When the Jewel Blood Devil looked at the devil bird, the devil bird was instantly frozen, unable to move. Only when the Jewel Blood Devil spoke to Long Chen did this invisible lock vanish.
The devil bird tried to escape, but in the end, it was slain just like that.
It was only now that Long Chen realized the Jewel Blood Devil had been concealing its true power, much like his father.
“Great hero, spare our lives! Great hero…” the disciples of the Daluo Sword Sect begged, shaking in terror.
Unable to even muster the courage to run, they knelt on the ground and continuously kowtowed.
“Scram,” shouted Long Chen.
He couldn’t be bothered with such cowards. When he told them to scram, they looked as if they had just been pardoned from a death sentence. They immediately ran, afraid that Long Chen would take his words back.
“Why not eliminate them all? It would remove a potential threat,” asked Long Zhantian with a smile.
“Running into me was their fate, so was my laziness in killing them. When they return to their sect and report this incident, that too will be the fate of their Sect. Hehe, killing them would be right, but not killing them is also right. So it really doesn’t matter.” Long Chen chuckled.
This explanation made Long Zhantian give Long Chen a thumbs-up. His response was truly marvelous.“Little fellow, I’ll leave you this piece of meat.”
The Jewel Blood Devil tossed the devil bird’s corpse to Long Chen, though it seemed reluctant to part with it. This meal was even more tempting than the middle-aged woman it had devoured earlier.
Seeing the Jewel Blood Devil’s abilities, Long Chen now understood why the Long clan had reacted so strongly when his father took it away. More than anger, fear seemed to be the more fitting word.
“Many thanks.”
Long Chen laughed and tossed the corpse into the primal chaos space. The Fusang Trees and Moon Trees had been drained last time. Though the addition of a sea whale corpse had replenished some energy, it wasn’t enough, given the fat whale was only at the Heaven Saint realm. After all, Long Chen had given the old sea whale corpse to Wilde.
Thus, the primal chaos space’s Fusang Trees and Moon Trees had yet to recover, and the Golden Crows and Jade Rabbits remained in slumber. Long Chen urgently needed this corpse to awaken them.
Supposedly, the formidable devil bird’s corpse possessed enough life energy to restore the primal chaos space. After all, it was on par with a violet-crown Divine Emperor.
“Dad, do you know what thirteen heaven veins signify?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
He had posed this question to both the Dragon Sovereign and the Earth Cauldron before, but neither had provided an answer.
“There are two aspects to it,” Long Zhantian replied. “First, it relates to the quality of a cultivation technique. Any technique capable of condensing thirteen core veins must be an exceedingly ancient one. I’ve heard that they are connected to the original Jiuli immortal characters.”
“Original Jiuli immortal characters?” Long Chen was startled.
Long Zhantian nodded. “These characters contain the greatest secrets of the nine heavens and ten lands. However, due to the many dark eras in history, entire segments of knowledge have been lost. It’s as if an invisible hand has erased parts of history. As a result, people today cannot decipher the original Jiuli immortal characters. I have comprehended a few myself, but with so few I’ve gotten, I cannot grasp their true profundities.”
“And the second aspect?” Long Chen pressed.
Long Zhantian hesitated before answering, “The second… is something I have vague suspicions about. But I can’t say yet. I don’t want to mislead you. Once I’m certain, I’ll tell you.”
Long Chen nodded. Even though his father didn’t provide a direct answer, at least he wasn’t completely silent like the Dragon Sovereign and the Earth Cauldron.
“That’s right! Dad, I obtained quite a few original Jiuli immortal characters in the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm. I’ve recorded them. Want to take a look?” Long Chen asked suddenly.
“You… you managed to record original Jiuli immortal characters?” Long Zhantian was absolutely shocked.
Long Chen summoned his three thousand stars, revealing the sacred characters. When Long Zhantian saw them, he was stunned silence.
After a long while, Long Zhantian finally said, “You should put them away. Keep this matter secret. The fewer people who know, the better.”
Long Chen’s expression turned strange. Sensing something amiss, Long Zhantian immediately questioned him, only to learn that Long Chen had shared these divine runes with the dragon race and the Wind God Sea Pavilion’s disciples.
While the dragon race shouldn’t be a problem, what about the Wind God Sea Pavilion’s disciples? The latter was a different matter entirely.
Long Zhantian smiled slightly. “Don’t worry, Senior Feng Xinyue will help you deal with it.”
Long Chen thought about it and agreed. Feng Xinyue was unfathomably wise. Through Tang Wan-er, she would surely learn what had happened in the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm. She would ensure that any secrets remained buried.
“Chen-er, thanks to Jewel’s help, your dragon veins have fully solidified. Now, I’ll teach you a true magical art,” said Long Zhantian.
Originally, Long Zhantian had noticed that Long Chen’s aura was still somewhat unstable after condensing thirteen dragon veins. That was why he had arranged for Long Chen to spar with the Jewel Blood Devil.
Long Chen’s strong willpower and exceptional comprehension allowed him to stabilize his dragon veins far faster than Long Zhantian had anticipated. Now, it was time to pass down something truly valuable.
Long Zhantian explained, “All magical arts and special abilities share commonalities. They can all be traced to the same source—the separation of Yin and Yang, the contrast between hardness and softness, the internal and external transformations, the characteristics of condensation and dispersion…”
Long Zhantian started off with a general explanation of all magical arts. He was a true genius. On the Martial Heaven Continent, he had created countless techniques from scratch.
Even after the Long clan imprisoned him, he never stopped contemplating new techniques. Trapped in his cell, he had nothing else to do but refine his understanding of combat and magical arts. It was his only means of distraction, his sole escape from the agony of confinement.
With just a single pointer, Long Chen immediately grasped many of Long Zhantian’s viewpoints and insights. A whole new world opened before him, one far vaster than he had ever imagined.
Long Zhantian then passed down his own unique energy circulation techniques and methods for condensing magical arts. These concepts were so profound that even Long Chen couldn’t fully absorb them in one sitting.
However, Long Zhantian didn’t mind. He simply had Long Chen memorize the fundamentals. As for how these principles could be applied, he merely provided a brief introduction and refused to repeat anything. He wanted Long Chen to understand the essence and then forge his own path.
Once Long Chen had comprehended the basics, Long Zhantian told him to create his own magical art based on his instincts and comprehension.
Meanwhile, Long Chen summoned the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree and his three thousand stars. As he digested what he had learned, Long Zhantian delved into the mysteries of the original Jiuli divine runes.
To prevent others from disturbing them, the Jewel Blood Devil set up a massive barrier that hid them.
Three days passed without incident. When Long Chen and Long Zhantian opened their eyes at the same time, they exchanged a knowing smile. Clearly, both had gained immensely from their insights.
“Chen-er, I’ve devised a new formation based on these original Jiuli runes. Perhaps… it can help you rapidly condense astral veins,” Long Zhantian said.
“Really?” Long Chen was shocked and overjoyed to hear that.
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