Chapter 1851: These Two Spots Are Claimed by My Senior Brother and Me!

“Bodhi Ancient Tree, aiding the Saint Third Transition!”

Yun Xiao looked at the ancient tree rising into the sky in the distance, and couldn’t help but murmur. As the reincarnation of the Long Xiao Battle God, he was not too unfamiliar with that ancient tree in Ancient Wood City.

It is said that the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud has a Bodhi Ancient Tree, but no one knows its exact location. The so-called Bodhi Ancient Tree, according to legend, has a powerful effect that helps people reach the level of the Holy Vein Three Realms.

On top of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, whether human cultivators or Vein Demon experts, or even Strange Spirits, are not considered true experts of this continent until they have cultivated to the Holy Vein Three Realms.

Particularly for Vein Demons and Strange Spirits, they experience the Transforming Heaven Tribulation upon reaching the level of a Holy Demon or Holy Spirit, transforming into human forms, and from then on, possessing cultivation speeds comparable to humans.

It can be said that breaking through to the Holy Vein Three Realms is more challenging for Vein Demons and Strange Spirits compared to human cultivators. Many Vein Demons and Strange Spirits fail to withstand the terrifying transformative tribulation, ultimately leading to their soul’s destruction.

To achieve the Holy Vein Three Realms through the Nine Revolutions to Saint, one’s own Meridian Qi at the Peak of the Heavenly Realm must be refined and compressed nine times in the body, culminating in a sudden breakthrough to truly reach the Early Stage of the Holy Rank Hua Xuan Realm.

Among them, those Peak Cultivators of the Heavenly Realm who pass the first three transitions can reach the Half-step Holy Rank level. At this moment, Yun Xiao is already a Half-step Holy Rank stronghold.

However, merely reaching the Half-step Holy Rank after three transitions is far from breaking through to the real Early Stage of the Hua Xuan Realm. Achieving the nine transitions to the Holy Vein Three Realms is increasingly difficult. Many people remain trapped in this realm throughout their lifetime, never breaking through.

The legend of the Bodhi Ancient Tree suggests it has the effect of easily passing the nine transitions, allowing one to become an Early Stage Hua Xuan Realm expert. For many years, countless people have traversed every inch of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud in search of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

However, those who have gained the opportunity of the Bodhi Ancient Tree are extremely rare, although a few lucky ones have made breakthroughs. This has led more Peak or Half-step Holy Rank cultivators of the Heavenly Realm to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Sadly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree seems to have already developed a spiritual wisdom or transformed into a human-like Strange Spirit. If it doesn’t wish to be found, common folk simply cannot locate it.

The towering ancient tree in Ancient Wood City, though not the legendary Bodhi Ancient Tree, is said to contain a trace of the tree’s aura. Meditating beneath it for several days may lead to a slight understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

This explains Yun Xiao’s previous murmuring about “aiding the Saint Third Transition.” Now, he needs the compression and refinement of Meridian Qi within his body, an inevitability even for him.

As Yun Xiao in his previous life as Long Xiao Battle God understood, this ancient tree in Ancient Wood City indeed possesses a special power, though back then he had no need for it.

Now reincarnated, Yun Xiao has cultivated his Meridian Qi cultivation to the Half-step Holy Rank anew, and his desire for that power has become urgent.

Moreover, along his journey, Yun Xiao learned that the Xuanyuan Platform Meeting nearby will soon begin. At that time, joining the excitement and competing with the continent’s top young talents is inevitable.

Yun Xiao is very familiar with the Xuanyuan Platform Meeting. On his way, he discovered that the current meeting targets only the younger generation. Surely, the Emperor Canglong Palace will send their talents as well.

Facing the elder Holy Vein Three Realms experts, Yun Xiao might have some apprehension, but if it’s just a gathering of the younger generation, he’s never feared anyone, not even the top talents of Emperor Canglong Palace.

Nevertheless, if he could enhance his Meridian Qi cultivation before then, Yun Xiao would naturally be more confident. As his strength increases, he finds himself increasingly reluctant to rely on Little Five’s external power.

The principle of self-reliance is clear to Yun Xiao; moreover, the weakness after using Little Five’s power could leave him vulnerable. He doesn’t want his life to be controlled by others.

Yun Xiao is highly confident in his strength, yet he knows the young talents of Emperor Canglong Palace are remarkable. Especially that one known as the continent’s greatest talent might not even be inferior to the former An Sou in strength.

Encountering such a unique talent, Yun Xiao now has no other options except to rely on Little Five’s power.

Thus, having come to Ancient Wood City, going beneath that ancient tree to try his luck has become essential, all in preparation for the upcoming Xuanyuan Platform Meeting.

It seems that the proximity of Ancient Wood City to the Xuanyuan Platform Meeting ensures that as the meeting approaches, the city becomes bustling with people, most heading toward the ancient tree.

