Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Qingshan, from today, you will restore your original surname and be called Xu Qingshan!"

After feeling sentimental, Yun Xiao gently patted Xu Qingshan, oh no, Xu Qingshan’s shoulder, and spoke words that suddenly made the latter rather excited.

"Yes, Master Ancestor!"

Xu Qingshan stood respectfully to the side, without a trace of strange thoughts concerning addressing a much younger boy as Master Ancestor; after all, on this continent, strength is the ultimate respect.

"Master Ancestor, where are we heading now?"

Even though he knew the power of his Master Ancestor was unparalleled, Xu Qingshan did not immediately ask him for vengeance. After all, the background of the Jade Sword Sect was the Emperor Palace. Thus, he directly asked this question.

"Since you call me Master Ancestor, I must give you a meeting gift!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao waved his hand, then a smile appeared on his face. Following this, two Jade Bottles with a unique aura appeared in his hand.

"Is this... an elixir?"

Xu Qingshan, being knowledgeable, sensed something from that aura, and murmured in doubt, then saw his Master Ancestor nod.

"Among these two Jade Bottles, one contains ’Cloud Floating Pill,’ which can allow you to elevate one level of the small realm in the Floating Life Realm without any worries!"

Yun Xiao tossed the left-hand Jade Bottle slightly, then spoke, making Xu Qingshan wildly ecstatic, thinking his newly acknowledged Master Ancestor is truly generous!

Though he had never heard of the name ’Cloud Floating Pill,’ from what Yun Xiao said about its effects, Xu Qingshan knew this elixir was extraordinary, a top grade among the Heavenly Rank Low Level Pills.

"Could Master Ancestor also be a Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Master?"

Xu Qingshan’s thoughts churned, and he directly asked, seeing Yun Xiao nod, he felt like he was picking up a treasure, oh no, should say he was apprenticing to a treasure.

To casually throw such a precious Cloud Floating Pill to him, suggests that this Master Ancestor is probably not just a simple Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master; it surpasses being a mere Heavenly Realm expert, earning more respect.

"As for this elixir, it’s called ’Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill.’ It can let you, after reaching the Peak of the Floating Life Realm, breakthrough to the Lingyun Realm Early Stage without any concern!"

Yun Xiao holding the Jade Bottle filled with elixir in his right hand, couldn’t help recalling some memories on the Tenglong Continent.

Back in the Meridian Refining Conference, the Dean of the Sky Poison Institute, Qingmu Wu, relied on the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill he refined to forcibly breakthrough to the Lingyun Realm Early Stage.

During that Meridian Refining Conference medical comparison, Yun Xiao impressed countless people by winning the champion of the Medical Vein with this powerful Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill, Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill.

Currently, having reached Heavenly Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master, even his Power of Soul broke through to Half-step Holy Rank Level, Yun Xiao can refine the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill effortlessly.

Generally speaking, families or sects with some foundation wouldn’t let their inner talents consume too many elixirs, as it would make breakthroughs to higher ranks more difficult.

However, the two types of elixirs refined by Yun Xiao, undoubtedly have no such disadvantages, especially the Cloud Floating Pill, which was refined under the circulation of Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, eliminating the drawbacks of forced cultivation improvement.

Over the years, Yun Xiao also consumed countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, without any impact, all thanks to the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, or Blood Moon Technique.

As for the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill, needless to say, this elixir directly elevating one’s rank, could hardly have many disadvantages, being a dream elixir of countless Peak Floating Life Realm Practitioners.

"Seven... Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill?!"

If previously surprised by the Cloud Floating Pill’s efficacy, Xu Qingshan now didn’t know what expression to make, his murmur hardly indicating any meaning.

Xu Qingshan knew that even some Heavenly Rank Intermediate Meridian Refining Masters find it extremely challenging to refine elixirs like the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill, which can breakthrough ranks.

In the barren land of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Western Region, such an elixir, if taken to an auction, would fetch an astronomical price, even beyond simple gold coin measurement.

Yet, such a Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill was given to him as a meeting gift by his half-day old Master Ancestor, which Xu Qingshan found akin to a dream, almost unbelievable.

"Consume the Cloud Floating Pill here first; don’t worry, with Master Ancestor present, nothing will go wrong!"

Yun Xiao did not have many thoughts, speaking as he handed the left-hand Jade Bottle containing the Cloud Floating Pill to Xu Qingshan, showing no reluctance for this direct descendent disciple.

Maybe Yun Xiao wants to compensate for his guilt towards Xu Tongshi through Xu Qingshan, and with his current Meridian Refining capability, helping Xu Qingshan breakthrough from Late Stage Floating Life Realm to Early Stage Lingyun Realm is essentially effortless.

