"Don't worry, the Hexagonal Sea Serpent is also part of the Dragon lineage. The soul imprint I left behind will be absorbed by him and won't be detected at all." Dragonbone Evil Moon replied.
When the old monster of the Hexagonal Sea Serpent clan began to show signs of yielding, Long Chen intended to poison him with a subtle poison, making him slowly weaken until death.
However, Dragonbone Evil Moon proactively asked Long Chen if he could hide its soul imprint inside the pill and give it to the old monster of the Hexogonic Sea Serpent clan.
Dragon Bone Xie Yue said that if successful, once Long Chen enters the Tongming Realm, he can use his soul power to track the movements of this old monster of the Hexagonal Sea Serpent clan, and even turn him into a puppet.
Now, the power of the Dragonbone Evil Moon has been fully restored, but it cannot fully control its own power and needs Long Chen to stimulate it. This is a limitation imposed by Yun Shang; perhaps Yun Shang fears that the Dragonbone Evil Moon will kill Long Chen.
As long as Long Chen is strong enough, he can unleash the true power of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, but clearly, Long Chen hasn't reached that level yet.
"Beautiful. That way, we can find out what secrets are hidden beneath the Tianwu Ring Sea." Long Chen clenched his fists; the Dragonbone Evil Moon was getting more and more powerful now.
Long Chen returned to the Chasing Cloud Swallowing Heaven Sparrow clan, while Xiao Yun and Dongming Yu were sent by Long Chen into seclusion. Deep within the Chasing Cloud Swallowing Heaven Sparrow clan, Liu Ruyan stretched out her true body, willow branches hanging down, endless life-and-death power flowing, enveloping all the Dragon Blood warriors.
Liu Ruyan had completely refined the power granted to her by the Yin-Yang Immortal Herb and began to evolve the path of life and death. Although this was not the power of life and death, that kind of artistic conception could offer great inspiration and make it easier for people to enlighten.
In the entire Dragon Blood Legion, there are three people who don't need Liu Ruyan's help: Yue Zifeng, Aman, and Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng specializes in swordsmanship, which is different from the path others take. Long Chen sent him to seclude himself at the Heavenly Sword Sect, and for now, he doesn't need his help here.
Aman also returned to the wild lands, where he ate and drank and never worried about going hungry.
As for the sea monster corpses left behind from the last Yin-Yang World war, he kept them all. Aman had been starved before and knew how unbearable starvation was. He had stored up a lot of surplus funds, which he usually didn't want to use. In the Wild World, he could basically be self-sufficient and didn't need to use his old savings.
Long Chen himself was frantically refining pills. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. This day was the day of the Tianwu Grand Assembly.
But Long Chen didn't attend. He quietly waited for news, and sure enough, that evening, Qu Jianying came, but the old man who was always by his side didn't show up.
"Alliance Leader, why are you displeased?"
After welcoming Qu Jianying inside, Long Chen poured him tea. Seeing Qu Jianying's grim expression, he couldn't help but smile.
"Isn't it all because of you?" Well, actually, it's Dangu and his group of bastards. Qu Jianying sighed.
"Are they trying to trip up again?" Long Chen smiled slightly; this was perfectly normal, as expected.
This was also why Long Chen didn't go. If he did, there would be a fight on the spot eight or nine times out of ten, and with a bunch of hypocrites on the surface, there was nothing to argue about.
"The major forces of Dan Valley, Ancient Clan, Evil Sect, Xuan Beast Clan, Ancient Clan Alliance, Blood Slaughter Hall, and other major forces deliberately targeted you at the conference.
They say this surge of fortune was all caused by you, and you are the biggest beneficiary. So when the Imperial Seal breaks, the Dragon Blood Legion should bear the consequences independently. Qu Jianying gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards still refuse to give up, still targeting Long Chen. They really don't know their place."
Originally, Qu Jianying thought that the terrifying power of the Dragonblood Legion in the previous battle in the Yin-Yang Realm would completely intimidate them.
It should be known that the power Long Chen possessed at this moment was truly terrifying. The Dragonblood Legion already possessed an invincible momentum. Once the Dragonblood Legion advanced to Tongming, they would have enough power to destroy any of their factions. Yet they still dared to act recklessly—this was no different from courting death.
"What a huge joke. When fortune erupts, the whole world benefits, not like my Dragonblood Legion is monopolizing it.
Besides, what if I took the top torrent? If I hadn't taken over, who among these cowards would dare to oppose the Sea Demon clan? Wasn't it still occupied by the Sea Demon clan?
If the Sea Demon Clan occupied it, would they order the Sea Demon Clan to resist the Blood Clan? Long Chen sneered.
"I said the same thing, but they have so many people. I couldn't compete with them, and I almost drove me crazy." Qu Jianying said angrily.
"Why hasn't the old master come?" Long Chen asked.
"He lost his temper right then. Right in front of the Divine Clan's relatives, he killed a few foul-mouthed people, then was kicked out of the grand event. He was so angry he ran back to his nest. I went to find him, but he refused to see me. I guess he was mad at me." Qu Jianying said helplessly.
