Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

One must know that Yue Qizhai is a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master. Although everyone usually works together in the Emperor Palace, the relationships are not particularly close. If this old fellow takes the opportunity to poison me, wouldn’t that mean I would be under his control from now on?

However, Yue Qizhai stated that he was acting on Lord Supervisor’s orders. Although everyone felt dissatisfied, they couldn’t openly criticize and could only secretly sense certain hidden forces within themselves.

Yet after several rounds of sensing, Ruan Buwei and the others still couldn’t detect anything, which drove them to madness, inwardly acknowledging that the methods of a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master were indeed extraordinary.

"No need to worry, everyone. It’s not any potent poison, just a special aura that one can sense!"

Seeing the expressions of Ruan Buwei and the others, Yue Qizhai felt pleased inside but explained verbally. While making everyone feel more at ease, his gaze shifted back to where the coarse-clothed boy was.

"On the Fourth Elder, I also planted a hint of the special aura, and I can clearly sense that the scent of the Fourth Elder remains on that coarse-clothed boy. To say the Fourth Elder’s death has nothing to do with him, anyway, I don’t believe it!"

At this moment, Yue Qizhai finally voiced his deduction, and as soon as the words were spoken, a ruthless gleam flashed in the eyes of everyone present, including Tan Qigong.

Even if these people usually don’t have a good relationship with Yuan Dayou, the fact that the other party dared to kill the Fourth Elder of the Emperor Palace is a provocation to the entire Emperor Palace. If he is allowed to roam free, how does the Emperor Palace preserve its dignity?

"Surround him!"

With a spin of thoughts in his mind, Tan Qigong acted decisively, and the many Emperor Palace cultivators obeyed the order, encircling the coarse-clothed boy in no time.

"Ha, now there’s a good show to watch!"

The onlooking cultivators were initially startled by this scene, but soon they showed interest, secretly thinking that the coarse-clothed boy must have offended the Emperor Palace, and now he would probably face dire consequences.

Although the earlier conversation of the Emperor Palace members was not heard by these ordinary cultivators standing further away, just by observing the actions of the Emperor Palace members, they knew that the coarse-clothed boy had no chance of surviving.

No matter how strange the coarse-clothed boy seemed earlier, remaining unharmed under the highly poisonous lake water, it didn’t prove that his Meridian Qi Cultivation Combat Power was exceptionally strong.

The concept of the Emperor Palace’s inviolable dignity has deeply ingrained in the hearts of every Nine-layered Dragon Cloud cultivator over the past century. Since the Emperor Palace targeted him, the coarse-clothed boy’s fate was already sealed.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Especially when some saw that the boy showed no signs of panic or losing composure, they couldn’t help but smirk coldly, thinking it’s already at such a stage, and yet this boy still pretends to be calm, actually putting on a convincing act.

"Boy, you dared to kill the Fourth Elder of our Emperor Palace; your courage is indeed not ordinary!"

At this moment, Yue Qizhai, the Second Elder, had become the spokesperson for Lord Supervisor. Hearing his first words, everyone was taken aback, inwardly thinking that their previous assumptions seemed somewhat incorrect.

Most of these people were cultivators from around Murong City, naturally knowing who this so-called Fourth Elder of the Emperor Palace was. That Yuan Dayou was genuinely a Heavenly Realm Late Stage Expert, much stronger than most present.

For such a powerful figure to mysteriously die at the hands of a young lad, while shocked, everyone was also curious about how the boy managed to kill Yuan Dayou.

"Second Elder, why waste so much breath on him? This boy must have used some despicable means to succeed by luck. Let’s capture him for interrogation. I don’t believe we won’t find out who the mastermind behind him is?"

The Third Elder of the Emperor Palace, known for his fiery temper, watched the calm and unafraid boy, unable to contain himself and erupted immediately.

With these words, the other elders of the Emperor Palace all agreed, believing that since they couldn’t sense Yun Xiao’s cultivation, it was impossible for such a young lad to kill a Heavenly Realm Late Stage like Yuan Dayou without resorting to some despicable means.

"Second Elder, don’t harm his life just yet!"

This was the moment Tan Qigong, the Director of the Emperor Palace, finally spoke, and these mysterious words initially startled Yue Qizhai, then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Rest assured, Lord Supervisor, I won’t let you down!"

As a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master, Yue Qizhai had absolute confidence in the tasks assigned by Lord Supervisor, patting his chest to assure.

