CHAPTER 565: FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE, THREE LONG AND TWO SHORT, ENEMY INVASION!

"Watch out, he’s aiming for your left shoulder!"

"Chang Qing, be careful of the back of your neck!"

"Ah, how can you not see he’s going to sneak attack your Dazhui acupoint?"

"Huh? This is an opportunity, Chang Qing, did you see that? His right butt checks are wide open!"

"..."

Bang!

As Yun Xiao casually pointed out, Chang Qing narrowly dodged Xue Gong’s various schemes several times, suddenly a bright opportunity presented itself, revealing a fatal flaw in Xue Gong’s defense.

And indeed, as soon as these words were spoken, Chang Qing seized this rare opportunity and kicked Xue Gong squarely in the buttocks, sending this second senior brother of the Medical Pulse lineage flying out of the square.

"Chang Qing won?"

As everyone looked at the equally bewildered Chang Qing, they couldn’t regain their senses because they all knew that Chang Qing’s strength was supposed to be below Xue Gong’s. Their Cultivation Techniques were similar; how could such a result occur?

Almost simultaneously, both Chang Qing and the onlooking crowd turned their gaze to a certain shabbily dressed youth. Could it be that the kid’s loud yells just now were not to make fun of Chang Qing?

Perhaps only Chang Qing himself knew the invaluable assistance Yun Xiao’s shouts had provided. Without those warnings, he would have likely been defeated by Xue Gong.

Moreover, because of these timely and precise interjections, Chang Qing had a tremendous epiphany regarding the Meridian Techniques combat after avoiding several of Xue Gong’s critical attacks.

In contrast, Xue Gong, who had been kicked out of the square, wore a somewhat resentful expression and internally regretted offending Yun Xiao, knowing his current status and strength. Now look, he had made a fool of himself.

But even though Xue Gong felt unreconciled, he didn’t dare show any dissatisfaction with Yun Xiao. Everyone knew that the latter was now in his heyday within the Jade Pot Sect, even lofty elders would treat Yun Xiao with great courtesy upon meeting him.

A young disciple who had only joined the Jade Pot Sect for a little over two years, a teenager of sixteen or seventeen, achieving so much was admired by all disciples of the Jade Pot Sect, whether from the Medical Pulse or Poison Vein lineages.

When an enemy is comparable in strength to yourself, that’s when you feel envy. But once you find yourself chasing their shadow to no avail, that envy can only turn into helplessness.

In Xue Gong’s view, Yun Xiao was in such a state. When they were both in the Meridian Rushing Realm, he could look down upon Yun Xiao. In the Meridian Union Realm, he still felt a trace of defiance, but after Yun Xiao broke through to the Spiritual Vein Realm, everything became a thing of the past.

"Truly worthy of being senior brother Yun Xiao. I wish I could also receive his guidance!"

Among the onlookers, a girl with a delicate face blushed, staring at the shabbily dressed youth, and her words drew frequent sideways glances from those around her.

"Sister Xiao Xin, senior brother Yun Xiao already has senior sister Mo Qing. I think you should stop daydreaming!"

The tall girl standing next to Xiao Xin, obviously on good terms with her, chuckled under her breath after hearing this, provoking a playful punch from Xiao Xin, though her face indeed betrayed a hint of disappointment.

While the Inner Sect of the Jade Pot Sect had a majority of male disciples, there were also many talented female disciples. Being part of the Inner Sect, they naturally had their own pride, and no ordinary young talent could catch their eye.

However, Yun Xiao’s performance at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference and his astonishing accomplishments at the Meridian Refining Master Guild had made these heart-fluttering girls disregard any second thoughts.

Yet, within the Jade Pot Sect, Yun Xiao seemed to be on good terms only with Mo Qing. As for the other female disciples, they didn’t even dare to speak more than a few words with him, let alone anything more.

"Wow, senior brother Yun Xiao, I think in a few days, you’ll need to start giving guidance lessons!"

Mo Qing, of course, didn’t hear the jesting conversation of the two girls, but she felt deeply moved and puzzled, wondering how this young man’s mind worked to so precisely pinpoint others’ fighting flaws.

Moreover, Mo Qing had heard that during these past few days, Yun Xiao had visited the Jade Martial Institute, where he revised several Spiritual Rank level Meridian Techniques.

When Elder Yu Shu and several other elders rushed to hear the news, they were overjoyed, for the power of the Meridian Techniques revised by Yun Xiao had more than doubled, even raising their grade.

The inherited Cultivation Techniques and Meridian Techniques had always been the greatest treasures of the Jade Pot Sect, the foundation of their establishment. Now, the Meridian Techniques modified through Yun Xiao’s efforts could possibly elevate the Sect’s status even further.

Yet everyone couldn’t help but wonder: how could Yun Xiao, with his immense power in battle and remarkable skills in Meridian Refining Technique, also have such broad knowledge? Could there really be such an innate genius in this world who could learn everything on their own without years of accumulation?

After all, even Teacher Yu Shu felt somewhat shamed after reviewing the alterations Yun Xiao made to the Meridian Techniques, as if Yun Xiao was the teacher instead of him.

"I..."

"Clang clang clang! Clang clang clang! Clang clang clang! Clang clang! Clang clang!"

