Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Jiang Jingyu, it’s over!"

Lu Yanji, whose Soul Power was formidable, sensed the aura between Yun Xiao and Jiang Jingyu. At this moment, he made a judgment. Even though Jiang Jingyu was still at a Half-step Holy Rank cultivation, he was ultimately severely injured.

Perhaps in Jiang Jingyu’s heart, he never imagined that he would be defeated by a youth from the lower plane, only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage. To him, this was a great humiliation.

No matter how unwilling Jiang Jingyu was, or how much he wanted to tear Yun Xiao to pieces, he knew that in his wounded state, he was no match for that mysterious youth.

At this moment, Jiang Jingyu didn’t have time to think about how, as a proud genius of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he could not defeat a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage youth who advanced to the Heavenly Realm Late Stage using the Ancestor Vein Power.

He only knew that if he didn’t employ some special methods, his life would end today, and all his grand ambitions would dissipate with his death.

"Yun Xiao, you dare to offend me, Jiang Jingyu! The Chongxiao Sect won’t spare you. I’ll be waiting for you in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud!"

Just when everyone thought that under Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Sword, Jiang Jingyu would be pierced through and die, they suddenly heard this sinister voice from the Chongxiao Sect genius.

"Does he have another trick up his sleeve?"

Hearing Jiang Jingyu’s words, Lu Yanji and the others were taken aback, and then they saw the genius of the Chongxiao Sect fiercely crush the small white ladder in his hand.

Swoosh!

As Jiang Jingyu crushed the small ladder in his hand, a beam of light suddenly descended from the sky. Immediately following, this genius of the Chongxiao Sect mysteriously vanished from the Chongxiao Stairs Space.

"This..."

Witnessing this scene left many onlookers dumbfounded. However, experts like Xue Changze reacted swiftly, quickly grasping the situation.

"It seems the Chongxiao Sect gave Jiang Jingyu a life-saving token. Once he crushes it, he can be directly teleported out of the Chongxiao Stairs Space!"

Lu Yanji was quick to react as well. Hearing his detailed explanation, people like Mo Qing and Hu Ying’er nodded slowly, thinking that without such, Jiang Jingyu would have no means of escape from such a desperate situation.

In fact, they guessed correctly. When the anomaly on the Chongxiao Stairs was discovered by the Chongxiao Sect’s authorities, they sent Jiang Jingyu down there.

But those key figures of the Chongxiao Sect knew that since there was an anomaly in the Chongxiao Stairs, it wasn’t entirely safe inside. Even if Jiang Jingyu was a Half-step Holy Rank genius, he couldn’t guarantee his safety.

Jiang Jingyu was one of the top geniuses in the Chongxiao Sect. If he were to die inexplicably within the Chongxiao Stairs Space, it would be a significant loss for the Chongxiao Sect, something they couldn’t allow to happen.

The Chongxiao Stairs itself was a Space Artifact of the Chongxiao Sect. The small white ladder in Jiang Jingyu’s hand allowed for instant escape from the Chongxiao Stairs Space.

In times of crisis, by crushing the small ladder, he would be instantly teleported back to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Any dangerous entities within the Chongxiao Stairs, without such a token, couldn’t pursue him out.

Besides, the Chongxiao Stairs Space had countless exits. Every cultivator leaving the Chongxiao Stairs to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud would appear in different locations, ensuring Jiang Jingyu’s absolute safety when encountering danger.

Relying on this life-saving small ladder, Jiang Jingyu finally escaped calamity. But as his figure vanished within the space, the resentment on his face was unmistakable.

Perhaps neither Jiang Jingyu nor the Chongxiao Sect bosses who sent him there ever expected the life-saving token would be needed at this moment.

A mere youth from Tenglong Continent, only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage and advancing to Heavenly Realm Late Stage by leveraging Ancestor Vein Power, had severely injured Jiang Jingyu, forcing him to use his last life-saving card to narrowly escape with his life.

One can imagine how frustrated and unwilling Jiang Jingyu felt, and if given the chance, he would certainly attempt to attack Yun Xiao again, perhaps even leveraging the Chongxiao Sect behind him.

Unlike the reluctant Jiang Jingyu fleeing the Chongxiao Stairs Space, Yun Xiao’s expression wasn’t much better, as this outcome was quite different from what he expected.

Yun Xiao knew that his greatest enemy in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud was the Emperor Canglong Palace. Adding the Lu Family, where Lu Qinwan hailed from, made it two formidable entities.

Currently, Yun Xiao’s cultivation was only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, and from his past experiences, such a cultivation level in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud was at the bottom, easily defeated by any family.

Take the Chongxiao Sect, for example; even a young genius there was already at Half-step Holy Rank level. Surely, there were true Holy Rank experts within the sect.

Yun Xiao always intended to keep a low profile, yet before leaving the Chongxiao Stairs Space, he unknowingly offended a genius from the Chongxiao Sect.

