Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor
Chapter 521 I am really disappointed!

Chapter 521: 521 I am really disappointed!

"If Vice Chairman Qian is here to invite me to join the Meridian Refining Master Guild, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you!"

Yun Xiao completely ignored Qian Sanyuan’s subtle hints and went straight to the point, already guessing his intentions.

As the reincarnation of the Dragon Cloud Battle God from his previous life, how could Yun Xiao not see through these little tricks? Clearly, Qian Sanyuan wanted him to think that by rejecting Xue Ningxiang last night, he had offended her and even the Xuanyin Hall.

On the Tenglong Continent, who else but the Meridian Refining Master Association would dare to challenge Xuanyin Hall? It must be said that Qian Sanyuan’s methods are quite adept.

Unfortunately, this Vice Chairman Qian met an old soul much more experienced than him. Yun Xiao didn’t fall for any of it and directly pointed out his intentions and goals, catching him somewhat off guard.

It’s like you were originally talking about the weather with someone, and suddenly they switch to talking about meals. Even with Qian Sanyuan’s cunning, he was momentarily at a loss.

"Yun Xiao, I know you have passed the examination for a Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master in the Lingtian Empire. It seems, you and our Meridian Refining Master Association already have some connection!"

After recovering from his surprise and as a Soul Expert, Qian Sanyuan knew that the usual methods effective on ordinary people would probably not work on the exceptional young man before him, so he changed his way of speaking.

However, what Qian Sanyuan did not see was that when he spoke this fact, Yu Shu and many elders of the Jade Pot Sect almost dropped their jaws to the floor.

"Spirit-grade... Advanced Pulse Refining Master?!"

Yu Shu looked dumbfounded, staring at his nominal disciple as if he did not recognize him. Was this the same young man who had not even broken through the Mortal Rank Advanced Pulse Refining Master back then?

It had been less than a year since the Spiritual Chick Battle List, yet in this short span, what exactly had happened to Yun Xiao?

A Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master was an extremely rare existence throughout the entire Hidden Dragon Continent. Each one, whether a significant figure or the chief pulse refining master of a large sect, held a distinct and significant status.

For a sixteen or seventeen-year-old to reach this level, not to mention meeting one, Yu Shu and the others had probably not even heard of such a young man. This young man named Yun Xiao truly kept pushing the limits of their understanding.

Elders like Lu Zhan from the Medical Pulse were incredibly amazed, others from the Poison Vein, especially Second Elder Fu Du, were nearly exploding with disbelief.

Even Fu Du was only a Spiritual Rank Intermediate Pulse Refining Master. In the entire Jade Pot Sect, only Sect Master Yu Shu and Great Elder Lu Zhan had reached the level of Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master.

When Fu Du first met Yun Xiao at the Shang Family’s pharmacy in Moon Bow City, despite being gifted a Spirit-ranked Intermediate Pill Recipe, Fu Du had never truly looked at Yun Xiao straight. _{f\ree webn ovel(.)com}

After all, the disparity in both Meridian Qi Cultivation and pulse refining techniques between them was too grand, utterly incomparable.

But now, the fact spoken by Vice Chairman Qian was like a blunt strike to Fu Du’s head. Had the young man he once looked down upon unknowingly surpassed him in pulse refining techniques?

Given Fu Du’s understanding of Yun Xiao, he believed that given time, this young man’s Meridian Qi Cultivation Combat Power might eventually exceed his own.

However, pulse refining techniques are different from Meridian Qi Cultivation; aside from requiring extensive experience, they also demand strong Power of Soul, which is many times more difficult to enhance than Meridian Qi Cultivation.

"Right, the Power of Soul!"

Thinking of this possibility, Fu Du’s eyes brightened, and he suddenly spoke out, "Vice Chairman Qian, Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul should still be at a low Spiritual Rank, right? How could he pass the examination for a Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master then?"

Indeed, like the pulse refiners of Jade Pot Sect, including Yu Shu, they had all undergone assessments at the Meridian Refining Master Guild. Only by such means could they gain recognition across the continent and receive the Meridian Refining Master Badge, thus attaining the true status of a pulse refining master.

Therefore, figures like Yu Shu and Fu Du knew the process of assessing high-level pulse refining masters. If one’s Power of Soul has not reached the required level, it is absolutely impossible to pass.

"Yes, how can this be?"

Hearing Fu Du mention this, Yu Shu and Lu Zhan’s excitement was instantly halved. Could it be that Vice Chairman Qian, in order to recruit Yun Xiao, deliberately spoke of some conditions in advance?

"Our Meridian Refining Master Guild’s assessment is not just a single type!"

Qian Sanyuan glanced at Fu Du, emphasized first, then continued, "Yun Xiao, in the Lingtian Empire Meridian Refining Master sub-association, has solved nearly a hundred complex issues on the Qihuang Steles, and moreover..."

At this point, Qian Sanyuan paused slightly, even he found it somewhat incredible when he thought about that matter.

