Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

At that moment, Guo Rong suddenly lunged towards the coarse-clothed youth.

At this moment, he unexpectedly abandoned his most confident Meridian Qi cultivation, attempting to physically control the youth.

To simply cut down a brat who dared to challenge the authority of the Emperor Palace would be too lenient, wouldn’t it?

Guo Rong was determined to capture the boy first, then break his limbs one by one, making his life worse than death to quench his hatred.

Thus, on this open ground, a bizarre scene unfolded. Yun Xiao’s wooden sword flew rapidly towards Fei Qingchen, while Guo Rong’s attack also erupted at this moment.

However, what Guo Rong did not see was the fleeting mockery in the youth’s eyes as he lunged. How dare this half-step Heavenly Realm guy make a move against him?

Yet, as the Second Elder of the Yongxiu City Emperor Palace, Guo Rong did not entertain such thoughts. He only knew that the young man before him was so young, he couldn’t possibly be a Heavenly Realm genius like the Nangong family, could he?

In fact, Guo Rong’s ranking in the Yongxiu City Emperor Palace was above that of Yu Guang, who had died at Yun Xiao’s hands, and his half-step Heavenly Realm strength allowed him to walk around Yongxiu City unhindered.

This was the main reason for Guo Rong’s extremely irritable and authoritative behavior. Unfortunately, this time he finally met his match, and a moment of carelessness would lead to a bloody end.

The speed of the Dragon Taming Flying Sword was ultimately faster than Guo Rong, who had only just made his move when the Lord Supervisor already acted.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and Fei Qingchen did not see what was flying from behind. However, based only on the strong wind-breaking sound, he, being naturally cautious, did not confront it directly.

As for the genius of the Nangong family, at this moment, Fei Qingchen no longer paid much attention. Even if he couldn’t kill him for now, he believed the opponent couldn’t escape his grasp.

Instead, it was the sneaky attacker who aroused Fei Qingchen’s alertness since few would dare to attack cultivators of the Emperor Palace on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

Swoosh!

Fei Qingchen, being a mid-stage Heavenly Realm expert, had first-rate reactions and speed. As he shifted his body slightly, the dark light from behind brushed past him.

"I can’t believe it’s just a wooden sword!"

The Yongxiu City Lord Supervisor had excellent eyesight and, in the first moment of evading, saw the true nature of the dark light.

Having never seen the Dragon Taming Sword, he naturally did not recognize it as an ancient divine artifact. At this moment, he only felt he had been fooled.

"Guo Rong, leave him alive!"

Feeling mocked, Fei Qingchen quickly shifted his gaze to Guo Rong lunging at the coarse-clothed youth and sternly shouted, though the meaning behind "leave him alive" was devoid of compassion.

Because he had been fooled by a young brat, Fei Qingchen felt humiliated. To let him die easily would be too merciful, wouldn’t it?

As for the possibility of Guo Rong failing, Fei Qingchen hadn’t considered it at all. After all, geniuses were rare, and not every young person could have the Nangong family’s strong cultivation talent.

In Fei Qingchen’s view, the coarse-clothed youth was at most at the Floating Life Realm. With such cultivation, wouldn’t he be easily captured by the half-step Heavenly Realm Guo Rong?

"Watch closely, Lord Supervisor!"

Hearing Fei Qingchen’s shout, Guo Rong felt energized, his aura becoming thicker. This was a great opportunity to perform in front of the Lord Supervisor.

"Boy, I will make you remember for life the consequences of offending the Emperor Palace!"

Seeing that he was about to reach the youth, who stood frozen as if scared, Guo Rong was increasingly confident and uttered another domineering remark.

The authority of the Emperor Palace was inviolable, and challenging it was akin to disrespecting the Emperor Canglong Palace. At this moment, Guo Rong believed he was fighting for the palace’s honor.

Who would have thought that just as all onlookers believed the coarse-clothed youth would be easily captured by Guo Rong, they suddenly saw him slowly raise his arm.

Indeed, Yun Xiao’s movement seemed extremely slow at that moment, but when he made it, the once-confident Emperor Palace Director Fei Qingchen’s expression instantly changed.

"Guo Rong, get back!"

In that instant, Fei Qingchen didn’t have time to think. He shouted a warning, but unfortunately, that warning came too late, at least for Guo Rong.

Puff!

