Chapter 1727: What Do You Think This Is?

"Emperor Canglong Palace? It might scare others, but not me. So... you should just die!"

Yun Xiao’s eyes revealed a peculiar smile, and the words he uttered made Liu Wenzong’s face change drastically. He finally realized that the background of Emperor Canglong Palace had lost its intended effect for the first time.

Even the bystanders fell into a kind of contemplation due to Yun Xiao’s words, secretly wondering where this young man had emerged from. Why does it seem like he’s specifically here to oppose Emperor Canglong Palace?

Earlier, he destroyed the statue of the Empress Canglong, kicked the two Great Elders of the Emperor Palace of Ye City into cripples, and now he aimed to kill the Lord Supervisor of Ye City Emperor Palace. There was not a trace of reverence for Emperor Canglong Palace.

Emperor Canglong Palace had always been the sovereign of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud human race, and ever since the death of Long Xiao Battle God a century ago, this situation had undoubtedly worsened.

In the continent’s innumerable city palaces, no one dared to provoke them lightly. Suddenly, such an unruly young man emerged, making it difficult for people to process.

Yet this rough-clothed young man, whose name was even unknown, possessed such mighty power—at such a young age, he was not even matched by Liu Wenzong, who was at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage.

If there had been an evenly matched battle, with Liu Wenzong ultimately defeated, people might not have been so shocked.

Yet this rough-clothed young man seemed to handle Liu Wenzong effortlessly, strolling leisurely, as if a superior teasing a lower ranker, easily defeating the Lord Supervisor of Ye City Emperor Palace.

With such a demon-like youthful talent, it was impossible for anyone to believe he didn’t have some deep background; thus, they all started to speculate wildly in their hearts.

"Could he be a remnant of the Four Great Families?"

One cultivator, quick-witted, thought of a possibility. After all, before the Four Great Families were exterminated years ago, they were quite prosperous. For such an exceptional demon-like talent to emerge from the survivors wasn’t entirely improbable.

This statement opened the minds of the onlookers, and they began expressing their guesses. When someone mentioned, "Could this youth be related to the former Long Xiao Battle God?" the scene suddenly fell silent.

Although Long Xiao Battle God had been dead for a century, he remained an invincible symbol in the hearts of these Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Cultivators, but mentioning his name was somewhat taboo.

Now that someone brought it up, it caused a chill in their hearts, yet they dared not continue the topic, for it might provoke the wrath of Emperor Canglong Palace.

Whoosh!

Just as the crowd quieted down, a sound of wind breaking suddenly resonated, and they saw a silver-gray silhouette swiftly pass by— the rough-clothed young man holding a wooden sword.

It turned out Yun Xiao didn’t want to waste time talking with these Emperor Palace folks. Seeing Liu Wenzong nearly powerless to resist, he aimed to quickly deal with the Lord Supervisor of Ye City Emperor Palace.

Yun Xiao’s speed was lightning-fast, and Liu Wenzong, heavily injured, had little strength remaining. Seeing he couldn’t evade, this Lord Supervisor seemed about to meet a grisly end.

"Kid, look what this is!"

However, just as everyone thought Liu Wenzong was in dire trouble, a booming shout came from his mouth. He suddenly held a black wooden tablet in his hand.

"What is that? A Spiritual Tablet?"

An observant cultivator spotted the shape of the black wooden tablet at first glance and faintly saw some small characters etched on it, exclaiming strangely.

With this reminder, numerous watching cultivators recognized the tablet’s nature—it was indeed a common person’s spiritual tablet. But what use was producing a spiritual tablet now?

"Could Liu Wenzong’s tablet actually be a Holy Artifact?"

One cultivator’s fanciful thought, but as soon as this was said, the onlookers smirked, for in their lifetime, they had never heard of any weapon shaped like a spiritual tablet—would it not be unlucky in a battle?

Moreover, even if the tablet was a Holy Artifact, given Liu Wenzong’s current state, what effect could it have? The outcome was likely inescapable death.

Shush!

Unexpectedly, just when the crowd thought the rough-clothed young man would not be concerned about Liu Wenzong’s possession, his wooden sword suddenly changed direction and swept past Liu Wenzong’s left side, without injuring the Lord Supervisor at all.

"This..."

Witnessing this scene, many people were dumbfounded, because the situation at this moment truly seemed as if Liu Wenzong had invoked the Spiritual Tablet to dissolve the forceful sword stab from the young man in coarse clothes.

"I said, that Spiritual Tablet is definitely a powerful Holy Artifact!"

