Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 382 Cracking the Dragon Pattern Lock

Chapter 382: 382 Cracking the Dragon Pattern Lock

In Fu Du’s heart, being the Second Elder of Jade Pot Sect, his words should not be refuted by Yun Xiao no matter what. His habitual commanding tone made him somewhat forget Yun Xiao’s character.

As a genuine Spiritual Rank Intermediate Meridian Refining Master, when he sensed Bi Luo’s condition, even Fu Du was extremely shocked and unable to repair Bi Luo’s shattered meridians immediately.

However, as a high-level Poison Vein Master, Fu Du knew of some potent poisons which, once the antidote is consumed, would instantly neutralize the poisoning. In his view, Bi Luo’s situation was such.

When Fu Du questioned him loudly, the smile disappeared from Yun Xiao’s face. Seeing him gently waving a bamboo whistle in his hand, a transparent creature immediately emerged from within Bi Luo’s body — it was the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm.

Under Fu Du’s fierce gaze, Yun Xiao calmly retrieved the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm, and feeling its powerful Meridian Qi fluctuations inside, he couldn’t help but feel extremely satisfied.

"Sorry, Second Elder, this is a type of poison I acquired unintentionally. I only know how to apply it but not how to cure it. Whether Brother Bi Luo can recover is up to you now!"

Lifting his head, Yun Xiao’s words reminded Fu Du of their relationship, making him realize that expecting Yun Xiao to provide an antidote was an absurd idea.

At this moment, Fu Du realized he had done something foolish, and he coldly snorted, "With the level of poison you’ve used, I don’t believe I can’t solve it. Let’s just wait and see!"

Being a dignified Second Elder, how could Fu Du beg someone whom he extremely despised, especially in front of such a large audience?

With a cold snort, Fu Du helped Bi Luo up and furiously walked down the arena, unaware of the cold sneer emerging on Yun Xiao’s face behind him.

"Old man, no matter how powerful your Poison Vein Skill, don’t even think about neutralizing the poison of this Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm!"

A cold laugh echoed from the depths of Yun Xiao’s heart. This was an Earth Rank Low Level energy-devouring creature, and under the current circumstances, even if the Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master Ran Xing were to come, he likely couldn’t restore Bi Luo completely.

Unless it was those old monsters who reached the Holy Rank Third Realm of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, or if Yun Xiao personally intervened, maybe then Bi Luo could regain his Cultivation Talent. But neither of these possibilities would likely happen.

A unique Spiritual Chick Battle List ended swiftly. The inner and outer sect disciples who wanted to witness a battle of Poison Meridian Skills felt somewhat unsatisfied.

The battle ended so quickly. Both Bi Luo and Yun Xiao deployed a type of poison, but unlike Yun Xiao who seemed unbothered, Bi Luo ended up losing all his Meridian Qi and had to be dragged away from the stage by Fu Du, utterly defeated.

Based solely on this outcome, Yun Xiao’s Poison Vein Skill appeared to be several times stronger than Bi Luo’s, as there didn’t seem to be any comparison between the two.

Even up to this moment, the crowd wasn’t aware of what exactly the transparent object unleashed by Yun Xiao was, or why it was so terrifying.

Even Yue Qi, who would be Yun Xiao’s opponent the next day, felt a hint of apprehension after observing Yun Xiao. Although he was confident in his higher Meridian Qi Cultivation overpowering Yun Xiao, if he were to be contaminated by that deadly transparent poison, he wasn’t entirely sure he could neutralize it.

After all, though Yue Qi’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had reached the Mid Stage of Meridian Union Realm, his Meridian Refining Technique wasn’t much better than Bi Luo’s, not even breaking through to the Spiritual Rank Low Level.

This is the terrifying aspect of a Poison Vein Master. Sometimes, despite having much higher Meridian Qi Cultivation than your opponent, you might still die an inexplicable death due to some unknown potent poison.

Yet, Yue Qi wasn’t overly worried but just slightly cautious. He believed in his own strength; it wouldn’t be so easy for Yun Xiao’s poison to reach him.

The third round of the Spiritual Chick Battle List thus concluded, the results of the two battles catching everyone off guard. Yue Qi defeating Mo Qing, the top of the Spiritual Chick List, was somewhat expected, but Yun Xiao advancing to the final was entirely unforeseen.

This meant Yun Xiao had gained the spot to participate in the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, an incredible feat for someone who had only joined the Inner Sect a year ago.

Even a few people were eagerly anticipating the battle the next day; could this constantly surprising young man defeat Yue Qi and emerge as the foremost among the younger generation of the Jade Pot Sect?

However, most people did not entertain such thoughts, considering Yue Qi was already a Mid Stage Meridian Union Realm strong cultivator, while Yun Xiao was merely at the Peak of Meridian Gathering Realm. No matter how one looked at it, his chances of winning were slim.

Unconcerned with the diverse thoughts of the crowd, Yun Xiao and Ling Wan left the hall, leaving behind envious or jealous looks from many young disciples.