A soft sound reached everyone’s ears, and they could clearly see the roughly-clad youth’s right hand, which seemed extremely slow, actually landed first on Guo Rong’s forehead.

Guo Rong’s movements came to an abrupt halt, and a trace of bewilderment, along with a hint of fear and disbelief, flashed in his eyes. But in the next moment, he no longer had any thoughts at all.

Because although Guo Rong appeared unchanged outwardly, Yun Xiao’s gentle slap smashed even the brains inside his skull to pieces.

With Yun Xiao’s current cultivation in the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, facing provocation from a half-step Heavenly Realm cultivator required almost no effort.

Bang!

Guo Rong’s corpse, which showed no visible change, collapsed to the ground with a loud sound, as if hammering into the hearts and minds of every cultivator at the Emperor Palace, leaving them momentarily stunned.

Even the Nangong family’s genius, who had just stabilized his chaotic breath with difficulty, was dumbfounded, not holding much hope to escape.

The roughly-clad youth who appeared suddenly, by killing a cultivator from the Emperor Palace with a slap, showed he was definitely not on the same side as the Emperor Palace, and perhaps had a deep enmity.

After all, on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Continent, those daring to openly challenge the Emperor Palace were very few.

Though some were disgusted by the Emperor Palace’s domineering behavior and bravely opposed it, they often disappeared mysteriously or were found dead, their circumstances easy to guess.

The Emperor Palace relied on the backing of the Emperor Canglong Palace, which was the foremost force among humans on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Without absolute confidence, no one dared to clash head-on with this colossal entity.

Yet the obscure youth, in full view of the public, had blatantly, without any qualms, killed an elder from the Emperor Palace.

"My good friend, this troubled water is not something you should get involved in, you’d better leave quickly!"

Thinking of certain things, the genius from the Nangong family spoke with a sense of loyalty, but no matter whether it was Yun Xiao or the Emperor Palace’s Supervisor Fei Qingchen, both bore a smile of shared, yet slightly differing, meaning at these words.

"Dare to kill an elder of my Emperor Palace, where can you go in this vast Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?"

Finally coming back to his senses, while Fei Qingchen was amazed by the youth’s earlier strike, he didn’t show much concern, believing he wouldn’t need a second move to kill a half-step Heavenly Realm Guo Rong.

Thus, Fei Qingchen spoke coldly, demonstrating the Emperor Palace’s usual dominance, as challenging the Emperor Palace was akin to challenging the Emperor Canglong Palace. Who could maintain a foothold after offending the Emperor Canglong Palace on the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?

No one could live freely after offending the Emperor Canglong Palace; even those who managed, could only accomplish it as a ghost.

Since Yun Xiao hadn’t expended much effort when killing Guo Rong, until this moment, including Fei Qingchen, no one could sense Yun Xiao’s true cultivation level.

Due to the disparity in information, Fei Qingchen had great confidence, believing that as a dignified Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert, how could he possibly fear a young boy around twenty?

"Heh, I never even thought of leaving!"

Yun Xiao didn’t pay any heed to Fei Qingchen’s threats, and with a light laugh, turned his gaze to the Nangong family genius.

"Are you from the Nangong family? Do you know Nangong Buxun?"

Yun Xiao’s loud voice echoed in the depths of the dense forest, not only causing the Nangong family genius’s face to change drastically but also making the expressions of Fei Qingchen and others become peculiar and strange at this moment.

Because they all knew what kind of person Yun Xiao was referring to with "Nangong Buxun," a super expert of the Holy Rank Third Realm level, who was the patriarch of the Nangong family a century ago.

However, time changes all, and the formidable Nangong Buxun perished at the hands of Empress Lu Qinwan a hundred years ago.

Since then, the once grand Nangong family sank into decline, with only a few survivors struggling to survive under the pursuit of the Emperor Canglong Palace.

When this name from deep memory was mentioned by such a young, rough-clad boy in this manner, the meaning was not something anyone could easily comprehend at once.

"I am Nangong Xiaofeng, and I dare not mention the name of the former clan leader lightly!"

The Nangong family genius showed a flash of sadness in his eyes, and his words expressed discontent with the youth’s direct mention of the former clan leader’s name.

In the hearts of these remaining few from the Nangong family, the former clan leader was their life-long belief. If he hadn’t fought to the death to hold back the Empress Lu Qinwan, the Nangong family might have been completely wiped out.