Swoosh!

The first to enter the mountain cave, Yun Xiao, felt a momentary darkness before him. In his perception, there was a long corridor ahead, leading to an unknown destination. But since he had already entered, he had no choice but to press forward courageously.

Not far behind, he heard some faint sounds, and Yun Xiao knew that the protector Yao Tiansha from Sky Thunder Valley was surely in pursuit. If he were caught in this narrow corridor, it would be extremely troubling for him.

So, Yun Xiao deployed the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud movement technique. His entire form moved like the wind, and in just over ten breaths, he sped dozens of meters into the depths of the corridor.

"Hmm?"

As Yun Xiao seemed to turn a corner in the corridor, he suddenly noticed a white light ahead. It grew brighter and larger, seemingly an exit from the corridor.

"Could it be that it's not a space within the mountain's belly?"

Yun Xiao's heart stirred at the thought. If it indeed was within the mountain's belly, where would the light come from? However, now wasn't the time for contemplation. With his movement technique executed, he soon reached the end of the corridor.

His view suddenly broadened, and his heart expanded. Just as he had imagined, the end of this corridor wasn't the confined space he initially thought, but rather a whole new world.

At this moment, Yun Xiao looked like he had entered from one cave entrance to another. What met his eyes was a forest of giant trees, towering and blocking out the sky. Yet, through the branches and leaves, thin strands of heavenly light still shone through.

Looking around, Yun Xiao saw two long rows of stone platforms under the giant trees. The platforms were piled high with an abundance of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. The complex scent of various herbs filled the air, bringing him immense joy.

"It seems this is indeed the place where the Earth Vein Mad Bear stores its Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!"

Yun Xiao's eyes gleamed. Although the treasures were piled chaotically on either side of the long stone platforms, he immediately sensed several herbs he needed.

Knowing a powerful enemy would soon catch up, Yun Xiao didn't hesitate. He swiftly gathered a dozen or so herbs into his Waist Storage.

This time, Yun Xiao didn't just collect one set of herbs. After all, his mentor Yu Shu was outside, and he understood the virtue of leaving some for others.

Swoosh!

Just as Yun Xiao was happily collecting, he suddenly heard the sound of rushing wind behind him, causing his heart to tense up. Immediately following, a powerful force attacked. Without turning back, he knew it was Yao Tiansha from Sky Thunder Valley who had caught up.

Luckily, prepared as he was, Yao Tiansha's mighty blow didn't strike Yun Xiao. With an afterimage flickering, Yun Xiao took the opportunity to confuse Yao Tiansha using a shadow clone, giving him two breaths to gather all the herbs needed for himself and Yu Shu.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh…

In just a few breaths, countless figures emerged from the cave entrance. They were the Meridian Refining Masters who followed closely, and upon seeing the countless herbs on the stone platforms, their eyes lit up. They paid no attention to the battle between Yun Xiao and Yao Tiansha.

"Yun Xiao, so what if you've collected ten herbs? Today, you're destined to die here!"

After missing his attack, Yao Tiansha's voice rang out venomously, filled with deep confidence. Now that Xu Changgui and Lu Zhang were no longer hindrances, he believed he could completely subdue Yun Xiao.

"Protector Yao, sometimes people shouldn't be too confident, lest they end up humiliated!"

Yun Xiao wore a faint smile, his tone carrying a hint of undisguised sarcasm. This left many Meridian Refining Masters nearby, busy collecting herbs, puzzled by his words.

Though Yun Xiao's earlier display of the movement technique was dazzling, with Yao Tiansha now on guard, escaping unexpectedly was out of the question. More so, Yao Tiansha was now unrestrained.

"Hmph, let's see what other tricks you have?"

Yao Tiansha, clearly angered by Yun Xiao's arrogant words, activated his Meridian Qi, ready to unleash a thunderous strike. He was confident he had uncovered all of Yun Xiao's capabilities.

As an Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master, Yao Tiansha possessed formidable Power of Soul. He believed if Yun Xiao attempted to use an illusion again, he could see through it instantly.

"Of course I have skills, and ones you can't even imagine. Watch closely!"

Yun Xiao's smile remained. With a thought, a tingling sensation ran across his shoulders, and in the next moment, a miraculous scene unfolded, witnessed by Yao Tiansha and countless Meridian Refining Masters.

"What is that? Wings?"

One of them exclaimed in shock because, at that moment, beneath Yun Xiao's shoulders on his back, silver lightning threads were emerging, and after a series of transformations, these threads surprisingly formed a pair of Thunder Wings, surrounded by silver lightning.

Even Li Gongnian of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, who had vast experience, was dazed at this moment because he didn't fully understand what was happening with Yun Xiao, yet subconsciously, he seemed to grasp what kind of extraordinary cards this mysterious young man possessed.

