Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Tsk tsk, an Strange Spirit that has a Talent Enhancement Secret Method—haven’t seen one of those in a long time!"

Under everyone’s gazes, Yun Xiao truly did not show the slightest hint of fear; on the contrary, there was an extremely strong battle intent in his eyes, and he even sighed aloud, as if he had returned to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, to those times when he fought Holy Spirit Experts.

The former Long Xiao Battle God had most of his battles in his lifetime against Strange Spirits, and the Strange Spirit Experts of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud were far, far stronger than this so-called You He of the Tenglong Continent.

Some special Strange Spirits blessed by heaven can borrow certain energies between heaven and earth, allowing their strength to skyrocket in an instant, just like this Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You River in front of him.

Originally, Ye Bing thought this was just an ordinary Water Attribute Heavenly Spirit, but he never expected its true body to actually be that Netherworld River; borrowing the aura of this Netherworld River, it stirred the waters of the Chongxiao River, thereby raising itself to the level of an Advanced Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit.

Moreover, Yun Xiao also knew that the Chongxiao River water drawn by You He was absolutely not as simple as what those Ordinary Cultivators saw; that was the essence within the river water, and only after being absorbed by You He could it become the nourishment for its strength enhancement.

The reason Yun Xiao’s eyes were fearless and his heart burned with battle intent was that, although You He’s strongest method was indeed shocking, some of his own methods had yet to be fully unleashed.

It was just that fighting across one small realm posed no great pressure for Yun Xiao, so earlier, he hadn’t even activated the Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power, yet still beat that Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit River into a miserable state.

But now, facing an Advanced Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, Yun Xiao clearly knew that if he continued to fight with only his Heavenly Realm Early Stage Cultivation, the outcome would likely be unsatisfactory, let alone winning.

"Heh, you have a Talent Enhancement Secret Method—do you think I don’t?"

These thoughts flashed through Yun Xiao’s mind in an instant. The very next moment, under the worried gazes of all the human cultivators, an extremely dense, special aura erupted from his body at the same time.

From Yun Xiao’s hands, feet, torso, and certain spots on his back, nine streams of aura swept out in succession; clearly, in this instant, he had activated his Nine Major Ancestral Veins Power.

When Yun Xiao reached the Floating Life Realm, he already possessed five Five Elements Ancestor Veins, two Thunder Attribute Ancestral Veins, and two Wind Attribute Ancestor Veins. In fact, when he broke through to the Lingyun Realm and Heavenly Realm levels, an additional faint, indistinct Ancestor Vein appeared each time.

It was just that up till now, Yun Xiao still hadn’t figured out what Attributes these two new Ancestor Veins actually were, so when facing an Advanced Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, he wouldn’t risk activating those Ancestor Veins he had yet to fully grasp.

Boom!

When the power of these nine Ancestor Veins erupted with a roar, an extremely tyrannical aura spewed directly from Yun Xiao’s body, and immediately after, his Meridian Qi Cultivation shattered the shackles of the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, reaching an even higher level.

"Heavenly Realm Middle Stage!"

Once again, it was Lu Yanji who first finished sensing it clearly; a voice filled with both gratification and shock came from his mouth, leaving all the human cultivators dumbfounded.

These human cultivators on the Tenglong Continent already knew quite a bit about Yun Xiao’s possession of the Five Elements Ancestor Veins Power and his ability to raise his Meridian Qi Cultivation on the spot during battle.

That had almost become as iconic as the Dragon Taming Sword or the Thunder Winged Giant Dragon, and some cultivators stronger than Yun Xiao no longer fixated on his apparent Cultivation on the surface.

But previously, the human cultivators only believed that after Yun Xiao activated his Ancestor Vein Power, he could at most raise one realm within the Floating Life Realm, and that was already the Ancestor Vein Power of Heavenly Rank Low Level.

The onlookers never imagined that Yun Xiao’s Ancestor Vein Power would be this terrifying—within the Heavenly Realm, the highest tier of the Heavenly Rank Third Realm, he could actually forcefully raise himself by one level of small realm.

If we put it this way, doesn’t that mean Yun Xiao’s Ancestor Vein Power has already reached Heavenly Rank Advanced? Even on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, such an Ancestor Vein Rank would still be extremely rare.

A few sharp-eyed individuals could sense that Yun Xiao had activated more than merely five Ancestor Veins this time, which only deepened their shock.

After all, for a human cultivator, no matter how grand his ancestral inheritance or how strong his forefathers, activating an Ancestor Vein Power still depended on fortune, and such fortune only appeared when breaking through a Great Rank.

Many brilliant cultivators on the Continent spent their entire lives breaking through countless Great Ranks, yet were never able to activate even a single Ancestor Vein; this was the true reason Meridian Refining Masters were so rare on the Continent.

Activating one Ancestor Vein was already this difficult, let alone activating a Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein. Being able to activate one Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein was the foundation for becoming a Meridian Refining Master.

Yet these creations of fortune that were so rare and elusive for Ordinary Cultivators seemed as simple as eating and drinking on that coarse-clothed youth.

After sensing that Yun Xiao actually possessed a full nine Ancestor Veins Power, many human cultivators felt as if their brains could no longer keep up.

