Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”These two guys, how exactly did they get here?”

Yun Xiao’s heart roared in frustration. In his mind, neither Xuan Zhi nor that strange old fellow had the qualifications to enter the ninth layer of the Jade Pot Cave.

Moreover, wasn’t Elder Su He guarding the outside? Why wasn’t there any warning? Now Yun Xiao had to face such a powerful opponent alone, how could his mood possibly get any better?

Xuan Zhi, who was only at the early stage of Meridian Rushing Realm, was insignificant to Yun Xiao, so his eyes were entirely fixed on the black-robed elder, as if trying to discern something.

Upon closer inspection, Yun Xiao did notice something peculiar: a faint cold aura emanated from the old man, which was somewhat similar to the icy aura in his left arm’s Ancestor Vein.

”Is it Elder Fu Du?”

After dodging that sneak attack earlier, the voice Yun Xiao heard made him mistake the comer for Elder Fu Du, but when he turned around, the person’s appearance was nothing like Fu Du’s.

At this moment, however, Yun Xiao was already sixty to seventy percent sure that the individual radiating a unique icy aura was Fu Du. This old man had probably used some special method to drastically alter his appearance, temporarily preventing others from recognizing him.

Even after that initial outcry, the black-robed elder had remained silent, but this only made Yun Xiao more suspicious. If it was an intruder, why would they care about concealing their identity?

But the most convincing reason was the touch of Ice Cold Poison that Yun Xiao sensed, which was identical to the aura of the Three-legged Ice Toad Ice Cold Poison within his body. On the Hidden Dragon Continent, who else but Yun Xiao could have such an aura?

Caught off guard by Yun Xiao’s sudden outburst, a glint flickered in the black-robed elder’s eyes, yet his face remained stiff and expressionless.

Meanwhile, Xuan Zhi turned his head to glance at the black-robed elder, and seeing no reaction from the latter, he relaxed.

While Xuan Zhi was looking over, the black-robed elder remained silent, but made a gesture towards the worn wooden box, indicating that the Third Prince should quickly take it.

Delighted by the elder’s signal, Xuan Zhi couldn’t contain his elation. This worn wooden box was his primary objective for coming to the Jade Pot Sect, and now that it was within reach, how could he not be thrilled?

Whoosh!

Despite having only recently broken through to the early stage of Meridian Rushing Realm, Xuan Zhi, with a royal background, practiced top-grade Cultivation Techniques and Meridian Techniques. His speed at this moment was quite astounding.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao was enraged, but just as he was about to step aside to stop Xuan Zhi, a tremendous force suddenly assaulted him from the side, forcing him to evade first.

This attack was naturally from the elder, and such an overwhelming force made Yun Xiao realize that he had underestimated the situation, for this power was aimed precisely at taking his life.

With Yun Xiao’s cultivation at the late stage of Meridian Rushing Realm, he could fend off even early-stage geniuses of Meridian Union Realm such as Yue Qi and manage self-preservation at the very least.

But now, under the casual blow of the elder, he discovered that he was utterly helpless to avoid it, completely different from the previous sneak attack. His escape routes were all sealed off.

This was the power of a Spirit Vein Realm expert, the disparity between two major ranks. In this moment, Yun Xiao suddenly found his earlier thoughts laughably naive.

Under the power of such a mighty being, not to mention competing for the worn wooden box, even escaping became extremely difficult; even if he could barely dodge one or two strikes, if the elder was intent on taking his life, Yun Xiao might be unable to fly even with wings.

”The item is secured, kill him!”

As Yun Xiao struggled to dodge that formidable blow, another piece of bad news echoed in his ears. He just caught a glimpse of Xuan Zhi grabbing the wooden box out of the corner of his eye, and a voice already came through.

Hearing this voice, Yun Xiao felt the force in the black-robed elder’s hands intensify by several folds, so he had no choice but to stand his ground and fight back.

Bang!

Regrettably, the gap in strength between the two was too great. Even with all his might, Yun Xiao could scarcely withstand a few clashes. At a certain moment, a loud sound rang out, and his body was sent flying backward.

”Cough... cough...”