Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 280: Two hundred eighty, isn’t greed enough?

Chapter 280: Two hundred eighty, isn’t greed enough?

"Yun Xiao, it is your own doing that has led to your death. You have no one else to blame!"

It appears that upon recognizing the familiar figure, Xuan Zhi had already identified the person who was about to strike abruptly; it was none other than Yun Xiao, who had brought him endless humiliation and hatred deep in his bones.

Xuan Zhi, once the Empire’s Third Prince, was so full of ambition. He was clearly set to become the most dazzling prodigy in the Outer Sect’s evaluation.

But because of Yun Xiao, the Third Prince of the Xuanyue Imperial Family’s face was brutally torn off and trampled upon the ground. Whenever he thought of Yun Xiao, he could almost feel the pain from the sword wounds on both sides of his cheeks.

Previously, Xuan Zhi’s attention was all on those three treasures. He had indeed glimpsed Yun Xiao but planned to deal with this shameful brat after he had secured the treasures.

After all, with a Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm elder there, Xuan Zhi believed that inside this Meridian Treasure space, Yun Xiao would find it impossible to escape; what did he have to worry about?

However, what Xuan Zhi did not expect was that at this time, when he was preoccupied with his own situation, this brat Yun Xiao was not thinking about escaping, but instead sprinting towards those three treasures. Was he seeking death?

What a joke, in front of that Mid Stage Meridian Union Realm Imperial powerhouse, even geniuses like Yue Qi and Mo Qing, who were at the Early Stage of Meridian Union, did not dare to act rashly. And here was Yun Xiao, a mere ant at the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage, trying to profit from the situation, truly not knowing the meaning of death.

After Xuan Zhi recognized Yun Xiao’s form, individuals like Yue Qi and Bi Luo also recognized Yun Xiao’s silhouette. However, their eyes gleamed with schadenfreude, looking forward to witnessing the next scene where greed leads to death.

What Xuan Zhi could think of, the geniuses from the Jade Pot Sect naturally could as well. No matter how fast Yun Xiao was, after all, he only had the strength of the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage.

Even if Yun Xiao managed to secure the three treasures first, he wouldn’t be able to bring them out alive because the difference between them was more than just a Great Rank.

On the other hand, Mo Qing, the genius girl from the Inner Sect’s Medical Pulse, when she too saw that it was Yun Xiao, her beautiful eyes flashed with determination, and her hands surged with Meridian Qi, seemingly ready to assist at the next moment.

"Master Yan, that is Yun Xiao. Kill him!"

Seeing that Yun Xiao’s figure did not halt in the slightest, Xuan Zhi’s eyes filled with a denser sneer, and he let out a low shout. This caused Master Yan’s aged eyes to flash with brilliance as a surge of murderous intent followed.

This time, Master Yan received the order from the Crown Prince to come to this Meridian Treasure for only one purpose: to permanently kill the Second Prince of the Royal Family, who posed a threat to the Crown Prince’s position, inside this Meridian Treasure.

However, after connecting with the Third Prince, Xuan Zhi, Master Yan had a new target: Yun Xiao, the new disciple who joined the Inner Sect of the Jade Pot Sect. This kid was simply too audacious as he dared to show no respect for the Third Prince of the Xuanyue Royal Family.

"Die!"

As a powerhouse at the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, Master Yan had immediately sensed the Meridian Qi Cultivation of the rough-clothed youth. Without having any second thoughts, he coldly shouted and unleashed a Meridian Qi Palm Seal, which was about to ruthlessly descend upon Yun Xiao.

Yet just as certain thoughts arose in the minds of the onlookers and Mo Qing was preparing to make a move to rescue, that slender figure in rough clothes twisted in a strange arc, miraculously evaded Master Yan’s dead-set Meridian Qi Palm Seal.

"Eh?"

A powerful palm strike was actually dodged by a mere ant at the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage; disbelief flickered through Master Yan’s eyes because this was not in his script at all.

Master Yan was confident that under his Meridian Qi Palm Seal, any cultivator of the Meridian Rushing Realm would be easily defeated, let alone this kid at the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage.

However, what Master Yan didn’t know was that the soul of the boy in front of him named Yun Xiao, who was a cultivator at the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage, was vastly different from any other cultivator at the same stage in the Xuanyue Empire or even the entire Hidden Dragon Continent because his soul came from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

The technique Yun Xiao was using was undoubtedly a movement technique that none of the people present had seen before, and he already knew the trajectory of Master Yan’s Meridian Qi Palm Seal. Coupled with his experience as the Long Xiao Battle God in his former life, he narrowly avoided the lethal strike.

In fact, Yun Xiao, who had just dodged the attack, was far from looking as relaxed as he seemed to the onlookers; he had broken out in a cold sweat because a miss by an inch was as good as a mile.

This was also Yun Xiao’s first time facing such a formidable cultivator head-on. The strength of this elder, even several times stronger than the Family Heads of the Zhao and Cao families, was indeed not something he could contend with at the moment.

