Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 561: Five hundred and sixty-one greater surprises

"Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, activate!"

As soon as Yun Xiao’s fingers touched the Pill Tribulation Thunder, his body violently shook, as if those fierce thunders were going to tear his body into pieces, causing him to shout out loud involuntarily.

Strangely enough, right after Yun Xiao shouted in his heart, the normally tepid Ancient Dragon Taming Technique suddenly began to operate wildly, with a momentum even stronger than the High-level Saint Rank Cultivation Technique he practiced in his previous life.

This miraculous Cultivation Technique, which transformed from the Blood Moon Jade, had once repaired his completely destroyed meridians when Yun Xiao was still weak and allowed him to directly consume Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, causing his strength to increase rapidly.

However, when cultivated in a regular manner, this miraculous technique increased Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi quite slowly, not at all like a defy-heaven Cultivation Technique.

It wasn’t until now that Yun Xiao saw the remarkable side of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique—facing the Pill Tribulation Thunder, which even Earth Rank Third Realm powerhouses might not dare to take head-on, this technique allowed him to turn danger into safety.

In fact, Yun Xiao had only wanted to take such a risk because of his immense physical strength. However, having been reborn, he still underestimated the gap between himself and the Heavenly Rank Elixir’s Thunder Tribulation.

If he had relied solely on his physical strength, even if Yun Xiao was twice as strong, he would not have been a match for the Pill Tribulation. But with the Ancient Control Technique, it was different.

Moreover, while the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique was in operation, the violent Thunder Tribulation Power did not dissipate but instead split off from the Five Elements Pu Pill, becoming nourishment for Yun Xiao to enhance his Meridian Qi.

Boom!

In less than half an incense stick’s time, an extremely vast energy fluctuation burst from Yun Xiao’s body, leaving people like Qian Sanyuan stunned, with the members of the Jade Pot Sect even more dumbfounded.

It was clearly a breakthrough aura. Moreover, at this moment, the Meridian Refining Masters could clearly sense that Yun Xiao had indeed broken through to the Peak of Meridian Union Realm.

Figures like Yu Shu were well aware that it was only two days ago that Yun Xiao had broken through to the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm. Wasn’t this speed of breakthrough a little too fast?

For an ordinary cultivator, advancing from the Late Stage of Meridian Union Realm to the Peak of Meridian Union Realm would take at least several years, and that’s for a cultivator with some talent. For those less gifted, it’s not impossible to remain stuck at this realm for a lifetime.

However, when some of those with keen minds swept their gazes over the thunder still rampant on Yun Xiao’s body, they all came to a realization. Without such powerful pill tribulation thunder, how could such a defy-heaven breakthrough have occurred?

Although the bystanders envied him, in their lifetimes they might not witness Pill Tribulation Thunder even a few times, and even if they did have such an opportunity, who would dare to risk their life using their own physical body?

One misstep could lead to annihilation of their very existence, let alone leveraging the opportunity to break through. Not only on Hidden Dragon Continent but also across the entire Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao might be the first and only cultivator to use Pill Tribulation Thunder for a breakthrough.

"No, it seems it’s not over yet!"

Vice President Qian Sanyuan, closest to Yun Xiao, felt a wave of emotion and then his expression changed again, as he suddenly noticed that the thunder revolving around Yun Xiao had dimmed slightly, but through the sky above the palace, one could still see the densely packed Thunder Clouds.

Generally speaking, Low-level Heavenly-grade Pills could only draw a single wave of Pill Tribulation, but that thunder had already descended once, and logically the Thunder Movement in the sky should have dissipated by then.

But the Thunder Clouds were not dissipating at this time; instead, they were gathering even more than before, as if brewing an even greater Heavenly Tribulation.

Bang, crack! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Just as Qian Sanyuan’s thoughts were swirling, another silver thunder descended from the heavens, and this time, it struck not the Five Elements Pu Pill, but the rough-clothed youth flashing with silver light: Yun Xiao!

"So that’s it!"

Witnessing this scene, Qian Sanyuan seemed to understand something. It must be that Yun Xiao had tried to forcibly absorb some of the Pill Tribulation Thunder, provoking the Heavenly Dao, which in turn directed a second Heavenly Tribulation to teach this reckless youth an unforgettable lesson.

Though Qian Sanyuan had understood the situation, his expression was not very good, as he knew that this complete Heavenly Tribulation was likely to be several times more powerful than the energy that split off from the Five Elements Pu Pill.

Qian Sanyuan was already impressed that Yun Xiao could withstand the nearly half-distributed Thunder Energy with his physical strength and some special methods, but could Yun Xiao easily resolve this moment’s thunder?

The fact was: he couldn’t!

When the second thunder struck Yun Xiao, he was shocked. No matter how strong the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique was, it had its limits, and this full-scale Heavenly Tribulation at the Heavenly Rank Elixir level had clearly far exceeded those limits.

While sharing the Pill Tribulation’s power with the Five Elements Pu Pill, Yun Xiao was able to resolve it after some time due to his sturdy physique and the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique. But now, he was struggling to bear it.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Amidst the swirling silver light, the skin on Yun Xiao’s face and hands, exposed outside, suddenly split open. The splashing of blood made the scene appear somewhat gruesome.