"Thunder Dragon's Wings!"

At this moment, the technique Yun Xiao unleashed was, naturally, the heaven-defying flying means of Thunder Dragon's Wings, which he possessed after activating the sixth Ancestral Vein. Whenever this technique first appeared in front of people, it undoubtedly caused countless eyes to pop out in shock.

After all, human cultivators cannot fly before reaching the Heavenly Rank Third Realm. As for the legendary flying Meridian Techniques, it had long been considered lost in the impressions of all cultivators, yet unexpectedly, it appeared to be witnessed today.

Of course, in the eyes of those ordinary Meridian Refining Masters watching, there was shock and amazement mixed with jealousy. But for Yao Tiansha, who was directly involved, only anger remained.

This protector from Sky Thunder Valley, at the Half-step Earth Realm, had meticulously calculated everything, yet failed to foresee that this kid in front of him could actually fly. After all, those who had seen Yun Xiao's flying technique, whether Xu Huang or Xia Yong, had already gone to meet King Yan.

Thus, in the intelligence Yao Tiansha received, this most astonishing ability was never mentioned, leading to his face being extremely gloomy at this moment.

Whoosh... Whoosh...

Yun Xiao, who had summoned the Thunder Dragon's Wings, did not linger too much. With a thought, his Thunder Dragon's Wings gently flapped, and immediately, his body was elevated several meters above the ground, overlooking from a height as if he were one of the Nine Heavens Gods.

To be honest, Yun Xiao's current control of these Thunder Dragon's Wings wasn't too proficient yet, perhaps due to issues with the seventh Thunder Attribute Ancestral Vein, but just for slow flight, it was already sufficient.

"Damn!"

Seeing Yun Xiao ascend several meters in an instant, Yao Tiansha roared in anger. Immediately, his body moved, leaping high into the air. He forcefully kicked off a large tree, his body also soaring several meters.

However, this was not flying power for Yao Tiansha. After all, he was only at the Half-step Earth Realm. He merely used his own strength, leveraging the tree trunk as a support point to approach Yun Xiao.

Therefore, Yao Tiansha only had this single chance for attack. If he couldn't severely injure Yun Xiao with this strike, when the latter further ascended several meters, he would be truly powerless to act.

This was Yao Tiansha's only chance. As a powerful figure at the Half-step Earth Realm, he was unwilling to let a mere Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage kid fly away right under his nose.

However, Yun Xiao, who had summoned the Thunder Dragon's Wings, was not likely to be hit by Yao Tiansha's desperate strike. As his Thunder Wings gently flapped once more, his whole body moved horizontally in the air, evading Yao Tiansha's strike, which ultimately hit nothing but air.

And when those below saw Yun Xiao could even move horizontally in the air, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy grew even deeper. Who wouldn't want to possess such a flying ability at the Earth Rank Third Realm?

"Once this affair is settled, I must find an opportunity to capture that kid and force out the details of his flying Meridian Techniques!"

Li Gongnian of Spirit Fighting Commerce, originally a genius with great ambition, clearly thought at this moment that Yun Xiao's Thunder Wings were the long-lost flying Meridian Techniques.

If he could obtain it, he might even surpass the Commerce's supposed once-in-a-century top genius, and perhaps in the near future, take control of Spirit Fighting Commerce and dominate the entire Tenglong Continent.

Li Gongnian knew well what a flying Meridian Technique at the Earth Rank Third Realm meant to a cultivator. It meant, even when fighting against an Earth Concealing Realm expert, they could initially stand undefeated.

If you can't win, just fly into the sky. Without any Flying Beast Pulse Demons, who could possibly do anything to you? This is the reason Heavenly Rank experts can easily crush Earth-rank cultivators.

Just look at that Half-step Earth Realm expert, Yao Tiansha, who fell powerless after a failed strike. Even with a gap of three small realms, all he could do was gaze at the sky and lament without a single solution.

"Who exactly is this boy called Yun Xiao?"

Yun Xiao's figure was becoming increasingly small, but the mysterious aura surrounding him was growing more intense. It can be said that the various battles on the Xuan Yun Peak had already sparked extreme interest in his background among the crowd.

On his own, he defeated the Eighth Rank Advanced Earth Vein Mad Bear and could engage in several rounds with a Half-step Earth Realm expert, ultimately designing to have Yao Tiansha kill Lu Zhang on the spot.

Of course, these were not the most astonishing feats; it was the current flying power that was truly the heaven-defying move that no one had ever imagined.

Everyone knew that such a long-lost flying Meridian Technique was likely not something anyone could obtain merely by luck. This young man called Yun Xiao had way too strong a leap-frog battle capability. To say he had no backing would be impossible for anyone to believe.