Chapter 1769: None of Your Business!

Bang!

The loud sound when Ma Nanfeng and Yun Xiao’s right palms clashed drew the attention of every onlooker, and the resulting scene left everyone shocked and utterly baffled.

Thud, thud, thud!

To everyone’s surprise, the strongest in the Drunken Immortal City, found himself forced to step back three or four times by Yun Xiao’s later blow, barely managing to stabilize himself, with his aura somewhat chaotic.

Looking at the coarse-clothed young man Yun Xiao, he only swayed slightly before steadying himself, revealing an immediate difference in their abilities, astonishing the cultivators of the Drunken Immortal City.

He was the strongest of the Drunken Immortal City, the esteemed Lord Supervisor of the Emperor Palace, a formidable Heavenly Realm Peak expert. How could he be forced back three or four steps in a frontal confrontation with a young man in his early twenties?

"Wait, did you sense the cultivation of that young man?"

After a brief moment of shock, a Meridian Refining Master whose Power of Soul had reached the Heavenly Rank suddenly became aware and fixed his gaze on the coarse-clothed young man, exclaiming in surprise.

With this sudden reminder, almost everyone began to sense the young man’s Meridian Qi cultivation, as remnants of the Meridian Qi aura from the clash were still around him.

"Heavenly Realm Late Stage?!"

The same Heavenly Rank soul Meridian Refining Master was the first to sense Yun Xiao’s true cultivation, and his words, which seemed like a question, contained a gasp of amazement, seemingly unbelievable.

"A twenty-year-old Heavenly Realm Late Stage?"

Gasps were heard all around the scene. No matter how hard they tried not to believe it, it was a fact. Even if the aura around the young man wasn’t real, he did force Ma Nanfeng back three or four steps, didn’t he?

Here in the remote Northwest Territory of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, the Drunken Immortal City barely held any significance compared to the whole Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.

Amazing that such a young demon appeared in a place as insignificant as the Drunken Immortal City, where even Holy Rank experts were absent. It was an extremely shocking event.

Only now did Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi cultivation truly reveal itself to the public, astonishing everyone and leading many to speculate.

"Could he be a prodigy trained by a great family or sect, but how dare he offend the Emperor Palace?"

Many couldn’t help but speculate about Yun Xiao’s identity. Yet they couldn’t comprehend the audacity of this young man.

For a hundred years, the Emperor Canglong Palace had dominated, ruling the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud like a sovereign. No one dared to offend such a giant overtly.

Recall that the strong Four Major Families were divided and annihilated by the Emperor Canglong. Which family sect in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud could possibly surpass the Four Families?

The older the tradition, the less inclined they were to take risks, restraining their clansmen and disciples from provoking the Emperor Palace to avoid bringing ruin to themselves.

If the coarse-clothed young man truly came from a great family or sect, he would never publicly provoke the Emperor Palace, as no force in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud could bear such consequences.

But these Drunken Immortal City cultivators had no idea that the coarse-clothed youth was entirely alone. Yun Xiao was a solitary figure, moving from place to place, making him difficult for the Emperor Canglong Palace to track down.

The fears of ordinary cultivators, even the constraints of family and sects, were meaningless to Yun Xiao. Returning to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud this life, he was determined to confront Emperor Canglong Palace relentlessly.

His path of revenge would never end until he personally killed the couple responsible for his previous "death and Dao dissolution," deeply impacting his future cultivation and Dao Heart.

"Damn it, this brat’s cultivation is truly at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage!"

Comparatively, Ma Nanfeng, the one forced back three or four steps, was also in turmoil, feeling both surprised and somewhat gloomy.

Ma Nanfeng knew he had misjudged and recalled how Yun Xiao effortlessly killed Chang Shuo and severed Shan Changxin’s hand in Drunken Immortal Restaurant, not merely relying on weapon superiority.

Ma Nanfeng realized this coarse-clothed youth had been playing the part of a fool, a demon with Meridian Qi cultivation reaching the Heavenly Realm Late Stage at such a young age, something he’d never encountered in his life.

"Brat, you are bringing a catastrophic disaster upon your family sect!"

The enraged Ma Nanfeng glared at Yun Xiao as if flames were about to burst from his eyes. Hearing the threat in Yun Xiao’s words, many people nodded in agreement.

On this continent, there was no shortage of young prodigies with exceptional talents, but many did not understand the importance of keeping a low profile and tolerating insults. They arrogantly thought they were the best in the world, and their final result was often tragic.