It’s predictable that Jiang Jingyu, having suffered such a major setback, would not let it go. Once back in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he might even set up a Heaven and Earth Net at the exit of the Chongxiao Stairs, waiting for Yun Xiao to stumble into it.

Even though the Chongxiao Stairs Space had thousands of exits, Yun Xiao believed that at each exit, there might be a special Chongxiao Sect sensing. Once he appeared somewhere, the Chongxiao Sect would know.

This meant that even if Yun Xiao wanted to lie low, it wouldn’t be possible. He might not worry too much about the Chongxiao Sect alone, but if it led to the Lu Family or the Emperor Canglong Palace, he would be left powerless.

"Forget it, there’s a long road ahead, thinking too much now is useless!"

Yun Xiao’s thoughts raced, but he could only deeply gaze at the place where Jiang Jingyu disappeared, letting out a sigh. When he lowered his head, his eyes brightened.

"Jiang Jingyu’s white ladder can transmit, I wonder if my artifact heart has the same function?"

Yun Xiao lowered his head and saw the Chongxiao Stairs artifact heart in his hand, sparking some thoughts. If this could also transmit him out, even if he couldn’t catch up to Jiang Jingyu, at least that guy wouldn’t have time to set up the Heaven and Earth Net.

Hiss!

Yun Xiao didn’t hesitate. When he infused a touch of Meridian Qi into the artifact heart, the white ladder, which had been inactive, suddenly erupted into a dazzling white light.

Immediately, this white light enveloped Yun Xiao’s entire body. In the next moment, his rough-clothed figure, bearing a wooden sword, instantly disappeared from within the Chongxiao Stairs space.

"This..."

Witnessing this sudden scene, everyone was stunned. Even Liu Hanyi, Ling Wan, and others never imagined this result. They always thought they would jointly reach the exit of the Chongxiao Stairs space with Yun Xiao.

"That guy, he actually took it all for himself?"

Liu Hanyi’s expression didn’t look very good. Her personality was the most direct and candid. As soon as she spoke, her figure swiftly darted out, on a path where a white light was descending from the sky.

Plop!

Liu Hanyi was extremely fast, snatching the white light into her hand before it dropped to the ground. It was the white ladder that had transmitted Yun Xiao out of the Chongxiao Stairs space.

"Let me try too!"

With the artifact heart of the Chongxiao Stairs in hand, Liu Hanyi’s beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light. She mimicked Yun Xiao’s previous action, infusing a touch of Meridian Qi into it.

However, Liu Hanyi’s actions did not yield the same effect as Yun Xiao’s; the white ladder remained inactive no matter how she urged her Meridian Qi, and eventually, the white light on it dimmed somewhat.

"What’s going on?"

An anxious Liu Hanyi was nearly ready to toss the artifact heart away in anger. Why was Yun Xiao able to be transmitted directly, but she couldn’t?

"You all try too!"

After several attempts, Liu Hanyi had to give up, beckoning the few others behind her. Xu Hongzhuang, Mo Qing, and the others all stepped up.

As for the other cultivators, they naturally wouldn’t compete at this time. They all held an expectation of whether anyone else could activate the artifact heart of the Chongxiao Stairs, transmitting them out of this space.

Swoosh!

Just as Liu Hanyi wanted to hand the artifact heart ladder to Mo Qing, the ladder unexpectedly erupted with bright white light, releasing an extremely powerful force, causing Liu Hanyi’s right hand holding the artifact heart to shake violently.

Sensing the strange movement from her hand, Liu Hanyi was both surprised and delighted, thinking the artifact heart had finally shown mercy and was about to transmit her out of this bizarre space.

Unexpectedly, in the next moment, unable to hold it, Liu Hanyi let the artifact heart ladder slip from her grasp, transforming into a shooting star, ultimately disappearing far in the space.

"Damn it!"

Watching the white light disappear into the distant horizon, Liu Hanyi couldn’t help but curse. She knew her plan to chase after Yun Xiao had ultimately failed.

"Forget it, there should be a day when we meet again in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud!

At this moment, Mo Qing became rather open-minded, while a strange light flickered deep in her eyes, she said, "But who knows what kind of scene it will be when we meet again?"

Mo Qing’s words made Liu Hanyi a bit silent. On the other hand, Ling Wan, the carefree little chubby one, seemed somewhat excited, clearly because of the associations made from Mo Qing’s last comment.

"Hehe, that’s my Brother Yun Xiao. Going to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he will naturally be as dazzling as ever!"

Ling Wan’s words were unadorned, and while the few nearby women and the demon agreed, it also made Lu Yanji nearby nod slowly. He, too, held great anticipation for that young man!

(End of Volume Two: "Cloud Dance Soaring Dragon", Next Entering Volume Three: "This Life Dragon Cloud"!)