Of course, this might consume a large amount of Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi and Power of Soul. If it were for some unrelated people, he wouldn’t do it no matter what, but when it’s his direct disciple, the situation is undoubtedly different.

"Yes!"

At this moment, Xu Qingshan was not overly sentimental. Since this newly acknowledged master could offer such a precious elixir, it showed that refining such elixir might not be too difficult for him.

From another perspective, using such a precious elixir as a meeting gift also reflected how much he valued Xu Qingshan. Xu Qingshan made up his mind: no matter how painful it would be to consume the elixir, he would grit his teeth and endure it, so as not to disappoint his master.

Consuming the Cloud Floating Pill naturally entailed pain, but fortunately, Xu Qingshan’s heart was filled with hatred. The pain, which would be extremely unbearable for ordinary people, was ultimately endured by him.

Boom!

Three days later, a powerful aura rose from Xu Qingshan, leaving Yun Xiao quite gratified. He knew that from this moment on, his direct disciple was truly a peak cultivator of the Floating Life Realm.

"Qingshan, the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill you’ll have to take next may be even more painful than the Cloud Floating Pill. If you’re afraid, I won’t force you!"

After Xu Qingshan completed his breakthrough, Yun Xiao hesitated slightly while holding the jade bottle containing the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill. After all, he had refined this pill himself, and naturally knew the intense impact of its medicinal efficacy when it erupted.

Moreover, back in the Meridian Refining Conference, Yun Xiao had witnessed the power of this Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill in Qingmu Wu, who had cultivated for hundreds of years and almost couldn’t withstand it, let alone young Xu Qingshan.

"Master, don’t underestimate me. If I can’t even endure this little suffering, how can I talk about avenging my father?"

Upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words of concern, a sense of determination appeared on Xu Qingshan’s face. After saying his last few words, Yun Xiao had nothing more to say.

To be honest, if Xu Qingshan had retreated in the face of difficulties under Yun Xiao’s words, though Yun Xiao wouldn’t say anything, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Failure isn’t scary; what’s scary is not having the courage to face failure. Meridian Qi cultivation can be steadily improved through time, but character is innate and can’t be faked at all.

So, at this moment, seeing Xu Qingshan’s performance, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but feel quite satisfied and secretly thought that his disciple might go further than Xu Tongshi did back then.

"Then... let’s begin!"

Yun Xiao whispered softly, handing the jade bottle in his right hand to Xu Qingshan, who reached out and took it, then without any hesitation, poured the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill into his mouth and swallowed it.

Boom!

A powerful wave of energy swept open. The explosion of efficacy immediately caused a trace of pain on Xu Qingshan’s face, as if his veins and blood vessels were about to burst open.

Xu Qingshan’s circumstances were somewhat different from Qingmu Wu’s. After all, he had just reached the peak of the Floating Life Realm and was about to continuously consume the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill to break through to the early stage of the Lingyun Realm.

Therefore, the pain Xu Qingshan suffered was more than twice as intense as Qingmu Wu’s. Based on his own cultivation level, no matter how strong his willpower was, he couldn’t possibly endure it.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao was there beside Xu Qingshan, always paying attention. With him, a Heavenly Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master present, if anything unexpected were to happen, he could just as well crash into a piece of tofu to end it.

Sigh... sigh... sigh...

Seven more days passed, and as a certain moment approached, whirlwinds seemed to rise above the secret grounds of the Nangong Family, the Heaven and Earth Energy amassed towards Xu Qingshan.

"Finally succeeded!"

Sensing the breakthrough aura around Xu Qingshan, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but let out a big sigh of relief. His disciple’s successful breakthrough was not solely due to his methods, but also owed to Xu Qingshan’s own perseverance and determination.

No matter how we say, Yun Xiao’s methods can only be considered an external aid, causing the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill’s impact to reach a minimum degree. The key still depended on Xu Qingshan himself.

Fortunately, Xu Qingshan ultimately did not let Yun Xiao down, and held on till the end. Now is the time to see the rainbow after the storm, as Xu Qingshan, who has once again regained consciousness, reaches another cultivation realm.

About 15 minutes later, Xu Qingshan’s aura finally stabilized at the early stage of the Lingyun Realm. Opening his eyes, he appeared somewhat excited without a doubt.

"Qingshan thanks the master!"

Waking up now, Xu Qingshan naturally knew who had given him this fortune. Therefore, he didn’t have time to feel excited, and once again bowed respectfully to Yun Xiao.

In truth, even when Yun Xiao first brought out the two elixirs, Xu Qingshan hadn’t expected he could really break through to the early stage of the Lingyun Realm.

Now with the facts before him, that surging Meridian Qi within him kept reminding him that all of this was not a dream.