But why did Yun Xiao, knowing the presence of a formidable enemy ahead, still take such a life-threatening risk? Because he truly did not want to give up that Dragon Summoning Tree which was exceedingly rare even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

For the Green Scroll and the Black Jade Bottle, Yun Xiao did not harbor too much covetous desire, but the Dragon Summoning Tree concerned the Divine Dragon of the Continent, and he could not possibly give up on it, so at this moment, he made his move.

Yun Xiao believed that even if he was no match for that Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm powerful cultivator alone, as long as he got the Dragon Summoning Tree first, there might still be a chance to escape. If all else failed, wasn’t there still the Golden Snake Worm?

This seemingly impractical thinking, viewed by others as overestimating his abilities and courting death, only he knew that fortune favors the bold. To obtain certain things, one must take great risks.

Not until Yun Xiao dodged a powerful strike from his fierce instructor like a ghost, did everyone suddenly realize that Yun Xiao had already arrived in front of the three treasures.

Seeing this scene, many were deep in thought. It seemed that Yun Xiao was still very clear-headed while dodging that fatal palm strike from his instructor earlier; his evasion direction was undoubtedly pre-calculated.

"Kid, if any part of your body touches any one of the three items, I’ll chop that part off and let you die miserably!"

Frustrated by Yun Xiao’s clever evasion of the lethal blow, his instructor’s mood was naturally not any better. Seeing Yun Xiao reaching out his hand, he could not help but utter a low threat, his voice full of intimidation.

However, such threats had been heard countless times by Yun Xiao, both in his past and present life, and had absolutely no deterrent effect on him.

Moreover, Yun Xiao knew that leaving aside his own determination to obtain the Dragon Summoning Tree, with Xuan Zhi’s narrow and venomous nature, it was also unlikely he would easily let Yun Xiao go.

Since this was the case, why should he heed that old man’s words? It was more important to secure the Dragon Summoning Tree. Thus, in the next moment, amidst his instructor’s threatening voice, Yun Xiao uprooted the little tree and immediately stored it inside his Waist Storage.

Yun Xiao’s speed was unquestionably fast, but what did it count for just to take one item? After securing the Dragon Summoning Tree, and seeing his instructor still several zhang (a unit of length) away, he was moved to act again.

Whoosh!

In a blink, Yun Xiao’s arm, which had just been withdrawn, stretched out again at an astonishing speed and grabbed the Black Jade Bottle. It seemed that although he valued the Dragon Summoning Tree the most, this one of the most important items in the Intermediate Spiritual Rank Meridian Treasure, he didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity if it was within his grasp.

"Greedy kid!"

Upon witnessing this scene, apart from Mo Qing and Chang Qing, who had some relationship with Yun Xiao, talents from the Poison Vein like Yue Qi and Bi Luo had extremely grim expressions on their faces, involuntarily issuing a curse.

This even included Xue Gong, the second talent of the Medical Pulse. He actually had many gains visiting the Meridian Treasure this time, but seeing the three best treasures in the Meridian Treasure all falling into Yun Xiao’s hands, he still felt somewhat disconcerted.

As the saying goes, insatiable greed can lead to swallowing an elephant, and at this moment, Yun Xiao’s actions had made everyone envious, because his Meridian Qi Cultivation was too weak to be deserving of such treasures.

Had those two treasures been obtained by the instructor instead, Yue Qi and the rest could only swallow their teeth along with the blood—it would have been merely accepting what was inevitable since the instructor was a powerful cultivator at the Mid Stage of the Meridian Union Realm, fitting Xuan Zhi’s earlier saying, "Ownership to those who are capable."

Leaving aside these onlookers’ complex feelings, Yun Xiao had already set his sights on the Green Scroll after placing the Black Jade Bottle into his Waist Storage.

In Yun Xiao’s view, whether you take one or two items, it probably wouldn’t reduce the instructor’s hatred. Might as well be thorough, and secure all three treasures for himself.

"You arrogant brat!"

Seeing Yun Xiao’s arm stretch out for the third time, the instructor could no longer hold back. Now within attacking range, he believed that this time, Yun Xiao would have no chance to escape from his grasp.

But Yun Xiao once again outsmarted the instructor. The act of reaching out was just a feint. As the instructor’s Meridian Qi attacked toward the space between Yun Xiao and the Green Scroll, the shabby-clothed youth had already drawn back his hand, his eyes revealing a trace of mocking with an indefinable meaning.

Yun Xiao did indeed intend to take the Green Scroll into his hands, but from the moment he reached out, he knew there was no chance. He couldn’t possibly face a Meridian Union Realm cultivator’s attack head-on.

Therefore, Yun Xiao would not joke with his own life. He withdrew his hand at this critical moment, masterfully avoiding the blow, which amazed everyone.

The instructor, who had missed a second strike, seemed fearful that Yun Xiao would pull another trick, so he did not pursue him immediately but instead reached out to take the Green Scroll, which was close at hand.

In the instructor’s view, retrieving the Green Scroll beside him wouldn’t take much time; afterwards, he could deal with that ignorant kid without worries.