Ma Nanfeng had heard of an incident where a talented genius of a strong sect relied on his extraordinary talent to offend a genius from the Emperor Canglong Palace.

During the conflict, that sect’s genius did gain the upper hand, severely injuring the Canglong Palace genius and leaving triumphantly.

The sect genius even boasted about the incident to everyone, which undoubtedly offended the Canglong Palace and became the root of disaster for his sect.

In the end, the Canglong Palace dispatched strong experts who not only killed the sect genius but also eradicated his entire sect, a consequence brought about by the sect genius’s arrogance.

Although this incident was not widely spread in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, as the Chief of the Drunk Immortal City Emperor Palace, Ma Nanfeng was well aware of it. Yun Xiao now seemed much like that sect genius of the past in behavior and style.

In Ma Nanfeng’s view, Yun Xiao was someone from a family sect who, having a bit of talent, had become arrogant, even daring to disregard the Emperor Palace. Such a person was nothing but a calamity for his family sect.

"I say, Lord Supervisor, you don’t need to probe into my background. I, Yun Xiao, am just a lone soul. As for my family sect, that’s none of your concern!"

Amidst everyone’s reflections, the coarse-clothed youth spoke leisurely. While speaking, he extended his hand and broke a bone in Shan Changxin’s right arm, causing him to scream out in agony.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

With a series of bone-breaking sounds, Shan Changxin, severely injured, no longer posed a significant threat to Yun Xiao. With a movement of his right foot, Yun Xiao kicked and broke both of Shan Changxin’s leg bones.

Bam!

Finally, Yun Xiao kicked Shan Changxin’s lower abdomen on his Dantian, crippling it with a single kick, sending him flying and landing not far from Lu Ye.

"This..."

Relatively speaking, Lu Ye, due to Yun Xiao’s Meridian Refining techniques, had his injuries alleviated and was in a much better state than Shan Changxin. Seeing the old man who had tormented him earlier now lying motionless like a dead dog, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

At the same time, Lu Ye felt extremely amazed. Naturally, he sensed Yun Xiao’s Heavenly Realm Late Stage cultivation, which was more than a level higher than his Heavenly Realm Early Stage peak.

Lu Ye never imagined that the young boy he had unintentionally met was such a demonic cultivation prodigy, now daring to openly oppose the Emperor Palace and rescue him in front of the Emperor Palace’s people.

One could say that the events of today were likely the most tumultuous Lu Ye had ever experienced. However, in his eyes, beyond indescribable excitement, there was a hint of worry, clearly because of Ma Nanfeng’s earlier words.

But matters had reached this point; Lu Ye, even if he wanted to help, was powerless, and could only passively watch the young boy navigate the current situation.

"You little beast, do you really think that just because you forced me back, there are no more opponents for you in Drunken Immortal City?"

Seeing that his threats were ignored, and Yun Xiao went on to cripple Shan Changxin’s limbs, Ma Nanfeng felt a suffocating anger in his chest that he couldn’t release, speaking with a stern face.

In fact, Ma Nanfeng wasn’t wrong; earlier, when he attacked Yun Xiao, he held nothing back, yet he didn’t exert his full strength, being taken by surprise by Yun Xiao.

Ma Nanfeng had no idea that Yun Xiao was actually a Heavenly Realm Late Stage expert. Under such circumstances, only being forced back three or four steps was already quite an achievement.

In Ma Nanfeng’s mind, the coarse-clothed youth opposite him probably just had a strong physical strength as a trump card. His Meridian Qi cultivation was ultimately a level lower in a small realm compared to his own.

The small realm in this Great Rank level of the Heavenly Realm was not comparable to the Earth Rank Third Realm, and Ma Nanfeng, who could still steadily gain the upper hand at the same level, wouldn’t fear a mere Heavenly Realm Late Stage youngster.

Although the youngster was mysterious and unpredictable, all conspiracies and calculations would be crushed under absolute strength. Ma Nanfeng undoubtedly had this confidence at the moment.

"My methods, Yun Xiao, are not something someone like you can casually guess at?"

Hearing this, Yun Xiao merely sneered with disdain. Although Ma Nanfeng was caught off guard earlier, Yun Xiao’s skills were barely the tip of the iceberg. As he said, how could Ma Nanfeng possibly fathom them?

Yun Xiao believed if he went all out and revealed all his cards, not to mention this Heavenly Realm Peak Ma Nanfeng, even facing a half-step Holy Rank expert, he’d have the strength for a fight.