Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

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This was like slaughtering chickens and dogs, crushing everything effortlessly. Each cultivator at the Late Stage or even the Peak of the Lingyun Realm couldn’t withstand the casual swing of the youth’s sword, truly terrifying.

As Yun Xiao continued with his fluid yet extremely dreadful massacre, several Heavenly Realm experts began to subtly sense the true cultivation of this youth.

"Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, how... how is this possible?"

A Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert, who resembled Xue Tianao, showed a thick layer of shock on his face. His startled voice allowed the others nearby to instantly grasp the situation.

To speak of this Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert, he is none other than the Hall Master of today, Xue Tianao’s grand uncle. Back in the Tenglong Continent, he was a remarkably talented prominent figure, swearing to reach the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud and accomplish great things.

Unfortunately, this peerless individual who stirred the Tenglong Continent, no matter how meticulously he planned, failed to foresee that the Artifact Heart of the Chongxiao Stairs had already cultivated Spiritual Wisdom, and the moment he entered the Chongxiao Stairs Space, his fate was sealed.

For over a hundred years, this expert from Xuanyin Hall had been searching for a way out of the Chongxiao Stairs Space, but he had never succeeded.

Gradually, this expert from Xuanyin Hall named Xue Changze, although failing to find a way out of the Chongxiao Stairs, used his astounding strength to become the leader of the cultivators trapped within the stairs.

Frankly, based on this man’s intellect, he might have suspected some things, but he also knew that the Strange Spirit Expert with half-step Holy Spirit power probably constituted the Artifact Spirit of the Chongxiao Stairs. Within this space, it was an absolute domain.

Moreover, the Strange Spirit Expert’s strength had reached the Half-step Holy Spirit level, so even though Xue Changze and the others were seeing this guy for the first time, they knew they were certainly not his match.

This led to the current situation, after all, defeating one human kid compared to a half-step Holy Spirit Strange Spirit Expert, it’s easy to guess which would be easier.

However, including Xue Changze, everyone didn’t anticipate that the human youth appearing just over twenty years old would be so formidable, slaughtering Lingyun Realm cultivators as if they were chickens and dogs.

At such a young age, being able to cultivate Meridian Qi Cultivation to the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Realm made all the Heavenly Realm experts tense in unison, internally wondering how the Tenglong Continent had transformed during the years they were trapped.

These Heavenly Realm human experts hailed from the Tenglong Continent, and in their era, they were the pinnacle figures, with even Heavenly Realm levels being a rarity.

Within the Chongxiao Stairs’ space, the nature’s spiritual energy was quite abundant, many human cultivators managed breakthroughs upon entering the Chongxiao Space.

Other than being unable to exit, the cultivation speed here was far quicker than in the Tenglong Continent outside. Thus, based on their understanding of the Heaven and Earth Energy on the Tenglong Continent, breaking into the Heavenly Realm would likely require two to three hundred years of cultivation, right?

Therefore, Xue Changze realized that the Tenglong Continent might have undergone some unknown changes over the previous hundred years; however, what he didn’t know was that these changes occurred only in recent years.

Since Yun Xiao arrived from the Hidden Dragon Continent, entered the Tenglong Continent, he stirred waves again and again, even the Strange Spirits sweeping across the Continent arose, in some sense, because of Yun Xiao.

Of course, the events on the Tenglong Continent in recent years are unknown to Xue Changze and others, and the youth’s extraordinary strength only slightly startled them, without much concern.

After all, upon reaching the Great Rank Level of the Heavenly Realm, each small realm made a massive difference. Not to mention there were several experts from the Early Middle Stage of the Heavenly Realm here, including one Late Stage expert, Xue Changze.

This person was the former Hall Master of Xuanyin Hall, grand uncle to the current Hall Master Xue Tianao, a peerless personality stirring the Tenglong Continent back in the day.

Over the years, the only presence in Chongxiao Stairs Space that Xue Changze was wary of might have been the Strange Spirit Expert reaching Half-step Holy Spirit.

As for a mere human youngling, Xue Changze only marveled at Yun Xiao’s Cultivation Talent; even exceeding by one small realm, he never thought he would lose.

The idea of defeating half-step Holy Spirit doesn’t cross their minds at all; firstly, the disparity in strength is immense, and secondly, this is the special domain space; combat here gives little payoff. Better to deal with the human youth first.

Hush!

