Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”More than just formidable!”

Hearing the question from Nie Qianqiu beside him, Ran Xing looked back with lingering fear, relieved to see that the woman in black had not pursued them. Nevertheless, he didn’t dare to stop his hurried steps.

”Crown Prince, you should know that I come from the Middle Three Realms, but the feeling that woman gave me is that even in the Middle Three Realms, I’m afraid there are few who can match her!”

Ran Xing finally offered an explanation, and his words instantly turned Nie Qianqiu’s face deathly pale, realizing the implications they carried.

”Could it be that she’s a Heavenly Rank Third Realm expert?”

After the shock subsided, Nie Qianqiu exclaimed in disbelief, perhaps not even realizing the incredulity in his voice.

Although Nie Qianqiu had never been to the Middle Three Realms, he was not entirely unfamiliar with them, thanks to having someone like Ran Xing around and being born into the Lingtian Royal Family.

Nie Qianqiu knew that the Middle Three Realms were far beyond the Lower Five Realms like the Hidden Dragon Continent. There, Earth Rank Third Realm warriors were commonplace, and even Heavenly Rank experts were occasionally seen.

But why would such a formidable woman appear in the small Lingtian Empire on the Hidden Dragon Continent? Nie Qianqiu couldn’t figure it out and wanted to inform his father, the King, of this news as soon as possible to prepare for whatever came next.

Nie Qianqiu wasn’t sure whether he had offended the woman in black, and if his actions incurred her wrath upon the Lingtian Empire, the entire Lingtian Royal Family and Nie clan might not withstand the fury of such a powerful being.

”That’s not what I meant!”

Ran Xing, hailing from the Middle Three Realms and knowing more about certain matters, suddenly interjected, ”That woman might not necessarily have reached the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, but those methods – even in the Middle Three Realms I’ve never heard of them before. I suspect... she comes from a higher Plane!”

”A higher Plane? You mean... the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?!”

Nie Qianqiu’s face turned even paler upon hearing this, and he only knew of the supreme Plane mentioned from some ancient texts.

The Nine-layered Dragon Cloud is a higher Plane than the Middle Three Realms, rumored to be the supreme Plane of the entire Nine Dragons Continent. There, Heavenly Rank experts are as common as dogs, Holy Rank experts roam the streets, and Earth Rank Third Realm Cultivators might be as insignificant as ants.

To Nie Qianqiu, even the thought of such a Plane was unimaginable. His only wish was to make a name for himself at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference and possibly be noticed by a powerful Sect from the Middle Three Realms, which could bring glory to the entire Lingtian Empire.

But now, a woman in black who appeared out of nowhere might actually come from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. At this moment, Nie Qianqiu felt as if his legs were giving out, wishing he could flee back to the safety of the Lingtian Palace immediately.

”Such power...”

Meanwhile, Ran Xing was also engulfed by a storm of emotion. Being from the Middle Three Realms, he maintained his composure better than Nie Qianqiu, but precisely for that reason, he felt even more awe for the woman.

Just a shout had caused him, a Cultivator half a step into Earth Rank Third Realm, to suffer serious injuries, and it even contained the Power of Soul. Such methods were utterly unfathomable.

According to Ran Xing’s knowledge, even some Meridian Masters who had reached the Heavenly Rank might not possess such terrifying Soul Power. Such bizarre methods, other than the higher Plane, the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, were unlikely to exist elsewhere.

Leaving aside these two fleeing like dogs with their tails between their legs, in the dense forest of the mountains, Yun Xiao faced a life-or-death situation. It was uncertain whether he would escape this calamity.

......

In the quiet of the night, a boy in simple attire, his energy somewhat wilted, and a woman in black with eyes like stars, faced each other in a long silence.

”Hand over the Blood Moon Jade and end yourself!”

Time passed, and just when Yun Xiao felt the atmosphere in the forest was about to become unbearably tense, the woman in black finally spoke, her voice laced with unmistakable murderous intent.

At this point, Yun Xiao instead calmed down. The Power of Ancestor Vein within him was retracted, and even the Golden Snake Worm quietly returned within his body.