Yue Qizhai was extremely confident in his Poison Meridian Skill, claiming to have a hundred ways to make the boy wish for death. By then, anything Lord Supervisor wanted to know, the other party would probably spill without reserve.

A young lad barely over twenty dared to challenge the Emperor Palace’s dignity, even killing the Fourth Elder Yuan Dayou. If there wasn’t a mastermind behind it, who would believe it?

The Emperor Palace has always disliked procrastination in its affairs. Given what the other party has done, not uprooting the mastermind could leave lingering troubles for the future.

"So, have you finished talking? Are we going to fight or not?"

However, just as everyone was silently mourning for the coarse-clothed young man, words from his mouth made the surroundings of Yingrong Lake fall into a sudden quiet.

"Looks like this kid has already been scared stupid!"

Some blunt individuals directly labeled Yun Xiao as a fool, for in such a moment, indulging in verbal sparring would only further anger the Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master Yue Qizhai, possibly causing more trouble.

"Good boy, your courage is indeed sizable!"

Yue Qizhai seemed not to be as furious as people imagined; rather, he was amused by this ignorant boy. How could there be such a brazen person in the world?

"Old man, don’t blame me for not warning you, your Fourth Elder is quite lonely down there!"

How could Yun Xiao be frightened by someone who just reached the peak of the Heavenly Realm? Moreover, if it’s just banter, perhaps the combined forces of all those Emperor Palace cultivators might not be his match.

The implication of his words suggested that if Yue Qizhai dared to act, his end would be no different from Yuan Dayou’s, and the two could keep each other company on Huangquan Road, making it not so lonely.

"Audacious!"

Such novel sarcasm finally made Yue Qizhai unwilling to utter another pointless word. With a loud shout, the intense Meridian Qi within him surged out frantically.

The cultivation at the peak of the Heavenly Realm made many faces in the crowd change, as they hadn’t forgotten that this person was not just adept in Meridian Qi but also a genuine Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master.

Fired up, Yue Qizhai desperately wanted to impress in front of the Lord Supervisor, so even facing a mere twenty-something young boy, he did not intend to hold back at all.

Of course, with Tan Qigong’s prior warning, Yue Qizhai had no intention of taking the opponent’s life; he was determined to make the boy suffer a fate worse than death, to see if he remained sharp-tongued.

"With the Second Elder taking action, that kid should be easily captured?"

The Third Elder of the Emperor Palace had a fiery temperament, but he was full of confidence in Yue Qizhai, maybe because he didn’t regard the coarse-clothed boy seriously, thinking at most two or three moves would make the boy kneel and beg for mercy.

The other Emperor Palace cultivators naturally thought the same, including Tan Qigong, as in his eyes, a Heavenly Realm Late Stage Yuan Dayou was hardly comparable to himself.

Moreover, they assumed Yun Xiao had killed Yuan Dayou with despicable tricks, which were useless in direct combat.

But little did they know, this coarse-clothed boy was already a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert himself, and his Poison Meridian Skill far exceeded Yue Qizhai’s; the outcome of this battle might greatly surprise them.

"Highly Poisonous Meridian Qi?"

Sensing Yue Qizhai’s Meridian Qi that held some strange aura, Yun Xiao naturally recognized it at first glance; this old man intended to poison him.

Yun Xiao guessed correctly. Yue Qizhai didn’t plan to kill him outright, but he was exceedingly confident in his Highly Poisonous Meridian Qi, planning to make the opponent taste a fate worse than death.

However, what Yue Qizhai hadn’t expected was that his opponent shared similar thoughts, and the result might catch him off guard.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Under everyone’s gaze, two streams of Meridian Qi intertwined in the air, and when the crowd saw that Yue Qizhai’s Meridian Qi didn’t hold the absolute advantage, they became somewhat stunned.

"Heavenly Realm Late Stage?!"

At this moment, figures like Tan Qigong and Ruan Buwei sensed Yun Xiao’s true Meridian Qi Cultivation from his emanated aura, immediately gasping in shock.

They had cultivated for hundreds of years to achieve a peak Heavenly Realm cultivation. Who would have thought a mere twenty-year-old boy would almost stand on equal footing with them?

"Could this boy be from some great family or sect?"

Tan Qigong’s eyes flickered with a trace of gleam; as a Half-step Holy Rank expert, he remained composed and began speculating about Yun Xiao’s background.

In this remote Northern Domain, nurturing such a young Heavenly Realm Late Stage talent would be impossible for small to medium-sized families, thus making the young man’s origins rather intriguing.