"Moreover, Yun Xiao also deciphered the condition of Innate Pulse Cutting on the Qihuang Earth Stele, enabling us to collectively cure Miss Xue. Tell me, isn’t such a talent for Meridian Refining worth a badge of a Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master?"

Qian Sanyuan’s face was full of admiration as he stared at the calm young man before him, yet he didn’t know that his words had once again stirred a storm in the hearts of Yu Shu and the others.

"Deciphering the Qihuang Stele, or was it nearly a hundred of the Qihuang Steles?"

For those like Yu Shu and Lu Zhan who had been to the Meridian Refining Master Guild, it was known that within each guild, there was an Xuanyin Hall, with many difficult conditions inscribed on the steles inside.

Even once, Yu Shu had entered Xuanyin Hall, attempting to decipher those difficult conditions, but even with his technique in Meridian Refining, he only managed to topple one Qihuang Stele.

That was a collection of myriad difficult and complex diseases collected over many years by the empire’s Meridian Refining Master Guild. Outsiders who thought to easily resolve them were merely daydreaming; Yu Shu was already considered to have achieved a great deed by deciphering one Qihuang Stele.

But what about Yun Xiao? He had directly deciphered nearly a hundred Qihuang Steles. Even though Lu Zhan and the others had not witnessed it themselves, they could imagine the magnificent scene of a hundred steles collapsing in Xuanyin Hall.

Rather, it was the so-called "Qihuang Earth Stele" that Yu Shu and the others had not much heard about because the conditions inscribed on it were such that even Earth-rank Pulse Refining Masters could not decipher, much like the initial Innate Pulse Cutting.

"Sigh, I just knew that Miss Xue’s Innate Pulse Cutting was orchestrated by you. It’s really disappointing!"

However, just as Vice Chairman Qian was admiringly staring at Yun Xiao, and Yu Shu and the others were shocked to the point of being speechless, the young man merely sighed softly, and his last words caused everyone’s expressions to turn extremely vivid.

"Yun Xiao, you should not be disrespectful towards Vice Chairman Qian!"

Yu Shu was startled, this man was the Vice President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, and if he became angry because of Yun Xiao’s words, the entire Jade Pot Sect might be doomed.

This person was different from yesterday’s Xue Ningxiang; at least Miss Xue only had the cultivation of the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage, but the faint aura emanating from Qian Sanyuan made Yu Shu feel breathless, and he believed that probably this man needed only to lift a finger to easily crush him.

Moreover, even though Yun Xiao had passed the assessment of a Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master, contorting his head and speaking of disappointment towards an Earth-rank, or even possibly Earth Rank Advanced Pulse Refining Master, sounded odd no matter how one heard it.

"Sorry, but..."

Yun Xiao was saying the words ’sorry’, but his expression was filled with extreme disappointment, which aroused some interest in Qian Sanyuan who was not someone easily angered.

"Did we really do something wrong? Miss Xue’s Innate Pulse Cutting was indeed cured, wasn’t it?"

It was not until Qian Sanyuan asked this question that Yu Shu and the others pondered, thinking about Yun Xiao’s explanation of Xue Ningxiang’s condition last night, they seemed to have understood something.

"Cured? Vice Chairman Qian is really optimistic!"

Yun Xiao retorted and continued shaking his head as if looking at an extremely inept junior, then said again: "Didn’t I write on the scroll that to completely cure the Innate Pulse Cutting, it must be led by a Pulse Refining Master who has reached the Heavenly Rank? Didn’t you see that?"

"It seems...there was!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Sanyuan really carefully recalled, in fact, ever since allowing Xue Ningxiang to start cultivating, he had gone back and studied the words on that shadow image, and every single word written by Yun Xiao was deeply etched into his mind.

Thus, at this moment, Qian Sanyuan’s face was somewhat awkward. Although his technique in Pulse Refining was powerful, he had not truly broken through to the Heavenly Rank, and in the entire Meridian Refining Master Association, only the elusive Chairman had achieved that level.

"Since you knew, then why didn’t you strictly follow what I had written? Do you know how problematic it would be to completely cure the Innate Pulse Cutting if it wasn’t successful the first time?"

Yun Xiao was like teaching a Meridian Refining apprentice, and these words, hearing in the ears of Yu Shu and Lu Zhan, made them a bit jittery understanding that this guy was truly fearless, as this was someone who could slap you dead with a single slap.

"Actually...at that time we just wanted to give it a try, we did not expect... that it would really be effective!"

Being reproached by Yun Xiao, Qian Sanyuan’s face became even more embarrassed, the truth was just as he said, who among the weak empires of the Lower Five Realms would believe such a method for resolving Innate Pulse Cutting without verifying it first?

In fact, if Yun Xiao had not collapsed nearly a hundred Qihuang Steles before deciphering Innate Pulse Cutting, Qian Sanyuan and the others probably would not have even considered giving it a try.