Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Swish, swish!

Under the gaze of all human cultivators, including You He himself, the inconspicuous droplet of water suddenly expanded against the wind, transforming in an instant into a massive entity almost matching him in size.

"That... that is actually an intermediate holy grade heavenly spirit?"

When some soul experts sensed the gigantic object that suddenly emerged, their eyes nearly popped out, and Zhao Family Patriarch Zhao Gujin exclaimed in shock.

For everyone sensed very clearly that the massive object seemed to be transformed from a droplet of water and turned out to be a strange spirit expert whose strength had reached the intermediate holy grade heavenly spirit level.

However, at this moment, the aura of this "holy grade heavenly spirit" seemed to have locked onto the holy grade heavenly spirit You He, appearing ready to unleash a powerful attack that could kill You He in an instant.

"No! This is impossible!"

In contrast to the extremely shocked human cultivators, You He, being the person involved, couldn’t accept it no matter what. His roaring voice contained immense disbelief.

You He knew very well that on the entire Tenglong Continent, those who reached the holy grade heavenly spirit might only be himself, but a water attribute holy grade heavenly spirit was absolutely unique to him.

Moreover, from the holy grade heavenly spirit transformed from the water droplet, You He sensed a very familiar aura, precisely belonging to himself, leaving him puzzled at such sensing.

Especially when the strange object identical to him exuded the same aura as him, You He felt his own spiritual wisdom was somewhat inadequate, wondering if he was dreaming.

Nobody knew how this scene unfolded; even You He, the holy grade heavenly spirit himself, could only pull himself together to deal with whatever attack this "holy grade heavenly spirit" might unleash.

"Wow, I haven’t used this ’Mirror Flowers and Water Moon’ technique for years, and its effect is quite excellent!"

Perhaps only Yun Xiao himself knew what was going on with the sudden appearance of another holy grade heavenly spirit, and from his murmuring, one could gather that this technique was called Mirror Flowers and Water Moon.

To know you, Yun Xiao in his previous life was indeed the Long Xiao Battle God, a supreme expert at the peak of the Holy Rank Third Realm, famously recognized throughout the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

Due to his exceedingly high status in his past life, upon reincarnation and retraining, many things remained theoretical for Yun Xiao, hindered by his Meridian Qi Cultivation, preventing manifestation.

At Yun Xiao’s past life level, even some heavenly rank meridian techniques are too overwhelming for him now, and forcing cultivation would only end up crippling himself first.

But as Yun Xiao’s power grew, his Meridian Qi Cultivation advanced rapidly lately, and upon reaching the Heavenly Realm, he could utilize many measures.

For instance, this so-called Mirror Flowers and Water Moon is a special technique only executable upon achieving the Heavenly Realm, requiring control over water attribute power and extremely formidable soul strength.

Mirror Flowers and Water Moon, as the name suggests, is naturally not a physical entity. Take the "holy grade heavenly spirit," for example; it’s simply Yun Xiao blending water attribute power and soul strength to create an illusion for You He.

The strength of the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon secret technique lies in its ability to exploit any minor gap in the enemy, affecting the enemy’s mind and soul to manifest illusions in their perception.

Yun Xiao intentionally mentioned his secret technique Water Flow Body, derived from refining strange spirit crystals, to influence You He’s mind, causing a momentary anger-induced distraction.

Needless to say, the effect was quite impressive; as Yun Xiao seized the moment, he instantly deployed Mirror Flowers and Water Moon, inducing a series of illusions in You He’s mind, resulting in the birth of the holy grade heavenly spirit.

Once the holy grade heavenly spirit becomes tangible, You He cannot rely on thought to shatter this imagined holy grade heavenly spirit, as it continuously alters its energy according to his will until exhausting You He’s spirit crystal power.

As for the holy grade heavenly spirit seen by the human cultivators, naturally, it manifests based on You He’s imagination, appearing as a holy grade heavenly spirit externally with a matching aura.

Of course, if the opponent of the illusory holy grade heavenly spirit were not You He but human cultivators like Lu Yanji and Xue Tianao, it might take no effort to crush it completely.

Unfortunately, You He, trapped by the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon, currently believes it’s an intermediate holy grade heavenly spirit akin to himself, and the imagined illusion wields as much power as he believes it does.

There are only two ways to dispel Mirror Flowers and Water Moon: one is external intervention, such as Lu Yanji of the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage forcibly stepping in, which would naturally cause the illusion to break.