Under Yun Xiao’s sensing, most of these people are Heavenly Realm cultivators, with many reaching the Peak of the Heavenly Realm as they head toward the ancient tree.

It seems these people have some understanding of the ancient tree in Ancient Wood City, knowing it has the potential to aid the third transition into Semi-Saint. No one wants to miss this opportunity, even if it ultimately might not yield results.

Of course, apart from these peak cultivators of the Heavenly Realm, perhaps some other cultivators who have reached the Half-step Holy Rank will also come. At that time, it won’t be so easy to contend for a good position.

Amidst such a sea of people, Yun Xiao flowed like a drop of water with the crowd and finally arrived beneath the towering ancient tree, suddenly feeling a cool shade.

At this moment, the area under the ancient tree was already overcrowded, and there were no strict rules about cultivation positions in Ancient Wood City, nor were there anyone maintaining order. The only rule was whoever had the bigger fist would settle in the best position.

Although this ancient tree towered into the sky, covering nearly a hundred meters, it’s well known that the closer you are to the tree trunk, the more benefits you may receive.

Even if these benefits might end up being nonexistent, the rumored effectiveness that could assist in the Saint Third Transition still attracted people one after another, with several areas already embroiled in fierce fights.

When Yun Xiao arrived, the inner circle’s good positions had long been occupied, but through his sensing, he discovered that only two people had reached the Half-step Holy Rank.

The position closest to the tree trunk could accommodate about six people sitting around, with the two Half-step Holy Rank cultivators taking two spots, leaving the remaining four spots as the target for the many peak Heavenly Realm cultivators.

Eventually, two peak Heavenly Realm cultivators emerged as victors, securing two positions with absolute strength, but the remaining two positions were still fiercely contested, with no end in sight.

“You don’t need to fight anymore; the remaining two positions are for my senior and junior brothers!”

Just as everyone was fighting to the death, a young voice suddenly came from the outside, attracting everyone’s attention.

“Where did these brash youngsters come from, daring to boast here?”

Upon seeing them, some hot-tempered cultivators immediately began cursing, for the two figures moving forward were exceedingly young, not even reaching thirty years old.

At such an age, whether they’ve reached the Heavenly Realm is still uncertain, let alone the peak. They had no qualms with these young guys.

The two newcomers were clad in green attire, their appearances quite handsome, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t hide the hostility in their eyes.

“These should be two Poison Vein Masters!”

Yun Xiao’s power of soul was extraordinarily strong; with just one glance, he sensed the obscure aura from those two and silently noted that perhaps there would be a good show to watch now.

“In the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Poison Vein Masters are dominated by Three Great Sects: Wansu Sect, Heart Poison Sect, and the Lu Family. I wonder where these two fellows are from?”

Going over his previous life’s knowledge of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Poison Vein Masters, Yun Xiao was already speculating about the two youths’ origins. These two, young as they are, seemed already to be advanced Heavenly Rank Poison Vein Masters, suggesting they weren’t trained by any small sect.

After all, Yun Xiao was once a Holy Rank Peak Poison Vein Master in his past life and had many interactions with various Poison Vein sects in Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. He surely knew something about the formidable Poison Vein sects.

Among them, Wansu Sect was once the holy land for Poison Vein Masters in Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, even the Lu Family was slightly inferior. When mainland cultivators talked about Wansu Sect, they were always wary and dared not provoke it lightly.

Unfortunately, Wansu Sect later fell apart because of disagreements between the sect leader and vice leader, leading to the vice leader leaving and forming the Heart Poison Sect, causing Wansu Sect to fall into decline, with tendencies of hostility developing between the two sects.

In comparison, Yun Xiao admired Heart Poison Sect’s philosophy more, which was that poison could kill as well as save lives — for example, killing an evil person is tantamount to saving thousands. Though slightly different from the Medical Pulse Master’s philosophy, the result was undoubtedly similar.

On the other hand, Wansu Sect was ruthless in its conduct and fiercely protective; many times, mere verbal squabbles would lead to chasing others to the ends of the earth, or even exterminating entire clans in anger.

It’s precisely due to these differing philosophies that Wansu Sect fell apart back then. Though it’s not as brave as it once was, it remains a significant Poison Vein sect on the continent that ordinary cultivators dare not offend easily.

As for the Lu Family, which also had numerous Poison Vein Masters and is more closely linked to Yun Xiao, the current Empress Lu Qinwan of Emperor Canglong Palace comes from the Lu Family.

Lu Qinwan herself is also a Holy Rank Peak Poison Vein Master; she personally taught Xue Qi those Poison Meridian Skills, and the Lu Family has numerous Holy Rank Poison Vein Masters, with Lu Qinwan’s status and influence, it’s more prominent than ever.

However, Yun Xiao is quite familiar with Lu Qinwan, and consequently with the Bloodline Qi aura. At this moment, he didn’t sense any Lu Family Bloodline aura from those two youths, so he directly ruled out the possibility of them being Lu Family descendants.