Cultivators like Nie Qianqiu, who looked down on Yun Xiao, sneered in their hearts upon seeing this scene, thinking to themselves, "This kid is overestimating himself; now he’s finally learning his lesson, huh?"

As for people like Yu Shu and Mo Qing, from the Medical Pulse lineage who were close with Yun Xiao, their expressions were filled with extreme worry. They all feared that Yun Xiao wouldn’t be able to hold on and would meet his untimely death.

At this moment, Yun Xiao was indeed at a life-and-death juncture. The power of the Heavenly Rank Low Level Elixir’s Thunder Tribulation was simply too strong. No matter to what extreme he pushed the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, he was still left helpless against that energy.

Huff... Huff...

Just at this critical moment of life and death, a fierce suction force suddenly emerged from within Yun Xiao’s body, and then a portion of the Thunder Tribulation energy that was tormenting him unbearably swarmed towards that spot.

"It’s that guy!"

With the little consciousness Yun Xiao had left, he immediately realized what was happening and couldn’t help but feel both shocked and elated. At such a critical moment, it was clear that the Golden Snake Worm had intervened.

In fact, because Yun Xiao had resisted the lady in black, Shen Xingmou, on the stage the day before by borrowing the power of the Golden Snake Worm, it had exhausted its strength and fallen into a deep slumber, and had not woken up until now.

Therefore, this act of devouring by the Golden Snake Worm was its own volition, much like how Fu Du had tested his poison on Yun Xiao in the past, which ended up becoming nourishment for the Golden Snake Worm.

This was truly an instance of finding no way out, only to stumble upon a village at the darkest hour. The self-initiated devouring by the Golden Snake Worm allowed Yun Xiao to take a detour from the Ghost Gate and ultimately stopped him from being pulled through that door.

"Ouch, not good, this guy is way too greedy!"

Yun Xiao, who had just taken a turn around the Ghost Gate, suddenly changed his expression, because although the Golden Snake Worm’s own consciousness was weak, the power it had to devour Thunder was extremely strong.

Sensing the rapidly dissipating power of the Thunder Tribulation, Yun Xiao quickly circulated the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, competing with the Golden Snake Worm for the wild energy.

No one knew what was happening inside Yun Xiao’s body, but they could clearly sense that his skin, which had been continuously bursting, was now healing at a rate visible to the naked eye. It was obvious that Yun Xiao had gotten control over the Pill Tribulation Thunder.

"What’s going on?"

Even Qian Sanyuan, not far away, wore a look of disbelief. What kind of power could possibly allow Yun Xiao, a Peak of Meridian Union Realm cultivator, to survive under that kind of Thunder Tribulation?

Moreover, it now seemed that the wild force of the Thunder Tribulation was not only unable to kill Yun Xiao instantly but instead was being transformed by him into Meridian Qi through some kind of method. Perhaps he would give everyone a big surprise next.

If Qian Sanyuan could still make sense of the power distribution with the Five Elements Pu Pill earlier, his mind was now thoroughly puzzled by the current scenario, as it had surpassed his understanding.

Others clearly realized this situation as well, causing people like Nie Qianqiu and those who looked down on Yun Xiao to wear dark expressions, while those like Yu Shu and Mo Qing appeared jubilant.

"Thank heavens, thank heavens he’s safe!"

Mo Qing patted her chest and the words she spoke also allowed the disciples of the Medical Pulse lineage of the Jade Pot Sect to breathe a sigh of relief. He was the hope for the rise of the entire Jade Pot Sect.

Sizzling...

While everyone had different thoughts, the silver Thunder that had ravaged Yun Xiao’s body eventually disappeared within him, as if moving from extreme activity to extreme stillness.

Boom!

However, just when many thought the shock was over, an incredibly mighty energy fluctuation erupted once more from the young man in the coarse clothing.

And this time, the energy fluctuation seemed to be several times stronger than when Yun Xiao had just broken through to the Peak of Meridian Union Realm. Thinking of a possibility, everyone’s expressions became extremely vivid.

"Is he... breaking through again?"

Yu Shu watched the coarse-clothed young man not far away, face filled with excitement. Thinking of that possibility, a surge of indescribable excitement quickly rose within him, for he faintly guessed what this scene meant.

This was clearly the aura of a breakthrough happening again, and if Yun Xiao, who had just advanced to the Peak of Meridian Union Realm, were to breakthrough again, wouldn’t he reach the Spirit Vein Realm Early Stage?

The Spirit Vein Realm, that’s the last major realm of the Spiritual Rank’s three realms. Only by reaching this realm could one say their Meridian Qi fully possessed spirituality.

In the Spirit Vein Realm, there was a method unavailable to Low Rank Practitioners called Meridian Spirit. It involves erasing the spiritual wisdom of Vein Demons and bestowing one’s own spiritual wisdom on them to achieve victory over the enemy.

This was the biggest threshold of the Spiritual Rank’s three realms, blocking countless cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Continent from entry, with many possibly unable to break through in their entire lifetimes.