She knew the old man was angry at her for being too weak. Why bother reasoning with these bastards? If they don't accept it, just fight. Argumentation was never their specialty—how could the old man not be angry?
Long Chen laughed. The old man was really domineering—no matter if he was a divine clan relative or not, if he got angry, he'd slash him to death. That's what real men are.
"You shouldn't have taken him with you." Long Chen shook his head.
"Was it me who brought him?" He insisted on following her, unable to drive her away no matter what. Qu Jianying said angrily.
"What exactly does the Divine Clan mean by holding this grand event this time? What kind of event spirit did it convey? Long Chen changed the subject.
"It's nothing more than a military intimidation. The event is hosted by Divine Clan experts. Four have come at once, all at the fourth step of the Tongming Realm, on the same level as Tianyu Zhenren.
His aura was imposing, but his tone was gentle. To put it plainly, he was about to defeat Wei Bang first, then discuss matters.
They said it was to gather everyone's opinions and views on this Dark Age, but in reality, it was just a formality.
However, the strength of the Divine Clan is simply too formidable. Having four fourth-step Tongming Realm experts show up at once shows that the foundation behind the Divine Clan is even more formidable. There must be powerful beings above Tongming.
In this way, perhaps even if we face invasions from other worlds, even without an Emperor, we still have a certain chance of winning.
By the way, one of them even asked me to apologize to you, saying that the matter in the Great Xia Empire was purely a personal act, and the leaders have already been dealt with. I hope this matter won't undermine the unity of the mainland. What do you think? Qu Jianying said.
"How can I see it? You can only sit and watch. Long Chen shook his head and said indifferently.
"Be serious," Qu Jianying shot Long Chen a look.
Long Chen could only say seriously, "Alright, honestly, it doesn't matter how I see it. What's important is that no one can say for sure how true or false that person actually is."
Actually, I was very puzzled at the time why the divine clan's imperial relatives would support the ancient Korean kingdom. There were many suspicious points that I never understood.
However, in my opinion, everything the imperial relatives did was very likely ordered by the gods. Otherwise, no one would do something thankless for their efforts. After all, in my view, there was no profit to be made in the matter of the ancient Korean kingdom. This
matter was extremely suspicious. Long Chen couldn't find any motives for the Divine Clan relatives and couldn't figure out what they were planning.
Qu Jianying nodded and said, "The Divine Clan has always been legendary beings. It's said that they have a close connection with the Great Emperor. However, once the Great Emperor appeared, they no longer interfered in worldly affairs."
When the
Great Emperor is gone, they will turn the tide. However, for some reason, records about the gods are very scarce, mostly folk legends.
But no matter what, their appearance was a good thing for the Tianwu Continent, giving all sects a sense of reassurance. "
I'm just afraid this reassurance pill might be toxic to me." Long Chen said with a bitter smile.
Qu Jianying glanced at Long Chen and sighed, "You really have the same temper as that old ghost—like stones in a cesspit—stinky and hard. I don't know how you ended up blindly falling for him."
For him, my heart is about to break for the rest of my life, and I don't have the strength to worry about you anymore.
Once Ling Shan enters the Tongming Realm, I'll hand the Tianwu Alliance over to her. I need to rest well. To be honest, being the alliance leader makes me anxious and exhausted. A
trace of fatigue appeared in Qu Jianying's eyes. Leading the entire Tianwu righteous path, her burden was too heavy, especially with recent turmoil weighing on her, making it hard to breathe. Sometimes, even a single decision was so uncertain whether it was right or wrong, so she could only rely on experience.
She had long lost the heart of a martial artist, her cultivation wasted, and it could be said that she had devoted her entire life to the Tianwu Alliance.
Although Long Chen didn't quite agree with Qu Jianying's conservative approach, he had to admit that she was a respectable strong woman. She was selfless and open-hearted, which was very precious in this selfish, cunning, and chaotic cultivation world.
"You and the old man really can rest now. Sometimes, when it's time to let go, let go. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If you can let go a little, maybe you'll find more happiness." Long Chen comforted her.
Qu Jianying and the old man are the same; both have strong-willed personalities, single-handedly supporting a large family business, both pillars of the family. They love each other but cannot stay together, which is indeed quite pitiful.
Qu Jianying smiled and said, "That old man has some conscience. He promised me to relive the journey we walked together back then, to revisit old places. He can figure it out." "
Hehe, old man, that's a pretty good idea. I can try to imitate it." Long Chen praised.
He also wanted to take Chu Yao and the others back to the Eastern Wilderness, to retrace their path and recapture every bit of memory. That would surely be very warm and romantic. Wow, I never expected the old man to be so rigid, yet he could still understand romance. Impressive.
Qu Jianying curled a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, as if recalling some past events. After a moment, he said seriously,
"Let's get to the point. Although Dan Valley and other forces are all targeting you this time, there are still some forces supporting you, such as the Nangong family and the Beitang family. What's most surprising is that the Ximen family also supports you."