Back in Cold Jade Hall, Yun Xiao didn’t immediately begin to erode the Dragon Pattern Lock with his essence blood, as he had done the day before. Seeming leisurely, he jumped onto the bedstead and sat cross-legged, reaching towards his waist.

Swish!

A transparent object emerged from Yun Xiao’s storage bag. Seeing this, a smile appeared on his face, and as his hands shifted seal positions, powerful auras were emitted by the transparent object.

This thing is naturally the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm. The Meridian Qi it devours does not disappear but is instead fed back to its own master. This is another effect of the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm and the real reason why that Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master wanted to retrieve it that day.

In the Xuanyue Imperial Family, Yun Xiao had once tasted the sweetness of the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm. That time, it directly propelled his Meridian Qi Cultivation from the Late Stage of Meridian Rushing Realm to the Peak of Meridian Rushing Realm.

Tomorrow is the final battle with Yue Qi. After the previous fight between Yue Qi and Mo Qing, he felt a lot of apprehension towards that number one talent from the Poison Vein.

With Yun Xiao’s current strength, if it were just a cultivator in the Early Stage of the Meridian Union Realm, he was absolutely confident in a fight, but facing a Mid Stage cultivator of the Meridian Union Realm, especially one of the top talents of the Jade Pot Sect, he wasn’t so sure.

Thus, Yun Xiao must utilize this Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm to once again enhance his strength; even if he cannot break through to the Early Stage of Meridian Union, at least he might reach the very Peak of the Meridian Rushing Realm.

Just like Xue Gong Bi Luo, who had half-stepped into the Meridian Union Cultivation, absolutely much stronger than a typical cultivator at the Peak of Meridian Rushing Realm. Yun Xiao believed that by leveraging the power of his three Ancestor Veins, there was a chance he might break through to the Early Stage of Meridian Union.

At the very least, Yun Xiao knew that even if he summoned the power of the three Ancestor Veins together with his previous cultivation, he probably couldn’t break through the barrier leading to the Meridian Union Realm.

The Meridian Qi devoured by the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm was what the Poison Vein genius had cultivated for over twenty years. Unexpectedly, it became cheap for Yun Xiao overnight, turning into his opportunity to battle Yue Qi tomorrow. Who knows what Bi Luo would feel if he knew about this?

The sky quickly darkened completely, and as night fell, the Yin Light Devouring Energy Worm seemed to become even more transparent. When the last trace of Meridian Qi within was transformed by Yun Xiao, it was left powerlessly falling to the ground.

On the other hand, Yun Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, his aura twice as strong as during the day. From his satisfied expression, it seemed that this time’s gains were indeed substantial.

"Not bad!"

He lightly uttered these two words, leaped up from the bed, clenched his fists, and felt the surging Meridian Qi. It seemed like the essence blood loss over the past two days had been restored due to the increase in Meridian Qi.

"Hehe, this is still not enough!"

A light chuckle sounded, Yun Xiao reached to his waist and swept his hand there, a flash of black light passed, and immediately, an old black wooden box appeared on the table in front of him.

At this moment, two-thirds of the color on the Black Lock of the wooden box had already dimmed a bit. This was Yun Xiao’s last hope; he anticipated using his own essence blood to fully unlock this so-called Dragon Pattern Lock overnight, to see what treasure was inside the box.

Thump!

Under Yun Xiao’s mental control, a drop of crimson essence blood accurately landed on the Black Lock. Although he had seen such a scene before, the Golden Snake Worm inside him couldn’t help but marvel when it saw this.

"Really don’t know what kind of monster you are?"

Mutterings came from the Golden Snake Worm, but Yun Xiao ignored it and methodically soaked the Dragon Pattern Lock with his essence blood, watching as the dulled black color increased, his mood inexplicably improved a bit.

Night quickly passed.

When the morning sunlight of the next day poured down, only a trace of pure black color remained on the Dragon Pattern Lock. However, Yun Xiao’s face once again turned extremely pale.

Yun Xiao hadn’t expected that unlocking this final one-third of the Dragon Pattern Lock required more essence blood than the past two days, which was quite frustrating for him.

But seeing that the Dragon Pattern Lock was only a trace away from being unlocked, he couldn’t afford to give up, so despite the weakness in his body, he offered another stream of crimson essence blood.

Swoosh!

When this stream of essence blood was completely absorbed by the Dragon Pattern Lock, Yun Xiao only saw a flash of dark light. After he got used to it, he suddenly discovered that the black Dragon Pattern Lock seemed a bit different.

Perhaps sensing something in his heart, a hint of joy appeared on Yun Xiao’s pale face. Seeing him stretch out his hand and grab the Dragon Pattern Lock, his other hand was already turning the black key.

Click!

This time, the Black Lock did not disappoint Yun Xiao, and the Dragon Pattern Lock opened with a turn from his right hand. In the next moment, the old black box, like a little girl stripped of her clothes, lay exposed before Yun Xiao, ready for him to pluck.

For some reason, after opening the Black Lock, Yun Xiao suddenly became somewhat excited, and the slowly extending right hand even trembled slightly!