Just as Yun Xiao was about to say something, a slightly urgent bell sound came from somewhere. Although the ringing was hurried, it maintained a distinctive rhythm as if it were intentionally made that way.

"Three long and two short, not good, this is a signal of an enemy invasion!"

As the former Senior Sister of the Medical Pulse, Mo Qing obviously knew more of the Jade Pot Sect’s rules than Yun Xiao did. Since her joining the Jade Pot Sect, the alarm bell had never rung in the pattern of three long and two short.

It should be noted that the Jade Pot Sect is one of the three major sects of the Xuanyue Empire, and it has within it many Meridian Refining Masters, enjoying a highly special status. Even the Xuanyue Imperial Family has to give it some consideration.

Moreover, due to Yun Xiao’s influence, two top talents from the Jade Pot Sect were looked favorably upon by the top forces of the Tenglong Continent, waiting only for their breakthrough to the Spiritual Vein Realm to also elevate the status of the Jade Pot Sect.

Even if we take ten thousand steps back, these disciples of the Jade Pot Sect don’t know that Sister Yun Wei has already left. With this Heavenly Rank Expert stationed here, even the Meridian Refining Master Guild and Xuanyin Hall of the Tenglong Continent wouldn’t dare to provoke them lightly, right?

"Who exactly is so bold to do this?"

Mo Qing’s face changed color because she knew that if these things could be thought of by the disciples of the Jade Pot Sect, other cultivators of the Xuanyue Empire could think of them too. Do they not fear the wrath of thunder, risking coming and not being able to leave?

"Could it be the experts from other empires?"

Thinking of this possibility, Mo Qing couldn’t help but glance at Yun Xiao because she knew that at least within the territory of the Xuanyue Empire, there would hardly be anyone who dared to provoke the Jade Pot Sect.

"What exactly happened, why don’t we go and see?"

Yun Xiao, however, didn’t have as many thoughts as Mo Qing. Seeing his figure move, he dashed towards the entrance of the Jade Pot Sect’s headquarters. The disciples, seeing this, exchanged glances and quickly followed behind.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh...

In an instant, the entire Jade Pot Sect, alerted by the three long and two short sounds of the warning bell, headed towards the sect entrance. This included stewards from both the Medical and Poison Vein factions, and even Yu Shu did not dare to delay.

When Yun Xiao and the others arrived at the entrance, Yu Shu and several Great Elders had already gathered there. But at this moment, they had no mood to greet Yun Xiao and instead turned their gazes towards a large group of figures approaching from afar.

"Qingshan Sect’s Sect Master: Li Feng!"

Yu Shu had sharp eyes, and at the first glance, he recognized the blue-clothed elder at the forefront, Li Feng, the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect, which had tense relations with the Jade Pot Sect.

And the crowd following behind Li Feng was naturally the experts from the Qingshan Sect. Lu Zhan and the others could see clearly that all the major Qingshan Sect Elders were present, and even the top young talent Li Yue, was following behind his master, looking excited.

The Qingshan Sect, always known to be on par with the Jade Pot Sect, had a rather bad relationship with them. It seemed that the guards on the Observation Tower of the Jade Pot Sect had seen the Qingshan Sect approaching in force, knew that they were up to no good, and thus rang the warning bell signaling enemy invasion.

"Li Feng, you come with such great fanfare, do you intend to start a war with my Jade Pot Sect?"

Yu Shu’s face was somewhat gloomy, but there was absolutely no sign of fear, because nowadays, with the overall strength of the Jade Pot Sect, they were not afraid of the Qingshan Sect alone, especially since this was the Jade Pot Sect’s stronghold.

"Tsks, Sect Master Yu Shu, your head has really swelled quite a bit since the end of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference!"

Li Feng, standing outside the Jade Pot Sect, waved a large hand, and all his followers stopped. Hearing his mocking words, all the disciples of the Jade Pot Sect grew angry.

Indeed, the Jade Pot Sect had made the biggest splash at this Hidden Dragon Conference, but Yu Shu understood the principle of "a tall tree catches the most wind." Therefore, during this period, he instructed the Elders to tightly control their disciples, to avoid causing trouble lightly and tarnishing the reputation of the Jade Pot Sect.

Yet, as soon as Li Feng arrived, he accused the Jade Pot Sect of arrogance and inflation, which naturally made the disciples, who had always been following the rules, feel indignant. It was obvious that he came looking for trouble, yet he also sought a seemingly upright and justifiable reason.

"Enough nonsense, Li Feng. Do you really think your Qingshan Sect alone can destroy my Jade Pot Sect?"

Fourth Elder Li Shan had a bit of a hot temper. Although he was usually humble and polite in front of many Medical Pulse disciples, once faced with an external enemy, he could no longer contain his fiery nature.

As Li Shan mentioned, the Qingshan Sect was indeed one of the three major sects of the Xuanyue Empire, but the Jade Pot Sect was never inferior to it, and it had even improved after the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.

Now with those things Yun Wei gave to Yu Shu, and after cultivating the improved techniques and Meridian Techniques by Yun Xiao, many Jade Pot Sect Elders had improved their strength, and naturally, they were even less afraid of the mere Qingshan Sect.