Especially for a powerhouse like Ouyang Wuantong, the Sect Leader of Shenxiao Sect, he knew very clearly that Yun Xiao came from the Hidden Dragon Continent, and he had even investigated in detail the matter of Yun Xiao being bullied back then in the Shang Family.

"Could it be because of Yun Xiao’s father who vanished without a trace?"

Ouyang Wuantong connected all the information in his heart regarding Yun Xiao and finally thought of a possibility. After all, he knew Yun Xiao’s origins extremely well and knew that the so‑called Shang Family of the Hidden Dragon Continent could not possibly possess such a deep foundation.

As for something like Ancestor Veins, the stronger and older the inheritance, the greater the chance of awakening and possessing them. The Shang Family had only a few generations of inheritance—how could it possibly allow Yun Xiao to possess a full nine strands of Ancestor Vein Power, and all of them at Heaven Rank level?

From this point of association, Ouyang Wuantong could no longer think of any other reason. This made him ponder far too much, especially when combined with Yun Xiao’s astonishing Cultivation Talent, making him feel that this speculation was eight or nine parts likely.

However, without evidence, and without obtaining Yun Xiao’s consent, even as the Sect Leader of Shenxiao Sect, Ouyang Wuantong could not casually spread these things everywhere.

As for the current Yun Xiao, on the Tenglong Continent he was already an existence comparable to Lu Yanji, his reputation even greater than Lu Yanji’s. A small Shenxiao Sect truly could not afford to provoke him.

No matter how complicated the thoughts of the onlookers were, at this moment Yun Xiao had already borrowed the power of the Nine Major Ancestral Veins to raise his Meridian Qi Cultivation to the level of Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, and the gap between him and that You He was finally no longer that wide.

"Yun Xiao, accept the baptism of the Netherworld River!"

Just as Yun Xiao had finished his breakthrough, a streak of black shadow swept across the sky—it was precisely the Black Nether River manifested by You He. Right after a voice rang out, his world had already turned pitch‑black.

The many human cultivators on the outer perimeter of the Stepping Heavenly Stone saw this extremely clearly. They only saw that hundred‑zhang‑long Black Nether River directly shroud Yun Xiao’s small figure within, so that the people outside could no longer see what was happening inside.

"Yun Xiao, can he create another miracle?"

Some human cultivators couldn’t help feeling worried at this scene. Judging from size alone, even if there were a hundred Yun Xiaos added together, they still wouldn’t be as big as that Black Nether River.

"Huh? I didn’t expect this fellow who’s only a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit to have already grasped the path of Domain in its rudimentary form!"

Yun Xiao’s eyes turned to pitch black, yet he did not appear overly flustered. In the Black Nether River where he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face, he glanced around a few times, then, sensing that special aura, couldn’t help but exclaim softly.

Domain—this was a special method that could only be controlled after reaching the Holy Rank Third Realm and stepping into Space Power, and not every Holy Rank Third Realm expert was able to grasp the path of Domain.

It was a special application formed by combining Space Power with one’s own Meridian Qi, creating an independent space around one’s body.

If an enemy stepped into this space to fight oneself, as long as the Cultivation wasn’t too far apart, one was already standing in an invincible position.

Unfortunately, wanting to possess a Domain was perhaps a hundred times harder than obtaining Ancestor Vein Power. That was truly a heaven‑defying Creation that could be met by chance but not sought.

Perhaps some cultivators were extremely lucky and unknowingly comprehended the path of Domain while eating or sleeping; but many more spent their entire lives cultivating arduously, seeking to glimpse the threshold of Domain, and ultimately failed.

In his previous life, the Long Xiao Battle God was naturally one of those blessed cultivators, and his Domain was very different from that of ordinary cultivators, causing many human or Strange Spirit experts to tremble at the mention of it.

At that time, once the Long Xiao Battle God activated his Domain, his enemies would flee as far as they could—of course, that was on the premise they had the opportunity. Under the might of such a Domain, wanting to escape was also an extremely difficult matter.

However, in Yun Xiao’s impression, generally speaking, only after reaching the Holy Rank Third Realm was there a sliver of chance to grasp the path of Domain. He hadn’t expected that this You He, who was merely an Advanced Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit, could actually control it in its initial form.

"It should be another Talent Secret Method of the Netherworld River body!"

Yun Xiao was well‑informed and incomparably experienced. He had seen human or Strange Spirits below the Holy Rank Third Realm who possessed Domains in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud before—You He was by no means unique.

In fact, Yun Xiao’s guess was correct. Besides relying on Acquired cultivation, there were many special ways to obtain the path of Domain. For example, this Strange Spirit River cultivated from the Netherworld River in front of him was precisely one of these special living beings.

Another example would be some Strange Spirits cultivated from the Array Core of certain special large arrays, which were innately able to activate those arrays. That also counted as a type of Domain power; within the large array’s Domain, their combat strength was naturally doubled with half the effort.

You He’s main body was the Black Nether River, thus the inside of this Black Nether River was precisely the scope of You He’s Domain. Now that he had brought Yun Xiao’s body into the range of the Nether River, You He naturally believed that he now stood in an unassailable position.

Next, it should be time to end this battle!