and tracelessness as Yun Xiao once mentioned, its threat to Bi Luo was evident, for it was, after all, a mid-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Technique.

Yun Xiao’s contemplation was only momentary; he knew that even with Chang Qing’s powerful Lightless Seal, Bi Luo was not an easy adversary. He had to seize this chance to escape.

He had reason to believe that as long as he disappeared from this space, the battle between Yue Qi and Mo Qing, and the one between Bi Luo and Chang Qing, would stop instantly. After all, despite differing ideologies, they all belonged to the Jade Pot Lineage.

This was unquestionably Yun Xiao’s best opportunity. As he made another move to act, he had calculated everything except for one person: Cao Kong, Family Head of the Cao Family.

In reality, in this core space of the Meridian Treasure, the enemies Yun Xiao faced were not only the royal powerhouses and the Poison Vein talents but also the family heads of the Zhao and Cao clans, who harbored intense hatred for him.

Zhao Family Head Zhao Huan, whose son Zhao Ningshu was forcibly fed Corrosive Intestine Pills by Yun Xiao, did not dare to act rashly. But Cao Kong, without any such concerns, chose this moment to make his move—if he could even call it an opportunity, as he himself had not anticipated the chance to act.

This opportunity was not merely about attacking Yun Xiao but was about the potential gains after the attack since two of the most important treasures of the mid-level Spiritual Rank Meridian Treasure were on Yun Xiao.

”Damn it!”

When Yun Xiao saw Cao Kong blocking his way, even with his fortitude, he couldn’t help but curse inwardly, wondering when he had made so many enemies without realizing it.

The Third Prince of the Royal Family, Xuan Zhi, was one; the talented individuals from the Poison Vein of the Jade Pot Sect were another; and now this Cao Family Head could become the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Regardless, Cao Kong was indeed an early-stage Meridian Union Realm powerhouse. Even though he had suffered some serious injuries from the skeletal attack earlier, he felt that taking down Yun Xiao, who was only in the early stages of the Meridian Rushing Realm, should be more than feasible.

”Cao Kong, how dare you lay a hand on a disciple of the Jade Pot Sect?”

Mo Qing, who caught a glimpse of the situation from the corner of her eye, became truly anxious. However, being entangled by Yue Qi, she couldn’t free herself to assist Yun Xiao and could only shout out in worry and threat.

Hearing Mo Qing’s threatening words, Cao Kong did hesitate for a moment. Yun Xiao would have been one thing, but Mo Qing was the Jade Pot Sect’s number one prodigy, with Sect Great Elder Lu Zhan standing behind her; she was not someone a mere Cao Family could afford to offend.

Moreover, considering Cao Luo would need to continue his dealings within the Jade Pot Sect, if Mo Qing sought trouble with his precious son because of today’s events, it would indeed be a loss far outweighing the gain.