He shook off his previous decrepit appearance and, as he slowly paced, a powerful aura of the Celestial Human Realm emanated from within him.

He stared coldly at the young master, "As Hua Ye had said, we, the noble Celestial Human families of Daqian, would never become the puppet slaves of your Yin Sha Sect!"

"Greetings, Ancestor Yuanwu." Huangfu Jinhuan’s face was full of excitement as he bowed to Ancestor Yuanwu, apologizing, "Earlier, having the ancestor masquerade as an old servant, I felt extremely uneasy. Please forgive me, ancestor."

"No matter, for the sake of great deeds, such trifles mean nothing." Ancestor Yuanwu waved his hand, showing he did not mind. Although he was still wearing the clothes of an old servant, the demeanor of a powerful figure in the Celestial Human Realm sent chills down one’s spine, and none dared to underestimate him.

Ancestor Yuanwu was the ancestor of the Celestial Human Xiao Family of An Yuan Guard. An Yuan Guard and Changning Guard were adjacent to each other, and their Celestial Human families often intermarried. Huangfu Jinhuan’s legitimate wife was a miss of the direct lineage from the Celestial Human Xiao Family, making the two families extremely close.

The relationship between their two families was somewhat akin to that of the Ping’an Wang Family and the Shanyin Liu Family.

Only such closely related families would be willing to help even when the Huangfu Family had fallen so low. This period, where Huangfu Jinhuan sought funds from various places, he primarily relied on the Celestial Human Xiao Family.

The Celestial Human Xiao Family is an older, established Celestial Human family, more ancient than the Huangfu Family. Ancestor Yuanwu, at just over three hundred, had already completed the Celestial Human transition, and the current Celestial Human Xiao Family was in a period of dual Celestial Humans flourishing.

Furthermore, Ancestor Yuanwu’s power had reached the middle stage of the Celestial Human Realm, even surpassing Ancestor Hua Ye at his peak.

Of course.

Huangfu Jinhuan had to exert significant effort to get Ancestor Yuanwu on board, even promising many future benefits and costs. Otherwise, even a Celestial Human ancestor from a relative family wouldn’t take such risks.

"Good! Good! Good!" The young master laughed angrily, "What capable Ancestors Hua Ye and Yuanwu! I admit I was careless. However, with just the two of you, thinking of taking me down won’t be that easy!"

"Then let me, Xiao Mou, witness the might of a direct disciple from the Yin Sha Sect!" Ancestor Yuanwu, an established figure in the Celestial Human Realm, had reached the middle stage of the Celestial Human Realm. Having long held the position of ancestor, naturally, he was incredibly proud.

Back then, he had to inherit the family business, so he didn’t go to the Academy. Otherwise, had he developed in the Academy, he would at least be a core disciple, with a status and position not much lower than the current young master.

At once. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Ancestor Yuanwu brushed his storage ring, and a brightly gleaming battle saber appeared in his hand.

"This saber is called ’Gale Saber,’ an ancestral magical treasure of my Xiao Family." His gaze grave, he caressed the saber, "In the old days, our Xiao Family ancestor used this saber to expand territories for Daqian and establish great feats. Today, I shall use this saber to slay the heretical fiends of the Yin Sha Sect and establish new feats for my Xiao Family."

With these words,

Ancestor Yuanwu’s figure wavered and, like an invisible wind, vanished from sight.

Almost in the blink of an eye, his figure suddenly appeared behind the blood-stained altar.

Simultaneously, the battle saber in his hand was raised high, and a clear blade light shot towards the young master like a cloud-piercing moon.

The azure blade light was as light as the wind, elusive, yet as sharp as an ice blade. In an instant, it tore through the blood light around, unleashing an indescribable, intimidating force.

As a descendant of the An Yuan Guard Xiao Family’s direct lineage, Ancestor Yuanwu, like his ancestors, had awakened the Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline. Now, with his bloodline in the third layer, even the profound qi in his body bore a strong Xunfeng attribute. With the support of the magical treasure, in terms of combat power, he was not much inferior to the core disciples of the Academy.

In a fleeting instant, the azure blade light had reached the young master’s back.

The blade light aimed straight for his vital point in the back!

"Hmph~ Well done!"

The young master sneered continuously. With a flick, he blocked the blade light with his Yin Sha Demon Blade without even turning around.

The clash between the blade light and the blade emitted a powerful shockwave.

Yet, as the shockwave touched the Yin Sha Demon Blade, it was instantly shattered by the overflowing profound qi from the blade.

Using the force of this strike, the young master’s body lightly floated forward like a willow leaf, instantly reopening the distance between him and Ancestor Yuanwu.

His movements were elegant and seemingly effortless, as though each strike came naturally, yet there was a hint of gravity in his eyes.

Because, at this moment, his adversary was not just one but two!

Indeed, just as he parried Ancestor Yuanwu’s strike, Ancestor Hua Ye came charging in with a battle halberd.

"Hahahaha~ Prepare to die!"

With a loud shout, Ancestor Hua Ye unleashed scarlet profound qi from his palm, instantly dyeing the entire battle halberd red.

With a sweep of the battle halberd, the sky was filled with red light.

What he wielded was not the original magical battle halberd but a middle-grade spiritual artifact, cultivated with the upper-grade technique "Red Dragon True Technique." Although the power unleashed, when combined with the middle-grade spiritual artifact, was not as formidable as a magical treasure, it was not much inferior to a typical Celestial Human Realm.

Moreover, he had shattered a piece of Red Fire Dragon Scale when he made his move earlier, boosting his strength by two to three times his usual state.

At the moment, as he pushed his profound qi to the limit, a red dragon-shaped phantom began to appear faintly behind him, with the sound of dragon roars emanating from the void, making his aura indescribably daunting.