A streak of black radiance flashed, followed by a head leaping up, spraying blood everywhere. At this moment, Xue Changze could no longer remain seated.

Although Xue Changze and these Lingyun Realm cultivators shared no real ties, watching the youth’s momentum grow amid the serial killings toward a peak."

"All Heavenly Realm cultivators, attack with Xue!"

Seeing Yun Xiao’s sword slicing toward the neck-side of a Peak Lingyun Realm expert, Xue Changze finally shouted fiercely, and then a cold gloomy energy first emerged, forming a formidable presence.

This individual is a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert, a level that doesn’t exist on the Tenglong Continent today. If brought to the Tenglong Continent, they would undoubtedly sweep across the land.

However, Xue Changze probably never imagined how terrifying this youth, who is currently slaughtering numerous Lingyun Realm cultivators in front of him, really is. His current attack is somewhat reckless.

Boom!

Xue Changze, being the strongest present, naturally launched the first attack. The overwhelming force surged forth, causing Yun Xiao, who was retracting his sword, to turn his head due to the immense power.

"It’s him?!"

With Yun Xiao’s sensing ability, he immediately knew who had unleashed the tremendous Yin Cold Power. Consequently, his eyes revealed a hint of gloominess.

In fact, at first glance, Yun Xiao subconsciously guessed that this person might be related to Xue Tianao, as they looked remarkably similar.

Yun Xiao and the Xuanyin Hall Master shared some connection, and even if his relationship with Xue Tianao wasn’t deep, his ties with Xue Ningxiang were certainly more profound.

So, initially, Yun Xiao didn’t wish to be enemies with Xue Changze, especially since the latter seemed disinclined to act. This suited Yun Xiao, but he overthought, as Xue Changze merely relied on his strength and refrained from attacking at first.

However, given Yun Xiao’s current cultivation and combat prowess, a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert isn’t enough to make him overly apprehensive. Only the half-step Holy Spirit there could make him muster his full attention.

"Die!"

The Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert Xue Changze was extremely confident. At this level, battling across realms was already a pipe dream, and he believed the youth before him couldn’t defy this norm. With a fierce shout, he unleashed his power.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao’s expression darkened further but he didn’t slack. His body trembled slightly, and then he remained motionless, a scene that left onlookers, including Xue Changze, puzzled.

That youth, who had just displayed extraordinary prowess, now seemed terrified and stood still, as if placing himself at the mercy of the enemy’s powerful attack without any defense.

At this moment, Xue Changze, committed to his attack, wouldn’t consider holding back. He believed that if he killed the youth, he might be the most hopeful to leave the Chongxiao Stairs space.

Whew...

However, as Xue Changze’s palm struck, attempting to use the Yin Cold Power to lethally attack Yun Xiao, his expression changed slightly because his hand penetrated Yun Xiao’s front and emerged from his back.

For ordinary enemies, such incidents aren’t uncommon, but when Xue Changze noticed his hand that had passed through Yun Xiao was unstained by blood, he realized that the situation differed significantly from his expectations.

In fact, with his strength, Xue Changze sensed something was wrong the moment his palm breached Yun Xiao’s body, as it didn’t feel like striking human flesh but rather a phantom silhouette.

"An afterimage?"

Yet, Xue Changze reacted quickly, almost instantly realizing that this wasn’t Yun Xiao’s body but a mere illusionary afterimage.

Such a lifelike afterimage that could deceive a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert was incredibly bewildering.

Upon reaching the Heavenly Rank, cultivators specializing in speed could use Sky Power to create some afterimages. However, these ordinary Heavenly Rank experts’ afterimages generally lasted only a moment.

Some afterimages dissipated in a breath without needing external intervention, easily seen through by higher-ranked experts at first glance.

This was the source of Xue Changze’s shock, because even for him, creating an afterimage that could deceive peers of the same rank was utterly impossible.

"Hmm?"

Xue Changze’s momentary shock was replaced with sharp alertness as he realized that his hand, having passed through Yun Xiao’s afterimage, seemed to have touched a real flesh and blood body.

The flesh and blood body Xue Changze touched wasn’t Yun Xiao’s; it was a Peak Lingyun Realm expert attempting a stealthy attack from behind Yun Xiao.

This Peak Lingyun Realm expert, with his shrewd mind, hadn’t acted earlier. Observing Yun Xiao’s effortless dominance, he spotted a golden opportunity.