The cultivator who spoke earlier couldn’t help but show a smug expression, because if it weren’t a formidable weapon, how could it have caused that terrifying young man in coarse clothes to dodge in time?

No one refuted this statement this time, though many people still didn’t believe it was a Holy Artifact. But what was happening was indeed strange, suggesting there must be some underlying truth.

"Hoo..."

Having survived by a hair’s breadth, Liu Wenzong breathed a long sigh of relief, tightly clutching the black Spiritual Tablet, not bothering to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, knowing he was on the edge of life and death.

"Boy, look closely, this is the tablet set up for Xu Tongshi, the direct disciple of Long Xiao Battle God, who secretly paid tribute for his master. Do you know what this means?"

Grasping onto this lifeline, Liu Wenzong didn’t want to let go, and what he said next was earth-shattering, almost causing the Floating Life Realm cultivators observing from the sky to almost lose their grip and fall.

Someone had just mentioned Long Xiao Battle God, but no one expected Liu Wenzong to pull out an item related to Long Xiao Battle God.

A hundred years ago, Long Xiao Battle God died and was convicted by the Emperor Canglong Palace for betraying the Emperor Palace, and even the entire human race, causing countless cultivators on the continent to despise him.

Even some families and sects connected to Long Xiao Battle God stood up to defend him, but their fate ended up being extremely tragic.

Leading these was the Nangong Family among the Four Great Families, which was ultimately exterminated. The once prominent families vanished with the passage of time.

Long Xiao Battle God received a disciple back then, a fact many had heard of, causing some talented youths to feel intensely imbalanced and even jealous of Xu Tongshi.

Because Long Xiao Battle God’s only disciple, Xu Tongshi, was considered a dull person, his cultivation talent was significantly inferior to many Nine-layered Dragon Cloud geniuses.

Yet, Long Xiao Battle God was not easily moved to accept disciples, so regardless of the discontent among those geniuses, nothing changed until Long Xiao Battle God’s demise.

Since Long Xiao Battle God was a traitor, his disciples would not fare well either. However, despite Emperor Canglong Palace’s extensive search, they never found Long Xiao Battle God’s only disciple, leaving this unresolved case within Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

Little did anyone expect, before Ye City Emperor Palace today, that Supervisor Liu Wenzong would reveal the tablet Xu Tongshi set up for Long Xiao Battle God, making its contents intriguing.

"Boy, let me inform you, the deceased Sect Leader Xu Shitong from Hidden Blade Sect is actually the direct disciple Xu Tongshi of Yun Xiao’s rebellion, and his son is the grandson of that rebellious disciple. If you dare defend them, you’ll be opposing the entire Nine-layered Dragon Cloud human cultivators!"

Liu Wenzong spoke eloquently, perhaps revealing his ultimate goal for presenting the tablet. Relying solely on this Spiritual Tablet couldn’t become his protective talisman.

These words made the onlookers understand the cause and consequence. Hidden Blade Sect’s Sect Leader Xu Shitong was familiar to them, and the name’s connection, once spoken, wasn’t all that surprising.

No one thought Liu Wenzong would forge the Spiritual Tablet; he couldn’t have known such a strong figure would confront him without prior preparation.

Moreover, this great achievement wouldn’t have been revealed by Liu Wenzong unless it was at a life-or-death moment. The matter was a thorn in Emperor Canglong Palace’s heart, one they hadn’t given up on for a century.

Hearing Liu Wenzong’s words, people thought a lot, secretly acknowledging that this move was a divine stroke, making that young man in coarse clothes reconsider.

Even if the young man wasn’t afraid of Emperor Palace or Emperor Canglong Palace, wouldn’t he fear opposing the entire human race? After all, Long Xiao Battle God was defined as a traitor to Nine-layered Dragon Cloud’s human race.

Xu Qingshan, as the grandson of Long Xiao Battle God, would naturally be considered rebellious. If anyone dared shelter him, they would be enemies of all cultivators, and Nine-layered Dragon Cloud would no longer provide refuge.

Apparently, Liu Wenzong knew that Emperor Canglong Palace’s background wasn’t effective, so he involved all of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, ensuring anyone who hears these words would think carefully.

It’s unfortunate that neither Liu Wenzong nor those cultivators know that the young man in coarse clothes before them is not only connected to Long Xiao Battle God, but is actually Long Xiao Battle God himself.

Others might have such concerns, but Yun Xiao, who long opposed Emperor Canglong Palace to the death, would not change his mind due to Liu Wenzong’s words. None of these brainwashed by Emperor Canglong Palace can be spared!