The other is when the illusory holy grade heavenly spirit attacks, You He remains unfazed, letting the attack hit him directly, turning Mirror Flowers and Water Moon into a genuine mirage.

But first of all, the only strange spirit expert present is You He, and the rest are all human cultivators. Even if some people dislike Yun Xiao, assisting You He at this moment is impossible, right?

Secondly, You He has worked hard to reach this stage, and, having never witnessed the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon secret technique, how could he possibly dare remain steadfast under attack?

In this way, the two methods to break the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon illusion can be said to be blocked by some special reasons and situations. In Yun Xiao’s heart, he believes that You He will inevitably be exhausted by the illusion of the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon.

Wow!

The attack method of the illusion is identical to You He’s. A huge water column tentacle extended out, bombarding You He’s true body at an extremely fast speed, with an astonishing momentum.

What seems like an incredibly powerful attack to outsiders is actually just a simple water attack in Yun Xiao’s eyes, something that even an ordinary person could easily dispel.

Unfortunately, You He has already fallen into the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon illusion. In his mind, this attack is indistinguishable from his own. If hit, he would likely be seriously injured.

Swoosh!

Therefore, You He dared not confront the water column tentacle head-on. With a hint of doubt in his heart, he decided to first assess the opponent’s true strength.

Thus, a strange scene unfolded on the Stepping Heavenly Stone. A young boy in plain clothes stood calmly, seemingly not moving a finger, merely watching the fierce battle above with cold eyes.

Though called a fierce battle, it was actually You He being chased and attacked by the Mirror Flowers and Water Moon illusion. The intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit getting chased so haphazardly by another "Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit" left the human cultivators dumbfounded.

Even though these human cultivators did not recognize that it was merely an illusion, upon seeing its actions, they realized it was likely connected to Yun Xiao.

Yet, how could a strange spirit expert of a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit be so obedient to Yun Xiao, even suppressing You He without any chance to retaliate, leaving the human cultivators utterly perplexed?

What they did not know was that even a young cultivator in the Earth Bending Realm, like Nie Xiaosheng, could shatter the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit with a bold strike.

But You He dared not take this risk. If it truly matched the power of his full-blown attack, would it not ruin this long-planned battle?

"It must be that kid’s strange trick!"

The breathless Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit You He turned his gaze to the coarse-clothed boy standing with arms folded, a spark of insight flashing in his mind.

Swoosh!

With a suddenly clear mind, after dodging another "strong" attack from the illusion, You He no longer hesitated. His huge form swept downward, rushing towards Yun Xiao’s true body in anger.

Seeing this scene, a trace of scheming success flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes, as he anticipated You He’s move long ago.

Swish!

Yun Xiao’s speed was incredibly fast. As You He found an opening and attacked, lightning suddenly erupted from Yun Xiao’s back, and he swiftly retreated dozens of yards.

"Just as expected!"

Seeing Yun Xiao’s quick evasion, You He was not angry but delighted, as this human boy’s actions indicated that capturing the leader first was indeed the right strategy.

At this moment, with the illusion behind chasing him and he himself chasing Yun Xiao, he believed that once Yun Xiao was controlled, that Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit might no longer threaten.

You He even believed for a moment that the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit identical to himself was Yun Xiao’s refined meridian spirit, as refining strange spirits into meridian spirits on this continent was not uncommon.

This only strengthened You He’s confidence. Human meridian spirits are controlled by their masters, without spiritual wisdom of their own. Once the master is killed, all meridian spirits will be useless.

Observing You He’s actions and reactions, many human cultivators shared the same thought, their eyes filled with envy.

That was a Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. Having such a meridian spirit undoubtedly doubled one’s combat power. Even the former President Wei Duzheng of the Spirit Fighting Commerce only had a few Intermediate Golden Grade Sky Demon meridian spirits.

Generally, erasing the spiritual wisdom of a meridian demon of the same level and refining it into one’s own meridian spirit is extremely difficult, let alone the same level of strange spirit.

Moreover, it is an Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit. No one knew how Yun Xiao achieved this, possessing such a meridian spirit, which they all dreamt of.

The words may seem slow, but in reality, when everyone was feeling strange, You He was already less than ten yards from Yun Xiao. At that very moment, an unexpected change occurred on the Stepping Heavenly Stone.